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 ...

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — Sitting in a wheelchair with images of airplanes on his shirt and a U.S. Army Air Corps hat on his head, 92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant ...

In the winter of 1944, as German forces pushed back across Belgium, the 48th Fighter Group, known as the Grim Reapers, played a critical role supporting the Allied Ninth Army. Flying the rugged P-47 ...

BILLINGS — In a deadly dance over the farm fields of Luxembourg, eight American pilots stumbled upon 25 or more German fighters strafing ground troops during the Battle of the Bulge. As Ralph Sallee ...

The P-47 was unstoppable in the skies—rugged, relentless, and feared by Axis pilots. But Japan’s Ki-84 could outrun it, ...

Pilots nicknamed early-model P-47 Thunderbolts the “Razorback,” a reference to the chunky fighter plane’s angular canopy. However, the name was more generally appropriate—like a wild boar, the hulking ...

The Thunderbolt was heavy, powerful, and powerfully armed. It could also take a beating and limp back to base in one piece. Compared to other contemporary fighters, the P-47 was a beast: it weighed ...

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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. | Sitting in a wheelchair with airplanes on his shirt and a U.S. Army Air Corp hat on his head, 92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 ...