Dogfights-Thunderbolt 1/5

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[SabraStiehl]

The P-47 was huge versus other WW II single engine fighters and cost a bunch more. While a smaller Mustang cost $53,000, a Thunderbolt cost almost $100,000. And the spitfire was even smaller than a Mustang. The air-cooled-twin-banked R-2800 put out 2000 HP with the 100 octane avgas used in the war. It put out 2300 HP with the 130 octane fuel the airlines used later in the Martin 404 and the Convair 240, among others. It put out 2500 HP with the 145 octane fuel the AF used in the C-123 Provider.

[SabraStiehl]

Ref. the Luftwaffe vs American fighters, American fighter pilots normally flew 50 missions, then went back to the Southern U.S. to become flight instructors. The bomber pilots flew 25-35 missions and went home to do the same. German pilots flew until they couldn't anymore. Some had artificial legs, etc. The high number of kills for a good number of Deutsch pilots came from more than a thousand sorties each, and those guys usually survived being shot down several times. And Johnson was an idiot.

[BlackDHbatman]

i love the german one lol its funny with the yellow nose

[ingaenterprise13]

P-47's, Y U so awesome!!!! xD

[HybodusStudios]

Fw 190 should have switched out with BF-109, with it'a 1x heavy cannon in the nose it would flamed the jug.

[LPBESSTBAND95]

now that german is/was a f**king pussy....

[etornel79]

this guy johnson was just short of being a jedi........

[pvtsoap262]

56th FTW.

[Raubritter1488]

@burjegol

It wasn't Barkhorn,I think that was Helmut Lipfert,a 203-kill ace from JG 52 and 53.It's very uncomfortable when you have to attack a numerous bomber formation with some hundreds of 0'50 cal. ready to fire.

[Raubritter1488]

@burjegol

I'm talking about the situation in circa 1945 and even Speer couldn't achieve more that he managed before.Look at the operation Clarion,the final blow against the Reich's communication system.