You should hear the 105 stories my uncle has from SEA (South East Asia). . .
His plane, “Mr. Toad” (91749) served him well for 86 missions over Viet Nam. The next guy who flew “Mr Toad” was hit really bad flying a mission in route pack six in 1969. The plane was barely flyable but got the pilot back to safety where he was able to eject over friendly territory.
A British model maker recreated “Mr. Toad” to the “T.” Below is his build
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235047090-f-105d-thunderchief-59-1749-mr-toadmarilee-e-172/page/2/
Edit: There is a video made during the Viet Nam war that actually had some footage of my uncle flying “Mr. Toad,” I’ve included a screen shot below.
