And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt over Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy.
Razorback on the prowl. Where's his wingman? Read of a P-47 pilot on his last mission before rotating home. Decided to beat up an airfield, took a hit and spent the remainder of the war a POW.
What was he hit with, an 88mm? Took a lot of damage to down a Jug. They could fly back to base with unbelievable damage. Some photos are so bad most people would think they were photo-shopped.
Some odd pieces of this photo; unit markings, open cowl flaps, recognition stripes (if it is over Normandy the time is post D-Day). Very cool ship -D20-RE according to the ser number.
Goin' feet-dry to do some no-limit German hunting.
ReplyDeleteI read one account of a P-47 strafing a German air field, hit a high tension wire and ripped off 4 ft. of one wing. Flew home, landed safely.
ReplyDeleteP47 with it's white phosphors rounds scared the crap out of the Germans.
ReplyDeleteRazorback on the prowl. Where's his wingman?
ReplyDeleteRead of a P-47 pilot on his last mission before rotating home. Decided to beat up an airfield, took a hit and spent the remainder of the war a POW.
What was he hit with, an 88mm? Took a lot of damage to down a Jug. They could fly back to base with unbelievable damage. Some photos are so bad most people would think they were photo-shopped.
DeleteTaking the picture....
DeleteMaybe he is wing. Lead taking the photo.
ReplyDeleteThat was a helluva way to tour Europe.
Some odd pieces of this photo; unit markings, open cowl flaps, recognition stripes (if it is over Normandy the time is post D-Day).
ReplyDeleteVery cool ship -D20-RE according to the ser number.
My grandfather said he loved seeing "jugs" overhead when he was in Europe.
ReplyDeleteHere's something worth watching; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwqTN5fhMR8