17.12.2007, 23:25
More cockpit photos
I. Vintage photos
1. P-47D-5, crash documentation, Sept. 1943. (The aircraft number 42-22534 suggests this is actually a P-47D-2-RA model.)
2. P-47D battle damage, Oct. 1943. The serial number of the plane (42-8614) suggests this is a P-47D-5-RE.
3. P-47D-28 instrument panel, from Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions AN 01-65BC-1A.
4. P-47D-30 instrument panel, from Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions AN 01-65BC-1A.
II. Modern salvage
1. P-47D-4-RA, left cockpit. Aircraft number 42-22687, lost April 1944 during a ferry mission.
2. P-47D-4-RA instrument panel. Aircraft number 42-22687.
3. P-47D-4-RA, left cockpit, electrical distribution box. Aircraft number 42-22687.
4. P-47D-4-RA bullet proof glass and reflector site. Aircraft number 42-22687.
III. Modern restorations
1. "54 Norma," New England Air Museum, CT. Aircraft number 45-49458, a P-47D-40-RA formerly of the Peruvian Air Force, is now displayed as a P-47D-30-RE.
2. "54 Norma," New England Air Museum, CT. Displayed as a P-47D-30-RE.
3. Late production P-47. Modern avionics in the center of the panel should not be confused with WWII era equipment. This could represent a P-47D-40, the only 'D' block Thunderbolt to be factory equipped with the K-14 gunsight, rocket stubs and tail warning radar. (The P-47N series cockpit was very similar but also included an autopilot instrument and an additional fuel gage for the internal wing tanks.)
4. P-47D-40-RA, serial number 45-49385. Served with the Peruvian Air Force. Currently being restored by Westpac Aviation with the goal to make the equipment 100% original.
I. Vintage photos
1. P-47D-5, crash documentation, Sept. 1943. (The aircraft number 42-22534 suggests this is actually a P-47D-2-RA model.)
2. P-47D battle damage, Oct. 1943. The serial number of the plane (42-8614) suggests this is a P-47D-5-RE.
3. P-47D-28 instrument panel, from Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions AN 01-65BC-1A.
4. P-47D-30 instrument panel, from Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions AN 01-65BC-1A.
II. Modern salvage
1. P-47D-4-RA, left cockpit. Aircraft number 42-22687, lost April 1944 during a ferry mission.
2. P-47D-4-RA instrument panel. Aircraft number 42-22687.
3. P-47D-4-RA, left cockpit, electrical distribution box. Aircraft number 42-22687.
4. P-47D-4-RA bullet proof glass and reflector site. Aircraft number 42-22687.
III. Modern restorations
1. "54 Norma," New England Air Museum, CT. Aircraft number 45-49458, a P-47D-40-RA formerly of the Peruvian Air Force, is now displayed as a P-47D-30-RE.
2. "54 Norma," New England Air Museum, CT. Displayed as a P-47D-30-RE.
3. Late production P-47. Modern avionics in the center of the panel should not be confused with WWII era equipment. This could represent a P-47D-40, the only 'D' block Thunderbolt to be factory equipped with the K-14 gunsight, rocket stubs and tail warning radar. (The P-47N series cockpit was very similar but also included an autopilot instrument and an additional fuel gage for the internal wing tanks.)
4. P-47D-40-RA, serial number 45-49385. Served with the Peruvian Air Force. Currently being restored by Westpac Aviation with the goal to make the equipment 100% original.