It very well could have been. I have a print of a D25 that Gabby signed. It showed upon close examination that the paint would smear and run from weathering and looks to be painted a mottled blue gray over the OD. The picture you posted could very well be. The kill markings appears to give me thought that this was actually his aircraft. This is the aircraft IIRC that he bunged his prop and belly landed while strafing. He was captured. Yep......he was a tad to low. Other D25s of the 56th were painted the same style. David Shillings D25 was painted in the same form with "Hairless Joe" Nose Art.
A 56th D25. Nose Art of Capt. Cameron Hart. 63rd Squadron signified by blue rudder.
This style camo as the picture you posted. It'harder to tell on the pic I posted of the D25 but I have a plate of his craft showing the same style of Camo as Gabbys'. I would be inclined to say Yes...that is Gabbys' P47. The print shows a yellow rudder on the bombed up P47. Yellow meant 62nd Squadron. Red signified 61st squadron which I know Gabby flew with. We can also see the rudder color on the picture you posted barely visible under the wing and the elevator. It's red, Gabbys Squadron. With the kill marks, example of Camo and the red rudder I'd say yep! That's Gabbys' plane!
