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Republic P-47N #44-88340 landing at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico while in transit to the European Theater, 1944.Robert Johnson in the cockpit of a P-47 aircraft, date unknownWASP Betty Gillies flying a P-47 Thunderbolt, circa 1944, location unknown.Armorers loading belts of .50 caliber ammunition into the four ammo trays in one wingtip of a P-47 thunderbolt, date and location unknown.
Republic P-47N #44-88340 landing at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico while in transit to the European Theater, 1944.Robert Johnson in the cockpit of a P-47 aircraft, date unknownWASP Betty Gillies flying a P-47 Thunderbolt, circa 1944, location unknown.Armorers loading belts of .50 caliber ammunition into the four ammo trays in one wingtip of a P-47 thunderbolt, date and location unknown.
Four Browning M2 .50 caliber machine guns mounted in staggered positions in the wing of a P-47 Thunderbolt, date and location unknown.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 1 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 2 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 4 of 8.
Four Browning M2 .50 caliber machine guns mounted in staggered positions in the wing of a P-47 Thunderbolt, date and location unknown.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 1 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 2 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 4 of 8.
P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 5 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 6 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 7 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 8 of 8.
P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 5 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 6 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 7 of 8.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 8 of 8.
P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group receiving maintenance before an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 3 of 8.A P-47D Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group is loaded into an Escort Carrier hangar bay by way of the aircraft elevator, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 1944. The Fighter Group was on its way to Saipan, Marianas.Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gabreski shaking hands with his crew chief Staff Sergeant Ralph Safford and his assistant crew chief Felix Schacki (background) before a mission, Jun 1944
P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group receiving maintenance before an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944.P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft of the 318th Fighter Group lined up for an inspection at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 May 1944. Photo 3 of 8.A P-47D Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group is loaded into an Escort Carrier hangar bay by way of the aircraft elevator, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 1944. The Fighter Group was on its way to Saipan, Marianas.Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gabreski shaking hands with his crew chief Staff Sergeant Ralph Safford and his assistant crew chief Felix Schacki (background) before a mission, Jun 1944
P-47D Thunderbolts of the 318th Fighter Group are loaded onto Escort Carrier USS Natoma Bay, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 1, 1944. The Fighter Group was on its way to Saipan, Marianas. Note USS Manila Bay with the rest of the Fighter Group’s Thunderbolts.Razorback P-47D Thunderbolt of the 373rd Fighter Group after skidding to a stop on the sand of a Normandy beach, France, 14 Jun 1944.P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Capt Raymond M Walsh of the 406th Fighter Group is silhouetted against the exploding ammunition truck he just strafed, France, Jun 23 1944. The image was taken by his wingman’s gun camera in the following P-47P-47D Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group being ferried to Saipan on Escort Carrier USS Manila Bay is launched instead to avoid an aerial attack by four D3A Aichi “Val” dive bombers, Jun 23 1944. Photo 3 of 3
P-47D Thunderbolts of the 318th Fighter Group are loaded onto Escort Carrier USS Natoma Bay, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 1, 1944. The Fighter Group was on its way to Saipan, Marianas. Note USS Manila Bay with the rest of the Fighter Group’s Thunderbolts.Razorback P-47D Thunderbolt of the 373rd Fighter Group after skidding to a stop on the sand of a Normandy beach, France, 14 Jun 1944.P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Capt Raymond M Walsh of the 406th Fighter Group is silhouetted against the exploding ammunition truck he just strafed, France, Jun 23 1944. The image was taken by his wingman’s gun camera in the following P-47P-47D Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group being ferried to Saipan on Escort Carrier USS Manila Bay is launched instead to avoid an aerial attack by four D3A Aichi “Val” dive bombers, Jun 23 1944. Photo 3 of 3

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