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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt details (designed to be used with Academy kits)

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt gun bay (designed to be used with Academy kits)

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Republic P-47D-25 Thunderbolt (designed to be used with Academy kits) (made from yellow Japanese produced Kabuki tape)

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (designed to be used with Academy kits) Includes about 20 of the more important and prominent parts for detailing the aircraft. Most sets are also available as part of a double set for the modeller who wants even more detail. Please see the picture for the double set part number.

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American Eagles in German Hands Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (designed to be used with Airfix, Hasegawa and Novo kits)

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt wheel discs (designed to be used with Academy kits)

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt gun barrels (designed to be used with Academy, Airfix, Hasegawa, Heller, Hobby Boss, Revell and Tamiya kits)

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Bubbletop' (designed to be used with Academy, Hasegawa and Revell kits)

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Americans in Stalin's Sky Part 2. (5) Bell P-39N Airacobra White 21 69 GIAP Capt Shikunov 1945; Eagle nose art 17 IAP Major Sirolin; Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Bubbletop' 42-27062 delivery scheme; 42-27023 Silver 23; White 39. Both 255 IAP Northern Fleet Veenga winter 1945. Inc photo-etched seatbelts

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Juicy Jugs 2 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, Dominican Republic

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt (3) 'Razorback' 42-26742 2Z-D 510th FS/405th FG Capt H.Curran `Kansas Tornado' France 1944; Bubble 42-26860 L3-O Capt A.Grosetta `Angie'; 42-26922 L3-U `Little Ann' both 512th FS/406th FG Belgium 1945 with yellow nose and red/blue/yellow fin bands. All natural metal with D-Day stripes

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolts of the 379th FS/362nd FG Mogin's Maulers! (5) 'Razorback' 42-25518 B8-B 'Damon's Demon' Capt George Rarey; Bubble tops 42-27215 B8-T 1950/Super Rabbit Lt Sallee; 44-20425 B8-W 'Kentucky Colonel' Capt Crutchfield; 44-33287 B8-A '5 by 5' Col Laughlin; 44-20413 B8-Y 'Bonnie Lynn' Lt Gene Martin.

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Reprinted and modified: Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Bubbletop French 1944-45: 'Navarre', 'Ardennes', 'Lafayette', 'Dauphine', 'Roussillon' (8+1 schemes)

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Republic P-47D Razorback French 1944-45 (4 schemes)

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957 Cuban Naval Revolt Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 464 FAEC 1957 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 452 FAEC 1957 Douglas B-26C Invader 931 FAEC 1957

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SEAC Brits Pt:1 Douglas Dakota III FL512 D 117 Sqn 1944 de Havilland Mosquito PR.34 RG203 E 684 Sqn 1945 de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI RF784 UX-N 82 Sqn 1945 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc LE336 F 34 Sqn Palel India 1943 Republic Thunderbolt Mk.I/P-47D HD110 NA-L 146 Sqn

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Escadrille 'La Fayette' (4) Spad S VII C1 No S1761 Capt W. Lovell 1917; Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 44-33390 9V-J 89 Missions; Dassault MD-450 Ouragan No 111 4-LH 1954; Dassault-Mirage 2000N No 313 1989

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Frank Klibbe's Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Razorback' 'Little Chief' 56FG (4) 275658 HV-S Jan 1944; Same aircraft with 'Anderson Indian' added Feb 1944.Both white nose with small Indian Head; 276179 HV-V Feb 1944; Same aircraft with minor paint changes March 1944. Both with red nose and rudder and large Indian Head. All OD/grey

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Part 2 (2) 42-29262 A8-S 391st FS/366th FG Capt Neil Stanley `Daddy Rabbit'; 42-26785 No 605 Lt Raymond Knight `Oh Johnnie'

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Elsie, Lil Butch and Sigma New Girl

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Republic P-47D RAZORBACK seatbelts (designed to be used with TAMIYA kits) New HGW seatbelts in 1/72 scale. Special technology allows printing seatbelts of an appropriate scale including thickness and a transfer without the carrier film. Simply soak the seatbelts in the water, detach them from the paper, and set them on the pilot seat.

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt RAZORBACK OVER NEW GUINEA STANDARD DECALS

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback IN THE PACIFIC AREA STANDARD DECALS

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt RAZORBACK OVER NEW GUINEA pt. 3 STANDARD DECALS

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt NATIONAL INSIGNIA 42-43 STANDARD DECALS

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Re-printed! Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Bubbletop' riveting set (designed to be used with Tamiya kits)

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Re-printed! Republic P-47D Thunderbolt - 'Bubbletop' Super riveting set (designed to be used with Tamiya kits)

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Milestone Aircraft. 1,000th Consolidated B-24H Liberator; 1,000th Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress; 5,000th Lockheed P-38 Lightning 'Yippee'; 10,000th Republic P-47D Thunderbolt; 10,000th Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat;

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 368th FG 395th Fighter Squadron - 'Sleepy Jean 3rd' A7-W P-47D-28-RA S/N 42-28641 Lt William J. Wayland - 'Slick Chick' P-47D-30-RA, coded A7-B, S/N 44-33221 Lt Col Frank Perego

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt G9-E 42-27210 (42-1055) Thunderbolt - 'Look NO Hands' 509th FG 405th FS - P-47 2Z-E 44-32747 'Eight Nifties' 405thFG/510th FS

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Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-28972 2Z-S 'Miss CAESAR / THE Greenpoint Gladiator' Capt. Stanley L. Koslow 405th FG 9th Air Force - P-47D-28-RA 42-29259 CH-K 'Helen Jo' 365th FS 9th AF

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Razorback' 42-7945 QP-D 'Miss Plainfield' Pilot Capt. Spiros S 'Steve' Pisanos 334FS 4th FG 8thAF - - P-47C 'Razorback' 41-6410 QP-Y 'Little Butch' Pilot Capt. William B 'C.D.' Smith 334FS 4th FG 8th AF

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Razorback' 42-76275 - 'Squirt II' 405th FG. Pilot: Lt R. Parker P-47D Thunderbolt 'Razorback' 42-8096 - 'Miss Mutt' 348th FG. Pilot: Lt Col. Robert R. Rowland.

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Republic P-47D/M Thunderbolts of Hub Zemke's 56th Fighter Group This sheet includes markings to complete a selection of four 'Bubble-Top' P 47s of the 56th Fighter Group lead by the US ace Colonel Hub Zemke. P-47D 44-21199 LM-X 62nd FS. P-47D 42-28543 UN-V 'Pat' 63rd FS. P 47M (D) 44-21176 LM-D 'Jersey Bounce' 62nd FS. P-47M 44-21116 HV-J 'Lorene ' 61st FS

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Republic P-47C/Ds Thunderbolts of the 56th Fighter Group. P-47D (Razorback) 42-22672 'Tinkle' UN-S Lt. Samuel O. Stamps March 1944. P-47C (Razorback) 41-6347 LM-O Capt Eugene O'Neill, November 1943.

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Republic P-47D-2-RA Thunderbolt over Rechlin (designed to be used with Hasegawa, Tamiya, Revell, Academy and Hobby Boss kits)

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Republic F-47D-30-RE Thunderbolt over Portugal (2 decal options) (designed to be used with Revell kits)[P-47D]

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Building the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Big, powerful, and truly a juggernaut of an aircraft, resulting in its appropriate nickname 'Jug', the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the really great warplanes of its generation. Alongside the superlative North-American P-51 Mustang and the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, it was one of the three principal fighter types which the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) successfully operated in the later stages of World War Two. The initial production version was the P-47B, and examples of this type started to reach the USAAF's 56th Fighter Group in June 1942. The first really combat-ready model was the refined and slightly longer P-47C, which entered service later in 1942. Like all front-line P-47 versions it packed a formidable punch of four 0.5in M2 Browning machine guns in each wing, although early models did not carry the wing pylons that became so important later in the Thunderbolt's combat career. The first P-47C examples to reach Britain for the US Eighth Army Air Force did so in December 1942, followed by what became the main combat model of the Thunderbolt, the P-47D, in April 1943. Weighing in at some 15,000lb (6,804kg) fully loaded and powered by the R-2800-59 Double Wasp of 2,000hp, the P-47D was a big, powerful beast. Water injection introduced for some versions of the R-2800 would see even greater power on demand when needed in aerial combat. All of these early Thunderbolts had the 'razorback' high line rear fuselage pioneered with the P-35 and P-43, with a rearwards-sliding heavily framed cockpit canopy. Although the USAAF at first saw the Thunderbolt as a high altitude interceptor, its main initial role very soon became that of daylight bomber escort with the England- based Eighth Air Force, which was in great need of escort fighters for its B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators that were increasingly facing stiff Luftwaffe fighter opposition. he Thunderbolt helped to turn the tide for the US daylight bombing offensive during 1943 and early 1944, with a number of P-47 pilots gaining impressive scores in air-to-air combat against Luftwaffe fighters. Eventually the appearance of the Merlin-engined P-51B Mustang and later versions of the superb Mustang long-range fighter resulted in the Eighth Air Force almost completely re-equipping its fighter groups with the P-51, but the Eighth's 56th Fighter Group continued to fly the Thunderbolt right up to the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. The Eighth Air Force also pioneered the P-47 for air-to-ground operations as a part of its policy of taking the fight to the Luftwaffe, and additional to this the Thunderbolt eventually equipped several fighter groups specifically for fighter-bomber operations within the tactical England-based US Ninth Air Force. The P-47 proved to be a formidable fighter-bomber due to its impressive eight-gun armament, bomb load and ability to survive enemy fire. The underwing pylons that proved so useful for long-range fuel tanks were equally at home carrying a 500lb (227kg) bomb (one under each wing), and the Ninth Air Force in particular used this capability to devastating effect against German tactical targets before and after D-Day. 'Razorback' Thunderbolts additionally equipped USAAF units in Italy, the Pacific (including exceptional use by the Fifth Air Force), and the China-Burma-India theatre (CBI). Continuing development of the P-47 design led to the adoption later in P-47D manufacture of a cut- down rear fuselage spine and all-round vision 'bubbletop' canopy. This resulted in a further series of later Thunderbolt versions with even greater range and capabilities, but many 'razorback' P-47s nevertheless continued in service right to the war's end " some pilots in fact preferring the 'razorback' to the later models particularly for their better directional stability. Other important users of the Thunderbolt in World War Two included the Soviet Union, the RAF and the Free French. This seventh book in the highly successful MA Extra Series contains fourteen showcase and step by step model builds and will be a must for any P-47 aficionado!

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Razorback' Aces over Europe Part 1

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 1. P-47C-2-RE "Uncle Den'/'Quack". Unit: 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, USAAF. Serial: QP-L (41-6187) Pilot - Capt.Robert L.Priser 'Junior'. Joined 334th FS on 15th September 1942. Left 23rt November 1943 for Ninth Air Force. Was 'A' Flight CO from 13th September 1943. This was Priser's only aircraft. 2. P-47C-5-RE Sno 41-6538 QP-B 'Wela Kahoe ' of the 334th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Group, 8th Air force flown (shared) by Cap Bill Hollander and Cap Stanley Anderson based at Debden, England in January 1944. 3. P-47D-1-RE "Boise Bee". Unit: 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, USAAF. Serial: QP-B (42-7890). 4. P-47D-1-RE "Miss Plainfield". Unit: 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, USAAF. Serial: QP-D (42-7945). 5. P-47C-5-RE. Unit: 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, USAAF. Serial: QP-J (41-6576). 6. P-47D-5-RE 42-8644 'Lilliput' flown by Lt. W.B. Morgan.

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback 3D-Printed & coloured Interior on decal paper (designed to be used with Tamiya kits)

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt bubbletops (2) 226785/6D5 346FS/350FG 'Oh Johnnie' Lt Raymond Knight Italy 1945, OD/grey black/white check rudder; 228533 4K-V 506FS/404FG 'Flak Valley Express' Capt James White , natural metal

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Razorback' (2) 4227700/238 `Bushmasters' 78FS/15FG 7th Air Force; 4228066/164 `Bushmasters' 47FS/15FG 7th Air Force. Both Defense of Hawaiian Islands

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Bubbletops (2) 42-26567 WZ-V 84 FS/78 FG Maj B.J.Mayo `No Guts No Glory' Duxford 1944 RAF Dk Green/sky;42-28794 4K-Y 506.FS/404 FG Capt R.F.Bealie `Black Panther' natural metal.

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Bubbletop' (2) 432773 4P-S 513FS/406FG Maj Howard Park 'Big Ass Bird'; 226407 C4-Y 388FS/356FG Lt.Col.Robert Coffey CO 'Coffey's Pot'. Both D-Day stripes

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Re-printed! Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Razorback' (4) 275242 LM-K 62FS Capt M. Quirk Halesworth. camouflage; 226044 HV-Z 61FS Maj Leslie Smith 'Silver Lady' Boxted. Natural metal. 275510 HV-A 61FS Lt.Col. F. Gabreski Halesworth. camouflage; 225836 HV-M 61FS Capt M. Gladych. 'Pengie III' Boxted. Nat

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Yanks with Roundels Part 4 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt in RAF/SEAC service (12) 'Razorback' HB982/D 135 Sqn Chittagong 1944; HD648 NA-C 146 Sqn China 1944; Bubble tops HD196 GQ-B blue codes or KL139 GQ-B white codes 'Jungle Queen' both 134 Sqn Burma 1945; KJ140 RS-B 30 Sqn Chittagong 1945; KJ278 NV-K 79 Sqn China 1944; KJ302 AW-P 42 Sqn Burma 1945; HD295 NA-F 42 Sqn Burma 1945, all Dk Green/Dk Earth/Med Sea Grey. KL314 ZT-W 258 Sqn Kuala Lumpur 1945; KL339 FL-O 81 Sqn Java 1946; KL849 FJ-G 261 Sqn Myingyan North, Burma 1945; KL329/14 73 OTU Fayid, Egypt 1946, all natural metal. Double sheet

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