- Country: USA
- Genres: Documentary, History, Short
- Release: 1947-07-26
- Director: William Wyler (1902–1981)
- Writers: Lester Koenig
- Language: English
- Stars: James Stewart (I) (1908–1997) , Lloyd Bridges , Lloyd Bridges
- Runtime: 44 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: サンダーボルト (Japan) , Thunderbolt (United States of America) , Тандерболт: История штурмовика , Colpo di fulmine (Italy) , Thunderbolt
- Plot: A documentary series on the operations of the 57th Fighter Group in 1944. Stationed in Corsica, their missions largely consisted of low-level attacks on the Italian mainland, far behind the front-line. Their targets were German supplies and the infrastructure carrying it. This was part of Operation Strangle, the idea of which was to weaken the German front-line forces through depriving them of supplies, thus helping the Allied offensive through Italy. The 57th Fighter Group flew one of the greatest fighter-bombers of the war, the iconic Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
- IMDB:tt0038171
Thunderbolt Cast · · · ALL
William Wyler
(1902–1981)
Director
James Stewart
(I)
(1908–1997)
Himself
Robert Lowery
Narrator
Lloyd Bridges
Pilot (voice)
Eugene Kern
Narrator