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Thunderbolt

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

Thunderbolt P-47 an extremely effective single-seat single-engine fighter aircraft that saw duty in both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II. It first entered service in 1943, and remained in service until 1955.

More P-47s were built for the Allied air forces than any other fighter.

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