Check Six: XP-47B First Flight – 78 years ago
First flight of the American aircraft Republic XP-47B Thunderbolt, 6th May 1941. pic.twitter.com/4wKIXZ0cQU
— Ron Eisele (@ron_eisele) July 9, 2017
The P-47 Thunderbolt or “Jugs” as they were called, was the first fighter aircraft flown by the 199th Fighter Squadron. The squadron flew Jugs from 1947–1954, when the conversion to F-86E Sabre started.
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