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Hi Eetu.
From references I have to hand,(Im still out on tour),the majority of bombs carried on the P47's were 500lb GP bombs.I have seen photos of Thunderbolts with clusters of smaller bombs being carried on the fusalage,fixed in the same position as the drop tank would be. I think,(havent been able to check and confirm this),that they were capable of carrying a 1000lb bomb under the fusalage.
Ive seen photos of P47's with a 500lb bomb under one wing and a drop tank on the other, and Ive also read that the standard drop tanks were fitted with detonators to explode the remaining fuel when they were jetisoned on contact with enemy fighters, and even filled with napalm on occasion.
Hope this helps a little
Nige
Thanks.
I don't quite know what size are the bombs included in Revell's D-thunderbolt. To me, it doesn't look fat enough to be a 500-pounder. Can you make a guess from the box art?
Sorry, my dad's got the camera with him at our summer cottage, and his coming back next week, so I can't really post pics. (unless I resort to my nokia 6630 and it's gadget also sometimes marketed as a camera...)