P-47 Thunderbolt | The Mighty Aircraft That Helped Win WWII Nicknamed "The Jug"

The P47 was like so many other weapons developed in ww2. So far advanced for the times. Think about it a fighter capable of maintaining 400 mph + at 40,000 + ft. The fire power it carried and durability made a perfect bomber escort or interceptor and it could hold it's own in a dog fight if used right. I marvel at the ships of ww2. I never realised just how incredibly advanced they were with radar, aiming systems and communications. I mean mankind went from basically wooden ships to steel behemoths with advanced weapons and awe inspiring firepower in the blink of an eye. The Japanese were the first to realize aircraft carriers were the ultimate warship and changed naval warfare forever.

.... made in Evansville , Ind .... now a Whirlpool factory

The first model airplane I ever built was a P-47. Built quite a few as a kid.

Gabby is and will always be a badass

This was the workhorse in the European theatre for the Americans…as well as England-and other countries….

Funny..No mention of P-47's being flown by the RAF in lndia, and Burma in close support against the Japnese ...

My all time favorite aircraft. An absolute beauty!

A D model brought my dad home for 52 missions during war2 as he called it. He kicked to hunt trains 7 confirmed

I wouldn't be here today if were not for the P-47. My father who by the way just turned 101 flew with the 365th fighter group aka The Hell Hawks. He flew over 100 missions including the Battle of the Bulge. On one particular mission over the Ruhr valley in Germany my father was shot thru the canopy in the head and continued to fight. His P-47 suffered extensive damage and as he say's made it back with wholes in the wings that you could crawl thru. My fathers name is Sir Edward J Lopez and has a book out documenting some of his battles and life. It's called "Flight of a Hell Hawk".

I just went by the old Republic P-47 factory building in my hometown of Evansville, Indiana today!😊 the first plane out of that plant was named Hoosier Spirit!

A little bit - or more - of new P-47 video footage I have not seen before. Thanks YT community!

Cudos, I salute him.

I cant believe the other name was Thunderbolt.

There are just those certain planes that everyone is fond of. The P-47 is one of those planes. I have never flown a but wanted to back when I was twelve years old. The thunderbolt was a powerful plane and most of the pilots that flew them loved them. They brought their pilots back most of the time. They weren’t the best looking planes but they remind me of a similar plane the A-10. Also a well liked plane by its pilots. I would watch the documentary’s and see the mechanics and ground crew riding on the wings of the planes I wondered what they were doing now I know.

April 15 didn't become tax day until 1955. March 15 was tax day from 1918 until 1955.

In my opinion, I think she was one hell of a dog fighter!!!!

One of my favorite bubble top canopy fighters of WW2.

He shedr weight of deployed p47 sauads EVERYWHERE..AND ITS DURABILITY , PENALTY AND PUNISHMDNT IT DEALT..
OH MY...
HEAVY WEIGHT RUISER WITH SPEED , LONGEVITY AND ATTACK PUNCH..
IT WAS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED...

Powerful plane one of the best

The Air Force was a part of the Army. Hence USAAF United States Army Air Force.

Good job well done 👍

Над Европой американцы сбили 14 тысяч немецких самолетов. Из них 12 тысяч сбил P-47 Thunderbolt. Причем, это он сбивал только немецкие истребители, причем за один год всего-то.

The praises given to the P47 were well deserved, but its engine which was really a big part of its success, was essentially the same as on the F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair. Until a couple of years ago, my favourite WWII fighter was the P51 Mustang, but Greg's Airplanes 8 part series on the Thunderbolt changed my mind.

According to Greg's airplanes the supposed inferior range of the P-47 vs. the P-51 was an oft-told by US generals to justify their much too long adherence to the ideology that the bombers didn't need an escort, thus wasting countless lives of ZUS airmen. Equipped with proper drop tanks the P-47s were well capable oif eswcorting the bombers deep into Germany

My dad flew about 175 combat missions in the India/China/Burma theater

Terrific film, and a nice bit of history documented.
I really like the interviews and stories from some of the pilots who flew these planes in combat.
Many of these men achieved great things in their lives.

When I hear of ww2 vet and stupidty allies countries turn on each other my blood line as put to shame, racism and others still existen we know we walking in shame

WW2 was effectively two different wars. 1939 to early 1943 was a progression from WW1, though without the trenches. 1942 to 1945 was a modern war with far more technology and mechanisation.

The British ordered P-47 with equipment for three drop tanks. Republic fitted the kit to every plane they built. All the Eighth Airforce had to do was use them. Pure petulance kept the tanks back in USA.
When the P-51D arrived, the US bomber generals had no excuse but to use tanks in P-51 AND P-47. UK had used drop tanks from the outset.

Had I been a flyer then I would have wanted a Thunderbolt

Very interesting to learn of this aircraft from this video. You hear the names of aircraft from the day. I am aware of the P-47.
But only just. I am Canadian and always interested such a video as this.
From my perspective on this aircraft?
It may have been the perfect tool for what it brought to battle. Brute force brought to the air.

The jug was the real deal. Warthog's grizzled grandad.

The UK had the Hurricane, the U.S had the P47. No show pony, just a darn fine workhorse.

My favorite fighter plane of WW2. I've always loved the P47 from first sight, and never understood why people disliked it. I guess when you get a bulletproof 2000hp air colled radial with a huge 4 bladed prop, solid airframe loaded with fuel, guns, and ammo ...you need something to complain about. Well its big, and it looks like a milk jug... aaaand the canopy looked better as a Razorback... I guess.

You can thank the British for the MIG 15, they provided the engine. It was the result of losing a game of Pool in England. The USSR had a good airframe and plenty of Titanium. Ironic that British designed engine led to MIGs shooting down British and US pilots.

Built like bulls of the air, they were rough, tough and could land a punch when required.

The jump between the Jug and the Sabre must have been remarkable. And then the F111... What a pilot!

P47 is my favorite plane. If I had fought in the Second World War, as I would not be a skilled pilot, I would prefer a plane that would bring me back.

Look at the bullets hitting the ground, that thing was a meat grinder. That's obviously an American airplane. God bless America. 🇺🇸

A beast of a plane. An RAF pilot wryly remarked "I suppose our bombers could hide behind it".

Imagine being on the business end of eight .50Cals. It truly is a remarkable aircraft.

germany went into a spiral of too little fuel available. little fuel little training.. lose more pilots and planes etc

Not many people realize the P-47, F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat all used the same massive Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp two-row, 18-cylinder radial engine. The F4U Corsair was the fastest of the three because it mounted a giant propeller measuring over 13 feet in diameter - necessitating the plane's "Gull Wings" to raise the fuselage and engine higher for prop clearance.

Why do we see a lot of ground crew taxing on the wings?

My Father was a crew chief on this airplane with the 8th stationed in England..
His airplane had a Batman insignia on the nose.

Why did the F-6F and F-4U have similar engines but the P-47 was considered a dog; gas guzzler, Big airplane, short range.