World War 2 Photo: Suspension of an air bomb under the wing of the American fighter-bomber of the USAF the P 47 Thunderbolt. The inscription on the bomb: Compliments of the Hell-Hawks. The Western Front.
Republic P 47 Thunderbolt – fighter-bomber of the Second World War, the largest single-engine fighter of those times. He was one of the main fighters of the US Air Force during the war, especially well served as an aircraft-attack aircraft. Thanks to the radial engine and the protected petrol tanks was distinguished by high survivability. By the end of the war, the P-47 was the most massive US fighter, and was also supplied to the USSR by lend-lease.