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: Air Sea Rescue P-47 Thunderbolt of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron with Malcolm Hood canopy.

: P-47 Thunderbolt of the 384th Bomb Group

: P-47 of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, code UN-A 44-19786 in flight 1944

: P-47D “Little Joe” of the 73rd Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group flown by Lt Joe Cecci

: P-47M 44-21237 “Marion, North Dakota Kid” (nose art) LM-C of the 56th Fighter Group in flight. Thunderbolt flown by 2/Lt. Walter Sharbo

: crashed P-47, code UN-Y, serial 41-6326 of the 56th Fighter Group pilot Lt Harold E Comstock – 3 March 1944

: P-47 Thunderbolt “Martha” of the 404th Fighter Group

: P-47 Thunderbolt 44-20230 at Mount Farm of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

: P-47N of the 333rd FS, 318th Fighter Group Ie Shima

: P-47 #34 of the 73rd Fighter Squadron, 318th FG takes off from the USS Manila Bay CVE-61

: P-47 Thunderbolt of the 364th Fighter Group

: Mechanics of the 333rd FS, 318th Fighter Group Force napalm into 165 gallon fuel tank of P-47

: P-47 Thunderbolt, nose art “Lady Jane”, piloted by John W. Truluck of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group

: P-47 Thunderbolt of the 357th FS, 359th Fighter Group at Langley Field Virginia, 7 July 1943

: Thunderbolt pilot Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe of the 61st FS, 56th Fighter Group

: P-47 Thunderbolt code 7J-V, serial 42-29140 of the 404th Fighter Group in flight over Belgium, March 1945

: P-47 Thunderbolt 4N-A, 44-33416 “Philbert V” of the 367th Fighter Group – Fürth Germany 1945

: Major Robert S. Johnson ace pilot of the 61st FS, 56th Fighter Group poses with a P-47

: crashed P-47 code UN-X of the 61st Fighter Squadron ,56th Fighter Group

: Thunderbolt CS-X 42-74676 “Blondie II” of the 359th Fighter Group, 370th FS

: P-47D “Spittin’ Kitten” 404 of the 318th FG, 73rd FS prepares to launch from USS Manila Bay CVE-61, 23 June 1944

: Refueling a P-47D “E” 42-75783 “Little Rock-ette” of the 19th FS. 318th Fighter Group Saipan

: Thunderbolt #29 42-75302 “Dee Icer” of the 73rd FS, 318th Fighter Group Cpt John O’Hare

: Ground crew of the 56th Fighter Group work on the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt at Boxted February 1945

: P-47M LM-J 44-21117 named “Teddy” of the 56th Fighter Group. Thunderbolt flown by Maj. Michael Jackson

: P-47D 42-75302 “Dee Icer” of the 73rd Fighter Squadron, 318th FG gets a field overhaul on Saipan – 16 July 1944

: P-47 42-8619 War Weary named “Man Made Monster” of the 334th FS, 4th FG at Debden

: RP-47B serial 41-5983

: P-47C Thunderbolt UN-V 41-6325 of the 63rd FS, 56th Fighter Group prepares for take off at Horsham St Faith – 16 March 1943

: Cpt Edwin Fisher of the 362nd FG atop his P-47D Thunderbolt 42-26919 “Shirley Jane III”

: P-47D “The Merry Heron II” of the 57th FG, 66th FS

: British P-47 Thunderbolt Mk II HD247 Burma

: P-47 Thunderbolt QI-F 42-74702 “Clarkie” of 361st FS, 356th Fighter Group at Martlesham Heath

: P-47 Thunderbolt code CH-K, serial 42-29259 of the 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group

: P-47 42-75217 nose art “George” of the 56th Fighter Group.. Thunderbolt flown by 2/Lt John Ross

: P-47 Thunderbolt of the 404th Fighter Group

: P-47 Thunderbolts of the 56th Fighter Group taking off

: P-47 Thunderbolts of the 397th Fighter Squadron, 368th FG at A-1 St Pierre Du Mont, France June 1944

: British Thunderbolt Mk II, code AW-K of No. 22 Squadron RAF in flight, Burma

: Lt. Col. Francis S. ‘Gabby’ Gabreski of the 61st FS, 56th Fighter Group climbs out of a P-47 Bubbletop cockpit

: Captain Johnson shakes hands with SSgt Penrod of the 56th FG. P-47 Thunderbolt Razorback, code LM-C, serial 42-25512 named Penrod and Sam” – 8 May 1944

: Razorback named “Little Paduzi” of 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th FG

: P-47 Thunderbolt UN-V 42-76249 flown by Maj Gerald R. “Jerry” Johnson of the 56th Fighter Group

: Maj Mike Jackson of the 56th Fighter Group and his P-47 Thunderbolt

: Lesina airfield base of 325th Fighter Group

: 356th Fighter Group, 361st FS P-47 Thunderbolt “Zombie” Martlesham Heath

: P-47 Thunderbolts of the 73rd and 333rd FS, 318th FG on Saipan 19 July 1944

: P-47D-23 Thunderbolt #33 42-27468 of the 80th Fighter Group 10th Air Force in Burma

: Republic XP-47B in flight 1941

: P-47 Thunderbolt code IA-N 44-33240 “Tarheel Hal” of the 356th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group

: P-47B #31 41-5931 of the 56th Fighter Group

: P-47D #412 42-75460 “Princess Pat” of the 73rd FS, 318th Fighter Group flown by Capt Babcock

: P-47C code LM-O 41-6347 of the 56th Fighter Group escort a B-24

: B-17 43-3069 of the 96th BG and P-47 42-8190 of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

: Thunderbolts serial 42-75778 43-25439 of the 19th FS, 318th Fighter Group

: Captain Walker “Bud” Mahurin of the 56th Fighter Group, 63rd FS

: Convoy of P-47 Thunderbolts Pass thru English Town Enroute to Depot 1944

: Republic P-47D-11-RA Thunderbolt serial #19 42-23029 of the 318th Fighter Group

: P-47D Thunderbolt Y8-U 42-25857 of the 404th Fighter Group, 507th FS

: P-47 Thunderbolts of the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford

: P-47 Thunderbolt CS-X 42-74676 “Blondie II” of the 359th Fighter Group 2

: P-47D “Big Paduzi” of the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group. Pilot Capt Robert Guinnee

: Capt Mahurin on his P-47 Thunderbolt 42-8487 UN-M “Spirit of Atlantic City N.J.”

: P-47D 42-76542 A8-W “Princess Pat” of the 366th FG, 391st FS preparing to take off, Thruxton April 1944

: P-47 Thunderbolt code MX-G, serial 42-27607 of the 78th Fighter Group, 82nd FS

: P-47C LM-O 41-6347 “Torchy” of the 62nd FS, 56th Fighter Group. Pilot Capt Eugene O’Neill

: Thunderbolt Mk II NV-S HD235 of No. 79 Squadron RAF Burma 1944

: P-47C Thunderbolt LM-W 41-6343 “Little Cookie The Sad Sack” of the 56th Fighter Group

: Crew of the 361st FS, 356th Fighter Group with Hewitt P-47 Thunderbolt code QI-F, serial 42-74702 named “Clarkie” at Goxhill

: P-47D 42-75351 #409 of the 73rd FS, 318th Fighter Group Saipan 1944

: Thunderbolt 42-28511 “Princess Margie” #91 of the 41st FS, 35th Fighter Group, Mangaldan Airfield

: Thunderbolt serial 43-25322 “Super Paduzi” of the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group Saipan

: P-47 Thunderbolt C4-Y 42-26407 of the 365th Fighter Group, 388th FS

: P-47 Thunderbolt 43-25730 of the 81st Fighter Group, 14th Air Force, Burma 1944

: Lt John A. Dooling of 318th FG inspects hole made in the wing of his P-47 by AA fire

: P-47D-28 42-28627 named “Shack Rat” of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group

: Thunderbolt 43-25439 “Gail Ann” of the 19th FS, 318th Fighter Group

: P-47D Thunderbolt 42-26419 of the 56th Fighter Group at Boxted

: P-47D serial 43-25402 “Smokepole” of the 19th FS, 318th FG on the flight deck of aircraft carrier.

: P-47 Thunderbolt 127 of the 463rd FS, 507th Fighter Group in flight

: P-47 Thunderbolt HV-A 42-75154 “Sad Sam” of the 56th Fighter Group. Pilot: Lt. William Aggers

: P-47 Thunderbolt L3-U 42-26922 “Little Ann” of the 406th Fighter Group, 512th FS and C-47 in the background

: Ground crew affix a 500 lb bomb to the underside of wing of a P-47 56th FG 1944

: Damaged P-47 “M” 43-25322 “Super Paduzi” of the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group Saipan

: Thunderbolt OC-C 42-76211 “Princess Jocelyn” of the 359th FS, 356th Fighter Group at Martlesham Heath

: Damaged P-47C HV-O 41-6220 of the 61st FS, 56th Fighter Group – 26 June 1943

: Ground crew of the 61st FS, 56th FG test the radio equipment of P-47 HV-S 42-28382 “Ole Cock III” – Boxted November 1944

: P-47 42-26293 “Belle of Belmont” of the 56th Fighter Group. Thunderbolt flown by Lt. Armand Laflam

: Maintenance on Republic P-47 RAF Manston AB England 1944

: Ground personnel of the 358th Fighter Group refuel a P-47 Thunderbolt 42-28928

: P-47D Thunderbolt “W” “Mary” nose art of the 27th Fighter Group

: prototype P-47 Thunderbolt J11 42-24964 fitted with a ski undercarriage

: P-47D Thunderbolt 44-19733 of 406th Fighter Group

: Thunderbolts of the 366th Fighter Group, 389th Fighter Squadron France 1944

: 362nd Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt 42-26919 “Shirley Jane III”

: Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt serial 42-27736

: Thunderbolt Mk II of No. 30 Squadron RAF before taking off from Jumchar

: P-47D-10 Thunderbolt 42-75137 of the 56th Fighter Group. Pilot: Lt. George Lovett

: P-47D “The Wicked Wench” 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group

: “Lady Ruth” from the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, Saipan June 1944

: P-47D-22 42-26293 of the 56th Fighter Group “Belle of Belmont”

: Lt Col Francis S. Gabreski of the 56th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47 1944

: P-47 Thunderbolt 5F-A 42-75855 War Weary of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

: P-47 Thunderbolt 5F-A 42-75855 WW of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

: Ground personnel of the 406th FG, 514th Fighter Squadron conduct engine checks to a P-47D code O7-B, serial 42-28401 at Handorf April 1945

: P-47 Thunderbolt WW 42-75256 “Category E” – twin seat conversions

: Col David Schilling of the 56th Fighter Group on board his P-47 Thunderbolt. Fall 1944

: P-47D 42-75779 “Patricia” 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th FG hoisted aboard USS Natoma Bay at Pearl Harbor – 1 June 1944

: P-47D 42-75302 “Dee Icer” of the 73rd Fighter Squadron, 318th FG preparing to take off from the aircraft carrier.

: P-47D Thunderbolt Bubbletop of the 56th Fighter Group

: Engineer put detonator in the napalm bomb P-47 of the 333rd Fighter Squadron, 318th FG

: Two P-47 in flight

: 10th AF P-47 Thunderbolts in Formation over Northern Burma

: Damaged P-47 “Powers Girl” of the 56th Fighter Group, 61st FS. Pilot Capt Powers

: 368th Fighter Group P-47D Thunderbolt “Sleepy Jean the 3rd” nose art

: P-47 “Jerry” #175 serial 42-28508 of the 58th Fighter Group

: P-47 Thunderbolt 5F-S 42-8586 WW of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

: Ground Crew of the 318th Fighter Group, 19th FS repairing damage on 42-75786 “Noble Norma”, Saipan July 1944

: P-47 boneyard Panagarh India

: P-47 Thunderbolt 44-21187 of the 56th Fighter Group and B-17 Flying Fortress 43-38479

: Damaged P-47M 44-21197 HV-O named “Joy Boy” of the 56th Fighter Group. Thunderbolt flown by Lt. Edward Lightfoot, 21 January 1945.

: P-47 Thunderbolt of the 1st Tactical AF

: Pilots of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group Boxted

: P-47 Thunderbolt UN-C of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group May 1943

: P-47 Thunderbolt “Magic Carpet” of the 366th Fighter Group

: P-47D 42-75778 of the 19th FS, 318th Fighter Group

: Burning P-47 Thunderbolt of the 365th Fighter Group, 388th FS – France 11 July 1944

: 352nd Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed “Dallas Blonde”

: P-47D Thunderbolt 42-26298 “Stalag Luft III, Wanted Wings / Button Nose” of the 56th Fighter Group. Thunderbolt flown by Lt. Albert Knafelz

: P-47 LJ-B 42-8381 WW “Little One” and LJ-D 42-7896 at East Wretham 359th Fighter Group

: P-47D “C” 42-75776 of the 19th FS, 318th Fighter Group

: P-47D 42-75779 “Patricia” of the 19th FS, 318th FG Saipan

: Two seat P-47 Thunderbolt “The Doublebolt” 42-75276 of the 56th Fighter Group, September 1944

: P-47 Thunderbolt 41-6209 of the 56th Fighter Group at Kings Cliffe 11 March 1943

: P-47M Thunderbolt HV-Z 44-21108 of the 56th Fighter Group. Pilot: Capt Witold „Lanny” Łanowski

: Ground crew of the 63rd FS, 56th Fighter Group and Thunderbolt UN-B 44-21209 “Lookin Fer Trouble”

: P-47 Razorback code 2Z-J of the 510th FS, 405th Fighter Group

: Ground personnel of the 56th FG, extinguishing a burning P-47 HV-V 42-26300 “Pengie III” – Boxted July 1944

: P-47D-20-RA 43-25394 of the 318th Fighter Group

: P-47 Thunderbolt 41-6264 of the 56th Fighter Group takes off March 1943

: K-25 Aerial Camera on A Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Italy

: Thunderbolts of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group prepare for take off. UN-B 42-26466 “Anamosa II” flown by Capt. Rusell Westfall in the foreground

: P-47 Thunderbolt I7-Z 44-33360 of the 48th Fighter Group at Kassel May 1945

: P-47 Thunderbolt used as a hack plane by the 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh

: 4th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts

: Colonel Kelly of the 406th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47 “Skirty Bert III” Handorf

: Lt Casteel of the 63rd FS, 56th FG stands beside his battle damaged P-47 UN-A 43-25531 – May 1944

: Thunderbolts of the 62nd FS, 56th Fighter Group at Horsham St Faith May 1943

: Thunderbolt “Dee’s Dragon” of the 73rd FS, 318th FG. 23 June 1944

: P-47D 42-76179 code SX-Y “Scotty Bill”

: Thunderbolts Razorback 43-25612 43-25596 43-25457

: P-47D Thunderbolt 42-23024 “Gorgeous Gay” of the 73rd FS, 318th FG Saipan

: Thunderbolts of the 56th Fighter Group Boxted, Summer 1944

: ground crew servicing the P-47 Thunderbolt flown by Captain Johnson

: Armorers removing ammo from wing guns of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group

: Mechanics of the 318th FG Repairing P-47 at Bellows Field 15 May 1944

: 356th Fighter Group damaged P-47D after crash landing at Martlesham Heath

: P-47 Thunderbolt “Big Ass Bird” of the 406th Fighter Group at Asch Belgium 1945

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