Minus, I told you online already what happened:
I was in a P47 with about 15% fuel left, almost ready to RTB. I saw you coming on me from high, no way I can dogfight you. I tried to escape but u was still closing on me. When you went in my 1.2K in my 6 i dived 45 degree and did a barrel roll, u zooooomed by me and pulled a vertical. I was right behind you with less speed.
While climbing you started a tight turn, I was at this time stalling at the top of my loop, working rudders to make the nose follow you while being inverted. the u came a bit bellow me still turning tight, my nose was still following you as my nose was droping down from my stall while I was fighting with rudders to maintain barely my nose toward you.
When my nose was back down and i was back head up feet down, u were still in a tight turn slightly below me. I pulled gently to bring back the nose a bit infront of you and hoosed you, then entered a deep stall but you were downed already.
ok, I wish I had the video because I'm not sure anybody can understand what I tried to explain

Call it skill, call it luck, probaly a mix of them.
believe me, I fear FWA5 probably as much as you fear P47's

I don't say you are fly A5 wrong, but when a AH FW ace flies it, I don't outturn it

It remember's me a story in the french Air Force, where a friend chopper pilot was engaged by a Mirage. The Mirage dived on him, missed his pass and instead of extended started a long high G turn. My friend the chopper pilot, went low speed and pointed his guns to the Mirage during all his high G turn. The gun cam is funny as you can see the Mirage pilot looking straight at the gun cam while eating all those G's for nothing. I believe that's what happend while I stalled at the top of the loop. (Does this makes more sense ).
Anyway, I'm getting more confident in this P47 but I still fear other planes, I just try to fly it in his limits and try to get really good at flying 'off limits' to use it as a surprise element.
Minus, my friend, i hope I could cheer you up.
Oh and BTW,
Dogfhtr, it was a great fight today when you engaged me from higher, both in a P47. It was short but intense, i had a lot of fun, Salute!
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Olivier "Frenchy" Raunier
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