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9 brilliant things about the P-47 Thunderbolt

The P-47 Thunderbolt was the most versatile fighter aircraft of the Second World War. It was not “best in class” in any category, however, it was very good in just about every category. Fast, ...
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P-47 Thunderbolt commander: You have 90 seconds to plan the low altitude flak attack

September 1944, Operation Market Garden. You are Colonel David Schilling, the new commander of the legendary 56th Fighter ...

Forgotten History: The Top 5 American Aircraft Manufacturers Of WWII

Consolidated's most famous aircraft in World War II were the B-24 Liberator and the PBY Catalina patrol plane. However, ...
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P-47 Thunderbolt

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Zemke’s Wolfpack ended the war the top-scoring U.S. fighter group of the 8th Air Force, with 665.5 recognized aerial kills—or one thousand aircraft destroyed, ...