This upcoming Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Planes of Fame Air Museum the monthly Living History Event theme is “Little Friends/Bomber Escorts”, featuring the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. The featured speaker is Sandy Ross, Lt. Colonel (Ret.), a P-47 pilot during the WW2. Following the presentation, the The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt will perform a demonstration flight. Affectionately nicknamed “Jug,” the P-47 was one of the most famous AAF fighter planes of World War II.
The museum’s P-47G is painted in the markings of the P-47G flown by Walker “Bud” Mahurin, a member of the 56th Fighter Group with 21 kills in the P-47.Carrying the civil registration NX3395G in very small characters, 42-25254 took to the air again after its latest restoration in mid-May 1985, just in time to make its debut in the Planes of Fame Air Museum’s sixth annual Planes of Fame Air Display at Chino Airport on May 18 and 19, 1985.
More information about this event HERE
Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.
