PictionID:42002461 - Title:Republic XP-72 XP-72, 43-36598. the XP-72 flew for the first time on 2 February 1944, equipped with a four-bladed propeller. The XP-72 Wasp Major-powered Super Thunderbolt would have been an exceptional fighter but favorable events for the Allies in WW2 stopped its promising development. - Catalog:15_002991 - - Image from the Charles Daniel's Collection Seversky, Republic and P-47 Aircraft Album.Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive