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During World War II, Hill Air Force Base maintained, repaired, rehabilitated and stored many Thunderbolt aircraft and their engines. The P-47D on display was manufactured in 1944 and served on bases all over the United States. In 2003, this aircraft was recovered from a salvage yard and brought to Hinckley Airport in Ogden, Utah, for restoration.
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The P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II fighter aircraft built by Republic Aviation from 1941 to 1945. Early designs XP-47 (AP-10) XP-47 model during wind tunnel testing.
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The P-47D was the first to go to the Pacific with USAAF units, and was the first Thunderbolt to be supplied to the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Brazil, Mexico and Free French units.. The lightweight M was too late for its role of chasing flying bombs but scored successes against the Me 262 and Ar 234 jets.. The final version, which came too late for extensive employment in the war, was the P-47N.
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The Thunderbolt performed 546,000 combat sorties between March of 1943 and August 1945 and is considered the real forerunner of today's multirole fighters. The Republic P-47 was the successor of a line of airplanes derived from the Seversky P-35, the XP-41, P-43 Lancer and XP-44 Rocket.
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An 8th U.S. Air Force Republic P-47D Thunderbolt attacks a tower on a German airdrome in occupied France, in 1944. When a squadron of P-47 Thunderbolts attacked a gunpowder storage depot, the ensuing explosion destroyed one of their aircraft. The grave for the pilot was made by a refugee French couple, with .50cal ammunition for a border.
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P-47 Thunderbolts of the 9th Air Force prepare for a mission in France Republic P-47D-5 Thunderbolt code WR-P 42-8404 "Speed", "Lil Jo" of the 354th FS, 355th Fighter Group pilot LtCol Thomas Hubbard, November 1943 P-47 Thunderbolts of the 406th Fighter Group line up for take off before a mission
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The Thunderbolt in Combat The USAAF and several Allied nations used the P-47 in nearly every combat theater. Through 1943 in Europe, the P-47C and P-47D equipped the majority of 8th Air Force fighter groups in England (and one in the 15th Air Force in Italy) as a long-range escort fighter.
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P-47D Thunderbolts of the 345th Fighter Squadron. (Image source: WikiCommons) "More than 15,600 Thunderbolts were manufactured between 1941 and 1945 and they served in every theatre of the war." WITH ITS SLEEK LINES, nimble handling and lightning-fast speed, the North American P-51 quickly became a symbol of American air power in World War Two.
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The P-47D "Razorback" Thunderbolt on display is an early version of the "D," nicknamed for the ridge behind the cockpit (later P-47Ds had a bubble canopy). It is painted to appear as the Thunderbolt Col. Neel Kearby flew on his last mission. Col. Kearby named all of his aircraft Fiery Ginger after his red-headed wife Virginia.
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The principal model of the Thunderbolt in use at the time was the P-47D. These included several different sub-models of the D.. So, why was the P-47 (F-47) not used? The Thunderbolt's Navy alter-ego, the F4U Corsair, was used to great effect, and like the P-47, was far more rugged than the Mustang with its fragile Prestone cooling system.
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In the first six months of 1945, the P-47 dropped an average of 541 tons of bombs daily. Bodyguard to the bombers of the European Theater, the P-47 gave the Allies air superiority. Powered by the famed Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine, it could reach great speeds, especially in a dive. Several pilots would go on to make claims.
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The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter, and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role.
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Republic engineered each Thunderbolt wing assembly to fit 4 x M2 Browning air-cooled .50 caliber heavy machine guns in a staggered arrangement. The P-47 was the only American fighter aircraft to wield this many machine guns (20mm cannon armament was considered early on but dropped from contention).
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On November 26, 1943, Major Gabby Gabreski, flying his P-47 Thunderbolt, downed two German Me-110s to become a World War II flying ace. Wikimedia Commons Those two kills nearly 80 years ago this.
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Specs Related Stories Republic's immense and powerful P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the truly great fighters of World War II. Designed under the leadership of Alexander Kartveli, the Thunderbolt provided stout protection for the pilot, and its rugged construction and air-cooled engine allowed it to withstand battle damage.
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Republic P-47. Affectionately nicknamed "Jug," the P-47 was one of the most famous AAF fighter planes of World War II. Although originally conceived as a lightweight interceptor, the P-47 developed as a heavyweight fighter and made its first flight on May 6, 1941. The first production model was delivered to the AAF in March 1942, and in April.