Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most significant fighters of World War 2. It served throughout the world in many air forces on the Allied side and was developed into a hard-hitting fight­er-bomber, particularly in the European the­atre, both in Italy and over France, the Low Countries and Germany. In the Far East, it was significant in being one of the best air­craft developed for longer range work and-ground attack when in use by the Royal Air Force in Burma. In United States Army Air Force eyes it ranked equal to the P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning.