German Pilots Laughed At The P-47 Thunderbolt, Until Its Eight .50s Rained Lead on Them Discover how the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt transformed from a mocked "flying milk bottle" into the Luftwaffe's most feared nightmare during World War II, as German pilots who initially laughed at the bulky American fighter learned to dread the devastating firepower of its eight .50 caliber machine guns that could destroy a Messerschmitt in seconds. This meticulously researched 12,000-word historical account t

129K views · 3K reactions | Republic P-47 Thunderbolt under maintenance by ground crew, grit, grease, and horsepower, as they talk through the work on its rugged air-cooled engine built for rough fields and high-altitude escort missions. #ww2 #aviation #aircraft #military #engineering | Jets 'n' Props | Facebook

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. | War History Online

100K views · 4.6K reactions | The Hispano Aviación HA-1109 and HA-1112 are license-built versions of the Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 developed in Spain during and after World War II. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II era fighter aircraft produced by the United States from 1941 through 1945 | Warbirds | Facebook