My grandfather started his career at the beginning of WW2, making it all the way through. During his tenure he was credited with 52 aircraft downed. He was the worst mechanic the Luftwaffe ever had.

@hpoels851

Жыл бұрын

Lol.

@anderwmarcell9503

Жыл бұрын

This is good !

@howardcroft3748

Жыл бұрын

And the award for best KZread comment of the year .. goes to??? This guy😅🤣

@admiral_alman8671

Жыл бұрын

@@howardcroft3748 I have seen that comment/joke 10 times alread

@bigwoody4704

Жыл бұрын

Well I haven't 👍 to Birdy

My flight instructor, designated examiner and the director of the flight school where I was a flight instructor myself was Henry Lederer. He was the founder and the first president of the Thunderbolts pilots association. He was also the one that was chosen to fly the Thunderbolt down the Hudson River on American Bicentennial. During WW2 he flew both the Thunderbolt and then the P51 and he always told me his favorite was the Thunderbolt. He later worked for Fairchild Republic and Grumman and also was the one to write some of the specs for the F14 Tomcat.

It was NOT nicknamed Jug because it was considered a Juggernaut. It received this nickname because the earlier razorback versions, if you imagined them standing on their nose, resembled milk jugs of the time.

@gmd62

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I read that in numerous places as well. Surprising that the video which seems to contain accurate information had that detail wrong.

@michellebrown4903

Жыл бұрын

I like the description of the F4F . A beer barrel , on a roller skate , run through with an ironing board.

@ILSRWY4

Жыл бұрын

Both are correct. Americans named it Jug because of the milk jug. The British are the ones who nicked named it Juggernaut and thus jug for short.

@scotttyson8661

Жыл бұрын

Yep it had another nickname of Razorback

@jayrico638

Жыл бұрын

​@@ILSRWY4 when did the British ever nickname the p47 the juggernaut?

The emphasis on the ability of the Thunderbolt to be a successful ground-attack aircraft is a disservice to its real abilities, and what it was design for and why it was so big: to kick ass at high altitude. That big airframe was built to house the turbocharger and associated plumbing, and that turbocharger provided outstanding performance at high altitudes (pretty much above 20,000 feet). The P-47 could maintain manifold pressure, and thus power, much better than the 109 or 190 at high altitudes. As well, that big airframe is much less of a drag in the thin air up high. The P-47 did the heavy lifting against the Luftwaffe when it was still in its prime, and did well, but is overshadowed by the P-51. That’s really a shame. Greg’s Planes and Automobiles has detailed coverage of the P-47, and his videos are well worth the watch.

@didierdenice7456

Жыл бұрын

Agree ! Though the P51 Mustang was an incredible fighter and did a lot of damage to the Luftwaffe from mid 1944 onward , experts on airwar concur that it is the unsung P47 that really broke the back of the Luftwaffe during the 12 months prior to the Mustang entering service in great number.

@dukecraig2402

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, when it comes to dogfighting it's like I describe it to people, it was a hockey player in a figure skating contest, and everytime one of those figure skaters got slammed against the boards the body parts would just go flying, arms, legs, blood all over the ice, oh the humanity.

@Birdy890

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Greg did a great job highlighting what the P47 was capable of (and ill-suited for) His videos deserve to be in historic archives.

@korbell1089

Жыл бұрын

The problem was the P47 was like the girl who could cook as opposed to the sexy pinup of the P51!😅

@HoundDogMech

Жыл бұрын

I think it's Greg’s Planes and Automobiles explains that a rivalry US force's (Generals) that kept the P-47 unable to carry Drop Tanks and thus could not escort the B-17's & B-24's deep into germany in the early years.

I would like to see you do one on the F6F Hellcat. The P-47s “counterpart” big badass fighter plane of the US Navy. Both of these fighters could take SEVERE punishment and still bring their pilot’s home. My Dad flew the F6F as a member of VF-82 flying off of the USS Bennington CV-20. Credited with 3.5 victories in the air and another 8 aircraft destroyed on the ground. We just celebrated his 101st Birthday.

@Luigi-pk8mk

Жыл бұрын

Great plane also built in Long Island NY by Grumman Aircraft Engineering as they were called way back then. Grumman & Republic must have built in excess of 20,000 planes during WWII here on Long Island.

@zatarasankofa7892

Жыл бұрын

basically the same fighter minus a brace if fifties and turbocharging but with water injection and much stronger landing gear;

@LloydGM

Жыл бұрын

Woot yeah, grats to your dad!!

@davidrobertson2337

Жыл бұрын

@@Luigi-pk8mk see

@jacktattis

Жыл бұрын

Good on him

Good video. Being an Evansville resident, the P-47 holds a special place in my heart. We have a fabulous example in our local wartime museum, Hoosier Spirit II. Thanks for highlighting our city and it's contribution.

The P-47 did had two final production variants the P-47M and P47N with the P-47M having a improved double wasp engine and the P-47N having extended larger internal fuel tanks inside the wings so it can operate in the pacific on VLR type missions.

You missed one thing. Everyone has heard of the A10 Warthog but a lot of the younger generation do not realize it is actually the A10 Thunderbolt II, named in honor of the awesome ground attack ability of the P47.

@peter2346

Жыл бұрын

A10 is an aircraft built around its huge GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling gun... it is something like P47 - a flying tank;-)

@Luigi-pk8mk

Жыл бұрын

And the A10 Thunderbolt II was the LAST plane built by Republic in Farmingdale Long Island sadly before they went out of business in 1987.

@Spacecowboy1969

Жыл бұрын

@@peter2346 When I served 1970-1976 one of our favorite saying was "War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the miltary" for many reasons especially during Nam. But when the morons almost grounded the A-10s that quote backed up what we already knew. Not to mention the F-16, F-22, SR-71 to name a couple of more. Anyone want to add to that long list of early retired aircraft?

Had a friend who's father flew both in WWII and Korea. He flew P-47s in the Ninth AF, and P-51s in korea. He said that the Thunderbolt always brought him home, once with almost 100 holes in it and missing a cylinder head. In Korea he was shot down twice in Mustangs, both times with very little damage to the plane but a few hits to the radiator.

@danielponiatowski7368

Жыл бұрын

those engines are crazy, i'd wager a modern piston engine couldnt do that. we have a small airforce museum in perth, western australia, attached to an airforce retirement home. they have one of the most powerful radial engines used during the war at over 2000hp. its mounted and cutaway with an electric motor attached so you can see how all the enternals worked. it was a sleeve valve job but just cant remember its bloody name. anyway, 3 or 4 row radial, a bristol engine i think. they also have a napier sabre inline.

@shermansquires3979

Жыл бұрын

The cylinder head story is false. loose one of those, and you are going down, soon after.

@danielponiatowski7368

Жыл бұрын

@@shermansquires3979 most likely but i have heard accounts of engines still running after being holed in a cylinder. i've seen car engines do the same, pre fuel injection without ecu's of course.

@rogerodle8750

Жыл бұрын

@@shermansquires3979 Not false. Also, it's "lose" not "loose".

@coxepropertymgmt

Жыл бұрын

My father was with 912 fighter control squadron of the 9th. First in north afria then england and europe

I worked with an engineer in petroleum industry in Texas years ago, who had been a WWII fighter pilot with 359th FS of 356th FG. Reported to his squadron after D-Day, flying P-47s, the Group converted to P-51s early 1945. He actually damaged in midair a German Me-262 jet. On return trip from another mission, he had engine fire in his Mustang and he had to ditch into channel and rescued ok. He was a tranquil, devoted to God, southern gentleman from Texas and has passed away now. I once asked him, "which one...?", meaning, Mustang or Thunderbolt? He said, "I'd prefer Thunderbolt over Mustang in a given combat situation due to its ruggedness and firepower". Remember, 56th FG declined conversion from P-47s to P-51s and flew the Thunderbolt throughout the War 👍

@dukecraig2402

Жыл бұрын

If I recall the last aircraft downed by a P47 in Europe was an ME262.

@Birdy890

Жыл бұрын

One man put it succinctly "The P-51 was a Ferrari, the P-47 a Muscle car. I know which one I'd rather take to a destruction derby."

@johnceglick8714

Жыл бұрын

I would of too. Great fighter bomber , that was superb in dog fights; I think the P47 shot down more Luftwaffe fighters than the P 38 , and P51.

@zatarasankofa7892

Жыл бұрын

principally because Doolittle took over command and turned them loose from bomber escort to tally kills both in the air and on the ground; it’s well and oft-recorded how displeased the bomber crews were of that glory-hunting;

@danraymond1253

Жыл бұрын

@@johnceglick8714 that's doubtful. As much of a fan I am of the P-47, I think the Mustang did shoot down more Luftwaffe fighters, almost certainly more Luftwaffe planes in general. But I think the Thunderbolt shot down more than it's given credit for, and the Mustang only beat it due to unavoidable unfair reasons. It came in later when the Luftwaffe was already a softer, easier target, leading to more kills and less risk. It also had the ability to shoot down more planes like trainers and what not as the war progressed, as it became the predominant fighter for sweep missions. This all drove it's numbers up. In terms of which COULD do better given equal circumstances though, I think it's a toss up. It depends a little on the situation, so it's hard to say. But since I'm biased, I'm gonna say the P-47 was better lol.

I love these videos. Growing up in the 70s I was obsessed with WWII aircraft, sketching them and building models. Great videos, coolest planes ever.

@TJ3

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@chriscarbaugh3936

Жыл бұрын

Me too! 👍

@capthappy8884

Жыл бұрын

Was a decade behind ya, but can def relate! Turned that passion/experience into a career as an illustrator! Love when I get the chance(not as often as I'd like) to work on projects where I get to revisit it!😊

The P47 D was also used by the Mexican 201 Squadron, this squadron helped the Americans to liberate the Philippine Islands and Taiwan from the Japanese, with this plane they caused 30,000 casualties to the Japanese and destroyed several supplies, with only 5 casualties, the P47 is a great plane :D

@rollsroycegriffon2375

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention, the name "Aztec Eagles" sounds badass, and fitting considering their exploits

@MothaLuva

Жыл бұрын

@@rollsroycegriffon2375 They could have named their infantry the “Aztec Beagles”.

@reubenblanco3021

Жыл бұрын

@@MothaLuva huh ?

@MothaLuva

Жыл бұрын

@@reubenblanco3021 …bcs it rhymes with eagles.

@richardlahan7068

Жыл бұрын

There was also a Brazilian AF squadron that fought with the USAAF in the Pacific. They flew P-47s too.

The P-47 is still my favorite WWII fighter. It's ability to dish out massive punishment on the enemy, take crazy amounts of damage and take it's pilot home is unmatched by any other fighter.

@u2mister17

Жыл бұрын

My favorite is the P-40. She was there when the world needed her.

@jacktattis

Жыл бұрын

Not doing G/A

I currently live in Evansville. Our war museum has an actual P-47 manufactured here during the war on display. As a captain on the airport fire dept., our uniforms proudly display the P-47 Thunderbolt on our patch. Our professional hockey team is named the Evansville Thunderbolts! *The memories live on.

Thanks for the shout out to Evansville! As a born and raised Evansville native I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the P-47. For the WW2 history buffs, we have a great WW2 museum with a P-47. In addition, on our riverfront we have the only fully operational LST in the world. Full tour available.

I love the P47. However the P-38 is still my favorite WWII fighter aircraft. However I am becoming a huge fan of the Catalina PBY flying boats and would love to see a video on them (including when they assisted in the hunt for Bismarck).

@1LEgGOdt

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I know what you mean and after the War. Catalina became the Private Jet of their time as they were converted into what would be like a cross between a yacht and a plane. And the owner would load their family or friends into them and would fly to either the Bahamas, or the Caribbean islands and land in a natural harbor or sheltered bay.

@philiphumphrey1548

Жыл бұрын

I saw a Catalina flying recently. To me it's a beautiful aeroplane. Probably wouldn't be beautiful if you were serving on a U boat.

@chuck.reichert83

Жыл бұрын

Look into the "Black Cats" if you like PBYs.

@birbfromnotcanada

Жыл бұрын

Same, although i like the B-17 the best

@dukecraig2402

Жыл бұрын

Greg's Airplane's and Automobiles did an excellent video on the PBY, it's full of all kinds of facts about it that you wouldn't know including it's war record which is surprising for an aircraft everyone considers to just be a flying boat, he even covers the Black Cats that conducted all kinds of night time combat operations. He considers it to be one of the most underappreciated aircraft of the war, after hearing all it's stats and learning it's capabilities I'd say he's right about that.

I grew up a friend and business partner with Todd Perego, His Father was General Frank Perego, the U.S. Army Air Corps youngest General in WWII and a P47 Ace. He also was in charge of the F-5 project at Northrup. It was a tank in the air.

The B-17 flying Fortress and a P 51 mustang were sleek and sexy lines and they got all the press and are better known throughout history. But the B24 liberator and P47 were manufactured in greater numbers and did a lot more of the work. They are the unsung heroes and need greater recognition by historians. I was very glad to see that you made this video honoring the thunderbolt. Much of what was learned from the thunderbolt became the basis for the development of the A1 Sandy.

@IntheBlood67

Жыл бұрын

Zactly why many of us love the Hi-Points!

@Frankie5Angels150

Жыл бұрын

The B-24 was a widow maker.

@irritated888

Жыл бұрын

My Gandfather was a ball turret gunner on a B-17. He always swore that if he had served in a "flying coffin" he would never have made it through the war.

Grest episode TJ! I learned some new things. I think an episode on the P-40 Warhawk would be a good one in this series. One of my personal favorites and a bit of an unsung hero for the allies in WW2.

@TJ3

Жыл бұрын

On my list!

@zatarasankofa7892

Жыл бұрын

the P-40 was another dogfighting slug had trouble even the fixed landing gear crates the Japanese used against the AVG in China; it was another dive hit and climb or run brick;

Having seen Dottie Mae in person a few times, it is amazing that it sat at the bottom of a lake for so long and now looks practically new! The Jug is a pretty awesome bird.

Something most don’t know, is that the modern-day A-10 is called the Thunderbolt II. It’s a throw back to the P-47 because both aircraft can take a lot of damage and keep going. Which when you think about why they were built, for Air to Ground operations, it make sense.

@larshenrik8900

Жыл бұрын

P-47s werent built for ground attacks

@jesspeters1611

Жыл бұрын

In some ways naming the A10 Thunderbolt II is a bit of a diservice. It was first and foremost a very successful high altitude air superiorty fighter. It has a big hand in breaking the back of the Luftwaffe along with the P38 and British fighters. The A10 is just as rugged, I will give it that.

@Luigi-pk8mk

Жыл бұрын

as they say "GO UGLY EARLY"

@prussia4428

Жыл бұрын

@@larshenrik8900 it’s a fighter-bomber so yes but no

@larshenrik8900

Жыл бұрын

@@prussia4428 it wasnt originally designed as one… early P-47s could not carry bombs

Something else about the Thunderbolt- It had eight .50 caliber machine guns. The rate of fire was such that a one-second burst put out THIRTEEN POUNDS of lead!

As a young kid, my Dad used to watch the P-47s roll off the Republic assembly line and out to a huge mound of dirt just off the Evansville airport runway to test their .50 caliber guns. The city of Evansville produced 167 LST ships, tanks, and over 95% of the .45 caliber ammunition during WWII.

Thunderbolts, Lightnings, Mustangs, Spitfires, Hurricanes, Hellcats, Corsairs...love all those magnificent warbirds!

The US service men called the P-47 a "Jug" because they thought it resembled a milk jug. The British didn't get the milk jug reference, and assumed that "jug" was short for juggernaut.

@zatarasankofa7892

Жыл бұрын

very goof, grasshopper;

My favorite aircraft in its class in WWII. Nothing beat a Jug!

You almost hit 100.000 subs, good job!

@TJ3

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My grandfather was a fighter mechanic on the Langley, the Saratoga and the Enterprise. I believe that he mostly worked on Hellcats and Avengers. I'd love to see videos on them (the fighters and the aircraft carriers) if you haven't already made videos about them. I just recently found your channel, and you are doing an excellent job putting these videos together.

P47 was designed as a high altitude long range escort tighter. It’s range was initially crimped because USAF generals reused to import drop tanks. This tanks did arrive when Mustangs came on line giving the latter the name for long range.

I think my Grandmother worked in Evansville on P-47's installing the cowlings .

My all time favorite is the P-38. I do love the P-47 and the P-51 as well and the rest of the arsenal of American aircraft, but my favorite is the Lightning!

Always have loved the Thunderbolt . My great grandfather was actually a pilot in Easy’s Angels, so I especially liked that you used that squadrons paint scheme as the thumbnail. Great video!

@TJ3

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My grandparents lived in Patoka Indiana during the war. My grandmother told me P-47's use to fly over for their shake down flight.

I go to Evansville va once every couple of months. At the airport they have a control panel from a P-47 thunderbolt

@TJ3

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

my father in law was a P-47 pilot, WWII. He had said that " you take pictures ,for your girl friend next to a P-51, but if you want to get home to your girl friend, you fly a P-47.

How about covering the P-38 Lightning? From the difficulties with the twin engines, to the fact that Charles Lindbergh actually flew it in combat (as a civilian).

@w.reidripley1968

Жыл бұрын

I was under the impression Lindbergh wea a tech-rep for Vought, teaching F4U fliers how to get more range and endurance out of their planes by sophisticated fuel management. He bombed Japanese positions and may have shot down a Japanese plane or two before they reeled him back in as too valuable to risk that way.

Excellent points and explanation of the history of the P47, you can't go wrong with the P38 or the Hellcat . Great video

Due to its size, the P-47 holds the record for largest propeller fighter plane ever built!

@gregorteply9034

Жыл бұрын

Largest single engine prop fighter.

@StuckOnAFireHydrant

Жыл бұрын

@@gregorteply9034 I was going to say I'm pretty sure the an2 is larger and it's a single engine biplane lol

@Jorun1981

Жыл бұрын

@@StuckOnAFireHydrant AN-2 is larger than P-47 but wasn't a fighter. The AN-2 was a transport plane for troops, vehicles or supplies. So P-47 biggest and heaviest single engine fighter in WWII

@swanseajaffa

Жыл бұрын

I thought that was the sky raider?

@ssnerd583

Жыл бұрын

@@swanseajaffa .....it never saw combat duty in the war....it was a couple months too late, IIRC

Another Great Video TJ. I am really excited about the upcoming new video you gave us a sneak peek of on Patreon Too. Have a Great weekend buddy. Keep 'em flying.

@TJ3

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick!

You should do a video on the Westland Lysander

Wow. These videos, yours and others, are really high class.

The Merlin 60 with 2 stage 2 speed supercharger came in 1942, after the Thunderbolt conception. It matched the P-51 airframe like a glove bringing up the best of both. This brought the Jug down to wreck havoc the enemy rolling stock, vehicles and infantry doing the same as RAF Typhoons, A-20s and others.

My father was a p-47 macanic He had 3 bronze stars Battle of Britain , and D-Day +6 , Battle of the bulge the went all the way to Germany he told me he saw them come back with cylinders shot off very tuff plane My uncle was a waist gunner on a B-17 he was a pathfinder first in Germany he wrote a book called bombs away you should check it out ……I’m very proud of them

@PoochAndBoo

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, right. Your father was a mechanic on P-47's, and also was somehow in the Battle of Britain. Strange. Your uncle was a pathfinder!!? First in Germany? I'm calling bullshit on your whole story. Knock it off.

I think you should do a video on the North American P-51 Mustang

The P-47 is soo much larger than its contemporaries because of the ductwork and inter cooler for the turbocharger.

EXCELLENT video. T E R R I F I C graphics for a superb WWII fighter plane! Great job indeed. Many thanks.

Almost 100k Brother!! Appreciate your hard work on these gorgeous vids.

@TJ3

Жыл бұрын

Wooo!

Great vid again, buddy!!! It’s cool how this plane saved one of our towns in a unique way (even I didn’t know that)! For your next aircraft facts vid, do the Hawker Hurricane since it’s Battle of Britain Season!!

Excellent video Tj loved it. Please do a video about when Robert S Johnson encountered Egon Myer!

Gotta love the P-47! You have presented very interesting tidbits here -- thanks. I am in a minority in that my favorite warbird is the PBY. There are lots of reasons for that opinion, and I think it would make a good subject for a future video on things we never knew.

It was the plane used by the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) that fought in Italy. 43 Brazilian pilots performed 5465 combat flight hours.

Village I grew up in The New Forest UK was one big Thunderbolt base. We used to love playing amongst the old ruins and remnants of Brownings etc.

The Chance-Vought F4U Corsair! Most especially the ones flown by Pappy Boyington & his Black Sheep Squadron! I LOVE those guys, especially since I was a kid watching them on TV WAAAY BACK in the late '70s! Aaaah, the memories!

One of the best fighter planes in WW2 . It have the Messerschmidt , and Focke Wolf fits filled w fear.

@zatarasankofa7892

Жыл бұрын

ONLY WERE IT ABOVE THEM;

Think that the mighty Beau would be an appropriate candidate for one of the next videos. Regarding Thunderbolt, one of my most favourite aircraft, especially in late D and M variants😁

Saw a P-47 flying with a B-17 several weekends ago at an airshow. A rare sight!

Enjoyed your video and so I gave it a Thumbs Up

Awesome channel!!

I think the Jug name isn't short for Juggernaut. I remember reading Thunderbolt years ago. Robert Johnson referred to the airplane as The Jug long before it made it's mark. Jug wasn't a compliment, not at first.

New sub, very interesting videos you post, keep up the good work! 👍

@TJ3

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

PBY Catalina gets my vote for next aircraft.

I'm from Evansville and my high school history teacher had a K-bar knife his dad made working at that plant, he took the handle off and made one out of a rejected canopy stacking it in the handle.

The great thing about Dottie Mae is that she is a fly able, fully restored and probably they most authentic Jug out there. I was one of the many people (there was probably almost 30 of us maybe less) to see her the day before she would be put on display(of course I was not invited for the actually ceremony).When I saw her I was stunned, I almost cried. She is the most beautiful plane I have ever layed eyes and no matter who I marry this plane will always have my heart. If you want to see her she can often be seen at chino airport in California where she visits Planes of fame and other venues in California such as airshows.

I'd love to see you cover the C-141 Starlifter. There just isn't a whole lot out there on this big agile bird. Love the sound of it.

The P-47M was the fastest piston-powered aircraft of the war, powered by either the new Pratt & Whitney R-2800-14W or the R-2800-5 engine while using the brand new CH-5 turbo-supercharger, and new wide-bladed prop, and when hot rodded by the crews of the 56th FG, they hit an honest 500 mph. P-47s flew over 746,000 sorties on all fronts, more than the P-38, P-40 and P-51...wait for it...combined!!! and was THE "workhorse" of American aviation in WWII. It was also made in larger numbers than any other American fighter, even though it was expensive at $83,000 a plane. (A P-51 was $51,000) It was the best escort fighter by the end of the war in the long-range P-47N model holding an incredible 1266 gallons and a range of 2350 miles (a P-51D had a range of 1650 miles,) It had eight .50s with 3400 rds of ammo, enough for 32 seconds of firing and spit out 12.7 lbs of lead per second, (a P-51 had six .50s, only 1880 rds and only 22 seconds of firing putting out 9.23 lbs of lead per second,) With its duplication of controls/systems and tough air-cooled radial engine It had THE BEST survival rate of any aircraft in WWII and its loss per mission rate was an astounding 0.7%, amazing considering over 400,000 of its missions were ground attack, the hardest. (The vulnerable liquid-cooled P-51's survival rate per mission was also twice as bad at 1.2% and it was found after the war was shot down by ground attack at a rate of 3 Xs bad.) The P-47 was the aircraft that got you home. With its very rare and expensive electric dive brakes the P-47 was the fastest piston-powered diver of WWII, (the Me 262 was faster,) It fought for a year linger than the P-51, shooting g down German planes when they still had good pilots.

@todiathink8864

Жыл бұрын

WHERE did you get these EMBELLISHED facts??🤓🤓🤓

@PaulP999

Жыл бұрын

Need to read more, the P47M was the fastest production version at 470mph but the P51H did 487mph. The FW Ta152 did 475mph as well though the XP47J was the fastest of all at 504mph but never went into production.

@zatarasankofa7892

Жыл бұрын

no, it most certainly was not; the Bearcat, late generation Mustang and no Spitfire and Mosquito were all decidedly faster;

Though the P51 Mustang was an incredible fighter and did a lot of damage to the Luftwaffe from mid 1944 onward , experts on airwar concur that it is the unsung P47 that really broke the back of the Luftwaffe during the 12 months prior to the Mustang entering service in great number. 🤔

@zatarasankofa7892

Жыл бұрын

BUT ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AS A GROUND ATTACK FIGHTER WHAT CAUGHT THE GERMANS ON THE GROUND AFTER DOGFIGHTS;

@danraymond1253

Жыл бұрын

@@zatarasankofa7892 not even close to true. The P-47 was used extensively, and very effectively, as an escort fighter, and also Air superiority fighter when needed. It excelled as a fighter as well, and was designed as one. It was not "exclusively" used as a ground pounder. That statement is not even kind-of correct. All through the war, it escorted and fought the Luftwaffe. Especially from July of '43 to June of'44.

Would be nice to see an episode on the Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer .. keep up the brilliant work 👍

I'd like to learn about some of the float planes of all sides and how they were used besides rescuing downed pilots. Love the channel! Thanks!

@dukecraig2402

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Check out Greg's Airplane's and Automobiles channel and the video he did on the PBY Catalina including it's combat record, it's really surprising.

My mother, her dad, and her mom all worked at the Republic Aircraft plant in Evansville for the duration of the war.

I live in Mt. Vernon Illinois, seen on that map about an hour west of Evansville. Although the P-47 is one of my favorite WWII planes i never knew they were made that close. may need to make a visit over there sometime.

A video on the mighty mosquito would be appreciated.

Apparently they used to say that the best way to take evasive action in a Thunderbolt was to unstrap and run around the cockpit. It was a big fighter.

@zatarasankofa7892

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water injection;

The late Ginger Lacey flew Thunderbolts in Burma. He reckoned that they were so big and heavy that the only way you could take evasive action was to undo your straps and run around in the cockpit !

Congrats on 100k

Excellent

Good one!

The "Jug" nickname is referring to the shape of the fuselage. It resembles a Milk Jug.

@TJ3

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See this is actually what I thought as well! But upon research, it actually said that it was because of the name "Juggernaut". Hmmm...

@danboren6567

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Chuck is correct, I was going to make the same comment. If turned upright on it's prop the fuselage looked very similar to the Milk Jugs that were then in use.

@TJ3

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@@danboren6567 Yes, this is what I have always been told as well. I just opted to go with what my source said. But good to know I'm not the only one that thought it was the Milk jug.

@chuck.reichert83

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The P-47s pilot survival rate was higher than most fighter aircraft, largely due to the smooth undercarriage of the aircraft. Belly landings in other fighter aircraft designs of the time, especially ones with lower mounted radiators, would often result in a rollover.

@danboren6567

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@@chuck.reichert83 I didn't know that, thank you! However, the P-51 would seem to be a hard plane to belly land. My favorite fighter was the F4U Corsair.

Thank you

This was a very well done job of displaying the abilities of the P-47 and its accomplishments. For your next video, I'd like to see one done on one of the rarer bombers of WWII; the Consolidated B-32 Dominator. As a potential back-up for the B-29, it was used by only one squadron of the 312th bomb group. This should be an interesting subject.

@miller7759

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The Nickname was The Jug not Juggernaut. The nickname was The Jug not Juggernaut because the Fuselage looks like Milk Jug.

@rhinehardt1

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Which has nothing to do with my entry.

Great airplane, always liked after seeing it at an Airshow. Also one of my fav's in War Thunder game!

My namesake, Col. Michael C. Horgan, flew P-47s with the 9th Air Force during WWII before continuing his career through Vietnam. My dad flew the P-47's son and grandson in Korea and Vietnam (F-84, both straight and swept winged, and F-105).

Wonderful video. Never knew some of the history of the P-47. Didn't realize over 6K were produced. Truly fascinating history and definitely keep it up. It's always great learning things you never knew before. Could you do a video on the history of the P-40 or the P-51?

@TJ3

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They are on my list!

@tempestfury8324

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Of all variants, over 15,000 P-47s were built making it the most produced American fighter in WWII.

@Luigi-pk8mk

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9,000 were built in Farmingdale Long Island alone, plus the ones made in Evansville.

My fifth grade teacher was a P47 pilot and flight instructor. I heard stories about the "JUG" all that year

Superb video best way to get up to a dinosaur such an education video for young adults never knew why Evansville was popular love to see something about airplanes with pontoon War aircraft

Agree with others: The p47 was made to engage other aircraft at altitude, above 20K. At that altitude, it was nimble and could maneuver with the best of them. After the props got figured out, it could also climb as fast as any other fighter. It could out dive anything too, including the 109.

A Jug admirer, my 1st balsa build & I use to Visit Evansville every Sunday , also. You have to if you live in dry, Owensboro.

3rd Great video sir Keep up the good work ❤

If you're looking for suggestions, it'd be cool to hear your take on the Harrier, the first ever VTOL 😉

Evansville has a WW 2 museum with an actual P 47 in it It is a must see to appreciate the size of it.

I think it was never called the Juggernaut per se but it was called the “jug” because of its shape. But that was not, in this case, short for juggernaut.

@miller7759

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ABSOULTY CORRECT SIR... Its nickname is The Jug not Juggernaut. And its called The Jug because the Fuselage is shaped like Milk Jug. It was never nicknamed The Jug officially people get that because they think The Jug is short for Juggernaut....News flash its NOT. Good call Bud.

How about one on the planes called by Herman Goering the sky bandits, or the wooden wonder, the DH Mosquito...

Excellent aircraft, one of my favourites at the Duxford Imperial War Museum.

Love the Jug. Brought the Pilots home.

Kudos to Republic Aviation the P-47 Thunderbolt, pilots and crews for this tough, versatile aircraft. The people of Evansville, Indiana were fortunate to have an opportunity to produce this fighter!

Maybe cover the starfighter f-104 or maybe the thunderchief f-105

Cool video

Covering the Hellcat would be a winner.

It mentioned to comment if I had a plane that's not documented much show the Fairchild PT-19. Also it's little known combat service. From what I understand, they served in the Philippines in a combat role as they were using anything they could get their hands on. My grandfather bought one after the war and as a kid that plane was a ball to ride in.an amazing trainer and oddball in how it was controlled... So responsive it was crazy

I live by the factory that made b-24s in Willow run in Michigan plus the great lakes had training carriers on it for navy pilots, the carrier was called the U.S.S Wolverine

I thought the Yak shot down by Erich Hartmann on May 8th was the last plane shot down or lost? Great vid! Next aircraft??? How about Italy’s pretty MC 202 or the La-5 / La-7 series? Excellent planes; little written about!