P47?
I ve never seen a P47 thunderbolt until perhaps today and wonder if someone can confirm.
Living near Camberley I am used to and enjoy the constant stream of GA traffic skirting the western edge of the LHR TMA. Today around 9 am I saw a fast moving chunky radial engine type heading north to south south west over the Blackwater area just east of Blackbushe It wasnt a Yak- distictive Russian radial noise gives them away and sounded like engine was at fairly low power-extremely smooth purring radial. Appeared to be dark blue or green with a white triangle on fin It was a bit too far awy to be sure so I wondered if some eagle eyed expert here can confirm what type it might be. On similar subject I see a Dove almost daily scooting around this sort of routing,lovely to see and hear a sixties relic, but it seems to get a lot of hours in-is it used for some regular purpose. Many thanks PB |
The only P47 in Europe is the Duxford one,and it's silver. I thought I recalled seeing a Sea Fury in the marks you describe,but couldn't find photographic evidence of one.
The Dove is probably G-ARHW based at Fairoaks. |
Thanks George- and I am sure you are right-Ive only seen see furys close up and making a lot of noise , I ll live in hope on the P47/
Well Fairoaks is just down the road from here so that expains the regular Dove overflights but for an old aircraft it sure gets about PB |
The P47 may have been in tranist from Duxford to Goodwood as it was flying during the Revival meeting..
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