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Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:54 am
For those interested in the original question about Mexican Thunderbolts, I checked with the expert suggested by Tulio (Santiago Flores). I've pasted the core of his reply below. - Dave
The two P-47D-35-RA Thunderbolts survivors are the following:
Base Aerea Militar #1 Santa Lucia
PZT-1003 44-90210 aircraft in service late January 1954 part of the Plan of Recovery of aircraft in 1959.
PZT-1012 44-90205 aircraft named "Fantasma" part of the Plan of recovery 1959, was put on display at the Military Aviation school at BAM#5 Zapopan Jalisco, (seen in 1992) later transferred to the HQ of the Mexican Air Force in January1994 painted as PZT-1016, aircraft later transferred to the Army and Air Force museun at Guadalajara Jallisco.around 2001[/i]