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Here are the pictures of the P47. The places where it doesn't look like it has been painted a thousand times, are worn down to the primer. It also has two different mains.


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Great pics thanks

I like how the Thunderbolt has D-Day stripes
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Interesting canopy!
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Looks like the canopy is made out of sheet metal, like the tail cone on the Widow! I guess Plexi must be a rare commodity!

The NASM could learn a thing or two from these folks! :wink:
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Yes interesting canopies. Have you never heard of the Hard-top version T-Bolt and Widow? Republic and Northrop were the maker but outsourced to China (like pretty much everything else).
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Hey O.P., howd they let you on the other side of the fence?
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steve dickey wrote:
Hey O.P., howd they let you on the other side of the fence?


They didn't. I just went. :D

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Oh wauw :heart:
I wonder why they painted it with the checkerboard, that's 78th Fighter Group "Eagles of Duxford" isn't it? Could it be a gift after WWII or was it captured?

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The P-47 could use some tender loving care back here in the states!

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Nice photos. Wonder what else is left out in the countryside, if anything...


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Geez!!! How many warbirds did they steal from us?!?!

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They certainly missed a major point when they painted D-Day stripes on the wings - namely the fuselage has no stripes. Full 'wrap' stripes existed until mid-July when top half removed, then top wing started going in August, then all stripes disappeared in November/Dec..
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I like the left main, looks like a truck/tractor tire. :shock:

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Really would love to know the history of this bird.

Could be a Pacific Combat veteran that was Abandoned or Transfered after the war.

Anybody got a serial #?

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Well its an N model, and a lot of the Pacific P-47s were Ns so combat history isnt out of the question. Would love to know the ser. no.

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