P-47 Ie Shima 1945

[okidonn]

Photo that I just got in a GI WWII album from Okinawa, note on the back says "P-47 Ie Shima"

[doinworkinvans]

P-47N serial# 44-88043 of the 333rd Fighter Squadron,318th Fighter Group in the PTO.

 

 

cool you have an original photo of this P47 - the other side says "Short Snorter"

 

their most famous P47 for sure and a famous one in it's own right....alot of modelers make this one up as well

 

congrats on the find

[ksp45]

the guys on the p-47 facebook page would love to see that

[okidonn]

I checked the internet and found one of the models of this famous P-47N, matches my original photo pretty good.

[DP3]

My grandfather was a P-47 pilot of the 333rd FS, 318th FG stationed on Ie Shima. I have photos of nose art on a few P-47s that I am trying to identify, but not of this one. Most of the nose art photos I have are from B-24 Liberators that were on the island. Before he passed he told me that many of the photos from the island were lost because of a typhoon. So it is always great to see the pictures that survived. I’m putting together the history of his military campaign and would appreciate any information or photos to help me fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle.