5261 US Republic P47D Thunderbolt Razorback WWII Fighter Aircraft 1/48 Plastic Model Kit from Revell.

The P-47 Thunderbolt could dogfight with the best of them, but it excelled in ground attacks, too. In short, it was the Allies' most ideal multi-role fighter.

Kit features a detailed cockpit, a choice of open or closed “razorback” canopy, extensive under-wing details a pilot figure and three marking options: 1. 1st Lt. Quince Brown, P-47D-6-RE, “Okie,” 42–74753, 78th F.G., 84th F.S., 8th Airforce; 2. Lt. Cipipen, P-47D-16-RE, “Pied Piper,” 42–75885, 58th F.G., 310th F.S and 3. Capt. Arle Blood P-47D-20-RE, “The Bug,” 42–76653, 450th F.G., 510th F.S., 9th Airforce.

This plastic scale model kitset requires assembly, paint and glue to complete.

Specs
Length: 228mm (9")
Revell Number: 85–5261
Scale: 1:48
Parts: 49
Skill Level: 2 (Revell-Monogram has three skill level models 1 being the easiest, 3 the most challenging).
Age: 10+

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single piston engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to eight tons, and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack roles could carry five-inch rockets or a significant bomb load of 2,500 pounds; over half the weight the B-17 bomber could carry on long-range missions (although the B-17 had a far greater range). The P-47, based on the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine, was to be very effective as a short-to-medium range escort fighter in high-altitude air-to-air combat and, when unleashed as a fighter-bomber, proved especially adept at ground attack in both the World War II European and Pacific Theaters. The P-47D was the most produced version with 12,602 built. The “D” model actually consisted of a series of evolving production blocks, the last of which were visibly different from the first.