Vicente Vazquez wrote:
And every time I look at that P-47 I regret not being able to see
that piece of our history crossing our skies again, carrying the same
colors that were seen over Italy 60 years ago, with that same
"Ostrich" we are so proud of painted on it's fuselage.


My dad told me stories of being buzzed every morning by a Brazilian P-47
squadron in Italy in WWII. He was flying C-47s at the time and said the
Thunderbolts would come roaring over just above the tents. Made a hell of a
noise.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN


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