1st Fighter Squadron USAAF

Hey Rob,

Thanks for the info. Do you have a scan or something of the pics in Roger Freeman’s “Thunderbolt” book. Can you remember if the yellow tail in your 413th FG P-47 model continues all the way to the aft fuselage insignia?

Thanks again,

Vincent

Hey you Guys,

I tried to draw this picture of a P-47N of the 1st FS of the 413th FG when it was based in Japan in 1945. I don’t know if it is correct. Is there anybody out there who has information on the 1st FS and their P-47s

Thanks.

Hey vprinsen, I confess I know absolutely nothing about the paint scheme, but it looks convincing!

You may want to find a copy of Roger Freeman’s “Thunderbolt” which has some pix of 413th and 414th FG P-47Ns **but** they were photographed on Iwo Jima – right before the period you’re covering. Also – have you tried ArmyAirForces.com? [Edit – I just went there and there isn’t much at all]

There is some information at http://www.yellowairplane.com/413th/ but nothing which covers the period you want – it’s a pictorial survey of the group before they shipped out, by the look of it.

I have (somewhere) a model of a 414th FG P-47N representing the Iwo period which has a yellow tail, and a large numeral where you have your “AH” code letters. They also painted round, not over the serial number – but this doesn’t help you much.

Rob / Kansan