Tuesday, September 28, 2010

P-47 THUNDERBOLT's - Actual WWII footage




The beautiful French and German countryside, juxtaposed with such wanton destruction . . . . viewing this amazing footage brings to mind Robert E. Lee's famous qoute:



"It is well that war is so terrible -- lest we should grow too fond of it."



STORMBRINGER SENDS



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4 comments:

  1. xthredSeptember 28, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    Late WWII aviators are the luckiest men who ever lived.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    Wow the R-2800 double wasp engine sounds so bad ass when fired at one inch of throttle

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    A good deal of this footage was shot during Operation Strangle (1944) over Italy by P47's based on Corsica. Col Wyman(?) commanded one squadron referring to the base as "The Country Club". Although this in no way mitigates against the bravery of the pilots on active service wherever they served.

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  4. Ed SkinnerSeptember 29, 2010 at 6:42 PM

    Great footage. Thanks!

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