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Registration / Serial:N47FF
Alternate Serial:8A36
Aircraft Original Type:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Aircraft Generic Type:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Aircraft Version:Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt
C/n (msn):399-3775
Display Paint:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:Fantasy of Flight
Photo Date:7 July 2024
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:739460Submit Correction
View count: 161
Inside the hangar at Fantasy of Flight museum. This Thunderbolt was built in 1944 at Evansville, IN and delivered to the USAAF with s/n 44-32814. It went to Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (FAV) in 1949 and served with Escuadrón Aéreo de Caza Nro 36 "Los Diaboles" till its Thunderbolts were replaced in 1956 with the F-86F. The 8-A-36 code indicates it was flown by Escuadrilla A of the squadron. The modified cowl flaps are visible from the later P-47 series, as is the retrofitted dorsal fin fillet in front of the tail to prevent flutter. The aircraft was acquired by Kermit Weeks in 2003.
Registration / Serial:N47FF
Alternate Serial:8A36
Aircraft Version:Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt
C/n (msn):399-3775
Display Paint:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:7 July 2024
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:N47FF
Alternate Serial:8A36
Aircraft Original Type:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Aircraft Generic Type:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Aircraft Version:Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt
C/n (msn):399-3775
Display Paint:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:Fantasy of Flight
Photo Date:7 July 2024
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Photo ID:739460Submit Correction
View count: 161
Inside the hangar at Fantasy of Flight museum. This Thunderbolt was built in 1944 at Evansville, IN and delivered to the USAAF with s/n 44-32814. It went to Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (FAV) in 1949 and served with Escuadrón Aéreo de Caza Nro 36 "Los Diaboles" till its Thunderbolts were replaced in 1956 with the F-86F. The 8-A-36 code indicates it was flown by Escuadrilla A of the squadron. The modified cowl flaps are visible from the later P-47 series, as is the retrofitted dorsal fin fillet in front of the tail to prevent flutter. The aircraft was acquired by Kermit Weeks in 2003.
Registration / Serial:N47FF
Alternate Serial:8A36
Aircraft Version:Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt
C/n (msn):399-3775
Display Paint:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:7 July 2024
Photo by:Arjun SarupContact
Registration / Serial:N47FF
Alternate Serial:8A36
Aircraft Original Type:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Aircraft Generic Type:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Aircraft Version:Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt
C/n (msn):399-3775
Display Paint:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:Weeks Air Museum
Photo Date:29 January 2023
Photo by:André DuPont - MAS Aviation PressContact
Photo ID:554851Submit Correction
View count: 191
Del 05 Apr 1949 Former US Army Air Force (USAAF) as 44-32814, Displayed, Fort Tiuna, Caracas, 1982, Escuela Superior de la Fuerza Aerea, Caracas, 1980-1991 as 8A-36, Preserved at Fantasy of Flight Aviation Museum Polk City, FL.
Registration / Serial:N47FF
Alternate Serial:8A36
Aircraft Version:Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt
C/n (msn):399-3775
Display Paint:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:29 January 2023
Photo by:André DuPont - MAS Aviation PressContact
Registration / Serial:N47FF
Alternate Serial:8A36
Aircraft Original Type:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Aircraft Generic Type:Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Aircraft Version:Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt
C/n (msn):399-3775
Display Paint:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:Weeks Air Museum
Photo Date:29 January 2023
Photo by:André DuPont - MAS Aviation PressContact
Photo ID:554851Submit Correction
View count: 191
Del 05 Apr 1949 Former US Army Air Force (USAAF) as 44-32814, Displayed, Fort Tiuna, Caracas, 1982, Escuela Superior de la Fuerza Aerea, Caracas, 1980-1991 as 8A-36, Preserved at Fantasy of Flight Aviation Museum Polk City, FL.
Registration / Serial:N47FF
Alternate Serial:8A36
Aircraft Version:Republic TF-47D Thunderbolt
C/n (msn):399-3775
Display Paint:Venezuela - Air Force
City / Airport:Polk City - Orlampa (FA08)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:29 January 2023
Photo by:André DuPont - MAS Aviation PressContact