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The P-47 gradually became the USAAF's primary fighter-bomber; by late 1943, early versions of the P-47D carried 500 lb (230 kg) bombs underneath their bellies, midproduction versions of the P-47D could carry 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs and M8 4.5 in (115 mm) rockets under their wings or from the last version of the P-47D in 1944, 5 in (130 mm) High ...
P-47D-4-RA, with a GE C-21 supercharger and water injection. Not quite up to C-5-RE standard. [4] 200 built. [8] P-47D-5-RE, with a GE C-21 supercharger and water injection as well as improved B-7 bomb/drop tank shackles. Later aircraft featured notches in the lower cowl flaps. [4] 300 built. [8] P-47D-6-RE, with minor electrical system changes ...
Republic P-47D-40-RA Thunderbolt 45-49192 presented as P-47D-25-RE 42-26671 'No Guts-No Glory' (MX-X) of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, nicknamed "No Guts-No Glory!", while flying for Claire Aviation in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is an American fighter aircraft.
He flew 153 combat missions, and was credited with the destruction of three enemy aircraft, plus two probables, in aerial combat. [3] His first Hun Hunter was P-40F 41-13947, and by the end of the war, Wymond was flying his 16th aircraft name "Hun Hunter XVI", a P-47D 44-90460. [4] For his action on May 2, 1944, Wymond was awarded the Silver Star.
P-47 Thunderbolts from the 318th Fighter Group taking off from East Field on Saipan, Marianas Islands in October 1944. Lead ship: "Big Squaw" Republic-Evansville P-47D-20-RA Thunderbolt s/n 43-25327 19th FS, 318th FG, 7th AF Assigned to John "Jack" H. Payne. The 318th Fighter Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat ...
The X-24 (Model SV-5P) was built by Martin Marietta and flown from Edwards AFB, California. The X-24A was the fourth lifting body design to fly; it followed the NASA M2-F1 in 1964, the Northrop HL-10 in (1966), the Northrop M2-F2 in 1966 and preceded the Northrop M2-F3 (1970). The X-24A was a fat, short teardrop shape with vertical fins for ...
[9] [10] C-47D C-47B with high-altitude two-speed superchargers replaced by one-speed superchargers after the war. AC-47D Gunship aircraft with three side-firing .30 in (7.62 mm) Minigun machine guns. EC-47D C-47D with equipment for the Airborne Early Warning role; prior to 1962 was designated AC-47D. NC-47D C-47D modified for test roles. RC-47D
A kinetic energy penetrator (KEP), also known as long-rod penetrator (LRP), is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate vehicle armour using a flechette-like, high-sectional density projectile. Like a bullet or kinetic energy weapon , this type of ammunition does not contain explosive payloads and uses purely kinetic energy to penetrate the ...