Bare metal P-47D razorback
P-47D 43-25555 HV-U of the 61st Fighter Squadron assigned pilot currently unknown. Shadow on nose is from the photo-ship, and flying wing is Lt. Robert J Rankin’s 42-74662 HV-H “Wicked Wacker Weegie”.
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