It was written off as too heavy, too clumsy, and too thirsty to ever succeed. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, one of the heaviest WWII fighter planes, began its life as a high-altitude escort ...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was the most versatile fighter aircraft of the Second World War. It was not “best in class” in any ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Zemke’s Wolfpack ended the war the top-scoring U.S. fighter group of the 8th Air Force, with 665.5 recognized aerial kills—or one thousand aircraft destroyed, ...

Though he is decades past his days of flying the P-47 Thunderbolts that helped to win World War II, Ralph Jenkins, 85, sat before one of those trusted "Jug" fighters at the Museum of Flight and beamed ...

Up out of the dark midden of censorship OEM popped its head long enough for one brief, welcome word: the Republic P47 (Thunderbolt), fastest single-engined plane in the world, was about ready for ...

Whereas the quick and agile North American P-51 Mustang, the legendary fighter that dominated the skies of World War II, and Lockheed's P-38 did indeed bring the "Lighting," Republic Aviation's P-47 ...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was a formidable American fighter-bomber aircraft used during II. Its design, engine, and performance made[...] ...

Battle across the European and Pacific fronts during World War II and take control of the United States Army Air Forces’ P-47 Thunderbolt. Fight to destroy Japan’s super-heavy prototype bomber, FUGAKU ...

When a classic vehicle on two or four wheels is fully restored and given all the new-age bells and whistles, we call it a restomod. But when AirCorps Aviation of Bemidji, Minnesota, unveiled a ...