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RedArmy · Apr 22, 2019

The pit bull of the sky, Douglas A1 Skyraider.

Crank up the volume for this.

RedArmy · Apr 22, 2019

Same Skyraider knocking a P-51 out of the sky at Duxford 2011. Puny P-51 was no match for the beast. Miscommunication between pilots led to the bump, sad to lose the P-51 and very lucky for the pilot to escape.

Younggun · Apr 22, 2019

RedArmy said:
Same Skyraider knocking a P-51 out of the sky at Duxford 2011. Puny P-51 was no match for the beast. Miscommunication between pilots led to the bump, sad to lose the P-51 and very lucky for the pilot to escape.

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Puny Skyraider is lucky he didn’t try that shit with a Jug. He would been running for safety as the jug circled back to run a prop through his tail.

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RedArmy · Apr 22, 2019

Love the Thunderbolt too. Anything with a radial.

Must have built a hundred scale models of the Jug, lol. This was one of the last, still wrapped up sitting in a box in my closet. Gabreski's Razorback in 1/32 scale.

And a few of my other radial engine favorites, not including axis aircraft.

Younggun · Apr 22, 2019

If the war had drug on just a little bit longer the Jug would have been much more famous. Few people realize it was the fastest propellor driven production aircraft ever built with the G model and held the level flight speed record for any propellor driven aircraft until the Rare Bear came along.

Also the fastest diver of WW2 IIRC.

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RedArmy · Apr 22, 2019

Younggun said:
If the war had drug on just a little bit longer the Jug would have been much more famous. Few people realize it was the fastest propellor driven production aircraft ever built with the G model and held the level flight speed record for any propellor driven aircraft until the Rare Bear came along.

Also the fastest diver of WW2 IIRC.

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The Jug had so much versatility too, it could carry such a large ordinance load and then once that load was expended go off and get into a dog fight or look for ground targets. It also was the most survivable, no coolant radiators to leak if hit by ground fire which was the killer of most allied pilots. And of course no question to how armored that thing was. If you haven't already, read the book titled "Thunderbolt!" by Robert S. Johnson, I read this book cover to cover non-stop years ago, might have to dig it out for another read again now.

Johnson's experience shows just how tough the 47 was:
https://realhistory.co/2018/05/23/robert-s-johnson-p47-thunderbolt/

Younggun · Apr 23, 2019

RedArmy said:
The Jug had so much versatility too, it could carry such a large ordinance load and then once that load was expended go off and get into a dog fight or look for ground targets. It also was the most survivable, no coolant radiators to leak if hit by ground fire which was the killer of most allied pilots. And of course no question to how armored that thing was. If you haven't already, read the book titled "Thunderbolt!" by Robert S. Johnson, I read this book cover to cover non-stop years ago, might have to dig it out for another read again now.

Johnson's experience shows just how tough the 47 was:
https://realhistory.co/2018/05/23/robert-s-johnson-p47-thunderbolt/

Was Johnson the fellow that limped his Jug along while being strafed by a German Ace until the ace ran out of ammo in both his MGs and his 20mm cannon, then flew his battered Jug back to base?

There was another pilot who went too low in a dive and returned to base with limbs in his wings from the trees he plowed through as he pulled out of the dive. It was an amazing aircraft.

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RedArmy · Apr 23, 2019

Younggun said:
Was Johnson the fellow that limped his Jug along while being strafed by a German Ace until the ace ran out of ammo in both his MGs and his 20mm cannon, then flew his battered Jug back to base?
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Yep, he was the one, really good book he wrote too.

Here's another Jug that hit trees in Italy, I guess that Hamilton Standard acted like a tree trimmer, lol.

The prop on this one contacted the ground during a strafing run yet he still managed to fly 150 miles back to base. I'll bet that plane was vibrating like crazy.

tangoparson · Apr 23, 2019

A1 story that made the rounds. Don’t know if it is true or not.

A1 pilot (air force) took off on a hot scramble from Cam Rahn Bay with a full weapons load. Over 8000 lbs of ordnance.

He was so focused on the mission, he didn’t notice that the navy ground crew had folded the wings. The air force never folded theirs.

The damn thing actually got airborne on just the stub wings but couldn’t climb out. The crash site was 4 or 5 miles from the departure end of the runway.

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Younggun · Apr 23, 2019

Idk, but I do know an Israeli Tomcat flew back to base and landed with an entire wing sheared off after a mid air collision.

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tC_Matt · Apr 23, 2019

Went to a car show on Sunday.

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jetcycles · Apr 24, 2019

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Bvhawk · Apr 24, 2019

Younggun said:
Idk, but I do know an Israeli Tomcat flew back to base and landed with an entire wing sheared off after a mid air collision.

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Texan-in-Training · Apr 24, 2019

orbitup · Apr 25, 2019

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C_Hallbert · Apr 26, 2019

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single stack · Apr 26, 2019

C_Hallbert said:
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Cows got nothing on a ballistic gelatin fart!

Texasgordo · Apr 26, 2019

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Texasgordo · Apr 26, 2019

Adm. Nimitz

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easy rider · Apr 26, 2019

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Father of the nuclear navy.

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