Fastest Piston Engine Fighter Ever; The Republic XP-47J Superbolt @EdNashsMilitaryMatters

Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

The P-47 certainly made it's mark, but it isn't so well remembered that one example was the fastest piston engine fighter ever built - the XP-47J.

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