.50-Caliber Machine Guns on a P-47
Title
.50-Caliber Machine Guns on a P-47
Subject
The 8 machine guns of a P-47
Description
The 8 .50-caliber machine guns on a P-47 could fire at a rate of up to 500 rounds per minutes. Even without the use of bombs, this made the P-47 a very deadly weapon in the hands of a capable pilot.
Creator
Republic Aviation Corporation
Source
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
United States Air Force
Date
1940s
Files
Collection
Citation
Republic Aviation Corporation, “.50-Caliber Machine Guns on a P-47,” A Look At United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Laughlin, accessed May 15, 2025, https://coloneljoelaughlin.omeka.net/items/show/88.