Category:44-33133 (aircraft)

The Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt (s/n 45-49406) was manufactured by Republic Aviation in Evansville, Indiana (USA), and delivered to the USAAF on 27 June 1945. It was placed in storage until March 1948, when it was assigned to an U.S. Air National Guard squadron. It is (as of 2012) operated by the Flying Heritage Collection at Everett, Washington (USA). The aircraft is is painted in the colours of the "Tallahassee Lassie" (P-47D-30-RA, s/n 44-33133), flown by Seattle-born Colonel Ralph C. Jenkins. He led the 510th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, USAAF. It was previously employed by the Brazilian Air Force, and spent some time as a monument on a pedestal.