The Hangar
Aug 24, 2026
The story of the P-47 Thunderbolt, the eight-ton 'Jug' whose air-cooled toughness brought WWII pilots home from impossible damage.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 19, 2026
The story of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt - the eight-ton 'Jug' that outdove enemy fighters and brought its pilots home riddled with holes.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 12, 2026
The P-47 Thunderbolt, the heavy 'Jug,' was built around a turbosupercharger and became WWII's toughest fighter-bomber.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 9, 2026
How the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, the seven-ton 'Jug,' became WWII's toughest fighter and brought more pilots home than any of its rivals.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 2, 2026
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was WWII's heaviest single-engine fighter - a 7-ton 'Jug' built to dive faster and survive more than any rival.
Taildragger The Hangar
Jul 27, 2026
How the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 'Jug' - a seven-ton fighter - outdove enemies and brought its pilots home riddled with holes.
Taildragger The Hangar
Jul 23, 2026
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was WWII's biggest single-engine fighter, and its massive airframe is exactly why it brought so many pilots home.
Taildragger The Hangar
Jul 5, 2026
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt outscored every Allied fighter group in the European theater - here's why the heaviest single-engine fighter of WWII remains underappreciated.
Taildragger The Hangar
Apr 30, 2026
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was WWII's heaviest single-engine fighter, devastating in both air combat and ground attack roles.
Taildragger The Hangar
Apr 16, 2026
The P-47 Thunderbolt Dottie Mae ditched in an Austrian lake on VE Day 1945, sat submerged for 60 years, and flew again in 2017 after a 12-year restoration.
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