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description: The P-47 The Thunderbolt rose to fame during WWII with the aircraft and its pilots and crews accumulating an impressive record against ground targets destroying a myriad of enemy trains trucks armored vehicles artillery and aircraft on the ground. The massive fighters accomplishments were not limited to strafing and bombing runs; indeed many P-47 jockeys earned their ace status flying the P-47 against the aircraft of the Luftwaffe and Japan where the Thunderbolts aided by external fuel tanks provided long-range escort for bomber formations. Chronicles the development and use of the famed Jug from its genesis in the P-35 to the long-legged P-47N. Production by Republic and Curtiss is discussed along with the numerous experimental variations that did not see production.
language: English
title: P-47 Thunderbolt In Action
publisher: Squadron/Signal