Retired Lt. Col. Terrence G. Popravak, Jr., 405th Fighter Squadron Sep 27, 2021 Sep 27, 2021 PORTLAND -- Southward from Advanced Landing Ground A-6 near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France, the P-47 ...

Many of the most successful fighter pilots gained fame not only for their aerial tactics, but for their ability to pass their knowledge on to others. Ironically, some of those who handed down their ...

HENDERSONVILLE - Fifteen aviation students from Arden’s Christ School and their instructors listened intently as Hendersonville resident and World War II P-47 Pilot Ed Cottrell described his harrowing ...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was the most versatile fighter aircraft of the Second World War. It was not “best in class” in any category, however, it was very good in just about every category. Fast, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The juiced-up engines of the P-47Ms were plagued by serious technical problems. Pilots nicknamed early-model P-47 Thunderbolts the “Razorback,” a reference to the chunky ...

On May 12, 1944, Luftwaffe ace Gunther Rall, in a dogfight over Germany with American fighter pilots, had already shot down two P-47 Thunderbolts. Rall suddenly discovered he was targeted by four ...

Whereas the quick and agile North American P-51 Mustang, the legendary fighter that dominated the skies of World War II, and Lockheed's P-38 did indeed bring the "Lighting," Republic Aviation's P-47 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Zemke’s Wolfpack ended the war the top-scoring U.S. fighter group of the 8 th Air Force, with 665.5 recognized aerial kills—or one thousand aircraft destroyed, ...