Along the way, the P-51 proved itself superior to alternative U.S. fighters like the P-38 and P-47. And, more importantly, the P-51 proved itself superior to Luftwaffe fighters like the ...

This is why the P-47 Thunderbolt may have been the best fighter plane of World War 2. Bristling with eight .50 caliber ...

However, it selected the P-51 as its “standard” piston-powered fighter; the P-38 and P-47 were withdrawn from service or given substantially reduced roles. On September 18, 1947, the U.S. Air ...

By 1942, as many as 272 P-43s were produced in all of their variants. But by that point in the war, it was clear the 2800 Double Wasp-powered P-47 was ready to bring the fight to the Axis.