If you could own a P-47 Thunderbolt...

[warbirdguy]

...how would you paint it?

If I had one it would be in the colors of "Eileen" of the 78th FG, 84th FS

[mustangdriver]

I helped with tthe restoration of the P-47 owned by Butch in the markings of David Schillings aircraft "Hairless Joe" That is the one that I would want.

[Nathan]

P-47D-16 of Maj. Ed Roddy, 58th FG HQ, Saidor.

or any Pacific razorback for that matter.

[Cripes A Mighty]

'Five by Five'
Col. Joseph Laughlin
362nd FG

[n5151ts]

...cause i would sell it so fast you wouldn't believe it.

[Jack Cook]

D Razorback

Lt Armstrong's "8 Gun Melody" 353rd FG
D Bubble

Fred Christensen's "Miss Fire" 56th FG
N Bubble

Doug Currey's "Air Cooled Injun" 333rd FS last kill of WWII

[Zachary]

Man, it would have to be a bare-metal razorback P-47D-22 just like "Silver Lady" HV-Z_bar first assigned to Les Smith of the 61st FS, 56th FG and known within the squadron as the "luckiest" ship in the 56th. Cool thing is if I had the cash I could go with either the standard greenhouse canopy or a Malcolm Hood and be accurate.

Zack

[bdk]

It would be polished to a blinding luster...

[Tulio]

Since aircraft that saw active service with other nations air forces -many of them, for many more years than they served with the USAAF, or the allies for example- are simply not represented in the warbird color schemes, and since this is a " a what if " question, these would be the paint schemes I would consider:

[Forca Aerea Brasileira] Brazilian AF markings:


Above photo, by courtesy of Mr. Vicente Vasquez.

Markings for the [Fuerza Aerea Dominicana] Dominican Air Force:


Above photo, author unknown.

Saludos,


Tulio

[Starduster77]

This one.
http://homepage.mac.com/vizcarraguitars ... ge-95.html
Sorry for the link but could not get it to post on here.
Rick

[jasonp51d]

Lt. James D. Hastin's P-47D Bette of Brooklyn 42-75174, coded B7:T. of 374th FS, 361st FG.

Second photo shows Jim with my flying Thunderbolt in his markings.

[FG1D Pilot]

Oscar Perdomo, last Ace of the war. Ace in a day.

http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/Perdomo.htm

[Aircraft Mech Paul]

Hi Guys,

Personally for my money if I could own a Jug....I would have it painted like the scheme prior to Hairless Joe....Zemke's Wolfpack. Barring that I would have to say I would like I would have to go with Col. Gabreski's mount, or Robert S. Johnson's mount. Though I forget the names and designation that both carried.

Paul

[Warbird Kid]

Speaking of the CAF Thundebolt, how is this restoration going? I havent heard much in a long time!

[Xrayist]

William Odom's Bendix racer, #42 Reynolds Bombshell