Razorback Thunderbolt by Buffalo1

Photography • Military • posted on Aug 26, 2006

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Couldn't decide if this should be in Military or Aviation, but since she's a classic of WWII... This is the earlier version of the Republic P-47D before the bubble canopy was adopted.

Comments (10)

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brigadier

12:42PM | Sat, 26 August 2006

One of my favorite aircraft. Great shot.

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busi2ness

12:51PM | Sat, 26 August 2006

Another great lady you have captured! I wonder, did she parttake of any active service?

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chuter

2:00PM | Sat, 26 August 2006

"Razorback" was a term specifically for the P-47 (the spine behind this canopy is rather "sharp") and actually wasn't applied to other contemporary "fastback" aircraft (just a general note). This is a great shot of a nice plane. Special mention goes to the P-63 and the (no-more) B-26. Can't see much of the Mustang (no loss). Good question about service history, it was made as a "G" (just a "D" built by Curtiss) s.n. 42-25068 and used as a stateside trainer.

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Buffalo1

3:33PM | Sat, 26 August 2006

Leave it to chuter. The man is an encyclopedia. I wasn't even aware Curtiss built Thunderbolts. (Shouldn't be surprised as WWII U.S. aircraft companies frequently manufactured another company's design. At least the USAAF kept the same basic designations like P-47 no matter who built it. The US Navy kept the same nicknames, but had different letter/number codes for each manufacturer. Think I'll post a pic of a Goodyear built "Corsair" to prove my point.) I'll dig out the pics of the B-26 and P-63 and post them in the future! The Mustang is in my gallery.

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