P-47D-23 “Bonnie” captured by Z 8 / Z24-70f2.8
Long story short, over a decade ago, in the back of the restoration at Dakota Territory Air Museum, I met “Bonnie”. A WWII Pacific Theater veteran, the one story that stuck was the holes in her fuselage, cut out material the natives made to create fishing lures. Today, the world knows her as the spectacular Bonnie. I was very fortunate lately to spend some quality time with the lady and more time to look forward to. I don’t think though, she knew what I was talking about when I said, “I remember when …”