The early 1950s: Republic Aviation Corporation’s Product Line RF-84F Thunderflash (second from right) It was 1953, not so long ago (or maybe it was!)… The long dark days of the Korean War were winding down, with the armistice signed on July 27th. Joseph Stalin, Supreme Ruler of the Soviet Union, dies on March 5th, replaced by Georgi Malenkov. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated President of the United States on January 20th. The Soviet Union explodes their first hyd