A naval P-47?

[tony.osborne]

Looking for naval fighters on the web I found this article with pictures of Republic P-47 Thunderbolts embarked on aircraft carriers. There was a naval version of this plane? The report and photos, never seen by me before, can be viewed at the link below:


Aviação em Floripa: Um P-47 Naval?

Best Regards!

 

[waltky]

Thought the P-47 was the Lightning...

... and the P-38 was the Thunderbolt.

 

[williepete]

The USS Barnes escort carrier was used to transport P-47s and P-38s to the Pacific theater of operations and as a training carrier.

 

[Camp]

Those are 37 P-47 Thunderbolts of the 73rd Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group being transported by the USS Manila Bay CV-61 in June of 1944.

 

[Camp]

Those are 37 P-47 Thunderbolts of the 73rd Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group being transported by the USS Manila Bay CV-61 in June of 1944.

Like the USS Barnes, the USS Manila Bay was an escort carrier.