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Tony Riccio, a P-47 Test Pilot

ByBill Riccio March 7, 2021June 1, 2025

Tony had heard that Republic was hiring for test pilots to fly their newly developed P-47 in the summer of 1942, and he knew that he couldn’t let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass by. Two years have gone by since he first opened his Gardenville airport, and he felt this could be financially beneficial to expand…

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P-47 The Beautiful Beast

ByBill Riccio January 30, 2020June 1, 2025

I just found this great article on the P-47 written by LT. COL. WILLIAM R. DUNN, USAF (RET.) that Tony cut out of the September 1975 issue of AIR FORCE Magazine. See the link below for a free download and please share!

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