The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (nicknamed "Jug") was one of the top US Army Air Forces fighter planes of WWII. It is counted among the warplanes produced in the highest numbers, and it saw excellent ...

Cottrell ended the war with sixty-five combat missions under his belt in his trusty P-47. As The National Interest has recently reported, World War II fighter pilots (not to mention WWII veterans in ...

When the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt flew through the skies in World War II, it was the moment that shifted air warfare. Its designer was Alexander Kartveli. The P-47 was commonly referred to as the ...

Many of the most successful fighter pilots gained fame not only for their aerial tactics, but for their ability to pass their knowledge on to others. Ironically, some of those who handed down their ...

A member of the P-47 Foundation talks about efforts to bring a historic plane back to EVV. Rick Kaskel, President of the Evansville P-47 Foundation, talks to Evansville Rotarians about efforts taken ...

HENDERSONVILLE - Fifteen aviation students from Arden’s Christ School and their instructors listened intently as Hendersonville resident and World War II P-47 Pilot Ed Cottrell described his harrowing ...