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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Republic P-47D Thunderbolt P-47D-22-RE 42-26387 is a representation of the aircraft MX-W Miss Behave of the 82nd Fighter Squadron of the 78th Fighter Group of the 2nd Air Army of the USAAF, Duxford / UK. Photo by CMD at the Ont

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  • Veedubber79 said:
    This is the Planes of Fame's Republic P-47G-15-CU Thunderbolt 42-25254 (FAA registration N3395G), currently displayed and flying @ Chino, CA as Bud Mahurin's P-47D-5-RE Thunderbolt 42-8487 UN-M "Spirit of Atlantic City, N.J." when he was about to become an ace in the 63rd FS 56th FG. When this photo was taken sometime around 1968, the P-47G was presented as a P-47D-22-RE 42-26387 "Miss Behave" of the 78th FG @ RAF Duxford in 1944.

Republic P-47G Thunderbolt Republic P-47G-10CU, 42-25052 (built by Curtiss-Wright CO) is in a field at Dover AAFB. This photo shows it has a damaged aircraft a missing rear wheel, bent propeller, and it seems that the engine had been on fire.

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  • Dan J said:
    Did "Dover AAFB" go by another name during the war? I don't remember hearing it before. Fantastic photo anyway, very interesting to look at. It has literally been dragged in to a ditch and left.
  • Veedubber79 said:
    Dover has had many names, all including the name "Dover" somewhere it the title (according to Wiki): 17 Dec 41: Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome 8 Apr 43: Dover Army Air Base (AAB) 6 Jun 43: Dover Subbase 2 Feb 44: Dover Army Airfield (AAF) 18 Sep 47:Dover Air Force Base (AFB) So, the hieroglyphics on the photo label this as a P-47G-10-CU Thunderbolt (a.k.a. "TP-47Gs" when some were converted to two-place trainers) after a training sortie over the east coast on 8-9-44 at "DAAF" (P-47Gs never made it to combat zones due to questionable construction practices at Curtiss.) Remarkably, there are at least two P-47G "Razorbacks" still flying: P-47G-10-CU 42-25068 (G-CDVX) "Snafu" of The Fighter Collection at Duxford and P-47G-15-CU 42-25254 (N3395G) "Spirit of Atlantic City, NJ" of the Planes of Fame at Chino, CA. Both are bucket list "must see's"! (No record of this one's fate...)
  • purring price said:
    thank you about this service to the community about your pics.
  • Dan J said:
    Thanks for the reply and info. SNAFU I have seen a few times now and indeed have photographs of in action and on the ground. It is a wonderful aircraft!
  • Dan J said:
    Veedubber79 Thanks for the reply and info. SNAFU I have seen a few times now and indeed have photographs of in action and on the ground. It is a wonderful aircraft!

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  • Gerry Asher said:
    The aircraft was restored by Ray Stutsman in the 1980s and flew as NX47DG. Following a trip to the UK for a few years, it has since returned to the U.S. under the ownership of Rudy Frasca, registered NX47FG.