P-47D thunderbolt "razorback jug"
The P-47D THUNDERBOLT, A.K.A, RAZORBACK JUG. The most rugged fighter plane of WWII, known as "The Unbreakable". Beloved by pilots, and PAPER AIR FORCE for being able to absorb untold amounts of punishment, and still fly its pilot home. There are accounts of Luftwaffe planes emptying their entire arsenal of on-board ammo into The Jug, and having to give up and quit the fight, as "The Unbreakable"was still flying. All the way home. The P-47 THUNDERBOLT was the fastest, most lethal, most heavily armored, most indestructible fighter plane of WWII. Nevermind that it was not as agile as some others - it didn't need to be. With its fearsome eight fifty-calibers, incredible dive rate, high speed, and high rate of climb, the P-47's dove on their prey with all guns blazing. If they missed, they simply dove away with their superior speed, and went around again. No need to stick around and play. But, they did not miss. Only 7 pilots in 1,000 were lost in combat flying P-47 THUNDERBOLTS. The largest produced fighter aircraft of WWII.