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Posted: **Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:39 am**

A2As Republic P47 Thunderbolt .. The New Zealand Connection

, I have stood on the wing , looked and marveled . many fighter pilots said .... a fighter !

In its time , the largest fighter around , it was said ...you could run around inside the cockpit from the emery bullets.. it was big for its time, compared to a Spitfire

The only New Zealand connection was this aircraft given to the MOTAT .. when ? .. but now gone early 90s to Australia , she would be the last of the Razorbacks .

Now a memory , I hope, no our 'Jan' JanKee's could do her justice and bring it back to life , you see many chats and asks bout Cessna's, Pipers, Beech's.. blo them !

Posted: **Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:06 am**

Well, that certainly looks doable, I'll give it a go.
Do you want it fully wrecked and weathered like this, or slightly better, more as she would have looked when still flying in New Guinea?

Posted: **Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:30 am**

Wow awesome.

I love the p-47 especially old razorbacks!
I've herd that the wingtip was as high as the Spitfires cockpit.

Posted: **Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:57 am**

jankees wrote:
QUOTE (jankees @ Mar 28 2009, 04:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, that certainly looks doable, I'll give it a go.
Do you want it fully wrecked and weathered like this, or slightly better, more as she would have looked when still flying in New Guinea?

fully wrecked and weathered ... would have been in the same condition in PNG ... we cant have every bolt sparkle and flash

Posted: **Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:05 pm**

Let's start with a nice clean aircraft..

Posted: **Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:22 pm**

that looks ... well were have i seen that before ... arr the age before age ..

Posted: **Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:09 am**

I remember standing next to this aircraft when I worked at the Air Force Museum at Wigram. It was Huge. It was in pretty bad condition. The wings had been temporarily patched up, but they had used galvanised steel and it was reacting with the aluminium (you could grab handfulls of the main wing spars - they were just crumbling to pieces). It was given to the RNZAF Museum by MOTAT for restoring the Mosquito wing. It was then sold to Rob Greinert in Aussie as part of the deal for the Sopwith Pup replica. It would be great to see one flying again.

Posted: **Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:43 am**

Broken wing spars , jeepers i hope it wasnt I that caused that damage

It was sad to loose her to but i guess the little Pup was closer to us than a whoopin great Juggernaut , I havnt heard anything about it wow .. almost ten years since i heard anything about this one

Posted: **Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:54 pm**

I found this site
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-47/42-8066.html
Doesnt look like its had much done to it for a while, but it does appear that he has 3 jugs to restore.

Trev

Posted: **Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:56 pm**

Trev wrote:
QUOTE (Trev @ Mar 29 2009, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I found this site
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-47/42-8066.html
Doesnt look like its had much done to it for a while, but it does appear that he has 3 jugs to restore.

Trev

Hells .. Thank you Trev , I'm sure our JK has this info , and i best pass the link on to the A2A forum , one mentioned about the strange , well bullbous belly .. get her cut up in 3s would do that .

Posted: **Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:36 pm**

The aircraft is slowly getting older...

Posted: **Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:40 pm**

JK Jan Dang ! ... love the look !

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:40 pm**

a bit more progress:

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:25 am**

Lookin MIGHTY MIGHTY ! Jan

Posted: **Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:53 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Mar 31 2009, 01:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Lookin MIGHTY MIGHTY ! Jan

I'm glad you like it, but you'll have to be really patient, as real life is going to interfere big time...
I have uploaded the 'clean' version though, to tie you over

Posted: **Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:37 pm**

Thank you for your effort and brush Jan

, soon as shes up, i'll take her for a spin

Posted: **Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:31 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 4 2009, 04:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you for your effort and brush Jan , soon as shes up, i'll take her for a spin

Here you go: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?loc=...mp;FileID=13933

This is the 'new' version, the really weathered MOTAT version isn't ready yet.

Jan Kees

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2009 9:37 pm**

Unfortunately that site is out of action at the moment...

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2009 11:55 pm**

jankees wrote:
QUOTE (jankees @ Apr 4 2009, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here you go: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?loc=...mp;FileID=13933

This is the 'new' version, the really weathered MOTAT version isn't ready yet.

Hmmm ... I smell a KNIGHTHOOD looming!!!

I have a cunning plan ... we have another one of our famous NZFF "dig out your cheque-book" sessions ... and we invite Jan over next summer (all expenses paid) ... arm him with a car, a digital camera and a schedule of all the NZ air shows and static displays ...

Posted: **Sat May 02, 2009 8:24 am**

Flight to NZ... Lots and Lots. Airshow tickets..... Not as much. Flying Jans creations? Priceless

NZFF

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