WWII pilot reunited with P-47

Retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Hertel, who flew the P-47 while stationed in Iwo Jima, Japan, was reunited with the Thunderbolt during the Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Feb. 28.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jensen Stidham/Released)
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jensen Stidham

Hertel had not seen the aircraft since retiring from the military in the 1960’s.

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