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I was Duty NCO on Firewatch at HQ of VMA-513 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, one night when Far East Network broadcast the first episode of Bob Conrad in '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' -- We all knew the legend of ''Pappy'' Boyington -- but the Hollywood characterization of drunken fratboy pilots had us in stitches. Long-haired actors could not capture the esprit of Marine Aviators even in the jungle on a diet of Spam, Kool-aid.and powdered eggs. We saw them everyday.

So good!! Sad ending for a legend 😢 I painted my corsair WRONG because of the show.

Believe NOTHING that AP produces.

To bad the movie rights to Baa Baa Black Sheep didn’t work out the first time, I think it might have been a great success with Robert Mitchum starring as Pappy. Mitchum at 6’1’’ and in his then fighting trim, would have made the character of Pappy even more imposing! As always excellent video Bruce!👍🏻😎⚓️🔱🇺🇸🏴‍☠️

Excellent chronicle of the life of the squadron and the life of Greg Boyington. The true story is as exciting as when I first saw the television series when I was in high school. Great work on the series and I will read the book!

Great series!

Would like to know if the B-24's shown were 5th aaf

What an awesome series. Thank you so much.

Absolute rubbish 😊

Dick Rossi, AVG ace & was President of AVG association, told me he was his roommate in China. Dick said Greg did his share of fighting

Tell me something about lofton henderson. How did he die?

Thank you for this fine series. I saw part of the TV series light entertainment set in a combat zone. My dad served in the Pacific as a Hospital ship Medic Part of a 8 enlisted 1 officer unit with regimental paperwork setup to ride troop ships out and back and work in station hospitals. Key bases they were at Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides, Nouméa New Caledonia, Then onto 4 Bases on New Guinea Milne Bay, Buna, Lae and Finschhafen. From Buna he went up country with a government officer to recruit stretchers bearers as he was fluent in Pigeon English that was in common use in the highlands.

Major change in the later Corsairs was the landing gear hydraulic valves were redesigned to allow a solid no bounce landing.

A friend of my family, LtCol John M ''Jack'' Long [USMCR-Ret.] had a similar 'Swashbuckler' experience. He was a young 2Lt on Cactus with Marine Scout Bombing Sqdn, VMSB-235. He flew the Douglas Dauntless SBD. In the 1990s, I was still corresponding with him. I found a squadron patch from VMFA-235, the ''Death Angels'' and sent it along to him. He wrote back thanking me but said his outfit wasn't called the Death Angels. He retired to a cabin on Lake Delton, Wisconsin. Years later, a friend loaned me his copy of''Tonya'' Greg Boyington's saucy comic novel about a group of volunteer American mercenary pilots in an Asiatic country, calling themselves, the ''Flying Sharks.'' Funny book. I enjoyed it immensly. Would be a great film, in the genre of ''Catch-22.'' On the overleaf, it was inscribed: ''To Jack and Cecily* Happy Landings, Greg.'' The tag inside the cover was from the Lake Delton Community Library. [*Mrs Long's first name was Ceile however. But Pappy wasn't sober, I'd wager.] How that book wound up at a used booksellers in Tucson is anybody's guess. I tried to buy it from my friend. He lost the book with the house when his older brother sold it after their parents' death.

I have the hardcover of Black Sheep One and just ordered the last Hardcover copy of The Black Sheep on Amazon I read Baa Baa Black Sheep years ago and have a new paperback copy to read with your two books.

[19:15] Is that a Japanese pilot bailing out?

Fantastic video, thank you. I have read a few books on this period in history and this theatre of war. My favorite was the book about Pappy and the Black Sheep. Going to watch this entire series. What an excellent job you are doing.

As a auto tech I had a customer who's mother had dated Boyington. Bob told his mother that he was going to try and get Pappy to autograph his Black Sheep book. Virginia, Bob's mom an old prankster told Bob to tell Boyington "Hi dad my mother is Virginia" he thought Pappy was going to have a stroke so he gave up the gag and was warmly greeted Bob because he still cared for his old friend. Book autographed with a note to Virginia. True Story I saw the book. This was around 1990.

Very Sobering...very ...very well done...OUTSTANDING! SEMPERFI

The USN had the Corsair in 1942. They either couldn't or wouldn't sort out its problems to make it a controllable carrier aircraft. That job was undertaken and accomplished by the Brits who bought many Corsairs after the USN had given up on it. The Brits corrected the landing gear from bouncing planes off of the deck during landings. They also devise a curved landing approach so the pilot could see around the huge nose of the plane. They did this and cut 8" off of the wings so the plane would fit below decks in their escort carriers. A move Vought claimed would make the plane unflyable. These moves all but made Britain's absence from the Pacific until 1945 bearable.

Thes guys and your army arrived in time to support our Aussie diggers fighting in the jungle and facing annihilated. Australia owes your ❤

I remember seeing him at an airshow near Fresno. I didn't know he lived there!

"Harry the Horse" was a gambler/gangster, an "underworld character" created by author Damon Runyon of "Guys and Dolls" fame. Using that moniker is an interesting look at pop culture at the time.

Bruce Campbell??? I LOVED you in Evil Dead, and Army of Darkness! Didn't know you were into history.

I enjoyed and learning about Pappy Boyington and the history of the 214th.his trials were rough after the war and being a pow in those Japanese camps and the horrifying things they did to the pow.They were all heroes.Thanks again

Loved it when the real pappy made guest appearances on the TV show 👍🍻😁

I binged this with a small break while a health issue flared up. I think, I still have both of your books about the "Black Sheep" One I was lucky enough to have a few of the pilots autograph. If they were not lost in a move. I had watched the series as a kid and read Pappys book several times. Love your writing and attention to detail. Thanks for making this channel. I am now subscribed

Rabaul is pronounced "Rabal" with the 'a' as in "bat" - not how it is said in the video. At least that's how the locals say the word. ....jus sayin! My cousins grew up there in the 1960s and talk of finding old military vehicles and things in the jungle ... and catching fish with a box of grenades.

Loved the TV show 👍

I remember watching the TV show with Robert conrad, Baa Baa Black Sheep. I loved it and that's what got me into checking into Pappy Boyington. Because they said it was based on a true event. And that's when I learned and I'm still learning even more about the man. He was one heck of a pilot.

He was played by “DANA ELCAR “ funny you can spell Lard from Dana’s name.

Outstanding. I've been a fan of Marine Aviation since I was a kid. Among my Dad's friends were a few good Air Wing veterans. When it was my time to serve, I knew my branch. I worked on the early Harriers.

Absolutely enjoyed the series.

Guy went balls out. Thats winning

Excellent series of videos.

I am really enjoying this series. It's very captivating.

He gave a Fourth-of-July talk at Palwaukee Airport, where I attended CAP. There was an old Hellcat painted with "Ba Ba Black Sheep" and his name, where this informal celebration happened. Year was (possibly) 1958.

The soundtrack is unnecessary.

Do you have anything about Jefferson DeBlanc?

My Father was a Marine Corsair pilot in the South Pacific. He trained with Boyington in San Diego. I have tape recordings of my Father's account of his flying and drinking escapades.

Excellent content, thanks for your work.

A UNIQUE PERIOD IN HISTORY.............FANTASTIC THAT SOME OF THESE WW2 AIRCRAFT ARE STILL FLYING AT AIRSHOWS TODAY. ANY ONE WANT TO MY P51 MUSTANG......~$5M.

I met Greg Boyington on two occasions, both at Wally Olsen's airfield on Mill Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington...He gave me an autographed copy of BAA BAA Black Sheep...Inscribed, with " Black Sheep greetings" Greg Boyington...The second of his books "Tonya" sits next to the first on my home library shelf and are two of my most prized possessions...He was most cordial and pleasant to chat with...

Thank you for a great history lesson

fantastic video series! answer to my hopes, quality, actual historical content with real archival footage! _(esp compared to SoS and fake history coming out of movie studios)_ It is indeed ironic, the Marines get the Navy's CAST OFFS... but in the Corsair they got probably the best all round prop fighter of the war, challenged only by the also massive P&W radial engined Thunderbolt. _(The Mustangs were great - easier to fly and cheaper to operate than either the Corsair or Jug - but not nearly as rugged, esp for ground-pounding)._ The Hellcats were also great - easier to learn and fly and much safer to land - but the Navy itself phased out the Hellcats and kept their Corsairs. In mid-1943 the Marines "got stuck" with the best warbird they could hope for!

Excellent video.

Thanks for excellent collection of photos & video. Meet & talked with Pappy many yrs ago. Later hosted members of his squadron at air combat symposium.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Well done and being from Louisiana, I especially love the story of Jefferson DuBlanc. “One ten pound sack of rice!”

Very cool!

I remember reading about the history of Pappy Boyington and the black sheep squadron as a teenager some 60 years ago.