P-47 Thunderbolt part 4

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1st Air Commando P-47s Asansol November 1944

1st Air Commando P-47s Asansol November 1944

1st Air Commando P-47s Asansol November 1944 2

1st Air Commando P-47s Asansol November 1944 2

201st Mexican FS P-47s Clark Field Summer 1945

201st Mexican FS P-47D 44-33710 and 42-29088 Clark Field, Summer 1945

353rd FG crew loads 500lbs bomb on P-47 at RAF Metfield 1943

353rd FG crew loads 500lbs bomb on P-47 at RAF Metfield 1943

366th FG P-47s take off from RAF Thruxton for raid on Louvain 1944

366th FG P-47s take off from RAF Thruxton for raid on Louvain 1944

50th Fighter Group P-47 42-27207

50th Fighter Group, 10th FS P-47 42-27207 T5-A, 1944

56th Fighter Group P-47C 41-6201

56th Fighter Group War Weary P-47C 41-6201 WZ-U

65th Fighter Squadron P-47

65th Fighter Squadron P-47

9th AF Flight Chief in Nose of P-47

9th AF Flight Chief in Nose of P-47

Armorers Work on 1st Air Commando P-47 India 1944

Armorers Work on 1st Air Commando P-47 India 1944

Assembling P-47 at Sydenham Airport Belfast July 1943

Assembling P-47 at Sydenham Airport Belfast July 1943

Brazilian Republic P-47D-28 44-19663

Brazilian P-47D-28 44-19663

British P-47D KL882 of No. 60 Squadron RAF

British P-47D KL882 MU-H of No. 60 Squadron RAF

Thunderbolt KJ346

British Thunderbolt KJ346

British Thunderbolt Mk II HD298

British Thunderbolt Mk II HD298 RS-U of No. 30 Squadron RAF

Thunderbolt Mk II KJ346 2

British Thunderbolt Mk II KJ346 2

Crashed P-47B 41-5933 Thunderbolt

Crashed P-47B 41-5933 #933 of 351st Fighter Squadron April 1943

Thunderbolt of No. 30 Sqn RAF Jumchar India

Crew loads 500lbs bomb on Thunderbolt of No. 30 Sqn RAF Jumchar India

Crewmen loading 500 bomb on P-47 England ’43

Crewmen loading 500 bomb on P-47 England 1943

French Republic P-47D

French P-47D

French P-47D 42-75013 and US B-26

French P-47D 42-75013 and US B-26

French P-47D 44-20676

French P-47D 44-20676

French P-47 9V-Q of GC II/5 Lafayette 1944

French P-47D-30 44-20925 9V-Q of Groupede Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" with stork emblem below the canopy

Lt Albert Schaffle P-47 on Saipan

Lt Albert Schaffle P-47 43-25324 "Bouncin Bette" of 19th FS 318th FG Saipan

Lt L.F. Mullins from 1st Air Commando at Asansol, India in 1944

Lt L.F. Mullins from 1st Air Commando at Asansol, India in 1944

New Republic P-47D 45-49478

New Republic P-47D 45-49478

Republic P-47 and F4U

P-47 and F4U

P-47 Ski-tests at Ladd Field 1944

P-47 and P-40 Ski-tests at Ladd Field 1944

P-47 cold starting kit

P-47 cold starting kit

P-47 firing rockets 1944

P-47 firing rockets 1944

P-47 Hoisted from Liberty Ship Enroute to Airfield in England

P-47 Hoisted from Liberty Ship Enroute to Airfield in England

P-47 I’ve Had It of the 318th FG

P-47 I've Had It of the 318th FG

P-47 Short Snorter of the 318th FG

P-47 Short Snorter of the 318th FG

Republic P-47B

P-47B "White 5"

P-47C 41-6206 of the 495th FTG, 551st FTS UK 1943

P-47C 41-6206 of the 495th FTG, 551st FTS England 1943

P-47C 41-6245 of the 551st Fighter Training Squadron

P-47C 41-6245 VM-A of the 551st Fighter Training Squadron

P-47C 41-6608

P-47C 41-6608 of 123rd Base Unit

Republic P-47C serial 41-6306

P-47C serial 41-6306

P-47D of the 318th FG

P-47D "Miss Jina" and "Flora Belle" of the 318th FG

P-47D „Sack Happy” of the 318th FG

P-47D "Sack Happy" of the 318th FG

P-47D „Stump Lifter” of the 86th FG

P-47D "Stump Lifter" of the 86th Fighter Group Italy

P-47D of 65th Fighter Squadron 57th Fighter Group 1944

P-47D #52 of 65th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group 1944

P-47D 42-22510 „A Helluva Wreck” of the 342nd FS, 348th FG

P-47D 42-22510 "A Helluva Wreck" of the 342nd FS, 348th FG

P-47D 42-26428

P-47D 42-26428

P-47D 42-26637 „Kokomo” VM-P of the 551st FS. 495th FG

P-47D 42-26637 "Kokomo" VM-P of the 551st FS. 495th FG

P-47D 42-26637 „Kokomo” VM-P of the 551st FS. 495th FG 2

P-47D 42-26637 "Kokomo" VM-P of the 551st FS. 495th FG 2

P-47D 42-26637 „Kokomo” VM-P of the 551st FS. 495th FG 3

P-47D 42-26637 "Kokomo" VM-P of the 551st FS. 495th FG 3

P-47D 42-26820 #72 „Trudie Jeanne” of the 57th Fighter Group

P-47D 42-26820 #72 "Trudie Jeanne" of the 57th Fighter Group

P-47D 42-26820 „Trudie Jeanne” of the 57th FG 2

P-47D 42-26820 #72 "Trudie Jeanne" of the 57th Fighter Group 2

P-47D 42-75351 of the 318th FG Saipan

P-47D 42-75351 #409 of the 318th FG Saipan

P-47D 42-75500 Naval Experimental Station PA 2 August 1943

P-47D 42-75500 Naval Experimental Station PA 2 August 1943

P-47D 42-75568

P-47D 42-75568

P-47D 42-75777 Sun Shine of 318th FG Saipan

P-47D 42-75777 'Sun Shine' of 318th FG Saipan 1944

P-47D 42-8077 of the 348th FG, 340th FS New Guinea 1943

P-47D 42-8077 of the 348th FG, 340th FS New Guinea 1943

P-47D 42-8145 „Fiery Ginger”

P-47D 42-8145 "Fiery Ginger" of 342nd FS, 348th FG, 5th AF, New Guinea 1943

P-47D 42-8147 „County of Brown South Dakota”

P-47D 42-8147 "County of Brown South Dakota"

P-47D 42-8660 PE-D „The Flying Draft Dodger”

P-47D 42-8660 PE-D "The Flying Draft Dodger" of the 352nd Fighter Group

P-47D 43-25512 of the 318th FG 18 July 1944

P-47D 43-25512 of the 318th FG 18 July 1944 aboard aircraft carrier

P-47D 44-32710 of the 1st Air Commando Group China

P-47D 44-32710 "Black 2" of the 1st Air Commando Group China

P-47 at Farmingdale Painted with Insignia of 4 Nations 42-26850 42-26781 42-27028

P-47D at Farmingdale Painted with Insignia of 4 Nations 42-26850 42-26781 42-27028

P-47D color photo

P-47D color photo

P-47D front view

P-47D front view

P-47D named Vivacious Dottie PTO

P-47D named Vivacious Dottie PTO

Republic P-47D test

P-47D test

P-47D The Flying Falcon 42-28455 of 82nd FS, pilot 1Lt Lawrence W. Nelson Jr

P-47D The Flying Falcon 42-28455 of 82nd FS, pilot 1Lt Lawrence W. Nelson Jr

Republic P-47D Y8-Q of the 404th FG

P-47D Y8-Q of the 404th Fighter Group

P-47D-2 42-8386

P-47D-2 42-8386 in flight

P-47D-22 42-26293 of the 56th Fighter Group

P-47D-22 42-26293 of the 56th Fighter Group "Belle of Belmont" 2

P-47G 42-24966, P-40 and Cessna Bamboo Bomber

P-47G 42-24966, P-40 and Cessna Bamboo Bomber 1943

P-47G Thunderbolt 42-25052 J101

P-47G-10CU Thunderbolt 42-25052 J101 of 125th Base Unit, 9 August 1944

Republic P-47N 44-88467

P-47N 44-88467 in flight

P-47N 44-88576 and 44-88589

P-47N 44-88576 and 44-88589

P-47N on the flight deck of USS Casablanca 16 July 1945

P-47N on the flight deck of USS Casablanca (CVE-55) 16 July 1945

P-47N-25 44-89303 NACA

P-47N-25 44-89303 NACA

P-47s bound for Eniwetok aboard USS Manila Bay 13th June 1944

P-47s bound for Eniwetok aboard USS Manila Bay 13th June 1944

Pilot posed by his P-47

Pilot posed by his P-47

RAF Thunderbolts assembly line

RAF Thunderbolts assembly line

Ray Stecker Commanding Officer 365th FG by P-47

Ray Stecker Commanding Officer 365th FG by damaged P-47

P-47D-2 61

Republic P-47D-2 61

P-47D 42-27062 Russian AF

Soviet P-47D 42-27062

P-47 of 1st Air Commando take off from Asansol 14 November 1944

Thunderbolt of 1st Air Commando take off from Asansol 14 November 1944

P-47 Thunderbolt of 134 Squadron RAF

Thunderbolt "Jungle Queen" GQ-B KL139 of 134 Squadron RAF Burma

P-47G 42-25123

Thunderbolt 42-25123

P-47G 42-25123 2 November 1943

Thunderbolt 42-25123, 2 November 1943

P-47N 44-88705 of the 413th FS

Thunderbolt 44-88705 #674 of the 413th FS, 414th FG Central Field Iwo Jima 7 September 1945

British Thunderbolt FL731

Thunderbolt FL731

Thunderbolt Mk I FL844 at Heston

Thunderbolt Mk I FL844 at Heston

Thunderbolt Mk I FL844 Heston 2

Thunderbolt Mk I FL844 Heston 2

Republic Thunderbolt Mk I FL848 code NA-C 146 Sqn

Thunderbolt Mk I FL848 code NA-C of No. 146 Squadron RAF

Thunderbolt HD173 of No. 135 Squadron RAF Chittagong

Thunderbolt Mk I HD173 of No. 135 Squadron RAF Chittagong

Thunderbolt Mk II HD195 in flight

Thunderbolt Mk II HD195 in flight, RAF

Thunderbolt Mk II HD265 RS-G of No 30 Squadron RAF India

Thunderbolt Mk II HD265 RS-G of No 30 Squadron RAF India

Thunderbolt Mk II KJ299 2

Thunderbolt Mk II KJ299 2

Thunderbolt Mk II KJ299

Thunderbolt Mk II KJ299 November 1944

P-47 await assembly at Speke Airfield near Liverpool

Thunderbolts await assembly at Speke Airfield near Liverpool

Thunderbolts of No. 30 Squadron RAF Cox’s Bazaar India 2

Thunderbolts Mk II of No. 30 Squadron RAF Cox's Bazaar India 2

Thunderbolts of No. 30 Squadron RAF Cox’s Bazaar India

Thunderbolts of No. 30 Squadron RAF Cox's Bazaar India

Thunderbolts on Ie Shima Airstrip 1945

Thunderbolts on Ie Shima Airstrip 1945

Thunderbolts RS-B KJ140 and RS-G HD265

Thunderbolts RS-B KJ140 and RS-G HD265 of No. 30 Squadron RAF

Trainer TP-47G G34

Two seat trainer TP-47G G34

War Weary P-47 LM-S

War Weary P-47 LM-S of the of the 56th Fighter Group

Wild Bill Cummings Commander of 355th FG

Wild Bill Cummings Commander of 355th Fighter Group

P-47D 42-26407 „Coffeys Pot” 11 July 1944

Wreck of P-47D 42-26407 C4-Y "Coffey's Pot" of 365th FG, 11 July 1944

XP-47B 40-3051

XP-47B 40-3051

XP-47B prototype 40-3051 at Farmingdale

XP-47B prototype 40-3051 at Farmingdale

XP-47H 2

XP-47H 2

Republic XP-47H 42-23297

XP-47H 42-23297 with Chrysler XIV-2220 experimental in-line engine

XP-47H in flight

XP-47H in flight

XP-47J 43-46952

XP-47J 43-46952

XP-47J 43-46953

XP-47J 43-46953

Republic XP-47J 43-46953 2

XP-47J 43-46953 2

XP-47K 42-8702

XP-47K 42-8702

XP-47N 42-27387 2

XP-47N 42-27387 2

Republic XP-47N 42-27387

XP-47N 42-27387 in flight

P-47 Thunderbolt photo gallery part 4