P-47 Thunderbolt

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1) The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the largest single-engines fighter of its day, and a vast improvement over the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, its predecessor.
What was the fighter also known as?

1. Jug
2. Manic
3. Bottle

2) When did the P-47 make its maiden flight?

1. July 4, 1941
2. May 6, 1941
3. December 1, 1941

3) What was the initial fighter group that flew the P-47?

1. 65th Fighter Group
2. 75th Fighter Group
3. 56th Fighter Group

4) Major Don Blakeslee of the 4th FG scoring the Thunderbolt's first air victory.

• True or False

5) Republic could not produce Thunderbolts fast enough at its Farmingdale plant on Long Island, so a new plant was built.
Where was the new plant's location?

1. Evansville, Indiana
2. South Bend, Indiana
3. Mount Vernon, Illinois

6) Steve Earle's song is about an American P-47 pilot in World War II; it contains a verse "My P-47 is a pretty good ship/ She took a round comin' cross the channel last trip."
Name the song?

1. Going Home to Betty
2. My Home
3. Johnny Come Lately

7) The P-47 served with the Army Air Forces (United States Air Force after 1947) until 1949, and with the Air National Guard until 1953.  In 1948 it received a new designation.
What was the new designation?

1. F-10
2. F-47
3. FB-47

8) The P-47N was the last Thunderbolt variant to be produced. It was designed as an escort fighter for the B-29 Superfortress bombers.
Where was their missions?

1. Japan
2. Korea
3. China

9) The P-47 gradually became the USAAF's best fighter-bomber, carrying the 500 pound bombs, the triple-tube M-8 4.5 inch rocket launchers, and eventually HVARs.

• True or False?

10) What was the nickname for the bubbletop P-47s by combat pilots in the field?

1. High Prince
2. Superbolts
3. Lookout Watch