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Long range advance fighter used to disable base defenses and other targets before the main force arrives. It herald's destruction! Shown equipped with a long range narrow band emp canon dubbed "Zeus"

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Caged fighters 6 by dn4 photography

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Republic P-47D(M) Thunderbolt by Benjamin Donnelly

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The P-47 Thunderbolt, which would become one of the most successful and widely produced fighters in history, began as the brainchild of two Russian aircraft designers fleeing the Soviet Union—Alexander de Seversky and Alexander Kartveli. Kartveli had begun designing fighters for Seversky, including the P-35, and staying on with Seversky Aircraft after it was renamed Republic Aviation. Kartveli had designed the radial-engined P-43 Lancer and P-44 Rocket, and was working on the inline-engined XP-47 when the US Army Air Force cancelled all three programs in 1940, citing that they were inferior to the German Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Kartveli then proposed a new design based on the P-43/44, but much larger, with a turbocharged R-2800 Double Wasp engine, one of the most powerful radials available at the time. The size of the turbocharger and the engine meant that the fuselage had to be much larger as well; as the USAAF wanted an eight-gun fighter along the lines of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, the new design was equipped with elliptical wings containing eight .50 caliber machine guns. The resulting design, designated XP-47B Thunderbolt, was huge: it was 65 percent heavier than the P-43 and nearly twice the weight of the Spitfire. Even Kartveli himself referred to it as a “dinosaur.” When pilots saw it, they thought that its size and shape (and likely, its flying characteristics) resembled that of a milk jug, forever earning the Thunderbolt its moniker of “Jug.” Though the first XP-47B prototype crashed soon after its first flight in May 1941, its speed and performance were impressive.

Minor problems with the P-47B production version led to the P-47C, the first combat-ready version of the Thunderbolt, which arrived in England in January 1943. Assigned to the 4th Fighter Group, whose pilots were used to flying Spitfires, initially the Thunderbolt seemed a failure. It could not turn with either the Bf 109 or the new Focke-Wulf 190, and its climbing ability left much to be desired. Pilots hated the Thunderbolt’s size, its lack of performance as compared with the Spitfire, and its low ground clearance, though they did appreciate the comfortable and roomy cockpit, and especially the armor around it.

The indifferent performance of the P-47C and high accident rate led Republic to refine the design in the definitive P-47D variant, which introduced better cooling for the engine and, most importantly, paddle-bladed propeller blades. Now the Thunderbolt began to prove Kartveli’s faith in the fighter. The 56th Fighter Group, led by Hubert Zemke, had been trained from the start in the P-47 and benefited from earlier experience. Zemke, assisted by future aces Francis Gabreski and Robert Johnson, developed ambush tactics that emphasized the Thunderbolt’s advantage in weight; the P-47D’s improved engine and propeller gave it an edge over the Luftwaffe over 15,000 feet that the Germans were not able to equal until the introduction of the Messerschmitt 262 jet in 1944. This was a huge advantage for USAAF pilots, as the majority of air combat over Germany took place at altitudes of 20,000 feet. While the P-51 Mustang was more maneuverable, longer-ranged, and better in the vertical, it was Gabreski and Johnson, in their P-47s, who became the top American aces in Europe. In response to pilots complaining about the lack of rear vision in the “razorback” P-47D, Republic introduced the “bubbletop” version, which cut down the rear fuselage and added a P-51 style bubble canopy, giving the Thunderbolt pilot superb visibility.

What endeared the Thunderbolt to its pilots, however, was its legendary toughness. Even Blakeslee, who loathed his P-47C, admitted that it could take a pounding: he returned from a mission over France with 56 cannon holes in it. This was surpassed by Robert Johnson: attacked by first a flight of 16 Fw 190s and then another flown by Luftwaffe ace Egon Mayer, Johnson’s P-47D survived 250 hits that shattered his canopy, briefly set his aircraft on fire, and damaged the engine—Mayer actually ran out of ammunition trying to destroy Johnson’s aircraft. Since it was far more survivable than the inline-engined P-38 and P-51, much of the European Theater’s P-47s were shifted away from bomber escort and to 9th Air Force’s ground-attack force. Armed with rockets, bombs, and their eight machine guns, Thunderbolts proved to be devastating in this role, attacking anything that moved in Western Europe: by war’s end, ground attack P-47s had destroyed over 6000 tanks; it was especially deadly to trains, accounting for 9000 locomotives. 3752 German fighters became victims of P-47 pilots in the air. P-47Ds also served in the Pacific theater, though in fewer numbers compared to the P-38; nonetheless, they also turned in a stellar combat record, and the third highest ranking ace in the Pacific, Neel Kearby, was a Thunderbolt pilot. Allied air forces also flew P-47s, including the RAF (mainly in the Pacific), and expeditionary units of the Brazilian and Mexican Air Forces.

After war’s end, though more advanced “Pacific” versions of the Thunderbolt had been introduced in the P-47M/N, it was rapidly retired from service in favor of jets (namely the F-84 Thunderjet) and the P-51. A few lingered on until 1953 in Air National Guard service, when it was retired. France used a few P-47s during the Algerian War of Independence in the mid-1950s, while it persisted in South American air forces into the early 1970s. 15,686 P-47s were produced, making it second only to the P-51 in US service; today, about 47 survive with 16 currently flyable, though many more are under restoration.

This P-47 is painted in the colors of Francis Gabreski, two-war ace and the top American ace in the European theater. Gabreski started his combat career at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, then wangled an assignment to Europe as a liaison to Free Polish airmen in the RAF. This gained him valuable experience which he was able to translate to success, once he was assigned to the P-47-equipped 56th Fighter Group (known as the "Wolfpack"). By July 1944, Gabreski had shot down 28 Germans, tying him at the time with Richard Bong, the leading US ace in the Pacific. Unfortunately for Gabreski, a few days before he was due to go home, he accidentally hit the ground on a strafing mission and was captured.

Gabreski would resume his career after the end of World War II, and added 6.5 more kills in Korea flying F-86 Sabres, giving him a total of 34.5 victories and the title of the highest ranking living American ace (as Bong and the other leading Pacific ace, Thomas McGuire, did not survive World War II). Gabreski passed away in 2002.

Though this P-47, 44-89348, is meant to be Gabreski's HV-A, it is not accurately painted, with dark green over light gray; Gabreski's P-47 only had light gray undersurfaces and olive drab splotches over medium gray overall. The invasion stripes are accurate. This version of the Thunderbolt is actually a P-47M, a lightweight version of the P-47 designed to improve performance. Though the 56th FG did fly P-47Ms, it was after Gabreski was shot down. It is still on display at Lackland today.

Dad got this picture while at tech school at Lackland AFB in 1976. Lackland has a number of aircraft on outside display around the base.

Blanka by Ezractly

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Street Fighter: Blanka

A Megaman inspired sprite.

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F-4E Phantom II Hellenic Air Force by Justin Davies

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Exported F-4E for the Greek Air Force. "Peace Icarus" upgrade modified avionics and weapons systems to maintain front-line combat status against modern fighter threats.

Caged fighters 6 by dn4 photography

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FIGHTERS by l8rmt

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Line up of Fighter aircraft seen preserved at Hamamatsu Museum in June 2017

F16 pilot by John Mayer

TIE Fighter Comparison by Darth Ray

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Vintage Kenner, Hasbro Rebels, and Hasbro Big Wings

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EF-18M by Gerard Epema

Fighter Jet Training by Polaris Program Photos

Photo credit: Polaris Program / John Kraus

Lego Fighter front view by Hot Wheel Guy

front view of the Drone Fighter Drone Fighter

Tie-Fighter Pilot by Søren Karstensen

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LEGO Tie-Fighter Pilot (Minifig) from the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2011

Kurdish YPG Fighter by Kurdishstruggle

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Fighters and hostages by ISN

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Photographer: Dulue Mbachu

Description: MEND fighters and hostages

A face has finally emerged as the mastermind - Robin Hood or simple terrorist - of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, whose militants have relentlessly attacked the oil industry, ISN Security Watch's Dulue Mbachu reports.

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Fighter by Ausamah Alabsi

Bahrain's First International Air Show

Sakir Airbase

ADU Falcon Fighter by LegoScarz

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"This ADU fighter is built for speed while being armed with simple but deadly missile and laser weaponry. This makes it ideal for high speed pursuit and elimination of UFOs."

A couple of years ago, almost immediately after disassembling my 7067: Jet Copter Encounter set, I started to build a fighter using the pieces from the set. However I never really got to finish the model until now. Fortunately I'm very happy with the result, and glad I kept it until I was finally able to complete it.

As always I've taken great care to make it robust and it is highly swooshable. In terms of play-feature it includes retractable landing gear, two concealed spring loaded shooters operated from above as well as two top-mounted stud shooters.

If you find anything you like/dislike in particular, please don't hesitate to share your thoughts so I can learn from it and improve myself :-)

Fighter Jet by Craig Sanders

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A military fighter jet is about to land on runway 12R at Lambert St. Louis Airport. I believe this plane is part of the Missouri Air National Guard squadron based at the airport at the time. (Scanned from a Kodahcrome slide)

Street Fighter by Tim White

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Street Fighter

Grass Fighter 172 by Central Ohio Emergency Response

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Hamilton Township Fire Department

Franklin County, Ohio

Grass Fighter 172

Spare Engine 172

2003 International/Pierce Contender (1500/1000)

Fighter Jet Training by Polaris Program Photos

Photo credit: Polaris Program / John Kraus

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