Neat WWII P-47 footage

[flyingcheesehead]

Worth 5 minutes of your time:

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/21315763/316214433/name/P-47satWar.WMV

 

[nddons]

Worth 5 minutes of your time:

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/21315763/316214433/name/P-47satWar.WMV

Thanks, Kent. Awesome. My dad was with the 368 fighter group (who established the first operational airfield in France days after D day), and they flew the Thunderbolts as well.

 

[ChrisRikli]

The startup sequence really hasn't changed in 70 years. Interesting.

Great footage. There are two types of pilots: those who want to go back in time to be fly fighters in WWII, and those who actually did.

 

[dmccormack]

Very cool!

Thanks for the link!

 

[brcase]

For anyone that hasn't seen "A Fighter Pilots Story" here is a bit of it. There is probably more in other places about this P-47 pilot.

http://pages.prodigy.com/fighterpilot/

Brian