F-84F Thunderstreak Display Receives Facelift and Commemorative Marker

By Carmelo Turdo

The F-84F Thunderstreak on display at Wilson Park in Granite City, IL is looking good after being repainted by Granite City Park District employees last fall.  Last October, the display received a commemoraive marker as a result of an Eagle Scout project completed by Jonathan Kersten, 18, a member of Boy Scout Troop 1046 in Pontoon Beach.  The F-84, manufactured by General Motors for Republic Aviation, was flown from Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio to nearby Scott AFB, and then airlifted to the site by a Skycrane helicopter. The aircraft was dedicated on October 30, 1971 and is sponsored by AMVETS Post 51.  For more information on the restoration, please visit http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/news/article_adaf30c7-3244-50c1-b5e9-a239fb289864.html#.UCfSP9qO0Xk.email

Here are some views of the aircraft and the marker: