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Why did they call it "The Jug"

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_486_Col_Wolf

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If you've ever wondered why the P-47 was nicknamed "the Jug" here's a little something that popped up on my FB to help explain it.

Jug comparison.jpg
 
Well is it...as in JUG-gernaut or because standing up on it's engine, it looks like a milk jug??...ha ha ;)

Cheers

Shesi
 
I heard that pilots used to say "If you want to impress the ladies, fly a Mustang, if you wan to get home alive, fly a Jug".
 
Everything I've read said it was because it was shaped like the glass jugs that milk was sold in back then.
 
Cpt. Kurt gets a Cigar,
Code: 
From: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Operational history
"As the P-47 Thunderbolt worked up to operational status, it gained a nickname: "Jug" 
(because its profile was similar to that of a common milk jug of the time)."
:ernaehrung004:
 
Hey, where's mine?...I did say it first...;)

S

p.s still think it's because of it's size, that it's a JUG-gernaut of a plane! :a1310:
 
That's what I always thought, that it was because of it's size. I guess the milk jug reference could actually be the real reason. Either way, the size comparison chart is quite interesting.
 
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