Thunderbolt

A documentary on the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft and its use in missions over Europe and the Pacific Theatre in the Second World War.

Category:

• Documentary
• Action & Adventure
• Classics

Starring:

• Jimmy Stewart

Directed by:

• Wiliam Wyler

Produced by:

• USA

Written by:

• John Sturges

Tags:

• Thunderbolt
• world war 2
• Japan
• war
• death
• fighters

[mpspta]

all the crap on youtube - and one vid like this makes it all ok.

[tonyktx44]

who in the hell dislikes this? cant they read the title?

[NewEnglandBudo]

My Dad served with the 57th FG, 64th fighter squadron throughout his time in WWII which was from the 2/July/42 thru 16 Aug 45: in Sicily, Rome, No Africa,Alto, Corsica, Libya, the Balkans, So. France plus as the narrator states "58 moves in 2 years".

[Weibkoln]

Weird to enjoi the footage of butchering my grandpa's friends...

...I still like it,

OH MY GOD!!! IM A MONSTER!!!

:)

[Weibkoln]

I like American English and German fighterplanes..

way more beautifull than those Japanese and Russian planes!!!

[Weibkoln]

@DanBell47 Hmmm... Let's make a plane without external propellers ((jetfighter))...

^^ xD

[surferei]

excellent ROEs!

[GishabrunLOB]

The narration fits perfectly!

[AJNorth]

Commissioned a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Wyler flew actual combat missions while making the classic documentaries, "The Memphis Belle" (1943) and "Thunderbolt" (1944). His courage while filming under extreme and life-threatening conditions (on one flight, Wyler passed out from lack of oxygen; on another, his cinematographer, Harold J. Tannenbaum, was shot down and perished during filming) earned him an Air Medal - and promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.

[Treetop64]

@ DanBell47:

I agree, except the P-47 had a Pratt & Whitney R2800, not a Wright. Wright was a competing engine manufacturer.