Posted on Apr 8, 2023
Were P-47 Thunderbolt Aircraft Really Formidable Fighter-Bombers?
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WWII World War Two
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Awesome Post!!! Thank You Sir for Sharing This Military History!!! Also, my apologies for not being able to respond to posts over past month. I’m recovering from cataract surgery in both eyes. God Is Good!!! Happy Easter to All My Sistes and Brothers!!! May God Bless Y’all Always!!! Doc
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
I had had cataract surgery Myself but years apart, 2013 for the left eye then 2022 for the right eye. The results were good .
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Glad you enjoyed it, Doc! In case you haven't noticed, I'm a WWII aviation buff. Goe back to my junior high days. As a sophomore in HS I got to know Hub Zemke, famed ace and CO of the 56th and 479th Ftr. Grps. in Europe. He gifted me a pair of Luftwaffe flight boots and a flight helmet from his days flying the F-80. Sadly, I lost both on military moves.
I had cataract surgery on both eyes in Hilo back in 2011-12 after I had my right knee replaced at Tripler. Great success.
God is indeed good. My all y'all be richly blessed this Easter/Passover.
I had cataract surgery on both eyes in Hilo back in 2011-12 after I had my right knee replaced at Tripler. Great success.
God is indeed good. My all y'all be richly blessed this Easter/Passover.
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Yes. And I'd give my kids up for a chance to fly one. But I'm not a pilot, so there's that. But I loved that beast.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
One of my dad's brothers served as crew chief on a P-47D in the Ninth AF in Europe. Started out in England before D-Day, then moved to forward airfields on the continent finishing up in Germany before VE-Day.
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Yes, not as nimble as say the P51 ,but it good hold its own with a decent pilot vs, Zero, Also could take a beating and still get home.
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