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Those airmen were so brave. Imagine going through these missions day after day, climbing back in your bomber knowing you were going to be in a fight for your life each time. Heroes all!
Long ago I heard a PSA on the radio around either Memorial Day or Veterans Day, in which a former infantryman was talking about looking up at hundreds of bombers flying east while fighting through the mud and dirt of France. He was saying how those guys had it so easy, sleeping in beds at night, getting hot meals every day, taking showers, etc. Several hours later he saw them flying west, greatly reduced in number and with many trailing smoke or on fire, and was thinking how glad he was that he wasn’t up there.
@@philsmith2444 yea man. you had higher odds of survival as a grunt on the front lines vs being in a bomber crew. fun act, the actor who played 'Scotty' on Star trek, James Dohun [i think that's his name] was in a bomber crew; and I believe Gene Roddenberry was apart of a bomber crew as well.
@@404-u5f : There were twice as many Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain as there were Spitfires - that's the only reason the Hurricanes got more kills. The Hurricane was a more stable gun platform than the Spitfire, but its slower speed made it more vulnerable to enemy fire, both from 109s and from bomber gunners. It was easier to repair though.
That German pilot was Erich “Bubi” Hartmann. Most of his kills were catching enemy planes unaware. Had credited his exceptional eyesight with finding the enemy. His book “The blond knight of Germany” explains it all. Great read.
@@lukesmith1003 And thank god, if you've ever flown the hell that is the Allison power Cannon armed Mustang from early on in any flight sim you know true suffering, those RR engines made such a difference.
@@George_M_ No. The British wanted NA to build P40s under license. NA thought they could come up with something better than the P40. It was never designed as a ground attack aircraft and that was never asked for. It happened to get adapted for it yes. But so was everything.
B-29 Bomber my Grampa flew over Japan WW2. I asked if he saw bombers shot down? he said:"all the time and I'd think IT WASN'T gonna happen to me". He came home to be a fireman and eventually captain in Los Angeles. Miss him tons.
I love videos like this, as it seems to showcase what actually went on historically. The lesson that i take from this is that energy is/was everything in this scenario. Almost zero of the kills are multi turn, low energy 'dogfights.' It also shows how the superior performance of the p51 at altitude, combined with using the bombers as bait, absolutely crushed the German fighter force.
Major fun watching you dispense some belt-fed freedom over WWII Europe, brother! I know it means editing for you but I hope it's at least as much fun to make as it is to watch. This is not a request, just a note. I watch those 88s shredding the B-17s and would love to see a formation of P-47s or Mitchells swoop in and _plaster_ those guns while they're focused on the bombers above. I wonder if the 8th Air Force did that during the air war? A SEAD mission during an attack run seems like it could be effective. Anyway, many thanks for another great video!
I have heard vets say that sometimes the flak was so thick you could almost get out and walk on it. This vid demonstrated that very well. They were brave brave guys...
I was just reading Robert Johnson's book about being a P47 Pilot, in one of his early missions he took a ton of 20mm cannon fire, his canopy was damaged and couldn't move far enough for him to bail, and his hydraulic lines were spraying all over him inside, and oil was all over the canopy, while the plane was also burning. Unable to bail out he flew back to England with no instruments to land after being pounced by ANOTHER FW190 who shot him up more and then let him go. Wild book and absolutely worth the read for that story alone.
At least you know what happened to your friends though because its daytime. In RAF Bomber Command your mates just disappear off the face of the Earth, never to be seen again.
Maybe not so much, the gunners would often identify any plane that points its nose at the bomber as hostile rather than by the colours or type of plane
Nobody but americans are going to fly bare metal planes. I'm pretty sure everybody got briefed on what squadrons on both sides are in the area and what the squadron colors are.
Its like a story of lone mustang piloted by major james howard (he is using a p51b variant) using hit and run tactics protecting the bomber formation against the entire luftwaffe pilot cool stuff
It amazes me that the P51 was able to have such great range, while carrying so much ammunition. While also having such amazing performance. All while being water cooled. (With the Rolls-Royce engine, the Allison was a beast too. But it was naturally Asperated.)
Even w/ 50 cals raining till empty to bring the enemy down! That's why the switch to cannons for air combat made whole lot of sense @ late stages of WW2 and Korea. It even took the NA F-86H Sabre to switch from original six 50 cal M3s to four 20mm T-160 cannons!
For god sake, you are the best with these old timers video 😍😍😍😍. Live you man , really appreciate your work. Its amazing to watch old aircraft battles 😍😍😍
Great viewing, some of it really looks like real gun camera footage. Be interested to see how you do with 8x .303s of a Hurricane or Spitfire against BoB Luftwaffe hordes... might be harder work...
Awesome video, a combination of your great flying to the amazing backdrop details of land below, cloud trails and plane model details of dcs makes the overall look
I love the WWII/Korea content. Thank you for your entertainment and commentary as always. Would love to see you and Shotgun try the same scenarios in a new video, but the next time, switch mules for Part 2.
If i remember correctly Erich Hartman (THE top scoring fighter ace in WWII if you belive the claims...) there was an interview with him after the war in which he stated that he basically "jumped" them or rather buggered off. That's how he survived and scored so high. It's been a while since i saw that video, the interview mustve taken place sometime in the 70/80s i guess.
You said it! I've learned a TON about modern air combat from GS, and I have a great respect for the challenges of that. But I always enjoy when he mixes in these WWI and WWII encounters. Cheers!
The B-17:s should alternate their altitude up/down close to the final approach of the bomb run to evade flak (as much as possible). Further away from the target the bombers should in addition also change heading for the same effect. All this in a random manner, within the formation-rules of course. Not fly straight and at a constant altitude all the time - this is making the bombers very easy targets for the flak. Thank you for another, as always, great video! Ps, in my humble opinion the P51 Mustang is the most beautiful propeller-airplane ever made.
I think the thing that really unnerves the bomber crews are not the intercepting fighters, but the flak. As one bomber crew described in a concentration of flak, they can literally walk in the sky, imagine the amount of the sharpnels it produces. Even the escorting and intercepting fighters move away from the flak concentration that they might get hit as well.
There was a German ace who having engaged a P51 and survived said that from that point on every time he closed his cockpit he felt like he was closing his coffin lid.
Fw 190 had a jettisonable canopy. Pull a lever and off went the hood. Unhook the harness, quick trimming some nose down against back pressure and let go of the stick and out the pilot flew.
Nice work. I'm pretty sure the Fw190 suffered at higher altitudes like this. Also there was a model they had that was more armed and armored up to take on the bombers, performance suffered there as well. I think the Dora was better in these respects. I think there were many aces who snuck up on their opponents. It was the better way to go. Furballs are risky and lose energy. AFAIK back in WWII the idea was to see your enemy first and try to have height on them, then manuver to get into the best position for an attack.
Loving these WW2 vids. There seems to be a lot more action than jet fights where it's over in a sec or 2... Love to see more maybe some other missions...?
Great idea for a vid: Timewarp an A-10 into WWII. Just for for the fun of it. Have it fully loaded to drop JDAMs and cluster bombs on the anti-aircraft flak guns and German Tiger tanks. Have it shred planes and bombers with it's main gun. Fire some Mavericks. Etc... Merka! lol It would so fun to watch!
I wonder what our fighter aircraft would look like today if the jet engine was never invented. Would we have stealth prop planes with long range missiles? I wonder what a gen 6 prop driven fighter would be capable of doing. Would it be capable of 0.9 mach? Or?
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Please do a P-38 vs Mosquito dogfight!
F-104 dogfight!
(Massive turn radius)
Those airmen were so brave. Imagine going through these missions day after day, climbing back in your bomber knowing you were going to be in a fight for your life each time. Heroes all!
Long ago I heard a PSA on the radio around either Memorial Day or Veterans Day, in which a former infantryman was talking about looking up at hundreds of bombers flying east while fighting through the mud and dirt of France. He was saying how those guys had it so easy, sleeping in beds at night, getting hot meals every day, taking showers, etc. Several hours later he saw them flying west, greatly reduced in number and with many trailing smoke or on fire, and was thinking how glad he was that he wasn’t up there.
Heroes? They have been attacking civilian infrastructure, demolishing cities and burning civilians. Heroism is something else entirely.
Maybe not the guys who bombed Dresden.
@@Michel411London, Warsaw, Antwerp and many, many more…
@@philsmith2444 yea man. you had higher odds of survival as a grunt on the front lines vs being in a bomber crew.
fun act, the actor who played 'Scotty' on Star trek, James Dohun [i think that's his name] was in a bomber crew; and I believe Gene Roddenberry was apart of a bomber crew as well.
ww2 bomber attack/ escort series is peak! Thank you!
I gotta say, the WW2 stuff is brilliant. Far less clinical and far more visceral!
👍👍👍
109E escorting Heinkels over the channel vs spits next?
I read that as Heinekens on the first pass
I'd like to see hurricanes they were more successful in terms of kills but less glamorous than the spits
He should play more il2 imo.
Yes! Thought same thing.
@@404-u5f : There were twice as many Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain as there were Spitfires - that's the only reason the Hurricanes got more kills.
The Hurricane was a more stable gun platform than the Spitfire, but its slower speed made it more vulnerable to enemy fire, both from 109s and from bomber gunners. It was easier to repair though.
This is fabulous. My dad armed and fueled P-51D Mustangs in Italy in 1944-45. Ace MAJ Sam Brown was the 307th Squadron leader, 31st Fighter Group.
That P-51 sound though ❤️
The Rolls Royce Merlin engine was a peach. You can hear it in the Spitfire too
@simonbarnett9773 Did you see that car with that engine in it? Wild!
@@CivisMilitarum I sure did. The hood / bonnet UK, was so long!
@simonbarnett9773 Yeah! And the same start up procedures! 🤣
"ohhh ho ho ho instantly caught on fire" 🗿
"Okayyy byyeeee" 🤗
Love the “Little Friends” escort mission and the Yellow Jacket paint scheme is tremendous. Thank you. 😊
My favorite WWII Fighter will always be the Lightning.
shocking...
Ok. Not sure why it’s relevant but you have decent taste
Hopefully, it's in the works. Definitely one of my favorites too.
Me too
Amen to that
Outstanding...great series..requested thus a couple of times over the last few months...thank you...
That German pilot was Erich “Bubi” Hartmann. Most of his kills were catching enemy planes unaware. Had credited his exceptional eyesight with finding the enemy. His book “The blond knight of Germany” explains it all. Great read.
Bomber Command: We need a long-range escort fighter.
North American and Rolls Royce: *Designs the most versatile prop plane of all time*
Actually, Rolls-Royce only came in after the fact, because of the RAF’s need for engines. Originally, it was Allison that powered the Mustang/Apache.
@ yea I knew it wasn’t originally designed with the Merlin but it’s what made the Mustang the Mustang.
@@lukesmith1003 And thank god, if you've ever flown the hell that is the Allison power Cannon armed Mustang from early on in any flight sim you know true suffering, those RR engines made such a difference.
"We need a ground attack plane" was the original brief. There was ... capability drift.
@@George_M_ No. The British wanted NA to build P40s under license. NA thought they could come up with something better than the P40. It was never designed as a ground attack aircraft and that was never asked for. It happened to get adapted for it yes. But so was everything.
This series, packed with the radio style of videos, are fkn amazing, keep em up
The Mustang is such a beautiful plane, it looks fast sitting still
Really enjoying the WWII content - I like how you present both sides. Very well done.
Loving the WW2 stuff lately. Those 50's shredded!
There is nothing quite like the sound of Merlin V12 at full throttle.
The brits rip you a new one! The Allison's are no RR merlins
@@MRTEE-sy7sb Two upgraded Allison's together makes a P-38 though
That flak field was insane!
For real! Around 3:05 they all fired at once! 👀
B-29 Bomber my Grampa flew over Japan WW2. I asked if he saw bombers shot down? he said:"all the time and I'd think IT WASN'T gonna happen to me". He came home to be a fireman and eventually captain in Los Angeles. Miss him tons.
Great video. Tough to watch knowing the 10 guys in each B17 went through hell.
P-47 ground attack/dogfight would be cool!
Escort duty would be even better, since that was their jobs first
Hands down one of your best videos yet. I'd love to see more fighter escort videos in the future. 👍
It's been noted that when Göring saw Mustangs over Berlin, he knew the "gig was up".
I love videos like this, as it seems to showcase what actually went on historically. The lesson that i take from this is that energy is/was everything in this scenario. Almost zero of the kills are multi turn, low energy 'dogfights.' It also shows how the superior performance of the p51 at altitude, combined with using the bombers as bait, absolutely crushed the German fighter force.
I love the 190 A8, but the 190 D-9 was so much better!!
Agreed, I see a lot of Antons, but hardly much Dora action.
Major fun watching you dispense some belt-fed freedom over WWII Europe, brother! I know it means editing for you but I hope it's at least as much fun to make as it is to watch.
This is not a request, just a note. I watch those 88s shredding the B-17s and would love to see a formation of P-47s or Mitchells swoop in and _plaster_ those guns while they're focused on the bombers above. I wonder if the 8th Air Force did that during the air war? A SEAD mission during an attack run seems like it could be effective. Anyway, many thanks for another great video!
I have heard vets say that sometimes the flak was so thick you could almost get out and walk on it. This vid demonstrated that very well. They were brave brave guys...
I was just reading Robert Johnson's book about being a P47 Pilot, in one of his early missions he took a ton of 20mm cannon fire, his canopy was damaged and couldn't move far enough for him to bail, and his hydraulic lines were spraying all over him inside, and oil was all over the canopy, while the plane was also burning. Unable to bail out he flew back to England with no instruments to land after being pounced by ANOTHER FW190 who shot him up more and then let him go. Wild book and absolutely worth the read for that story alone.
I like how you kept shooting 7:18 as you saw the pilot jump out
…..weapon malfunction 🙄
@@GrowlingSidewinder This wouldn't be the first instance of you showing no mercy.... so I'm here for it
Daylight bombing was insane.
The Americans were wildn out with those daylight raids
At least you know what happened to your friends though because its daytime. In RAF Bomber Command your mates just disappear off the face of the Earth, never to be seen again.
Great video GS, thanks for bringing WWII videos again.
I hope the can finish the Corsair, can't wait to watch your videos in it.
“Cadillac of the Sky”
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Had to go too far to see this.
Thank you for fulfilling our request! This would be even cooler with a wingman following you through all of this!
Loving the WW2 content!!! Esp the P-51, P-47, P-38 etc.
Another video from GS just made my day.
Yeah, I saw it drop and stopped watching college football to switch to this. 😃
Every day I look forward to seeing a new upload from you, keep it up!
Great cinematography and love the older action
I feel like the yellow nose on a Mustang woulda been asking for a friendly fire incident.
Maybe not so much, the gunners would often identify any plane that points its nose at the bomber as hostile rather than by the colours or type of plane
Nobody but americans are going to fly bare metal planes. I'm pretty sure everybody got briefed on what squadrons on both sides are in the area and what the squadron colors are.
Nice work retaining energy. It did not go the Luftwaffe's way.
Great flight, thanks for doing the escort flight too! Love the WWII content!
Hey GS, you still using the 3080? There’s a lot of airplanes in the sky at once and it’s looking good.
Hello, yes sir the stats in the video description remain accurate.
I am so in love with the P-51D. Have been since I was five years old (so many decades ago). Thanks for some content with one of my favorite aircraft.
Perfect! I nearly requested this escort reply after your Fw 190 attack video. You read my mind!
A few months ago, my dad actually bought me a ride in gun fighter, which is a p51 modified with a second seat. It was a once in a lifetime experience!
Its like a story of lone mustang piloted by major james howard (he is using a p51b variant) using hit and run tactics protecting the bomber formation against the entire luftwaffe pilot cool stuff
It amazes me that the P51 was able to have such great range, while carrying so much ammunition. While also having such amazing performance. All while being water cooled. (With the Rolls-Royce engine, the Allison was a beast too. But it was naturally Asperated.)
textbook Immelmann loop on that FW 190 at min 6:30! Love to see real fighter tactics work like they are suppose to.
Awesome video as always thanks 😊
These simulations really bring home the bravery and sacrifice those men gave.
These recreations are brilliant. Love every single one. Thanks so much!!!
Love your content! when I retire this is what I want to do lol. Mahalo from Hilo, Hawaii!!
Loving these WWII scenarios! Thank you, GS!
That was phenomenal. Love these segments thank you GS!
I think this is one of you top 5 videos, very nice work GS.
Awesome video love the ww2 era stuff
Even w/ 50 cals raining till empty to bring the enemy down! That's why the switch to cannons for air combat made whole lot of sense @ late stages of WW2 and Korea. It even took the NA F-86H Sabre to switch from original six 50 cal M3s to four 20mm T-160 cannons!
These world war 2 videos are so cool man. its like a movie, well done on the video brother.
Always great to see both sides of the same engagement.
Crazy to think how now a couple of strike eagles can deliver that same formations worth of ordinance.
For god sake, you are the best with these old timers video 😍😍😍😍. Live you man , really appreciate your work. Its amazing to watch old aircraft battles 😍😍😍
Great video really enjoying your return to WWII 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I watched this video so intently, my supper got cold, thanks... always great stuff.
Fantastic graphics and sound. Very immersive. 👍🏻👍🏻 thanks!
Great viewing, some of it really looks like real gun camera footage. Be interested to see how you do with 8x .303s of a Hurricane or Spitfire against BoB Luftwaffe hordes... might be harder work...
Awesome video, a combination of your great flying to the amazing backdrop details of land below, cloud trails and plane model details of dcs makes the overall look
All of this is beyond my ability to play, but it's fun to watch. The graphics are amazing.
This really highlights the 50 cal's relatively terrible lethality compared to the various 20mm+ planes you've been flying lately.
P 38 in the next video would be good
Been cravign your WW2 content and you have started the series i been loving it keep it up
I love the WWII/Korea content. Thank you for your entertainment and commentary as always.
Would love to see you and Shotgun try the same scenarios in a new video, but the next time, switch mules for Part 2.
If i remember correctly Erich Hartman (THE top scoring fighter ace in WWII if you belive the claims...) there was an interview with him after the war in which he stated that he basically "jumped" them or rather buggered off. That's how he survived and scored so high. It's been a while since i saw that video, the interview mustve taken place sometime in the 70/80s i guess.
So much more skills than the fire and forget stuff. Love it 👍😁
You said it! I've learned a TON about modern air combat from GS, and I have a great respect for the challenges of that. But I always enjoy when he mixes in these WWI and WWII encounters. Cheers!
Really liking this series.
WW2 is all I fly but I never seem to have that much fun. Great job.
That pilot that climbed out into a hail storm of 50 cal deserves a medal! 😂 did it all while flying/falling at 300±mph 😆🫡
The B-17:s should alternate their altitude up/down close to the final approach of the bomb run to evade flak (as much as possible). Further away from the target the bombers should in addition also change heading for the same effect. All this in a random manner, within the formation-rules of course. Not fly straight and at a constant altitude all the time - this is making the bombers very easy targets for the flak.
Thank you for another, as always, great video!
Ps, in my humble opinion the P51 Mustang is the most beautiful propeller-airplane ever made.
I think the thing that really unnerves the bomber crews are not the intercepting fighters, but the flak. As one bomber crew described in a concentration of flak, they can literally walk in the sky, imagine the amount of the sharpnels it produces. Even the escorting and intercepting fighters move away from the flak concentration that they might get hit as well.
There was a German ace who having engaged a P51 and survived said that from that point on every time he closed his cockpit he felt like he was closing his coffin lid.
Fw 190 had a jettisonable canopy. Pull a lever and off went the hood. Unhook the harness, quick trimming some nose down against back pressure and let go of the stick and out the pilot flew.
5:15
f'ing epic, and accurate to a chilling degree.
Nice work. I'm pretty sure the Fw190 suffered at higher altitudes like this. Also there was a model they had that was more armed and armored up to take on the bombers, performance suffered there as well. I think the Dora was better in these respects.
I think there were many aces who snuck up on their opponents. It was the better way to go. Furballs are risky and lose energy. AFAIK back in WWII the idea was to see your enemy first and try to have height on them, then manuver to get into the best position for an attack.
I know it’s ’just a game’ but damn if it isn’t way more enjoyable to watch when you’re on the side of the allied forces! 👍 🇺🇸
That 51 was a beast, looking so sexy giving them the business!! Loved this!! 💜💜
I'm loving the WW2 action and realistic missions!
Awesome! Love the WWII stuff.
Loving these WW2 vids. There seems to be a lot more action than jet fights where it's over in a sec or 2... Love to see more maybe some other missions...?
Absolutely Stunning!!!!! Very close to real life I guess
Even the RED BARON showed mercy, to his fallen foes! 🤘
Great idea for a vid: Timewarp an A-10 into WWII. Just for for the fun of it. Have it fully loaded to drop JDAMs and cluster bombs on the anti-aircraft flak guns and German Tiger tanks. Have it shred planes and bombers with it's main gun. Fire some Mavericks. Etc... Merka! lol It would so fun to watch!
Absolutely gorgeous planes and scenery.
And thanks again for the both sides.
this was such a a cinematic experience
Awesome sortie! What a hero!!!🙌
8:34 muscle memory 💀
Very entertaining thanks GS ! 😎
For the replays, you should do one from the front view towards the pilot. I think it would be a really cool view.
Thank you for another great fight
I wonder what our fighter aircraft would look like today if the jet engine was never invented. Would we have stealth prop planes with long range missiles? I wonder what a gen 6 prop driven fighter would be capable of doing. Would it be capable of 0.9 mach? Or?
the concept was actually tried it with the XF-84H Thunderscreech…
the results were… let’s just say… a lot of noise…
Shotgun would’ve had a field day in this one. Invite him to the next escort mission!