The P-47N-25-RE, SN 44-89425, was manufactured by Republic Aviation Corporation at Farmingdale, New York, and was delivered to the USAAF on 11 October 1945 (accepted & available 05 Oct 45). Below are this aircraft's unit assignments, as interpreted by the Historical Research Center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
11 Oct 45 - To Scott Army Air Field, Gary, IN
12 Oct 45 - To Independence Army Air Field, KS
30 Apr 46 - To 4185th Base Unit, Independence AAFld, KS
03 Feb 47 - To 4134th Base Unit, Spokane AAFld, WA
18 Mar 47 - To 4135th Base Unit, Hill AAFld, UT
30 Sept 49 - To 132nd Fighter Squadron (Air National Guard)
Dow AFB, ME
01 Jan 51 - To 101st Fighter Wing (ANG), Dow AFB ME
01 Feb 51 - To 112th Fighter Group (ANG), Greater Pittsburgh
Airport, PA
01 Aug 51 - To Oklahoma City Air Material Area (Air Material
Command), Tinker AFB, OK
10 Dec 51 - Placed in storage.
15 Apr 52 - Processed out of storage.
25 Apr 52 - To Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Corp.,
Hensley Field TX, for work.
10 Jun 52 - To 198th Fighter Squadron (ANG), Puerto Rico
01 Jul 52 - Deployed to Isla Grande Airport, Puerto Rico
22 Dec 54 - To storage - No further records available at
the Maxwell AFB Research Center.
Additional data was found in the Peterson Museum's aircraft files in a letter from retired USAF T/Sgt Rick Sherry, dated 02 Mar 01, that gives some more recent lineage information. Click on below links to view the letter, addendum and the thumbnails of 1970/1971 to 2001 photos.
