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A test P-47N Thunderbolt (serial number 44-88335). Image stamped on reverse: 'Republic Aviation Division.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'P-47N- The Republic P-47N was the long range model of the famous Thunderbolt series, designed for and principally used in the war in the Pacific. It had vastly increased range, blunt wing tips and each wing was 22.7 square feet larger than the earlier models and carried 96 gallons of fuel per wing in special internal wing tanks. The "N" had the same engine and turbo as the P-47M and the fuselages of these two models were identical. The first was built and test flown in July of 1944. All Republic's assembly lines were eventually changed over to the production of the P-47Ns.'

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection