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Thunderbolt groups claimed the destruction of 6,000 tanks and armored fighting vehicles, 9,000 locomotives, 86,000 items of rolling stock, 68,000 trucks, and huge numbers of enemy troops killed or wounded. According to air power historian W. A. Jacobs, "All authorities agreed that the P-47 was the best fighter-bomber."<ref>W. A. Jacobs, "The Battle for France, 1944," in B. Franklin Cooling, ''Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support'' (1990), p. 250.</ref>
Thunderbolt groups claimed the destruction of 6,000 tanks and armored fighting vehicles, 9,000 locomotives, 86,000 items of rolling stock, 68,000 trucks, and huge numbers of enemy troops killed or wounded. According to air power historian W. A. Jacobs, "All authorities agreed that the P-47 was the best fighter-bomber."<ref>W. A. Jacobs, "The Battle for France, 1944," in B. Franklin Cooling, ''Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support'' (1990), p. 250.</ref>
==The Pacific War==
==The Pacific War==
Although most well-known for the war in Europe, the P-47 had an excellent service record in the Pacific theater as well. The first Thunderbolts to fight the Japanese arrived in June 1943 in [[Port Moresby]], [[New Guinea]].
Although most well known for the war in Europe, the P-47 had an excellent service record in the Pacific theater as well. The first Thunderbolts to fight the Japanese arrived in June 1943 in [[Port Moresby]], [[New Guinea]].
[[Image:P-47a.jpg|thumb|300px|318th Fighter Group's P-47's intercept Japansese "Betty" bomber, Pagan Island, 1944]]
[[Image:P-47a.jpg|thumb|300px|318th Fighter Group's P-47's intercept Japansese "Betty" bomber, Pagan Island, 1944]]