For my first time in quite some time, I've got video of a P-47 Thunderbolt in flight; something that I hadn't seen since before 2016. This SHORT, featuring original content shot on an ‪@Apple‬ iPod Touch, showcases Bernie Vasquez flying "Bonnie" in an aerobatic routine at ‪@EAA‬'s AirVenture 2024 - with the contents of this short being a point roll and a barrel roll. Unfortunately, I do not have much from his routine and the remainder of Tuesday's flying as the iPod had run out of space. The description from the full-length video can be found below.

Bernie Vasquez takes "Bonnie", this beautifully restored razorback P-47D Thunderbolt through its paces in a marvelous low-level aerobatic display over the Wittman Regional Airport. "Bonnie" was named by Brigadier General William “Bill” Dunham, Commanding Officer of the 460th Fighter Squadron, 348th Fighter Group. Dunham was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters and the Air Force Commendation Medal. The Bonnie namesake was emblazoned on all three of Dunham’s P-47s and ended with an P-51K which was named Mrs. Bonnie because by then Miss Bonnie Harris had become Mrs. Bonnie Dunham.

The Experimental Aircraft Association's annual Convention, better known as AirVenture 2024, took place from July 22-28, 2024 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This video was shot on Tuesday July 23, 2024.

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