Recent content by Jank

The F4U-4 did not see combat until the end of 1944. The P-47N was delivered to front line squadrons by the end of 1944 but I don't think it saw combat until the beginning of 1945.

Magister do you still have those armorer manuals that were used to sight in the mounted guns? I thought they had some of that information that's needed to calculate the spread of the pattern and drop. I'm sending you a PM.

The P-47 had 9.5mm or 3/8" hardened armor plate behind and in front of the pilot. Design Analysis of the P-47 Thunderbolt The same is indicated in Technical Order and other spec docs.

I didn't appreciate your comments about 'being afraid of you', nor the implied threat that I should be concerned about telling you to your face what I write here. I solved that be taking off the cloak so to speak..so you KNOW who I am and where I live. I'm Ok with YOU remaining anonymous...

You, the one that said I would never accuse you of overloading a small personal orifice with a very large one to your face -and further noted in your PM ... in what most people would deem in a threatening manner. Did I hurt your wittle feeblings? Why don't you go ahead an cut and paste that...

"In ETO, the only group that did exceptionally well air to air against the Luftwaffe throughout the campaigns in P-47s was the 56th (in context of air to air ratios achieved by Mustangs). The 51s had far better success against the Luftwaffe but I believe the Corsair would have done as well and...

"Yes I stated that opinion, and continue to a.) state it as an opinion, and b.) you can't prove otherwise., and c.) because you Assert and I merely express an opinion - where is burden of proof?" You did in fact say, "My OPINION, as I have stated it before - as contrasted with OPINIONS to the...

"I think the Corsair fills most of these requirements on average better then any other american fighter." I agree. The side show going on above, however, is not inconsistent with that assertion. Nowhere have I indicated that the P-47 should have been the basket that the government should...

Of possible interest: P-47 Thunderbolt: Aviation Darwinism - The Cradle of Aviation Museum - The Cradle of Aviation Museum "Actual production P-47M fighters used the P-47D-30-RE as the basic airframe."

"I never said that the P-47D could carry 4,000lbs of bombs." Actually I think you did on page 5 - which is what started my probe on this subject.. I am afraid you are mistaken. I said that the P-47D could carry a 4,000lb ordinance load. I also mentioned the bomb load for the P-47M as evidence...

drgndog, I understand that you still require proof that eight .50's were more effective than six .50's but I think we're beating a dead horse here. As I indicated, 1/3more bullets unleashed on your target means significantly more things on and around your target getting hit. If this premise...

davparlr, I seem to have the same copy as Renrich. I can't find an edition but mine is copyrighted 1998.

"If you want to have an 'honest discussion' why question my integrity Jank?" I frankly did not know about your working nearly 20 years doing research on the 355th FG. That's why. "OK J - prove it. Prove that the P-47 with 8 50s was more effective (or efficient) than the F4U-4 with six 50s"...

"in the 175 encounter reports I have for the 355th, there are six bona fide 'boom and zoom' encounters - and those were all within weeks of transitioning to the Mustang in March, 1944. Almost every encounter in which there were multiple claims the Mustang driver a.) got his second in a diving...

Bob Johnson's book is a keeper. To be fair though, I do not think the P-47D could have contended with the F4U-1 at lower altitudes until the paddle blade was installed and its engine was cleared for 2,600hp later in 1944. And, of course, the P-47D could never have contended with the F4U-4...