Republic Aviation Evansville Timeline

By HUNTERDAVISSLOTH
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    World War 2

  • Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor

    Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor

  • Elder Brooks,An African American,Is 1st local civilian death hit by falling steel at republic

  • Evansville Airport Is Leased to republic aviation for a $1 a year

    Evansville Airport Is Leased to republic aviation for a $1 a year

  • First Evansville P-47 is flown,The Hoosier Spirt

    First Evansville P-47 is flown,The Hoosier Spirt

  • p-47s aircraft assembly line begins operation,p-47 D model production will run for 32 months.

  • Modification Center begins operations

    Modification Center begins operations

  • P-47s enetering combat in England Europe

  • President Roosevelt visits city,tours republic aviation,sees shipyard and ordinance by train.

    President Roosevelt visits city,tours republic aviation,sees shipyard and ordinance by train.

  • 5 Thunderbolts have a private air show for republic aviation employees

  • Lt. Herbert Fields,a brave man,is first to fly his P-47 carrying a bomb,it worked just fine

  • 1000th Evansville P47 is completed Named the "Tojo Special"

  • p-47s now flying with 2 1000 pound bombs attached

  • Backlog of p-47s back to normal as vast ferry movement has taken place,60 pilots on this day

  • P-47 loses power over field and glides between tree and house avoding serious injury to anyone.

    P-47 loses power over field and glides between tree and house avoding serious injury to anyone.

  • Republic Aviuation wins 1st E-Award

  • 2000th Evansville P-47 completed

  • Modification builds water-cooler XP-47 with water cooled Chrysler Engine

    Modification builds water-cooler XP-47 with water cooled Chrysler Engine

  • Famed south Pacific P-47 fighter "The Jackie" returns home to Evansville plant for 2 week display

  • Tornado hits ciity,Damages several p-47s,warps tail and breaks a hundred blue window panes

  • 5000th Evansville p-47 completed the "Grandiana" man-hours cut from 23,000 to 6300 per p-47

  • Test pilot Wm Moose was killed as he crashed his P-47 into field 3 miles SW of New Harmmony

    Test pilot Wm Moose was killed as he crashed his P-47 into field 3 miles SW of New Harmmony

  • 14 P-47s given to regional schools and colleges without guns and radios,wings were also offered.

    14 P-47s given to regional schools and colleges without guns and radios,wings were also offered.

  • The IH Plant still contains equipment used in P-47 production by RA,Servel and Hossier Cardinal.

  • International Harvester Sells plant and facilities to Whirlpool-Seeger

    International Harvester Sells plant and facilities to Whirlpool-Seeger

  • Whirlpool seeger is the largest city employer at 5,800 mostly in the former republic aviation plant