P-47 Fighters Clash with German Bf-109s! Cinematic WWII Dogfighting Mini-Movie IL2 Sturmovik 

P-47 fans might also enjoy an Emmy nominated RU-vid video entitled "Behind Enemy Lines" which features a 97 year old P-47 fighter pilot, Wally King, who flew 75 missions in France and Germany before being shot down and captured. My neighbor and friend, Wally and two other veterans will soon be presented the French Legion of Honor medal by the French Consul for their service in France during the war. It is an amazing story.

My Grandfather piloted the Jug in WWII, bombing trains and convoys...I wondered how frequently they encountered enemy aircraft as a result. He flew 116 missions and retired to Florida so I'm guessing not a majority of the time. But, it also attests to how tanky they were.

Dark humor from the Wehrmacht in 44 and 45 , " If you look in the sky , and see a plane , and its black , its British . If you look into the sky , see a plane , and its silver , its American . If you look into the sky and see nothing , its the Luftwaffe "

The nasty surprise of the Jug was that it was extremely fast and maneuverable above 30000 feet, the altitude at which it ha been designed to operate as a bomber interceptor. The four bladed prop made it dangerous from the deck to almost the stratosphere. Hell of a weapon.

I am no gamer and never will be, but I have gotten a little hooked on this stuff! Congrats to you folk for bringing the standard to this level. I have a soft spot for "The Jug", as well. What a beaut tough aeroplane she was. Thanks folks.

"If you want to impress your girl, fly a Mustang. If you want to make it back to your girl, fly a Thunderbolt."

My father was in B-24's and loved seeing the Little Friends show up. Many times it the the Jug. For any of you that had a father, grandfather or uncle that flew cover for the heavies, my thanks to them for their protection of the bomber streams.

The P 47, nicknamed, the Jug, was one tough effective fighter.

My father flew a P-47 and over a 2 week period in November 1944 he shot down 3 FW-190s. While it was not as good in air-to-air combat its raw power and durability made up for much of its lack of maneuverability. However, it was by far the best close air support platform to come along during that period.

I love that real life story in World War 2, of the German fighter pilot that emptied his guns into a P-47 that just wouldn't go down. The Thunderbolt was returning home and out of ammo, and the German dumped some rounds into his 6 and then pulled alongside and shook his head at the pilot, then got back on his six and emptied his guns. When the Thunderbolt still didn't go down, he pulled alongside and saluted the P-47 pilot, and escorted him back to his line. Its on the P-47 episode of dogfights.

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That was a brave and efficient but also very mature, level-headed, prudent, self-disciplined fighter pilot. A winning and living combination!

It's gotta be hard to replicate these stories with the correct outcomes. I mean that's amazing that you can just get rounds through the canopy and not kill the pilot or cause major damage. Keep up the good work, these are very entertaining!

I was obsessed with "Dog fights" on history channel i could a cried when it was off air . I found this channel while ago. And ud definitely filled that void!!!

Best evasive manoeuvre in other fighters= power dive or turn into opponent. Best evasive manoeuvre in a P47= Get out of the seat and run around the cockpit. That's what WW2 jug drivers themselves claimed.

Met him and Bud at Miramar in the 80s along with Greg Boyington, some other Americans and a couple German and Japanese Aces. They had a different group each year but that was the most memorable. 1986 or 87 I believe. I went to six straight and three more with my squadron mates if HS-14 in the early 90s. We had a t-shirt booth to raise money for Sea Cadets and participated in 92.

Those who say the Jug can't dogfight don't know about Zemke's Wolfpack,56th fighter group, highest scoring fighter group in the ETO.

I met a man that flew p47s in ground attack in Europe. He was my neighbor's grandfather. He did not see much air to air combat.

Great video as always, your story telling is getting better. I truly believe you should do a two parter on a pilot or event. I have seen what you can do in fifteen minutes, but what about two fifteen minute episodes. What ever is better than 'epic', is how I'm sure it will turn out, if you choose to do it. Cheers, dude.

I would like to mention that the P47 was not designed as a ground attack aircraft but as an escort fighter. The P47 was assigned ground attack missions only after the P51 superseded it in the bomber escort roll. Both P47 and P51 were used in ground attack missions as the need was encountered.

Now this is quality editing man! Wishing to play with you once again in war thunder man!

I've heard several times that most fighter pilots back perfered to fly the P-47 thunderbolt, I think it's a good looking fighter. If I had to go to war back then as a pilot, I would prefer to fly the thunderbolt more so than the Mustang.

The P-47 was faster and could take a hell of a lot more punishment than the 109. The P-47 was the fighter most likely to bring it's pilot home.

The Germans knew those 8 .50 cal machine guns would ruin your day in about 1/2 a second and the plane itself was a bitch to take down.

I love the graphics!

Great video!!

Great video. Good job!

*Amazing - all Wars should be fought like this !*

5:31 - What an elegant bird!

Glad I found your channel and am now a subscriber. Do you have a video about Charles Brown, Franz Stigler and the bomber Ye Olde Pub or do you plan on making one? Love that account and book A Higher Call. It should be made into a movie

keep up the good work

21st Century of the "Combat" TV series, where US Will never loose, even a poker game against the Germans.....

awesome

Thanks, your stuff is dope! Wish I was half as talented. Keep it up bro.

love the graphics and content ..the jug was short for juggernaut..cause nearly nothing would stop this plane

P 51 Mustang was a.great plane also during WW 2! P 47 did.so well also!

Great job on video , really enjoy them ,learn about the P47 ,the juggernaut

TJ3 your the best

TJ3 i like your Videos your the best

I have been unde the impression that the 4.5" tube launched rockets were obsolete and the 5" HVAR was in use by D-Day.

Nice video

The highest scoring American aces in the two flew P-47s. It was designed for a high altitude bomber interceptor

Enjoyed that do more WW 1and 2

Very nice…

According to the pilots of the p-47s, it was a perilous, dangerous game strafing. Fly too low, and your screwed. There's a terrible piece of film footage of a p-47 coming in on a crash landing only to have the pilot burn to death while the ground crew tried in vain to save him. Man, it was ugly.

Yea was good I like the CGI affect . Those birds are rare now . Although models are good practical effects...

If you're flying a P-47 and a 109 in front of you goes into a turn, *_roll_* the Jug _twice_ in the *_opposite_* direction, pull out, and the 109's belly should be just in front of your guns. Doesn't work all the time but it will work.

I'd love to see your treatment of Zemke's Wolf Pack. That seems like a documentary subject made for you.

The P-47 Highline motor fuel mixture that would basically supercharged engine basically allowing you to get up to high altitude

Buen video me gusta mucho cuando hablas bien

Being a AAA gunner in the back of a train would be the worst job ever.

i am looking to get into il2 WT is getting old ,i am looking at maybe getting the bodenplatte map ,is this a good choice ?

The Corsair was good too

I'll not slam you for the wimpy engine sounds on the other hand at 6:25 you disparage the P47s abilities. Suggest you find a copy of Robert Johnson's book "Thunderbolt!" and give it a read. He was America's second highest scoring ace in Europe during WWII. Of his 28 kills over 20 were against Bf 109s and FW 190s. The P47 was in the thick of bomber escort missions and actually had more kills attributed to it than the P51. (edit to add) the end of the mission has the P47 landing on a dirt/grass strip this is unlikely as the P47 was the heaviest single engine fighter of WWII weighing in at 5 tons empty (P47C introduced in 1943) and nearly 10 tons loaded with guns, ammo, bombs, rockets and fuel (P47D most common version late 43 through 45).

Brother, how did you get Tobii Eye tracker to work with IL2? I can't get mine to work with it.

… Most of us would jump out of our skin at the sound of one round from a 50 BMG… Most of us would be astonished at the degree of destruction wrought by the impact of a single 50 BMG round. Who among us has been exposed to anything that would even remotely prepare us for witnessing the firing of the 8 .50 caliber machine guns on a P 47, say in a ground test firing? Who among us has been exposed to anything that could remotely prepare us to witness what happens at the ~1100 yd. convergence point of eight half-inch caliber machine guns firing simultaneously at roughly 6000 rounds per minute (ironically in the same class as the multi-barreled Avenger auto-cannon).

A few hints that P-47 with its 850l machineguns 850 Cal's shooting in unison can spit out about 1,000 rounds for second

Bogus. P47 carried 3800 rounds of 50 caliber ammo. That goes through locomotive boilers. P47 specs exceed the BF109 except turn radius.

Hello TJ

Those P-47s sure as HELL don't sound like P-47s... PS- KILL that music, too...

The P47 Thunderbolt was the premiere fighter of WW2 IMHO, the mustang was lauded as the war winner but people forget it did,nt show up on the scene till late 1943, by that time most of the best german pilots were killed by attrition from flying daily since the war started. The P47 could do it all and excelled in ground attack and bomber escort, many say the P51 was better but so many WW2 fighter pilots like George Gabraskie, rob johnson, Hub zemke of the famed 56th fighter group REFUSED to switch over to the pretty boy with the vulnerable liquid cooled engine. The 56th fighter pilots racked up the highest air to air kills of any fighter group of the entire war ,flying P47,still wars end. The best accolade ever heard by a 47 pilot says it all.IF YOU WANNA GET THE GIRL FLY A 51, IF YOU WANNA MAKE IT HOME TO YOUR GIRL FLY A 47. It was,nt called the UNBREAKABLE for nothing. Many times 47,s brought their pilots home so shot up with pistons hanging out of shot out cylinders and oil drenching the sides of the planes yet the engine would not die. No 51 would ever stay flying after sustaining a quarter of the damage a 47 would take and just shrug off. 1 bullet in a coolant line and the 51 made you a POW. The 47 would bring you home .

Beautiful. But you forgot to show his flaps deploy, even though the narrator described it.

These are good videos. Great camera work!

Great CGI but they were pushing their luck not carrying invasion stripes! Terry Hadler

which joystick do you use?

Like the mustang & p40 these planes were deadly wish the spitfire had better armament!!!

The 47 is maneuverable at high altitude and if the nazi plane is caught in the fire of those 8 .50 caliber guns it’s toast.

Whats your next build , a Jug maybe. ?

i fly the p47 a lot in il2 ,,,same sim as here.. But when i met 109s i almost alwais end up dead or crashland.. So its not so simple against those guys now in simulaters.. there much better then the guys back then ! much more hours and never really die,, lol.

Do one about Robert Johnson.

better if there were no narration, I can see he's attacking train, rather hear engine roars, guns blazing

Can anyone do Kidd Hofer Last of the screwball aces?

Have you thought of doing a video about rober s johnson p47 ace. Check out german ace taunts a p47c

The Jug was tough and could take some punishment .

What a BEAUTIFUL story and BEAUTIFUL WWII American fighter.

Those Germans were lucky it wasn't Robert Johnson or they would not have made it home.

Reality: In left turns, the P-47D Razorback, with needle tip prop, could hold its own in a turning dogfight, this on the deck with Me-109Gs... WHILE carrying 2 X 1000 lbs bombs!!! For more surprising facts, hear the detailed account of the attack on Aquapendente bridges here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lCBOxbaxXBE.html A bit more on this here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NM9YFidJnmc.html

After 109 overshoots he should of put a few bursts in his tail..mistake, and could of had a potential kill, but depending on how much ammo left AND reserve fuel I had, I would be good to mix it up 1 more time. Robert at 66.

The first pilot must have been very inexperienced, playing so much towards the strengths of the p47 and against those of the bf-109.

Hoolywood movie

Imagine a fighter with *eight* .50’s. 😎

Wait a minute! Our hero apparently bailed on his own wingman. I'm not an expert on this, but it seems wrong.

EarlyThunderbolts to me are a rather ugly/stubby looking plane until the 'bubble canopy' D trim variants came out with that 1950's jet canopy look.These models almost look svelte and sporty in comparison, and having that reduced deck back to the tail section.

No flaps on the landing.

Is CoD a totally different game to FB?

My dad flew the jug scored 2 kills on BF109s 1944 said she was a flying tank

GlenMcIntyre flew one

Name of the song? Please *.*

He didn't hit the locomotive as you said.

Swiss 109s V's German 109s....and everything with wings and a bad navigator 🤪

did not know mustangs were fighter bomers i taught they were only fighters, learn something new today lol.

Why does your mission always ground attack for the allies do a fighter sweep mission over Germany and then get intercepted I would like to see that.

All the comments are people telling us what we already know to about the video

I believe most of us are wise enough to understand what's going on without your narration.

This never happened did it?

Always kill the locomotive first.

The Messerschmitt 109 its Better than a p47

Would have been better without the commentary and the attack on the train should have been made front to back or back to front, not from the side....just sayin.'

Is he just narrating himself playing a game or is there a basis in reality to the story?

Video Muzak !! Turn sound off and read under titles. Mindless Gaming video no succinct History narrative.