One of 354 built by Curtiss. One of two converted to two place.
Information from Joseph F. Baugher's website
Curtiss P-47G-10-CU Thunderbolt 25068 (MSN 21962) Delivered to USAAF Sep43; Redesignated TP-47G; SOC Jun45; To Aero Industries Technical Institute, Oakland Airport, CA 1946-1952 as a ground instructional airframe; Jack P. Hardwick/ Hardwick Aircraft Supply, El Monte, CA 1952; Rented in 1953 to Allied Artists for ground scenes in the film "Fighter Attack"; Used by Flying Tiger Line as ground engine test rig at Oakland; stored Hardwick's yard, El Monte c1955 to 1975; Eagle Aviation, Tulsa, OK; Restoration commenced 1975; Hurley Boehler/ Sirrus Aviation, Tulsa, OK; Ray Stutsman, Elkhart, IN 7Dec79; Registered N42354 May81; Reregistered N47DG Feb82; Flown as 42-8476, YJ-X "Little Demon"; Grand Champion Warbird, Oshkosh Jul82; Robert L. Waltrip/ Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, TX, later Galveston, TX May87; David Arnold/ Flying A Services, UK 1996; Registration cancelled 14Apr00 on export to England; Wfu, stored in UK (reported stored in container at North Weald 2003, at Greenham Common 2005); Tony Raftis, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 2005; Reported shipped to Australia but resold on arrival; The Fighter Collection, Duxford UK 2005; Registered as G-CDVX to Patina Ltd/ The Fighter Collection, Duxford 20Feb06; Unpacked from crate in hangar at Duxford 4Jun06; Re-packed in container at Duxford Sep06 for shipping to Chino, CA for restoration to fly; Wings at Wangaratta, VIC 2007, fuselage arrived at Duxford 9Jul08 after shipping from Chino; Final restoration and assembly commenced at Duxford 2009; First flight 21Apr12 as 225068/WZ-D "SNAFU"; Comanche Warbirds Inc, Houston, TX 2013; Dismantled at Duxford Aug13 for shipping to USA; Registration cancelled 24Jan14 on export to USA; Registered N47FG to Comanche Warbirds, Houston, TX 28Jan14, current [Jan17]
