Air Force 1 1:72 Scale Diecast Metal - P-47 Thunderbolt "Silver Lady" Capt. Witold "Lanny" Lanowski, 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army 8th Air Force, 19441944 ? Length: 6.25" Wingspan: 6.75? This model is a single seat plane. The cockpit is glue shut. It has no pilot/crew figures included. The landing gear is modeled in the retracted position. A display stand is included. Recommended for 15 and older. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter, and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns, and it could carry 5-inch rockets or a bomb load of 2,500 lb (1,100 kg). When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to 8 tons, making it one of the heaviest fighters of the war.