P-47D (razorback)

P-47D (razorback)

Modification of
P-47C, P-47D, P-47G (razorback)
Changes
Evansville and Farmingdale production with more cowl flaps and cockpit armour; water injection from the D-4/D-5, R-2800-63 from the D-10, wet underwing pylons from the D-15, R-2800-59 from the D-20, wide-blade propellers from the D-22/D-23.
Crew
1
Engines
1

Armament

WeaponCountPosition
Browning AN/M2 .508Wing

Loadouts

NameChangesFromArmament
Bombs500 lb bombs under the fuselage; from the P-47D-15 also under the wings, 1000 lb bombs on mid-production P-47D, up to 2500 lb in all.——
Six M8 rocketsTwo M10 triple-tube launchers for 4.5 in M8 rockets, from the second half of 1944.Jul 1944M8 4.5-inch rocket ×6

Service

≈ Jun 1943 – Mar 1945
≈ Jun 1943 – 5 Mar 1944
≈ Dec 1943 – May 1945