| The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Find a Thunderbolt to visit! |
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| Flyable P-47D-40RE 45-49181 that resides at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. Painted as LTC Francis Gabeski's last plane. The painting of the B-17G in the background is part of a huge mural. The Air Zoo features a 32- by 900-foot mural, the largest known indoor mural. Painted by Rick Herter, a well-known and respected aviation artist, the mural tells the story of aviation history from the first hot-air balloon ride and the Wright brothers’ inaugural flight to the barnstormers of World War II and journeys into space. Mural Statistics • Size: 25,000 square feet – comparable to 3 football fields in length • Time to complete: 6 months • Paint: 400 gallons of oil paint • Number of brushes: More than 200 Click this link to visit the Kalamazoo Air Zoo: www.airzoo.org |
| The Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville east of Knoxville has two flying P-47D-40RE's "HUN HUNTER XVI" & "WICKED WABBIT" |
| Their collection also includes General Jimmy Doolittle's Medal of Honor. Visit their website at this link: http://www.tnairmuseum.com |
The Fighter Collection, Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge, England
duxford.iwm.org.uk/
Flyable P-47G-10-CU 42-25068 - Currently in restoration.
duxford.iwm.org.uk/
Flyable P-47G-10-CU 42-25068 - Currently in restoration.
| Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio 2 Thunderbolts on static display: P-47D Razorback painted to appear as the Thunderbolt Col. Neel Kearby flew on his last mission. Col. Kearby named all of his aircraft Fiery Ginger after his red-headed wife Virginia. Recovered from the crash site and obtained by the museum, the actual vertical fin of Fiery Ginger IV is also on display. P-47D-40-RA (S/N 45-49167), built at the Republic plant in Evansville, it was transferred to the Peruvian air force. The aircraft later came to the museum in 1981. It is painted as the P-47D-30 Five by Five flown by Col. Joseph Laughlin, commander of the 362nd Fighter Group, 9th Air Force in early 1945. www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ |
Palm Springs Air Museum
www.air-museum.org/
Flying P-47
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Flying P-47
Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA
www.museumofflight.org/
P-47D-2-RE 42-8205 "Big Stud" on static display.
The Museum of Flight also has many 368th FG items on display.
www.museumofflight.org/
P-47D-2-RE 42-8205 "Big Stud" on static display.
The Museum of Flight also has many 368th FG items on display.
Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA
www.yanksair.com/Republic_YP-47M-1-RE.html
Flyable YP-47M-1-RE 42-27385
Only 3 of these converted P-47D test aircraft were built as test
prototypes for the production P-47M
www.yanksair.com/Republic_YP-47M-1-RE.html
Flyable YP-47M-1-RE 42-27385
Only 3 of these converted P-47D test aircraft were built as test
prototypes for the production P-47M
Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, TX
www.lsfm.org/aircraftgallery.html
Flying P47D-40-RA 44-90368 "Tarheel Hal"
www.lsfm.org/aircraftgallery.html
Flying P47D-40-RA 44-90368 "Tarheel Hal"
New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT
www.neam.org/
P-47D on static display in 65th FS, 57th FG paint.
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P-47D on static display in 65th FS, 57th FG paint.
Peterson AFB Air & Space Museum, Colorado Springs, CO
www.petemuseum.org
P-47N 44-89425 on static display
www.petemuseum.org
P-47N 44-89425 on static display
USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL
www.afarmamentmuseum.com/
P-47N 44-89320 on static display
www.afarmamentmuseum.com/
P-47N 44-89320 on static display
Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX
P-47N on static display outside on parade field
P-47N on static display outside on parade field
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
P-47D-30-RE
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P-47D-30-RE
American Airpower Museum, Republic Field, Farmingdale, NY
www.americanairpowermuseum.com/Website/Index.aspx
Flying P-47N
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Flying P-47N
