How did Albert Ball become a fighter ace at just 19?

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Albert Ball VC, was a British First World War fighter pilot who became an ace when he was just 19. Eventually he shot down 44 German planes, was awarded the Victoria Cross, 3 Distinguished Service Orders (the first person ever to achieve that feat), a Military Cross along with the French Legion d’Honneur.
And he achieved all of that by the time he was killed in action at the age of just 20.
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0:00 Albert Ball VC intro
0:52 Early life in Nottingham
2:49 World War 1
4:44 Flying Lessons
6:06 Joins Royal Flying Corps
9:38 Fighter Ace
11:23 His Tactics
13:17 National Hero
15:04 DSO & bar
18:20 Meets Billy Bishop
20:15 Engaged to Flora
20:57 Top Allied Ace
22:00 Death
24:54 Legacy
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@tomtaylor6163 3 месяца назад

I’m a 63 year old American. Believe it or not , I have known of Albert Ball since I was a young boy in grade school because of my love of aviation. He and Edward Mannock were some of my heroes

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

I hope you enjoyed this particular story about Albert Ball

@LeslieDevoe 3 месяца назад

I was too, as an American, we share those two points in common. I'm sure that in time we will discover many more.

@Hartley_Hare 3 месяца назад

I'm from Nottingham, and Ball was previously a big part of our county's story, although I think my own crop of teenagers would have no idea who he was. I dimly remember that some of his possessions - including the windscreen from his SE5a - were on display at the Castle. What draws me to Ball, as well as to Mannock and McCudden - is that they weren't archetypal officers. They were all misfits who didn't slot neatly into the idea of the 'huntin' and shootin'' pastimes of the ideal, aristocratic young officer. In fact, Mannock loved animals and would never have shot at them, which makes me like him enormously, and McCudden came up through the ranks, having been a mechanic first and then an observer.

@davidjohns4745 3 месяца назад

Yea I’m 63 for another week and same.

@LeslieDevoe 3 месяца назад

@@davidjohns4745 I am 61 and grew up fascinated with the knights of the sky. My dad flew A-4 Skyhawks in the United States Navy. One of his best friends was killed flying for the Royal Navy as an exchange pilot, up in Lossiemouth Scotland. Went into the Moray Firth. Flying The Blackburn Buccaneer, with the 700Z squadron.

@gerardokeeffe9640 3 месяца назад

I taught his Great niece, Angela Ball in Alderney in 2001. We did a history project on her great uncle that resulted in the family being flown to Nottingham castle to see the Albert Ball Museum. Prior to this, the family had not even heard of him. The family now proudly display his framed dispatches etc in their home. She looked so much like him it was uncanny. She is very proud of him.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.

@DarrenMarsh-kx8hd 3 месяца назад

In an age where people look up to RU-vid 'influencers', sportsmen and pop-stars, I think it's great that you are resurrecting the stories of those that actually deserve our respect.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Darren thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I appreciate your ongoing support and it was great that you were able to join my live. History talk last night

@LeslieDevoe 3 месяца назад

I visited Balls grave in France, on a grey windy day. When we dropped my brother off at Trent College in, Long Eaton during the fall of 1976. His headmaster was shocked that a 13 year old American knew more about Albert Ball than most of the faculty and all of the students. I was 14 when we went to his burial site on my insistence. I fist read about him at the age of 7. My father being a Navy Pilot helped a lot, as our home was stuffed to the gills with books on aviation.

@simonnoble7589 3 месяца назад

Whot a great story ... thank you

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Leslie, thank you so much for sharing that story. I love your connection to Trent College. I used to live in nearby Attenborough

@LeslieDevoe 3 месяца назад

@@TheHistoryChap it's amazing how connected we all are in the world. I want to thank you personally. My brother loved seeing his alma mater.

@ColinScudder 3 месяца назад

Mannock was our highest scoring ace and it was he who shot down 72 German aircraft. It was also said that Mannock credited other pilots with kills that he himself was responsible for. Apart from that good video

@simonnoble7589 3 месяца назад

@@ColinScudder interesting 🧐 👍🏻

@fossy4321 3 месяца назад

My Dad worked as an apprentice at Elliot's garage on Derby road Nottingham. When Alberts father was Mayor he hated having his chauffer stop to refuel his Mayoral car so he had cans of petrol delivered to his house. This was a job my father usually did and each time he would "borrow" a pint or so from each can and fill his Scott motorcycle up for free! So my claim to fame is my Dad pinched petrol off Albert Balls Dad.

@georgemacdonell2341 3 месяца назад

Just the tax money coming back home, great story!

@belperflyer7419 3 месяца назад

Well, if it was a Scott, he'd need a lot of petrol if the one I had is any guide! I was born and brought near Nottingham and went to school there. I remember seeing an SE5a windscreen supposedly from Albert Ball's aircraft on display in the Castle museum, and I built and flew an SE5a radio control model some years ago. I still have it.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & for taking the time to share your family story

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video

@eddylumb2339 Месяц назад

What a lovely connection. Cheers for telling us.... Really enjoyed reading it.

@harryshriver6223 3 месяца назад

I am simply amazed and what this man accomplished in a short young life. His story should be shared with all British youth as an inspiration. Bravo and kudos, amigo.

@Hartley_Hare 3 месяца назад

At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, they wouldn't care. He wasn't a gamer, he didn't have a budding career as an influencer and he didn't have blue hair or facial piercings. Ball's achievements seem to count as nothing in the face of this.

@stevemills9982 3 месяца назад

@@Hartley_Hare Not completely true. The RAF Air Cadets of Nottingham still celebrate his memory.

@Hartley_Hare 3 месяца назад

@@stevemills9982 And bless them for that but they're a vanishingly small minority.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thanks Harry

@oliver8928 3 месяца назад

@@Hartley_HareAs a British youth, I take care to remind older members of society that all they read and hear and see of the younger generation is a loud and attention-seeking minority. As it has always been.

@nicksykes4575 3 месяца назад

Thank you Chris, he's my favourite WW1 ace, have you seen the poem written about him, simply titled "Albert Ball VC".

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the feedback

@BMW7series251 3 месяца назад

I am 77 yrs old. My Grandfather helped in WW1 & my Father fought in WW2, yet I've never heard of Albert Ball ?! What a man he was! What a Hero. Thanks for posting this, regards, John.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for your support & for watching my video

@Starman2319 3 месяца назад

Thank you for telling Albert's story, Chris. We will remember them. Regards, Ian

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

My pleasure, thanks for watching my video

@barrywebber100 3 месяца назад

A brilliant story wonderfully told. What a good looking young hero Albert Ball was, an amazing character. Thanks for posting.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

@mattday8208 3 месяца назад

Wondeful story, wonderfully told. My grandfather was a RFC/RAF fighter pilot. He died long before I was born, and, my mother says, he never spoke about the war so we know nothing about his time in the conflict.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & sharing your family story.

@EGDD-42 3 месяца назад

An RAF engineer once explained his theory on why Albert was so good - he was merticulous on checking his ammunition for defects. This reduced his guns jamming which was a common problem. As he survived more battles he got more experience & became the better pilot with working equipment

@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 3 месяца назад

I would think that von Richthofen would have an attache polish every bullet😊

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & your interesting comment

@oddyseus99 3 месяца назад

Always enjoy your videos but for me this is the best yet. Albert Ball has been my “aviation hero” for more decades than I care to count. I have all of the available biographies plus copies of some of his combat reports. Thank you for bringing his story to a wider audience.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

really pleased you enjoyed it.

@lesoneill4932 3 месяца назад

Yes would love to hear more stories of the Great War keep up the good work 👍

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the endorsement. If you haven’t already, please make sure you subscribe to my channel, so you don’t miss future videos

@lesoneill4932 3 месяца назад

@@TheHistoryChap Hi did do sometime ago love military history and the way you present it , almost !!! saves me from having to read books about it ex-Royal Navy myself.

@philiprufus4427 3 месяца назад

Yes ! The Material ls Endless.

@alistairmills7608 3 месяца назад

Rest in Peace dear Albert. Thank you for your service.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video

@colinoneal4760 3 месяца назад

Excellent story, very well presented.More from WW1 please 👍

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Plenty more coming your way. Please make sure you subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss them

@adrianstevenson9260 3 месяца назад

I have his wristwatch that he was wearing when he was killed coming up for sale later this year at Bamfords Auctioneers. The lot will also include his RFC calling card, a Bowie Knife, photos, etc. The watch was returned by the Germans to his father. His father later gave it to his chauffeur. Albert Senior had the watch repaired at the same retailer in Nottingham where Albert had purchased it. The chauffeur’s son who knew Albert as a boy later wore the watch to school. The watch comes directly from the family.

@raymondo162 3 месяца назад

keeerch i i i ng !!

@georgemacdonell2341 3 месяца назад

The museum should win the bid .

@Hartley_Hare 3 месяца назад

As well as being a history nerd, I'm also a watch nerd. Can you tell me more about it?

@adrianstevenson9260 3 месяца назад

@@Hartley_Hare It is not maker marked. But has Swiss movement. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and separate seconds dial. The back of the case is engraved with a stylised motif of featuring a steering wheel above a single wheel which is flanked by a pair of wings. When Albert Sn had the watch repaired one of the hands was replaced with a similar one but not an exact match as this was damaged along with the broken crystal. It is on a brown leather military style strap.

@adrianstevenson9260 3 месяца назад

@@georgemacdonell2341 Sadly Nottingham Castle which would be the ideal place for the watch to go have no funds. The vendor and myself are exploring different avenues to try and get the right parties interested to ensure the watch stays in the UK and preferably in the East Midlands on public display. I am a Nottingham lad myself and Albert was and still is a hero of mine.

@user-xo5tr4ib9q 3 месяца назад

I went to college in Nottingham in 1952 , the Castle museum had lots of damaged memorabilia ofAlbert Balls planes 😊The story of his death was that he sometimes circled a French church to set his watch before returning. The Germans mounted a machine gun in the tower , damaged his aeroplane, Ball hit a fence trying to land and died.. He was also known to play a violin for relaxation

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & sharing your interesting story.

@IndianaDel1 3 месяца назад

My ancestor was a partner with Ball's Father (there were three partners) in the purchase of land in what is now Aspley/ Bilborough / Strelley. The purchase went from what is now Gregory Boulevard all the way up Aspley Lane. My own family sold the land that is now Blue Coat School and were market gardeners/ Nursery men in to the 1980's in this area. The land that Ball's Father bought was developed in to a huge swathe of what would be Council and private homes. As an aside, in the 1990's I served with the "Robin Hood Rifles" (tracing its lineage to the 7th Battalion), when it was a constituent company of the 3rd Battalion the Worcester & Sherwood Foresters Regiment.

@georgehead6780 3 месяца назад

War is madness! Sadistic…

@IndianaDel1 3 месяца назад

@@georgehead6780 and this has what to do with property development by the Ball family?

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for taking the time to share that local Nottingham History. As a former resident of the city, I found, found it fascinating.

@talpark8796 3 месяца назад

Billy Barker (VC) is a great Canadian WWI ace-pilot who really doesn't get enough mention, considering that he is our most decorated serviceman. he died young though, while the other ''B.B.'' became much more well known. tyvm for another upload Chris (et al) 🫎🇨🇦😁

@britishamerican4321 3 месяца назад

Barker, like Ball, is one of those that really demand a bio-pic.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & also for your comment.

@BootsontheTable 3 месяца назад

Great story Chris. I have always been fascinated by the stories of the First World War pilots. A brutal and terrifying role they played

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed. Amazing how young they all were (when compared to the films)

@davidnewzealand6807 3 месяца назад

I learnt about Albert Ball, during my history lessons at school, and my love of aviation. What a courageous young man he was. Like so many other young men,…to die so young.! Very sad.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching my video and for taking the time to write your comment

@Free_Ranger_CT110 3 месяца назад

Was privileged to see Albert's medals including his VC at Nottingham castle a few years ago.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

thanks for watching my video & your interesting comment.

@sgtcrabfat 3 месяца назад

Thanks for an interesting account of our local Hero, not forgotten around Nottingham, I live not far from his folks place, very tragic to die so young, RIP Capt Ball.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & for taking the time to comment

@brianivey73 3 месяца назад

Fabulous sir! You are giving us gems!

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

And thoroughly enjoying both the research and the telling.

@Gary-ys9be 3 месяца назад

I’m 56 now I used to go regularly to Nottingham Castle with my Grandad as a boy, He knew Albert from Long Eaton.He used to tell me the story of his VC and they even have his windshield complete with bullet holes , I was fascinated.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thanks for taking the time to share your family story

@daniellebcooper7160 3 месяца назад

Another excellent production. Thank you for keeping the memory of people such as Albert Ball from disappearing in a time where some want to do away with our past and rewrite it.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@colinthomas5462 3 месяца назад

What a hero and a great British airman Albert Ball was!! Loved listening to another amazing story of heroism in WW1 and yes please more videos on WW1. Thanks.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thank you very much for your kind comment. If you haven’t already, please do subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos

@timmurphy7384 3 месяца назад

Like Tomtaylor, I 'm 66 yrs. old and read about Albert Ball in 7th grade. He was my first WW I pilot that I read about. I out very much like to hear more stories about WW I Briitish pilots!! As well as British WW I naval pilots as well. Thanks Chris!

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video and your comments.

@paulwallis7586 3 месяца назад

Definitely do more of these. There are some incredible stories about the WW1 pilots that need to be kept alive.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

I am surprised how few people on RU-vid spent time making videos about WW1

@paulwallis7586 3 месяца назад

@@TheHistoryChap Given the rote formulaic approach to documentaries, they may not have heard of WW1, or anything else.

@iansands8607 3 месяца назад

I first learned of Albert Ball in the 70s through a weekly magazine called Wings, but my first interest in WW1 aviation began a few years earlier in about 1968 when my older brother, 8 year my senior went into a shop to buy some cigarettes and came out with two small WW1 dicast planes which he gave me, one was a Sopwith Camel and the other a red Fokker Dr.1. When I got home I was so chuffed with them I showed them to my dad and he told me about the Red Baron shooting 80 planes down which amazed me and I wanted to know more, some time later dad took me to the local library and got Richthofen's autobiography The Red Air Fighter, and Ira Jones's One Eyed Ace about Mick Mannock for me to read. After reading further books and learning that those brave men flew without having the use of parachutes the aces of that era, British, Canadian, French or German became my heroes. I'd like to see more stories from WW1 on RU-vid, its a subject that seems to be overlooked and the men and women who served then should never be forgotten.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video and for taking the time to share your family story.

@ronaldpoppe3774 3 месяца назад

Thanks Chris. I'm a big WW1 enthusiast. My father has a scrap book of WW1 planes and pilots. He was born in 1918 and loved aviation. I did some WW1 reenacting for a few years. Cheers Ron

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@michaelsheahan 3 месяца назад

Just another wonderfull story of a brave young man long forgotten , thanks Chris for reminding us of who we have to thank for what we have today .

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@Beerpopnana 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your Video Chris! What an amazing brave youngman.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for supporting my work.

@brianspendelow840 3 месяца назад

Thank you Chris for yet another wonderful video. I have know about Albert Ball for many years, but this is the first time his fascinating life has been made clear to me. Thank you. One minor correction. The plane you identify as a Bristol Scout is a Bristol Fighter. I believe the Scout was a monoplane. The "Bisfit" came along later in the war and was the favorite mount of Keith Park 20 kills, New Zealand's second highest scoring ace of WWI. He is much better known for his exploits in WWII.

@brianwilcox3478 3 месяца назад

you are right Brian. but the Bristol scout was a rotary powered biplane. first flown in 1914

@brianspendelow840 3 месяца назад

@@brianwilcox3478 Yes you're right. I was getting the Bristol Scout mixed up with the Bristol Monoplane Scout or Bristol M1 that didn't flu until 1916.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for your feedback

@brianivey73 3 месяца назад

Anything thing on WW1 that you chose will be something I watch!

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

That’s very kind of you. Just in case you haven’t already, please do subscribe to my RU-vid channel so you don’t miss them.

@jeningle8288 3 месяца назад

Beautifully told, but a sad tragic story. How very brave he was.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the feedback

@mmtx73 3 месяца назад

Thanks for posting this! Great video about a larger than life hero you don't hear about anymore. As a kid I was fortunate enough to be given a book on WWI aces, men like Albert Ball, Billy Bishop, Mick Mannock, Raul Lufberry, Frank Luke, and Eddie Rickenbacker among others. I dogeared and read it until it literally fell apart.

@philiprufus4427 3 месяца назад

Seventy years old,but known about these guys since I was a kid in the sixties.More recently read a book about learning to fly during this period. You could not write some of the things they got up to. There seems to have been two types of person. Stark staring mad,or totally fearless. They always come across to me as incredibly brave men. There was one story about a guy who fell out of the cockpit whilst changing amunition magazines. The aircraft flew beneath him right way up and he fell back in again according to him. I swear its in print ! Another ex pilot,in his sixties by this time got a warning from the cops for setting about two young muggers with his walking stick, in London, in the sixties.A Mad Irishman. Figures

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it & for your comment.

@jeffwolcott7815 3 месяца назад

The Robin Hood of the Skies. Now that is what they should call a movie about his life.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video,.

@hotmechanic222 3 месяца назад

Another great video, keep up the good work!!!!

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@pedenharley6266 3 месяца назад

Thank you for taking the time to tell this young man’s story.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

It’s my pleasure. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

@simonkevnorris 3 месяца назад

Thanks for another interesting and informative video.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

My pleasure

@jdgooner4845 3 месяца назад

Love your documentary’s , & yessss 👍

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

@johncouzins2442 3 месяца назад

Fascinating,always enjoy your work Chris more please

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

More to come! Please make sure that you have subscribed to my channel on RU-vid

@davidsayer3325 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the video of Albert Ball, very interesting.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@jeffuk3940 3 месяца назад

Yes Please, all your videos are excellent

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Very kind of you, thanks

@petersmith862 3 месяца назад

A great story, thank you.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@mozart579 3 месяца назад

Fascinating post thank you

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@Foxtrot756 3 месяца назад

Thank you for a brilliant video, very interesting and well made. Please keep them coming! 😊

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thank you! Will do!

@polygun1645 3 месяца назад

Another great video. Yes to more WW1 stories.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for your support. Glad you enjoyed my video

@scotforman1894 3 месяца назад

Yes please share more. I like your narrative style and it’s a very well told story, good job

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed my video

@neilpage901 3 месяца назад

Superbly told Chris. Thank you

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

My pleasure. If you haven’t already, please do subscribe to my channel, so you don’t miss future videos.

@tonyholt90 3 месяца назад

Enjoyed that thanks 👍

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Pleased you enjoyed it.

@ianbell5611 3 месяца назад

Brilliant video. "YES" Cheers

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@lokischildren7862 3 месяца назад

Absolutely fantastic video ..yes please do more videos on ww1

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

I certainly will. Thanks for the vote.

@rossstenner4402 3 месяца назад

Yes please, more WW1 history please

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Anything in pareticular?

@rossstenner4402 3 месяца назад

perhaps something less well known to the history of WW1, Colonel Meinertzhagen and the haversack deception, the battle of the Boars Head 1916 or something like that. I find all your history talksfascinating@@TheHistoryChap

@stevenschiff808 3 месяца назад

Thank you, what a great story.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

My pleasure. Thanks for taking the time to watch. What would you like me to talk about in the future?

@peterbarker3433 3 месяца назад

Another great warrior, a tale well told. Well done, Chris.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@keithsproson4328 3 месяца назад

Excellent job👍

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thanks 👍

@colinjames1920 3 месяца назад

Brilliant ,thank you for telling Albert's Ball story

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

thanks for your support, glad you enjoyed my video

@ricardocorbie6803 3 месяца назад

I loved Sir Albert Ball,, I knew of him as a young boy, reading of my heroes of that era!! Thanks for this video!!❤️❤️🙌🏿

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

It’s my pleasure. Thanks for taking the time to watch it.

@ricardocorbie6803 3 месяца назад

@@TheHistoryChap new subscriber alert!!🚨 🤣

@sasapetrovic1084 3 месяца назад

Excellent. Another great story.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@eddylumb2339 Месяц назад

Brilliant post. Many thanks for taking your time to do this. Proper enjoyed watching it. What an amazing young man Ball was.

@TheHistoryChap Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching

@andydavidson9004 3 месяца назад

Thanks for this, I looked at Alberts flying jacket at the war museum north in Salford a few years back.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

I’m glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

@stigg333 3 месяца назад

Thanks for a great video about another brave young man who sadly died far to young doing his duty for a better future, stay well.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@mikehinkle5761 3 месяца назад

Yes! When I was very young, I fell in love with history, primarily focusing on WWI aviation at first. Ball was definitely one of those I read about at length. This was well-done & very enjoyable. Thx!

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

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@robertbruce1887 3 месяца назад

Excellent documentary, well told story. Like your site name, History Chap

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video and glad you enjoyed it.

@julieblundell7421 3 месяца назад

Hello Chris, Yes, please do some more videos of Victoria Cross recipients.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for your reply & for watching my video

@arslongavitabrevis5136 3 месяца назад

Wonderful story told with your usual flair Chris! Albert Ball´s extraordinary tally of 44 victories within a year may be the, perhaps, the best performance of a fighter ace in WW1. I have to say that the images of WW1 sadden me very much. Thanks to my father I learned to respect and admire the heroism of soldiers regardless of their uniform; the fact that I was born and bred in Argentina also helped me because I was free from the traditional hatred or resentment that most Europeans inherit from their ancestors due to a long series of wars against their neighbours. The scale of the slaughter of WW1 is unparalleled. The finest men of our race killed each in the most horrendous fashion for nothing. Our grandparents fought a 20th-century war based on ideas and sentiments of the 19th-century. As a British stateman said: "It was the end of an era"

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

glad you enjoyed my video

@nwk-wt3ty 3 месяца назад

Another fantastic video. Perhaps you could do a video on the craiglockhart military hospital in edinburgh and the famous soldiers treated there.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for your support & your interesting comment.

@andrewsteele7663 3 месяца назад

Thanks Chris, a brilliant telling about an amazing man. I also wonder what he could have achieved if he had lived. Thanks again, Cheers

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@garybrockwell2031 3 месяца назад

What great young men we made, with great for thought and courage,, of course at the time there were no parachutes real brave, smart kid landing and playing dead,, Reminds me of the movie Ace's High with Robert Shaw😢🙏🆘🇬🇧💯 we have killed a lot of great men and women 🙏💪😥 ESPECIALLY THE GREAT WAR.. Your enthusiasm brings a tear Thanks Chris for their story's 🆘🇬🇧💯🙏💪✌️

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

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@neillangridge862 3 месяца назад

Thank you Chris for an excellent and interesting video on a fascinating character. I have come to really admire your well researched and nicely presented videos. I see that I am not the only nerd that spotted the Bristol fighter ( which Capt Leif Robinson VC was flying when he was downed) being described as a Bristol Scout.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

nothing wrong with nerds!

@thunderK5 3 месяца назад

Other pilots knew that Albert Ball was going after Lothar von Richthofen due to the latter's distinctive paint scheme. The engine area of the younger Richthofen's plane was red, but the rest was mostly a bright yellow. Like his brother Manfred, the bright scheme was intended to allow his fellow German pilots to know where he was and to align on him.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

And I also believe the distinctive colours were so that they could be identified as shooting down enemy planes as it was almost like a competition

@thunderK5 3 месяца назад

@@TheHistoryChapThat sort of thinking would explain why Ball went after an enemy whom he knew was a cut above the average: To be the best, you have top defeat top-tier foes.

@timec2002 3 месяца назад

Another enthralling piece Chris. Yes to more pieces on the gallant “20 minuters” as Lord Flashheart would call them. 😉

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video and for your comment.

@johnf3f810 3 месяца назад

Great video, as always! Could you do something similar about Werner Voss?

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed my video. Will add your request to my ever growing list

@MrStevecrasher 3 месяца назад

My interest in Ball comes from the tales my uncle Jim told me of his antics on their motorcycles, once riding them in the corridors of the High School which got them into a lot of trouble.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & for taking the time to share your family story

@davidberlanny3308 3 месяца назад

Hi Chris, I didn't know anything about this Ace. Thanks for telling his story. Of course the name rings a bell from the world cup football heroe, both great fighters at very young age. Perhaps its something in the name. How sad that he died so young. Great respect. What a great story, excellently told as always. Have a great weekend!!

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

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@markrunnalls7215 3 месяца назад

Yes please Chris .. More ww1 VC winners .. Your narration and your stories are so interesting.. There was another story of a pilot from ww1 who got his foot /part of his leg blown off ,and although due to the severe loss of blood went on to shoot down the German. Jeremy Clarkson mentioned him from when he covered a programe on the VC about his Father in law at Arnham a Major Caine .

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & for your comment.

@willjohnson1273 3 месяца назад

Yes would love more stories of WW1 individuals.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching & for your feedback

@adchancellor1380 3 месяца назад

Yes. I would, very much, like to see more videos like this one. I was, just, 16 years old (I'm 74 years old now) when I first heard of Albert Ball. Keep up the good work 👏 👍

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thank you for your comments

@JeanLucRaoelina-nd4og 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your outstanding historical reporting, also on kohima and malaya and aden etc.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

My pleasure

@grumpy-fox 3 месяца назад

Thanks Chris another fascinating story that I'd only heard part of before. More talks on WW1 would be great, especially the lesser known battles away from the Western Front (although one about the battle of Loos where my great uncle fell would be good )

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Definitely going to cover some of those lesser known campaigns. Watch this space!

@markashton6842 3 месяца назад

Thank You Chris, I am starting to get into video creation and hope to cover the exploits of the Manchesters, both at home and on the western front if possible, to give some visual context. I am also hoping to show people that you do not need to fly to europe to have an epic holiday but that is a long way off!

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

That sounds like a really interesting project. I would love to hear more and if you want please do drop me an email via my website.

@paulcooper9187 3 месяца назад

Thank you fills in my knowledge of one of our local heros

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@AyebeeMk2 3 месяца назад

Have always had in interest in combat aircraft and those that flew them. Read about Albert Ball years ago but always willing to listen to new stuff. Your comments about his design being made at Longbridge is new to me, the site is about 3 miles from where I live and indeed for about 5 years I worked from a base on the old factory's site. As you say history is closer than you think.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video & for taking the time to comment.

@joeritchie4554 Месяц назад

What an amazing young man

@TheHistoryChap Месяц назад

Thanks for watching my video.

@robertcorradi8573 3 месяца назад

Astonishing..... absolutely astounding.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it.

@Beerpopnana 3 месяца назад

HI Chris, Have you thought about doing a video on Lieutenant -Colonel Stewart Blacker?

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Wasn't even aware of him. Going to look up now.

@vincentlavery2568 3 месяца назад

Saw his display in the Nottingham museum

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

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@stephenbrown1077 3 месяца назад

Hello Chris, thankyou for another smashing video. I'm born and raised in Nottingham, so I know the story quite well. However, some great facts that I've not heard before. As an aircraft enthusiastic, it would be good if you could cover some more air aces, as a suggestion. As ever, I am looking forward to your next video.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed my video & for taking the time to comment.

@bernehalligan 3 месяца назад

total respect....

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video.

@oldgitsknowstuff 3 месяца назад

Another brilliant presentation. Being from Nottingham, your production brought a tear to my eyes. It's always the young men who fight and die for us. 'How many hours of Spits ? 7 Sir, 10 Sir, stick to me like glue'. And there the thousands of crosses are marked out in so many Cemeteries. Albert Ball, killed in action in May 1917...at the age of 20 ! So he was flying at the age of around 17. So he might've been only 16 when he first took to the air......May God rest his soul. Respects to a brave kid (kid because he wasn't an adult. Old enough to fight, but not old enough to vote). My only issue with your production is that in NO WAY did he split a stick, with a revolver at 50 yards. I feel that this is one of those stories that becomes folk law after its been repeated down the pub till the handle drops off. Otherwise, informative, kept my interest and gave me a tear. Well Done.

@derekp2674 3 месяца назад

Thanks, that revolver story also sounded a bit far fetched to me. Long ago, when the developing museum site at Duxford still had a usable firing range, I tried out an ex-WW2 British issue Smith and Wesson M&P model revolver at 25 m. On my first go, i put a tight group of 5 consecutive shots into the 1" wide post holding up my target, breaking the post and causing the target to fall down. So, at 25 yards, an expert shot will be able to consistently shoot 1" groups with a good revolver. But by 50 yards, those groups will have spread out somewhat, so you'd need quite a wide stick to hit it every time or most of the time.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

If you are from Nottingham, you might also enjoy (?) my story about the Chilwell Munitions Explosion during WW1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnaz36nE6QY.html

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

That snippet was taken from "Britain's Forgotten Fighter Ace" a biograghy on Ball written by Walter Briscoe & H. Russell Stannard.

@oldgitsknowstuff 3 месяца назад

@derekp2674 My respects as a fellow marksman. At Strensall military range near York, my club arranged a 100 yard pistol competition. All members were Marksmen. (Of course they were). At 100 yards, our target was a piece of 8" x 4" piece if paper. We all hit the target. I don't think that anybody could split a stick at 100 yards unless they were using a rifle. But HeyHo. Let legend prevail. High 5s to your Sir.

@derekp2674 3 месяца назад

@@oldgitsknowstuff Respects to you too. That's quite decent shooting for that distance. There was a time when the UK had long range pistol competitions at 100, 200 and 300 yards. I think the main challenges were figuring out where to aim and then aiming precisely enough with normal pistol sights.

@simonnoble7589 3 месяца назад

Hi Chris = what a most interesting story , thank you so much cheers Si

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Simon, thanks very much for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Have a great weekend

@simonnoble7589 3 месяца назад

@@TheHistoryChap Thank you , enjoy your weekend ...

@ericarmstrong6540 3 месяца назад

Yes to more stories.

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed my video

@johnhudghton3535 3 месяца назад

Read about Albert Ball when I was a teenager. One of my inspirations to join the Air Cadets and latterly the RAF. I'm 67 now. Good rendition of his life, many thanks.

@andrewmorton9327 3 месяца назад

Me too. 1729 squadron ATC.

@johnhudghton3535 3 месяца назад

@@andrewmorton9327 284 Cheadle and Gatley Squadron. The only positive productive thing in my early teens.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@TheHistoryChap 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching my video.

@richardjames3022 3 месяца назад

Yes please more Great War videos

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

Thanks for your support & for watching my video

@user-vi9gw8pt9v 3 месяца назад

Yes what ever you like. Great content

@TheHistoryChap 2 месяца назад

thanks, glad you enjoyed the video

@drtimsmith Месяц назад

Well done, Chris! Another superb tale, richly told !! Albert Ball VC, is yet another example of an English hero, whose deeds are legendary. It always strikes me as amazing how so many people do something amazing for God, King and Country, and for such a variety of reasons. God bless them all ! And thank you for this awe-inspiring presentation, in your inimitable style...

@TheHistoryChap Месяц назад

Thanks for taking the time to comment, glad you enjoyed my video.