'Jugs' in Color

A mix of bubble-canopy and "razorback" Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt" fighters are shown operating in the Mediterranean Theater circa 1944 in original World War II color.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Republic
• P-47
• Thunderbolt
• Jug
• Aviation
• Color
• WWII
• War
• Fighter

[xanthegreat1]

look at that guy taking a ride on the wing haha, too lazy to walk huh?

[TsurugiJiri]

@xanthegreat1 You can't see over the nose of most of the large-engined tailwheel aircraft. Someone riding on the wing helps keep you from running down errant ground personnel, equipment or other aircraft while taxiing. That's also why you'll see period aircraft weaving back and forth down taxiways.

[guitarjesus9]

the p-47 thunderbolt or (jug) was equipped with a 1716kw (2300)hp pratt and whitney r-2800-59 radial engine which could do about 428mph and a had a service ceiling of 42,000 and fully loaded could way 19,400lbs and had a wing spand of 40.9 in a lengh of 36.1 in. and a hight of 14.2 in. and was equipped with 6 or 8 .50 machine guns depending on the plane

[TsurugiJiri]

40.9 inch wingspan? That's like three and a half feet (a little more than a meter), or about 1/10 scale (D-model's wingspan was 40 feet, 9.25 inches). And only the "one off" XP-47J prototype had six Browning M2 .50 caliber guns, all production variants had eight.

[Banzaifighter]

no this plane isnt beautiful. its too fat and havy for a fighting plane.

[TsurugiJiri]

Most of the "fat" of the P-47 is actually required for ductwork of the turbocharger. As to being "too heavy", it's worth noting that the 56th FG, the only USAAF unit to retain the P-47 throughout the war, had the highest number of aerial kills (664.5). Also, unlike many "sleeker" fighters, the top-scoring P-47 aces all survived the war.

[thunderbolt445]

Man sometimes i wish i was a pilot in WWII to fly a jug. not saying i want to be in a war but man if i could go back in time to fly a jug.... that would get my heart pumping!

[fluffycat087]

I could watch hours of this.

Thanks

My favorite WW2 plane.

[johnnny49]

He wasn't taking a ride he was guiding the pilot while on the airstrip. The pilot cant see the ground in front of him because of the way the plane is tilted while on the ground.

[336kgf]

If I were in the Luftwaffe during WW2 and I was tooling along in my Bf 109 or a Focke Wolf and I saw a P-47 coming at me with guns blazing, I would scream "SCHIESSE!" and then crap my pants, because I knew I would be done.

[moogug]

Sod it! -not the jugs i was looking for

[NoLongerFooled]

@xanthegreat1 In addition to what the uploader of this video said, the P-47 was undoubtedly one of the largest single-engined warbirds of WWII.

The humongous Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine, and the corresponding design of the P-47 around this motor, is the reason why it was given the nick-name of "The Jug" by it's American pilots............it looked like a flying version of one of those old large glass milk jugs.



[Tigergruppen88]

fat heavy flying bastard...

[kdraper2007]

@r32adt3db The Skyraider was to be the ultimate dive bomber for the U.S. Navy in WWII. Unfortunatly it came into service too late to see action against Japan. It did however bring some serious hurt to the North Koreans & chicoms di=uring the Korean war. Skyraiders shot down mig-17's early on in the Vietnam war before they were retired from Navy service. later the Air Force pulled the Skyraiders from the boneyard too use as ground attack & rescue helicopter escorts.