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P-47 Thunderbolt crashes into tree

Old 07-28-2022, 09:06 AM
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Default P-47 Thunderbolt crashes into tree

It can even happen to the best RC pilots

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There is an interesting story about a P-47 Pilot coming in low over snow covered and lumpy terrain...actually grazing the ground and skipping from one high spot to the next, bent prop, crushed belly and still saving enough momentum to climb out of that predicament and return home.

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