The Crazy Pilot who Nursed his P-47 home
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2021
- After losing half its wing, an Injured P-47 Thunderbolt continues to battle on till the very end.
An incredible story of Gallantry and Chivalry. The Crazy Pilot who Nursed his P-47 home
NOTE : The Footage and Thumbnail of this video is the best closest representation to what happened. It is not the actual footage.
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Background information on the P-47 thunderbolt
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt had the distinction of being the heaviest single-engine fighter to see service in World War Two. Parked alongside any of its wartime contemporaries, the Thunderbolt dwarfs them with its remarkable bulk. Despite its size, the P-47 proved to be one of the best performing fighters to see combat. Produced in greater numbers than any other U.S. made Fighter, the story of how it came to exist is at least as interesting as its many accomplishments.
The development of the Thunderbolt was a classic instance of design evolution tracing its origin back to Alexander P. de Seversky and his highly innovative aircraft of the early 1930s. Seversky, a Russian national, was a veteran of World War One. Seversky flew with the Czarist Naval Air Service and suffered the loss of a leg as a result of being shot down in 1915. Unfazed, he managed to convince his commanders to allow him to fly again using an artificial leg. Ultimately, Seversky was credited with no less than shooting down thirteen German aircraft before the Czarist government reached an armistice with the Kaiser Wilhelm in 1917. In early 1918 Seversky was appointed by the Czarist Government to study aircraft design and manufacturing in the United States. While he was in the U.S., the Communist revolution made it exceptionally dangerous to return home. Seversky had heard of the mass executions of his fellow officers and promptly applied for American citizenship. Read more here :
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The aircraft was the brainchild of Alexander Kartveli, lead designer for Seversky Aircraft Corp., predecessor of Republic Aviation. In the 1930s, he created the Seversky P-35 for the U.S. Army Air Corps, which served as the model for the P-47. The new fighter made its first flight on May 6, 1941.
“Kartveli, a Russian immigrant, was one of America’s great aviation designers,” Kinney says. “He revolutionized fighter aircraft with the semi-elliptical wing and more powerful engines equipped with turbosuperchargers.”
During World War II, the Thunderbolt flew more than half a million missions and dropped 132,000 pounds of bombs. It had an exceptionally low rate of loss-.07 per mission-while Thunderbolt pilots racked up an impressive 4.6-to-1 aerial kill ratio. Of the 15,683 P-47s built between 1941 and 1945, only 3,499 were lost in combat.
The Thunderbolt on display at the Hazy Center is one of only a few dozen that survived the conflict and the march of time. Built in 1944, this P-47D-30-RA was used primarily as an aerial gunnery trainer in the United States. After the war, it became part of the U.S. Army Air Forces Museum, now the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, before being transferred to the Smithsonian. It was restored by Republic Aviation for the 20th anniversary of the fighter’s first flight in 1941.
Looking at the shiny aluminum fuselage of the P-47, it’s easy to see why World War II pilots relied so much on this aircraft. Large and lasting, she was the beast of the airways and could deliver far more punishment than she took.
In fact, that reputation for durability became the inspiration for another remarkable aircraft: the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Known affectionately as the “Warthog” for its unusual aesthetics, it followed in the footsteps of its namesake to become one of the most reliable and rugged close-air-support aircraft in the U.S. Air Force.
“The A-10 pays homage to the P-47 as a ground-attack aircraft,” Kinney says. “Both are durable and amazing machines that were and are crucial to our country’s defense.”
Gabreski may have been just as tough as both aircraft. He flew a total of 266 combat missions and survived both a crash landing and internment in a German POW camp. In addition to his 28 kills in World War II, Gabreski shot down six aircraft in Korea, becoming one of only seven American pilots to be an ace in two wars.
In the latter conflict, he flew jets and certainly came to appreciate their speed and nimbleness. However, the turbocharged supremacy of the P-47 Thunderbolt in World War II left a lasting impression with Gabreski, who died in 2002.
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P-47 Lands with One Wing
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Thanks for publishing this vídeo of this historic fact that happened to my father, Raymundo da Costa Canario, during WWII. It was a really remarkable flight on that day and I am glad to share with you some of the information he told us about this day. After the collision, the plane started to slide to the right and he had to spend a lot of effort to keep it stable. This sliding, in fact, helped him as a disguise because the flak was aiming to a false trajectory. As he looked outside, he could see the explosions on the right side of the plane, missing the trajectory that it would have if not damaged. The other thing that I remember him telling us was that, getting close to the airport and preparing to land, he noticed that, at low speed, the plane was a lot lighter on the commands. That was very good, too, because as he approached the base, controllers told him to wait because there was a plane much more damaged than his P47, so he had to change his approach... As so, he didn´t have to spend so much effort but, after landing, he felt a lot of pain in both arms. It is also important to give a lot of credit to his partner, Lieut. Dornelles who was his leader and helped him on the flight back to the base, at Pisa/Italy, fighting the flak over the Italian territory and showing him the way. It is also interesting to notice that, at the time, my father was 18 years and 9 months old, the youngest of all Brazilian fighters. As a matter of fact, by the time he went to USA to have his training, he didn´t even have a driver´s license \o/ Well, thanks again to @FlakAlley and I am always very happy with these tributes to our true heroes!!
Your father was a very brave and lucky man! ...... Thank You, Zulmira!
@@zen4men , thank you for your generous comments. It was my pleasure.
@@zupope49 Brazil, and other South American countries, played an important role in WW2, and this Englishman is aware of this.
The Freedom of The Seas mattered to Brazil, and it was Germany's submarines that brought Brazil into the war.
In both the First and Second World Wars, the Falkland Islands were so important to Britain, and all other seafaring nations, in keeping the sea lanes open. ...... For 3 smaller, older British ships to defeat the German pocket battleship Graf Spee in 1939, was amazing. ...... A fourth ship was at the Falklands, and steamed to the River Plate to back up the 3 damaged ships.
I am saddened that a prosperous country like Argentina, with a long history of friendship with Britain, could decline to the point where they launched a war to seize the Falkland Islands by force of arms, and saddened that so much blood was spilt in freeing British Subjects taken prisoner by Argentina.
So I remember with gratitude that Brazil allowed an RAF Vulcan bomber that was running out of fuel to land safely on a Brazilian airfield.
Thank you for sharing with us his first hand account.
Makes you wonder what sort of condition the other plane was in to get priority to land before our hero can come in with half a wing !
I had an English friend, passed on some years back, whom was a RAF pilot, he told us a few stories from those days. He had flown the Spitfires, but was put into a P47 later, said it wasn't like the small space inside as he was used to, didn't like it at first, but as he got used to it for what it could do, he got to liking it. He laughed and said, had so much room in it, if bullets start coming through, I'd just hop out of the seat and run around in there to dodge them.
Ahhh the wonderful British Dry Humour right there!
I can't stop laughing, imagining a proper British Gent running & dodging, who ever said the British weren't funny. Thanks for sharing your friend's great contribution & story.
Ok,pilots did find them more difficult to fly than other like planes,because of the extra power and weight to manage/maneuver.
Germans didn't like it, too.
Too much room, they said.
Too much instruments.
That´s exactly what the WWII Brazilian pilots said about the P-47 as well!!
And people still ask me why the P-47 will forever be my favorite
Yes for me too! All our World War II planes were fighting Eagles and tough like flying tanks!
I haven't watch the video which I will in a little bit but didn't they say or call the P-47 a flying tank?
@@theluth9046 Of course ;)
@@FlakAlley thx!
Them Yanks can build some amazing planes!
one of the most brave pilots, casually putting his plane in a 90 degree dive at 450+ mph, all while taking fire from 88 flak guns, hits a chimney, snaps his wing, then makes a perfect landing home. Incredible
and he was 18
@@cosmicegg1283 that's partly why. Can you remember some of the totally crazy things you did at 18?
Those who can't remember are probably dead.
Ahhhh, to be 18 again.
@@gone547 Yep!! Almost drove a jeep off the side of a mountain in Korea! I was 18, and had a laugh and a beer about it!!
@@JEANSDEMARCO you're lucky to remember that far back. For me, it seems like my tour in Vietnam expunged my memory of all before it.
In trying to forget Vietnam I seem to have forgotten everything else but.
Zero to twenty seems like it never happened and the only way I know I did crazy things during that time is that my buddies keep reminding me, as do my photo albums.
@@gone547 Yep, Nam did a lot of things to a lot of people! Had three brothers over there, and two got screwed up. One lost part of his foot on a land mine (our own), and the other from agent orange! The other was off shore in the Navy.
As for me, I joined the Army at 17 in 1959, became a radio teletype op., and was sent to Korea! Went stateside in 61, and when they built the Berlin wall, I got sent to France & Germany!! Had it made with my mos, and partied a lot! lol Got out in 1962 at 20 yrs old! Now pushing 80, and just trying to stay safe! Hoping your childhood memories return some day!😉
If you want to impress a girl, fly a Mustang.
If you want to get back home to your girl, fly a Thunderbolt.
Well put :)
@@FlakAlley Oh, I can't lay claim to it. I read it somewhere a long time ago.
I've heard that before too
My mother and her parents worked in the Republic Aircraft plant in Evansville, Indiana, during WW2, making P47 fighter planes for the US war effort. They were very proud of their work, and spent the war working six days a week for the duration of the war. I have always had a fascination with the plane as a result. Thanks for sharing.
U still live in the area. The one out at the war time museum is a stunning piece
The rest of the P47s were made on Long Island, NY. The Republic plant is gone but the general aviation air field is still called Republic field. I saw a warbird show there a number of years ago and wondered if the visting P47 had been built there. Only later did I find out about Evansville.
@@jeffreydeutsch7336 the building here still stands. It was whirlpool for yrs after republic aviation left here. We have alot of buildings here still today that were big towards the war effort
John, I just made a comment above. My Dad was one of the engineers in Evansville. Outside chance they knew each other. ^5 John
@@captjohn5298 Quite possibly. My mother worked around the plant doing various jobs at times, but specialized in the soldering of the radios and other instruments. My grandparents worked on the skins and outside surfaces of the airframes. They did this for a few years on one of the shifts that worked nearly continuously. There was a lot of devotion to their work, and folks like your dad would come around to inspect their work. I was told that it was unlike any other job they had worked before, a real team effort and everyone worked their hardest as they knew what was at stake.
My father was a Combat Veteran with the US Army Air Force in the South Pacific Campaign and served on Guam, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. He was a flightline engineer and mechanic on the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt in the 20th USAAF, 7th Army Air Corp, 414th Fighter/Bomber Group, 413th F/B Squadron.
He always said the Jughead was tough as nails and their pilots returned from sorties with tremendous damage.
You’re father is a true hero!!
@@carlambroson8872 thank you
Sounds like your dads wing opened the ball for my dads battles, he fought those islands. All except for Iwo.
@@georgecothran4760 Yes indeed, they were something!! I hope your father returned home.
He passed in 2001 at 81 and a half. I read all about him online. One of his brothers posted where he faught, and what ships he traveled on.
You did an excellent job putting this together. I wish my dad were still alive to see this video. My dad was on the design team for the P-47 and then the P-51. His thing was "Wings" I grew up with the stories. Our basement rec room was covered in pictures of the planes and the process. Far to many memories and stories for me to even attempt to reflect on here. I will take a moment to mention one of the best days of my life was taking my Dad and my Father-In-Law to a War Birds air show. You see..... My dad was an aircraft engineer, my Father-In-Law was on a US Army Air Corps base in Italy outside Naples. Walking from plane to plane.... the stories these two men told from very different perspectives were amazing. It was a day that I wish would never have ended. Thank you Flak Alley from the bottom of my heart for bringing these memories back to me.
Excuse me if I come off a bit ignorant here, but how was your dad on the design team for both the P-51 and the P-47? They were made by two separate companies (North American and Republic respectively) and a lot of their design happened around the same time. How did he work on both?
Except he shows a lot of pictures from other damaged P-47s, insinuating that they were this one, when they were not. Very misleading.
You should write a book about it. Or at least blog posts for others to use as source materials for a book or screenplay. That's priceless intel.
@@danraymond1253 Today you would call him a contractor back then I have no idea.
After returning from Viet Nam as a helicopter pilot I started my civilian aviation career as an instructor in the Dallas /Fort worth area an had the opportunity of giving some instruction to a retired Airforce pilot who flew the jug in the Pacific. His name was Chuck Sammons and he escorted bombers to Japan and did a lot of strafing. He told me that he had the left wing tip shot off from the pitot tube out and flew it home. I asked him how it flew and he said "It flew just fine after I got over being scared!" Great airplane and even greater pilots.
@glenwilliams9752..Awesome Story !!, 😊 THX, &, THANK YOU, for Your Service.., and, WELCOME HOME 🏡!!!
There is also a story (I forget the pilot), who was on a mission in his P-47 who basically got into a situation where he wasn’t really able to fight back against a German pilot. But the Thunderbolt was so tough that the German pilot wasn’t able to shoot it down, and eventually ran out of ammunition and was forced to let it go, giving the American a respectful salute before he departed.
If I remember correctly that was a Razorback P-47 and it got jumped by an Fw-190D.
I also remember that story Carl although like you I don't remember the pilot's name. I remember that when he landed his plane he started counting all the bullet holes in his plane and finally stopped counting at 200. That was another great P-47 war story. I was amazed that with all that damage that the plane could still fly and bring that pilot safely back home. Great old plane for sure!
P47 pilot was Robert Johnson. His opponent was German ace Egon Meyer flying a yellow nose FW190. Season two from the TV series 'Dogfights'. Meyer was out of 20mm cannon ammo. Slightly kicking his rudder, he walked the strike path of his remaing 30cal from wingtip to wingtip. Ran out of ammo, rocked his wings and flew away.
@@alistairdiren5790 I’m sure you are right about the p-47, I don’t recall if the German fighter was a FW 190 model or a ME 109 model.
But I recall the Thunderbolt pilot got separated from his flight on either an air sweep, or a ground attack sorte.
People often forget Thunderbolts we’re very capable dogfighters, with their enormous, extremely powerful engines, and huge amounts of armor and weapons! In fact Thunderbolts shot down many Me 262s.
@@richal4596 That’s why I remembered the story, it was on dogfights I also remember that that the German pilot (although I couldn’t recall his name at the time), was an ace. Did Johnson go on to be an ace as well?
Thanks for the info!
The p-47 thunderbolt is my new favorite plane!!! His heroism lives on through your story thank you. We are all indebted to him and his bravery. Thank you Brazil.
Tks for your message, Mr. Volpe!
"There's a hole in your right wing!" But in all seriousness, this is an amazing account of the durability of a P-47
I was waiting for this comment.
War thunder moment
One American pilot who flew P-47 Thunderbolts, by the name of Johnson, related a story of how his plane was damaged and his guns had jammed. He was flying back to England when he was attacked by a German 109. His plane suffered more damage to his rudder and control surfaces to which he was unable to evade his German attacker. He became a sitting duck and decided to bail out but he found that his cockpit canopy was jammed in place and he couldn't open it to bail out. So he maintained his course to England while the 109 pilot made several attacks against his plane, expecting with each pass the German made that he would go down in flames at any moment. After about 4 passes the German pilot flew alongside his P-47 shook his head for a moment then saluted him and flew away. When he landed his plane, which was streaming oil and smoke, ground crews had to pry open the canopy with crowbars for him to get out. His plane was so riddled with bullet holes and damage from flak that it was deemed beyond repair. Testimony to how tough and well built the P-47 was.
@@noahellis3672 I think you're talking about Robert Johnson he was the third highest ace in the European theater he shot down 27 aircraft in ww2 flying a p 47
Press J to bail
Thanks for sharing this history. Brazilian participation in WWII is, sometimes, forgot, even here in Brazil.
That's why I like stuff like Smoking Snakes by Sabaton, it gives a good example of somebody still caring, and helping others to remember that they existed.
Tough plane alright,, but the combination of skill of the pilot along with that, made for the happy ending. Looks like the wing separated at the very strong area outside of the wheel mounting, allowing for the landing gear to still operate. Amazing. Thanks! Great video! 🌈
Probably having propeller in the center also helped?
I am the daughter of Raymundo Canario and want to thank you for your remark on his skills as a pilot. It is also a must to emphasize that, at that time, he was only 18 years and 9 months old. Since the plane now belongs to the Museu Aeroespacial here in Rio de Janeiro, and it is very well preserved, it´s been a pleasure and an honor to visit it regularly. Tks, Mr. Martin
@@zupope49
A testament to how tough the P47 was is that the top 10 P47 aces survived the war, no other fighter on anyone's side can lay claim to that.
Between it's ability to shrug off damage and your dad's skill as a pilot stories like this is what makes them both legends.
@@dukecraig2402 , dear Sir, tks a lot for your comments. I do appreciated it and I am very glad to tell you that the actual plane, that sufered these damages, was brought back to Brazil, restored in its original paintings and is actually exhibited at the Museu Aeroespacial, in Rio de Janeiro, where I live. It doesn´t fly anymore but it´s a beautiful plane and I consider it knid of a family member. God bless you and take care.
Yeah I'm sure the landing gear helped, but some say the p 47 landed about as well with the wheels up as it did with the wheels down.
He deserved every medal he received, and I'm glad he survived the war. He obviously had an entire battalion of angels watching over him that day. May his memory and the memory of his actions live on for generations to come.
I worked on an old ship with a guy who flew Jugs in WW2 - He told me you had to flick the tail to one side, eyeball the runway to check for a clear path, and then straighten up and open throttle to get the tail up as quickly as possible - Only then could you see what was in front of you.
Years ago, another crewmate had flown Stringbags in the Med. He saw a book on the mess room table on the "Ohio" incident, picked it up and said, "I remember this, I was there". At his funeral, we heard he was one of the pilots who launched torpedos against "Bismark".
These guys were quiet types, so when they talked, you listened.
What a GREAT UNSUNG 100% BADASS HERO!!! Salute to you good sir. R.I.P. and enjoy Valhalla!! Superb video as well. Thanks for shining a spotlight on an amazing man
People kept telling me that the wings were weak in this thing and yet when I saw a picture of one that dropped a bomb while taking off the wings were the only thing intact. I am thinking people might have that backwards. I think the real legacy of this amazing machine was that unlike other planes like the P-51, most of the P-47 aces were alive at wars end. Imagine all those people that would never have been born if this thing were not so robust.
Wing failure wasn't a problem with P47's, it did occur with spitfires and p51's
Yes that was my point. Although it was 109s that usually had the wings falloff, not so much the spitfire. Which was how Spits usually escaped them. In a dive
@@kenneth9874
The P-47 was no beauty queen but boy could that plane absorb some damage! And the thing of it is, is that it could dish it out every bit as well as it could take it in. For what it was it was one heck of a fine aircraft. And the newer, more modern A-10 Thunderbolt II is the jet powered version of that old prop powered P-47. It too can take massive amounts of damage and keep flying safely.
It had it where it counts 🤜🤛
@@nickbayer7847 You bet. Much like the A-10 it was the strong, silent type. It showed up, put up, and then went home with no b.s. So far as WWII aircraft were concerned, I believe it was one of the most robust planes in the aircraft arsenal.
I love comments that add nothing and parrot what is said in the video.
@@stejer211 Like your comment. The P47 in the late war models was able to shoot down german jets using certain tactics, but initally were limited by lack of fuel tanks and climb speed in escorting bombers suring the early war years. They then proved to be good ground attack aircraft then the attack version of the p51, the A36 (produced since US had leftover funds for attack planes but not fighters, and NA wanted to continue devolping the p51) due to greater bombload and surrivability. Although some say that p51 had better low alt preformance, which I do not believe.
@@donwollet4586 I agree Don. When I stated that she was no beauty queen it was not to say she was an ugly plane. Most people when they think of a slick, racy looking plane then they think more towards the P-51. A lot of them don't think towards the P-47. As for me, my all time favorite WWII war bird has always been the F4U Corsair. When I was in the Air Force, for 2 years I had the honor of working on A-10's and there are many that think that bird IS ugly but to me I think it is a beautiful bird. Much the same that the P-47 was. And much like the P-47 it shows up, puts up, and then gets its pilot safely back home.
The amount of wing missing on 0:06 pic shows how much help engine torque at full pitch was.
Thank you for explaining this story about our brave yet forgotten Brazilian heroes
In my opinion, the P47 was the most under rated US fighter in WWll. You talk about the multi- roll fighter, this was it. It was a very capable fighter aircraft, it could hold its own against any German fighter with a good pilot in the P47. As an attack aircraft, it was unparalleled. It was not considered an attractive aircraft in the eyes of many,but certainly not by the pilots who were fortunate enough to fly them. What an airplane!
Completely agree! This beast of a plane deserves more recognition
If the fight was at higher altitude the P47 with its huge super charger could outperform any German propeller driven plane
..yes, and I believe if it had still been around in sufficient numbers, it would have been much more suited for the role in Korea played by the P-51/F-51 Mustang..I believe the Mustang was used instead because there were more of them available...in hindsight, it would probably have been better if the USAAF/USAF had kept the P-47 in inventory after WW2 for future use instead of the P-51...much like it proved wise for the USN to keep the F4U Corsair around...
P47 and the p38, both a-m-a-z-i-n-g planes
I want to see a f22 or f35 take that kind of damage and stay in the air.
I was crew chief on a uh60 black hawk during desert shield and storm the A10 took a lot of damage and stayed in the air and a f15 of the Israeli Defense Force lost a wing in a training exercise and stayed in the air although he had fly it damn near full afterburner to do it 4th and 5th generation aircraft just can't take the abuse and damage and maintain their ability to get their crews home because they are all computer dependent.
Pilot be like: Oh no! Anyway!
P-47 be like: This but a scratch!
It’s just a “flesh”wound 🤣🤣
A SCRATCH?! YOUR BLOODY WINGS OFF!
no it isn't...
WHA---? LOOOK!!!
I've had worse---
Tis*
Scrap it! No way! You should be able to buff that out.
My Favorite Fighter.
The nickname The Jug came from the shape of the fuselage similar to being shaped like a Milk Jug. NOT from Juggernaut. The Designers nicknamed it the Jug.....I live near Oil City Pa Home of P-47 Ace Gabby Gabreski.
My favorite theory about the nickname "Juggernaut" is that the American pilots called the plane the "Jug" because the shape of the fuselage resembled a milk bottle (jug), and the British assumed that it was short for "Juggernaut".
@@hamletksquid2702 - Makes perfect sense!
@@hamletksquid2702 That's the story I read too.
@@hamletksquid2702 hey, when you rocking a giant turbo supercharger that’s intercooled, gotta show it off right?
@@hamletksquid2702 Correct Sir......you'd think that these narrators would Know this as well.
Luck and his skills combined to bring him home that day.
As a proud U.S. NAVY veteran I salute him.👍🇺🇸
Pilots formed very strong bonds with their planes, similar to cavalrymen and their horses. They often chose crash landing their damaged planes over bailing out which sometimes lead to their deaths. Landing a plane with over a half wing missing is an extraordinary feat!
That day Lt. Canário was piloting the A6 (Red Squadron) P-47D that was assigned to 2nd Lt. Keller. His original warbird was the B3 (Yellow Squadron), and he was shot down by enemy flak on 2/15/1945, parachuted and rescued (or should I say "captured"? This story is also very funny) by a Brazilian patrol team in the "no men's land" between German and Allied forces.
Also the A6 in this story was the second one marked as such by the Brazilian forces. The first one had tail number 44-19665. She was shot down by enemy flak in 12/23/1944. The pilot Lt. Ismael da Motta Paes parachuted and was imprisioned by German forces.
Thank you for adding this fascinating detail!
An amazing story long forgotten by my self, but told to me by my history teacher who was a gunner on a B-29 during the war. Thank you for the fond memories of him. Truly an amazing American survivor or the second world war. I salute you Mr. Rigdon.
P-47 "Call an ambulance!" Spots Tiger tank. "But not for me."
Would always take a P-47 over a P-51 Mustang. The punishment it would take! Such an incredible plane.
The Achilles heel of the Mustang was it's radiator. One hit on the liquid cooling system and it was bail out time.
He must have been one Hell of a great pilot to bring home a Jug with nearly two meters missing from its starboard wing. I knew the Jug was built to withstand a terrible beating, as so clearly evidenced by Robert S. Johnson's ship surviving virtually the entire ammunition load from an FW 190 A8 (4 x 20mm cannons and 2 x MG-131 heavy machine guns) and still making it home again...escorted partway by the doubtless bemused and amazed German pilot, no less...but landing a Jug safely with this much damage is nothing short of mind-boggling!
He is the true definition of a hero in every possible sense of the word, and I hope his Jug is safely displayed in a museum as a lasting testimony to what a man of true grit and determination can accomplish in the face of adversity. Brazil has every right to be proud of this truly outstanding aviator!
“If I'd been flying the 51 (P-51), you wouldn't be here”. So said my father, Karl, who was one of those 20 year old 2nd lieutenants in 1943, who was part of the 365th FG (Hell Hawks) 9th AF, initially in Gosfield, England. 93 Combat missions, 1 DFC, and an Air Medal with 15 BOLC's, two pretty well shot up P-47's later (Pat's Papa and Pat's Papa ll), he shipped home. I was born spring of '46. Lucky for me, he continued flying until he retired from EAL in '83 and along the way, taught me to fly nearly 60 years ago. I resumed the tradition until retiring in '06.
If you can ever get your hands on “The History of the Hell Hawks”, Charles R. Johnson limited edition of 2,000 copies, you'll get an exceptional view of what flying the P-47 in combat was like and of the young men who, in my father's words ….”played a game of life-and death. A history that I hope will never have to be repeated”. Rick Kloeppel
This is one of the most surprising and interesting events that has made it into a video, apart from the tail that landes itself.
There is something supernatural about how some of those badly damaged aircraft made it back. A spirit within the metal that made them greater than the sum of their parts.
The P-47 was not only a monster in ground attack, but in high altitude combat as well. The highest scoring USAAF Ace in the ETO, Francis "Gabby" Gabreski, flew a P-47, and the highest scoring Fighter Group in the ETO, the 56FG refused to trade their Thunderbolts for Mustangs.
WW2 planes suck
The P47 was NOT a monster in Ground Attack that honour must go to the Typhoon only 670 lost in 3 years 2400 P47 lost in less than 2 years
Damn...
You got me in tears...
God Bless America
What a remarkable aircraft! There are similar examples of severely damaged A-10s carrying their crew back to safety. Both phenomenal birds.
Some years ago I talked with a retired USAF Officer who had flown both the F 51 and P 47 in combat
His favorite AC was the P 47
Flak Gun:
P-47: WTH!? Are you shooting at me!? Get rekt.
P-47 thunderbolt equipped more squadrons in European theater of operations then P-51's by a 2(p-47 squadron) to 1(P-51 squadron) ratio
Brazilian squad has amazing stories. One of the pilots, Danilo Moura, bailed out behind enemy lines. The instructions was to avoid the German forces and walk until the shore to have more chances to not be captured and to go back circling the front line. He did the opposite, he went back passing through Germans saluting them pretending being an Italian citizen. In some point a partisan gave him a bicycle and he grabbed a ride holding in a truck, a German soldier was in a bicycle as well saw him and did the same, they went side by side for miles smiling to each other. The full story could become a movie.
What an amazing plane................and Pilot! Great story thanks.
Tks for your message, Mr. Cosgrove
Pilot: I have some damage to one of my wings.
Ground control: copy...
Also ground control: wait, where's your wing?!
I have always understood that the Jug was super tough... taking incredible battle damage and getting its' pilot back home again. However, I have never heard this story of having a portion of the wing ripped off and still getting home. Superb! Thank you for this story.
You are welcome!
Apparently the Jug has enough roll control to make such a landing. In the 1980’s an Israeli F-15 Eagle made just such a landing… but it has full flying elevons and some of the missing wing’s root chord was intact. I suspect the only way this could have worked is because of the propeller’s engine torque as well as enormous piloting skills. But if it had been the other wing I bet it would not have been flyable.
I am the daughter of Raymundo Canario and want to thank you for your remark on his skills as a pilot. It is also a must to emphasize that, at that time, he was only 18 years and 9 months old. Since the plane now belongs to the Museu Aeroespacial here in Rio de Janeiro, and it is very well preserved, it´s been a pleasure and an honor to visit it regularly. Tks, Mr. Walsh
@@zupope49 It would be my pleasure to visit your beautiful country sometime soon and see, up close, your brave father’s fighting aero plane! He is truly legendary! His heroism will live on forever!
I appreciate for your wonderful reply.
Best,
R. C. Christian
@@zupope49 Your dad was a amazing man and pilot.
@@zupope49 - "18 years and 9 months old" - In other words, he was immortal back then like all of us were at that age. So instead of giving up, he knew he could fly it home. Once you are mortal, you'd know such a feat was impossible and bail out. Remarkable that he did it and succeeded in it, a testament to his flying skills.
@@tommissouri4871 thanks a lot for your kind message. By then, he truly had a sense of immortality but throughout his life, as a captain, he still preserved his flying skills since his responsibilities were much more important: his crew, passengers and himself. The Brazilian fighter group was his most important school for life.
What a tremendous story! Salute to this brave pilot and his accomplishments! P-47 is my favorite from this time period.
Amazing story of a brave, hero pilot! I hope this story is passed on forever.
An amazing story. It clearly illustrates what can be created given the freedom to do so. It's a travesty that it's namesake, the A-10 Thunderbolt, is even being considered for retirement given there is nothing on the drawing boards to match it's capabilities and durability.
Which is why the demonrats want it taken out of service!
@@tubedude54 Uh, no. It's a military decision.
@@flyingmerkel6 Keep drinkin the cool-ade.
@@tubedude54 Keep on with your pill-billy delusions. Trump lost. America won.
New gen multi role is the future, just the way it is..
Pilot: "Tis but a scratch."
Base: "A scratch! Your wing's of!"
“No it isn’t”
Great story.. Love to Brazil, and all who did what they could
Tks for your messagem Mr. Healey
Thank you!!! You're allways wellcome to Brasil. Muito Obrigado!!!
The P 47 was the original A10
before the A10.
The a10 is just the second Gen p47
Amazing Brazilian pilot. thanks.
In DOGFIGHTS (series) I believe there was an episode where a damaged P-47 was attacked by either an Me-109 or FW-190. The German fired a couple seconds worth of shots into the P-47 & after it failed to drop from the sky, he repeated the firing. Again it stayed aloft. One more time. Now the riddled American fighter was STILL managing to stay in the air. IIRC the German then pulled up alongside, gave a salute, then broke off to allow the badly mauled fighter to go on it's way where it made it safely back to base.
The first name of that german pilot, if I can remember, was Egon.
Ace Robert S Johnson was the pilot. He recounts the story in his autobiography Thunderbolt! The German pilot is thought to be Egon Mayer as Mr Fossati refers to in the comments. Great book if you havent read it.
@@chaffsalvo
Thank you for your comment.
One Jug returned carrying a telephone pole in its wing. 😎
Just Imagine, a squadron of Heavy P-47s backed up by Spitfires coming to rain hell on your Tigers. A sight to behold. The spits can do well with their 20mm AP shells on tanks if they wanted. Same with the jug against fighters
What an inspiring and amazing story. You can't make up an event like this - who'd believe it? I wonder what the Lieutenant thought when, while trying to nurse his battered Thunderbolt home, the Spitfires started shooting at him . . .
Plus, I never knew that Brazil participated in the war and fought on the Allied side.
@@phillipwasson2980 I think there were some Royal Navy ships stationed in Rio in the early stages of the war, during the Hunt for the Graf Spee.
The most outlandish stories are too outlandish to make up. The true stories are the best and most interesting.
It's why you don't often see movies about this sort of thing. The moment you say "based on a true story" half the audience are going to roll their eyes and claim it's BS. Honestly reality is much stranger than fiction at times.
As for what he thought when the Spitfires started shooting at him? I think it was most likely something along the lines of "Oh come on, give me a break now I have to deal with fighters too- Wait, those are Spitfires! You bastards! I'M ON YOUR SIDE!"
@@Ariana321 HAA! I'm sure that's pretty close to verbatim.
Cheers.
🌞Have you seen this? ua-cam.com/video/pGpjp1hBrOk/v-deo.html
Not possible, a lot of tail still there !
Great story. Everyone was against him, at least for a while Ha, Ha! The thunderbolt is my favorite too! End it was great in air to air combat also. The leading aces of the US Army Air Force in the European theater, they flew thunderbolts. Speed and survivability are major factors, and a thunderbolt could fight, Never mind it’s size, it had a great wing and it could lie and fight, until jets nothing could catch it. Check out Greg’s airplanes, they kicked ass in Taiwan after World War II against those commie bastards.
Always been my favorite WW2 WARBIRD..
An Israeli F-15 survived and landed with even less wing left.
Hey man you should do the bf109s fatal flaw would love to see it as I know bf109s one flaw was fuel but would love to see other reasons and factual statements @Flakalley
Anyone who wants to know about P-47s should read Martin Caiden's book "Thunderbolt". It tells about how Robert Johnson was voted by his squadron mates as most likely to get shot down of the bunch. Yet he returned with some horrendous damage on a couple of occasions and 11 months after arriving in country to Britain, he was sent home as the European Theater leading ace with 28 German fighters to his credit. Only 2 of which were the much easier to beat twin engine Bf-110. All the rest were the FW-190s or Bf-109s, later known as ME-109s. He really loved his P-47s.
I saw this plane here at the Aerospace Museum, in Rio de Janeiro!! Great Story of a great pilot in a great plane!!
Pretty sure that the pilot of that 47 Thunderbolt had a higher power assisting unbeknownst to him. But still, a true testament of craftsmanship and piloting. And another true hero of the war. Very much respect for Raymundo.
Very welcome again.
That pilot was a member of the right stuff! Flying under conditions such as that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt the word Aircraft Pilot!
"THERE'S A HOLE IN YOUR RIGHT WING!"
Magnificent...THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
Pilot and P-47 perfectly matched, salute sir.
Many American pilots preferred the P-47 over the P-51 for air to air combat. It was quite literally a flying tank. While the P-51 was slightly faster, had a better rate of climb & more maneuverable, it couldn't take anywhere near the savage beating the P-47 could take. bf109 pilots would sometimes empty their entire ammo cache into a P-47 only to be absolutely stunned that the P-47 would keep flying. It was THE BEST all around fighter-dive bomber of WW2.
I wonder how the Jug stood up against the F4U. I understand that reserve pilots in all services would fight against one another on the West Coast in the late 40's. Apparently, according to stories I've heard, the P-51 handed the Hellcats their hat. I wonder how they did against the Corsair? Flying in the reserve forces just after the War was the best. They could launch VFR and file station to station. The world was their oyster. I flew in the Marine Reserves in the 70's and that was fantastic flying and much better than it had been while on active duty...usually.
You will note in this video the P-47 had Spitfire escorts, for a good reason, as it was not as maneuverable and not as fast as other planes except in a dive. But I'm sure in the hands of skilled pilot anything could be done if the opposition was not up to par.
From Wikipedia: P-51 - Maximum speed: 440 mph (710 km/h, 383 kn) - 3.5 tons empty weight
Cruise speed: 362 mph (583 km/h), 1.5k hp to 1.7k hp engines depending on the model
German pilot quoted: "The P-47 was very heavy, too heavy for some maneuvers. We would see it coming from behind, and pull up fast and the P-47 couldn't follow and we came around and got on its tail in this way."
P-47's Maximum speed: 426 mph (686 km/h, 370 kn) at 30,000 ft (9,100 m), 4.5 tons empty weight, 2k hp engine
@@stevemccarty6384 The P-47 & F4U were evenly matched. The Jug had ridiculous firepower but the F4U could outclimb it and out turn it. The Jug was an excellent high altitude interceptor and had longer range whereas the F4U was better at lower altitudes. Hellcats were no match for the P-51, P-47 or the F4U which were all significantly faster. I have a friend who was a Marine Skyhawk pilot in the 70's.
The P-51 was not faster. If you want the definitive series on the P-47, watch this: ua-cam.com/video/7jeV3wuML2s/v-deo.html
@@snapspin Well now, that depends on what time period of the war, which variant of the P-47 and at what altitude, now doesn't it...
A most incredible story. Great video! Thanks for posting. ❤👌
"Spotted a tank near a factory." Shows camoflaged Boeing Aircraft Plant Number 2 in Seattle...
One last comment..... I have to add that this is the first video I have ever watched where I spent an hour or more reading the comments. One wish would be is that all of us could come together and swap stories. There are so many of us that have been touched by the P-47 in one way or another during our lives. Again, TY
Adorei o video sobre o voo do Raymundo, mas continuo indignado por somente agora, com as redes sociais, podemos ver as fotos de nossos militares na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Foi um esquecimento criminoso do Governo e da midia brasileira.
the JUG! perfect roll model for the warthog!
Increadible situation. Highly skilled and brave pilot.
I'm in full agreement with rebuilding that plane!
That right there is a keeper!
Thank you and all your fellow's for your service.
"His third pass would prove to be fatal" and yet he flew home and lived until 1997...
I love these stories; it must have been an amazing experience flying in WW2. Thank you for doing such a vivid presentation.
Never heard of a Spitfire that could take that kind of damage and survive. One terrific pilot!
The picture of the factory around 2:52 was Boeing's Plant 2 factory in Seattle, Washington, USA, camouflaged to look like a residential area during WWII, which built 362 B-17s per month by early 1944, at one point rolling out 16 planes in 24 hours! All of the factory buildings were tore down on the 40 acre site after 2010. I loved working there in the 1970s, so much nostalgia.
One of the many reasons the P47 is one of my favorite planes...
Astounding. Seems almost impossible aerodynamically, even with full compensation on the controls. And yet this pilot pulled it off.
nope is easy
The photoshop and thumbnail are fake, as there’s zero aileron deflection and the asymmetrical lift would be too much - it didn’t lose nearly that much wing IRL.
@@EstorilEm Yes. That’s what I thought also
@@EstorilEm as long as the flaps on both wings can operate symmetrically, you can fly without much aileron deflection. At higher speeds with flaps deployed, you actually need to deflect toward the missing wing.
Thanks again....My friend...Super fine video...!!!
As always; A Great aviation video, Sargent!
Keep up all your great work, and medical studies, lad!
Also an F-15 which is part lifting body did the same decades later. You can make a brick fly if you get enough power behind it. Amazing story. Thanks for the post, Flak.
Great still shot of Battersea Power Station on the River Thames in London, England, close to where I lived and would pass by it every day on my route to work in the City. No longer used for electricity generating but the 4 huge chimneys remain as the structure is now a Listed Building. Fans of Pink Floyd will recall how this once dominant building of the London skyline was used in the artwork of one of their famous LP albums when a giant floating pig was attached to two of the chimleys. Like a Zeppelin it was filled with gas and tried to escape its mooring but just in time someone caught the steel cables and saved the day. Phew!
I retired USAF, but, never got to work on these fantastic planes, I got to work on F-100 C,D,F models, as a weapons mechanic, “gun plumber”. Early in my career I got the opportunity to see and hear the A1E Skyraider. Awesome aircraft, love the sound of that big radial. Fly, Fight, Win !!!!
Before landing his P47, Raimundo needed to give priority to a damaged P63 on worse conditions. What can be worse than losing half a wing???
wounded pilot might do it even with less damage
@@christophersmith8316 Yep, ahealthy pilot can bail out where a wounded pilot might not be able to.
So why can't I do this in war thunder
i get on a nice final and then right as i’m about to land it fucking spins out
A worldwar 2 fighter pilot described the P51 Mustang and Spitfire as race horses. He call the P47 Thunderbolt as a plow horse.
Another great story I've never heard. Yes, yes, yes, a channel not telling the same stories. New Heroes to admire. I like to build model aircraft and I've heard so many new stories lately I'm overwhelmed with so many new airplanes I want to build a small honor to those great pilots of WW2 no matter the nation. Thank you again
Thanks for your comment Foghorn, unfortunately many stories such as this one go untold, stories that are even better than the most popular ones in our eyes. That is the purpose of this channel, to tell those stories as the men who fought during ww2 deserve it. We appreciate your support greatly
Dad flew fighter aircraft in WW II, Korea and served in Viet Nam. He flew the P40, P47 and P51 in Europe. His favorite was the P47. He said it was the most stable gunship of the three and, it would take a tremendous amount of battle damage and still keep flying.
You can only dive “down”!
I'll bet his rudder foot and arms were sore after bringing that bird home to roost! Incredible tenacity and bravery demonstrated over and over again in WWII! I read that the pilot in the story was only age 18! So many lf our boys and our allies' boys went bravely to risk their young lives (and some losing their lives) in that war! We love them and thank them all for their service and at least for us Americans, whom they fought to help keep us free! Bravo-Zulu, to them all their memories are strong in our hearts and minds, still, and these incredible stories help serve to keep them alive in memory!
One pilot bringing it home without a wing, another without a tail, still other aircraft shot up with holes crippling in to land; such tremendous efforts they made, just remarkable and we thank them all!
I never tire of reading all these stories about a War I didn't really know about with the exception that one night, I was in the car with my mom and dad, coming home from somewhere (we were in Los Angeles at the time) when we heard sirens, and Daddy pulled over to the side of the road and turned off his headlights. We were told to be quiet, and Mother pulled a Hershey bar out of here purse and broke off squares to give us kids in the back seat. I don't remember anything more of that war except my Mother said she gave her sugar coupons to someone to trade for coupons for shoes for us kids because we didn't eat much sugar, Daddy was a physician and we were told it would hurt our teeth! So the Hershey bar was an emergency treat, I'm sure!
Daddy wanted to join in the War but he was 4-F due to his asthma history, but he went to help out at a hospital where injured soldiers were brought when they came across the pond to home. Years later, when I was studying medicine, he told me about some of the injuries they dealt with, incredible that some were still alive! Years later, going through things after he died, I saw a certificate of honor given to him from the Selective Service. My mother said her younger twin brothers were working for Boeing in Wichita, then Seattle and a lot of the things they did were "secret."
The P-38 was the first aircraft I ever learned to identify as a child! Daddy would point to it in the air and tell us "that's a P-38! And we saw bombers also. All that was WWII to me, not much but one very vivid memory about the "raid" siren and then the city went dark!
Rudder foot developed enough to kick 60 yard field goals after wars end.
My dad flew 50 combat missions over Germany in a Jug; he LOVED those planes. He had a photo of one of his buddy pilots standing in a hole in the wing of his P47 where a shell had hit it during a mission. He could easily fit through the hole even with the torn edges. Those planes were incredibly tough.
👍 It is Good that the Brazilian contribution to the Allies in World War II is recognised 🤗🇦🇺
Adorei o video sobre o voo do Raymundo, mas continuo indignado por somente agora, com as redes sociais, podemos ver as fotos de nossos militares na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Foi um esquecimento criminoso do Governo e da midia brasileira.
Absolutely great story, had no idea there were Brazilian pilots in that war. After the war he ended up flying for Panair do Brasil, and I know Panair was absolved by Varig in 1964 then failed itself in early 2000s. This is kind of close to me as I used to sell Telecom equipment for airlines in the 80's and Varig was one of my customers, I feel some kind of attachment to this "happening".
The Brazilian Expeditionary Force, fondly nicknamed Pracinhas, with 25,900 men was sent to fight. Wikipedia has a page with it but there are many entertaining videos about it. A few months ago a pracinha died and the commies were making a whole lot of jokes about him while calling him a fascist, a veteran of the second world war that fought against fascism was called a fascist...
@@brunos6599 um erro terrível. O nazi Fascismo foi combatido pelos queridos heróis da FEB. Hoje é nosso dever continuar essa luta. O discurso fácil do Nazismo do nós contra eles, do inimigo externo, do anti intelectualismo ainda hoje ecoa em todo o mundo. O amor, a aceitação das diferenças, o trabalho, a livre iniciativa são o antídoto a esse veneno. Senta a Púa!!!!! Fogo nos nazistas!!! Honra e glória à FEB.
All Brazilian forces were involved in the war: Navy, army and air force. The expeditionary force involved 25,000 thousand men in Italy, attached to Mark Clark's V Army. And two aerial units.
Americans stablished the biggest air base outside USA in northeast of Brazil, Parnamirim Field.
There are many stories of those times, at least 10 U-boots were sunk off Brazilian coast.
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv Muito interessante, eu nasci no Brasil em 1949, em 1961 mudei ( a minha familia ) para USA, atualmente vivo em Chicago e ja tenho 73 anos. Nunca sabia disso, especialmente dos pilotos brasileiros, coisa muito legal, abracos, de muito longe!
Thank you for this Excellent Video! It reminds me how lucky I am to be the son of another veteran of World War II, James D. "Pug" March. He had joined the US Navy in the mid-1930s after he had been delivering telegrams in New Orleans a teenager. Assigned to the USS Hornet in 1941, he dated and married our mom, Juanita, a few months before the Pearl Harbor attack. He helped load munitions aboard the bombers for the Doolittle Raid on the Japanese home islands, and served until the ship's sinking in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. He was among 35 other Hornet sailors, officers and pilots awarded the Navy Cross for their actions in the ship's last days. After that he jumped on an opportunity to train as a bombardier and crewed on a PB2Y Consolidated "Coronado" - a huge 4-engine flying boat, big sister to the PBY "Catalina". In that bomber for the last years of the war he flew with his crew mates in dozens of long-distance overnight missions for dawn attacks against ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy that had been spotted in isolated anchorages among remote Pacific islands. By the end of his 29 years with the Navy, he had spent more than a decade on aircraft carriers.
There are a lot of stories about planes limping home on stub-wings. Always intriguing.
p47s live up to their name as the flying tank. One of my favorite planes in history. People might think it’s kinda ugly but i would say it’s strategically beautiful.
That cluster bomb was interesting, I don't think I've seen one like that before.
Another blessed hero with amazing courage and coolness under fire.
Wow that is amazing. Glad he got back to base.
What an absolutely incredible story. What a pilot, and what an aircraft!
It was basically, a B-17 engine with wings and guns. I have read, and listened to pilots who flew the P-47 Thunderbolt, aka "Razorback" for the earlier models that did not have the bubble canopy. Many German pilots were amazed at the amount of damage the P-47 could endure, and keep flying. For me, a great fighter, great pilots, great ground crews, and great people who built them. I thank God for all of them. They bravely fought to keep freedom alive for me, and all who are free. I have always thanked those who came before me, and fought, or served. They were the reason why I too enlisted in the military.
best fighter pilot story I've heard. Very nice, and just wow. Thank god for all of the people who have the balls to fight for our freedom!