This P-47N-5-RE S/N 44-89320 was one of the last production Thunderbolts built at Republic Aviation in Farmingdale, NY. It is displayed in the markings of the 463rd Fighter Squadron, 507th Fighter Group while stationed at Ie Shima Island near Okinawa. Serial is painted under tailplane. It is still in potentially flyable state and when I photographed it in 1979 (see here) it carried registration N345GP. It spent its operational career with by the PR ANG after resignation as an F-47N in 1948. From 1954 it was preserved in Puerto Rico and was restored to flying condition in 1972

Delivered to the RAF as XW434 in 1972. To Halton for use as ground trainer 9091M in 1991. Moved to Cosford in 1994. To Jet Art, Thorpe Wood, Selby then moved to Halfpenny Green for preservation in 2013.

This and its cousin MiG-15, VH-REH, were at Adelaide Airport for a time in late 1999 as a joy flight venture. Due to various issues the venture never came to fruition and both aircraft left Adelaide to be stored elsewhere. Photos of each from 2009 show they were at Bathurst, NSW at that time in a very different livery.

QF-4S 126 of VX-30 taxis back to it's parking location and everything looks peaceful. However, moments before this shot QF-4S 155749/124 was lost along with it's crew in a tragic crash while recovering to land.

The aircraft is from 7 FTS and wears the CF-126 fin code of RAF Church Fenton.

From 7 FTS based at this time in Leeming. Participant to IAT 1989.

This Jug, as 44-89320, was one of the very last to roll off the Farmingdale production line and is now displayed inside at the USAF Armament Museum. She is painted in the colours of a 463 FS/507 FG aircraft 44-88129 whilst stationed at Shima Island near Okinawa in 1945. Ex N345GP.

This ex-Polish Air Force aircraft was imported into Australia and stored at Bankstown from 1993 to 1995. Registered VH-EKI on 4 April 1995, it made its first post-restoration flight the following year on 17 November 1996. It was operated on warbird adventure flights for some years and damaged on landing at Camden on 28 December 1997. Repaired, it flew on until at least 2005 before being 'retired' to Bathurst, along with sister-ship VH-REH. It certainly looks a bit tattier these days than it used to!