The P-47 Thunderbolt was the heaviest single-engine fighter ever mass-produced, and the 56th Fighter Group made it the highest-scoring outfit in the Eighth Air Force.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ended WWII as America's most-produced fighter, with the 56th Fighter Group destroying more enemy aircraft than any other group in the Eighth Air Force.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the most-produced American fighter of WWII - a massive, armor-laden aircraft engineered to bring pilots home from the worst the Luftwaffe could deliver.