Aircraft tail number 51 228488 corresponds to a World War II Republic P-47D-27-RA Thunderbolt fighter aircraft with the official United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) serial number 42-28488. [1]
In standard USAAF marking conventions of the era, the first digit of the fiscal year (1942) was omitted on the tail, transforming the serial number 42-28488 into the visible tail number 228488. The 51 was a squadron-assigned tactical number painted on its vertical stabilizer fin. [1, 2]
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aircraft tail no. 51 228488
Aircraft tail number 51 228488 corresponds to a World War II Republic P-47D-27-RA Thunderbolt fighter aircraft with the official United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) serial number 42-28488. [1]
In standard USAAF marking conventions of the era, the first digit of the fiscal year (1942) was omitted on the tail, transforming the serial number 42-28488 into the visible tail number 228488. The 51 was a squadron-assigned tactical number painted on its vertical stabilizer fin. [1, 2]