P-47D retailer "Razorback" Hub Zemke Built Plastic Model 1/72 Scale

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, or "Jug" as its pilots affectionately called it was a true workhorse of the USAAF in WW2. Whether it was needed for high altitude bomber escort or low flying strafing retailer missions, the Jug was the best for the job. In fact, it often did both in the same sortie.

Perhaps the most famous P-47 unit of the war was "Zemke's Wolfpack" of the 56th Fighter Group, led by Hubert "Hub" Zemke. He was considered the greatest fighter leader of World War 2 by Jimmy Doolittle and finished the war with 19.5 aerial victories and 11 kills on the ground.

This Jug is painted to represent Hub Zemke's P47-D "Moy Tovarich"(Anglicized spellings vary), of the 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, USAAF.