Werwage's P-47 - Photos

LAST EDITED ON Jul-14-04 AT 06:33 PM (CDT)
 
Here are a couple of photos of Werwage's P-47.

LAST EDITED ON Jul-15-04 AT 09:02 AM (CDT)
 
As usual, one of Bills fantastic jobs!! But I am curious about the Navy fighter squadron emblem on the nose. That appears to be for VF11, "The Red Rippers". I do like the sort of pre war paint scheme. It adds character.

I'm just wondering why it's not an F-47..... Steve

The "P" stands for Pursuit. All Army Air Corps fighter planes wore this designator during WW2 (P-38, P-40, P-47, P-51, etc.). I cannot remember the exact date the deginator was changed - could have been when the USAF was created in the late 40's. The P-51 lived on to become the F-51, but the others were retired from service by then.

Back to the thread... Has Bill or anyone produced any plans for Bill's P-47? I think he and Bob McDonald are the only ones flying it, but it is a beautiful semi-scale ship.

Thanks,

Ron King

I think there were a few P-47's that lingered on long enough after WWII to become F-47's serving with the National Guard.

HI Ron. The designators were changed in mid 1947 after the USAF was formed out of the USAAF and DOD became into existance. Many of the P47 fighter/bombers ended up in Mexico and some South American countries. Cuba even had a few IIRC. The p80 Shooting Stasr was still called the P80 into the Korean War (habit??) There was an F80 put out by Republic later and that may be the reason, and it was later called or became the F84.

Upon further review....

My original post was done early this morning and I didn't have time to look anything up.

The Official Date was 11 June 1948, when the "P" aircraft became "F" aircraft by order of the USAF. This includes the Republic P-84, which became the F-84 Thunderjet. The Army started buying those in January, 1945 and the Air Force continued development.

I also checked serial numbers, etc. and discovered that most P/F-51 aircraft had also been removed from active service by that time and were working in Guard units. I'm sure there were P/F-47s, but I don't have as good a collection on the Jug.

It remains one of my favorites, though. I built one for RC scale and have the plans, canopy, and cowling for another. It will someday be built for CL scale - if I live long enough

Ty, I hope you have repaired all your crashes from Brodak. I finally got my Nobler rebuilt.

Enjoy,

Ron King

HI Ron. I only had one wreck. I got it repaired that night. The others were unusual landings!!! My story and ah'm stikin toit. Ha
On a sad note, almost all the P47's in the ETO were smashed with bulldozers in late 1945. The crews sent home minus their planes. I saw a story on this on the History Channel called "World War Two in Color". Some one found thousands of feet of color film in the archives and here I thought WW2 was fought in black and white!

Here is the P-47 Bill was trimming out at our local field a couple weeks ago. It flew really well in high gusts. I thought he had planned to fly it in Muncie, feeling that it now flew the best, but he went with the razor-back model.

LAST EDITED ON Jul-14-04 AT 09:19 PM (CDT)
 
I think he had the razorback and the tear-drop canopy version at the WC.

What engine and Prop??

>I think he had the razorback and the tear-drop canopy
>version at the WC.

Elywn,
Yep, he did have both but said he just couldn't get the bubble one flying like he wanted it to, so out came the old Razorback.
Due to time constraints he didn't get the piped USA-1 ready in time to make the trip.

Scott,
PA 61 w/ his own 2 blade prop (12 1/2 or a touch more) and his own pipe.
Bill <><

Remember the red P47 Bill had? I think it was the first one in the P47 series. I really like that one best.

Anyone have a photo to post?

That was the 1995 Nats one.
It was the first one with that wing.
I am pretty sure it was an I-Beam or I-Beam variant wing.

I have a picture at my dad's if one does not show up I will scan it and put it on.

I have been told it is a very good flier but it really does not present well with no horizontal lines on the fuse, I DO NOT know how much truth there is to that, but Billy has SO many to choose from.

Anyone have a bottom pic? i gotta paint my 47 like bills.
Roger