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Neel Kearby's P-47- "Too Heavy to Dogfight"

Discover the incredible true story of Colonel Neel Kearby, the Texas-born fighter ace who proved the critics wrong about the P-47 Thunderbolt. When American pilots first saw the massive Republic P-47, they called it too heavy to dogfight and mocked it as a flying bathtub. But Kearby saw something different. He developed revolutionary tactics that transformed this seven-ton aircraft into one of the deadliest fighters of World War Two. On October 11, 1943, Kearby led just four P-47s against fifty Japanese aircraft over Wewak, New Guinea, shooting down six enemy planes in a single mission and earning the Medal of Honor. This full-length documentary explores how the 348th Fighter Group became the most successful P-47 unit in the Pacific Theater, achieving a remarkable kill ratio of 4.6 to 1. From the jungles of New Guinea to the skies over the Philippines, witness how American ingenuity and tactical brilliance turned an underestimated aircraft into a legend. Featuring the stories of Francis Gabreski, Robert Johnson, and other legendary aces who flew the Thunderbolt in both the Pacific and European theaters. The P-47 would go on to fly over 746,000 combat sorties, destroy more than 7,000 enemy aircraft, and bring its pilots home against impossible odds. This is the story of the men who believed in the Thunderbolt when the experts said they were wrong. SOURCES & REFERENCES: Official Military & Government Sources: U.S. Air Force Medal of Honor Citation - Neel E. Kearby: https://www.af.mil/Medal-of-Honor/Kea... Air Force Historical Support Division - Col Neel E. Kearby: https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fac... National Museum of the United States Air Force - Col. Neel E. Kearby Pacific Thunderbolt Ace: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Vis... National Medal of Honor Museum - Kearby, Neel Ernest: https://mohmuseum.org/recipient/kearb... Smithsonian Institution - Republic P-47D Thunderbolt: https://www.si.edu/object/republic-p-... Historical Archives & Museums: Texas State Historical Association - Neel Earnest Kearby: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/e... Army Air Corps Museum - 348th Fighter Group: https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/34... American Air Museum - 4th Fighter Group: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/arc... Home of Heroes - Neel E. Kearby: https://homeofheroes.com/heroes-stori... Military Publications: Air & Space Forces Magazine - Valor: Giant in a Jug: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/art... Warfare History Network - P-47 Thunderbolt: The Famed Jug: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/art... WWII Databases: World War II Database - P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter: https://ww2db.com/aircraft_spec.php?a... World War II Database - Robert Johnson: https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?pers... WW2 Gravestone - Kearby, Neel Ernest: https://ww2gravestone.com/people/kear... Memorial Records: Find a Grave - COL Neel Ernest Kearby: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9... Find a Grave - Maj John Gallatin Kearby III: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5... News & Military Media: Army Times - Meet the WWII ace and Medal of Honor recipient who mastered the P-47: https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/mi...