List of surviving Republic P-47 Thunderbolts

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was an American fighter aircraft. Beginning in 1942, 15,686 P-47s were produced, the last of which was accepted by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) from Republic Aviation' Evansville factory.

Background
While the majority of the earlier versions and war-weary aircraft were quickly scrapped, most of the last production blocks would continue in service with the post-war USAAF and the new USAF. For the next five years, these aircraft would continue as a front-line fighter with the active airforce. It would also serve for over 10 years with a preponderance of the Air National Guard fighter units east of the Mississippi River.

The P-47 would also be the foundation stock for rebuilding a majority of the post-war European air forces. Unlike the P-51, this aircraft was easily maintained and more forgiving of pilot mistakes (due to its more robust construction). Like the USAF, these aircraft only started to retire as the second generation jets became readily available. In the early 1950s as the now renamed F-47 was being retired from active USAF service, these aircraft were through various Military Assistance Programs (MAPS) offered to numerous South American countries. For the next 15 years, the F-47 would continue as a front line fighter with these nations.

Unlike many of its contemporary World War II fighters, the P-47 was not a sought after aircraft on the postwar civilian marketplace. It did not have the sleek lines needed for an executive aircraft or racing. For the next 22 years, except for two razorback versions, the P-47 would progressively diminish from U.S skies. It was only in 1968 with the retirement of the Peruvian Air Force's P-47s and the successful importation of six aircraft would the population of these aircraft begin to grow. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, more airframes would be returned from numerous South American countries for restoration and display. In the late 1980s, aircraft from Yugoslavia were also rediscovered and imported. The current batches of P-47s to return to the restored are those from long forgotten wartime crash sites.

Australia

 * P-47D
 * 42-8066 - under restoration by the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society in Sydney.
 * 42-8310 - under restoration by the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society in Sydney.
 * 42-27608 - under restoration by Historical Aircraft Restoration Society in Sydney.

Brazil

 * P-47D
 * 42-19663 - Guaratingueta Air Force Base.
 * 42-26450 - Guararapes Air Force Base.
 * 42-26757 - Santa Cruz Air Force Base.
 * 42-26762 - Curitiba Air Force Base.
 * 45-49151 - Museu Aeroespacial.

Chile

 * P-47D
 * 45-49219 - Museo Nacional de Aeronautica Chile.
 * 45-49509 - FAC base.

Croatia

 * P-47D
 * 13109 (ex-Yugoslav AF) - Technical Museum, Zagreb.

France

 * P-47D
 * 44-20371 - Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace.

Germany

 * P-47D
 * 42-7924 - Motortechnica Museum.

Italy

 * P-47D
 * 44-89746 - Italian Air Force Museum.

Mexico

 * P-47D
 * 44-90205 - Museo de la FAM.

Serbia

 * P-47D
 * 44-90464 (ex-Yugoslav AF 13056) - Museum of Aviation, Belgrade.

Turkey

 * P-47D
 * 44-33712 - Turkish Air Force Museum.

United Kingdom

 * Airworthy
 * P-47G
 * 42-25068 - The Fighter Collection in Duxford.
 * On display
 * P-47D
 * 42-26671 - Imperial War Museum Duxford.
 * 45-49295 - Royal Air Force Museum London.

United States

 * Airworthy
 * P-47D
 * 42-8205 - Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.
 * 44-32817 - Lewis Air Legends in San Antonio, Texas.
 * 44-90368 - Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.




 * 44-90438 - Aviation Management Resources in Wilmington, Delaware.
 * 44-90460 - Neal Melton of Luttrell, Tennessee.
 * 44-90471 - Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon.
 * 45-49192 - Claire Aviation Inc in Wilmington, Delaware.
 * 45-49205 - Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California.
 * 45-49346 - Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.
 * 45-49385 - Alan Wojciak in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
 * 45-49406 - Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington.
 * P-47G
 * 42-25234 - Planes of Fame in Chino, California.
 * YP-47M
 * 42-27385 - Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.
 * P-47N
 * 44-90447 - American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, New York.
 * 45-53436 - Commemorative Air Force in Midland, Texas. It is based at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas.


 * On display
 * P-47D
 * 42-23278 - National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.
 * 42-26470 - Headquarters, U.S. Air Forces Central / 9th Air Force at Shaw AFB, west of Sumter, South Carolina.
 * 44-32691 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.
 * 44-32798 - Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB in Utah.
 * 45-49167 - National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.
 * 45-49181 - Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
 * 45-49458 - New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. It is on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
 * P-47N
 * 44-89320 - Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin AFB in Florida.
 * 44-89348 - Lackland AFB, Texas.
 * 44-89425 - Peterson Air and Space Museum at Peterson AFB in Colorado.
 * 44-89444 - Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. It is on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.


 * Under restoration
 * P-47D
 * 42-08130 - to display quality by the Pima Air and Space Museum adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.
 * 42-29150 "Dottie Mae" - Salvaged after almost 60 years from Traunsee, Austria.
 * 44-32814 - to flightworthiness by Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.
 * 45-49130 - to flightworthiness by Neal Melton of Luttrell, Tennessee.

Venezuela

 * P-47D
 * 44-32809 - Aeronautics Museum of Maracay.

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