Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II ( s / n 78-0652 ) from the 138th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 174th Tactical Fighter Wing, New York Air National Guard

n 1944, Republic Aviation's chief designer, Alexander Kartveli, began working on a turbojet-powered replacement for the P-47 Thunderbolt piston-engined fighter.

Current examples: F-15E Strike Eagle, F / A-18 Hornet, Sukhoi Su-34 ' Fullback ', Chengdu J-10, Xian JH-7, Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000, and the Panavia Tornado ; historical examples: Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, Heinkel He 111, Dornier Do 17, Dornier Do 215, Junkers Ju 88, Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, P-47 Thunderbolt, Hawker Typhoon, and F-4 Phantom II.

Bayezid I ( Ottoman: بايزيد اول, Turkish: Beyazıt, nicknamed Yıldırım ( Ottoman: ییلدیرم ), " the Thunderbolt "; 1354 – March 8, 1403 ) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402.

* 1988 – A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.

After a string of successful films, including the comedies The Lavender Hill Mob ( 1951 ), The Titfield Thunderbolt ( 1953 ) and The Ladykillers ( 1955 ), as well as dramas like Dead of Night, Scott of the Antarctic and The Cruel Sea, Ealing Studios finally ceased production in 1958, and the studios were taken over by the BBC for television production.

A P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang | P ‑ 51 Mustang, F-4 Phantom and F-15 Strike Eagle | F ‑ 15 Strike Eagle, representing three generations of U. S. Air Force fighters in formation at an airshow at Barksdale AFB.

In World War II, the USAAF and RAF often favored fighters over dedicated light bombers or dive bombers, and types such as the P-47 Thunderbolt and Hawker Hurricane that were no longer competitive fighters were relegated to ground attack.

* 1941 – The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.

* A brand of civil defense siren, the Federal Signal Corporation's Thunderbolt.

The remainder of Quakes eight weapons ( Axe, Nailgun, Super Nailgun and Thunderbolt ) are gone.

Retrospective reviews of the game have been positive with perfect scores given by review sites including Thunderbolt and HonestGamers.

During World War II, notable examples of US aircraft with turbochargers include the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt.

* March 14 – WWII: British submarine HMS Thunderbolt sunk off Sicily by an Italian corvette, the second time this vessel has been lost with all hands.

Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Time.

These films in particular, as well as others including Play Misty for Me ( 1971 ), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ( 1974 ), The Outlaw Josey Wales ( 1976 ), Escape from Alcatraz ( 1979 ), Tightrope ( 1984 ), Pale Rider ( 1985 ), Heartbreak Ridge ( 1986 ), In the Line of Fire ( 1993 ), The Bridges of Madison County ( 1995 ), and Gran Torino ( 2008 ), have all received commercial success and critical acclaim.

* Bonds, Russell S., War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta, Westholme Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59416-100-1.

Federal Signal Thunderbolt siren | Thunderbolt 1003 Civil Defense siren.

Some mechanical sirens, such as the Federal Signal Thunderbolt series, also employ compressed air that is blown at the rotor to supercharge the sound from the siren, which causes the sound to be sharper and much louder than it would be with the chopper and stator alone.

* End of replacement of A-10 Thunderbolt and F-16 Fighting Falcon fleets with F-35 Lightning II.

* Bailed Up ( 1895, 1927 ), a painting by Tom Roberts depicts bushrangers holding up a coach near Inverell, the area where Captain Thunderbolt was once active.

Some of his best-known major motion films include: Tron ( and its sequel ), Fearless, Iron Man,, Starman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Jagged Edge, Against All Odds,, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Seabiscuit, Arlington Road, and The Big Lebowski.

He was nominated again for Best Supporting Actor for his performance opposite Clint Eastwood in the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.

Between 1942 and 1945, Wyler, who became a United States citizen in 1928, served as a major in the United States Army Air Forces and directed two documentaries: The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress ( 1944 ), the story of a Boeing B-17 and its U. S. Army Air Force crew, and Thunderbolt!

Thunderbolt is located at 32 ° 1 ' 56 " North, 81 ° 3 ' 6 " West ( 32. 032111 ,-81. 051733 ).

An Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 104th Fighter Group, Massachusetts Air National Guard, taxis on the runway at Aviano Air Base, Italy to take off for NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs, September 6, 1995

* May 6 – Republic XP-47B, prototype of the P-47 Thunderbolt

After Charlton Comics sold its superhero properties to DC Comics in 1983, Thunderbolt reappeared after almost two decades in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover series ( April 1985-March 1986, Thunderbolt appearing in # 6, 7, and 10 ) when he joined the heroes of the Multiverse in their crusade against the Anti-Monitor.

Amos Wilson Rusie ( May 30, 1871 – December 6, 1942 ), nicknamed " The Hoosier Thunderbolt ", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century.

Racing in NHRA Super Stock class on-wide tires, the Thunderbolt was based on the midlevel Fairlane 500 two-door pillared sedan, and in 1964 set elapsed time and top speed records at 11. 6 seconds and 124 mph ( 200 km / h ),.

The Italian corvette Cicogna sank Thunderbolt in 1943.

As part of the Brigata Paracadutisti " Folgore " (' Parachutist Brigade ' " Thunderbolt ") — which distinguished itself in World War II by defending of Italian positions in North Africa so heroically that Winston Churchill dubbed them ' as fierce as lions ' — the 9th Regiment has engaged in numerous post-World War II exploits.

* 1998 – Thunderbolt: A Tribute to AC / DC – performs on " It's a Long Way to the Top "

* 1964: " Hanky Panky " / " Thunderbolt " -- Snap 102

* 1965: " Hanky Panky " / " Thunderbolt " -- Red Fox 110

* DisplayPort ( a license-free standard proposed by VESA to succeed DVI that has DRM capabilities ) / Mini DisplayPort / Thunderbolt

The team's primary mission is to encourage retention and recruitment by showcasing the Air Force's premier fighter / attack aircraft, the rugged and dependable A-10 Thunderbolt II.

Shown are the HC-130P ( top ), A-10C Thunderbolt II ( left and right ), 820th SFG ’ s armored Humvee ( bottom left ), HH-60G ( bottom center ), and 822nd / 823rd SFS.

The 49 FTS and 435 FTS conducted an advanced pilot training and the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals ( IFF ) course for recently winged USAF Navigator / Combat Systems Officers en route to Weapons System Officer ( WSO ) assignments in the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft and recently winged pilots en route to the F-22 Raptor, F-15C / D Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and A-10 Thunderbolt II.

* P-47 Thunderbolt fighter / bomber

The GAU-8 / A Avenger 30 mm Gatling gun, as used by the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, was selected for the system.

In his 2008 book Armored Thunderbolt, Zaloga significantly revised an earlier version of this story which had appeared in his 2000 book M26 / M46 Pershing Tank 1943 – 53, quoting from a much more extensive list of original documents from the Ordnance Dept., Army Ground Forces and General McNair's correspondence.

* 1998 Thunderbolt: A Tribute to AC / DC-cover version of " Highway to Hell "

Most P-47 Thunderbolt fighter groups were trained by I Fighter Command, along with P-39 / P-63 Airacobra groups ; C-47 Skytrain and later C-46 Commando groups by I Troop Carrier Command.

** 110 U. S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers escorted by 183 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters attack a German V-1 flying bomb sites under construction at Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise / Siracourt, France and V-2 ballistic missile launching site under construction at Watten, France.

The F / A-18 Super Hornet navy multirole fighter, F-15E Strike Eagle medium strike fighter, AV-8B Harrier marine strike fighter and A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft are common secondary choices for SEAD missions depending on availability and mission requirements.

* http :// www. lionlocomotive. org. uk / LION, an interesting ' Old Locomotive ', probably best known as taking a starring part in the film ' Titfield Thunderbolt '

* Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II, S / N 75-0298

* Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ( P-47D-2RE ), S / N 42-8130

Bell AH-1S Cobra, Douglas B-18 Bolo, Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II, Fleet Model 2, Helton 95 Lark, Hughes OH-6A Cayuse, Kaman SH-2F Seasprite, Lockheed S-3B Viking, Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird, Martin Mariner PBM-5A, North American F-107A, Perier / Hummel Osprey 2, J47 Jet Engine display ( on dispaly 2012 ), and a GAU-8 Avenger Gun ( on dispaly 2012 )

Gettings / WAR P-47D Thunderbolt ( on loan ) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Serial Number: 1 Registration: N555TN.