F-84 Thunderjet (1988, Documentary)

Great Planes looks into the stories behind the most influential, innovative and intriguing machines that ever took flight. Implementation of captured German data turned this straight wing fighter into one of the most versatile swept-wing fighters the U.S. Air Force has ever had.

Alexander IV History's supplementary notes:
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 first flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thunderjet was plagued by so many structural and engine problems that a 1948 U.S. Air Force review declared it unable to execute any aspect of its intended mission and considered canceling the program. The aircraft was not considered fully operational until the 1949 F-84D model and the design matured only with the definitive F-84G introduced in 1951. In 1954, the straight-wing Thunderjet was joined by the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak fighter and RF-84F Thunderflash photo reconnaissance aircraft.
The Thunderjet became the USAF's primary strike aircraft during the Korean War, flying 86,408 sorties and destroying 60% of all ground targets in the war as well as eight Soviet-built MiG fighters.

First flight: 28 February 1946
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet

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