Dogfights Season 2 Episode 3 Thunderbolt ( Air Date 2007-07-27 ) Genre Documentary, News, Action & Adventure, War & Politics category. Overview "The rugged P-47 Thunderbolt, or "jug" as it was known, was the largest single-seat fighter plane of World War II. The episode portrays aerial battles fought by Robert S. Johnson, George Sutcliffe, and Ken Dalhberg against Focke-Wulf Fw-190s and Messerschmitt Me-109.".