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P-47

 or Thunderbolt

Fighter and fighter-bomber aircraft used by Allied air forces in World War II. A single-seat, single-engine monoplane, it was developed in the U.S. to meet the need for a high-speed long-range fighter. First flown in 1941, it carried eight .50-caliber machine guns, had a maximum bomb load of 2,500 lbs (1,100 kg), and could carry ten 5-in. (127-mm) rockets beneath its wings. It had a maximum speed of 440 mph (700 kph) and a ceiling of 40,000 ft (12,000 m). More P-47s (15,683) were built for the Allied air services than any other fighter.

thunderbolt
1. a flash of lightning accompanying thunder
2. (in mythology) the destructive weapon wielded by several gods, esp the Greek god Zeus
thunderbolt [′thən·dər‚bōlt]
(geophysics)
In mythology, a lightning flash accompanied by a material bolt or dart and which causes great damage; it is still used as a popular term for a single lightning discharge accompanied by thunder.
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When Earth asks her new-bom Giants to battle the gods, she says, "rapiat fulmen sceptrumque Typhoeus" ["Let Typhoeus seize the thunderbolt and the sceptre'] (Gigant.
Claudian's de raptu Proserpinae and Dante's Vanquished Giants by Butler, George F. / Italica
Life grows more tragic when, shortly after Niobe's death, Vorenus's children are snatched by vengeful local gang leader Erastes Fulmen (Lorcan Cranitch), who later reveals he's murdered them in revenge for all the wrongs Vorenus has done.
Kevin's right to Rome; This Kidd is in big demand after donning a ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
He was sold by Fulmen Park as agent to Kulani Park Thoroughbreds.
Bloodstock Desk: Coolmore pair out in front at Inglis auction by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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