P47 D - Thunderbolt
by Pat Speirs
Title
P47 D - Thunderbolt
Artist
Pat Speirs
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art Print
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P47 Series
A ‘portrait’ study of the mighty ‘Jug’ in its natural environment - a big sky. This particular example (a P47-D) – Razorback - flew from Duxford in 1944 with the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group and seen here with a faithful wingman. These units were deeply involved in escort and ground attack roles racking up some 465 missions with 326 air combat ‘kills’ - however at a cost of 200 combat losses and 100 pilots killed in action. The airframe name would indicate some lack of faith in the higher echelons at the 8th AF - snafu refers to ‘situation normal all fouled up’ - well maybe not ‘fouled’. The dark side of military humour is always there just below the surface.
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March 6th, 2014
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