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The Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech was one of the fastest propeller driven aircraft ever produced. It was also one of the noisiest, with its propeller tips generating a constant sonic boom powerful enough to induce severe headaches, nausea, and seizures among the ground crew. While such an aircraft would be unsuitable as a combat aircraft, its deafening noise and powerful sonic boom could be useful as a weapon in its own right. Could the Thunderscreech and/or similar aircraft with supersonic propellers have played a major role in psyop operations by blasting remote areas with incessant sonic booms? What kind of effects would be seen on people and wildlife in the area? While sonic booms and loud noise are hazardous to health, could constant sonic booms and loud noise eventually prove fatal to wildlife and people in the area?