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I was confused as well, but I think this explains it...

Posted by Mike Henniger on Fri Aug 30, 2002 04:45:00 PM

In reply top confused about P-47 serial numbers posted by Pat Carry on Fri Aug 30, 2002 03:08:36 PM

This one had me confused a while back as well. The fact is the two have some common heritage. I think I got it figured out...

Model: Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt
S/N: 45-49192 (USAAF)
C/N: 399-55731
Owner: Imperial War Museum
History: P-47D-40-RA, 45-49192 (USAAF), FAP 119 (Peru AF), N47DD (by 1972), first post restoration flight circa 1973, crashed 1980/2/8, a wing from the wreckage used in completion of a P-47N fuselage [see next entry] and the other remains to Imperial War Museum (1985), restored with a wing from the Netherlands in the period of 1986 to 1988

Model: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
C/N: N/A
C/R: G-THUN
Owner: The Fighter Collection
Codes: "No Guts No Glory", "MX X", "226671"
History: Fuselage of uncompleted P-47N (once thought to be 44-95471), airframe completed with a wing from from 45-49192 and a wing from South America (1980-1984), assumed identification (for registration) as USAAF s/n 45-49192 a P-47D-40-RA, N47DD (by 1985), first post restoration flight 1985/8, to The Fighter Collection (1986/1/22), G-THUN
Notes: The markings on this aircraft represent those 42-26771 a P-47D-25-RE flown by Lt. Col. Ben Mayo, CO of 82 Fighter Squadron.

If anyone can add anything, please let me know.

Regards,

Mike


: Can someone help me with this? I am confused about what
: the serial numbers are for the P-47 at the American Air Mu
: seum in Duxford and for the P-47 flown by the Fighter Coll
: ection. This site and at least one other one on the web s
: how the Fighter Collection's P-47 to be 45-49192. The Fig
: hter Collection's web site shows their P-47 to be 42-26671
: . To confuse things even more, the 3rd edition of Warbird
: s Directory shows that 45-49192 is the P-47 at the Americ
: an Air Museum and it doesn't show a serial number at all f
: or the one at the Fighter Collection! What gives?

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