P-47 with flag t-shirt

P-47 MEN'S T-SHIRT

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400000015101
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Width:
11.00 (in)
Height:
9.00 (in)
Depth:
1.00 (in)
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Description
  • Exclusive to Planes of Fame
  • 6.0 oz., pre-shrunk 100% cotton
  • Double-needle stitched neckline, bottom hem and sleeves
  • Quarter-turned
  • 7/8” seamless collar
  • Taped neck and shoulders
  • Imported
  • Planes of Fame Logo on left chest
  • Full color graphic on back
  • Sizes: S–3XL
  • Brand: Gildan Ultra Cotton

Aircraft

With an empty weight of 9,000lb, a normal loaded weight of 13,500lb and a maximum weight of 15,000lb, the Thunderbolt was the heaviest single-engined fighter of its day. It had a wingspan of 41ft, a length of 36ft and a height of nearly 15 ft. 

In 1952, Ed Maloney obtained the aircraft and stored it at his home with the intention of eventually displaying it in his projected air museum.
The Thunderbolt was finally reassembled at the Air Museum’s Ontario International Airport, California base in 1963 and took part in a number of west coast airshows until it was damaged in a forced landing at NAS Point Mugu, California, in 1971. Maloney then put the damaged aircraft into storage again until 1980 when it was restored to static display condition at the Museum’s new Planes of Fame location in Chino, California.  Although the primary goal was to get the Thunderbolt back into flying condition, lack of a suitable replacement engine delayed that event until 1985.

Carrying the civil registration NX3395G in very small characters, 42-25254 took to the air again after its latest restoration in mid-May 1985, just in time to make its debut in the Planes of Fame Air Museum’s sixth annual Planes of Fame Air Display at Chino Airport on May 18 and 19, 1985.

Reviews

  • 5
    Men’s T-Shirt

    Posted by Rob Cavanaugh on 27th Dec 2020

    High quality material and the right fit !