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To: immadashell

Don’t forget the P-47 Thunderbolt “Jug” built by Republic. Great Ground Attack Plane.

It was a tough bird with Armor protecting the Pilot and other vital parts.

They saw duty in Korea.


52 posted on 08/13/2019 5:23:45 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: Kickass Conservative
"They saw duty in Korea."

I know the P-51 did, but I don't think the P-47 flew in Korea.

64 posted on 08/13/2019 8:05:09 PM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

The P-47N was still in service with some Air Guard units during the Korean War, but it never got over to Korea. A lot of historians wonder why it didn’t. Usually the answer to these imponderables is found in the supply chain. There were simply a lot more P-51s and veteran pilots trained for them. Spare parts, etc. And so the P-51 got pressed into a ground attack role that it really wasn’t suited for while the few P-47’s that were then left in service were trolling the skies over the US.


72 posted on 08/14/2019 3:53:11 AM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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