The P-47 Thunderbolt was considered too heavy to defeat Germany's best fighters. Colonel Hubert Zemke and the 56th Fighter ...
This is why the P-47 Thunderbolt may have been the best fighter plane of World War 2. Bristling with eight .50 caliber machine guns and payloads of rockets and bombs, the P-47’s effectiveness came ...
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 ...