Roaring Glory Warbirds - P-47 Thunderbolt

America's hottest fighters and the hotshots who flew them!Part One: Checkout and Mission in the P-47 THUNDERBOLTStrap in and get set! This rare World War II pursuit fighter has been fully restored" panel, paint, guns and ammo belts. Warbird pilot Jeff Ethell gives you the perfect preflight checkout - but you do the flying right at home. Dive, roll and dogfight your way to victory, powered by a 2,300 horsepower Pratt & Whitney engine.Part Two: The Young Pilots - True Adventures of America's Fighter Aces in WWIIFighter pilots were kids fresh out of high school. An 18 year old believed he could dive into a swarm of enemy planes and come out an ace! When reality struck, it was always a life and death challenge in the skies. Gil Burns was too low to bail, with his flight controls shot out over Germany. Wally Montague's engine was coming apart fast, so he jumped into the Pacific, only to have his chute fail to open! Both true stories give us a truly personal and thrilling view of combat in the P-47 during World War II.