70K views · 1.5K reactions | Two heavyweights of the piston engined world - the Hawker Tempest II and Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. #ww2 #ww2history #wwii #tempest #thunderbolt | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook

The P-47s @dependableengines double wasp R-2800 engine has a "turbo supercharger" that allowed it to operate as both a high altitude bomber escort and a low altitude as a fighter bomber. @seafury8 muscles the beautifully restored Bonnie around the @eaa AirVenture skie this past summer! @dakotaterritoryairmuseum #p47thunderbolt #p47 #Thunderbolt #P47D #razorback #dakotaterritoryairmuseum #restoration #eaa #osh25 #oshkosh #airventure #airshow #airshowstuff | AirshowStuff

37K views · 479 reactions | Have you been following the progress of our P-47 restoration? Check out this video that has some cool timelapse footage from out current shop project and some neat facts about the P-47 THUNDERBOLT! You can find out more at www.aircorpsaviation.com Shop for vintage aircraft parts, gifts, and merch at www.aircorpsdepot.com #p47restoration #aircorpsaviation #THUNDERBOLT | AirCorps Aviation | Facebook

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt under maintenance by ground crew, grit, grease, and horsepower, as they talk through the work on its rugged air-cooled engine built for rough fields and high-altitude escort missions. #ww2 #aviation #aircraft #military #engineering | Jets 'n' Props