[jazusamo]

Great the pilot survived but sad to lose this P-47 WWII work horse.

[central_va]

Should be recoverable.

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[beethovenfan]

I love the P-47. Also the F4U Corsair.

[old curmudgeon]

Shows how ignorant the press is about airplanes,,,,and Lord knows what else.

The P-47 is no small plane. In its day it was one hell of a mean machine.

[biff]

These old warbirds are slowly disappearing. Just last month we lost two P-51’s. I attribute a bunch of it to today’s pilots not being qualified to fly them. Not in the sense of having the ability but they do not fly them enough to keep proficient. At least 1 hr./wk. is probably the minimum needed to maintain proficiency.

There are of course some crashes that are the result of mechanical issues but more often than not it is pilot error as well as pilots not versed enough in emergency procedures.

[firebrand]

So that’s what all the helicopters are about outside my western window. Glad the guy was OK.

[exit82]

This P-47 had the full bubble canopy I think it was a P-47D.

It was called Jacky’s Revenge.

Picture in the article.

Was supposed to be in an air show tomorrow in Bethpage,Long Island.