About the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. A successful high-altitude bomber and America's leading fighter in the ground-attack role, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt served the USAAF from 1941 to 1945.

Between D-Day (June 1944) and VE-Day (May 1945), the P-47 earned the distinction of being the best ground-attack aircraft in the US fleet. It flew over half a million missions and dropped 132,000 ...

In the European Theater, P-47 pilots were responsible for destroying more than 7,000 enemy aircraft—more than half in air-to-air combat. Though at least twice as heavy as the Supermarine ...

The Evansville P-47 foundation is continuing fundraising efforts for the aircraft. Donations can be made at bringevansvillep47home.org or by contacting a Foundation Board Member at (812) 205-4793.

The twin-engine jet bombers were likely targeting the battered Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen over which the U.S. 1 st Army was pouring into Germany. The P-47Ms, roughly equaling the Arado’s in ...

At 500 yards, he opened up again with this Thunderbolt’s eight .50-cal machine guns, and as the smoke began pouring from the jet Fahringer saw something go down the right side of his P-47. It ...

The P-47 Thunderbolt crashed Friday in the Hudson River during a promotion ... 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. A World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27 ...

The designation is a nod to the P-47 fighter, the Air Force's founding year, and the 47th president. See the competing NGAD fighter designs proposed by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.

92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Hertel was reunited with the P-47 Thunderbolt. WWII Pilot Reunited with P-47 | Military.com Profile ...

Officials remove a plane out of the Hudson River a day after it crashed, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river ...