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Lagarto

23rd January 2005 12:09

first P-47 with dorsal fin?

Which Bubbletop had the dorsal fin applied for the first time - D-27, D-30, or D-40? All three are mentioned in various sources :?

Juha	23rd January 2005 14:02

Hello
according to Dean's America's Hundred Thousand the first with dorsal fin was D-27.

Juha

Dick Powers

24th January 2005 04:44

Jug FIns

Warren Bodie's "P-47 Thunderbolt" says that P-47D-28-RA's had dorsal fins retrofitted in the field or depots, and if fins were installed in the factory it was late in the block.

Lagarto

24th January 2005 16:30

Thank you :)
Btw, another P-47 puzzle: jettisonable canopy - D-15 or D-22?

Modeldad

24th January 2005 17:17

D-40-RA was the first model to have the factory installed dorsal fin.

(Bodie, "Republic's P-47 Thunderbolt" , page 397.

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