Masters of the Air FINALE - Part Nine 1x9 (First Time Watching) REACTION 

Buck lost both his best friend and wife so quick after the war ended. Imagine having to be by yourself with all those memories of the war with no one to talk to about it.

In the documentary, there was a clip of Rosenthal where he stated being a prosecutor, during the Nuremberg trials, was his closure. What he saw in those camps in Poland, and coming home to Jewish communities left shattered because all their relatives in Europe had been murdered, really affected him. His final mission of the war was actually an airlift of survivors from those camps. The war was not over for him until the perpetrators were brought to justice. According to Crosby’s memoir, many of the men in the 100th believed Rosie had family in the camps, because they knew he was fighting for something more. (Apparently, Rosie’s entire family had already immigrated to America long before WWII, but his men did not know that.)

The words Rosie said to the Russians were the actual phrases he said to make them realise he was American

The person in the tail of Rosies Aircraft in the opening scene is played by Rosies own Grandson.

How did they come home? Watch the movie “The Best Years of our Lives” from 1946. The first movie to really deal with PTSD. One thing sadly missed in the ending, one of those little kids grew up to create the 100th BG museum in the restored Thorpe Abbott control tower.

Just so you know just like Band of Brothers had the additional short documentary called "We Stand Alone Together", this series also has a short documentary called the "Bloody Hundredth"! It's a must-see, I think it's only an hour long just like the episodes, and Rosie Rosenthal himself tells the story of when he got found by the Russians!!! He also screamed "Pepsi Cola and Lucky Strike"!!!😅

Rosie ended up flying 52 missions, double what was required, Rosie truly was the greatest of all time

This was a great series. I hope Spielberg and Hanks do a WWII series on the Navy next. Thanks Danny and Niamh for reacting to this series.

If I remember what I read right, Marge went to visit her parents and contracted Polio. Buck remarried and was with his second wife until he died.

I just learned that Rosie is actually buried in a cemetery in my hometown. It’s an honor knowing such a hero is buried so close by!

the actor who plays Crosby, plays John Wilkes Booth in the new Apple TV series "Manhunt"...

loved all your reactions to MOTA - I was lucky enough to be on the crew for all 9 episodes - was great to watch along with you guys!

You guys have to watch the Bloody 100th Documentary (episode 10)

That was actually the second time he was shot down. He had just got back into combat after weeks in the hospital. He broke his arm in the first crash. Also.

that photo of buck and gale at the end looks like it could have been the inspiration for the entire show.

I love the moment at 14:30 when Croz is standing by the fireplace. There's the Toby Mug on the mantle! Just like '12 O'Clock High'. 🙂

Band of brothers and the Pacific next!

If you liked this series you'll need to watch Band of Brothers and the Pacific. Both are excellent.

Stalag XIII. I know a real camp and think was an army one but it just reminds me of Hogans Heroes hahaha.

What a fantastic final episode! Loved this series. Hopefully Niamh can do some reactions to Band of Brothers and the Pacific soon.

Thank you two so so much for reacting to this series, it was such a pleasure watching every episode with you!!

Reports had come in about the camps in 1944, maybe even earlier. Some reports came from a guy, Witold Pilecki, who had intentionally gotten captured so he could document what was going on inside. The Allies refused to believe such things were possible. The guy chose to go back into the camps a second time and spent time in the Warsaw ghetto during the uprising and managed to survive. He tried to get the Allies to send in Polish paratroopers etc but they thought it was too likely to fail.

If your also a fan of the movie 12 O'clock High there is a nice Easter egg in the scene where Crosby and Rosenthal talk. Hint: Dean Jagger bought one.

Great series and we'll done! I will miss it on Fridays with new episodes. I read up on Buck in his final days. He had a good friend in North Dakota come to visit him for the final time shortly before his death. His friend made mention that Buck asked him to wheel him outside and to look at the sky together and he talked about his days flying. How fitting that his buddy recalled that last meeting with him and how Buck was remembering his youth and flying as they gazed up into the sky together. These men were simply extraordinary and so many were amazing contributors to helping the U.S economy become a power house after the war and laying a foundation for future generations. The men of the 8th Air force were incredibly courageous, without question. We stand alot to learn about how awful WW2 was and let's hope history never repeats itself with this type of death and destruction, ever again! Thanks for sharing a great series with us and Tom Hanks and Spielberg also have two really outstanding predecessor series called Band of Brothers and The Pacific, that are worthy in addition! More amazing men to admire doing courageous deeds! 🇺🇸

Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Masters Of The Air!!!!!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

I have enjoyed your reactions to this series so much 😊 Thank you!

'They can be a great people . . . they wish to be.' Superman's dad was on to something.

The greatest generation ever 🫡

Please do Band of Brothers next!

Felt disappointed with this series, but your reaction was great to experience as a history buff. Your channel will definitely grow a lot if you keep up the great work. If you haven't watched Titanic, The Green Mile, Master and Commander; those would be great reactions. I suggest Downfall, although maybe for yourself, since I don't know how well that would do as a reaction.

First episode: Like stone in my shoe. Last Episode: Like stone in my shoe. Those words where buck said to bucky in the first episode and the last episode.

Thanks for your great review/reaction to this series. Job well done!

This was such an amazing episode, with so many emotional moments. Not to mention the greatest game of capture the flag, ever. I've really enjoyed your reactions to this series. You guys are such a cute couple! Hope you had a great Paddy's Day. 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇮🇪

Great video guys, love the reaction from you both!

Hoping that Saving Private Ryan reaction clears YT, love to see it, great reaction for this whole series as well!

Sad part of Masters of the Air is that it took so long to come out after the first 2 mini series, they couldn't get the veteran interviews into the show.

Putting the flag up wasn’t pointless. They had to signal to the allies outside the gates to stop shooting. They had to signal to the planes in the air to stop shooting. They had to signal that they had to camp.

The food drops were Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound by the RAF, USAAF and RCAF dropped over 11000 tons of food to combat the 1944-45 dutch famine and save people from starvation in german occupied netherlands. Think 20k people died or something from it.

The allies did know about the death camps and the other camps. Throughout the war. Auschwitz birkenau was a massive complex of camps and subcamps, and most of the prisoners there were forced labourers - including the people at Birkenau (the extermination camp) who were not immediately gassed. One of the subcamps housed British POWs, who worked alongside those prisoners from the extermination camp who had qualifications that made them valuable in the factories. At great risk, many of those British POWs smuggled food to the extermination camp, although obviously not much. There were ferocious debates at the highest levels among US and British commanders about bombing the camps. In the end it was thought that bombing them would make the situation worse, although the train tracks and the factories were repeatedly bombed - including at least once by the 100th. Whether or not the lower ranks and fighting men were aware of the camps is a different question - young men fighting wars tend not to know the details.

I really enjoyed watching along with you. Until the next series… ❤🙏😎

You guys are so cute. Aw.

Band of brothers and the Pacific, Let's gooo!

Detroit representing.

after that it was a huge influx of GI's coming home and the baby boom happen also everyone went back to there job if they had jobs to go back to or found new jobs as mechanics pilots probably pilots and mechanics for most of them became teachers and professors at colleges

Band of Brothers

Great reaction to finish the series guys! 😊❤ What's next?

Please react to Band Of Brothers and The Pacific, your reactions are fantastic

I hope you guys react to The Bloody Hundreth documentary which is a companion piece to the series.

It was a great series from episodes 1 to 6. Episodes 7 was ehhh and 8 really almost sent the whole thing into the toilet. Nine was full of made up bullsh*t so they can have a corny flying into the sunset ending that never happened but it was able to keep the thing from crashing and burning. Overall, if you take all nine episodes it was a good series, not a great one. Personally I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get started learning about the war in the air during WW2. There are not nearly enough shows like this on the subject. That said I loved your reaction videos. Great work.

The old Biblical anthropology is true: the capacity for both good and evil is in every human, because we are made in God's image, but fallen from grace. Almost nobody ever believes they are the bad guys, and rationalises the evil things they do as necessary, or legitimate orders, or "the ways things are", or the only option in a moment. That's why you've got keep a vigilant eye on yourself, and work deliberately at kindness and justice, because it doesn't always come automatically.

1:41 Fun mood? good alcohol then 😂

12:10 - in the Christian religion, their 'holy text' has a chapter called "Revelations". In it (IIRC..it's been a while since I've read it) there is a metaphor for the forces that will end the world. Famine, War, Conquest, and Death. They're collectively called, "The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse". Part of the metaphor is that Death rides "a pale horse". I *was* a Christian as a child, that scene sent chills down my spine.

For your own enjoyment - not suggesting you react to it - you must watch the movie Twelve O'Clock High. Brilliant film about US bomber groups operating out of England in WW2. You'll see much that is familiar after Masters of the Air. Sure it's old Hollywood, but it had a frankness about injuries and the emotional effects of the continual losses that was rare for the time. See ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--Ondb7TwDeQ.html

Watch the Pacific

Yeah West Won but East Lose war because Soviets took over

How about some Sci-Fi?

truly the best generation risking their lives to free west europe including my country the netherlands and after all the fighting risking their lives again to feed them much love from the netherlands