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    Airframe Family: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
    Latest Model:P-47D Thunderbolt
    Last Military Serial:127 FAPe
    Construction Number:399-55924
    Last Civil Registration:N47DF
    Compressed ID:Republic P-47D sn 127 FAPe cn 399-5...
    Latest Owner or Location:Alan J. Wojciak, Colorado Springs, CO

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a P-47D.

    March 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea del Peru with s/n 549.

    New serial number assigned: 127 FAPe

    July 1969

    To Vintage Aircraft International, Nyack, NY with new c/r N47DF.

    3 June 1972


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Transpo.

    1973

    To Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX keeping c/r N47DF.

    In the inventory of Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX.
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    Markings Applied: Unadilla Killa
    Painted at USAAF s/n 42-28790 of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group (the Pugnacious Pups), 9th Air Force. The plane was named after the hometown (Unadilla NY) of its pilot Lt. Russell H. Kline and was based at Rosieres-en-Haye Air Base in France. Lt. Kline was credited with 1 kill over an FW-190 on 18 December 1944.


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: At Fresno, CA.

    1974

    To Tom Friedkin, Palomar, CA keeping c/r N47DF.

    To Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Chino, CA.
    In April 1975 To the and stored at Barstow-Dagget airport in California for several years.

    Based at Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC)/David Tallichet, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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    30 April 1975

    To Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Long Beach, CA keeping c/r N47DF.

    In the inventory of Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC)/David Tallichet, Long Beach, CA.
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    7 March 1980

    Crashed.
    Crashed on take-off at Barstow, California.

    3 July 1980

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Daggett, CA, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 3 July 1980

    To unknown owner with c/r N47DF.

    From 1986 to 1990

    Loaned to Liberal Air Museum, Liberal Municipal Airport, Liberal, KS.
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    18 July 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX47DF (P-47D, 39955924) issued.

    October 1990

    Crashed.
    Made a forced landing near Flagstaff, Arizona while it was being ferried from Topeka, Kansas to Chino.

    From 1996 to 2002

    To Ted R. Melsheimer, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N47DF.

    22 May 2005


    Photographer: Michael Huggins
    Notes: P-47D s/n 45-49385 c/n 399-55924, N47DF, Planes of Fame Airshow Chino, 5-22-2005

    19 May 2007


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: Shot at Chino California

    16 July 2008

    To Alan J. Wojciak, Colorado Springs, CO keeping c/r N47DF.

    Based at National Museum of World War II Aviation, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO.
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    3 May 2014


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Chino Airport, California

    17 November 2017

    To Alan J. Wojciak, Colorado Springs, CO keeping c/r N47DF.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX47DF (P-47D, 39955924) issued.


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