500-lb Bombs on a P-47

500-lb Bombs on a P-47

Two 500-lb bombs are affixed under each wing on a P-47

In addition to the .50-caliber machine guns, the P-47 was able to hold multiple kinds of bombs. This P-47 decorated as the one flown by Colonel Joseph Laughlin has 500-lb bombs attached under each wing. The planes were also capable of holding 1,000-lb general purpose bombs, 250-lb fragmentary bombs, 100-lb white phosphorous bombs, napalm, and air-to-ground-rockets.

National Museum of the United States Air Force

United States Air Force

1940s