Author Topic: For the fans of the P47 (Read 1345 times)

Guppy35 · « **on:** February 19, 2005, 11:41:45 PM »

Found this link in another forum.

http://airpowerstock.moorecastsites.com/upload_user/P47.wmv

Some good stuff

Dan/Slack

mechanic · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2005, 12:16:54 AM »

man, the pre-flight checks were a little relaxed

i had my instructor go mental over preflights when i was sloppy and only spent 4 mins.........and we were flying a circuit round a field in a cessna, not going to war in a JUG..

great film thank you sir.

nopoop · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2005, 12:40:52 AM »

Guppy you are without a doubt are THE man.

Thanks !!

That stirs the soul.

XrightyX · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2005, 01:43:02 AM »

Great stuff.

Edit: LOL did you see them vulch that parked plane? And then that other one pwned that toolshed.

Gives me hope. I'm not being a dweeb when I fly...just being, erm, "historically accurate" and stuff.

Grits · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2005, 02:20:44 AM »

Took em forever to get the town down too and the M3 was sitting there waiting.

TBolt A-10 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2005, 03:30:45 AM »

awesome. thanks for posting the film, Guppy.

137 Germans downed vs 97 Thunderbold pilots. Still seems like a bitter pill to swallow.

SunTracker · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2005, 05:18:57 AM »

97 out of 175 P-47 pilots killed on a single mission!

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2005, 06:04:27 AM »

Very nice movie saved it

Seeker · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2005, 07:35:12 AM »

Wicked film Tiff ;.)

Strange to see Razor backs mixed up with the bubble canopies too.

RedDg · « **Reply #9 on:** February 20, 2005, 09:00:12 AM »

Love it. I seem to remember Hajo having this footage on tape when I met him. It's great to see war footage in color!

Halo · « **Reply #10 on:** February 20, 2005, 09:23:13 AM »

Thanks, Dan. Unusual to see WWII film in color and that well organized, including the sound of those big P&Ws and eight .50s.

DipStick · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2005, 10:11:06 AM »

It was beautiful. Perk the wing riders!

Hajo · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2005, 03:51:24 PM »

World War II in Color.

Tapes available at the History Channel

Raider179 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2005, 04:13:52 PM »

That film makes me want to go kill barracks and ords...LONG LIVE TOOLSHEDDERS!!!!

Westy · « **Reply #14 on:** February 20, 2005, 06:53:37 PM »

"97 out of 175 P-47 pilots killed on a single mission!"

They were primarily a ground attack group. They lost 97 men for the whole time they were there not on one mission.

Thanks Dan. That was very nice. Would like to find the source of the non-57th FG footage. I have the VHS tape of "Thunderbolt" and would love more quality color footage.