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Old 09-24-10, 11:31 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by maillemaker View Post
P-47 Razorback
The P-47's official nickname was 'Thunderbolt'. The pilots liked to call it the 'Jug', because if you stood it on its nose it resembled an old-fashioned metal milk jug.

'Razorback' was the descriptive for the early canopy, as shown in picture #4 of your link. The later canopy, shown in picture #1, was called 'bubbletop'.
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