Another shot from the 2010 Westfield Airshow. I was loving how close the rented Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS lens got me! This was right when those overcast skies decided to roll in. Here is a P-47N Thunderbolt named Jacky’s Revenge. Once a WWII fighter plane, it is now privately owned and is shown off at air shows. It’s always fun to see a bit of history still in operation!
After World War II the P-47N was used primarily to help rebuild the majority of the European airforces. This airplane was much easier to maintain and more forgiving to fly compared to the P-51. The P-47N was retired from the USAF in the 1950s when the USAF started to transition to jet airplanes.
You can see more detail of this airplane on my Flickr page.
