A successful high-altitude bomber and America's leading fighter in the ground-attack role, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt served ... was slightly swept back). The cockpit was air-conditioned ...

I decided the P-47 Thunderbolt, with its production run of more than 15,500, was probably Republic’s most historically important aircraft. I went to the top left corner of the P-47 section and ...

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was bigger, more rugged, and more robust than any fighter I’d known.” As far as I can ascertain, Cottrell wasn’t credited with any air-to-air victories during ...