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Old 19-01-2008, 10:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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P47 Thunderbolt

Affectionately known as the 'Jug' by its jockeys, it could absorb a tremendous amount of punishment and still fly home.

One of its claims to fame was found out when engaging German Me109's who would roll inverted and dive away in a dogfight when things didnt go quite to plan. At just under seven tons in weight with a monsterous radial in front that didnt cut when rolled, nothing, but nothing outdived a Jug when its pilot fire-walled the loud lever and pointed it downhill.
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