Reviewer:
cosmico -
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January 16, 2010
Subject:
Dad's Thunderbolt
Despite the fact that certain people on the Internet Archive don't like posts that are too personal, I just want to say that I feel a great affinity and nostalgia for the P-47 Thunderbolt, as my late father flew these planes, as well as working on them as a mechanic, during WWII.
As a baby-boomer with a WWII disabled vet father, one of my favorite memories was going with Dad to Wright-Patterson Field and Museum during the 1960s so he could see one of these planes again, up close and personal.
One of my last photos of Dad has him wearing a white t-shirt with a Thunderbolt across the front in full, blazing color.
Today I'm remembering Dad and his Thunderbolt!