Thunderbolt in Chinese/Taiwanese Service

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Thunderbolt in ChineseTaiwanese Service

P-47D-23-RA Unit: 11th FG Serial: P-47014 Kangwan Field, Shanghai,
circa 1947.

P-47D-30-RA Unit: 43rd FS, 11th FG Serial: 432917 (44-32917) Circa
1947.

P-47D-28-RE “Lady Maurene” Unit: 43rd FS, 11th FG Serial: P-47036 Nationalist’s P-47s were used during the Chinese Civil War.

P-47 Communist China CPR

Bestfong decals: Airplane 1930~1950 ROCAF

ROCAF Combat Losses 1950-7 [F-47 = P-47]

1957
11/05 34
Sq
3 POW B-26 Downed in
Fujian. The
crew were
released 8
months later.
07/01 3
Sq
KIA F-47N
“699”
Downed by
PLA AAA
04/15 12
Sq
KIA RF-84F Crashed
when
diverted
to South
Korea
following
pursuit by
PLA MiG
1956
11/10 6
Sq
9 KIA C-46 Downed by
PLA MiG in
an airdrop
mission over
Jejiang
06/22 Spec. Op.
Unit
11 KIA B-17 Downed by
PLA MiG-17
in Jiangxi
1955
07/16 1
Sq
KIA F-84G
“118”
Downed by
PLA AAA
near Kinmen
06/27 12
Sq
KIA RT-33A
“7”
Downed by
PLA MiG-15 off coast of
Fujian
02/20 3
Sq
KIA F-47N
“142”
Downed by
PLA Navy
AAA
01/21 43
Sq
KIA F-47N
“209”
Downed by
PLA Navy
AAA
01/19 1
Sq
                           KIA F-84G
“315”
Downed by
PLA AAA.
First jet
aircraft lost.
1954
11/17 12
Sq
KIA RT-33A
“2”
Crashed into mountains in
Fujian
when evading PLA MiG-15
11/01 5
TFG
KIA F-47N
“380”
Crashed in a
bombing
mission in
Fujian
10/15 27
Sq
MIA F-47N
“227”
Failed to
return
09/12 35
Sq
9 KIA PB4Y
“12”
Downed by
PLA AAA
near Xiamen
09/04 8
Sq
KIA F-47N
“369”
Damaged by
PLA AAA in a
bombing
mission.
Crashed near
Kinmen.
07/06 43
Sq
KIA F-47N
“313”
Downed by
PLA MiG-15
06/03 26
Sq
KIA F-47N
“222”
Downed PLA
La-11
05/26 Spec. Op.
Unit
4 KIA B-17 Downed by
PLA AAA
over Fujian
03/18 26
Sq
KIA F-47N
“219”
Downed PLA
MiG-15
02/09 27
Sq
KIA F-47N
“267”
Downed by
PLA AAA
1953
12/17 26
Sq
KIA F-47N
“193”
Downed by
PLA AAA
over Jejiang
07/16 41
Sq
KIA F-47N
“335”
Downed by
PLA AAA
over
Dongshan
Island
1951
11/08 41
Sq
MIA F-47N
“129”
Failed to
return from a
recce mission
over
Guandong
1950
07/29 41
Sq
KIA F-47N
“126”
Downed by
PLA AAA
over Xiamen
04/02 22
Sq
KIA P-51 Downed by
Soviet
aircraft
stationed in
Shanghai
03/16 23
Sq
KIA P-51 Downed by
PLA AAA
03/14 12
Sq
6 KIA F-10
“07”
Downed by
PLA aircraft

ROCAF Combat Losses
Since 1950

By MSW
Forschungsmitarbeiter Mitch Williamson is a technical writer with an interest in military and naval affairs. He has published articles in Cross & Cockade International and Wartime magazines. He was research associate for the Bio-history Cross in the Sky, a book about Charles ‘Moth’ Eaton’s career, in collaboration with the flier’s son, Dr Charles S. Eaton. He also assisted in picture research for John Burton’s Fortnight of Infamy. Mitch is now publishing on the WWW various specialist websites combined with custom website design work. He enjoys working and supporting his local C3 Church. “Curate and Compile“
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