My father was a Thunderbolt mechanic in WW2. It’s how he met my mother when he came to Baton Rouge for training.

My Father David Black flew in the 65th fighter squadron plane #50 (Smitty) from Corsica and Alto Base. Gil Wymond was the Squadron Leader, flying Hun Hunter. My Dad was also tasked with the placement of cameras on/in planes. David his son.

@jeffpotipco736

Жыл бұрын

❤❤

my friend flew p-47 in europe . he shot down a 262 the plane has a camera and i saw the photo of it. 8 -50's is a lot of lead . his wingman shot a train broadside and the force knocked it of the tracks, he said firing the gins slowed the plane down, and he was afraid of hitting debris after shooting things as they would explode into the air when he was flying by. WOW. some people doubt what Wally said, i believe him. wally groce was his name, more amazing than that was when the plane first came out no one wanted to fly it, they thought it was a death trap . he said it seemed like it at first unless you just flew it hard ,then it was a dream. he said it would take huge punishment and return, one case a cylinder was shot off and it flew home WOW.

the narration is so bloody dark and brutal. you would never hear these sort of words today, but in a way they were more truthful about the nightmare of war.

@stevewallace1117

3 жыл бұрын

It was bloody,dark and brutal because it was the only language the Nazis understood

@momotheelder7124

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevewallace1117 my point is the way they don't try to sugarcoat anything but emphasise duty in spite of everything is a way of talking you don't hear much anymore.

@stevewallace1117

3 жыл бұрын

@@momotheelder7124 Well said.

My grandfather was in the 12th Airforce. He( and I’m sure his group)received an accommodation from Brig. Gen Hawkins for their valor during the invasion of Anzio Beach and carrying out their duties under heavy artillery. Unfortunately, I never got to meet him. He died in 1953-54 when my dad was still a toddler.

Gilbert Osborne Wymond Jr. was commissioned a second lieutenant in the USAAC, and on December 12, 1941 , Promoted to Captain August 1942 then to major and LT Colonel by May 1943 , he was 24 years old, He flew 153 combat missions, and was credited with the destruction of three enemy aircraft, plus two probables, in aerial combat His first Hun Hunter was P-40F 41-13947, and by the end of the war, Wymond was flying his 16th aircraft name Hun Hunter XVI , a P-47D 44-90460----- Wymond was killed in the crash of his Republic F-84 Thunderjet on May 11, 1949 aged 29

@johnjohnon8767

3 жыл бұрын

R I P sir

A person from my hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma was an ace that flew a P47. His name was Robert S Johnson. He was a friend of my dads as well as in Boy Scouts and went to Beal Heights Presbyterian Church with him

@stevebrownrocks6376

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed Robt. Johnson was a GREAT pilot & ace!

All I can think to say, when watching videos like this is, "Thank you, boys. Thank you."

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

...THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT!!!

@Michael_Veritas

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Jimmy Stuart and friends could see Europe and USA in 2021. I think they would bomb different targets.

@daleburrell6273

Жыл бұрын

@@Michael_Veritas...THAT'S FOR DOGGONE SURE-(!)

I can remember Frank Manda from when he was a student at the University of New Mexico before the war. Frank was another of the greatest generation.

@JB-rt4mx

2 жыл бұрын

What town was Frank Manda from...?

@markw6193

2 жыл бұрын

I picked up on the New Mexico connection, too. Just amazing to think of someone from McKinley County, at the age of 22, getting thrown into life or death situations in a war zone you know nothing about. ​Of course, that was the situation for 99% of the soldiers who served on the front lines. Incredible! @J B The narrator, sounded like LB to me, mentioned MENTMORE, NM, west of Gallup, but another google-able site places Manda's "hometown" (without attribution) northeast of Gallup near Crownpoint.

I bought this on VHS some years ago at the Lone Star Flight Museum when it was in Galveston. Another thing I noticed in this film was that there were a few shots of bubble canopied P-47s while most were the razorback models. I thought the bubble canopies were introduced after this campaign & late in the war.

When I was a kid, my local library had this on VHS and I must've checked it out and watched it several dozens of times. Nice to revisit it after all these years.

Lloyd Bridges starring as "Jimmy Stewart"..😄 just teasing.. excellent presentation, thank you for showing it..

The good old days .

Brilliant film, pity the world has almost forgotten just how devastating WW2 was and not learned it's lesson. The P47 and Hawker Typhoon really put a fist through the Nazi regime.

The sound of the radial engines are music to my ears!!!!

@nickdsylva932

3 жыл бұрын

Which model of the P-47 had the bubble canopy and not those model T windscreens any longer?

Love the Jugs ... built like a tank

Yep, Lloyd Bridges. I grew up watching Sea Hunt.

Hard to think about Italy now on how it was during WWII. War is a terrible thing that had happen to a beautiful country like that. I enjoyed traveling through Italy and what a sight to see in modern times now. The Italian people are wonderful and vibrant society. War is terrible.

@duckman5642

5 жыл бұрын

True words friend

@thatguy22441

4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't take much to make people warlike. Look at what happened in the United States after 9-11. We went from the political correctness and third wave feminism that defined the 90s to bellicose nationalism in less than 24 hours. We literally went from people questioning the legitimacy of the first Gulf War to invading Iraq AGAIN. All it takes is the right person in the right place at the right time. Because the US is run by avaricious sociopaths, we're never more than on incident away from all-out war. Italy was the same way.

@lesizmor9079

4 жыл бұрын

War is terrible even when the place isn't beautiful.

@andyharman3022

3 жыл бұрын

An object lesson in picking the right leaders and the ability to change them. Mussolini was Europe's first Fascist leader, coming to power in 1922 as prime Minister, then making himself dictator in 1925.

@Dragon-Slay3r

Жыл бұрын

Dr evil resigned? Lol

Here’s an amazing fact, a P 47 could carry half the bomb load, 3000 pounds, of a B-17 bomber.

When the world was worth fighting for.

These are the guys that saved the world in the air and on the ground

It is sobering to think how young these guys were. The "Old Man" of the bunch, The group leader was only 27. Talk about having to grow up quick. 9:52 Also sad to think that Gil Wyman survived so many combat missions only to lose his life test piloting an experimental aircraft after the war. Lost a lot of our best pilots that way.

@johnjohnon8767

3 жыл бұрын

The highest ranking ace was I believe Richard Bong. If I'm wrong forgive me. He died testing a experimental craft too. Maybe in Texas. Lived in north Texas and seen his name at some facility. Coincidence, don't know.

@MrAndyBearJr

3 жыл бұрын

You’re correct. He was the top scoring American ace. He made all 40 of his kills in the P-38 Lightning. Killed while test flying a Lockheed P-80 shortly before WWII ended.

"The Dude's" old man doing the narration. Cool !

@redram5150

5 жыл бұрын

Lloyd Bridges?

@alcoholic2412

3 жыл бұрын

@@redram5150 yep

@63bplumb

3 жыл бұрын

Two. The other Jose Ferrer

@TucsonBillD

3 жыл бұрын

You mean Mike Nelson. Who’s the “Dude”?

@GoSlash27

3 жыл бұрын

@@TucsonBillD Jeff Bridges. "The Big Lebowski". His dad was Lloyd Bridges.

Jimmy Stewart sounds like Mike Nelson from Sea Hunt, wow.

@Dieselbuilder

3 жыл бұрын

This is the original 16mm film from the airforce. It was later used to make a complete movie with an opening by James Stewart and narrated by someone else first talking about the battle then by Lloyd Bridges with the air group footage.

I Never liked the 47. Thought it was too fat. Now I love them. Didnt know the details about how much they could carry. Amazing! The worst thing the enemy could see coming after him. Loved this video. Just like a Hollywood movie, except it was all real. Great job filming it. Lloyd Bridges did a great job narrating.

@thatguy22441

4 жыл бұрын

The P 47 was like a flying tank that could also dogfight. What it lacked in maneuverability it made up for in ruggedness and EIGHT .50 Cal machine guns. EIGHT! That's a lot of bullets flying at the enemy. Between the P 47 and the P 51, we had a ground attack bird that could also dogfight and a dogfighter that could also hit ground targets. After seeing this, I'm really glad I was never on the business end of a P 47.

@MadnSad

4 жыл бұрын

Thunderbolts felt like a brick at takeoff but reached unmatched speeds in a dive among all classes of WWII warplanes.

@alanmcneill2407

3 жыл бұрын

It was an absolute nightmare to the Germans, the massive 50mm cannons were so powerful they could knock an empty rail car off the tracks, and the pilots were exceptionally well trained, and very cool, mostly because they knew that their plane could be all shot to hell and it would still fly. when they shifted pilots from the P-47 to the P-51, many of them were not happy about the switch

@warplanner8852

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanmcneill2407..you mean 50 cal MACHINE GUNS, I think.

@refealibazeta7886

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite fighter plane in WW2. My 2nd was the Flying Tiger. The Thunderbolt was the the A-10 of WW2.

Thanks for the upload!!

i love this narrator, and of course the vid :)

@johnrogers9481

3 жыл бұрын

Narrator is Lloyd Bridges from Sea Hunt tv and also movies. The father of Jeff Bridges actor.

Jimmy Stewart obviously wasn’t featured in this video and didn’t narrate any of it. But he was a true-life B-17 pilot and flew serious and deadly missions. He wasn’t a voice actor or training film actor like many of his Hollywood peers. A huge thank you to these brave men.

@jamesharrison6201

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Jimmy was a B-24 pilot.

@emmgeevideo

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesharrison6201 I swore it was B-17s but I did some googling and I see that you’re right. One thing I saw was that after the war he put a clause in his movie contracts that he didn’t want his war record mentioned. Like so many WW II vets, he wanted to put that behind him. They don’t call those people “The Greatest Generation” for nothing. What an amazing group of Americans. We could learn so much from them today. “Hero” isn’t enough to describe the guts and integrity of those people.

"We defeated the wrong enemy" General Patton.

Very important historical record.

@RivetGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Let's never forget Gabby Gabreski, the Polish fighter pilot who brought recognition to the Thunderbolt and fear to the German Luftwaffe.

Combat pilot with 170 missions in a P-47 at the age of 22. Squadron leader at the age of 24. Group commander at the age of 27. They grew up fast and took on responsibility because they understood the consequences of losing a war. Now we can't motivate our adolescents to drop their smart phones long enough to learn how to drive a stick shift. And they're being taught that their country isn't worth defending.

@patrickancona1193

2 жыл бұрын

Not my kids, grandkids, my Boy followed the tradition of family service going back to the French Indian wars & not listening to me as all teens do joined my beloved Corps, but it’s now woke af & no chance for a white boy to advance & he’s nearly through his bit & done, we have enemies within & they are in command now, it’s going to be up to US to clean up this ungodly mess & “voting” obviously ain’t going to cut it, this marxist rot is systemic & must be routed out from the roots up, were not getting outta this without blood now, best to you & yours Semper Fi

The fact that those Aircraft lacked most of the Modern Goodies like Radar GPS and i think that PW Double Wasp would sting very heavy on the Pilot with that Thunder in front of you¡ Those Brave Men were one of a kind plus poor visibility on takeoff and landing¡👍👍 Awesome

I remember reading that the British used the "EARTHQUAKE BOMBS," in Italy, they only had to get close to the railroad bridges to destroy the bridges.

@colintraveller

2 жыл бұрын

10 ton Grand slam ... Barnes Wallis .. design . There is pic of B29 Carrying 2 .. where'as the Specially designed/converted Lancs could only carry one .

@daleburrell6273

Жыл бұрын

@@colintraveller ...THAT'S NEWS TO ME-(!)

That's not Jimmy Stewart. That's Lloyd Bridges. Their voices are both very distinctive pretty near impossible to mix them up unless you're posting videos but not watching them.

@mikehagan4320

3 жыл бұрын

That's Ok. Stewart or Bridges. I Appreciate the Effort. Thanks for the Upload! Best Wishes! M.H.

@RobertMartinez-jk4gt

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikehagan4320 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

@rjk69

3 жыл бұрын

Prologue James Stewart, narrator Lloyd Bridges

@hoilst265

3 жыл бұрын

"It seems like only yesterday I was strafing so many of your homes - here I am today begging you not to make such good cars."

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoilst265 ...THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO "WIN THE WAR, BUT LOSE THE PEACE"!!!

Excellent doc, color too.

Rome wasn't built in a day. It just looks like that...

The best!

@PeriscopeFilm. In the title it lists Jimmy Stewart as narrator, this is wrong. The two gents taking turns with that job are Robert Taylor and Lloyd Bridges. Just to be fair...Ya know...

@davecc0000

4 жыл бұрын

Correct: Taylor and Bridges. No Jimmy Stewart.

@PeriscopeFilm

3 жыл бұрын

The narrators (according to Wikipedia) are James Stewart (prologue), Eugene Kern, and Lloyd Bridges. Thaks for your note. Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.

@jonathanfischer5292

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeriscopeFilm Well, Wikipedia is unreliable. . . Watch the video and listen again, good sir: It is plain as day that Jimmy Stewart is NOT heard or seen ANYWHERE in this film.

@dannygjk

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeriscopeFilm Blatantly incorrect. You are getting a downvote for not caring to correct the error.

@63bplumb

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannygjk It's Jose Ferrer and Lloyd Bridges. No One Else. Robert Taylor? Horse Manure

this plane can dished out and took some beating. most pilots preferred to be in this plane because the chance of coming back alive were higher than most.

"It's like a trip to the corner drug store -- you could do it in your sleep!" For some reason, I'm expecting to hear a squadron call for Ted Stryker and George Zipp! Great narrator script! [30 seconds later after skimming other post remarks...] Wait a minute... The narrator was THAT Lloyd Bridges??!@? LOL I wondered if he ever remembered narrating this film after me made the movie in 1979? Doubtful, but hey!

@lawrencelapointe8400

2 жыл бұрын

111¹

@markw6193

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, where was the Luftwaffe?

I like the scene @ 6:00 where the guy just pushes the bomb off the trailer like the trucks dropping the newspapers at the street corners for the news boys.

@TucsonBillD

3 жыл бұрын

As long as the detonator has not been installed (usually after the bomb is loaded onto the plane) it’s just an inert hunk of iron and HE.

@ivanleterror9158

3 жыл бұрын

@@TucsonBillD Yes, but it just looks like something out of a Bugs Bunny wartime cartoon. If you remember the one where that little Imp tries to hit a bomb on the nose with a hammer and Bugs stops him.

@daleburrell6273

Жыл бұрын

@@ivanleterror9158 ..."GREMLINS"(?)

@ivanleterror9158

Жыл бұрын

@@daleburrell6273 Could be, I'm not sure sure.

This is the original 16mm Air Force film. It was later to be used to make the complete movie "Thunderbolt" which had an introduction by James Stewart. Not sure who narrated the opening battle synopsis but Lloyd Bridges DID narrate the air group portion.

"Toys" to murder with. Narrator was sick!

Thanks for saving and posting this wonderfully old and grimey WWII film. U think it's fantastic. I like that there are mystery narrators.(sort-of mystery) . Keep up the good work. Also. I read someone saying they keep expecting to hear an announcement about Striker because of the narrator sounding like Lloyd Bridges in the Air Plane movies. After reading that. And watching some again. I too could understand that comment. It's funny.

@ivanleterror9158

3 жыл бұрын

It was Lloyd Bridges.

@johnjohnon8767

3 жыл бұрын

Young America should be watching these time capsules of the past.

@ivanleterror9158

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnjohnon8767 Yeah, they'd get more truth here then they'd get in today's college lecture halls.

27:30: Somebody in that field. Don't know who they are.... No friends of mine!....

@warrenchambers4819

3 жыл бұрын

BRAAAAAAAAAH!

27:35 I love how they dress up their warcrimes as “somebody in that field, no friend of mine” and “that house looked kind of suspicious”.

@jessekang1375

Жыл бұрын

That man in the parachute looks petty shootable

My father made a P-51 fuel tank boat in New Guinea

Now this is how you make a movie!!! Taking notes hollyweird???

Very well done, no propaganda involved. Very realistic look at the tactical air war.

@cowboybob7093

6 жыл бұрын

5:32 isn't propaganda? Don't get me wrong, I like the clip, respect the men and understand why propaganda is necessary in war.

@hughmac13

2 жыл бұрын

This is quintessential propaganda.

@althesmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@hughmac13 I suppose. But they didn't romanticise anything, make the guys seem superhuman or anything like that. They knew the guys were a bit ticked off at spending their starting years stuck half a world away and let them know they understood.

@hughmac13

2 жыл бұрын

@@althesmith That changes nothing. It's still pure propaganda.

I loved this so much, I wish I was born then & was a P47 Pilot!

Main narrator Jose Ferrer and spaced with Lloyd Bridges. BTW those pictures of rail cars and house filled with whatever exploding may look cool but flying through that? Frightening!!! There is debris in that cloud! Windscreen breaking pilot killing debris! When you're flying a war bird and you think of that it's a whole different perspective!

Imagine that Pilot was smoking on his combat mission ! I'm sure Pappy Boyington smoke and drank on missions !

To think of the type of hardworking , dedicated, smart and selfless YOUNG guys that were doing this back then... compared to the pitiful disgrace of TODAY’S American younger generation is an EPIC example of how far we have fallen as a nation and society.

@daleburrell6273

Жыл бұрын

...THAT'S FOR DOGGONE SURE-(?)

GREAT video here! Good work fellas! ✨👏🏼😎✨. 🇺🇸

@PeriscopeFilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 And thanks for being a sub. Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.

I feel sadness at the loss of the bridge, Many date back more then 2000 years.

@stevewallace1117

3 жыл бұрын

Then don't let a socialist gain power

@frederickwise5238

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevewallace1117 Im no in Italy nor am I Italian.. I just have appreciation for antiquity. We cant buiold bridges that last 300 years. The Romans did for over 2000, doesnt that impress you in the slighest .dufus? BTW havent you "LET" exactly that happen where you are? I'll wait!

@stevewallace1117

3 жыл бұрын

@@frederickwise5238 I suggest that you get off KZread and stop being an internet bully. When you start calling people names instead of arguing logically, you are just that, a bully! I suggest that you worry more about your character than 2,000 year old bridges used by Nazis.

@frederickwise5238

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevewallace1117 tuff mammary glands steve. Dont denigrate the antiquities with drivel!

@GoSlash27

3 жыл бұрын

@@frederickwise5238 We *could* build things that last for millennia, we just choose not to. I appreciate antiquity as well, but no... it doesn't impress me all that much. Having said that, it does sadden me to see historical objects destroyed, even not- that- historical objects... But you know how it is. It was a war, enemy supplies needed curtailed, and they were using that bridge.

I'm from the 60's, I love watching this commentary about, don't fk with the USA films.🇺🇸

My dad went other direction than up, UDT underwater demolitions team. Blowing up ships etc from underwater.

Is there really no way to remove the continuous numbers running across the screen?

“No friend of mine.” Straight murderhoboing. LOL

So much for Jimmy

Lloyd Bridges

did periscope delete the version I had watched many times, and now is gone?

MOAR Grease! Everywhere, pleeze!

The greatest generation...

Those particular P-47's were known as "Razorbacks". Later issues had a "Bubble" canopy.

That sure sounded like Lloyd Bridges.

The narrator is NOT Jimmy Stewart!

Lloyd Bridges, not Jimmy Stewart.

@death2pc

3 жыл бұрын

Not Lloyd Bridges, STEVE McCROSKEY!

GOPRO Heroes everywhere :D

what were the cowl flaps for?

27:31 "Somebody in that field. I wonder who they are? No friends of mine..." People in fields who you can't identify and who are not shooting at you are probably farmers! But the pilot strafes them anyway. Next the pilot starts shooting houses because they look "suspicious." They looked like houses to me! The pilot shoots up four before one explodes -- but that seems to justify shooting up the first four homes. How many civilians were killed? Who knows? The narrator doesn't give it a thought. But as he said, "No friends of mine." That's reason enough to kill them. No wonder Uncle Jack didn't want to talk about the war.

@GoSlash27

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that stuff is a war crime by any interpretation of the Geneva convention.

@craigwall9536

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoSlash27 Not really. It was territory held by the enemy and it was fair to assume that the enemy would exploit those houses. If the pilots KNEW there were civilians in them, that would be a war crime. But with jugs known by both the enemy and civilians to be operating, the only reason for a civilian to be in those houses in the day time would be because the Germans WANTED them there- and that makes it a war crime on the part of the GERMANS, not the pilots. As for you, you clearly aren't qualified to judge what is or isn't a violation of the Geneva Convention.

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

@@craigwall9536 ...I'VE BEEN READING THE POSTINGS- AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT ITALY DECLARATION WAR ON THE U.S.- AND THAT HAPPENED FOLLOWING THE SNEAK ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR BY JAPAN!!! THE U.S. SURE AS HELL DIDN'T START IT- AND IF ITALY WAS BEING BLOWN TO HELL BY U.S. WARPLANES- THEN ITALY SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THE CONSEQUENCES BEFORE THEY DECLARED WAR ON THE U.S.!!!

@GoSlash27

3 жыл бұрын

@@craigwall9536 No, it actually *was* a war crime by the letter and intent of the 2nd Hague convention, to which both countries were signatories. I can quote you the exact section that was violated: Article 25: "The attack or bombardment of towns, villages, habitations or buildings which are not defended, is prohibited." I do insist that everyone else involved in that war did far worse things than we ever did, and I spend a fair amount of my time explaining why certain claims of "war crime" against the US actually weren't. Just had a rousing argument with the staff at WWII about this, in fact. They claimed that the Doolittle raid was a war crime and I explained point by point why it wasn't. But nevertheless, the US *did* commit some war crimes in WWII. This was one of them.

@GoSlash27

3 жыл бұрын

@@daleburrell6273 I've been reading the postings, and it looks like a lot of people have forgotten that they can post a comment without caps lock engaged. :) As I just explained to Craig here, "war crime" does actually have legal definitions, and it's not hand- waved away by "they declared war on us". Granted, the Axis powers all did things far worse than we ever did, but that doesn't mean we *never* did anything illegal. We did several things in that war that could've been prosecuted as war crimes, and this was one of 'em.

Jimmy steward was in command of a B24 bomber group flying out ofGreat Britain 1944-45.

interesting...all the armchair quarterbacks judging a war from the safety of 75 yrs after the victory.

@jimf1964

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously eh? I've seen people confusing it with Vietnam, or just people plain old confused. The first 5 minutes tells enough of the story that they should shut up

This is the earlier Army Air Force version of "Thunderbolt" which does not include opening credits that mention Jimmy Stewart or his footage. Monogram Pictures released another version in 1947 with a new opening credit which listed the four guys that made the movie, Lt. Col. William Wyler, Capt. John Sturges, M/Sgt. Lester Koenig, Cpl. Gail Kubik with a introduction by James Stewart in the opening credits. The Stewart footage is seen just after the camera placement scene and before the Italy scene. You can see the monogram pictures version here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4uf1suoga66qrg.html

does any one know what happened to the film narrated by Jack Webb, with the wing out of corsica. I can't find it. wondering what happened. they shot up a lot of stuff after dropping bombs and wondering if someone took offense.

Existe muitas filmagens que podiam digitalizar, para não se perderem.

Siwek Kazimierz Mustang III RX 878 PK - F W/O. Google.

I especially like the P-47 named "Hun Hunter"...I wonder if there was a P-47 named "Kraut Crusher"(?)

@roymacleod7952

7 жыл бұрын

There was a P-51 with the same name too 'Hun Hunter Texas'

@Bumper776

6 жыл бұрын

I bought a A-2 Jacket with a P-47 painted on the back and looked up the name of the owner that was stenciled inside "Eugene H. Emmons" and he flew the "Hun Hunter" and had 9 confirmed victories and a DFC. I wish I hadn't sold it.

@daleburrell6273

6 жыл бұрын

Bumper776 I imagine that it's a prized possession for whoever has it now(?)

@alanmydland5210

3 жыл бұрын

Love the airplane art

@johnjohnon8767

3 жыл бұрын

The P 47 was supposed to be the heaviest single seater fighter at that time.

I wonder how a great grandchild of one of these guys would react to watching this?

@Beeza56

2 жыл бұрын

My son’s grandfather flew one with the 494th. in the Bulge. As far as I know my boy has never even discussed his grandfather’s role, but then again, he never met him….. sad all round.

Anyone know the name of the song at the end?

Plane served it's purpose . Then forgotten for a while.

The P47 never got the credit it deserved. I know that these aren’t the voices of Jimmy Stewart or Lloyd Bridges regardless because I know their voices. Sorry, but this is the truth. The voice is one I recognize is from other WWII documentaries, but I don’t know his name. Excellent documentation.

@lancomedic

2 жыл бұрын

@Bob Wampler Yes, it IS Lloyd Bridges and there was a introduction in the movie version by Jimmy Stewart which is not shown here. I have the movie on VHS and it says so right on the sleeve.

SMPTE all the way through?

It was the same narrator used on the original Memphis Bell documentary.

What is the song that they are singing at the end of the video?

@SmokeFlame1

4 жыл бұрын

Little Brown Jug.

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

@@SmokeFlame1 ...WITH A TINY BIT OF NEW LYRICS-!!!

Scored by Corporal Gail Kubik, though not credited.

24 year old squadron commander and a 27 year old group commander. Hell, what a war. Jimmy Stewart is NOT in this in any way. Still, it's a great video.

Amazing close-up story of the day day Action one thing to keep in mind, someone correct me if I’m wrong the P 47 could carry half the bomb weight load of a B-17.

@turboslag

9 ай бұрын

Surprisingly, that is correct.

We liberated the hell out of them...

Hey guys my grandfather was in this time in italy too. But on the other side on a 88 anti aircraft gun.

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

...HE WAS THE ENEMY!!!

Wonder how many innocent Italians died while working for their living or sitting in their own houses as this was filmed?

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

...WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?!

@markw6193

2 жыл бұрын

The strafing runs did seem to have a cavalier, hit-or-miss attitude. But maybe after getting acked-acked on your bombing runs (or flying through debris clouds) your adrenaline made anything look "enemy."

Each generation will be tested.

Boy jimmy looked good

Who's watching this for research in preparation of applying detail and finish to a model? How many for the FMS 1500mm flying P-47? How many scratch builders?

@warrenchambers4819

3 жыл бұрын

Dynam P-47. Saw it the first time back in the late 80s with a WWII pilot who flew with this outfit. It was then I realized why he called me a "sprog"

I would love to see the "Gung Ho" type narration that they must have given the lesser known pieces of crap that we had at the beginning of the war. Like a version of this, but featuring the Brewster Buffalo. That would be fun to watch.

Sounds more like Lloyd Bridges not Jimmy Stewart

Will ever equal the greatest generation? Somehow I don't think so.

Where is Jimmy Stuart's opening commentary?

@PeriscopeFilm

5 жыл бұрын

That was a post-war addition.

@axiomist1076

5 жыл бұрын

It was Lloyd Bridges narrating the battle part.

@PandPNews

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeriscopeFilm So the title is not accurate?

I guess they were called "wheels" because they have seen it all, done it all. 60 missions, then another 60.

The A10 Worthogs of WW2.

@JEM133

2 жыл бұрын

We built the hell out of our planes,they could take a serious pounding.