In 1974, aircraft designer Alexander Kartveli died at the age of 77. Among the plane he designed was the P-47 Thunderbolt; in their obituary for Kartveli, The New York Times succinctly explained the P ...

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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, ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Divers with the New York Police Department and the Army Corps of Engineers have salvaged a vintager P-47 Thunderbolt after the plane crashed into the Hudson River Friday ...

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Sitting in a wheelchair with images of airplanes on his shirt and a U.S. Army Air Corps hat on his head, 92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Hundreds of people turned out at the Evansville Riverfront on a breezy Saturday afternoon, watching the sunny blue sky and waiting to see a piece of this town's World War II ...

In the hierarchy of American fighter planes during World War II, the top will be forever populated by the P-51 Mustang and not much of anything else. The Mustang may get all the glory, but if you were ...

Key point: The P-47 would dish out punishment and take a fair amount of damage. But it did have engine problems. Pilots nicknamed early-model P-47 Thunderbolts the “Razorback,” a reference to the ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The P-47 Thunderbolt “Tarheel Hal” which returned to Evansville in October, has been renamed “Hoosier Spirit II" and might be designated as the official state aircraft of Indiana.

Whereas the quick and agile North American P-51 Mustang, the legendary fighter that dominated the skies of World War II, and Lockheed's P-38 did indeed bring the "Lighting," Republic Aviation's P-47 ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The juiced-up engines of the P-47Ms were plagued by serious technical problems. Pilots nicknamed early-model P-47 Thunderbolts the “Razorback,” a reference to the chunky ...