The P-47 Republic Thunderbolt Squadron 21

This educational video is structured to show the United States P-47 Squadron 21 strike operations on the Italian Island Corsica engaging various ground targets such as bridges, steam trains, bunkers and bases in fast strafing runs using its eight .50 M2 Browning MG’s with rockets. Multiple cameras mounted on the P-47’s recorded this footage for later evaluation by pilots and analysts. In this footage the pilots are navigating by sight only, and performing difficult maneuvers at low altitude missions hitting