Well said indeed, I do fly all sorts of rides (don't mind being gently forced to in AvA). If there are going a pluthera of Pee47s I'd like to to see my Razorback in the lineup.
I'm also not so subtlely lobbying for one of the most produced D-22/23 model P-47 which was one of the most produced models. 1000's of them were produced vs the 130 or so M's. Maybe a Don Quixote cause but I'm trying.
Below are production figures taken from the USAF museum web site. A total of 6,863 of all P-47s were Razorback variants.
Type Number built/
converted Remarks
XP-47 0 Lt. interceptor (canceled)
XP-47A 0 Modified XP-47; no guns or radios
XP-47B 1 Improved P-44 and XP-47 design
P-47B 171 First prod. aircraft; eight .50-cal. in wings
P-47CC 602 Improved P-47B
P-47D-RE 3,963 Razorback P-47D; Blocks 1-22P-47D-RE 2,546 Bubble canopy P-47D; Blocks 25-30
P-47D-RA 2,350 Evansville, Ind., plant; Blocks 2-23P-47D-RA 3,743 Evansville bubble canopy; Blocks 26-40
XP-47E 1 (cv) Modified B (171st built); press. cockpit
XP-47F 1 (cv) Modified P-47B; laminar flow wing
P-47G-CU 354 Curtiss-built D model never were deployed for combat/only 2 currently flying razorbacks are G's
XP-47H 1 (cv) Modified P-47D; 16-cylinder Chrysler engine
XP-47J 1 New model; six .50-cal.
XP-47K 1 (cv) Modified P-47D with Hawker Typhoon Cnpy.
XP-47L 1 (cv) Modified P-47D-20
YP-47M 3 (cv) Modified P-47D; dive brakes
P-47M 130 Fighter-bomber version
XP-47N 1 Improved D; new wing
P-47N-RE 1,667 Long-range escort model
P-47N-RA 149 5,934 canceled after VJ-Day
