Editing Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (section)

===Postwar service===
With the end of World War II, orders for 5,934 were cancelled.<ref>Berliner 2011, p. 20.</ref> Redesignated as F-47 in 1947, the aircraft served with the USAAF through 1947, the USAAF [[Strategic Air Command]] from 1946 through 1947, the active-duty [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) until 1949, and with the [[Air National Guard]] (ANG) until 1953. F-47s served as spotters for rescue aircraft such as the [[Consolidated PBY Catalina|OA-10 Catalina]] and [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17H]]. In 1950, F-47 Thunderbolts were used to suppress the [[declaration of independence]] in [[Puerto Rico]] by nationalists during the [[Jayuya Uprising]].

The F-47 was not deployed to Korea for the [[Korean War]]. The USAF and ANG had more North American F-51 (P-51) Mustangs, and used them, mainly in the close air-support role. Since the Mustang was more vulnerable to being shot down—many were lost to antiaircraft fire— some suggested the more durable Thunderbolt should have been sent to Korea in the Mustang's place.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Rowland |first=Michael D. |date=September 22, 2003 |title=Why the U.S. Air Force did not use the F-47 Thunderbolt in the Korean War |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Why+the+U.S.+Air+Force+did+not+use+the+F-47+Thunderbolt+in+the+Korean...-a0108551525 |journal=Air Power History |publisher=Air Force Historical Foundation |via=The Free Library}}</ref>

The Cuban Air Force took delivery of 29 ex-USAF airframes and spares{{When|date=March 2025}}. By the late 1950s, the F-47 was considered long obsolete as a fighter, but was well suited for [[counter-insurgency]] tasks.<ref name=":0" />

Due to continued postwar service with U.S. military and foreign operators, some Thunderbolts have survived, and a few are still flying.