4 P-47 Thunderbolt's Missing Man flight, Planes of Fame airshow 2019

[@dilligafdude9434]

I am absolutely in love with the battle-worn look of some of these planes. So cool. A warbird restored to pristine conditions is beautiful in itself but when restorers capture that worn and battle tested look to the airplanes, it gives the airplane a voice and just looking at the airplane tell you a story of a time long ago. Love it.

[@Voodoo1650]

DILLIGAF Dude What’s cool is that the P-51A was recently painted up for a movie so all the weathering and stuff is all paint, looks awesome up close!!

[@edwardkujawa]

@@Voodoo1650 thesamewithguitars they makethem yto look like a relic

[@kl0wnkiller912]

When I was just a kid in the 1970s there was a P-47 being rebuilt in a hanger in Vero Beach Florida where I was taking flying lessons. I was there the day they started it up and flew it for the first time. I'll never forget the sound of that engine!

[@russellfinch5493]

Wow. This many Jugs in one place. Not many of these still flying compared to the Mustang. My father who flew the Jug in WWII would have loved this. Nothing like the sound of a piston driven warbird. I've only seen one Jug in person and here we have 4 at one show. Amazing. Thanks.

[@edwardkujawa]

mustang pwoweee just a name the Thunderbolt in a fight wpuld knock th hell out of aMustang just hit the glycol tank she go down The Jug has eignt guns versus 6 onmutang

[@dougauzene8389]

We Are Great...Cause We Keep Planes Like These Flying ! Awesome Footage!

[@USNVA11]

Unbelievably awesome video ! Thanks for not adding music. The engine sound was music in its purest form ! 😃

[@fistpunder]

The P-38 and the P-51 were always my favorite but the P-47 Thunderbolt has a place in my heart as the "Little Pig" that could do some serious damage. Heavy as she was, it was still a contender. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@randytwidwell6955]

Well the early P47 may have been a pig but you must know about the P47D which was the yellow and silver, and the P47M and the last model P47N the most deadly planes in WWll P38 was poor until the L model then mostly did photo recon

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

my cousin flew P38s in north africa. shot down twice captured the 2nd time. doolittle awarded him the DFC. had 7 kills. his name was charles earnhardt. we are related to the race car earnhardt's. he was murdered in 1974 when a couple of goons came to his pharmacy looking for drugs.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

49th FS. here is a link,,go to bottom of page. they forgot the "D" in Earnhardt tighar.org/Projects/P38/elliott.htm.

[@zackbarrow1927]

Just beautiful. Makes me feel like a boy again. Wish I could be there for real ! Greetings from South Africa

[@wayneroberts8551]

There's something about that sound, a massive radial engine spinning the huge propeller of a P47 Razorback, not to mention that the aircraft was designed around the engine and supercharger. Impressive engineering!!! Great video

[@johnmartlew5897]

Best old warbird video I’ve seen. What a lineup! Thank you! P47....Best of the best!

[@DDThornton51]

Dad flew the P-47 ridgeback, transitioned to P-51D flew missions from Iwo Jima to Japan. Came home, died a happy man.

[@fistpunder]

God Bless Him! My dad was a Ball Turret Gunner on a B-17.

[@Mr.XJ.96]

Wow I thank both of your Fathers for their Services.....I would to have loved to hear the stories they told yinz...Gabby Gabreski flew the Jug and became a Ace. He grew up in Oil City Pa not to far from me. The Thunderbolt and B-17 are my two Favourite birds of WWII.

[@nokkin1912]

I. So sorry

[@edwardkujawa]

God Bless yourDad a true American we neededpeoplelikehim

[@mickemike2148]

This is some of the best engine sound I've heard! Thank you!

[@mrgone658]

I cranked up the volume just to listen to that Peashooter...and I was not disappointed. ;-)

[@shaunolinger964]

I put this on my big sound system just to hear the thunder!

[@alainboyet5663]

Je suis impressionné par ces monstres de puissance ainsi que par leur pilotes, je ne peu imaginer ce que cela doit être à leur place !... 20:35

[@jimnrel]

dont care about turbines, inlines and V12s.. cant beat the sound of the radial.

[@LynetteCarr]

My father was a commercial pilot and he used to fly P- 47. I sure miss him !

[@edwardkujawa]

hats off to him

[@johnwayne6501]

that was so sweeeeeet watching this. I sure miss Chino Airshow and they are truly the best to watch.

[@gabrielcarvalhodacunha]

The P-38 always amazes me on how quiet it is due to its turbos. Great video and machines!

[@Mr.XJ.96]

Those were used for High Altitude and for full Military Power settings only. Most likley they are In Op and just there for looks now. They have no need to use the Super Chargers other than for war. Even on the Bombers that are still flying today they dont used the super chargers either. The P-47s Turbo Super Chargers are still in op....Thats a whole different specific and individual design for the Thunderbolt only.

[@xXAlphaGamingHDXx]

@@Mr.XJ.96 I believe they're an integral part of the exhaust system so they're not used in producing power like they used to but they still need them for exhaust

[@jordansrc4245]

I was at the airshow, its so much more real in person, see you guys next year!

[@Enid2Sacramento]

Love the Jug. Thanks for posting!

[@GMKGoji01]

I love this plane. Praise the Thunderbolt!

[@timothybueschel7114]

If there was ever an airplane or airplanes to represent the US side of the Normandy Invasion, the P47 and C47 would be it.

[@thetourettesgamer8851]

The jug and the skytrain

[@steveshoemaker6347]

What could be better.....Than this.....Thanks a million....Beautiful stuff...!

[@passwordbosco407]

I'm 62. My absolute favorite American fighter (bomber) of WWII is the P-47. Especially the ones with the black and white checkerboard cowls. 3rd Air Force? I'm not sure. My next favorites are the P-38, then the P-51's. My friends are always after me for not liking the Mustang first. It pisses them off. I love it... ;)

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

my cousin flew P38s in north africa. shot down twice captured the 2nd time. doolittle awarded him the DFC. had 7 kills. his name was charles earnhardt. we are related to the race car earnhardt's. he was murdered in 1974 when a couple of goons came to his pharmacy looking for drugs.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

49th FS,,, here is a link,,,go to bottom of page. they forgot to add the "D" in Earnhardt. tighar.org/Projects/P38/elliott.htm

[@dyer2cycle]

@@jeffreymcfadden9403 ...so is Bill Elliot related to the Earnhardts?......

[@edwardkujawa]

you have it right P-47 wsagretplane itsjust that the Mustang Glamour girl got more attention the Thunrdrbolt gret at ground attack subrb

[@edwardkujawa]

Thunderbolt had a better engine could take alot of damage and come back home radial alot tougher than a inline aircooled enngine

[@Shift2Movies]

Man it is so good to see these planes flying!

[@mrcorsairf4u417]

There is nothing better, as the sound of a radial engine (ok, like merlins too 😉). thx for sharing this nice video😎😍🤘

[@Bandit_Sudo]

The Daimler Benz and Klimov inlines sound amazing too-

[@mrcorsairf4u417]

@@Bandit_Sudo ok, you are right😎👍

[@davelewandoski4292]

Beautiful Aircraft all...but give me a Jug...and a Razorback. They just look like a Beast. Thanks to all involved that keep these Historic Warbirds in the air.

[@kurtm7379]

You do make the purtiest videos. LOVE the music!! Man, those '47s make the Lightning look almost dainty!

[@SuperOldandSlow]

I had no idea there were any airworthy P-26s still around. The Pratt R-1340 and fixed-pitch prop give it an unmistakable sound. It's nickname "Peashooter" was apt. Compared to the massive firepower of a Thunderbolt, the P-26 indeed was a peashooter.

[@davidking8968]

Awww,I love the razor back p47😯

[@xandermatthews9541]

me too

[@jcwoodman5285]

Nice!! P26 alone was worth the look!!🤗First post

[@dukecraig2402]

JC Woodman That is cool seeing one of those in flying condition, I didn't know there was one that was airworthy.

[@jcwoodman5285]

@@dukecraig2402 Yes, and the P51A got my eye too!

[@steveholmes5207]

They were all a treat that can't be beat

[@brokendown63]

P-51's were light and fast, the P-47's were big and bad! Something about the missing Man formation that always brings a tear!

[@claudiobarros7401]

The plane the Brazilian Fighter Squadron used in the ltalian Theater of Operations during 1944-1945. The squadron was probably the best in the 350th Fighter Group of the USAAF. The Squadron received the United States Presidential Unit Citation for its actions in the Po Valley region in Italy 1944-1945.

[@ryanmoeller3308]

"Snafu" is definitely my favorite Warbird out there!! Keep up the GREAT work my friend. You truly do AMAZING work with these video's. ALWAYS looking forward to seeing more from ya. 👍👍

[@kennyc388]

Me too....a beauty !!

[@Kyle06531]

I get that the bubble canopy is more convenient, but that razorback is beautiful.

[@Voodoo1650]

So true! I’ve always liked the lines of the razor back P-47’s & the P-51 B/C’s better, but I’ll take the bubble canopy in battle all day long!!

[@gearheaddave9639]

RIP David Vopat & N9MB Northrop Flying Wing!

[@coolhand1964]

Fantastic video, was this the Allison engined P-51A? All aircraft looked and sounded wonderful, the P-26, a 92 year old design now, was great to see in flight also. The framing (keeping the aircraft centred in screen), resolution and audio were brilliant. If they develop the screen to emit the odour of burnt avgas it will be as good as being there in person. Well done!

[@Voodoo1650]

Yes, that is an Allison powered A model. Thank you!

[@coolhand1964]

@@Voodoo1650 A rarity by any means given the changeover to the Merlins during the war. The Allison is close in sound to the Merlin in the air, but definitely different when at low revs on the ground. I had an old friend who flew Australian P-40s in the Pacific. He told me he had to land on a US airfield to refuel one time and taxied up and parked next to a P.47. He said the Crew Chief for the P.47 looked over and said, 'Jeez, I didn't think anybody was still flying those!' He felt so in awe of the P.47 and so embarrassed by the comment he did not want to get out of the aircraft. He lived to a very old age and had a happy life. One of the fortunate ones.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Man, the rumble on those, there’s no replacement for that low throaty power as it screams by.

[@AndreiTupolev]

That was some good formation flying at 7:45; the Peashooter must have been full out and the Mustang near stalling speed.

[@richardlahan7068]

Love those Pratt & Whitneys!

[@Mr.XJ.96]

Love the sound of a 2800R and RR Merlin......Pure Symphony to the ears.

[@RACViking]

Very nice filming, I only wish you had a wider angle when you captured the missing man sequence. Nice to see all these planes, I liked the close filming during engine starts too.

[@Voodoo1650]

Thank you

[@TheCrimsonFckr]

I do love the weathering on the P51. Everyone likes a dirty bird.

[@Voodoo1650]

What's cool about that paint scheme, is that it was a temporary washable paint put on for a movie. It looked really good in person!

[@steveholmes5207]

Well well who puts a thumbs down to this well good idea don't watch next time no passion no soul

[@passwordbosco407]

Many a Hun regretted his decision to try and out dive a Thunderbolt. They dropped like rocks and were on their asses really fast. 8 50 caliber's tearing into them. RIP Luftwaffe...

[@johncartwright8154]

@PasswordBosco I recall the words of a Brit Spitfire pilot on fist seeing a Jug: " how d'you take evasive action in that; walk around the cockpit?"

[@JeffDeanRidgeway]

They all planes in this video l like the p 47 thunderbolt cool fighter plane

[@custardthepipecat6584]

nice vid fantastic footage and sounds.

[@71superbee39]

The Jug is a flying TANK .........Huzzah..

[@Mr.XJ.96]

FinA!!!!!

[@gpdude22]

9 haters miss the hip-hop music in the background.

[@kennyc388]

Punks too busy on twitter.

[@joy-wc1xg]

Great plane looks like a tank but very good in the sky

[@GhostRider247]

that 51A in RAF colours looks the dogs !!!!!!!

[@susanbutler2498]

MAGNIFICENT!

[@excelnemesis7667]

Great Video and great sound track

[@jorgelarini3164]

Hermosas Maquinas!!, cuantos recuerdos!!

[@bobdyer422]

I think "Dottie Mae" is probably the most valuable{being a War Vet.} Warbird flying. Neither P-47 "Razorbacks" are Republic both are Curtiss "G''s{Wish at least one was a Republic and in Penrod & Sam colors}. All the "Bubbletops" are Republic though. Peashooter almost looks lost - runt of the litter. A beauty though, no doubt. Beautiful to see all those 47's filling the airspace, makes for a nice row of HS 13' 3" blades.. Love the "Buzz" #'s on the Apache! HA! Great! Really enjoyed the vid! Thanks!

[@shostycellist]

What a beast!

[@john4886]

These war planes made history,during World War 2!

[@johnosbourn4312]

Nice video!

[@xandermatthews9541]

This video is gr8

[@ogscarl3t375]

Planegasm the Jug is my world war 2 aircraft bae :D She be thicc !

[@ariinkeroinen2615]

Did I see a P-35 Lancer, used at SwAF..? P-26 Boeing Peashooter was also a very good nice sight to my olde sore eyes... >;-D

[@ferrariguy6389]

That is one beefy plane!

[@michaelcarrier4374]

I was there. How did I miss SNAFU and Hairless Joe??!?!??

[@Voodoo1650]

Michael Carrier They both flew early as the show opener/missing man flight, and also after Saturday’s flight Snafu had an issue and was down for maintenance the rest of the weekend.

[@warrenchambers4819]

The P-47 had to have scared the hell out of the enemy. If you've never seen one ck out the Air force museum in Dayton. They have it set up just right so you'll see just how big that bird is compared to what the opposition flew. You walk past zeros, Fw-190, Bf-109 etc then round the corner and KABLAM there sits the massive P-47 which is a s big as the enemy twin engine bombers. It's easy to see how the Americans thought back then, Big horsepower, Big guns, big fuel tank, Fuel mileage irrelevant! HIT'EM HARD, HIT OFTEN AND WIN VICTORY!

[@gregbuck701]

And do not forget......8 50s! That is some hittin power right there!

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

The bigger they r the harder they fall ...Bogie s last film

[@skyvokkivan7535]

P47 - the "HotRod" tank of WWII fighters

[@FWDoraDora13]

Was the P51A allison powered? sure didnt sound like it had a merlin in it.

[@Voodoo1650]

FWDoraDora13 Yes it is.

[@brucerobinson7295]

@FWDoraDora13 two quick giveaways square scoop above nose 3 bladed propeller once they mounted a Merlin engine in a airframe the rest is history stay the course Bruce

[@marthavaughan4660]

@@brucerobinson7295 Please explain when did the A-36 Apaches become Stangs?

[@fistpunder]

@@marthavaughan4660 They were both North American but I see what you are looking at. I wonder if that was an Apache?

[@marthavaughan4660]

@@fistpunder originally they(A36) were used as ground attack a/c as they did not have high altitude capability. Champlin museum in Mesa used to have one and it was referred to as an A36 Apache. This is probably it. I believe the british first referred to them as Mustangs after the repower. Ther is an excellent video on A36 bomber/ fighter planes out of Italy. They attatched cameras to different points on the a/c and proceeded to dive bomb positions as they "moved up the boot". They also had interesting dive brakes-- a "fence" would rise from the top of the wing to slow it down. Look up the video, it's a good watch

[@marthavaughan4660]

I always believed that the Allison powered three bladed aircraft were referred to as A-36 Apaches?

[@Voodoo1650]

Martha Vaughan the A-36 was the ground attack/dive bomber version of the P-51A, they had dive breaks in the top and bottom of both wings. Here’s a picture of one i.pinimg.com/originals/a2/a3/c6/a2a3c6391ffe68cc1d5db01edce0933d.png

[@orangelion03]

There were several models developed from the NA-76 design proposal powered by the Allison. They differed in armament and some minor equipment variations: Mustang Mk I, P-51, Mustang Mk II, P-51A, and A-36.

[@tk9839]

The Thunderbolts are THICC !!!

[@A1Fotovids]

Is there a way to obtain permission to use sound/clips from this video in a movie featuring two former P-47 pilots? Thanks

[@jollyroger1009]

A P-35 in there too.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

WEREN T THEY Peashooters that shot King Kong down from u know where ..@ least in the orig cartoon .. (?).

[@WarbirdSquirrel]

Jaw dropping video!! Did you get any footage of the Spitfire FR.14?

[@Voodoo1650]

Hava Faza I did, I’ll be posting that one later!

[@dukecraig2402]

There it is folks!!! The hard charging 7 ton get a hold of you and you're finished BIG NASTY!!! Forget Spitfires and Mustangs, I'll take a Typhoon or Thunderbolt over those planes any day, those Typhoons were so mean they tried to kill their own pilots with their exhaust, now that's mean.

[@deplorable_bitter_clinger7482]

Tiffies did have some serious bugs to work out, but after sorting things out they did some damage to the Germans and they did look badass!

[@dukecraig2402]

@@deplorable_bitter_clinger7482 They all had bugs at first, the Spitfire itself had to go through several changes and upgrades before it was useful, like most of these plane's the origional prototype Spit crashed and was lost due to things that needed to be sorted out with it, none of those plane's were successful in their original form and even after they were sorted out they all went through continual upgrades throughout their service life. Given all the variations and sub variations of these things working in maintenance for them must of been a nightmare figuring out which parts to order, makes you wonder how many maintenance personnel wound up committed to mental health facilities during the war.

[@Shift2Movies]

I like R1830's!

[@Voodoo1650]

Shift2Movies The 47’s were powered by 2800’s

[@pascalchauvet7625]

Why has no-one ever attempted to race a P-47 at Reno?

[@bmdbigfeet1031]

Thunderbolts were too heavy to race against Mustangs and Furys. Corsairs could give the lighter planes a run but same thing , heavy because they were built for carriers.

[@overcastfriday81]

Dont you mean p47c not p47g?

[@dyer2cycle]

...nope,...P-47G...these were the Curtiss-built P-47's, didn't build but a few hundred of them, either, so they are quite rare....I think they were roughly equivalent to the late P-47C's and early razorback P-47D's....

[@07ring07]

👍❤

[@MrLunchHour2]

What was the missing man flight for?

[@Voodoo1650]

MrLunchHour2 Every year they have a theme for the show that has to do with a part of the war, this year was the anniversary of D-day, but this year they also did it for Dave Vopat. Dave was a friend and pilot for the museum and he was killed flying the museums flying wing the month before the show.

[@MrLunchHour2]

Voodoo1650 thanks for the info. I heard about that crash. They shouldn’t be flying something that rare but most importantly it’s a shame a man lost his life in the process. I know Paul Allens museum has a very rare fw190 d13 that is so rare they don’t want to fly it

[@silvergtotwinturbo9984]

@@MrLunchHour2 And they have an original Me 262, jet engines rebuilt, I think they are going to fast taxi test it then do one flight, next it goes into the museum, never to be flown again.

[@billness2635]

Snafu is a razorback making it a B or C model. The same for UNI. Not G models.

[@samwilliams4176]

Bill Ness they’re both G models. The POF thunderbolt is a Curtiss built P-47, as for Snafu I can’t remember if she was a Curtiss or Republic bird. Neither one of the organizations would fudge the titles of the planes.

[@billness2635]

The G was a Curtis built D model with a bubble canopy.

[@killerbeez95]

On a slightly related topic. If anyone knows. Has a P-47 ever raced at Reno?

[@bobdyer422]

Yes, stock Bronze class "Huntress"

[@Voodoo1650]

Lewis Beedle and one raced at the Phoenix 500 in 95.

[@campbellbox]

Great video, thanks! Does anyone know why the P-51A (at about 2:20) is in RAF markings and "weathered"? It is usually in olive drab USAAF markings. Maybe it's removable paint for film work or something?

[@Voodoo1650]

campbellbox Yes, it was painted like this for a movie, it looks really good in person!

[@campbellbox]

Voodoo1650 It looks pretty good in the video too! Any idea what the film is called?

[@sirswerve2493]

I see more than just P-47's..............

[@顧正深-q4b]

Rich boy drive

[@CLACK-zq4uj]

さやか先輩乗れそう

[@TheDeJureTour]

Video to 1:27.... I thought that tailwheel was never going to straighten out. Good lord.

[@lesterf9f115]

in 2:00 its that an A36 Apache or a normal P51A?

[@Voodoo1650]

That one is a P-51A.

[@xandermatthews9541]

There's 2 P47Ds and 2 P47Gs

[@doristhistleton3575]

to fly in one of these spitfire s is. rare not like sleazy jet sorry I mean easy jet ha ha

[@laurencethornblade1195]

What Spitfire not here.

[@CLACK-zq4uj]

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