Wednesday, May 12, 2021

USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt over Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy.

 


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  1. Goin' feet-dry to do some no-limit German hunting.

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  2. I 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.

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  3. P47 with it's white phosphors rounds scared the crap out of the Germans.

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  4. 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.

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    1. 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.

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    2. Taking the picture....

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  5. Maybe he is wing. Lead taking the photo.
    That was a helluva way to tour Europe.

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  6. 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.

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  7. My grandfather said he loved seeing "jugs" overhead when he was in Europe.

    Here's something worth watching; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwqTN5fhMR8

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