- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- P-47 Thunderbolt
- Creator:
- Airwolfhound
- Date of Original:
- 2014-05-04
- Subject:
- Airplanes
Fighter planes
Thunderbolt (Fighter planes)
Aviation ground crews
Air pilots
Airplanes, Military
Air pilots, Military - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The P-47 Thunderbolt was a superior World War II fighter, evolving through several modifications. It was ideally suited to both escort and ground attack roles. The plane's bulbous appearance gave it the nickname "the Jug."
Photograph of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane. A pilot sits in the cockpit, and the plane is marked by the number 40 in blue. The P-47 Thunderbolt was a superior World War II fighter, evolving through several modifications. It was ideally suited to both escort and ground attack roles. The plane's bulbous appearance gave it the nickname "the Jug." - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/mighty-eighth-air-force-museum/m-7703/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/24874528@N04/23120336350/in/photolist-Be4LuN-eb3Svi-vcTFt-7dWirA-7gBMmJ-cioyc7-cinRHy-cipFxY-Dbx2JP-bh96kV-e1wPda-ciojJC-cioQo7-8mmW5v-4EN6p8-8mpF43-qzHJUV-8mpGk7-cipDk7-KtStGH-LFWQPX-cqsZP1-2iExAtg-2hmQyWM-cqNrKh-cqt1R3-cqsZ17-cqsYzU-JsEmyp-2czh625-bVNWKT-28AUp2o-6craGU-cqt3xL-cqt16u-yKvEie-Zxkmam-YyXLj4-YyYdpv-ZxkJxN-4Phxzn-ZvUCto-ZvUEEN-6craGS-rSJ1aR-2iEwdMS-iT6Buw-288zRCU-anQooH-rxumR
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted by permission of Duxford Aviation Society and Cambridgeshire County Council
Image from Airwolfhound - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/mighty-eighth-air-force-museum
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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