eBay: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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CBI Theater?
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Stateside?
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Looks like those are drop tanks originally designed for the P-38.
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I found this statement by CAPT Dick Hewitt from the 82nd Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, Duxford, England:
"Webster describes a Mustang as 'a small, hardy, horse of the western plains. I'd say it was more like a 'pinto pony with the power of a Clydesdale. I was often asked which of the two, 'Jug' or Mustang I thought the best was. Each did the job they were designed to do. There were times I wished I had been in the other's seat but I'd never, ever downplay either. Unless you have been there and done both, best to keep a 'zipped lip.' I'll just say: Thank you Republic Aircraft and North American Aviarion. Both were the main reasons I lived to tell the tale.
The debate usually favors the P-51, but I like Hewitt's take.
"Webster describes a Mustang as 'a small, hardy, horse of the western plains. I'd say it was more like a 'pinto pony with the power of a Clydesdale. I was often asked which of the two, 'Jug' or Mustang I thought the best was. Each did the job they were designed to do. There were times I wished I had been in the other's seat but I'd never, ever downplay either. Unless you have been there and done both, best to keep a 'zipped lip.' I'll just say: Thank you Republic Aircraft and North American Aviarion. Both were the main reasons I lived to tell the tale.
The debate usually favors the P-51, but I like Hewitt's take.
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Photo was taken June or after, 1944. The 27FBG got some of the first bubble canopy P-47Ds.
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Did these P-47s remain in the ETO or did they make their way to the CBI?
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494 - Original B&W 616 Aircraft Negative - P-47N Thunderbolt 44-89131 PA ANG 50s | eBay
P-47N-20-RE 44-89131 to Nicaraguan AF as GN 73. Withdrawn from use after rough landing in 1961. Scrapped
P-47N-20-RE 44-89131 to Nicaraguan AF as GN 73. Withdrawn from use after rough landing in 1961. Scrapped
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The production line photo must be the Republic facility, or could it be Curtiss production? It is my understanding that Curtiss started producing the P-47G sometime in 1944, which was equivalent to what variant of Republic's P-47? When did Curtiss stop building P-47s?
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