The flying clog was a tough old beast. One of the few if not the only frontline service in WW2 with diesel engines, which had the additional benefit of making refuelling at sea by ships or U-Boats possible
Yes, I was going to add that I know you wouldn´t reveal your main source. Obviously. I was more interested in some general information, like "old German basement with boxes filled with film reels", or such.@@hw97karbine
It's mostly obscure corners of national archives, I'm not doing any digitizing myself, the "trick" is to have the patience to trawl through hours of mundane footage to find those fascinating nuggets, and to have enough historical knowledge to know what you're looking at, because very often clips are poorly labeled if at all.
They were mostly used for recon and rescue but a number of the planes could hold their own in a battle. The Short Sunderland was nicknamed by the Germans as "The Flying Porcupine". It was quite a formidable opponent.
@@Smoshy16 They were just used in sectors that weren't dense with fighters or AA. They'd be sitting ducks on any of the primary fronts-but the war was much larger than where the most well-known battles were happening.
Talk about rare footage! That was an amazing perspective.
Blohm and Voss built some extraordinary aircraft. The company is still very much in business
The shipyard is, the aircraft manufacturer section today builds Airbusses but the old factory site is still in use
@@JGCR59 And helicopters I think.....
The flying clog was a tough old beast. One of the few if not the only frontline service in WW2 with diesel engines, which had the additional benefit of making refuelling at sea by ships or U-Boats possible
Great find. Never see actual combat footage of the BV-138's.
I knew the Arado 196 tangled with Beaufighters in the Mediterranean, but this is completely new to me
It always improves my day when you upload. All these cool videos I'd never find anywhere else.
Thanks for the content and love your stuff. Keep it up!
Where do you find all this never before seen footage? You must´ve found some archive which was never digitlized after WW2. Really cool.
i.imgur.com/PCIWLZ5.jpg
Yes, I was going to add that I know you wouldn´t reveal your main source. Obviously. I was more interested in some general information, like "old German basement with boxes filled with film reels", or such.@@hw97karbine
@@hw97karbine LOL Understandable ;) But part of me is still so amazed that, like watching an incredible magic trick, I still want to know LOL
It's mostly obscure corners of national archives, I'm not doing any digitizing myself, the "trick" is to have the patience to trawl through hours of mundane footage to find those fascinating nuggets, and to have enough historical knowledge to know what you're looking at, because very often clips are poorly labeled if at all.
@@hw97karbine Well then you deserve even more thanks for all that work!
Awesone! Did'nt see it before
I didn't know they used these types of aircraft as escorts.
Ah, the flying clog.
Interesting, i thought flying boats were only used in recon.
They were mostly used for recon and rescue but a number of the planes could hold their own in a battle. The Short Sunderland was nicknamed by the Germans as "The Flying Porcupine". It was quite a formidable opponent.
@@Smoshy16 thanks for the info 👍👍👍👍
@@Smoshy16 They were just used in sectors that weren't dense with fighters or AA. They'd be sitting ducks on any of the primary fronts-but the war was much larger than where the most well-known battles were happening.
Wich type of bomber? Anyone can guess?
@@PauloPereira-jj4jvcant tell exactly, but looking at a list of ww2 era soviet naval aircraft it could be an Ilyushyn DB-4
Reminds me a great deal about the P-61 Black Widow. Another innovative fighter, in the same idea of the P-38.
molto bello questo filmato, e credo anche molto raro
Crazy footage
NOT your typical dog fight!
If I am to make a calculated guess then the soviet bomber is a DB-3 judging by the black outline on top of the nose. Amazing footage all the same
Diesel engines so they could be refueled at sea by tenders.