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Republic P-47D-20 RA Thunderbolt "Miss Mary Lou" |
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Scale 1:33 |
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Author: Lukasz Fuczek |
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File Size: 27.8 Mb |
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Republic P-47D-20 RA Thunderbolt
"Miss Mary Lou"
19th Fighter Squardon, 218th Fighter
Group
Saipan, July 1944
Pilot: Major Henry McAfee
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Price $12.00 |
Model # 067 |
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This model, in printed format is available
from Modelik |
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If ordering a CD, please
add $5.75
for Shipping & Handling. One charge per order. |
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Technical data: |
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Length |
11.00 m |
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Span |
12.42 m |
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Engine |
1 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59
Double Wasp radial, 2,535hp |
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Max Speed |
697 km/h |
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Armament |
8 x 12.7mm M2 Browning machine
guns, up to 1,134kg of bombs and 6 x 130mm rockets |
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Crew |
1 |
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On June 22, 1944 twenty four P-47D Thunderbolts of the 19th
Squadron were launched from the escort carrier USS Natoma Bay to land on
the Aslito field on Saipan. First plane to touch the ground was flown by
Capt. Harry E. McAfee. Planes immediately went into action in support of
the Marines fighting well entrenched and determined Japanese troops.
On June 24th, McAfee and another
pilot guided Marines ashore on Tinian. They flew almost at the wave top
level over the landing crafts towards the beach, turned, and flew again
and again guiding the boats to exactly where they supposed to land on
path finding sweeps.
When the island was captured on July 31st,
Major McAfee became the first American pilot to land on Tinian as well. |
