Jug

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"Jug" is the widely used nickname for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a rugged and heavily armed American World War II fighter-bomber aircraft.

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Jug canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter-bomber aircraft
nickname
single-seat fighter aircraft
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
alsoKnownAs The Jug
armament bombs
eight .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns
rockets
climbRate approximately 2,500 ft/min depending on variant
conflictEra World War II era
countryOfOrigin United States of America
crew 1
designFeature bubble canopy on later variants
elliptical wings
turbo-supercharged engine
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine
firstFlight 1941-05-06
fuelSystem capable of carrying external drop tanks
introduced 1942
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Republic Aviation
maxSpeed over 430 mph (about 700 km/h) depending on variant
nickname Jug
notableCharacteristic heavy armament
rugged airframe
notableFor ability to absorb heavy battle damage
effective ground-attack performance
operator Brazilian Air Force
Free French Air Forces
linked to: Free French Forces

Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
powerplantConfiguration single-engine
primaryRole escort fighter
fighter-bomber
ground-attack aircraft
producedUnits over 15,000
productionPeriod 1941–1945
range approximately 800 miles (1,300 km) without drop tanks
refersTo Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
retiredFromUSAF 1949
serviceCeiling over 40,000 ft
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
usedFor bomber escort
close air support
interdiction missions
usedInConflict World War II

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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt nickname Jug
subject linked to: Jug