About the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. A successful high-altitude bomber and America's leading fighter in the ground-attack role, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt served the USAAF from 1941 to 1945.

Powering the P-43 in its early configurations was a single Pratt & Whitney R-1830-49 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine. The same unit that powered the iconic C-47 Skytrain/DC-3, the ...

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt; The P-47 Thunderbolt Pulled No Punches in World War II Here’s What You Need to Know: The juiced-up engines of the P-47Ms were plagued by serious technical problems.

Republic Aviation restored the airplane and displayed it to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first P-47 flight. Long Description Thunderbolt: the dictionary defines it as "a flash of lightning ...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most dominant planes in the skies over Europe during WWII. Here's everything we know about aerial monster.

However, the turbocharged supremacy of the P-47 Thunderbolt in World War II left a lasting impression with Gabreski, who died in 2002. “That added power meant so much,” he said in an interview ...

This is especially the case with the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. If the P-51 Mustang was the devilishly handsome American hero, the Thunderbolt was the big, ugly muscle of the American Army Air ...

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Security; P-47 Fighter Pilot Ed Cottrell Passes Away at Age 103 Cottrell ended the war with sixty-five combat missions under his belt in his trusty P-47.