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Serial #: 44-90471 Construction #: 399-55616 Civil Registration: N47DA Model: P-47D Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002 |
History: Delivered to Peru AF as 532, later FAP114. - BOC: Dec. 1952. Ed Jurist/Vintage Aircraft International Ltd, Nyack, NY, 1969-1975. - Registered as N47DA. - Arrived onboard SS Rosaldina to Brownville, TX, Sept. 5, 1969. - Assembled by CAF, Harlingen, TX, Aug. 26, 1971. - Flew as USAAF/HV-A. David Tallichet/Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Chino, CA, Apr. 30, 1975-1994. - Stored Barstow-Daggett, CA, 1975. - Loaned to 56th FG Restaurant, Farmingdale, NY, Apr. 1983-1987. -- Displayed as 421175/Zemke's Wolfpack/UN-Z. - Loaned to National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, NY, Apr. 1987-1990. - Leased to Air Heritage Inc, Beaver Falls, PA, 1991-1992. -- Restoration to airworthy started. Henry J. "Butch" Schroeder, Danville, IL, 1994-2002. - Arrived at Danville, IL, Apr. 1995. - Restoration continued. - First flight, June 15, 1997. - Flown as 226641/LM-S/Hairless Joe. |
At the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY, 1992.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Photo Source(s):
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Eric Dumigan