1:72 Scale Diecast Metal - Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Lt. Col. Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski, USAAF ? Length: 6.25" Wingspan: 6.75? This model is a single seat airplane. The cockpit is glue shut. It has no pilot figure included. The landing gear is optional and can be attached or omitted to display the model in in-flight configuration. The covers for the wheel wells are included. A display stand is included. Accessories for the wings and fuselage are included. This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and older. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (nicknamed the "Jug") is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. One of the main United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters, it found success in the European and Pacific theaters as an escort fighter well-suited to high-altitude air-to-air combat. It also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role. Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (born Franciszek Stanis?aw Gabryszewski; January 28, 1919 ? January 31, 2002) was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top American and United States Army Air Forces fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.