The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. The largest and most powerful single-engine fighter of WWII wasn’t always a sure bet. In its early days, it suffered from range issues and radio failures, but by ...

RARE WWII Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Curtiss Electric Aircraft Propeller Blades: $45000.00. These were found in the back of a 70 year old warehouse which was once owned by a WWII Pilot. This old ...

Thunderbolt, a P-47 plane at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, is the only Republic Aviation-built razorback P-47D currently flying in the world. The plane, owned by Bruce Eames, of ...

Of all the fighter aircraft to come out of the Second World War, the P-47 Thunderbolt is among the most storied. Popular and well-liked by historians and enthusiasts alike, the ‘ole ‘Jug‘, as it was ...

VICENZA, Italy — Army paratroopers teamed up with a Pentagon agency earlier this month to locate and bring home the remains of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot lost over central Italy ...

It was a high altitude fighter/bomber and also worked in the ground attack aircraft role. Our present day ground attack jet, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, takes its name from the P-47. Pilots loved the ...

From its first combat deployment in April 1943, the P-47 Thunderbolt was a revelation, an aircraft that forged its reputation in the crucible of World War II's aerial conflicts. Adored by American ...

When the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt soared into the skies during World War II, it marked a pivotal moment in aerial combat. Engineered by Alexander Kartveli, the P-47, is affectionately nicknamed the ...

As the museum's team in Florida was working to restore a P-47 Thunderbolt built in Evansville, they say they found the name of a "Rosie the Riveter" who likely helped construct the aircraft. While the ...

Once Japan surrendered in September 1945, the P-47 was re-designated as the F-47. The last US Thunderbolt was pulled from active military duty in 1949 but continued to fly for the Air National ...

The historic single-seat plane, a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, crashed on a part of the river near where a US Airways commercial jet carrying 155 people splash-landed safely in 2009 in what became ...