The P-47 Thunderbolt, known as the "Jug" and beloved by its pilots, was built to be an interceptor, but it became the dominant USAAF close air support fighter of World War II. The versatile Republic Aviation combataircraftfeatured heavy armament and a phenomenally rugged structure, all of which helped it wreak havoc on enemy forces-in the air or on the ground, in Europe or the Pacific. Although somewhat overshadowed in the public mind by the glamorous P-51 Mustang, the P-47 had then and still has today a fanatically loyal following.
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