Hello,
There were rumours of this and of at least a couple of Egyptian P-47’s but –
What truth is there in this story ?
Quote –
“In late 1948, five P47Ds landed at Ramat David to be put into Israeli use. The next day, they were joined by a sixth which had encounted minor mechanical difficulties, forcing it to fly in later. They joined the First Fighter Squadron which was still flying Avia S-199s at the time. Over their olive drab, a generic sand color was applied haphazardly to camouflage the Jugs. In addition, wing mounted rocket tubes were procured to make the Thunderbolts more valuable ground attack machines. In less than a month, Egyptian infantry and armored columns were shocked when they weare strafed and rocketed by two of the ground attack Jugs. Because of problems procuring spares, however, no more than two Thunderbolts ever attacked a ground target at the same time.
These ex-Brazilian Air Force P47s were flown from Italy to Switzerland (ostensibly) to be modified for civil use as fire bombers carrying external chemical tanks. Instead, they were then flown to Austria (where they were given another bogus registry), and to Czechoslovakia before they were able to cross over to Israel. In this way, the pilots flying them were able to stay one step ahead of any officials who might have been too curious about the Jugs presence”.
Thanks
Alex
By: J Boyle - 5th April 2015 at 15:36
JBoyle – cannot say that I read any joke in the above excerpt, however with out a re-read, I will accept what you say.
You’re welcome. 🙂
Whilst the IM story is an April Fool, I beleive there is a seed of truth in Israel trying to purchase P-47s
Indeed, it would have been a good type for them…likewise for the USAF/UN in Korea.
By: DaveF68 - 5th April 2015 at 12:08
Whilst the IM story is an April Fool, I beleive there is a seed of truth in Israel trying to purchase P-47s
By: scotavia - 5th April 2015 at 09:00
Sometimes I do not understand people on here..I did help because by quoting the origin of the story the truth did come out. Perhaps if more people learned the basic idea of using google first then I would not be helping so much.
Thanks Malcolm for spotting the clue in the name ,that had me chuckling.
By: Malcolm McKay - 5th April 2015 at 04:37
Author’s name of
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2003/april/aviation/Sinai_Jugs.htm
Chaim Joshen – “I’m Joshin” 😉
By: Alex Smart - 5th April 2015 at 03:29
JBoyle – cannot say that I read any joke in the above excerpt, however with out a re-read, I will accept what you say.
scotavia – Wish that I could say thanks for your help 🙁
At least someone replied so thats positive I suppose 🙂
By: J Boyle - 5th April 2015 at 03:17
I believe the Internet Modeler story was a April’s fool-style joke. Check the date it was posted…April, 2003…along with an accompanying article about building one.
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2003/april/aviation/Sinai_Jugs.htm
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2003/april/aviation/P47.htm
The idea of selling ex-Brazilian P-47s to Switzerland for fire-fighting duties is a major tip-off. I don’t think the idea of using aircraft for that role had gained much currency in 1948.
By: scotavia - 5th April 2015 at 00:33
Source of your story Internet modeller 2003 article so why not ask them?
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