P-47 Thunderbolt

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:armament 8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:bomb_load 2,500 lb
gptkbp:ceiling 43,000 ft
gptkbp:combat_debut 1943
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:bomber
interceptor
ground support
escort fighter
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:first_flight 1941
gptkbp:height 14 ft 8 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label P-47 Thunderbolt
gptkbp:length 40 ft 9 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Republic_Aviation
gptkbp:max_speed 433 mph
gptkbp:nickname Jug
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
gptkb:Air_Offensive_against_Germany
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Don_Blakeslee
gptkb:Francis_Gabreski
gptkb:Robert_S._Johnson
gptkb:Don_Gentile
gptkb:George_Preddy
gptkb:John_C._Meyer
gptkb:Charles_Mc_Gee
gptkb:Gabby_Gabreski
gptkbp:number_built 15,686
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:Philippine_Air_Force
gptkb:Venezuelan_Air_Force
gptkb:Argentine_Air_Force
gptkb:Colombian_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Nicaraguan_Air_Force
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Ecuadorian_Air_Force
gptkb:Republic_of_China_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Uruguayan_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Cuban_Air_Force
gptkb:Honduran_Air_Force
gptkbp:produces 15,660 units
gptkbp:range 1,000 mi
gptkbp:retired 1960s
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1960
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:service gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:service_ceiling 43,000 ft
gptkbp:service_entry 1943
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Republic_F-105_Thunderchief
gptkbp:theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:P-47_D
gptkb:P-47_M
gptkb:P-47_N
gptkbp:wingspan 40 ft 0 in
37 ft 0 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3