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Curtiss P-47G Thunderbolt Curtiss P- 47G-10-CU, 42-25068. Following cancellation of the Army contract for the P-60A in January 1942, the Curtiss-Wright company was given a contract to begin construction of the D-version of the Thunderbolt under license at

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  • Ernie Viskupic said:
    As per the USAF Serial Number Search Results page: 42-25068 (c/n 21953) became N42354. In 1987 was N47DG with Ray Stutsman of Elkhart, IN. As N47DG, sold May 1987 to Robert Waltrip for the Lone Star Aviation Museum, Houston, TX Registered Feb 20, 2006 to Patina Ltd (The Fighter Collection of Duxford, England) as G-CDVX. Arrived May 2006 at Duxford. Still under restoration at Duxford in 2009. Restoration completed, made first post-restoration flight at Duxford Apr 21, 2012. Nice to know that it's still around and airworthy!
  • warhawk55 said:
    "Snafu" is now back in the US, at Chino, Ca.

Republic P-47D-28-RE Thunderbolt 'Iron Ass/No Guts-No Glory', 44-19566. 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force. This plane had two different assigned pilots and two different names while serving with the 78th....both of them big brass. L

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  • Stig Jarlevik said:
    Since you don't finish your sentence I would like to know if the second pilot was Col Benjamin Mayo? He is known to have flown another 'No Guts-No Glory', a P-47D 42-26671 also coded MX-X. Oberhansley used a lot of Bolts named Iron Ass Stig
  • SDASM Archives said:
    Stig Jarlevik Republic P-47D-28-RE Thunderbolt 'Iron Ass/No Guts-No Glory', 44-19566. 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force. This plane had two different assigned pilots and two different names while serving with the 78th....both of them big brass. Lt. Col. Jack J. Oberhansley was the C.O. of the 82nd Fighter Squadron and named the plane "Iron Ass". Col. Benjamin I. Mayo was the 78th Fighter Group's C.O. and named the plane "No Guts - No Glory".
  • Stig Jarlevik said:
    SDASM Archives Thanks for the confirmation! Stig

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