F-84F ThunderbirdsThunderbird F 84 airplane model. The Thunderjet became the Air Force's primary strike aircraft during the Korean War, flying 86,408 missions and destroying 60% of all ground targets in the war as well as eight Soviet built MiG fighters. Over half of the 7,524 F 84s produced served with NATO nations, and it was the first aircraft to fly with the U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team. The USAF Strategic Air Command had F 84 Thunderjets in