<article><hdr>Airborne shot of an F-84E Thunderjet</hdr><body>
<hi style=afpcap>The F-84E was the first of the series be ordered into large-scale production, with orders placed from 1949 to 1951. Unit assignment included several USAFE wings in the United Kingdom and Germany, with aircraft being reassigned to the Air National Guard or supplied to NATO nations including Turkey later in their careers.</hi>