eBay: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

[buffnut453]

BLECH!!!!

 

[johnbr]

TP-47G

 

[fubar57]

Nice

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[fubar57]

Early P-47M sans tail fin filet and rocket stubs

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(56th FG, 61st FS) w/o in midair collision near Boxted, England Feb 18, 1945

 

[Wurger]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Wayne Little]

Yep...

 

[fubar57]

P-47D Thunderbolt 42-25904 "Lethal Liz II" of the 81st FS, 50th Fighter Group code 2N-U, Carentan A-10

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A nice photo of some P-47s on the continent following D-Day, yes, but what got my interest was the Spitfire in the background which, from what I can find, belonged to the U.S. Navy, VCS-7. Story here...Spitfires of the US Navy — Articles | 1944 | history | Spitfire Mk. V

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[Wurger]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Cool!

 

[Wurger]

Also some info here ... USN VCS-7 Spitfire Mk Vb

A VCS-7 pilot, ENS Adams , was the first Naval Aviator to land in France when he landed his damaged Spitfire at an auxiliary landing field in France

 

[johnbr]

1945 photo, test pilots (from left) Mel Gough, Herb Hoover, Jack Reeder, Steve Cavallo and Bill Gray stand in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt. The photo was taken at the then-named Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, which was a research facility for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or the NACA.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[johnbr]

 

[Wildr1]

 

[Wurger]

 

[johnbr]

A pair of P-47D-22-RE Thunderbolts is led off by element leader, most likely Lt William J Davenport Jr to whom 42-26042 LM-G was assigned, with his wingman in 42

 

[johnbr]

A fine close-up view of Lt Russ Kyler's P-47M 44-21116 HV-J 'Lorene' with Russ being strapped in by crew chief S-Sgt Van McGehee.