Tarheel Hal

    Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Tarheel Hal"
    S/N: 44-90368 (marked as 44-33240)
    Registration: N4747P
    Amigo Airsho 2006 (El Paso, Texas)

    Photo by www.kensaviation.com

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    1. Kris Klop (74 months ago | reply)

      Now that's a paint job. I never will understand why aircraft "orig" paint is so boring. Great catch Ken!

    2. Ken's Aviation (74 months ago | reply)

      It was a nice sunny day when I took this shot which really made this paint job stand out. Thanks for the comment, Kris.

    3. AVPHOTOGRAPHICS_PGH (74 months ago | reply)

      Excellent shot! The wonderful colors on this P-47 contrast well with the background.

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      flanno2610 added this photo to his favorites. (74 months ago)

    5. tikvah. (74 months ago | reply)

      an interesting mix of liveries but I like it.
      if this is the bird I'm thinking of,
      they operated off carriers in the Pacific theatre?
      and could take a lot of hits and still keep going.

    6. Ken's Aviation (74 months ago | reply)

      tikvah...the P-47 didn't operate off of carriers. You're probably thinking of either the F6F Hellcat which was a big puppy like this one, or the F8F Bearcat which was smaller but had a bubble canopy. The F8F didn't go into service in time for the Pacific theater.

      F6F Hellcat
      Grumman F6F Hellcat

    7. tikvah. (74 months ago | reply)

      Hellcat - that's the puppy !!
      :o)

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      Never Was An Arrow II added this photo to his favorites. (74 months ago)

    9. Never Was An Arrow II (74 months ago | reply)

      Great colour scheme!

    10. Alvaro's Pix (74 months ago | reply)

      Nice livery

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      Capwatts86 added this photo to his favorites. (71 months ago)

    12. Capwatts86 (71 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful Image!!

    13. Ken's Aviation (71 months ago | reply)

      thanks, everyone!

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      connie1649, martin404, gobeyond17, fotoarte75, and 2 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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