In addition to Airacobras and Marauders, among the aircraft types No. 3 AD assembled during World War II were Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks, Republic P-43 Lancers, Vultee A-31 Vengeances, Supermarine Spitfires, Grumman F6F Hellcats, and North American P-51 Mustangs.
American Republic P-47 Thunderbolts and Lockheed P-38 Lightnings from the 348th and 475th Fighter Groups were also used to provide fighter cover for Allied shipping, while heavy and medium bombers from the Fifth Air Force carried out strategic bombing missions to reduce Japanese airbases around Wewak and New Britain, and raided Japanese lines of communication in concert with PT boats.
But the crown jewel is the latest acquisition: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, an illustrious fighter plane returning to the place it was built.
Notable among these were the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190, designed by Kurt Tank, and the U.S. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Grumman F6F Hellcat, and North American P-51 Mustang.
In March 1943 the United States Army Air Forces 78th Fighter Groupp started to arrive at Duxford with their Republic P-47 Thunderbolts.
The A-10's official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of World War II, a fighter that was particularly effective at close air support.
Hawker Typhoons and Republic P-47 Thunderbolts strafed German positions throughout the day and occasionally dueled with the Luftwaffe over the battlefield.
During the Second World War, Spitfires were used by the USAAF in the 4th Fighter Group until replaced by Republic P-47 Thunderbolts in March 1943.
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