Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

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World War II aircraft fighter-bomber single-seat fighter aircraft

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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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
P-47 Thunderbolt 13
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt canonical 11
P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft 1

Statements (49)

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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 F-84 Thunderjet ⓘ
surface form: Republic P-84 Thunderjet
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ
surface form: European Theater of Operations

Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater of Operations
usedBy Brazilian Air Force ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form: Free French Air 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army Air Forces → mainFighterAircraft → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters → facedOpponents → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Fifteenth Air Force → aircraftTypeUsed → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Big Week → notableAircraftUsed → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Ninth Air Force → aircraftUsed → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Seventh Air Force → equipment → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Eighth Air Force → aircraftOperated → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic F-84 Thunderjet → developedFrom → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (design lineage)
Shrike → confrontedAircraft → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
subject surface form: Focke-Wulf Fw 190
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Far Eastern Air Forces → aircraftTypeUsed → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
33rd Fighter Wing → aircraftOperated → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Tuskegee Airmen → aircraftUsed → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: 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 glider → tugAircraft → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
subject surface form: Waco CG-4
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
The Mighty Eighth → aircraftOperated → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
Seversky P-35 → successor → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
Republic Aviation → notableFor → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Republic Aviation → majorProduct → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt fighter
William Harrell Nellis → aircraftFlown → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
American Air Museum in Britain → hasExhibit → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
United States wartime aircraft production program → notableProduct → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt
Battle of Dompaire → airSupportFrom → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ
this entity surface form: P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft