Blue Sox
The P-47 was the largest and most powerful single-engine fighter plane of World War II and was produced in large numbers. Because of its size it was able to escort bombers a long way into occupied Europe and to carry large stores of munitions on the wings. That made it very good in a ground attack role. This particular plane once belonged to the Venezuelan Air Force but was acquired by a U.S. collector in the 1990s and painted in the colors of a plane flown by a Lt. Davis of the 358th Fighter Group, 366th Fighter Squadron, 9th Air Force. It once belonged to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, TX, but the LSFM sold it in 2020, possibly due to financial problems arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blue Sox
The P-47 was the largest and most powerful single-engine fighter plane of World War II and was produced in large numbers. Because of its size it was able to escort bombers a long way into occupied Europe and to carry large stores of munitions on the wings. That made it very good in a ground attack role. This particular plane once belonged to the Venezuelan Air Force but was acquired by a U.S. collector in the 1990s and painted in the colors of a plane flown by a Lt. Davis of the 358th Fighter Group, 366th Fighter Squadron, 9th Air Force. It once belonged to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, TX, but the LSFM sold it in 2020, possibly due to financial problems arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.