Seen here is an Indiana built P-47D-30-RA s/n: 44-33712 with Turkish
Air Force s/n: DE-21. 180 P-47 Thunderbolts were operated by
Turkey between 1948 and 1954.
Turkish Air Force Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005.
REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT
P-47 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Republic Aviation Corp., Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA |
| Model: | AP-10 (Developed from the 1939 Model AP-4 Republic P-43 Lancer) |
| Designations: | P-47; F-47, P-72 |
| Names: | Thunderbolt; Doublebolt (TP-47G), Super Thunderbolt (XP-72) |
| First official flight: | (XP-47B) 06/05/1941 |
| Factory production period: | 1941 - 1945 |
| Primary service period: | 1942 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | (F-47N) 1953 |
P-47 VARIANTS
| 1941 | Model AP-10 | XP-47B | 1 | Total: 00001 |
| 1941 | Model AP-10 | P-47B | 171 | |
| 1942 | Model AP-10 | P-47C | 602 | Total: 00773 |
| 1942 | Model AP-10 | P-47D | 12608 | |
| 1942 | Model AP-10 | P-47G | 354 | Total: 12962 |
| 1943 | Model AP-10 | XP-47J | 1 | |
| 1944 | Model AP-10 | P-47M | 130 | |
| 1944 | Model AP-10 | P-47N | 1816 | Total: 01947 |
| 1944 | Model: ? | XP-72 | 2 | Total: 00002 |
|
Grand Total: 15685 |
P-47 PRODUCTION
XP-47 -
Prototype (40-3051) fighter-bomber, 6 guns, airframe completed as the XB-47B.
XP-47A
- Prototype (40-3052) lightweight version of the XP-47, cancelled.
XP-47B
Prototype, 4-bladed prop, rear mounted turbo-supercharger.
Extensively redesigned from the XP-47 prototype.
Produced 1941
Republic Farmingdale, New York (RE)
| 40-3051 | unknown | 1 | Total: 00001 |
P-47B
As XP-47B, engine upgrade, 8 guns, minor changes.
Produced 1941 - 1942
Republic Farmingdale, New York (RE)
| 41-5895 / 41-6065 | 1 / 171 | 171 | Total: 00171 |
P-47C
As P-47B, extended nose section, engine upgrade.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Republic Farmingdale, New York (RE)
| 41-6066 / 41-6667 | 172 / 773 | 602 | Total: 00602 |
P-47D
As P-47C, early aircraft had "razorback" framed canopy,
many block no. changes ("teardrop" canopy, dorsal fin,
paddle prop, more armour, rocket packs).
Redesignated as F-47D in 1948.
Produced 1942 - 1945
Republic Farmingdale, New York (RE)
| 42-7853 / 42-8702 | 1 / 850 | ||
| 42-25274 / 42-27388 | 851 / 2965 | ||
| 42-74615 / 42-76614 | 2966 / 4965 | ||
| 44-19558 / 44-21107 | 4966 / 6515 |
6515 |
Republic Evansville, Indiana (RA)
| 42-22250 / 42-23299 | 1 / 1050 | ||
| 42-27389 / 42-29466 | 1051 / 3128 | ||
| 43-25254 / 43-25753 | 3129 / 3628 | ||
| 44-32668 / 44-33867 | 3629 / 4828 | ||
| 44-89684 / 44-90483 | 4829 / 5628 | ||
| 45-49090 / 45-49554 | 5629 / 6093 | 6093 | Total: 12608 |
| 420 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
Seen here is an Indiana built P-47D-30-RA s/n: 44-33712 with Turkish
Air Force s/n: DE-21. 180 P-47 Thunderbolts were operated by
Turkey
between 1948 and 1954.
Turkish Air Force Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005.
P-47G
Curtiss-Wright built version of the P-47D-RE / -RA.
All with "razorback" canopy.
Produced 1942 - 1944
Curtiss Buffalo, New York (CU)
| 42-24920 / 42-25273 | 21814 / 22167 | 354 | Total: 00354 |
P-47I - Not used.
XP-47J
Prototype, engine upgrade, supercharger redesign,
reduced weight, "razorback" canopy, 6 wing guns.
Produced 1943
Republic Farmingdale, New York (RE)
| 43-46952 | J1 | 1 | Total: 00001 |
P-47M
As YP-47M, "bubble" canopy, 6 or 8 wing guns.
Produced 1944
Republic Farmingdale, New York (RE)
| 44-21108 / 44-21237 | 6516 / 6645 | 130 | Total: 00130 |
P-47N
As XP-47N, many block no. changes.
Redesignated as F-47N in 1948.
Produced 1944 - 1945
Republic Farmingdale, New York (RE)
| 44-87784 / 44-89450 | 1 / 1667 |
1667 |
|
| 233 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
Republic Evansville, Indiana (RA)
| 45-49975 / 45-50123 | 6094 / 6242 | 149 | Total: 01816 |
| 3451 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
XP-72 Super Thunderbolt
Similiar to XP-47J, fuselage redesign, engine upgrade,
"bubble" canopy, second airframe had contra-rotating prop.
Produced 1944
Republic Farmingdale, New York (RE)
| 43-6598, 43-6599 | unknown | 2 | Total: 00002 |
| 100 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
|
Grand Total: 15685 |
P-47 CONVERSIONS
USAAF
| RP-47B | 1+ | P-47B, 1944, redesignation as "restricted" from combat. |
| XP-47E | 1 | P-47B(41-6065), 1942, engine upgrade, pressurized cockpit. |
| XP-47F | 1 | P-47B(41-5938), 1942, factory conversion with laminar-flow wing. |
| TP-47G | 2 | Doublebolt P-47G, factory conversions with double cockpit, armed. Additional aircraft later converted in the field. |
| XP-47H | 2 | P-47D(42-23297, 42-23298), 1945, fuselage redesign, engine upgrade. |
| XP-47K | 1 | P-47D(42-8702), 1943, test aircraft for bubble canopy installation. |
| XP-47L | 1 | P-47D(42-76614), prototype with higher fuel capacity. |
| YP-47M | 3 | P-47D(42-27385, 42-27386, 42-27388), 1944, engine / supercharger upgrade, airbrakes mounted under wings. |
| XP-47N | 1 | P-47D(42-27387), 1944,
engine upgrade, redesigned wings and undercarriage for greater fuel capacity. |
British RAF
| Thunderbolt Mk. I | 240 | P-47D "razorback", 1942-1946, RAF serving
aircraft. Assigned RAF s/n: FL731 / FL850, HB962 / HB999, HD100 / HD181. |
| Thunderbolt Mk. II | 590 | P-47D "teardrop", 1942-1946, RAF serving
aircraft. Assigned RAF s/n: HD182 / HD301, KJ128 / KJ367, KL168 / KL347, KL838 / KL887. 89 additional conversions cancelled. |
FOREIGN MILITARY SERVICE
- P-47D's served during WW2 with Brazil, the Free French, Mexico and
Russia.
- P-47D's in service post WW2 with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia,
Dominica, Ecuador, Honduras, Iran, Italy, Nicaragua, Peru,
Portugal,
Turky, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.