P-47D 73rd FS Jeep Carrier Take-Off
Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:57 pm
P-47D s/n 42-23038 #28 73rd FS 318th FG USS Manila Bay June 23, 1944
one hand on the throttle, one on the stick---
Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:45 pm
one on the seat belt release!
Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:14 pm
Interesting, intercooler doors open but cowl flaps closed.
Must not wanted the drag or maybe the better visability.
Did they have water/meth injection on the early Ds?
Maybe it should be titled "One Shot Naval Aviator"
Rich
Must not wanted the drag or maybe the better visability.
Did they have water/meth injection on the early Ds?
Maybe it should be titled "One Shot Naval Aviator"
Rich
Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:28 pm
I may be wrong, but I thought all Curtiss built P-47's were "G" models..
Nice Shot...pretty gutsy though. No onboard recovery if a problem comes up. Gotta flyaway.....
Nice Shot...pretty gutsy though. No onboard recovery if a problem comes up. Gotta flyaway.....
???
Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:49 pm
but I thought all Curtiss built P-47's were "G" models..
This is a P-47D-11
Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:30 pm
This picture is just beautiful. An unusual setting and an a great action shot at the same time.
Clint
Clint
Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:52 pm
Tom Crawford wrote:I may be wrong, but I thought all Curtiss built P-47's were "G" models..
Nice Shot...pretty gutsy though. No onboard recovery if a problem comes up. Gotta flyaway.....
Couldn't be a Curtis built "G" anyways. They didn't have gunsites.
Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:43 pm
Up up and he flying 
Connery on P-47G Gun Sights
Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:36 am
Connery wrote:
[Couldn't be a Curtis built "G" anyways. They didn't have gunsites.]
I'm interested to know where this is documented. I have read many P-47G accident reports and there were quite a few that crashed at gunnery practice ranges. Also, the P-47G engineering drawings show different installations of gun sights, depending on the -number, i.e., P-47G-5-CU, etc. So I'm wondering where it is documented that Curtiss P-47G's didn't hae gun sights?
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[Couldn't be a Curtis built "G" anyways. They didn't have gunsites.]
I'm interested to know where this is documented. I have read many P-47G accident reports and there were quite a few that crashed at gunnery practice ranges. Also, the P-47G engineering drawings show different installations of gun sights, depending on the -number, i.e., P-47G-5-CU, etc. So I'm wondering where it is documented that Curtiss P-47G's didn't hae gun sights?
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