A Damaged P-47
Title
A Damaged P-47
Subject
The durability of the P-47
Description
The heavy P-47 Thunderbolt was built to withstand a lot of damage. According the the National Museum of the USAF, this P-47 from the Ninth Air Force landed with a hung up 500-lb bomb. The force of the landing made it detached and the explosion destroyed the aircraft. The pilot, however survived, and returned to duty not long after.
Source
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
United States Air Force
Date
1940s
Files
Collection
Citation
“A Damaged P-47,” A Look At United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Laughlin, accessed April 19, 2024, https://coloneljoelaughlin.omeka.net/items/show/86.