Great Planes Republic P 47 Thunderbolt
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The whole thing is grainy WW2 footage and it's mostly done in black and white. I suspect the narrator has a lot to do with whether I can watch a documentary or not. Or maybe it's the music. This isn't a great video, but it's tolerable.
The video points out that the P-47 was the most produced American fighter aircraft ever, but what they don't tell you is that the P-51 was a close second. (See my spreadsheet for the glory details).
Lady Jane |
John TruluckMILITARY | CAPTAIN | FIGHTER PILOT | 56TH FIGHTER GROUPSo regular old romance, no hi-faulutin' literary reference.
71 missions from May 1943 to April 1944. P-47 plane name was 'Lady Jane', for his future wife. DSC/ DFC w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster 5
Loading Ammunition into P-47 wing magazines |
Mariana Islands before, but I didn't realize it was THE major turning point of the war in the Pacific. But then I recalled hearing about The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
Update November 2020 replaced missing video.
Update May 2023 replaced missing video.
Did you know : The training movie for the P47 was spoken by Ronald Reagan .
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's how you get to be President - by speaking.
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