ME1002 - P-47 THUNDERBOLT METAL EARTH 3D METAL MODEL KITServed as a highaltitude escort fighter and a lowlevel fighterbomber for the allied forces during World War II. It was the largest heaviest and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single piston engine. The plane was designed and built around its powerful 2000 horse power Pratt and Whitney radial engine. Due to its thick and massive appearance it came to be known as The Jug.