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He Cut His Engine At 12,000 Feet — And Dropped A Bomb Into A Tunnel

#p47thunderbolt #ww2aviation #italiancampaign When his commanding officer called Captain Jack Reynolds’ plan “suicide by physics,” he wasn’t joking. In the mountainous death trap of the Italian Campaign, turning a seven-ton P-47 Thunderbolt — a plane that glided like a falling brick — into a silent aircraft sounded like a guaranteed way to die… until it became the only way to break German defenses. This is the untold story of the pilot who defied orders, aerodynamics, and German flak batteries to turn the “Jug” into a silent assassin. In August 1944, German supply lines through the Brenner Pass were nearly untouchable. Hidden acoustic “Sound Locators” could hear an approaching fighter from ten miles away. By the time American pilots arrived, trains had already vanished into solid granite tunnels. But Reynolds realized the real problem wasn’t the guns — it was the noise. Ignoring direct orders, he perfected “Dead Stick” flying: cutting his engine at twelve thousand feet, adjusting propeller pitch mid-air, and gliding silently past enemy listening posts to deliver a bomb where no one believed it was possible. He Cut His Engine At 12,000 Feet — And Dropped A Bomb Into A Tunnel This World War Two story proves that the deadliest weapon is not always more firepower. Sometimes, it is the off switch. Jack Reynolds did not just fly a plane. He engineered a solution that turned a mechanical weakness into a tactical breakthrough — proving that sometimes you have to break the rules of aviation to win the war. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold WW2 stories:    /    / @echoesofwar20th   👍 Like this video if you learned something new 💬 Comment below: What other WW2 tactics should we cover? #worldwar2 #ww2history #ww2 #wwii #ww2records ⚠️ Disclaimer: This video presents dramatized storytelling based on historical WW2 events researched from publicly available sources. While we strive for accuracy and engaging narratives, some details may be simplified or contain inaccuracies. This content is for entertainment purposes and should not be cited as an academic or authoritative historical source. For verified historical information, please consult professional military historians, official archives, and peer-reviewed publications. #ww2 #worldwar2 #usaf #airwar #p47 #aviationhistory #militarytactics #reynoldsglide #italy1944 #warthunder