Republic YP-47M Thunderbolt Possibly a YP-47M. Under wing pylons were introduced on the D-15-RE and D-15-RA production blocks. These enabled a drop tank or a bomb to be carried underneath each wing in (15713495834)

PictionID:41567028 - Title:Republic YP-47M Thunderbolt Possibly a YP-47M. Under wing pylons were introduced on the D-15-RE and D-15-RA production blocks. These enabled a drop tank or a bomb to be carried underneath each wing in addition to the stores carried on the belly shackles. Fuel changes had to be made to incorporate plumbing for the under wing tanks. Bomb selection increased to two 1000-pound or 3 500-pound bombs, with maximum bomb-load being 2500 pounds. Alternatively, a 108-gallon drop tank could be carried underneath each wing, adding 150 miles to the P-47's range. - Catalog:15_002925 - Filename:15_002925.TIF - Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "Seversky, Republic and P-47"----PLEASE TAG this image with any information you know about it, so that we can permanently store this data with the original image file in our Digital Asset Management System.----SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive