A detailed technical examination of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, exploring its structure, wing design, turbo-supercharging ...

Pilots nicknamed early-model P-47 Thunderbolts the “Razorback,” a reference to the chunky fighter plane’s angular canopy. However, the name was more generally appropriate—like a wild boar, the hulking ...

Key point: The P-47 would dish out punishment and take a fair amount of damage. But it did have engine problems. Pilots nicknamed early-model P-47 Thunderbolts the “Razorback,” a reference to the ...

Click to open image viewer. 2000-horsepower radial engine, eight .50 caliber machine guns, tail-wheel type landing gear. Yellow and black checkered nose with AAF insignia on wings. Thunderbolt pilots ...

In the hierarchy of American fighter planes during World War II, the top will be forever populated by the P-51 Mustang and not much of anything else. The Mustang may get all the glory, but if you were ...