86 items in this album on 5 pages.
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New Jersey National Guard 108th Fighter Group Captain Peterson and Staff Sergeant Iglio making check of P-47 aircraft before takeoff, circa 1939-1945 | Test pilots in front of a Thunderbolt aircraft, date unknown |
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Celia Hunter in the cockpit of a P-47 fighter, date unknown | WASP pilot Deanie (Bishop) Parrish in front of her P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, circa early 1940s |
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Five P-47Bs of the 61st Fighter Sqdn in a training flight over Bridgeport, Conn, US, Sep-Oct 1942. 56th Fighter Group Commander Hub Zemke flies plane #1, which is why the cowling band is divided into the 3 colors of the group’s 3 squadrons. Photo 1 of 2. | Five P-47Bs of the newly formed 61st Fighter Squadron in a training flight over Bridgeport, Conn, US, Sep-Oct 1942. Plane #1 is flown by 56th Fighter Group Commander Hub Zemke. Photo 2 of 2. |
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P-47 Thunderbolt fighters 'Francy Ann' (Lt Biales) and 'Little Butch' (Capt Wetherbee) of 56th Fighter Group, US 61st Fighter Squadron, probably RAF Kings Cliffe, England, United Kingdom, early 1943 | Thunderbolt aircraft in flight, circa Feb-Jun 1943 |
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Element of the 62nd Fighter Squadron fly their P-47 Thunderbolts over the English countryside, Apr-Jun 1943; these fighters were based at RAF Horsham St Faith, Norfolk, England, UK. | A P-47 Thunderbolt making a low pass over the bombers of the 306th Bomb Group at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England in Jun or Jul 1943. Note the Cletrac tractor towing the bomber into its stand. |
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Escort Carrier USS Barnes departing San Diego, California bound for Brisbane, Australia with a deck load of P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes, July 1 1943. | F4U-1 Corsair fighter at Langley Research Center at Hampton, Virginia, United States, 31 Jul 1943. Note the P-47 Thunderbolt on the taxi way behind the Corsair's tail. |
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A P-47D Thunderbolt that crashed on take-off, Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, 7 Sep 1943. Photo 2 of 3. | A P-47D Thunderbolt that crashed on take-off, Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, 7 Sep 1943. Photo 3 of 3. |
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A P-47D Thunderbolt that crashed on take-off, Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdon, 7 Sep 1943. Photo 1 of 3. | A-24B-1-DT Banshee aircraft (serial number 42-54372) at rest with dive brakes extended, 1943-45; note P-47 and B-24 aircraft in background |
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Col Benjamin O Davis, Commanding Officer of the 322nd Fighter Group, stands next to his P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, date and location unknown | Interesting collection of fighter types and fighter groups in one place. This is due to a meeting of the commanding officers from each of the fighter groups in the 8th Air Force at Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, late 1944. |
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P-47D Thunderbolt “Tony” of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Note under the left wing is an air-droppable life raft that is designed to open when it hits water. | Razorback P-47 of the 355th Fighter Group at rest at Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, 1943-44. Note Cletrac M-2 High Speed Tractor. |
86 items in this album on 5 pages.