Republic P47 Thunderbolt 'Razorback'








TP-47G-15-CU "Doublebolt"


P-47D-2-RA of the 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Martlesham Heath, UK 1943



P-47D-1-RE flown by 1st Lt. Vincent R. Castle 'Bud', from the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, May 1943.


P-47D-1-RE flown by  Lt. Duane Beeson, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, January 1944



P-47D-1-RE flown by Lt. Spiros 'Steve' Pisanos, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group,at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, 1943/1944


 P-47D-3-RA "Darling Dottie III" 341st Fighter Squadron, 348th Fighter Group, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 1943.


P-47D-4-RA flown by 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, base at RAF Steeple Morden (AAF-122), England 1944


P-47-C-2-RE flown by Lt. Robert 'Bob' Johnson from the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56 Fighter Group, England 1943




P-47D-15-RE flown by Lt. Samuel O. Stamps, 63nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Birmingham, UK, Summer 1944


P-47D-15-RE flown by Lt. Billy G. Edens, 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Boxted, UK, Summer 1944



P-47D-5-RE 491st Bomb Group Monitor, 8th Air Force, High Wycombe Airdrome, England, March 1945


P-47D-21-RE ex 69th Fighter Squadron, 58th Fighter Group, lent to Escuadron 201th, FUERZA AEREA EXPEDICIONARIA MEXICANA based at Porac, Philippines, May 1945


P-47D-22-RE flown by Walter A. Grabowski of the 511th Fighter Squagdron, 405th Figther Group, 9th Air Force, at Zima, Italy, winter 1944-1945


 

 P-47C-1-RE of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, Mitchel Field, New York, Spring 1943

 

P-47D-10-RE "Dallas Blonde" flown by Lt.Donald Kearns, 319th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force, Foggia, Italy February 1944.

 

P-47D-10-RE flown by Lt. Fred J. Christensen, 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. He shot down 13 1/2 enemy fighters flying this aircraft.


P-47D of the 366th Fighter Group Italy 1944 the group used this aircraft for taxiing practice


P-47C-5-RE flown by Lt.Harold Comstock, 63th figther squadron, 56th Fihter Group, 8th Air Force, RAF Halesworth (AAF-365), England, August 1943


P-47C-2-RE flown by  Capt. Richard D. McMinn, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, November 1942


P-47C-2-RE flown by  Capt. Richard D. McMinn, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, he was Killed in this Aicraft on 15 april 1943.  McMinn was hit by a FW.190 and crashed into the North Sea 20 miles East of Felixtowe (Suffolk)



 P-47D 'Red Tails'  flown by 1st Lt Gwynne Walker Peirson, 302nd Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group “Tuskegee Airmen" Ramitelli Airfield, Campomarino,  Italy. 1944



 P-47D 'Red Tails'  Flown by 2Lt Lloyd Hathcock, 301st Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group “Tuskegee Airmen" Ramitelli Airfield, Campomarino,  Italy. May 1944



P-47 Mk.I of No.258 Squadron RAF based at Arkonam, India 1944



P-47D-6-RE flown by Lt. Cecil O. Dean , 63nd Fighter Squadron, 317th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force, Foggia, Italy 1944


P-47D-22-RE flow by Squadron Operations Officer Capt. John D. Duncan. 361st Fighter Group, 376th Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force, based at RAF Bottisham, England May 1944



P-47D-22-RE flow by Capt Thomas F 'Tomcat' Bailey, 356th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force based at RAF Martlesham Healt, England, 1944



P-47D-10-RA of 366nd Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, High Halden ALG, 1944



 P-47D-6-RE flown by Maj Quince L. Brown, 84nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Duxford air base. 1943-1944



 P-47D-11-RE of 378th Fighter Squadron, 362h Fighter Group. 9th Air Force, England, October 1944



 P-47D-15-RE flown by Lt. Frank W. Klibbe, 61nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, England winter1943-1944



 P-47D-22-RE of the 255th IAP, Northern Fleet, Vaenga/Vayenga 1 airstrip, near Murmansk, Russia 1944-1945



 P-47D-21-RE 'Knight of Pythias', this plane was bought on money of American senators, It was tested 4 in NII VVS and LII, Russia in Middle of 1944



  P-47 Mk.I of the No.5 Squadron RAF based atKajamalai, Burma 1944



  P-47 Mk.I of the No.135 Squadron RAF SEAC 1944



 P-47 Mk.I of the No.73 Squadron RAF based at Feyid, Egipt 1944



 P-47D-22-RE of the 410th Fighter Squadron, 372st Fighter Group, 9th Air Force based at Beuzeville, France, August 1944



 P-47D-21-RE of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force, Kangwan, China, 1945



 P-47D-4-RA of the École des Mécaniciens de Rochefort Francia, 1945-'61



 P-47D-6-RE flown by Cpt. Don Gentile, 336nd Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group. 8th Air Force, Debden, England, 1943-1944



 P-47C-5-RE of  the 133 CCTS-F, Hilgrove Field, New Jersey, 1944



 P-47D-22-RA of the 23RD Fighter Squadron, 36TH Fighter Group, 9th Air Force RAF Kingsnorth 1944



 P-47D-20-RE flown by Lt. Johm Drummond, 510th Fighter Squadron, 405st Fighter Group, 9th Air Force based at Christchurch, England, Spring 1944



 P-47B flown by Col Hubert Zemke,CO of the 56th Fighter Group, Bridgeport Municipal Airport, Connecticut, September 1942 [UPDATE]



 P-47B of the 61th Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, Bridgeport Municipal Airport, Connecticut, August 1942, this Thunderbolt was destroied in a fatal crash at Fire Island, New York, on 25 October 1942 [UPDATE]



 XP-47E-RE first pressurised version, conversion of the last P-47B, September, 1942 [UPDATE]



 P-47D-21-RE of the 92h Fighter Squadron, 81th Fighter Group, China, 1944



 P-47D-23-RE of the 5th Air Commando Squadron, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th Air Force based at Asansol, India, winter 1944



P-47D-23-RE of the 23RD Fighter Squadron, 36TH Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, RAF Kingsnorth 1944



P-47D-21-RE of the 90h Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group, 10th Air Force, Burma, 1944



P-47C-2-RE flown by  Capt. Herbert J. Blachfield, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, August, 1944



P-47C-5-RE flown by  Capt. Archie W. Chattlerley, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, February, 1944 



P-47C-5-RE flown by  Capt. Nicholas Megura 'Cowboy', 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, February, 1944



P-47D-10-RA of 366nd Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, High Halden ALG, 1944



P-47D-22-RE of the 524th fighter Squadron 27th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force, Italy, 1944



P-47D-23-RA of the 526th Fighter Squadron 86th Fighter Group 12th Air Force, Pisa, Italy, 1944



P-47C-5-RE flown by Maj.Henry L. Mills 'Hank', 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, May/Jun3, 1943



P-47D of the 100th Fighter Squadron ,332nd Fighter Group , “Tuskegee Airmen" Ramitelli Airfield, Campomarino,  Italy, 194



 P-47D-15-RA floww by Lt. Riley 'Mo' Stewart, 525th Fighter Squadron 86th Fighter Group 12th Air Force, Grosseto, Italy, October 1944



 P-47D-23-RA flown by Lewis A. Burton (KIA), 514th Fighter Squadron, 416th Fighter Group, shot down by flak, St. Lo, France, 17 Jun 1944



 P-47D-23-RA  Flown By Maj. Weston M. Lennox Squadron Operations Officer, 514th Fighter Squadron, 416th Fighter Group,Vernix, France, Jun 1944



 P-47D-20-RE flown by Lt..J.T.Curtis. 394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, St.Dizier, France, 1944



 P-47D-22-RE of the 512th Fighter Squadron, 416th Fighter Group, RAF Ashford (AAF-417), England, April 1944



 P-47D-22-RE of the 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, RAF Ibsley (Station 347), England, April 1944



 P-47D-2-RE 42-8370 flown by 1st Lt. James E. Westphall (POW), 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group,  captured by Germans 07/11/1943, flown by 2/Versuchsverband Ob.d.L, Bad Woerishoefen, Germany, May 1945



P-47D-16-RE 42-75971 Lost on ferry mission, landed in error at Rome-Littorio on 29th May 1944. Pilot was 2nd Lt Lloyd Hathcock became POW. Rome, Italy, May 1944



 P-47D-2-RA of the 93th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, RAF Duxford, UK 1943



 P-47D 'Red Tails'  of the 332nd Fighter Group “Tuskegee Airmen" Ramitelli Airfield, Campomarino,  Italy. 1944



 P-47D-4-RA of the 314th Fighter Group 12th Air Force, Italy, 1944



 P-47D-16-RE of the 310th Fighter Squadron, 58th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, New Guinea, 1943



 P-47D-11-RE of the 374th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, RAF Bottisham, 1944



 P-47C-5-RE flown by Capt.William T.O'Reagan, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, April, 1944



 P-47C-2-RE of the 552th Fighter Squadron, 495st Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, RAF Atcham, 1944



 P-47C 2-RE New Haven Army Air Field, Connecticut, USA, winter 1943



 P-47C-5-RE flown by Lt.Joe Egan, 63rd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Halesworth, England, August 1943.




 P-47C-2-RE of the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, at RAF Debden (AAF-356), England, March, 1944



 P-47D-20-RE flown by 1st Lt. Gerald Grace 396th FS 368th FG, at Chilbolten Field, Southampton, England, June 1944



 P-47D-22-RE of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Duxford, Cambridge, UK 1944



 P-47D-22-RE of the 507th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, Chappelle, France, June 1944



 P-47D-10-RE of the 1st Combat Bomb Wing, 1945



 P-47C-5-RE  of the 389rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, RAF Hethel, England, 1945.




 P-47D-23-RA flown by Lt R.D. Sharp of the 82th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Duxford, Cambridge, UK,
September 1944 [NEW]




 P-47D-22-RA of the 81st Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, Loan, France. October 1944 [NEW]




 P-47D-15-RE of the 83th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group,  8th Air Force,, Duxford, Cambridge, UK, 1944 [NEW]




 P-47D-16-RE flown by Capt. Paul Carll of the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group,  9th Air Force, Naples, January1944 [NEW]