<article><hdr>Airborne shot of P-84 Thunderjet</hdr><body>
<hi style=afpcap>The F-84 started life as a straight wing design in 1945, with three prototypes designated the XP-84. These were followed by 15 YP-84A ordered shortly afterwards. The YP-84 differed from the prototype XP-84 version with the provision for wing tip tanks, and the fitment of six machine guns mounted in the upper front fuselage and wings. Shortly after delivery the Pursuit designation was exchanged for Fighter, becoming the YF-84A. Depicted is the fifth YP-84A during an early test flight from the Republic plant at Farmingdale on New York's Long Island.</hi>
