TWO P-47 THUNDERBOLTS: All Flight Action !

This was taken at the 2006 Planes of Fame Airshow in Chino, California. The razorback Thunderbolt is a P-47G built by Curtis and owned by the Planes of Fame Museum. The bubble-canopy Thunderbolt is Westpac Restorations' P-47D that is now based at Colorado Springs, Colorado. That aircraft was formerly based at Rialto, California when this video was filmed.

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[brettt777]

I could be mistaken but I believe a number of the D models were modified with the bubble top canopy and then everything after that was built with a bubble top, sometimes called "superbolts". So the second plane may well be a "D" but I don't think the first one is a "G".

[octane130]

@brettt777 : I get a lot of comments about this, but the "razorback" P-47 in my video is definitely a "G" model, built by Curtiss. It is owned by the Planes of Fame Museum at Chino Airport, Califorinia. There is only one other of these rare models in existence and it is at Duxford, England. It is currently being restored and will very soon be back in the air!

[mystinger72]

No Guts No Glory is a P-47N. The first one is probably and early D model, like a D-2RE or something.

[octane130]

@mystinger72 : Hi, I have had a lot of comments regarding the first P-47 shown in my video (the razorback). Believe me, this is a P-47G model built by Curtiss. I live only about 10 miles from where this aircraft is based at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California. There is one more G model in existence and that plane is based in England at Duxford. It is nearing the completion of restoration and will soon fly (this comment is being made on August 9, 2010). Thanks and Cheers!

[octane130]

@mystinger72 : Regarding the checkerboard-painted, bubble-canopy Thunderbolt in my video. This is a P-47D model owned and operated by Westpac Restorations in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Regarding the P-47 "No Guts, No Glory," that aircraft is now operated out of the northeastern USA after spending years at Duxford, England. This is actually a composite aircraft with a P-47N fuselage and P-47D wings. No matter though, it is still ALL P-47! (featured in one of my other videos). Cheers!

[FASpitfire]

Man that razorback looks so much better then the bubble canopy.

[skyking61]

AlanMartinNala - The P40, the most maneuverable US fighter?!?

Oh, please - no way that can be truthfully said when, according to JAPANESE pilots, the Hellcat could turn inside a Zero if flown just right. The F6F outmaneuvers a P40 any day of the week - twice on Sunday.

[BlindBusDrivr]

The Jug was the most badass fighter of the war

[colindhowell]

@brettt777 The G model refers specifically to Thunderbolts built by Curtiss. They were actually equivalent to C and early D models; only the manufacturer was different.

[RFKFANTS67]

2 VERY NICE "JUGS!"

[canon21100]

power

[trainguy3]

that plane is so ugly that i t is truly amazingly beautiful

[DonMeaker]

@carig121 It was big for long range and heavy armament. A product development of the P-35 air racers. Also, when strafing convoys the pilot could feel more secure behind the radial engine which would stop german small arms.

[Toddinfantry]

@brettt777 The bubble canopy started with the 47D-block 25 (P-47D-25) and was continued after that. Early B and C models were adapted to the "Malcolm hood" in the field as needed.

[gratefulsoldier]

top stuff!