Our Mary: A P-47 Thunderbolt Story - Part 1
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relive some of the most intense air combat missions of World War II - told from the perspective of 9th Air Force fighter pilot Lt. Ed Cottrell, and his P-47 Thunderbolt "Our Mary".
In this episode, Ed trains to fight the advancing German army in Europe, and experiences his brutal baptism by fire as he attempts to bomb enemy ground units in 1944.
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During Lt. Cottrell's most intense mission of the war, his Thunderbolt is critically damaged by German fighters that ambush the 48th Fighter Group. But, miraculously, an expected savior arrives and spares his life.
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As the Battle of the Bulge reaches it's climax, Ed Cottrell and the 48th Fighter Group are called in to attack Tiger Tanks and support the 101st Airborne as they are surrounded in the small city of Bastogne - leading to a moving moment many years later.
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Our Mary: A P-47 Thunderbolt Story - ...
On New Years Day of 1945, the German Luftwaffe launches their final all-out attack of the war. This would be one of the most difficult days for Lt. Ed Cottrell - as he and his fighter group sat helpless on the ground watching the chaos unfold.
