The Republic Aviation Company was an American aircraft manufacturer. It was founded by Alexander de Seversky as the Seversky Aircraft Corporation in 1931, but did not make a profit under his management. He was forced out in 1939 and the company was reorganized as the Republic Aviation Company. Image File history File linksMetadata REPUBLIC_AVIATION_1943_Advertisement_s. ... Alexander Procofieff de Seversky, (or De Seversky or DeSeversky), (June 7, 1894-August 24, 1974) was a Georgian-born American aviation pioneer, inventor, and influential advocate of strategic air power. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Before and during World War II they manufactured such important aircraft as the P-47 Thunderbolt - shown in the 1943 advertisement on the right - and afterwards the F-84 Thunderjet and the F-105 Thunderchief. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, or Jug as it was known, was one of the main US Army Air Force (USAAF) fighters of World War II. The P-47 was a big, rugged, overbuilt aircraft that was effective in air combat but proved especially useful as a fighter-bomber. ... F-84G Thunderjet F-84F Thundersteak flown by USAF Thunderbirds The F-84 Thunderjet was an American built fighter-bomber aircraft made by the Republic Aviation Company. ... The Republic F-105 Thunderchief (commonly known as the Thud by its pilots) was a single-seat, supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. ...

The company was acquired by Fairchild Hiller in 1965, which built the A-10 Thunderbolt II. 1944 Fairchild Argus III (G-BCBH) Fairchild were an aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale, New York, Hagerstown, Maryland, and San Antonio, Texas. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... A-10 Thunderbolt II USAF A-10A Thunderbolt II USAF A-10 Thunderbolt from 1975 The A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed and universally known as the Warthog, is the first US Air Force aircraft designed for close air support of ground forces. ...