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Looking for a clear performance edge compared to the G models, the engine was upgraded to the much more powerful British [[Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire]] built in the United States as the [[Wright J65]]. The larger engine required the fuselage to be stretched into an oval shape and the air intake to be modified. With these and other changes, the design was finally ready to enter production, but only a fraction of the original production systems could be used and the aircraft was effectively a new design. It finally entered service in November 1954, by which time the Sabre had also undergone many upgrades and the Thunderstreak was relegated to the fighter-bomber role. Its time as a front-line design was brief, it began to be moved to secondary roles as early as 1958.
F-84Fs were then offered to [[NATO]] member countries and other allies, who took them up in large numbers. Operators included the [[Belgian Air Force]], [[Royal Danish Air Force]], [[French Air Force]], [[West German Air Force]], [[
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