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On the topic of returning after ridiculous damage taken, Ye Olde Pub was a B-17 that lost all but 3 feet of its left tail elevator, had 1 engine down, 1 engine at half power, and a third engine that would occasionally turbocharge itself and nearly rip itself of the wing. It also had lost the tail gunner and had all but 1 of its MGs either freeze or run out of ammo. It actually did return home due to a German fighter pilot (Franz Stigler) that saw the state of the bomber and decided he couldn't shoot it down, and escorted it over the Atlantic Wall. True story, it's in the book A Higher Call
Can you do a video about the history of the pistol and its evolution from flintlock to the 20 bullet mag full auto glock? It would be really cool to see all the weird designs between the ages
This aircraft is literally why I'm alive. Gramps somehow survived ww2. 8th/12th/15th AAC, 301St Bombers, 419th sq. Msgt, 2 BS. He worked for Sperry after his service.
Does anyone remember the series, "Amazing Stories" from the mid-80's? There was one episode about a ball turret that got stuck, with the landing gear destroyed, which means if the plane landed, the belly gunner would become paste on the runway. So he draws a picture of the plane, with wheels, goes into a trance, and... It was one of the episodes I remember pretty clearly. That was a great show...
And the episode was probably bullcrap, since crews were trained for situation: the first thing they did was getting the gunner out the ball turret, then detach it before landing.
@@alm5992 I looked it up. It was called, "The Mission". It was directed by Steven Spielberg, and starred Casey Siemaszko, Kevin Costner and Kiefer Sutherland. I remember the story, but not who was in it... I might have it on VHS. I think I recorded both seasons. I should look...
Yes! In fact I rewatched it last year, wondering if I would find it dumb decades after I watched it and loved it when it was new. Turns out, I still loved it.
Well done Simple History, well done. I really liked this cross section of the B-17 Flying Fortress, one of the most legendary aircraft of the Second World War. Despite the heavy losses it still remained a well-regarded bomber.
One of my favourite aircraft along with the Spitfire. PS: A B-17 actally starred in the James Bond movie Thunderball with the Fulton man recovery system.
Hello, my friend. I’m military and have been for 32 years and counting. I entered through ROTC. I started Second Lieutenant. I went off to the first Gulf war after two months in. I’m one of a small group of men who did not get PTSD from it. It was a pretty easy war. I became a Ranger and went to Africa in the Black Hawk Down attacks . I got a Purple Heart and another on on another tour in Africa propelling from Black hawks. I have seen a lot, but any solider who have been through one tour has. I am now a high ranking officer. Starting Will it turn it being in her over three decades will do that.
No…no you were not. Aside from the fact I can tell by your poor attempt to name drop a few conflicts and operations, it is more than overwhelmingly obvious that you have little to no military experience…especially as an officer…much less that of one who has been in for “32 years”. An officer of flag rank would be a graduate of almost all of our in service staff & command, advanced, and joint service and other miscellaneous specialty schools…not to mention….have held multiple posts as a commander at different levels and as a staff officer at different levels. You would at the level you are now (at 30+ years) be involved at the JCS and combatant command level and correspond with political leaders. Your writing and grammar skills are that of a sub high-school level. Your words sound like a 7th grade assignment. A quick view of your profile also shows your videos of Louie, your cat. I can see your legs and in another video- hear your voice. On behalf of ALL VETERANS- stop telling people you are a veteran. Stop telling people that you are serving and have served for 32 years. By the way- the Gulf War, was not “an easy war”. No war is “easy”. Do something with your life.
War Thunder… 2 years of gameplay and still suffering at 5.0…something about the game keeps me going though, possibly that big juicy “Target destroyed” notification…god ain’t that satisfying
They haven't been completely grounded. It was due to an air to air crash at an airshow I believe and since I know of and have been lucky enough to see one flying after extensive inspections
Some USAAF bombers were shot down near my grandma's childhood village in Hungary. She said that there was a short little gypsy guy among the Americans who got caught by the local law enforcement forces (csendőrség, something like Gendarmerie in France or Carabinieri in Italy). My grandma didn't know than that the "small gypsy guy" was actually a latino.😂
Watching this video brought back flashbacks from the recent mini series "Masters of the Air." Yes, the series was far from perfect but it did give us a good glimpse into what flying was like in these super fortresses.
The airworthy B17s were grounded due to an AD about Wing Spar fatigue cracking. But most are still flying because the AD added another inspection to the checklist. Plus the FAA babies warbirds quite a bit. Source: A&P that really loves WW2 aviation
That's so amazing video. Believe it or not Yugoslav air force had B-17 G in their air force. There are two versions of that story. One story says that it landed on Sombor airfield on April 30th 1945. And it was there a couple days. After that it was sent to USSR. The other story says that it was there on Sombor airfield, and the markings were repainted to have Yugoslav markings. It was in service for one year, and after that it was retired. There is a rumor that the B-17 G is in depths of Belgrade's museum of aviation, along with Yugoslav P-38 Lighting. What is true from these two things, that's a good question. My suggestion is that you make a video of life inside the B-29 (you can correct me if you haven't made that video).
Had a great grandfather they flew one of these in WW2. He was shot down twice first time he was captured by the British and held for a couple day because they thought he was a spy and the second time he was captured by Germans and spent a few months in a camp till the end of the war.
2:38 O yes, it's one of my favorite games, but it's too hard to grind, needs years and years, real money also are needed to spent if you want to progress a bit faster and believe me sooner or latter most of people will put some money! (I got 2000+ hours and I had put around 150 euros)
