Thunderbolt!
Duxford, summer 1944

P-47D Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group USAAF, prepare for a seek and destroy mission in occupied France.

Heavy with fuel and ammo, the 82nd gets airborne.

82nd on the prowl.

An enemy airfield makes for a juicy target!

The business end! A spot of strafing.

The defenders scramble and it all kicks off.


A classic dogfight.

With no ammo left and only fumes in the tank, the sight of Duxford is a very welcome one indeed.

Now, the ground crew need to patch her up before another big day tomorrow.
Thanks to Sock for reminding me how great this plane is

P-47D Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group USAAF, prepare for a seek and destroy mission in occupied France.

Heavy with fuel and ammo, the 82nd gets airborne.

82nd on the prowl.

An enemy airfield makes for a juicy target!

The business end! A spot of strafing.

The defenders scramble and it all kicks off.


A classic dogfight.

With no ammo left and only fumes in the tank, the sight of Duxford is a very welcome one indeed.

Now, the ground crew need to patch her up before another big day tomorrow.
Thanks to Sock for reminding me how great this plane is


(no one notices, i never show the runways...
) anyway thats a great jug!!! is that a repaint of Kristof Malinowsky's (spelling please???)
