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Title: Hun Buster XVI?
Post by: Seagoon on June 01, 2005, 02:04:54 PM

Hi Guys,

Saw a P-47D-40 at the Pope Airforce Base Airshow this past Saturday called "Hun Buster XVI" - I'd never heard of it before. Anyone got any history on this bird?

- SEAGOON

PS: Also saw Panchito, Liberty Belle, and Crazy Horse.

Title: Re: Hun Buster XVI?
Post by: Guppy35 on June 01, 2005, 02:24:16 PM

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Originally posted by Seagoon
Hi Guys,

Saw a P-47D-40 at the Pope Airforce Base Airshow this past Saturday called "Hun Buster XVI" - I'd never heard of it before. Anyone got any history on this bird?

- SEAGOON

PS: Also saw Panchito, Liberty Belle, and Crazy Horse.

Think you saw Hun Hunter XVI. Painted up as a 57th FG P47.  Better known version of that bird was Hun Hunter XIV that was a razorback NMF Jug from the same group.  

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/169_1115767463_hunhxiv.jpg)

Dan/CorkyJr

Title: Hun Buster XVI?
Post by: Seagoon on June 01, 2005, 02:55:25 PM

Doh! Thanks Guppy, that's it... Got the name wrong.

 (http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p47registry/images/p47-4490460.jpg)

Very pretty a/c. I was amazed to see the build date on this one was 1953. Had no idea Republic kept building them post-WW2.

- SEAGOON

Title: Hun Buster XVI?
Post by: midnight Target on June 01, 2005, 03:08:18 PM

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/94_1116800807_chino2005001.jpg)

That guy gets around.. this is from Chino Airshow, 5/21 & 5/22

Title: Hun Buster XVI?
Post by: RedDg on June 01, 2005, 07:22:39 PM

Dayton 2003

(http://x-plane.org/home/RedDog/Colin_DadP-47.jpg)

Title: Hun Buster XVI?
Post by: bunch on June 01, 2005, 09:12:40 PM

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Originally posted by Seagoon
...I was amazed to see the build date on this one was 1953. Had no idea Republic kept building them post-WW2.

- SEAGOON

The Taiwanese AF was using F-47s around that time against Chinese MiGs.
Never have read anywhere about how they did...I think they were in USAF usage as training A/C also

Title: Hun Buster XVI?
Post by: Rafe35 on June 02, 2005, 12:07:08 AM

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Originally posted by bunch
The Taiwanese AF was using F-47s around that time against Chinese MiGs.
Never have read anywhere about how they did...I think they were in USAF usage as training A/C also

The Republic F-47 Thunderbolt is likely been used by US Air National Guard, but they were replace quickly by F-51 Mustang and F-80 Shooting Star before Korean War.