My Father said that pilots liked the 47 in the Winter because the plumbing for the turbo/supercharge went thru the cockpit area and kept the cockpit warm .
That is true. Kind of a complaint for modern day flying and pilots in the southwest Pacific where this one spent the war. We went through efforts to try to seal the cockpit from heat/fumes
@@markphillips1692 My Father was at Leyte, Tacloban. He was a mechanic . The A/C from the Intrepid landed there when it was hit. Most of them broke a gear because the strip was rough . My Father said they were all low on fuel. Once on the ground, with a broken gear, they would get the pilot out a bulldoze the A/C off the runway and wait for the next one . He said we moved pretty fast . He worked on P-38. He said when the pilots would come back from a mission that they would roll the A/C for how many they shot down. I am 75 now, a true War Baby !
Yes, my father , who flew Thunderbolts in Africa, Italy, France, and Germany, said the same thing. In addition, he so liked that the air-cooled engine could take so much damage, and provide much protection, at the same time.
Simply a beast.
My Father said that pilots liked the 47 in the Winter because the plumbing for the turbo/supercharge went thru the cockpit area and kept the cockpit warm .
That is true. Kind of a complaint for modern day flying and pilots in the southwest Pacific where this one spent the war. We went through efforts to try to seal the cockpit from heat/fumes
@@markphillips1692 My Father was at Leyte, Tacloban. He was a mechanic . The A/C from the Intrepid landed there when it was hit. Most of them broke a gear because the strip was rough . My Father said they were all low on fuel. Once on the ground, with a broken gear, they would get the pilot out a bulldoze the A/C off the runway and wait for the next one . He said we moved pretty fast . He worked on P-38. He said when the pilots would come back from a mission that they would roll the A/C for how many they shot down. I am 75 now, a true War Baby !
@@markphillips1692how much for a ride, in the plane?
@@iAmCompletelyNormal never going to happen
One of my favorite planes ever, so advanced for its time, and just a gorgeous plane in general
Yes, my father , who flew Thunderbolts in Africa, Italy, France, and Germany, said the same thing. In addition, he so liked that the air-cooled engine could take so much damage, and provide much protection, at the same time.
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