Some great ideas here, thanks for posting. My Dad flew both P47’s and P51’s during WWII. I checked through his log books and he reported two different gun jams both times in P51’s due to pulling negative G’s . But never lost the entire gun package. His only problem with guns during his time in P47’s was from flack damage to a wing.
He flew D models of both aircraft based out of England and later France. He transitioned from the 47 to 51. He liked the 47 because it could take a beating and get you home. Not so with the 51.
Some great ideas here, thanks for posting. My Dad flew both P47’s and P51’s during WWII. I checked through his log books and he reported two different gun jams both times in P51’s due to pulling negative G’s . But never lost the entire gun package. His only problem with guns during his time in P47’s was from flack damage to a wing.
He flew D models of both aircraft based out of England and later France. He transitioned from the 47 to 51. He liked the 47 because it could take a beating and get you home. Not so with the 51.
In my youth I spent a few summers ferrying WWII era aircraft from airshow to airshow, I have actual time in P40, F4UA1, T6, B25. They are all prone to overheat if you push me. Operating temperature of the engines had to be watched at all times. Military power could be used, but was limited, unlike it is here in AHII.
