WW2 German Planes in Japanese Service

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Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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@davidallen8611 Год назад

When I was in high school my best friend’s grandfather was an engineer and he would tell us about how he went to Germany right after WW2 and the German fighter pilots would take him flying to explain techniques. He then went to Japan to do the same thing with the Japanese’ experimental technology.

@madeanaccounttospillthebor9568 Год назад

I would ne extremely hesitant about being a pilot in Japan and using experimental technology.. Has a kind of legacy ya know?

@tpl608 Год назад

And? You write as a click bait website.

@noahboat580 Год назад

@@tpl608 describe how they write, i dont know what you mean

@tpl608 Год назад

@@noahboat580 finish the story. Don't leave people hanging. Like click bait websites.not that difficult to grasp.

@tpl608 Год назад

@@noahboat580 minimum. State which was better in his opinion

@Roller_Ghoster Год назад

Japanese Stukas, Japanese Tiger tanks. This channel expands my mind.

@highjumpstudios2384 Год назад

Don't get too excited. The Japanese tiger tank never shot at anyone.

@steffenrosmus9177 Год назад

@@highjumpstudios2384 that is not correct there were trial in late 1944 with some Sherman wrecks still manned with the dead crew.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 Год назад

The Japanese didn't need the Stuka, the Aichi "Val" dive bomber was rugged, reliable, and good enough as it was.

@klaus-peterborn1370 Год назад

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 And was a construction of Ernst Heinkel.

@highjumpstudios2384 Год назад

@@steffenrosmus9177 source?

@zanenobbs352 Год назад

Hi Mark, the crosses on the surrendering Japanese aircraft were actually green on a white background. At each airfield that was surrendering, at least one aircraft was painted all white with green crosses to show cooperation with the surrender, and all propellers were then removed from other aircraft to prevent any last-minute suicide attacks. Initially, during surrender negotiations, the Japanese delegation flew two all-white Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" aircraft with green crosses applied where the Hinomaru would have been placed to meet General MacArthur at Manila, Philippines on 19 August 1945. There are some great details of this mission and the white aircraft with green crosses in "The Rising Sun," by my late friend, John Toland.

@tgapete01 Год назад

One of those white painted aircraft surrendered at the end of the war, a Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero now resides in the Auckland War Memorial museum in Auckland New Zealand.

@jaredevildog6343 Год назад

He won't respond. He never does.

@chrisVNZ Год назад

@@tgapete01 I've often wondered why the Zero in the Auckland War Memorial Museum was painted white. Thanks for the info!

@HighlanderNorth1 29 дней назад

❓🤨 Even though their propellers were removed, what stopped the Japanese pilots from just bolting 3 wooden canoe oars to the main propeller shaft, taking off, and then using the planes to achieve overall air supremacy over the allies in late 1945? According to my extensive research, oars from canoes are 98% as efficient at propelling WW2 era planes. So, if they'd adopted this oar tactic, it's clear that the Japanese would've made a major comeback, and likely won the war in the Pacific...... (BTW, to those who haven't figured it out yet, this 😁←smiley face means I'm not being serious).

@milescoleman249 Год назад

Im a bit sketchy on the exact detail but my uncle ( long past now) Told me when I was a Kid ( 53 years ago) that he was a us army infantry man in new guinea. They came out of the jungle one day and discovered ME 109's on a landing strip. He said everyone was freaked out because they thought " on no! the Germans have gotten this far into the pacific and are helping the Japanese" I appreciate many will think this is made up B.S but he was one of the most stand up people I ever knew and not a liar. I was only 10 years old and didnt have the maturity to ask better questions. Ive always wondered about this so I watched this episode. Still not sure but he was pretty adamant about it and as a old iron worker he didnt tell lies or listen to those who did.

@johan-erikjohannesson2796 Год назад

Guessing he saw Ki-61 Hien IJAAF planes. Said planes used inline engines rather than radial engines and therefore looked more like a German or Italian planes. The Japanese used licensed copies of the Daimler engines.

@moomoo7706 4 месяца назад

@@johan-erikjohannesson2796 This is most likely the case. The Ki-61 was originally mistaken for a German aircraft, and the Allied codenames for it reflects this. It was originally "Mike", but was later changed to "Tony" as it looked more like an Italian plane than a German one.

@amadeusamwater Год назад

Because Japan's conquests were spread over a large area of ocean, Japanese planes tended to need to be long range. German planes operated mostly over land, so may not have had the range Japan needed.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 Год назад

The range of the Bf-109 was fine for the Luftwaffe's operational doctrine for it, as an interceptor and local air-supremacy fighter. Until it wasn't.

@augustosolari7721 Год назад

Japan also licensed the DB 601 from Daimler. Their KI-61 looked very similar to a German or Italian fighter, being the only Japanese fighter produced with in-line engine.

@locutus155 Год назад

Remember that the Ki 100 was a Ki 61 airframe retrofitted with a Mitsubishi kensai radial engine when the factory building the Kawasaki Ha 40 inline was destroyed by a earthquake. Ironically the Ki 100 turned out to a superior aircraft and upgrades originally planned for the Ki 61 airframe were set up on the Ki 100 in series.

@cozduntow9346 Год назад

Ki-10 would like a word, and not to nitpick but it’s a V no?

@hitomarusensha Год назад

People often attribute the Ki-61 to some kind of copy of European fighter design but the reason they looked European was because the lead designer, Takeo Doi, was trained by Dr. Richard Vought to be his successor in aircraft design. He spent a long time learning fighter design from a European and spent many years in Europe learning aircraft design so he made an aircraft that looked somewhat European. If you learned how to design a castle in Japan and then were asked to build a castle in Europe the result would look Japanese more than likely.

@bitai683 Год назад

ki 32 didnt use a radial engine

@Kman31ca Год назад

@@hitomarusensha Yup, this is accurate.

@adamconroy2146 Год назад

I had heard of these weapons being shipped to the Japanese before, but had no idea of how relatively prolific the relationship had become in regards to secret tech being exchanged. I often wonder how affected ww2 would have become if Radar was shared with the Japanese also. Thanks again Mark.

@tomt373 Год назад

That and the atomic bomb, eh? 😄

@JunkerWhoop Год назад

@@tomt373 Well, the US did share it with Japan. Twice.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 Год назад

The Japanese did have radar and it was certainly being used by 1944 when the B-29 raids started. However assuming it was copied from Germn radar it wouldn't have been as good as allied radar was. German technicians managed to recover and repair a radar set from a crashed British aircraft and were surprised at how good it was, much better than their own.

@danbrown5736 Год назад

@@JunkerWhoop heh

@braamvorster8249 Год назад

The Germans did not have an effective radar early in the war. The British did though

@nordicson2835 Год назад

It us a shame that things were destroyed without a thought to the historical value they hold. Another informative and enjoyable post , thank you.

@groupb9420 Год назад

Maybe because at the time they weren't thinking 80 years down the road, everything built was relatively new for the time.

@jesusramirezromo2037 Год назад

They basically destroyed everything that would worsen their punishment, and basically pretended to be a lesser evil than Germany

@wayneantoniazzi2706 Год назад

Historic preservation wasn't really thought of at the time, people who lived through WW2 wanted to put the nightmare behind them as quickly as possible. I can't really blame them.

@binaway Год назад

There was so much produced and captured and not everything could be preserved. There was also a lot of rebuilding to be done which at the time was a lot more important.

@brafianblackfyre9220 Год назад

from the thumbnail, I thought it was a war thunder premium review

@r2gelfand Год назад

I was just about ready to ask if the Germans ever tested any Japanese aircraft and you took the words right out of my mouth!😁

@RenerDeCastro Год назад

War Thunder actually featured several of these Japanese German planes as Premium vehicles in the Japanese Tech Tree.

@gergoszabo7168 Год назад

Why the hell everytime when WW2 vehicles is the topic every war thunder peasant banzai it Bruh wt is such a shitty game below average p2w game

@wesleysayud419 Год назад

Eg. Fw-190, Bf 109, etc.

@kalui96 Год назад

The A7He1 is pretty cool

@EncrypticMethods Год назад

HE-100D -1 was one of my favorite low tier f2p planes.. despite the small caliber mgs. It can close the distance incredibly fast and 1,500 rounds can pepper the shit out of any plane.

@EncrypticMethods Год назад

I also find it fascinating that Japan actually had several he-100s in their air force.

@carlosfaliveni2442 Год назад

Siempre se aprenden cosas nuevas e interesantes con Mark Felton.

@craigtanner6916 Год назад

Fascinating as always! These stories are the rest of the fabric of ww2, to which many would be unknown if not for your incredible research and telling them in an objective style which is beyond commendable. I always look forward to seeing your latest fascinating story from “ between the main threads “ of ww2 history. Thank you for all your extraordinary hard work bringing these videos to us. A treasure for sure!

@shelbyseelbach9568 Год назад

They aren't the rest of the fabric, but they are definitely more of the fabric.

@TRHARTAmericanArtist Год назад

As a young man I was fortunate to know a German fighter pilot. He flew all of the planes including the first combat jet the Me-262. He liked the 109, but said that landing was dangerous due to the landing gear being very close. The Focke Wulf he said was more comfortable and fast, but there was nothing close to the 262 for him. We never discussed fire power as it was a delicate subject.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 Год назад

That jibes with an interview I saw on the History Channel years back with a Luftwaffe veteran. He said that once off the ground the 109 was easy to fly but takeoffs and landings called for 100% of your attention, nothing less would do. If you kept your mind on your work you were fine.

@TRHARTAmericanArtist Год назад

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 He also told me that they lost 48 trainees to accidents out of 150 before the war and that they learned on biplanes from the first world war. They had to land square back then and because he was short (most fliers came from the cavalry in WW1) and the planes were for taller guys, he had to pull himself up in the cock pit to land his plane. The landing carriage had no pistons but a sort of chord he described like a heavy rubber band. He was a nice old guy and became an American citizen after flying his 262 to Greece to surrender to the British. He was sent to intercept, but had other ideas. 😏

@wayneantoniazzi2706 Год назад

@@TRHARTAmericanArtist Thanks for that! Those heavy rubber bands are pretty much the same as bungee tie-down chords you can find in hardware stores today. Builders of WW1 airplane replicas use bungees the in the same manner they were used 100 years ago.

@MPGunther1 Год назад

All of your information is always very interesting. Thank you Dr. Felton

@russellavenson8557 Год назад

Another amazing video keep up the great work!

@marioborkowski5894 Год назад

Again, this is awesome little nugget of history.Thank You Mark.

@damien5748 Год назад

Said it MANY times before and will say it AGAIN....the so called "History Channell" on tv can learn a LOT from Dr Felton.👍👍👍

@chrisstonestreet5296 Год назад

Best videos on WW2. Dr Felton's videos are interesting and always engaging.

@LuisVillanuevaCubero Год назад

Amazing content as always!

@aaronlopez492 Год назад

Dr. Felton, you are correct this was rather surprising to me. I never knew that there were so many 109s and 190s. Thank you much.

@12what34the Год назад

If I'm not mistaken, the Bf/Me 109 (all variants) is the most produced aircraft of all time, 30k made or so I think

@mattgeorge90 Год назад

Thank you for sharing this!

@NunyaBizznaz Год назад

You cover subjects that I have never seen before, and that is impressive because I have followed WWII history for decades. Well done Mark Felton!

@SailingStarCatcher Год назад

Another outstanding piece of historical work. Thanks Doc

@jfh9219 Год назад

Loved this!!

@randyminnick5031 Год назад

Well done! Another excellent video, sir! Thank you!

@babuzzard6470 Год назад

You never disappoint Mark, thanks so much👍.

@Anlushac11 Год назад

The Nakajima Kikka was based on notes, drawings, and descriptions of the Me-262. Later, Japan got more detailed info on the Me-262 and were able to design a more closely related aircraft, the Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu.

@_qaz_ Год назад

Kikka and Karyuu were developed at approximately the same time. There was no better data, as no submarines arrived after that point. Kikka was just an indigenous aircraft, while Karyuu was based on Me 262A.

@michaelsnyder3871 Год назад

Actually, the Luftwaffe was very interested in the Ki.46 recon aircraft. The Ki.46-III in particular was fast at high altitudes that reduced Allied intercepts despite radar warnings. They were given access to the aircraft in Japan and the plans of the aircraft and were prepared to pay for a license but were finally turned down by the IJAAF in late 1944.

@matthewmcmacken6716 Год назад

I did find this very interesting. Danke', Dr. Felton. Oh, and I look forward to reading the book you mentioned you wrote. Cheers.

@peterkirgan2921 Год назад

hi dr mark peter here from Australia love your channel ! please keep it up & take care doctor !!!

@danielgreen3715 Год назад

Your Videos are a must see Mr Felton Thankyou for All the Arcane facts you come out with

@devonwhetenhale8828 Год назад

I'm blown away by the pics and vids you have! So cool! 😎Thnks Mark!

@robertchubb5602 Год назад

As always....GREAT and SUPERB content......as expected.

@wsg909 Год назад

Thanks for your great work Mark. A story I’d be very interested in is what really happened with the Canadian built Avro Arrow interceptor jet if you would consider that.

@foxtayle683 Год назад

It's nuts that the Japanese didn't mass produce the FW 190. They had a rare gem there.

@muhammadnursyahmi9440 Год назад

Japan never had the industrial capability of US, nor Germany. It was even smaller than Italy in term of industrial capabilities during WW2.

@hitomarusensha Год назад

The reason they didn't was because they felt they had good fighters as well which they did. In the research documents of the staff that reviewed German fighters they found the offer of a production license interesting but had very little interest as their fighters were comparable or fit their need better. I have a video from an expert on the subject of the zero and alot of myths around Japanese aircraft "inferiority" that explains it in more detail if interested.

@PassportToPimlico Год назад

I think that by the time they got the FW190, they were considering their own improved fighters and the delay in setting up production of a new foreign plane was too long..

@jumpinjehoshaphat9075 Год назад

@@hitomarusensha post the video, provide a link?

@iota515 Год назад

@@hitomarusensha The video states that the evaluators of FW190 found it better in many regards to their contemporary japanese fighters.

@georgestemple3310 Год назад

Another excellent video thank you

@russwoodward8251 Год назад

Extremely interesting and unique history. Thank you Dr. Felton.

@paulmurphy42 Год назад

Keep 'em coming Mark!

@dutybod1 Год назад

Just to point out Mark that it`s not an ME109 but a BF109 messerschmitt. Thanks for all you do for history buffs.

@Sturminfantrist Год назад

Yes its a Bf 108 or Bf109 , Bf110 for Bayrische Flugzeugwerke but Me210/410 or Me262 is correct . another mistake is the He112B-ohhh , its not an Ohh its a Zero/0, its allways a number behind the Dash - not a letter, aircraft with zero/0 are called the Nullserie (zeroseries) in german in german aircraftproduction, hes a historian he should know such things Same joke like calling the Spit MKV a SpitMK Vee or SpitMKIX a Mk ay ex

@PhilipReeder Год назад

Good video Mark!

@gravychipplease Год назад

Outstanding information (as usual)

@albdamned577 Год назад

Lol I love that the Germans names the trainer plane “young man”

@paulpowell4871 Год назад

Always a Pleasure hanging with Mark.....

@Bullitt3401 Год назад

There was a good documentary on the history channel in the early 2000s. I think it was called Secret Japanese Aircraft Of WWII. I still have it recorded on VHS. It's worth checking out if you can find it.

@davidlondon9002 Год назад

Enjoyed! Good one!

@richardcharay7788 Год назад

Enjoyed, thanks!

@carthy29 Год назад

Brilliant yet again, came across a good story recently about the free french air squadron using spitfires who fought on the russian side on the eastern front as a french unit , they did well during battle of kursk

@MDzmitry Год назад

If you're talking about "Normandie-Nieman", they never flew Spitfires. They flew Yak fighters instead. And there were no other Free French squadrons on the Eastern front.

@HirooKoslov Год назад

The He-100 is actually a pretty cool aircraft, it had an unusual cooling system, where it would use the wings as radiators. Though this meant it was a poor fit for combat, as the first hit to the wings would likely result in a coolant leak.

@kidpagronprimsank05 Год назад

Almost entire plane to be precise.

@0Turbox Год назад

Other planes used the wings for fuel tanks and stored ammo for their wing mounted guns. No plane would look good getting hit by incendiary rounds at these places.

@ronaldwatson1951 Год назад

Very informative and interesting info. Great video

@Danekim_ Год назад

Can’t wait until dr Felton drops the Hess series videos 🎉❤

@SEANSMART30 Год назад

This reminded me of a Japanese comic series called Luftwaffe 1946, which was published in English but quite hard to find now, which was set in an alternative World War 2 where the most modern German weapons had reached Imperial Japan and joined making the war drag on.

@SuperTimebandit Год назад

They used a Black Focke Wulf Ta if i remind me correctly

@ghjjfrs7211 Год назад

Nice avatar. Did you ever watch The Hidden Fortress?

@djzrobzombie2813 Год назад

Mark Felton productions....promote that lord and lady landlord scam ... Also that Fake kamikoto knifes made in Japan ( they where not made in Japan ) 😂😂😂9

@patrickf2671 Год назад

I found it incredibly interesting Dr Felton.....As always...Thank You.

@andrewpinner3181 Год назад

Thanks Mark ! That was all new to me.

@kiowafourty964 Год назад

Thank you, Mark Felton, for all your work in making these awesome videos. I have yet to find one that doesn't make me excited to watch. Thank you!

@basichistory Год назад

Fascinating video, well done.

@lappin6482 Год назад

great video as always....looking forward to purchasing your book "the fujita plan"

@daystatesniper01 Год назад

Superb as per usual good Sir.

@pittbullking87 Год назад

Wow, how interesting! I knew there was some trade between the two but I did not know how much. I didn't know there was a U-boat base in Panang, Malaya either.

@mattblom3990 Год назад

I appreciate this video as well as Dr. Felton's first book (which I will be purchasing). While not nearly as extensive in quantity as the Allies, there was substantial sharing of technology between the Axis and the Japanese shipped back rare metals and substances to Germany as well.

@bobcosmic Год назад

Another gem from Dr Felton !

@andysvehiclehistorychannel Год назад

An amazing video Mark

@somethingelse4878 Год назад

Very interesting Mark, thank you

@jagapatto Год назад

I live right next to Tachikawa. This area has always been a center of Japanese aviation. I live under the flight path of Yokata Air Base--a joint USAF and JSDF installation. I love this history.

@eltenda Год назад

Great video! 👍

@jensenwilliam5434 Год назад

Thank you Mark!!!

@matthewlok3020 Год назад

The zero is a navy aircraft and had nothing to do with the army as the Japanese army and navy were at odds at best then. The army had the Ki-43 Hayabusa which had similar capabilities with the Zero

@muhammadnursyahmi9440 Год назад

That's the biggest understatement i have ever read in this comment section.

@WALTERBROADDUS Год назад

Not really a necessary comment there Matthew.

@derekowens1817 Год назад

@@WALTERBROADDUS if the Japanese Army elected not to adopt a short ranged German aircraft because they had access to the A6M2 then, clearly it is a necessary comment, the A6M2 being used by the Navy, not the Army. Mr Felton's comment in this respect is clearly erroneous, just like the "black surrender crosses", which were actually green. D

@WALTERBROADDUS Год назад

@@derekowens1817 Mr Felton and the rest of the world already knows the Imperial Army did not use the a6m. And if the biggest takeaway of a 15 minute video is a paint color? You're really reaching for something to comment on.

@derekowens1817 Год назад

@@WALTERBROADDUS triggered muchly, are we? Clearly Mr Felton has made a mistake associating the A6M2 with the Japanese Army, as it was a Navy fighter, the Army had no interest in it, and never used it in any way, shape or form. He's made an error, simple as. Matthew's earlier comment clearly more necessary than your dross, simple as. D

@jasonmussett2129 Год назад

Excellent video👍

@justanotherviewer52 Год назад

Thanks Mark.

@REM1956 Год назад

Excellent, as usual.

@dwinegardner8251 Год назад

Yes, very interesting. Thank you Dr. Felton.

@steveshoemaker6347 Год назад

Thanks!

@djzrobzombie2813 Год назад

Mark Felton productions....promote that lord and lady landlord scam ... Also that Fake kamikoto knifes made in Japan ( they where not made in Japan ) 😂😂😂9

@MiKeMiDNiTe-77 Год назад

Wow great episode

@slick4401 Год назад

Very interesting. Thank you.

@thomaslundy5123 Год назад

1) The crosses of the Japanese surrender markings were specified to be green, not black-I believe that most were, in fact, green. 2) Some sources state that the example of the FW 190's engine mount helped the engineers at Kawasaki re-engine the Ki 61 to create the excellent Ki 100.

@salvagedb2470 Год назад

Great Dr Felton , My favourite twin Engined the Dinah its Perfection ..Great Vid as always.

@scottroberts7875 Год назад

Thank you Professor Felton. Incredible and absolutely fascinating. Brilliant as always ATVB2U Scott Somerset

@josephnardone1250 Год назад

Very interesting and to me a previously unknown bit of history.

@briankorn6988 Год назад

Interesting video!

@johnaldred6864 Год назад

Great video .... 👍

@MCMilitaryForce Год назад

The intro music never gets old

@RattyFlyer Год назад

I'm finally subscribing to all the channels I love. Keep up the good work. Subscribed today and hit the Bell. Don't tell the history guy but I like your videos better. :)

@1957bat Год назад

Suprising how many of us Blokes at work are fans of Mark's excellent documentaries.

@aurorajones8481 Год назад

5:19 It looks like a flying car. How the side windows look and sit with the rear window dropping just as it would in a sedan. Its neat.

@CompetentSalesUSA Год назад

Thank you

@TBagr Год назад

Holy cow! Dr. Felton with another avalanche of knowledge.

@Redmi-qt5ml Год назад

Hi Mark, your videos never ceases to amaze me with the amount of interesting content and detailed information. This is off-topic but I am very intrigue when you mentioned that the Germans had a U-boat base in Penang, Malaya towards the end of this video. I was born in Penang in the late 50s and lived there for the past 40+ years. As a young boy, I was told and made aware of the attrocities commited by the Japanese forces but have never heard of a U-boat base on the island. Truly fascinating!

@wayneantoniazzi2706 Год назад

It never seems to be mentioned, but all those millions of people still living under Japanese tyranny on the Asia mainland (and as you mention in places like Malaya) in August of 1945 was another factor in Harry Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb. Those Japanese occupiers would have resisted indefinately unless told to stand down and surrender by their government. If the Japanese had been pushed back completely to the home islands (as many people think they were) it would have been another matter.

@RedFriction Год назад

Hey I heard of a German ship stationed in your area named the Thor, it sunk alot of ships but then a German ammunition ship blew up next to it and the Germans in the ship were blown away into the water or burnt

@McRocket Год назад

I did find it very interesting. Thank you. ☮

@roscoewhite3793 Год назад

It's 0044 AEST here, and a Mark Felton video appears just as I'm about to log off... ah, sleep can wait!

@aaronfrizzel3821 Год назад

I'm loving the new font

@Spitfiresammons Год назад

I’m impressed of history of German aircraft’s in IJAF but I did hear USA flew captured soviet aircraft during the Cold War. Great history Dr Felton.

@grahamepigney8565 Год назад

Most combatant countries fly their enemies aircraft when they can, for R&D and also for simple combat inteligence, The Brits, Germans, US all did in WWII. The US did, when they could, during the Cold War.

@oldegrunt Год назад

constant stream of communist pilots from various countries fled their country plus what the Israelis captured sold/traded gave the US/West plenty to study and then use as USAF OPFOR aircraft in the National Training Centers

@oldegrunt Год назад

@@JarrodFrates No idea on numbers but the various posts stateside had considerable numbers of Sov Bloc aircraft that people that worked w/them said were defectors birds. That was in the late 70s/early 80s before we got friendly w/either Indonesia or Egypt for such transactions. I do bow to your statement on defectors aircraft being returned as I have no knowledge of that. However it was also public knowledge (and inservice) we got lots of equipment of all kinds from Israel.

@djzrobzombie2813 Год назад

Mark Felton productions....promote that lord and lady landlord scam ... Also that Fake kamikoto knifes made in Japan ( they where not made in Japan ) 😂😂😂9

@hoosiercrypto9955 Год назад

Felton in the house 😎

@chamberpot969 Год назад

Fascinating.

@willyboyw.5771 Год назад

I just bought your "Ghost Riders" book Mark, looking forward to reading it.

@YamahaR12015 Год назад

I always assumed the Japanese had to have operated some German fighters. I didn't even bother to think about this being possible due to the Siberia railroad. Nor did I expect the Japanese to get these in such large numbers. Quite amazing to learn

@david_W5QDF Год назад

Interesting facts

@aaradhyaraijada2710 Год назад

Mark!! Huge fan ….would love it if you made a video on the SAS rouge heroes….like the accuracy…who were the real heroes and their fates….any hidden less used equipment or vehicles in the series….and overall….like lots there…just a suggestion!!!but would be amazed

@MikeG42 Год назад

That Messerschmitt Bf 109E looks good in Japanese markings. Same with the FW-190.

@samshepperrd Год назад

Astounding detail.

@jehoiakimelidoronila5450 Год назад

About the Japanese kikka ("orange blossom"), there's another design that closely resembles the swallow (262) and that is the ki-201 karyu ("fire dragon") fighter-bomber, also built by Nakajima for the army air force that predated the kikka, which is a fast attack bomber for the navy Air service I say design because plans to build it fell through & the orange blossom instead became the 1st Japanese jet