In message , Mike Kanze
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José,

How is the bridle attached to the Jug? (The second photo is too grainy for
me to determine.)


Roger A Freeman's "Thunderbolt, A documentary history of the Republic
P-47",Macdonald and Jane's, London, 978, ISBN 0345111669, has a photo on
page 83 of a P-47 on a catapult. The caption says it is Right Dee-Icer,
a P-47D-11-RE of the 78th FG, and is aboard the USS Manilla Bay. The
tail number starts with 27, and the next three digits could be 531. They
are obscured by the starboard wing. It carries a centreline tank with
shark's teeth markings on it. White nose, wing and tail band. "29" in
white (probably) on the port wheel disc

The cables can clearly be seen to be attached to the main gear legs just
above the torque links. There seems to be some kind of hold-down behind
the tailwheel.

HTH
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!