50 caliber machine guns made it a deadly opponent in the skies. The P-47 Thunderbolt was quite a versatile aircraft, able to ...

The lightweight aircraft was equipped with a 950-horsepower ... While the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the heaviest single-engine fighter plane of the war, it was a versatile and highly capable ...

Flying the P-47 Thunderbolt throughout their time stationed in England, the Group had more ace pilots and destroyed more enemy aircraft in air combat than any other. Advertisement All the Latest ...

Although we think of air-to-air radar as a relatively modern invention, it first made its appearance in WWII. Some late war fighters featured the AN/APS-13 Tail Warning Radar to alert the pilot ...

has unveiled the first of three "heritage" aircraft to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day in June. American crews at the base in Suffolk painted the fighter jet to look like a P-47 Thunderbolt ...

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, known affectionately as the “Jug” or “Juggernaut,” is one of the toughest, most rugged designs of combat aircraft to have taken to the sky during World War II.