Comments by "Pete Sheppard" (@petesheppard1709) on "Milk Jug or Unstoppable Force? The Origins of the P-47’s “Jug” Nickname" video.

  1. And it shoudl be noted that all of his kills were FIGHTERS, when the Luftwaffe was at its peak.
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  2. In Robert S. Johnson's memoir, THUNDERBOLT , he describes mock dogfights with Spitfires both before and after having paddle blades installed. Like you point out, it was night and day. If you can find the book, GRAB IT! It's a great read.
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  3. I didn't read Hub's, but fighter pilot memoirs were some of my favorite reading, as a kid in the '60s. The best for me was THUNDERBOLT by Hub's squadron mate, Bob Johnson.
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  4. Thank you for sharing this! 🙂
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  5.  @SMichaelDeHart  It's a bit frustrating to think of all the questions I wish I had asked Dad when he was still around. A WWII veteran himself, he was willing to discuss his wartime experiences with me.
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  6. Well done! BONUS NUGGET: You explained the original 'juggernaut' in a way that finally makes sense to me. As a young aviation enthusiast in the '60s, I read the 'jug' reference as a reference to the bottle shape--the 'sanitary' origin makes total sense, given the low level of military humor, as you so eloquently pointed out--and illustrated. 🤢 The Juggernaut association is logical as a retrospective, once the P-47 achieved its impressive record, but not at first when veteran pilots were looking askance at the thing.
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  7. And SLUF (Short Little Ugly F*cker) for the USAF A-7s.
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  8. 😆 Those fighter pilots must have been hung like a stallion!
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  9.  @nunyabeeswax2575  HA!
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  10.  @treszenrv9401  Truth. Low humor is often a means of relieving stress--which is also why it's usually completely inappropriate in more pastoral settings.
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  11.  @stephenmeier4658  The P-38s did do pretty well in the warmer skies of North Africa, though.
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