Why did they call it "The Jug"

[_486_Col_Wolf]

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.

[Shessi]

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

[_486_Col_Wolf]

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".

[Shessi]

Yes...but why?

S

[Captain Kurt]

Everything I've read said it was because it was shaped like the glass jugs that milk was sold in back then.

[Flamer50]

Cpt. Kurt gets a Cigar,

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)."

[Shessi]

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!

[_486_Col_Wolf]

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.