List of surviving Republic P-47 Thunderbolts

Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt 45-49192 presented as P-47D-25-RE 42-26671 'No Guts-No Glory' (MX-X) of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, nicknamed "No Guts-No Glory!", while flying for Claire Aviation in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was an American fighter aircraft. From the 1st prototype produced in 1941, 15,686 P-47s were produced, the last of which was accepted by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) from Republic Aviation' Evansville, Indiana factory.

Background

While the majority of the earlier versions and war-weary aircraft were quickly scrapped, most of the last production blocks would continue in service with the post-war USAAF and the new USAF. For the next five years, these aircraft would continue as a front-line fighter with the active airforce. It would also serve for over 10 years with a preponderance of the Air National Guard fighter units east of the Mississippi River.

The P-47 would also be the foundation stock for rebuilding a majority of the post-war European air forces. Unlike the P-51, this aircraft was easily maintained and more forgiving of pilot mistakes (due to its more robust construction). Like the USAF, these aircraft only started to retire as the second generation jets became readily available. In the early 1950s as the now renamed F-47 was being retired from active USAF service, these aircraft were through various Military Assistance Programs (MAPS) offered to numerous South American countries. For the next 15 years, the F-47 would continue as a front line fighter with these nations.

Unlike many of its contemporary World War II fighters, the P-47 was not a sought after aircraft on the postwar civilian marketplace. It did not have the sleek lines needed for an executive aircraft or racing. For the next 22 years, except for two razorback versions, the P-47 would progressively diminish from U.S skies. It was only in 1968 with the retirement of the Peruvian Air Force's P-47s and the successful importation of six aircraft would the population of these aircraft begin to grow. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, more airframes would be returned from numerous South American countries for restoration and display. In the late 1980s, aircraft from Yugoslavia were also rediscovered and imported. The current batches of P-47s to return to the restored are those from long forgotten wartime crash sites.

Survivors

Thunderbolt, Museum "Asas de um Sonho", in São Carlos, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
P-47D Thunderbolt on display in Chile.
Displays of aircraft and spacecraft at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace (Air & Space Museum), Le Bourget, Paris, France, in September 2008.

Australia

Under restoration
P-47D

Brazil

On display
P-47D
Airworthy airplane belonging to the Brazilian Air Force, on display at TAM Museum, São Carlos - São Paulo State - Brazil
Marked as one of the 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron airplanes, which took part in combats in Italy during World War II

Chile

On display
P-47D

Colombia

On display
P-47D

Croatia

On display
P-47D

France

On display
P-47D

Germany

On display
P-47D

Italy

On display
P-47D

Mexico

On display
P-47D

Serbia

On display
P-47D

Turkey

On display
P-47D

United Kingdom

P-47G Thunderbolt s/n 42-25068 at Duxford, 2012
On display
P-47D

United States

Airworthy
P-47D
P47D 45-49406 taxiing at Paine Field, 2010
P-47G
YP-47M
P-47N
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 42-23278 "Razorback Version", USAF Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, Seattle Museum Of Flight, Washington
On display
P-47D
P-47N
Under restoration or in storage
P-47D

Venezuela

On display
P-47D

References

Notes

  1. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-19663" Museu Aeroespacial - in Portuguese Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  2. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-26760" Museu TAM - in Portuguese Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  3. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49485" Museu do Expedicionario - in Portuguese Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  4. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49219" aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  5. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49102" aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  6. "P-47D Thunderbolt/13109" aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  7. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-20371" aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  8. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-7924" warbirdsregistry.org Retrieved: 21 April 2011.
  9. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-89746" warbirdsregistry.org Retrieved: 21 April 2011.
  10. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-90205" warbirdsregistry.org Retrieved: 21 April 2011.
  11. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-90464" Aviation Museum Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  12. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-33712" aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  13. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-26671" IWM American Air Museum Retrieved: 9 March 2012.
  14. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49295" RAF Museum Record Retrieved: 9 March 2012.
  15. "FAA Registry: N767WJ" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  16. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-32817" Lewis Air Legends Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  17. "FAA Registry: N4747P" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  18. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-90368" Lone Star Flight Museum Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  19. "FAA Registry: N647D" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  20. "FAA Registry: N1345B" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  21. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-90447" American Airpower Museum Retrieved: 04 October 2013.
  22. "FAA Registry: N9246B" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  23. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-90460" Tennessee Museum of Aviation Retrieved: 19 August 2014
  24. "FAA Registry: N47DA" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  25. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-90471" Erickson Aircraft Collection Retrieved: 31 July 2014.
  26. "FAA Registry: N147PF" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  27. "FAA Registry: N47RP" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  28. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49205" Palm Springs Air Museum Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  29. "FAA Registry: N3152D" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  30. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49346" Yanks Air Museum Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  31. "FAA Registry: N47DF" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  32. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49385" Westpac Restorations Retrieved: 19 August 2014.
  33. "FAA Registry: N7159Z" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  34. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49406" Flying Hertigae Collection Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  35. "FAA Registry: N47FG" FAA.gov Retrieved: 2 August 2014.
  36. "FAA Registry: N3395G" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  37. "P-47G Thunderbolt/42-25254" Planes of Fame Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  38. "FAA Registry: N27385" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  39. "YP-47M Thunderbolt/42-27385" Yanks Air Museum Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  40. "FAA Registry: N47TB" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  41. "P-47N Thunderbolt/44-89136" Cavanaugh Flight Museum Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  42. "FAA Registry: N14519" FAA.gov Retrieved: 26 August 2014.
  43. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-8205" Museum of Flight Retrieved: 01 October 2013.
  44. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-23278" National Museum of the USAF Retrieved: 13 April 2012.
  45. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-26470" aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 10 October 2014.
  46. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-32691" National Air & Space Museum Retrieved: 13 April 2012.
  47. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-32798" Hill Aerospace Museum Retrieved: 13 April 2012.
  48. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49167" National Museum of the USAF Retrieved: 13 April 2012.
  49. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49181" Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  50. "P-47D Thunderbolt/45-49458" New England Air Museum Retrieved: 13 April 2012.
  51. "P-47N Thunderbolt/44-89320" Air Force Armament Museum Retrieved: 13 April 2012.
  52. "P-47N Thunderbolt/44-89348" aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 5 March 2015.
  53. "P-47N Thunderbolt/44-89425" Peterson Air and Space Museum Retrieved: 13 April 2012.
  54. "P-47N Thunderbolt/44-89444" Cradle of Aviation Museum Retrieved: 13 April 2012.
  55. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-08310" Pima Air & Space Museum Retrieved: 3 July 2012.
  56. "FAA Registry: N47DM" FAA.gov Retrieved: 8 July 2014.
  57. "P-47D Thunderbolt/42-29150" Allied Fighters Retrieved: 9 July 2014.
  58. "FAA Registry: N47FF" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  59. "FAA Registry: N9246W" FAA.gov Retrieved: 9 May 2011.
  60. "P-47D Thunderbolt/44-32809" aerialvisuals.ca Retrieved: 5 March 2015.

Bibliography

  • United States Air Force Museum Guidebook. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, 1975.

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