Thunderbolt, The P-47 rm freeAuthor: Martin CaidenRobert Johnson
The P-47 Thunderbolt, originally designed as a high-altitude interceptor, became the principal US fighter-bomber of World War II. First adapted to the ground attack role by units of the Twelfth Air Force in early 1944, the strength and durability of the P-47 airframe, along with its massi...
Two Republic P-47Ns in flight. The P-47N was the last variant of the famed P-47 Thunderbolt to ever be produced. U.S. Air Force photo “It was a beautiful specimen ofthe great Thunderbolt fighter, almost factory-fresh in the Pacific sunshine, resplendent with an all-yellow tail assem...
P-47 Thunderbolts of the 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, pass low over paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division advancing through heavy snow during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945... >Read More $165.00 Select from: Qty: An example of one of the artist's beautiful...
Affectionately nicknamed 'Jug,' the P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most famous fighter aircraft of WWII. Nearly 16,000 P-47s were built during the course of the war and they served in Europe, the Pacific, the CBI and even over the Eastern Front. This widespread service ensured that it...
a tactical fighter-bomber with the Ninth Air Force, rather than as a long-range escort. It also details the exploits of the Mediterranean-based 325th FG, which was the only P-47 group within the strategic Fifteenth Air Force. Thunderbolt aces within the Ninth Air Force, particularly, we....
One such strike was the operation to secure the Japanese-held Mingaladon Aerodrome near Rangoon on 20 October 1944, when a composite air force, made up of P-47 Thunderbolts from 261 and 146 Squadrons, carried out a low level attack on the vital Japanese stronghold.Richard Taylor’s ...
Caption Pilot Edwin King looking over his P-47 Thunderbolt after an oil line ruptured in flight and covered the aircraft with all 28 gallons of engine oil, but the aircraft ran long enough to return to base, Jan 1945, Italy. Photographer Unknown Source United States Army Air Force More on...
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After “Hub” Zemke whipped them into shape, the P‑47 pilots of the 56th Fighter Group went on to score 992½ confirmed kills. by Don Hollway As seen in the September 1999 issue of AVIATION HISTORY magazine Col. Hubert “Hub” Zemke and his Republic P‑47 Thunderbolt,МойТо...