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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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 →
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 P-84 Thunderjet →
theaterOfOperations	European Theater of Operations → Pacific Theater of Operations →
usedBy	Brazilian Air Force → 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 (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eighth Air Force ("P-47 Thunderbolt") →	aircraftOperated
Fifteenth Air Force ("P-47 Thunderbolt") →	aircraftTypeUsed
Ninth Air Force ("P-47 Thunderbolt") →	aircraftUsed
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ("P-47 Thunderbolt") →	confrontedAircraft
Republic F-84 Thunderjet ("Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (design lineage)") →	developedFrom
Seventh Air Force ("P-47 Thunderbolt") →	equipment
Mitsubishi A6M Zero →	facedOpponents
United States Army Air Forces →	mainFighterAircraft
Big Week ("P-47 Thunderbolt") →	notableAircraftUsed