WOW538 P-47 Thunderbolt

Description

WOW538 P-47 Thunderbolt

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II era fighter aircraft produced by the United States between 1941 and 1945. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack role it could carry five-inch rockets or a bomb load of 2,500 pounds (1,103 kg).
When fully loaded the P-47 weighed up to eight tons making it one of the heaviest fighters of the war. The P-47 was designed around the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine which was also used by two U.S. Navy fighters, the Grumman F6F Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair.
The Thunderbolt was effective as a short-to-medium range escort fighter in high-altitude air-to-air combat and ground attack in both the World War II European and Pacific theatres. The P-47 was one of the main United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters of World War II and served with other Allied air forces including France, Britain, and Russia.

A more modern-day U.S. ground-attack aircraft, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, takes its name from the P-47.

Our new 1/30 scale P47D was flown by Major Donavon F. Smith (from Niles, Michigan) flew 123 combat missions in P-47s, earning eight confirmed air-to-air victories and the Distinguished Service Cross.
Smith flew earlier Razorback versions named Ole Cock and Ole Cock II, but his most famous aircraft was the P-47D-26-RA bubbletop (serial number 42-28382, code HV-S), affectionately named Ole Cock III.

We have only made 3 of these hand carved Mahogany 1/30 scale models priced at $775 plus shipping. Club members can buy this model for 1 week for the discounted price of $699 plus postage, insert you ‘discount’ coupon at checkout and get another 10% off.

The TG/K&C figures/accessories are shown for scale comparison purposes only and are not included.