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P-47 Thunderbolt Model, USAAF, 22nd FS - Oxford Diecast AC032


P-47 Thunderbolt Model, USAAF, 22nd FS - Oxford Diecast AC032 - click to enlarge
P-47 Thunderbolt Model, USAAF, 22nd FS - Oxford Diecast AC032 - click to enlarge


Item No. OD-AC032
$21.95
Availability: Sold Out


Description

Oxford Diecast Aviation Series Model

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt – 42-26041, 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, 9th AF, Belgium, winter 1944

1:72 Scale.  Length: 6".  Wingspan: 6.75"



The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a single-seat fighter aircraft used by the U.S. and allied air forces during World War II. It was one of the largest, heaviest, most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single piston engine. The P-47B was first flown on May 6, 1941 with the first production aircraft being delivered in May 1942. The Thunderbolt was very effective as a short-to-medium range escort fighter and as a fighter-bomber proved especially adept at ground attack. The aircrafts eight .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns could inflict severe damage on lightly armored targets. In the fighter-bomber ground-attack role it could carry ten five-inch rockets or a bomb load of up to 2,500 pounds.

The first P-47 combat mission took place on March 10, 1943 when the 4th FG took their aircraft on a fighter sweep over France. By 1944, the P-47 Thunderbolt was in service with the USAAF in all of its operational theaters, except Alaska. Although the P-51 Mustang eventually replaced the P-47 in the long-range escort role in Europe, the P-47 still ended the war with 3752 air-to-air victories claimed in over 746,000 sorties. A total of 15,678 P-47s of all types were built, the last being a P-47N, which rolled off the Republic Aviation production line in October 1945. The P-47 Thunderbolt served with the U.S. Army Air Force (U.S. Air Force after 1947) until 1949 and the Air National Guard until 1953.


Oxford presents a range of value priced, high quality, die-cast model airplanes. Every model is crafted with meticulous attention to detail, using specifications of the original aircraft.

This model of a P-47 Thunderbolt by Oxford Diecast features:

  • Diecast metal construction with some plastic parts
  • Realistic panel lines
  • Detailed cockpit
  • Historically accurate printed markings
  • Fixed non-rotating propeller
  • Display stand



  • Category: Oxford Diecast 1:72 Military Aircraft Models


    Not suitable for children under the age of 14


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