Old 666 

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That Han Solo reference with the Star Wars theme hint just after... I'm happy

Fun fact: Zeamer only used “Old 666” because he and his crew were shortlisted for aircraft due to disciplinary problems. He was even warned about Old 666. No one dared fly the aircraft because it had a reputation of coming back from every mission badly damaged.

Ahh yes the flying pill box

B-17 in history: B-17 in War Thunder: Already shot down before the mission started

I am always amazed at how strong the B-17s where. They survived such a massive beating and stayed in the air.

"They're coming from all directions," "GREAT! NOW WE CAN FIRE IN ALL DIRECTIONS"

Zeros: Severely damage the B-17 and mortally wound Sarnoski, Zeamer and their crewmen. Zeamer to his crew: There is a beast deep inside you... it will not die... it will fight back!

From my understanding one died (Sarnoski) and 5 got injured. And the mission to photograph the air base at Buka was proposed prior to the sortie, but Zeamer had refused it considering it too dangerous, only when they arrived for their other mission too early they decided to fly to Buka anyway.

Now this is what i call "Quality Content" Unlike whatever History Channel pumps out nowadays

This is a reason I love yarn hub. First: they get straight into what happend and does not talk about merch or a sponsor for 4 minutes second: the animation is great and shows you a better telling of the story instead of 2d. Last: they post weekly

It's rather unfortunate that the pilot was tormented over the death of a crewman(whom was a bombardier by training) who was a good friend of his. If I recalled correctly, he said:"I got him a medal and I got him killed"

That B-17 must've been super heavy on account of the titanium balls the crew had.

the animators must have so much caffeine in their blood to make this nice stuff so fast

"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts" followed by the subtle-but-not-so-subtle Force theme in the background deserves a medal.

When you put all your stats in DEF and ATK

B-17s that fought in the Pacific aren't as well-known as their sisters in Europe. Hopefully events like the story of Old 666 will give them the recognition they deserve.

I watch these videos when I'm supposed to be doing school and I convince parents that it's for history class

Imagine taking 24 of some of the best fighters in the world and still losing to a single bomber. That plane is fucking badass.

Japanese: "this will be a piece of fish cake!" Zeamer and his crew: leonardo decaprio face

Nobody: B17 flying fortress stories exists* Yarnhub: Its free real estate

It was perfect timing for this video, my city wasn't having any covid cases for a while, and all of a sudden yesterday it got 30+ cases and counting. I was feeling pretty low because we have to go back into lockdown now but this video cheered me up.

I love this story when I found it on History Channel in Dog Fights. The story of a supposedly cursed bomber plane, that would always get “shot to hell”, literally and metaphorically, which led to it being abandoned and left at the yard to be scrapped. I liked to think there was a sort of “spirit” or “demon” that was attached to this bomber, not only cursing it’s pilots but those who dared fight it, leading to the near-impossible victory for it’s final mission. Maybe even how Sarnoscy gained enough strength to shoot down one last Zero, possessed by the demon briefly to fight for those he cares about. It truest was an awe-inspiring story to me, so much so I even got the book “Lucky 666”. And I’ll always treasure it. Thank you for finally covering this gem of an awesome war-story

I remember this from Dogfights as well! Definitely one of my favorite episodes from Dogfights.

Fun fact: The Old 666, before it was used by Lt. Col. Jay Zeamer and his crew, saw service as a reconnaissance plane in the 19th Bombardment Group were it became famous for it's bad luck. It got damaged all the time and was involved in some accidents too. It got retired after it was transfered to the 65th Bombardement Group and was about to get turned into scraps, when Zeamer took over the plane and turn it into a legend. Great video Yarnhub! It is always a joy to watch a new one and it just gets better and better :) Keep it up!

,,Old 666 was an Demon on the Air" I see what you did there

The three stories in the Long Odds episode of Dogfights are perfect for these kind of animations. Old 666 was one of them. The other two are a SBD Dauntless dive bomber vs 2 Zeros in a dogfight and an F105 thunderchief strike aircraft protecting a downed pilot against Mig21s in Vietnam I believe.

Satan :*See the thumbnail* Also satan : Bro, i just want you to know, i'm a big fan

This crew deserves a series of videos. This was only the last mission they flew as a crew, but their whole story needs to be told.

Can't imagine how tough it must have been to fend off all those Zeroes alone. Thanks for sharing this story. I really like the weathering on both the B-17 and the A6Ms and the wide shots of the Zeroes attacking Old 666 really drive home how chaotic it must have felt. Great work once again!

Having school, isn’t an exception to not watch this.

Yarnhub knocks it out of the park again. Old 666 is a well-known WW2 tale but Yarnhub consistently breathes fresh life into these stories with wonderful storytelling and animation. Thanks guys, for doing Old 666 justice 👍

Phenomenal story, but wouldn’t have known about it without you. Really goes to show how important these channels are

The Han Solo reference with the Star Wars music is fantastic.

Love the way you explain and teach history. We need you in every classroom.

Zero pilots: "We cannot defeat the beast, we can only hope to contain it."

Thats why they call that plane "Flying Fortress"

The crew probably used skillshare to gain the knowledge of kickassery

You thought that Star Wars theme would sneak by me, Yarnhub? I don't think so Tim.

Can we all just appreciate that the YarnHub team's making us know a lot of stuff from war that we didn't even knew yet? Like most of us probably haven't heard the old 666

Yarnhub: "they flew over the pacific" also yarnhub: 2:19 shows map of the netherlands

The story of B-17 12666 Captain Zeamer and this Fort's great crew IS the #1 greatest military war story I've ever heard! That mission was the most highly decorated mission in aviation history FOR GOOD REASON - one unescorted or accompanied B-17 vs 17 Zeroes for over an hour, completes its vital recon mission and lands successfully after downing 3 or 4 Zeroes and exhausting the fuel and ammunition of the attacking fighters, fuel supply becoming a vital determinant of outcomes in battle, unique to air war over long stretches of transoceanic battlefields. Double CMOH's and AAF DSM's to the entire crew is historically peerless for such a singular, self-initiated volunteer mission. But, it was Captain Zeamer's airmanship and defensive tactics, sustained over and over, for almost an hour, all the while at high and low altitudes, while sustaining colossal damage, was as much responsible for the outcome as were the 6 additional 50 cal. machine guns and unlimited ammunition for all, surprising the fighter interceptor squadron commanders time after time. Here's how and why: standard attacks at bombers were head-on because hits were most likely to hit the pilots or engines and destroy the aircraft most efficiently and safely. But each time wave after wave of attackers came in, Zeamer would bank sharply out of the direct line of fire reducing the opportunities for each attacker to fire to a fraction of what it it would have been had he flown straight ahead without the steadfast and brutal evasive maneuvers throughout the engagement. He flew like no other bomber pilot before or since, like a champ, never giving up, until presumed dead after landing! Wow!

Ah nothing better than a yarnhub video

Watched a "shooting range" episode about old 666 just yesterday, i got blessed from yarnhub

Well im gonna watch it while rejecting whole humanity.

From what I have found about this plane the story after they got it and before this mission was just as wild. Night bombing of a Japanese base and when the search lights lit up the formation they broke formation and went into ground attack mode to shoot out the spotlights for one example. That must have been a rude awakening for the Japanese gunners seeing this huge plane charging down spitting tracers everywhere. While the first movie was years later Godzilla would have been a perfect logo for the plane.

The animations never cease to amaze me. They keep getting better.

'they had to fly over the well defended buka island' *shows map of the Netherlands*

Imagine being one of the A6M zero thinking its an free kill but it destroyed your entire team

I am super excited about this one. My grandad was a bomber gunner. A POW are being shot down. Thanks for sharing your hard work! Amazing as always!!!!

0:57 holy crap that looks amazing, keep up the great work! your uploads are always appreciated

" 666 was a demon in the sky" Of course it was its named 666

The mask hoses look AWESOME! something I love about your videos is how they get better, and better, and better, and better. Slowly and steadily. Smoke, lighting, sound, storytelling, EVERYTHING gets better!

This is beautiful as always. You guys could make a series or feature length film on a war, like Netflix's "Liberator" but even better and in 3d

I like how this channel started with 2D animations and now makes legit movies.

Even though this channels one of the most underrated channel ever most of its subscribers are the most loyal thats why i love this community

B-17: _Takes a lot of punishment by machine gun and cannon fire_ B-17 crewmen: *'Tis but a scratch!*

3:02 every person that was used to seeing the internals of a plane get scrambled due to air pressure when any door was open: *those bastards lied to me* .

As they always say, all things must come to an end

Dude... this is 10 million subscriber quality animations. You deserve more and more! I am amazed.

It's so heartwarming everytime whenever Yarnhub notification drops in. It's amazing to see how this Channel is growing not only with fanbase but also with the quality of content..❤️

I’ve been waiting for old 666 and you did not disappoint me 👍🏻

I thought it was horror-related but still,its an a amazing story

So glad you did a video on Old 666. It's one of my favorite stories!

I never expected a Star Wars soundtrack could be so effective in providing an excellent background music.

A damn shame about Old 666's fate. It should have been donated to a museum, where it would have been preserved in its upgraded state.

"How many guns do you want on your bomber?" "Yes."

Hell of a crew and plane to take that much of a fight and still make it back. Its memorial day weekend let's take the time to remember and thank those who have fought this country.

The pilots in the animations look exactly like they do in real life

I personally prefer having the sponsor at the beginning of the video. I feel like it's best to have a respectful close to the story without the excitement of an ad. Thanks for your great work!

We already know that yarnhub is a legend at making every videos.

Crewmember: Sir! How much should we arm this plane! Captain: MOOOREE DDAAAAKKKAAA!!!!!

"Plane literally too angry to die"

The animations get better every vid it’s crazy

Imagine that the cat from the videos learn to animate from skillshare and then releases a video of all the awesome creators of the Yarnhub team🤭.

Awesome to see this animated after watching the Dark Skies video on this. If anyone is interested in more background detail about this crew in their story, I'd highly recommend checking that out as well.

Yes yarn hub you upload again just want to let you know that I love your animation and I’m early for this I wait for 2 mins long and learn another Great history and story stay safe We love you ❤️btw the cats part is so cute 🥰 I laugh so much when the cat came up and hold the sign

Fun fact: the b-17’s actual name was Lucy, as that was the name written on the nose, it was written after this battle though

I love the Star Wars parallels in the music! As someone who's composed orchestral music myself, I have to admit I'm guilty of it as well. Your content just keeps getting better by the week. Amazing video as always, keep up the great work!

2:48 their just circling us MENACINGLY

These stories always bring me to tears. Amazing.

Currently on a Yarnhub binge session, can't believe this video is three years old!

2:34 10/10 using runway correctly

Dogfights: Long Odds talked about this one and the plane that the dying man took down was supposedly a twin engine plane.

There is no end to yarnhub's great content.

WW2's most second (INFAMOUS) and (FORGOTTEN) story about a B-17 that defined the odds of survival during the Pacific Theatre. YarnHub, I hate to inform you that (Dark Docs or Dark Skies which is the same person) already made a video of the (CURSED B-17). But it's amazing that your animating historical events (3D) while (Simple History is 2D anime) which both of you are great.

1:42 star wars riff

When you're trying to call the number 666 at 3am, you're just calling the plane.

first time i made it before a premiere started, epic

I have an old book about the B-17. Old 666's mission was one of the chapters in the book and I love that it's animated

Do you guys think you can do the story of Eddie Rickenbacker and his trip to the pacific where his B17 transport crash landed in the Pacific? I think it's an interesting topic and more people should learn about it.

always a good day when yarnhub uploads

Great Video! And please make a story about the Swoose and The Memphis Belle

Most bombers where like shooting fish in a barrel for fighter planes, but the b-17 had like 20 machine guns firing back at you.

You guys always produce amazing videos keep up the good work!

Like 8 months ago I left a comment on a couple of your videos suggesting you guys do a video on Old 666 most likely you didn’t read my comment and if you did it wasn’t the reason you made this video but if it was that is absolutely awesome. Gods speed.

When God doesn’t help you, but Lucifer did.

It is kinda satisfying seeing so many zeros drop down like that

The Narrator's voice is so damn soothing.

RIP the men who didn't make it, I thought I'd heard a good number of great survival in a B-17, thanks to Yarnhub I heard a really great one