When a German Ace Taunted a P-47C

It’s the 26th of June 1943. Three squadrons of P-47C Thunderbolts fly across the skies of occupied France. They’re on course to meet with a formation of B-17s returning from a bombing run deep in enemy territory. 2nd Lieutenant Robert S. Johnson is badly hit. A German FW-190 pulls alongside the crippled P-47C and the pilot salutes ! Johnson thinks he’s being spared by a gallant foe…. But that was not to be.
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[@bobthemonkey8860]

Can i get a shout out

[@burningtank160]

got banned from your discord :(

[@mr.miyagi881]

Rip

[@moony890]

It’s okay your content is still very high quality

[@mr.miyagi881]

@@burningtank160 wait he has a discord?

[@cameron5802]

The additional details here were incredible, like the radio swapping and such. You guys always find someway to improve with every video.

[@markingraham4892]

He ran out of ammo.

[@icosthop9998]

Yeah But the plane took a beating and kept on ticking 💪🏼

[@jerry22717]

This really shows how survivable the P-47 was, half the ammo of a Fw-190 dumped into it and it still managed to get home.

[@ColeMelly]

yeah like holy fuck is that insane

[@ColeMelly]

the fucking tires were still inflated truly the greatest generation

[@mouhibgh6928]

maybe its 7.62 , the p47 is survivable yes but the german 20mm's could tear through a b17 / b24 with ease

[@super-kamarigaming7907]

@@mouhibgh6928 7.92 maybe

[@dylandevlin2102]

@@ColeMelly now that’s a aircraft! one that can get shot to hell and still make it home under its own power is truly amazing

[@andersonlong7709]

My Dad , 1st Lt. McKendree R. (Mike) Long Jr, also was a P-47 pilot and had told me a version of this when I was around 12-13 y.o. and would pepper him with questions about the war, and more about Thunderbolts. He joined right after Pearl Harbor; survived flight school and training ( most didn’t as early on there was a very high ‘wash out’ rate); and was flying out of Britain in late Spring 1943. Most of the ones that he arrived with never left Europe. He had to crash land twice after the plane being shot to pieces; once by a couple of BF- 109’s (Messerschmidt) and once by a Focke Wulf 190. The Thunderbolt was the toughest plane ever built and so had by far the highest survivability rate. He used to joke that if not for the toughness of his P-47, me and my siblings would never have been born. They were a tough breed, as tough as their planes.

[@samnigam3451]

Your dad wasa hero hello from India 🇮🇳 🫡

[@LeslieGallivan-mp5qi]

Apparently they used to say if you want to get the women then fly a p-51 , if you want to come back to the p-51 pilots women then fly a p-47

[@adamwsaxe]

Your dad's name honestly sounds familiar! Must have been mentioned somewhere in stories from the many books about the 8th AF I remember reading as a kid & teenager.

[@tracker1673]

My father Lt Marvin Chitty was Included in two crashes in type P47. one was on takeoff as a result of sabotage from a mechanic resulting in a failed takeoff and the plane crashed into a burn at the end of the runway resulting in the exposure of a cash of German munitions buried in the burn. My father jumped out at speed avoiding the collision. The second was the result of antiaircraft fire over occupied France. The result was lifelong disability and meeting my mother. an RN at the field hospital. He was less than 20 years old at the time.

[@philipnestor5034]

Your dad is part of the Greatest Generation! Men like him saved us!

[@captain_commenter8796]

“When did your trust issues start?” Lt. Robert S: *“It all started with this German pilot in a FW-190..”*

[@tsarbombawithinternetconne875]

I guess the salute is the "Prepare to die lmao get rekt"

[@austingode]

Hahaha

[@cjclark2002]

😂😂

[@hotshotx1598]

That pilot got his karma, killed by US aircraft as a form of revenge for being immoral and trying to kill that pilot who was already out of action and just trying to get home alive. Dude sounded like a right asshole from the way he taunted the P-47 and only stopped when he ran out of ammo.

[@mynameiskian]

@@hotshotx1598 you shouldn't forgot that the AMERICANS were the ones who were literally bombing Germany constantly without stopping, how do you expect them to show mercy.

[@stuffezvous4372]

Honestly, Yarnhub videos are better than many high-budget productions.

[@BrianLTU]

Agreed

[@WarFoxThunder]

Indeed

[@Messerschmitt512S]

👍👍

[@absolarix]

It's a wonderous thing when the people behind the production truly care about their craft, and don't have heartless or uninterested higher-ups getting in the way of their work.

[@anthonysaraco7729]

​@@WarFoxThunder6😮6😅5😮😮

[@jhypyro]

Even with only one week, this team still manages to make quality and entertaining content. Thank you for your hard work, Yarnhub team.

[@lunaticfringe8066]

When the Thunderbolts first arrived in the European theater, the British were aghast at the size of the plane and didn't think the P-47 would survive long, but they soon proved their worth.

[@ryanrong495]

Thunderbolt are basically armour build

[@williammacdonald3173]

Basically a flying tank

[@ahouais5620]

@@williammacdonald3173 The IL-2 Sturmovik is nicknamed the "flying tank", the p47 was very strong, but the IL-2 was even stronger. It litteraly had armor all around the pilot and the engine, and it is also the most produced millitary plane the world ever known

[@madhukarjonathanminj2772]

@@ahouais5620 armour all over except the where the intake was,once the Germans noticed that weakspot,they shot down a lot of IL-2

[@Mange070]

Like the B17, they could take a lot of damage and still fly.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

As my dad always said..."the Jug is a tough Ole Bird"!! He loved that plane and was all hands on with the P-47. Dad served in the 20TH USAAF, 7th Army Air Corp, 414th Fighter/Bomber Group, 413th F/ B Squadron in the South Pacific Campaign on Tinian, Saipan and Iwo Jima. Dad was a flightline engineer and mechanic on the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. His unit received 2 Unit Bronze Stars in the Iwo Jima campaign. RIP Staff Sergeant Robert E DeHart 1917-2006.

[@Mokimanify]

Those P-47Ns were hardcore .. much better than the P-51s in every way.

[@CarPitStop]

Rip

[@TheeNikuwa]

Aw i still remember the first video i watched from this channel, the bf-109 that spared the B-17, how times passed, from 2d animation to full on beautiful 3d! Theres so many details its difficult to keep count of! And the commentary is just amazing! Really everyone at yarnhub keeps getting better and better!

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

This story is basically the opposite of that. the German Pilot is just being an asshole and rubbing it in. i hope he got shot down during a similar act of arrogance.

[@roadtrain_]

If you paid attention, there was a scene from the reboot of that video in this one when a B-17 shoots down a plane

[@WarFoxThunder]

Ikr

[@danieljani7981]

@@roadtrain_ yeah

[@StarSwisss]

you should read the book, a higher call. truly the best book ive ever read

[@Galm02]

“We like to do a little trolling”- The 190 ace probably

[@anthonyirwin6627]

"Parry This you Filthy Casual" - The B17/24 that shot him down later maybe

[@PLZENzz]

@@anthonyirwin6627 the p47c Got an assist too

[@Baboonmomma]

Johnson: GG Toxic German: EZ L GET GUD

[@davidfans5852]

@@Lardbeane that p47 was probably premium

[@mibnsharpals]

@@Lardbeane He didn't want to kill him, otherwise he could have done it sooner.

[@tofarley]

Thanks! Great content as always.

[@Yarnhub]

Thank you very much for the support!

[@Double_D__]

People can obsess over the Mustang all day long, but stories like this are why I love the Thunderbolt. It didn't need to be nimble or flashy; it was durable, rugged, and could tear targets to shreds.

[@WolfoftheAurora]

I believe there was saying among P-47 pilots. "Fly a P-51 to get the ladies. Fly a P-47 to get home." I forgot where exactly I came across this but I think it was from the 1947 docufilm "Thunderbolt."

[@Double_D__]

@@WolfoftheAurora THAT'S SUCH A GOOD SAYING

[@oilslick7010]

@dimapez Yeah so? The Jug wasn't even operational in 1941, so that is an impossible 'what if' scenario. Might as well say that if only they had F-16's they could've done that in a day....

[@paulhoffman778]

Amen!

[@mkay1957]

Both were great planes that each had their own strengths and weaknesses. The P-47 was less maneuverable and couldn't fly as far, but was more rugged. The P-51 was more maneuverable and could fly further. It could absorb a good deal of punishment, unless it got hit in the radiator or engine block. Then it was going to go down. The P-47 was known to come back with cylinder heads shot off and little oil left in the engine. I love both planes, along with the P-38, the Corsair and the Hellcat. Most people don't know that the Hellcat didn't first see combat until late 1943, and it shot down more planes than any other American built plane except for the P-51. Even the older Wildcat and P-40 deserve respect. They hung in there and took a toll on enemy fighters until more advanced fighters came along. More than 200 pilots of various nations became aces in the old P-40 during WW2.

[@PennsyPappas]

This is one of the reasons that the P-47 is one of my favorite aircraft of WW2. It did struggle at first but got better with every improvement that helped better its performance in the air. Built like a Tank and being able to be armed to the teeth made this one of the deadliest and successful aircraft of the War. I'll always love the P-51 but this has a special place in my heart.

[@robertsandberg2246]

Absolutely. When I was a kid, the P-38 Lightning was my fav WW2 Fighter, but the more exploits I hear about the P-47, the more it takes that place. I'll always love the Lightning, but the Jug holds it's place with me now.

[@BluePegasus1381]

Also, Colonel Hubert "Hub" Zemke pioneered the tactics on how to fight in the P-47 using nothing but altitude and dive tactics (Boom and Zoom).

[@ATGM_Main]

Didn't the A10 Thunderbolt earn the reputation of the modern P47? I heard it somewhere, the P47 is really tanky and with 8 .50cals 2x 1000lbs bomb, 1x 500lbs bomb, and 8x HVAR rockets, a real marvel in American Aviation

[@ussindianapolis487]

@@ATGM_Main no, p47 was also excellent fighter and a10 is hopeless against any fighter plane.

[@ATGM_Main]

@@ussindianapolis487 nobody said it was about fighting planes, lets see about armament available

[@donb7113]

In his book, Johnson says the German pilot didn’t salute until he had run out of ammunition. The FW-190 did pull up beside him twice before, and the German pilot shrugged his shoulders at why the plane wasn’t destroyed. Again, only after the German had run out of ammo, did he finally salute and fly away.

[@MedievalMan]

Good to know someone got it right on here.

[@lonewolfwildernesssurvival9443]

You should make accurate videos since you know so much

[@eaglev230]

What book ? I might visit Amazon later.

[@Cheezymuffin.]

I wonder if the german pilot tried to get Johnson to bail out from his plane, thinking that Johnson's refusal of bailing out was his way of saying that he wouldn't be captured. So the german pilot, saluting him for his bravery, went to finish it off. After shooting Johnson, he then admired his courage, so gave him one more chance to surrender, not realizing Johnson's canopy was stuck, and he couldn't bail out. After this, he spend all his rounds, realised he failed and Johnson "won" looked at him once more before leaving. Or of course, he was in fact, a major dick. Sadly we will never know the german pilots side of the story.

[@shithappens6887]

I feel like it was the former to be honest. Other than the Japanese most pilots acted with a lot of honor, a code of chivalry if you will.

[@robertsandberg2246]

I was thinking the same thing...🤔

[@Colt45hatchback]

@@shithappens6887 alot of japanese pilots were also the same, dont let 5 idiots and alot of propaganda get in the way of actual history ☺

[@johncox2865]

No way. You don’t try to save a man’s life by shooting at him 🤬 The guy was a nazi monster. Don’t try to make him a hero!

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

@@shithappens6887 yeah. Maybe if Johnson visibly tried to open the canopy then the German pilot would realise he was stuck.

[@jasonmariani1258]

This is without a doubt THE BEST World War 2 animated and narrated series to ever grace Social media. Hats off to you Yarnhub for your commitment to history telling and unmatched visuals. Sincerely, viewer.

[@southseasflying]

Having flown the P-39, P-47, and P-51 my grandpa always said the P-47 was his favorite. He said it had better handling than the P-51 at low altitude and its ability to take a beating saved his skin on several occasions. Not to speak ill of the P-51, he said it was an amazing plane - but the P-47 was a special kind of machine in the best ways.

[@tedwink6652]

P-47 also was praised by soviet pilots who got lucky flying this beauty, as it was very fitting for eastern Europe theatre, not much of them liked P-51 as it was not quite fitting for low altitudes, other aircraft soviet aces praised is P-39 it was difficult to pilot indeed but 37mm cannon made its literally flying sniper rifle

[@guts-141]

P-51 is a piece of shit plane that got bogged down by 4 Hispano 20mm cannons At least the other variants such as C to D has more improved turn rates and lighter armaments at least I got shot down in War Thunder last night because speed & turn rate was horrible even after full upgrade P47 is amazing plane though Can almost survive a lot of things get thrown at it if the pilot doesn't get hit

[@harrymiram6621]

IMO....Mustang was the thoroughbred of the air...Lean, Sleek & Fast. The Jug was the donkey....Big, Ungainly & Rugged. BOTH got the job done, just from different perspectives & philosophies

[@TheSaturnV]

@@harrymiram6621 The P47 was more like the Cadillac. Big, fast, incredible roll rate and insane WOF from the 50cals. Pilots who flew both experienced how much higher quality a machine the Thunderbolt was, noting the power canopy and finished out cockpit. Mustangs cost the taxpayer about $50k while the P47 came in at a whopping $85k. It's easy to see why the Mustang was the choice to prosecute the war to Berlin.

[@retromario96]

@@guts-141 Bro, if you're getting into turn fights with a P51, you deserve everything you get.

[@xpossed]

"Personally i wouldnt let someone taunt me like that" - their wingman probably

[@Lantirn727]

"If that was me i would not let that fly but thats just me"-the other wingman

[@michaeldickey3968]

This was my favorite WWII biography when I was growing up. I am teaching my teenage kids a WWII class in school and all of them mentioned this in their book reports. Such an amazing moment in the book! I just sent this video to them!

[@gelynch52phPH]

Johnson wrote a book called "Thunderbolt" in which he describes this event. There are pictures of the actual plane in that book and it s a miracle it (and he) survived. A man from my hometown of Oil City, PA was a pilot in the same squadron, named Francis Gabreski who went on into the Korean war and became one of only 7 Americans to become an ace in both prop planes and the jet F-86. Sidenote...I took one of Gabby's nieces to her high school prom.

[@aeugh930]

Francis gabreski was polish

[@eddieecstasy7809]

@@aeugh930 Polish-American

[@stephencollins9062]

@@eddieecstasy7809 that's the beauty of America Anyone can go there and be one of them Only country in the world like this

[@corysanderson6177]

​@@stephencollins9062 many countries like this*

[@ericguerin294]

God Definetly was with Johnson! ✝️

[@jacksonlee6760]

"He gave up counting after reaching 200, without taking a single step" Aircraft Mechanic: So how much damage did your plane take? Lt. Robert S: *Y E S*

[@mcflyingfury]

@@AaronRMG ah but all of the extra lead balances out the holes

[@justarandomtechpriest1578]

@@mcflyingfury not of they gi right through

[@mcflyingfury]

@@justarandomtechpriest1578 very true, but some bullets will also enter the plane and get stuck inside, without pushing any debris outside of the airframe. These bullets will have a net increase on the weight of the plane, so while the total weight of the aircraft would likely go down, it's technically possible that it would get heavier

[@firefalcon100]

at this point, it comes down to what can be salvaged off the plane to fix another one. Way to much work to patch that thing up with that much damage

[@HorizonStronghold]

@@firefalcon100 Honestly, if I were the pilot, I would fight to have them repair that one and would refuse to fly anything else. If only the TAIL took 200+ rounds, that thing easily took over a thousand direct hits and still landed flawlessly. Hell, I’d take that thing over early JETS at that point.

[@jmcahron368]

I read Johnson's book "Thunderbolt" when I was a kid, and clearly remember this story. Thanks for bringing it to life.

[@davidkeller6156]

Me too.

[@booran.]

Per usual and as expected, an unbelievably well made and high effort video truly deserving 10 fold of what it gets in views, revenue, and likes

[@whiskey_tango_foxtrot__]

The German was trying to give the American a chance to bailout (obviously not knowing the canopy was jammed). When the American didn't, he assumed that he would take his chances in a shootout. It wasn't taunting. The German was like WTF?

[@endyender1703]

Couldn’t the German have signaled to bail out by opening his canopy repeatedly?

[@menglim2473]

Makes sense

[@yaboi_shocky]

@@endyender1703 If the German opened his own canopy it could endanger himself

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

@@yaboi_shocky yeah.

[@sarge2860]

@@yaboi_shocky Im sure there are other ways to signal that besides opening his own canopy XD

[@Belenor]

That P-47 should have been placed in a museum.

[@EstorilEm]

It’s simply unfathomable for someone to receive 9 DFCs; an award which is commonly given posthumously as it’s requirements typically involve actions which claim the life of the pilot. My dad received a DFC and multiple Purple Hearts among other medals in Vietnam, but he always said the DFC was the one that actually meant something to him. Nine? I can’t even comprehend it lol.

[@skidzholeshot1316]

@dimapez lol

[@dougerrohmer]

@dimapez So you are saying no P38 was ever shot down by a 190? Dream on.

[@dougerrohmer]

@dimapez My apologies, P47. And my point stands for the P47 - to say a P47 can take anything an 190 can dish out is just crap. So stop being peevishly childish.

[@dougerrohmer]

@dimapez In aerial gunfights a lot of the shooting is deflection shooting, ie the planes are traveling in slightly different directions and the bullet stream has to be curved onto the target so the bullets do curve around the seatback and firewall armour. Radial engines are air cooled, and less likely to be easily damaged by machine gun fire as opposed to for instance a V12 Merlin which is liquid cooled. The radiator, cooling hoses and tanks just take one hole to spay out the coolant because the cooling system is under pressure, and without coolant you have seconds before the engine quits. There are recorded cases of radial engines returning to base with an entire "pot" blown away (maybe by cannon fire?) and the rest of the engine still producing some power. But there are also chinks in the system where one hit ends it all, as you acknowledge. So again, to say it can take anything a FW190 throws at it is just silly.

[@dougerrohmer]

@dimapez Well you should have said so but you are wrong. The FW190 A-8 has 2x machine guns and 4x 20mm cannon, and had no problem shooting down B17's and B24's.

[@Tam0de]

Incredible how much beating a P-47 could take & still keep on flying.

[@Groza_Dallocort]

The F4F Wildcat was also a sturdy plane

[@WolfoftheAurora]

@@Groza_Dallocort The Wildcat's successor, the F6F Hellcat, even more so.

[@Groza_Dallocort]

@@WolfoftheAurora Indeed the F6F was faster then the zeros and carried even more armor, weapons and had a better range then the F4F

[@melonshop8888]

👍👍👍

[@flytopusa]

The additional details in this war story were incredible-like the radio swapping and other subtle nuances. You guys always find a way to improve with every video. Keep up the amazing work!

[@keatonhugo6129]

For anyone wondering, this is very unusual of Luftwaffe pilots. Most German pilots were very chivalrous and would think of something like taunting or toying with a wounded opponent like in this scenario, or with any opponent, as something disgusting and wrong. This behavior was so looked down upon that in many cases commanding officers and superiors would punish a pilot who was caught doing something like this.

[@FishyFishaz]

I know, did you read a higher call. I would recommend it for someone who wants a story about the Germans code of the air and an amazing true story

[@raptor4799]

I'm sure there were plenty of German pilots who pulled this kind of crap, but I imagine most of the pilots they did it against weren't so lucky as to survive

[@alexadamson9959]

At leat the guy got what he deserved. And I’m not just saying that because he’s German. If an American or British pilot did the same thing and suffered the same fate I’d still be saying they got what they deserved.

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

Maybe he was trying to get Johnson to bail but he didn’t know that Johnson’s canopy was stuck. Maybe if Johnson visibly tried to open the canopy to show the German pilot that he was stuck and that he couldn’t fit through the broken window then the Ace would’ve probably left him alone.

[@jandl1jph766]

@@raypurchase801 Listen again to 8:11 - 8:15. 200 bullet holes without taking a single step when he stopped counting, meaning the plane likely had well over a thousand of holes all told - nobody cared enough to actually count, though.

[@AIR_2017]

Oh wow this animation is wayyy better than the ones that were 2d from different channels. Keep up the great work!

[@KevinClements-my2pb]

I read Johnson's book (Thunderbolt!) when I was a kid and fell in love with the P-47. Nearly 50 years later it is amazing seeing this story brought to life. The amount of information that can be found on the internet regarding Johnson, his planes, and his exploits, has motivated me to resume building model planes. I would absolutely love to build one of his Thunderbolts, if only I could find some decent 1/24 decals. Again, excellent video. Absolutely love the storytelling and the graphics.

[@ewyattgd5411]

it is stated over and over again but i shall continue it your animations are gettig better and better in a seemingly exponential rate, you are awesome!!

[@garylabita8843]

My Dad worked at Republic Aviation late fifties early sixties, mr Johnson worked in PR and pops was a vp of personnel. I got to hear the story from the man himself. He was very patient with this little kid hanging on his every sentence.

[@yankees29]

We used to have a huge factory here on Long Island. It’s now called Republic Airport. I think it was called Fairchild or something like that on the 70’s. My neighbor worked at the plant.

[@asquare9316]

@@yankees29 A neighbor of mine worked on the A-10 there. I am sitting just a couple of miles from there and fly in and out of there sometimes in a Light Sport aircraft. The factory grounds are now a shopping area and movie theatre, as I am sure you know.

[@yankees29]

@@asquare9316 I grew up in Massapequa

[@steviechampagne]

what an incredible memory for you! it’s been 80 years and these heroic stories of battle still captivate our imaginations. i wonder if in 1000 years, the tales of these men’s bravery will still be told like they are today

[@ladonnaghareeb4609]

Once again, we are shown why his generation is called, the GREATEST GENERATION! What an amazing man he was. Thank you sir, for all you did for our country. Alas, I fear you would not recognize this country today. So very sad.

[@healthandwellnessfamily7331]

My favorite WW2 story of all time. Thanks for animating this!

[@history9034]

I’ve heard of this story. It’s incredible and shows how tuff the P-47 Thunderbolt actually was.

[@ssnerd583]

i remember reading a story of one that made it back to base all shot to hell...it had a hole from an 88mm AA round through one wing large enough that the mechanic could crawl through it and it was missing most of the elevator on one side a a whole jug off the engine.....the pilot, reportedly, didnt know the extent of the damage until after he landed and passed out when he saw how bad the plane had been hit....the plane was written off right there

[@drbernstein3073]

How tuff?

[@Luis-be9mi]

A popular saying among pilots who flew mustangs and thunderbolts. “If you want to get a girl. Fly a mustang. If you want to get home alive? Fly the thunderbolt.”

[@NeuKrofta]

That German pilot was a lot more honorable than the Allied pilots that shot pilots in their parachutes.

[@optrdocksidebars7106]

Honorable my ass

[@NeuKrofta]

@@optrdocksidebars7106 Strafing civilians and farmers was half of what the Allied fighters did. Try again

[@paul_ujb]

The opening animation of the P-47s looks gorgeous, and the view in from the wingtip during the dogfight was really neat to see. Excellent work once again!

[@thomasfarr7934]

This story is one of my favorites. It is a testament to the durability of that great machine, and the courage of those great men!

[@bibleredpill]

Five days later. Another reason they call it the greatest generation. There's a few of us out here like that but not many compared to those days. Truly brave men.

[@thegreatmardleedum5728]

Yarnhubs animations keep getting more and more detailed!!! Good job!!

[@SAP-V]

P-47 Thunderbolts are my favorite aircraft. Honestly the most Beautiful prop fighter to exist.

[@electricnut8489]

I read a book by one of the engineers who was involved with designing WW II era planes at Northrop Grumman. After watching this, I recalled a portion of the book as he described that all engineers designed with a priority of getting the pilots home. Always, the survival of the pilots was serious business and the designers of the P-47 must have been on the same wavelength. It's interesting to think that the designers and engineers worked to make a machine to aid in survival of one person, yet for others... to be deadly.

[@arthurambroise7894]

This one was greatly awaited on my side and it was truly amazing! I know this story very well and have read Johnson’s account of it, it is superbly depicted in your video. Also, your work with light was excellent in this one, and added such a cinematic feel to it. Another masterpiece to your collection, thank you Yarnhub!

[@proudamerican183]

3:17 Thunderbolts were made to survive. Wouldn't expect one to go down so easily. Also, I don't know which version I like better. This one or Dogfight.

[@ShawnTheDriver]

ahhh! That's where I remember this story from! I knew I had seen it somewhere before!

[@stuffzie8329]

eh survivability in the air is much differant from on the ground. No matter what you're in, aircraft are still fragile. They have engines, wings, and no mattter how much armor you put on them, it's still going to be very thin on account of having to save weight. Really anything bigger than a 20mm will rip apart any plane(see: The soviet 37mm and the german 30mm) in a single shot.

[@yoshiharusaito]

If you want the glory you need P51. if you want to return to home you need to fly P47. Simple things

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

I remember hearing this story from that Dogfights episode specifically about the P-47. They outta reboot that series. There’s a plethora of aviation stories that didn’t get featured and should’ve.

[@xray86delta]

I knew a man who flew p-47s and p-51's during World War II. He actually preferred his P-47, because of its incredible ruggedness!

[@daveclean]

I think that the German pilot was trying to find out how much punishment the P-47 could take before it crashed to the ground !

[@yerichard12]

Fw-190 pilot must be really salty after not scoring the kill. That’s some major skill issue right there lol

[@robertb.3651]

He was alone so he couldn't score anyway because no witness....

[@vipercrazycreature6470]

6:59 when you realize that your enemies think you upgrade the plane with stronger armor

[@cubes7805]

from 2d to this marvelous piece of animation, wow, you guys have improved so much since the first time i watch you guys, keep on improving!

[@willn3262]

you guys are one of my favorite content creators. When you upload a video I get exited and then sad after it is over because I have to wait a week. I wish there were more channels like yours.

[@imkerrusin]

It was as though the Jug (The nickname of the P-47 Thunderbolt) was refusing to let Johnson bail and assure him he would make it back safely. I can say Republic built a fine aircraft during the campaign. While the Mustang was the iconic aircraft during the second World War, the Jug was the workhorse. It's fascinating to hear the stories about how this plane and how well it performed even under all of the stress and strain.

[@Catman-ke2dx]

the only thing the jug lacked was range. The mustang had the best range of all the fighters so it was the only one that could fly the whole round trip escorting bombers to germany and back. the jug was by far the toughest plane we made, and it had good firepower and was also a low level work horse doing ground level attacks.

[@thethirdman225]

The P-47 was a failure as an escort fighter.

[@johnhadley7715]

They were the “Jabos” the Wehrmacht was afraid of.

[@thethirdman225]

@@johnhadley7715 They were afraid of British Typhoons too.

[@Communisticheskaya_partya]

i am not english speaking I'm from Kazakhstan, I watch your videos with subtitles, your videos are awesome!

[@bobbyantrobus1805]

Please remove your USSR picture. It's offensive to the heroes who fought and died resisting communism

[@androidemulator6952]

No wonder P47 pilots loved their "Jug's" - ability to take punishment and damage, and still fly and get home - huge radial engine to get protection behind, and no fragile liquid-cooling . Apparently one of the fastest planes in a dive ( due to their 8ton weight ) , a feature many axis pilots found to their error. What a machine. Toughness reminds me of the Grumman "ironworks" planes - Wildcat and Hellcat - not as fast and nimble as some of the Japanese planes, but woundn't suddenly burst into flames , or disentegrate either.

[@caralho5237]

Im pretty sure it was faster than just about every japanese plane at the time, depending on which version of the P47 were talking about.

[@scottcoley1906]

When your plane thinks it's a Spartan shield. "Come back with your shield or on it" Gorgo, Queen of Sparta.

[@thatonepotatokid7054]

Finally you posted!! I’ve been waiting all day checking KZbin wondering when you were posting please keep posting videos !!

[@captain_commenter8796]

Bet the German was saluting to say: “You were a respected enemy, I hate to have to shoot you out of the sky”

[@casematecardinal]

he must have been very embarrassed at his constant failures

[@liampett1313]

More like. I respect your valor, but you should really bail out now.

[@GreatPolishWingedHussars]

Yes, the Germans were all so very nice!

[@GreatPolishWingedHussars]

Especially here in Poland they were all so very nice!

[@ataturk2422]

German pilot: we do a little trolling

[@phant0m733]

it's awesome to see the evolution of the animations in this channel, keep up the good work guys

[@carlambroson8872]

Robert S Johnson would go on the be the 2nd highest scoring air combat ACE of the war!! This episode was only one of his first times encountering enemy planes. Great video!!

[@buckshot9521]

There were literally hundreds of aces with more kills than Johnson.

[@theodorebennett7938]

@@buckshot9521 I think he meant in Europe in the usaaf. Gabreski had more kills.

[@carlambroson8872]

I meant to say 2nd highest American ace of the war.

[@robertstewart1223]

He lived because the Thunderbolt was a BEAST of a machine. Fantastic story.

[@flack2998]

Never knew the P47 was this reliable, i would love to be in one if i was a pilot in ww2.

[@akriegguardsman]

It's armament is a bit weak though 6 x 12.7mm m2 and no canon *8 x 12.7mm m2

[@devinthierault]

@@akriegguardsman yes but you can carry more rounds of .50 and the rounds traveled faster. 6 of them would chew up a plane a close range.

[@oliviersavard8676]

it was a tank and it was so large that pilots joked you could escape bullets by running around in the cockpit. also it could be heavier than a fully loaded dornier do 17 bomber

[@mab2187]

@@akriegguardsman P47's have 8x 50 cals... not 6. And forget 8x even if it had 6x 50s, it would be more then enough for WW2 standards, since American 50s are really good.

[@akriegguardsman]

@@devinthierault I must have gotten the armament mixed up with other aircraft but I'd prefer canons as they can tear off wings and fuselages with a single or two well placed hits

[@LostShipMate]

This is like a modern version of Dogfights(the show), all its missing is the veterans telling they're own stories. Sadly that is a rare commodity these days.

[@jumpinjehoshaphat1951]

The A-10 Thunderbolt II's tribute to its namesake is spot on.

[@Mnms_eminem]

Animation looks great as ever and it's getting better every vid!!

[@howardamey7228]

Wonderfully well told story!!! Again, Yarnhub has put history into its correct frame. You guys are GREAT!

[@beaujeste1]

I read in a UK fighter ace’s book, that when the RAF was trying out the first P47’s, that they thought it was so big in the cockpit (compared to Spits and Hurris), that if you came under attack, you could just hide!!

[@havocrsis]

Its crazy how you guys improved over these years with animation, and narration

[@ripnob]

P-47C: WHAT THE F****K ITS SHOOTING AGAIN that one german: man i gotta shoot him to get the golden 109

[@ripnob]

@@Lardbeane crash it in kids

[@77knives]

Amazing recreation, thankyou for keeping this story alive & giving this story a cinematic representation of what happened.

[@willwright2227]

Read about this incident years ago and is one of my favorite WWII aviation stories. Although the video says he made a perfect landing back at base, in reality he barely got over the coastal cliffs and had no brakes or flaps due to loss of hydraulics. He nearly ground looped into a line of parked aircraft.

[@HorizonStronghold]

Still, loss of hydraulics after taking over a thousand direct hits and that’s it? It’s still incredible

[@keithstudly6071]

I was a bit disappointed that they left those details out. Imagine surviving all that only to lose it in a landing accident when you found the brakes had gone away. He kicked the tail around and slid to a stop between two other planes just like he planned it that way.

[@JeffBecker805]

That's what Bob Johnson wrote about ground looping and sliding between two other planes. Bit too much of a yarn.

[@willwright2227]

I just got chills .I'm 62 and this story has been one I've known for years. The P-47 just refused to die. And the German pilot just gave up and saluted the American pilot and flew off.that was the old days when honor still meant something. The P--47 was badass. It would come back from missions with cylinders missing. Think about that. Your over enemy territory and half your engine is missing.

[@jackburns9307]

IT LOOKED LIKE THE GERMAN PILOT WAVING HIS FIST AT THE P47

[@kristoffermangila]

That Focke-Wulf was unlucky. He just had to expend all his ammo against a P-47. The Jug is just a tough bird to take down. It may be not as fast or graceful or long-legged as the P-51 Mustang, but it's built like a tank and can dish out the hurt just as hard!

[@A.i.r_K]

I'm pretty sure p47 is faster tho, but yeah, it's an absolute beast

[@thefolder69]

the thunderbolt is very, very fast though, particularly at high altitudes. don't underestimate the pure performance of the jug.

[@kristoffermangila]

@@A.i.r_K nope, the Jug is slower than the Mustang (412 mph, against the Mustang's 440 mph), due to its weight - a dry weight of 9,900 lbs - making it the heaviest of all American single-engined WW2 fighters.

[@A.i.r_K]

@@kristoffermangila yeah I forgot that there are like 20 variants of both fighters, I just remember the top speed of the fastest production p47

[@MaticTheProto]

Nah the 20mm ammo would have shredded it

[@somdattsable5540]

Those bullet Scars are war medals earned in aerial dogfight for that flying beauty !!!! ❤️P-47

[@crazedhark5200]

goosebumps. just absolute goosebumps. The storytelling, immersion and the absolute quality of this is astounding!

[@ranekujotheuniversetravell7671]

Awesome job as always You guys! 10/10! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Trooper_Animations]

True

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

"Just waiting for the comments from people pretending as if they've already watched the video in an attempt to get likes" Found one

[@Steve52344]

This is the absolute best piece I've ever seen on WWII aviation. Wow.

[@Montana2.0122]

I knew the p47 was a tough cookie to crack but wow. this story is amazing. Also y'all are getting better at animation. 👍👍 Keep it up

[@GiR1854]

That German pilot's action was unbecoming of a pilot.

[@nathanhatcher7096]

Man! I heard still very similar story 40 years from my grandfather who was a navy veteran from 42-45 his story accounts there were over 400+ bullets holes! And more than 23 through the cockpit area! Even had holes clean through the engine block, fuel cell, hydro tank, and to the amazement the engine ran all the way back to base soon as it landed the engine locked up! He always saw a p47 as a living machine!!

[@oler777]

you did it better than the dogfights by history channel

[@ricardobeltranmonribot3182]

what amazing video, the best aircraft animation yet, and by far the best animation of the FW 190 by far, and the P 47, this is why it was the jugg, by juggernaut, this aircraft was to me the best american aircraft of the war, the best fire power, dive, and survivebility, this is why in Korea the P 51 pillots wanted the P 47 for ground atacks

[@thunderousavenger2382]

What a legend. Considered a lost aircraft. But he dont care. He just went for it. Absolute unite.

[@derekr1282]

Robert Johnson painted a vivid description of the 190 in his memoir: "Never have I seen so beautiful an airplane. A rich, dappled blue, from a dark, threatening thunderstorm to a light sky blue. The cowling is a brilliant, gleaming yellow. Beautiful, and Death on the wing."

[@MoparMissileDivision]

Johnson wrote an Autobiography titled "Thunderbolt" about his time flying the P-47 in Europe fighting the Luftwaffe. In his book he wrote that he had been reprimanded after the previous mission for taking off away from the rest of the squadron to chase an FW-190 and shoot it down. On this particular mission your video is about, Johnson said he wasn't going to leave the squadron and his wing mans tail no matter what and the German FW-190 "Butcher bird" pilot was ace Egon Meyer and he didn't miss very often so Johnsons Thunderbolt came home with hundreds of bullet holes in it and even had several cylinders shot off the top of the 18 cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-2800 18 cylinder air cooled radial engine! I had a paper back copy that I must have read 20 times over the years until it was destroyed in a house fire.

[@davidsias5351]

The real question is how the hell was that plane still landable

[@zulu2049]

One tough plane! Its before computers so the P-47 is built 8 times stronger than needed.

[@Nacht-]

I really love your videos! a Masterpiece every upload!

[@hi-ig4lh]

i love it when pilots, or soldiers in general respect eachother like this, respecting eachothers bravery

[@banita9448]

There was more disrespect then respect, buddy

[@dronessential]

Umm, was this one of those stories?

[@jackjohnsen8506]

I don't know who was tougher, That P47, or its pilot...that AIRCRAFT WAS A fLYING TANK.

[@fordson51]

I first heard about this dogfight when I read the book Hellhawks. It tell the story of Johnson's squadron from formation thru the war. Reading that book and the stories of survival for the P-47 is what made me love the plane to this day. Toughest in the war with nothing to compare it too.

[@MaticTheProto]

Eh

[@noticing_patterns]

The fw190 was very durable as well.

[@MaticTheProto]

@@noticing_patterns yup. Most radial engines were far more reliable than inline engines. However, inline engines were less bulky and thus better for aerodynamics

[@jackn2236]

Would love a video on Billy Bishop. He was a world war 1 ace pilot with some 72 victories, even went up against "Manfred von Richthofen," also known as the "Red Baron." If I remember some research I did on the man back in high school correctly, he was one of if not the only pilot that Manfred considered to be his equal in a dog fight, possibly because the only reason Billy Bishop didn't shoot him down is because his guns had jammed at the critical moment.

[@rickselby8130]

My father was the crew chef on Johnson’s P47. He told me this story many years ago. He just said Bob, what did you get in too. He was sure glad that plane brought him back home. He Said he had to junk that plane there wasn’t anything left to fix.

[@carronade2456]

I am getting nostalgia from watching this! This is an amazing story and visually stunning!

[@chikkenbonz]

Love stories like this. Bless you Mr. Johnson. What a brave soul. To have this happen and be flying again 5 days later is incredible! Thanks for posting Yarnhub!

[@mazinman3]

The P-47 was famous for taking a severe beating but still keep flying & get its pilot home. What a great story. It makes you wonder how many more stories like that were lived in WWII that we will never know.

[@xdeepxfreezex2621]

Phenominal video Yarnhub. I have made several comments on the major improvements yall have made with your video representations, but I have to hand it to your audio this time. All of the effects sounded wonderful. Another great one for the books. Keep up the great work

[@BRUH-ev9th]

This is the first video that I watched on this channel and I love it! Great commentary, animation and music. Definitely subscribing and will binge your content😍

[@Xristoforos41493]

The ruggedness of American products used to be envy of the world