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Video : [WW II Air War Researcher Belgium] 6 restored P-47 Thunderbolt

Thx Philippe :-))

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Philippe Save posted in WW II Air War Researcher Belgium Philippe Save 1:04am Jul 3 Si vous regardez bien ,on peut identifier le groupe et le squaron de chaque zinc! Qui dit mieux? Phil

The star of the next Flying Legend in Duxford

Day-2 before the annual trip to the European warbird mecca. This year, the star will be the new P-47G of the Fighter Collection

 


more on http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=109716

Book Thunderbolts of the Hell Hawks - 365th Fighter-Bomber Group in Words, Pictures and Illustrations - Softbound

We announced some months ago the publication of this book about the P-47 group once based in Chièvres and very active above Belgium.


Some of our friends helped the author.


Daniel Leleu from the Musée International de la Base de Chièvres (www.mibac.be) recently received his copy.


Here are his enthusiastic comments


Hello Don,

We do not know each other, but we have a common friend : Philippe
Save. I have been warned of the output of your book about the 365th FG.

I immediately bough it.

I'm Head of Board and Chairman of Chièvres Air Base International Museum (MIBAC –
www.mibac.be) In 1944, Chièvres was A-84 US AFB.

We are therefore very involded in the history of that airfield. Knowing that a new book deals with a
little bit of it a great pleasure for all of us.
I therefore read the book (not already completely), my first impression is : what a beautiful book !
Especially the illustrations and aircrafts profiles.
It is a whole page of history that scrolls under my eyes.

I have not yet read the whole, as I said, my English is a bit perfectible (I do the practice more 40
years), but I already must confess I love this book.

Thank you for this marvelous Edition. Thanks for the memory of all those who came from their
home town, liberated us and, alas, died in this small part of Belgium.

We will never forget; our Museum is the example of duty of remembrance.

Thank you so much for such a book.

Deeply friendly yours.

Daniel LELEU
Director MIBAC



If you want to order a copy of the book, be patient a few days as we try to see if it is possible to have some copies available at the next Florennes Airshow.

Here more about the book : http://barracudacals.com/proddetail.php?prod=BGSB019&cat=9

P-47 Thunderbolt back home

Deze avond was Wings Of memory te gast bij Commander Tracy Patterson vh 309 USAF Airlift Squadron in Chievres.

Een onderdeel van de P-47 42-28460 van John Read van de 365th Fighter Group (een hydraulic unit accumulator) werd officieel overhandigd.

Het squadron zal zorgen dat dit artefact heelhuids in het Tennessee Museum of Aviation geraakt.

Wings Of memory kreeg een speciale award voor hun inzet.

Fotos en info :

http://www.wingsofmemory.be/Ned/P47.html

http://www.wingsofmemory.be/Ned/Honor.html

Dirk

website update : http://www.wingsofmemory.be/ : "JUG" P-47 42-28460 van de USAF 365 Fighter Group 388 Squadron "keert terug naar huis"

Thx Philippe, good show Dirk
http://www.wingsofmemory.be/Ned/P47.html
http://www.wingsofmemory.be/Fr/P47.html
http://www.wingsofmemory.be/Engels/Upcoming.html








"JUG" P-47 42-28460 van de USAF 365 Fighter Group 388 Squadron "keert terug naar huis"

Op 13 september 1944 maakte de P-47 Thunderbolt 42-28460 van de 365 Fighter Group een buiklanding in Wanne (Provincie Luik). Aan de stuurknuppel zat piloot John R. Read. 

"Retour à la maison" d'un Thunderbolt P-47 "JUG", 42-28460  de l'USAF 365 Fighter Group 388 Squadron.

"JUG" P-47 42-28460 of USAF 365 Fighter Group 388 Squadron "returns home."

On September 13 1944 a Thunderbolt P-47 aircraft 42-28460 of 365 Fighter Group made a emergency landing at Wanne (Belgium). The pilot was John R. Read.