The P-47 Thunderbolt One of the most well-known fighter aircraft of the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II was the P-47, affectionately known as “Jug.” The P-47…
‘A hail of fire enveloped me. I could hardly hold her in the air. I had only one wish: to get out of this ‘crate’ which now apparently was only…
The B-25 bombers were escorted by P-47s belonging to the 57th Fighter Wing’s 66th Squadron. The P-47s’ job was changed to flak suppression after the hostile fighters failed to appear…
With a final official score of 26.833 aerial victories, Major George E. Preddy remains the most successful P-51 Mustang pilot of all time The awesome artwork in this post was…
Trains were never safe from roaming P-47 Thunderbolts on armed reconnaissance missions. Yet German strategies quickly made strafing them a difficult and risky task Late in December 1944, as Col.…
Despite the attack causing significant damage to both factories, 60 of the 376 bombers—or roughly 1 in 6—were shot down, and more than 600 Airmen perished, went missing, or were…
The documentary series “The Red Tailed Angels” depicts the challenges, battles, and ultimately victories of the Tuskegee Airmen The US Air Force (USAF) video production team created a video series…
There were never any P-47 dual-seat trainers produced, and some pilots considered the step up in performance from the Texan to the Thunderbolt to be too difficult to handle The…
A Christmas miracle was developing at the time. The German ace Franz Stigler’s Bf 109 was poised for an easy kill since the American B-17 bomber was crippled and defenseless…
“As usual in a dogfight, I was tense and excited. I forgot to release the second safety catch for the rockets. They did not go off. I was in the…