I Like JUGS

[Jim Bremner]

[crustychief]

Nice jugs, I like the bubble tops.

[cashflyer]

This thread isn't at all what I expected from the title.

[GO DAWG GO]

Jim,

Do you know why they got the nick name "Jug"? It wasn't based on "Juggernaut" I have always liked them too!

The P-47 M was really the best of the bunch with ~480 MPH speed at 25K. One of the fastest propeller driven aircraft of the war. The fastest allied production bird. 8 fifties, recoilless rifles, HVAR rockets and bombs.

One bird that could deliver a punch and take it too!

It got the name "Jug" from a milk Jug. Looks like one standing on its nose.

[wdfifteen]

[Jim Bremner]

YouTube - WW2 Shocking P-47 video,coloured and real

Neighbor when I was a child flew one in WWII vs the Germans. He had 6 kills. I don't rember his last name

[Rick V]

His last name was Sir.

[tabs]

If I were to fly one Allied aircraft during WW2 it would have been a Thunderbolt...it could take a licking and keep on ticking to get me home.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Johnson


One should read his book "Thunderbolt"..his mission of June 26, 1943 is of special interest..as it shows just how much punishment a Thunderbolt could take and still bring its pilot home.

[944Larry]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

A long drive for you but a man on the Sevierville TN airport has a couple and they drag them out and fly them occasionally. I was lucky enough to be up there a few years ago and saw one fly.

[Normy]

That pig was happiest when it was going straight down! It's just like a Piper Arrow IV- you pull the power back, and it develops a LUST for the ground! It won't glide at all, and you had BETTER turn toward the runway right now if the motor quits!

The P-47 was the same way. Pilots in WWII used to use the supercharger to go to FL330 or something similar; when they saw Focke-Wuif or Messerschmidt designs rise against bomber formations, they dove and attacked....very effectively. Since they could close on the FW or M German fighters at over 500 mph, their attacks were effective. German fighters in 1944 or or 1945 were typically flown by teen-aged boys, who had little training, and half the time destroyed the airplane upon landing. American pilots were highly experienced, so the battle was usually over before it even started-

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[enzo1]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I agree!

[MT930]

Blown Jug

Not my favorite Type of Jug !

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by tabs

If I were to fly one Allied aircraft during WW2 it would have been a Thunderbolt...it could take a licking and keep on ticking to get me home.

Birds of a feather... both Thunderbolts are known for their durability after taking lead.