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Re: TAM P-47D history - Tulio? Others?

Posted by Bill on Sun Nov 10, 2002 07:26:15 AM

In reply top TAM P-47D history - Tulio? Others? posted by Ron Olsen on Sat Nov 09, 2002 03:10:16 PM

Here's what I have on this one; like Ron, I'd be glad to hear more:

P-47D 44-32817 [N767WJ]: Built at Republic Aircraft's Highway 41 plant in Evansville, IN; stored at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City, OK. Transferred with twenty-one other P-47D's, to Venezuelan AF under American Republics Project, 1949. To World Jet,Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, as N767WJ, Jan 1995. To Jack Erickson, Medford, OR, May 1995.

Photo in Venezuelan markings in Warbirds International, Dec 99, P. 17. Restoration photo in EAA Warbirds, Oct 98, P. 30.

Bill

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