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TFC's P-47

Posted by Benjamin Gilbert on Thu Dec 06, 2001 05:28:37 PM

In reply top First I've heard of it....... posted by MGM on Thu Dec 06, 2001 05:00:48 PM

If you look on TFC's web site, the P-47D was booked for the Paris airshow of this year.

I went to Paris and I saw it parked alongside OFMC's P-40E and the FG-1D.

One detail called my attention because the Breitling Fighters drawing / logo was painted on the fuselage. Two weeks later, I saw the P-47D at Duxford during the Flying Legends airshow and the drawing was not on the fuselage!

Clearly, I think the P-47 came to the airshow in order to represent the US Army Air Force in Europe and there is no association with the OFMC.

Something of similar happened 2 years ago when Christophe Jacquard's Spitfire Mk.XIV SM832 / F-AZSJ was displayed at the Paris airshow (MH434 was unvalaible due to engine problems at this time) with the rest of the Breitling Fighters, moreover with the yellow spinner!

Hope I clarify the situation,

Benjamin.

PS: I believe but I'm not sure I have a slide of the P-47D taken during the Paris airshow of this year.

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