How 7 American Pilots Risked Everything To Protect Pearl Harbor
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2022
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This follows the stories of the seven American pilots that actually made it into the air in their P-40 and P-36 fighters and defended Pearl Harbor. This was made using the World War II flight simulator War Thunder. Hope you enjoy! Please like, comment, and subscribe. #WW2 #WWIIHistory #WarThunder
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Any man that strapped on a P-40 to enter combat with hundreds of Zeros already airborne deserve the Medal of Honor ........... at least.
Quick side note, George Welch sadly he died while testing an F-100 Super Sabre. Also, he was reputed to have broken the sound barrier before Yeager, while doing a shallow dive in an F-86 Sabre.
What's even more amazing is these boys were in their late teens, early twenties. You won't see that with today's lot.
Took off without proper permission. I’d fire those that ordered them to stay on the ground. The only permission needed was that our country was actively being attacked. 🤨
glad we had those kind of guys for WW2,..........balls of steel.
Surely George Sterling can be found, the wreck can't be too far from the island.
That is a cheesy putting that company name on an USAAF plane
Later in the war my father was a pilot in the 47th FS. At a reunion in the late 70's he got me Lt Sanders autograph.
This is why I idolize the airmen of the 2 world wars! They had nerves of steel and didn’t let rules and regs stop them from doing what they were trained and willing to do when they needed to! Thanks for another great vid, TJ!
The P-36 displayed at the Museum of the United States Air Force is painted to represent Rasmussen's ship. He's there too, climbing into the cockpit in his striped pajamas.
There was another fascinating, unsung person in Pearl Harbor, that day. A guy named Frontino: a colorblind mechanic who was happy to serve his country any way he could even if he "would never see combat." During the opening of the attack, he said that some younger guys were giggling. This is apparently a common reaction to unexpected incoming fire, and Frontino started barking orders (he was not an officer) at some of the stunned kids scrambling around. That small gang went to the armory, grabbed a machine gun and bullets, and headed to the roof of one of the buildings. They were some of the first to return fire, that morning, and even managed to splash a plane before the first wave was over.
Just a minor correction:
Historical notes - First off, I believe there was one more pilot that got airborne in a P-36, 2nd Lt. Malcolm Moore - For some reason, there is very little info on him. He did not score any kills, so I did not include him but he certainly still deserves appreciation. Also, I believe all P-40s here would have been C models, but E models are used in this recreation, as it is the closest I had. Finally, I was limited in my skins, so some of the P-40s may have repeat identification numbers on the sides but I did my best. Hope you guys enjoy! Please consider supporting me on Patreon here:
This men deserved the Medal of Honor.
Back in the early 90s a cache of Pearl Harbor-related pictures and written material that had not previously been published was collected for public presentation. I was lucky enough to attend the presentation in San Jose, CA, and meet several veterans there. The high point for me was talking to Harry Brown, who came across as a very humble, likable man. Not many of them left today.
Always great info and storytelling! FYI- I was stationed in Hawaii and went out and found the location of the old Haleiwa (“Holly Eva”) field.
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It was fun making footage for this video, thanks for the opportunity TJ!!!
Great story. True heros. Just imagine if we had been able to get our planes in the air and the outcome of the battle?