Warbird Information Exchange

Which P-47 canopy is your favorite, the razorback or the bubble. I personally like the way the razorback looks.

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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!

Surely you jest, and don't call me Shirley. Razorback all the way!

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"There are old pilots and bold pilots but few old, bold pilots."

sorry, i'm a bubbleman!! + i have a p-47 wind screen w/ plexi (marred) & still has the bullet proof center glass. it's a hefty piece!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

razorback retrofitted with vthe malcom hood

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Don't touch my junk!!

Ooooo...he said "Razorback".

I'm a bubble head on this one.
Jerry

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"Always remember that, when you enter the ocean or the forest, you are no longer at the top of the food chain."

Now you're talkin.

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Hang The Expense

I guess I hadn't seen to many of those, care to show and tell

356th FS 354th FG

X-353rd FS 354th FG transfered to 367th FG 1945

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Don't touch my junk!!

Birdcage razorback. To me it just looks meaner than the bubbletops.

SN

i must lead a sheltered life...... i've never seen a pic of a p- 47 w/ a malcolm hood!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

I contribute a little $ to WIX .......... and this is exactly why! I'd never heard of any such thing either.

(Happy y'all!)

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Cheers,
Kurt Maurer
League City, Texas

PIC, Ford 6600 pulling Rhino batwing up and down the runway

Hi Guy's ,
As luck would have it I have a Razorback canopy, it's a little beat up at the moment ,as it shows sign's of being jettisoned.
I.e the front loop and windows are missing and there's a slight twist to the aft section.
And someone in the past has cut the rest into 3 peices for some reason !, probably storage as it's a big piece of kit.
I aquired this last year , but I am not too worried about the missing front loop and windows.
Because I have had a Malcolm hood section sitting in the back of the shed for about 10 years just waiting for the rest to come along.
As soon as I can find all the correct measurements from the microfilm [ have to find it first and scan it ] I can jig it up and start repairs, inc replacing the rusted out rear loop.

When the weather over here improves I'll dig out all the bits and post a picture on here for you all to see one close up.
I hope this has been of some interest for you , and a Happy newyear to everyone !!!!

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495th F.T.G your not forgotten