Need help with P-47 ID

[Tony Kambic]

I'm thinking Ed may be correct about the photograph. The shadows on the pilot's face and accoutrements suggest sun coming from his left to right, given the facial shadow and the shadow of the oxygen mask. The horizonal stablizer's shadow suggests sun is above, and slightly from the front of the aircraft to the rear. This would contradict the pilot's shadows. The remainder of the pilot's iniform is indescernible, which is a bit odd.

How often has Ed found on eBay or has anyone seen such a photograph, of a just belly-landed pilot posing in front of his aircraft?

Tony

[fsbofk]

Looking at it again, I compared the highlight off the rear-view mirror and on the forward portion of the left wing root - both point to a sun behind my right shoulder (if I was the cameraman). The stabilizer shadow, it looks to me, makes a slight angle rearward (not straight down), consistent with the sun behind me on my right. The highlights on the wrinkles of his left jacket sleeve also reflect the sun from behind my right. I still think the shadows are in sync here (better than in the famous Lee Harvey Oswald photo !), but that suit is a puzzle.