Author Topic: For the fans of the P47 (Read 1348 times)

nopoop · « **Reply #15 on:** February 20, 2005, 09:20:51 PM »

Guppy I posted your link over on AGW.

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Thanks for the post, when I clicked it, I had no idea that it would be color footage of my Great Uncles squadron, the 362nd. He was KIA March 3rd 1945, second to the last of the 97 that died from that group. I've been to has grave in St. Avold. France. Cool stuff! Thanks!
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Morpheus · « **Reply #16 on:** February 20, 2005, 11:06:44 PM »

Dear god!!!

That was some of the best footage I've ever seen of jugs like that. Or any fighters from ww2 for that matter. Color, awsome sound, awsome views. Holly hell i need to take a cold shower.

mars01 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 20, 2005, 11:47:21 PM »

Zenos Warbirds - Awsome footage, $200 deal for everything rocks!!!

wombatt · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2005, 12:08:40 AM »

Increadible footage THX:aok

Now I have an idea.
Maybe Mitsu or waffle could somehow put those sounds ion the P-47 sound dir.
The engine sound when diving was pure music.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 21, 2005, 12:28:13 AM »

There was an hour show on the History Channel a while ago about the 362nd FG and all that color film shot around them. This stuff, except for the 57th FG film stuck in, was from that same documentary. I can't recall the name however. They pulled in a few surviving pilots to comment on it too and it was fun to see them then and now.

I taped it and then went down to Earl Miller's home to watch it with him. Earl was a ground attack pilot in Jugs with the 345th FS, 350th FG in the Med fighting up the boot of Italy. He had 186 combat missions.

It was interesting to watch him comment on the shooting as he felt they were shooting from way too far out. And a good way to get an old Jug flyer hand flying is to show him some Jugs in color

Dan/Slack

Guppy35 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 21, 2005, 12:29:01 AM »

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Originally posted by nopoop
Guppy I posted your link over on AGW.

Very cool nopoop

Dan/Slack

Grits · « **Reply #21 on:** February 21, 2005, 02:01:57 AM »

Some of that footage like the cockpit and the D40 warming up on the ramp are modern footage "aged" to look like the real stuff. Those parts are from Jeff Ethell's show on the old "Wings and Water Wednesday" on Speedvision before it became Speed Channel.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 21, 2005, 02:04:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Grits
Some of that footage like the cockpit and the D40 warming up on the ramp are modern footage "aged" to look like the real stuff. Those parts are from Jeff Ethell's show on the old "Wings and Water Wednesday" on Speedvision before it became Speed Channel.

Yep, that's the former "Big A** Bird" that was repainted to be more politically correct.

Dan/Slack

Hajo · « **Reply #23 on:** February 21, 2005, 07:41:48 AM »

Redog was correct. I do have the tape from the Color of War Series. The Title is...

Thunderbolts: The Conquest of the Reich.

You can order this tape from History Channel.

It is very good!

You will see why they had such high casualties. In the Jabo mode, what they chiefly flew in 1944-45 straffing and bombing ammo dumps, Trains etc. The gun cam recorded huge explosions which some Jugs flew into after hitting their target....they never came out.

Have the Original HUN HUNTER on another Jug tape....they flew fighter Bombers in Italy 44-45.

Westy · « **Reply #24 on:** February 21, 2005, 07:42:19 AM »

"Thunderbolts: The Conquest of the Reich"

Thanks guys!!

Kaz · « **Reply #25 on:** February 21, 2005, 05:04:11 PM »

Great footage Guppy, best I've seen also. Thank you!

Guppy35 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 21, 2005, 10:52:18 PM »

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Originally posted by Hajo
Redog was correct. I do have the tape from the Color of War Series. The Title is...

Thunderbolts: The Conquest of the Reich.

You can order this tape from History Channel.

It is very good!

You will see why they had such high casualties. In the Jabo mode, what they chiefly flew in 1944-45 straffing and bombing ammo dumps, Trains etc. The gun cam recorded huge explosions which some Jugs flew into after hitting their target....they never came out.

Have the Original HUN HUNTER on another Jug tape....they flew fighter Bombers in Italy 44-45.

Yep, Hun Hunter and the other birds of the 57th FG turned up in a documentary done in color during the war called "Thunderbolt" if memory serves. I've got it around here somewhere

Dan/Slack

oboe · « **Reply #27 on:** February 22, 2005, 06:52:13 AM »

Very cool find, thank you Guppy!

We have a P-47D11 ingame from this group; was hoping to see a glimpse of "Carol Ann" somewhere but I didn't catch her. Saw some similiar color schemes, though I was surprised at the diversity of paint jobs within a single group.

pellik · « **Reply #28 on:** February 22, 2005, 02:56:20 PM »

We need pretty explosions like this in AH. And whatever happened to the trains? They used to be fun to fight. Furthermore, man I wish buildings would die from a quick burst like in the film.

-pellik

mars01 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 22, 2005, 03:42:34 PM »

Just in case

. I wasnt saying this footage was from Zeno's. Was saying Zeno's has some awsome 47 footage and other cool stuff as well.

Carry on...