Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

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The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a rugged, heavily armed American World War II fighter-bomber renowned for its durability, high-altitude performance, and effective ground-attack capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
fighter-bomber
single-seat fighter aircraft
armament bombs
eight .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns
rockets
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
designer Alexander Kartveli
engineConfiguration air-cooled radial engine
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
firstFlight 1941-05-06
introduced 1942
length about 11 m
manufacturer Republic Aviation
maxSpeed about 433 mph
about 697 km/h
nicknamed Jug
notableFor durability
effective ground-attack capability
high-altitude performance
ruggedness
numberBuilt over 15000
numberOfEngines 1
primaryUser United States Army Air Forces
productionPeriodEnd 1945
productionPeriodStart 1941
retired 1966
role fighter
fighter-bomber
ground-attack aircraft
serviceCeiling over 12000 m
over 40000 ft
successor Republic P-72
Republic P-84 Thunderjet
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
linked to: Pacific War
usedBy Brazilian Air Force
Free French Air Forces
linked to: Free French Forces

Mexican Air Force
Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
usedFor bomber escort
close air support
interdiction missions
usedInConflict Korean War
World War II
wingspan about 12.42 m

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United States Army Air Forces mainFighterAircraft Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Mitsubishi A6M Zero facedOpponents Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
subject linked to: Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters
Fifteenth Air Force aircraftTypeUsed P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Big Week notableAircraftUsed P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Ninth Air Force aircraftUsed P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Seventh Air Force equipment P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Eighth Air Force aircraftOperated P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic F-84 Thunderjet developedFrom Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (design lineage)
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 confrontedAircraft P-47 Thunderbolt
subject linked to: Shrike
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Far Eastern Air Forces aircraftTypeUsed P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
33rd Fighter Wing aircraftOperated P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Tuskegee Airmen aircraftUsed P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Alexander Kartveli notableWork Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Alexander Kartveli designed Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp usedInAircraft Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Jug refersTo Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic P-72 developedFrom Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Kawanishi N1K designedToCounter Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Waco CG-4 tugAircraft P-47 Thunderbolt
subject linked to: Waco CG-4 glider
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The Mighty Eighth aircraftOperated Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Seversky P-35 successor Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic Aviation notableFor P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic Aviation majorProduct P-47 Thunderbolt fighter
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
William Harrell Nellis aircraftFlown P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
American Air Museum in Britain hasExhibit Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
United States wartime aircraft production program notableProduct P-47 Thunderbolt
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Battle of Dompaire airSupportFrom P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft
linked to: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt