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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.

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  • Veedubber79 said:
    From a book review of "The Flying Greek": "Col Pisanos recounts his combat record, from fighter sweeps and bomber escort missions to dogfighting, flying the Spitfire, the P-47, and the P-51. While flying a P-47 named Miss Plainfield, he scored his first aerial victory on May 21, 1943. By January 1, 1944, he had become an ace. After his tenth confirmed kill, he crash-landed his P-51 in France and spent six months with the French Resistance, successfully evading capture. Because of his exposure to the French operations, the Air Force could not risk his capture again, so he returned to the U.S. and became a test pilot at Wright Field where he also attended the Air Forceʼs test pilot school. Retired in December 1973."