[Milsurplus] documentary question

[Keith Densmore]

John et al,

No, this doc was in the European Theatre and the pilot noted that he allowed 
his 'diary' to be published beacuse he wanted his grandson to know that he 
flew each mission assigned and never retreated, regardless of flak 
encountered.
The video shows  dramatically how he aged during the 44-45 period. Not much 
footage of dogfights but lots of video of ground attacks, at  which the 
Thunderbolt excelled.

The radio part of the video   depicts his story of getting a radio call from 
an infantry unit  pinned down and  trapped in the ruins of a village with a 
Panzer tank bearing down. Bottom line is he is able to dive bomb the tank 
with one of the 500 pounders and save the day. Later in life, by fluke he 
meets the leader of that unit, both awed at the coincidence.

So, does anyone remember the video and second, was a P-47 able to 
communicate with infantry in France in 44 or 45?

Thanks, 73,
Keith

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
To: "Keith Densmore" <densmore at ntl.sympatico.ca>
Cc: "Military Surplus net List" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] documentary question


> Was it about a dogfight in the PTO where a US pilot was hit, crashed, and
> walked out?
>
> There WAS a show in the Nova "Secrets of the Dead" I think. The Jap was
> named Sakai (?)
>
> FWIW,
> -John
>
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>
>> Greetings,
>> The military knowledge on this list is awesome so I am going to ask
>> forgiveness for the following off topic question.
>>
>> Several years ago PBS showed a documentary based on the diary of a P-47
>> Thunderbolt pilot, and his experiences during WWII. I figured it would
>> show
>> up again but it has not AFAIK. I have checked the PBS library and have 
>> not
>> been able to find it listed in their archives.
>>
>> The documentary was IMO quite awesome and I wonder if anyone knows the
>> name
>> of this film and/or where it can be obtained.
>>
>> Thanks, 73,
>> Keith ve3ts
>>
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