It was a successful high-altitude fighter, and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns, …

The P-47 was armed with eight wing mounted Browning .50 caliber machine guns. These eight .50's firing together could deliver apx. 13 lbs of lead per second. Spent cases and links were …

This silent gun camera footage was recently donated to Periscope Film by the estate of Lt. Ralph Santasiero. It shows missions flown into Occupied Europe starting in late August of 1944, …

Out of the plethora of gun-makers turning out M2 machine guns as fast as they could, Republic partnered with Colt Firearms of New Haven, Connecticut, to supply the eight .50-calibers that …

P-47战斗机（英文：P-47 Fighter [1]，代号/绰号：Thunderbolt，译文：雷电，昵称：Jug，译文：水罐 [18]），是美国一型螺旋桨式 战斗机。 P-47战斗机为平直翼单座单发气动布局，是当 …

The P-47 was one of the toughest Allied planes during WWII and had the most firepower from its eight .50 caliber guns in its wings (3,400 rounds.) It was even more effective as a ground …

The result was the P-47 Thunderbolt, a big single-seat fighter powered by a 2,300-horsepower Pratt & Whitney radial engine, with a top speed of 428 miles an hour, a range of 1,000 miles, …

Built in greater quantities than any other US fighter, the P-47 was the heaviest single-engine WWII fighter to go into production and the first piston-powered fighter to exceed 500 mph. The …

The P-47 Thunderbolt, also known affectionately as the "Jug," was a formidable fighter-bomber aircraft that served prominently with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World …

The P-47 Thunderbolt, built by Republic Aviation, was a powerful WW II fighter that was capable of operating effectively at high-altitude as a long-range bomber escort or at low altitude as a …