{"id":368957,"date":"2010-05-15T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2010-05-15T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=21778"},"modified":"2024-12-02T21:10:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:10:39","slug":"remembering-the-republic-p-47-thunderbolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/remembering-the-republic-p-47-thunderbolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Story by Will Silk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/P-47-Thunderbolt-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-796245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/P-47-Thunderbolt-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/P-47-Thunderbolt-1-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/P-47-Thunderbolt-1-1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/P-47-Thunderbolt-1-1-100x76.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/P-47-Thunderbolt-1-1-293x223.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>True enthusiasts will be the first to admit that, had it not been for the events of World War Two, the sports car scene in the States would most certainly look much different. Americans sent to serve in England were introduced to a scene that included MG, Riley, and a number of other sporting makes; but most will agree that the hottest machines operating in Europe in the early 1940s not only had wheels, but wings to take the fight to the enemy high above the skies of Europe. One of those brilliant aircraft was built by Republic Aviation in New York, affectionately dubbed \u201cThe Jug,\u201d the aircraft was officially known as the P-47 Thunderbolt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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Americans sent to serve in England were introduced to a scene that included MG, Riley, and a number of other sporting makes; but most will agree that the hottest machines operating in Europe in the early 1940s not only had wheels, but wings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":796245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,3766,11272,18207],"tags":[17140,17143],"class_list":["post-368957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-history","category-members-only","category-special-feature","tag-members-only","tag-special-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Remembering the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"True enthusiasts will be the 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