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    Airframe Family: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
    Latest Model:P-47D Thunderbolt
    Last Military Serial:451 FAPa
    Compressed ID:Republic P-47D sn 451 FAPa
    Latest Owner or Location:New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-47D.

    Circa 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-49458.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Paraguaya with s/n 451.

    To New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.
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    Markings Applied: Norma, 420344, 54

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    Loaned to New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT.

    13 July 2008


    Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
    Notes: Republic-P-47D Thunderbolt (45-49458) - on display at New England Air Museum

    10 October 2015


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Preserved at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport - marked as 420344

    6 January 2024


    Photographer: Airframes of Connecticut
    Notes: The P-47s cockpit. While not on in this photo, the gunsight is actually still functional, though some the equipment that originally turned it on while in service is gone and has been replaced by a handheld flashlight.

    26 December 2024


    Photographer: Airframes of Connecticut
    Notes: The port side of Norma.
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