Thunderbolt First Blood - Rodeo 204 and the 4th Fighter Group

Masters Of The Air - The 4th Fighter Group And The P 47 Thunderbolt The P-47 Thunderbolt was the stalwart pursuit aircraft for the 8th United States Army Force in the early days of combat in the skies over Europe. Don Blakeslee of the 4th Fighter Group would personify the fighting spirit of the American pilots that travels to Britain before America's entry into World War 2. Flying with the Eagle Squadrons, Don Blakeslee would be the first pilot of the 8th United States Army Air Force to score a kill in a P47 Thunderbolt. He would do this will flying as part of Rodeo 204 on the 15th April 1943. This is the story of how Don Blakeslee and the men of the 4th Fighter Group would become Masters Of The Air in the skies above Europe flying the P-47 Thunderbolt during World War 2. #mastersoftheair #p47thunderbolt #warbirds #thunderbolt #donblakeslee #ww2wayfinder #p47 #historydocumentaries #il2greatbattles #dcsworld #spitfire #p51mustang Help support the work of Warbird Owners, restorers and Aviation Museums with great, fresh roasted coffee from The Warbird Coffee Company (only available in the UK) https://www.warbirdcoffeecompany.co.uk Please consider supporting the channel at: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WW2Wayfinder?... Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ww2wayfi... Follow WW2 Wayfinder On: Facebook:   / ww2wayfinder   Instagram:   / ww2wayfinder   Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ww2wayfi... Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com