Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, Reg. G-THUN, Alternate Serial No. 549192, Military Code F4-J, Serial No. 399-55731, Display Paint: U.S. Air Force, Aircraft Name: Nellie B, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2022

This air‑to‑air image features a Republic P‑47D Thunderbolt, registered G‑THUN, wearing U.S. Air Force exhibition colours. The P‑47D was a principal American World War II fighter‑bomber equipped with a Pratt & Whitney R‑2800 Double Wasp radial engine, an 18‑cylinder air‑cooled powerplant. Known for its durability and heavy armament of eight .50 caliber machine guns, it could also carry bombs or rockets on wing stations. Shown here during flight at UK Warbirds 2022.