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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
    Latest Model:P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt
    Last Military Serial:42-29150 USAAF
    Last Civil Registration:N47DM
    Compressed ID:Republic P-47D-28-RA sn 42-29150 US...
    Latest Owner or Location:Vintage Fighters Llc, Sun Valley, ID

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P-47D-28-RA by Republic at Evansville, Indiana, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-29150.

    Transferred to 405th FG, 511th FS.
    Operated with markings: Dottie Mae, K4 S

    8 May 1945

    Crashed.
    Struck the surface of Lake Tranunsee (Traun), Austria, and crashed.

    13 June 2005

    Recovered.

    To Sandy Air, Zirl, Tyrol (Tirol).
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    13 June 2005

    Recovered.
    The complete aiframe was recovered from the lake by Sandy Air.

    2005

    To Trojan Aircraft Services/Brian Kenney, Chino, CA.

    7 May 2005

    Assigned civil registration: N328FA

    July 2005

    Transported by ship.
    Moved from Europe to California.

    Circa 7 May 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for N328FA (P-47, 42-29150) issued.

    7 May 2008

    Civil registration N328FA reserved.

    To Allied Fighters/John V. Croul, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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    Contracted to Airframe Assemblies/Mike Breshears. Caldwell, ID for work on the airframe.

    Restoration started.

    Markings Applied: Dottie Mae

    24 June 2011

    Civil registration, N328FA, cancelled.

    27 June 2012

    To Vintage Fighters Llc, Sun Valley, ID with new c/r N47DM.

    2 May 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Planes of Fame Air Show at Chino, California.

    21 June 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX47DM (P-47, 42-29150) issued.

    26 August 2017


    Photographer: Gary Maisack
    Notes: At Warbird Roundup, Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, ID

    Circa 3 May 2018


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Planes of Fame Air Show in Chino, California.

    5 May 2019


    Photographer: Christopher Murkin
    Notes: at Planes of Fame Air show Chino 2019
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Patrick Carry
    Mike Henniger
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