Another 5 World War II Planes That Are Criminally Overlooked

Another 5 World War II Planes That Are Criminally Overlooked | History in the Dark

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Sometimes even the best planes fall out of the spotlight historically speaking. Also, sometimes videos about them do so well that I am inclined to talk about even more of them.
00:00 - Intro
01:41 - Martin 187 Baltimore
05:19 - Westland Whirlwind
07:56 - Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter
09:29 - Yakovlev Yak-3
11:36 - Kawasaki Ki-100
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@gchampi2 7 ай бұрын

One of the main reasons the Beaufighter never got the reputation it deserved in the European theater was due to it's size, and the space within the airframe that size allowed. Being a Big Boi, there was space for the first generation of airborne radar equipment to be carried, which led to the Beau being the first truly effective night-fighter in the Allied air fleet. This led to many of the Beau's greatest victories being largely unknown, both due to being very, VERY classified (airborne radar? What's that?), and kinda ungentlemanly (shooting planes that can't see you? That's just not cricket!). Heck, the Beau was so good at this job, that the British MoD had to come up with the myth of Carrots improving your night vision as a cover for the Beaufighter's radar... Elsewhere in the world, the Beau was much more visible, and gained a much higher reputation as a result - the Australians love the Beau, as it had the range to get where it was needed, the dakka to make a real mess of what it was aimed at, and the reliability to get home with some surprisingly large holes in it. Only in Europe did the Beau sneak under the radar of public notice, ironically BECAUSE of it's radar. Secret weapons only work when they're a SECRET, so the Beau's biggest successes were never publicized...

@michaeltelson9798 7 ай бұрын

The Mosquito’s wooden construction didn’t do well in the tropical conditions. The Beaufighter took over those jobs and more. Many were even produced in Australia.

@andreww2098 6 ай бұрын

also known by the Japanese as the Whispering death allegedly, though there's a good chance that nickname may be a made up press piece!

@nickjoy8868 6 ай бұрын

Bang on appraisal here. Particularly impressed you got the myth of the carrots improving night sight so accurately placed!

@spacecadet35 5 ай бұрын

The Bristol Beaufighter; the ultimate evolution of the Bristol Blenheim.

@patrickgriffitt6551 5 ай бұрын

What's cricket now? We have air to air missles that kill BVR(beyond visual range)

@waylandcool 7 ай бұрын

I don't think many people know that that the P-51 Mustang had a dive bomber cousin, the A-36. Not many were made but they did see action in Italy and were very underrated attack planes.

@allangibson8494 7 ай бұрын

Technically, the P-51 in American service was a derivative of the A-36… (The P-51B was an A-36 without the dive brakes or flaps). The really obscure Mustang variant was the F-6.

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

@@allangibson8494 Speaking of F-6; I'm reminded of the F9F-8P Photo Cougar. Unlike the regular Cougar, the photo reconnaissance version saw active service and seems to have done quite well. I feel that cool looking plane would belong on a Cold War list involving overlooked airplanes.

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

The Mustang seems like it ironically would be too fast for dive bombing (imagine the much faster P-51H variant with dive brakes attempting to do the same). Heck, one during testing didn't have its dive brakes on and its wings ripped off from the force. Ultimately, though, the US military basically allowed for these things to disappear over time mainly due to the funding not being allocated for the A-36 Mustang all that much. Of course, the fact these were razor-back styled and not bubble canopy styled also doesn't help much. I'd prefer to use a Hawker Typhoon or the Thunderbolt 1 for ground attacks.

@allangibson8494 7 ай бұрын

@@tidepoolclipper8657 And then there was the USAAF Spitfires… (over 600 of them).

@iskandartaib 7 ай бұрын

@@allangibson8494 Not exactly. The P-51A was. The B had a Merlin engine.

@kennethross786 7 ай бұрын

Love the Beaufighter - it's been one of my favorites for years. It was one of three military variants that stemmed from a newspaper magnate's 1934 request for a fast executive transport that performed way better than expected (the design speed was 240 mph; it topped 300 mph in Air Ministry tests). The Blenheim bomber and Beaufort torpedo plane were the other two and neither did all that well, but the Beaufighter was quite successful as a night fighter and daytime destroyer. It may not have been the most maneuverable plane in the skies, but the thing had enough firepower to cut most German and Japanese planes to ribbons very quickly. So dangerous was the Beaufighter that Luftwaffe pilots feared it even 500 miles out in the Atlantic. One of the things many people don't realize is that by war's end the Japanese had a few really good fighters that could hold their own with our front-line fighters - in addition to the Ki-100, the Ki-84 "Frank" and N1K-J "George" were formidable adversaries in the hands of a skilled pilot.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 6 ай бұрын

Eric "Winkle" Brown's book "Duels in the sky" states that in his opinion the joint overall best fighter aircraft in WW2 were the Spitfire & Fw190. Surprisingly the Bf-109 didn't even make the top 6... But TWO Japanese fighters DID !!!! 1. Supermarine Spitfire / FW-190. 2. Grumman Hellcat. 3. North American Mustang IV. 4. Mitsubishi Zeke. 5. Hawker Tempest V. 6. Kawanishi N1K2 Shinden-Kai.

@thomaswaldron5215 7 ай бұрын

Great concept, the lesser known planes. Keep building great stories around them. Perhaps, include more battle stories of them.

@jodypitt3629 7 ай бұрын

Hi, my Dad had told me long ago that during the war he had on gone up in a Baltimore, unfortunately the Perspex part of the aircraft's nose had fallen off on take off, chilling him through to his bones by the slipstream in the process!

@neiloflongbeck5705 7 ай бұрын

The USAAF also flew the Beaufighter as nightfighters until replace by the Blackwidow.

@SgtSteel1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Could probably make more of these as this is only 10 so far! Boulton-Paul defiant springs to mind. All the best.

@gavinausten1825 6 ай бұрын

0:45 "redicidously" hahahahaha. Enjoyed the post. Definite like!!

@keithdurose7057 6 ай бұрын

My personal favorite of these is the Whirlwind. It had range, firepower, manouvrrability and speed. When the engines worked properly. They did escort bombers to Cologne without any losses early in the war.

@gavincampbell2862 7 ай бұрын

Beaufighter was so effective it got the nickname Whispering Death. Yes I know this nickname was not attributed to official sources (a British journalist interview Japanese soldiers was the source), but still a cool nickname.

@kristoffermangila 6 ай бұрын

Remember it was a Beaufighter who did a daring daytime raid on Paris in '43 (#Yarnhub did a video about that raid).

@rbilleaud 7 ай бұрын

The Italians built some fabulous but overlooked planes, the Fiat G.55 for example. One aircraft that is rarely mentioned is the Romanian IAR-80. The Luftwaffe thought it was a fair match for the Bf-109.

@michaeltelson9798 7 ай бұрын

All of the 5 Series (DB 605 engined) were good aircraft. The RE 2005 lost most of the few in service in Sicily on airfields. The M.C. 205 was used to the end with many M.C. 202’s up engined with the DB 605. Some served with the Royal Egyptian Air Force. Israel took that as a threat and saboteurs attacked the factory in northern Italy. Many of the engineers for PZL in Poland escaped to other countries. Those in Romania helped to build the IAR 80 that has the basic fuselage of a PZL P.24, but was low winged.

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

As for other overlooked designs, there's; Boeing C-73, Heinkel He 112, Martin PBM Mariner, Short Stirling, Douglass A-26 Invader, Douglas TBD Devastator, Douglas Dolphin, Grumman G-21 Goose, Il-4, Gloster Gladiator, C-60/R50 Lodestar, P-63 Kingcobra, PB2Y Coronado, Howard DGA-15, C-54 Skymaster, Lockheed C-40, O-49 Vigilant, Piper L-4/NE Cub, Stinson L-5 Sentinel, Curtiss Hawk 75 (the international models), Northrop A-17, Vultee A-31 Vengeance, Avro York, and Fairey Firefly.

@julieinthenorthwest4594 7 ай бұрын

And the Italian Fiat G.55 Centauro which even the Germans used.

@andrewbowen4544 7 ай бұрын

I reckon there's a series in this, there's going to be load of overlooked WWII fighters that was action and was never on the radar.

@samdoss 4 ай бұрын

Thanks very much for this excellent video. AS you say, the Bristol Beaufighter deserves more love, especially given their service with Coastal Command, as they were so effective versus German submarines. And I shall find your Brewster Buffalo video!!!!

@michaelhearne3289 6 ай бұрын

Lost an Uncle who flew and Beaufighter Night Fighter out of Corsica in 1944. Rip.

@MGower4465 7 ай бұрын

Darkness likes this because British Rail didn't build airplanes

@61799bja 7 ай бұрын

My choices for a possible Part 3 video: Bell P-63 Kingcobra - fighter. Consolidated B-32 Dominator - heavy strategic bomber. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 - fighter/interceptor. Ryan FR Fireball - mixed-power naval fighter. Dornier Do 335 Pfeil - push-pull twin-engine fighter-bomber. Macchi C.205 Veltro - fighter. North American A-36 Apache - ground-attack/dive bomber. Saab 17 - reconnaissance-dive bomber. Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II - fighter-bomber/night fighter. Nakajima A6M-2N - floatplane fighter-bomber/interceptor. Ilyushin IL-2/IL-10 - ground-attack aircraft. Nakajima Ki-115 - kamikaze fighter. Grumman J2F Duck - amphibious utility seaplane.

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

Safe to say the Apache helicopter is more well known than the A-36 Apache. Although it should be noted it's official name was still Mustang.

@billy54bob 6 ай бұрын

Great article Utterly perceptive about the Whirlwind Another Westland plane: the Lysander. They got it so wrong about what it was supposed to be but it became a great spy/arms drop intruder

@balikolaci1 5 ай бұрын

Great next chapter! My personal favourites are Yak-3 and Ki-100... but when it comes to "WW2 unsung heroes" 2 planes immediately comes to my mind: Fiesler Storch and Po-2. My uncle, albeit being a fighter pilot (György Balikó, Hungarian Air Force, Yak-9P, Mig-15) flew both "Stork' and 'Podva' and always praised their ruggedness, versatility, docile handling, let alone how overloaded they could fly in spite of not-the-strongest engines... how they could take off and land 'on a handkerchief'... so he has became an agriculture pilot. 'Worm-bomber' as he would put it.

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

If you mention the N1K1-J in a future part to this series, you'll also have to mention the N1K2-J and N1K2-ja. They are basically both better versions of the N1K1J and in my opinion also look better than the Mitsubishi Zero. All three of them were powered by the Nakajima Homare engine; temperamental due to Japan being in a desperate situation but still could rival the engine of the Hellcat. By the way, there was a float-plane version of the N1K1-J that didn't have the J designation. It wasn't nearly as good as its ground based variant and ultimately they couldn't find a purpose for the float-plane version. Not to mention it was powered by the larger Mitsubishi MK4C Kasei 13 instead.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 6 ай бұрын

@kevindolin4315 6 ай бұрын

In IJNAF designations, the first three characters never changed. The first letter identified its role, here 'N' signified a floatplane fighter. The next number showed how many of that type came before, the '1' signified it was the first of its kind. The next letter indicated the maker, here, Kawanishi. The next number showed how many variants of the type there were. The N1K fighter only had two, the -1 and -2. When the Japanese repurposed a plane, rather than change the initial letter, they added the relevant letter designation at the end, 'J' designating a land-based naval fighter (e.g. the J3M Raiden). You can see that in the A6M2-N: A - carrier fighter; 6 - the sixth of that type; M - Mitsubishi; 2 - the second variant of the Reisen; -N - its repurposing as a floatplane fighter. Another example: H8K2-L. From left to right - flying boat (probably the best of the war); eighth in the series; Kawanishi; 2nd variant; repurposed as a cargo plane. The book you want to look for is 'Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War' by René J. Francillon, perhaps the most comprehensive book on the subject. www.amazon.com/Japanese-Aircraft-Pacific-Rene-Francillon/dp/087021313X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=895AJ5KU5TGJ&keywords=japanese+aircraft+of+the+pacific+war&qid=1704606941&s=books&sprefix=Japanese+Aircraft+of+the+Pacific+War%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C1382&sr=1-1

@jwclapp1183 6 ай бұрын

The P-61 Blackwidow would be a good one to talk about. It was a dedicated night fighter that wrecked shop!!

@patrickgriffitt6551 5 ай бұрын

Little known P-61s were used in night intruder roll when they ran out of airborne targets.

@kinglouiev9530 6 ай бұрын

Everyone forgets the P-80 Shooting Star. The greatest threat to the Me-262. It saw service in ww2 by doing a reconnaissance mission in Northern Italy and that’s it… and killing the US’s ace of aces in an accident.

@tidepoolclipper8657 6 ай бұрын

I feel that'd be better suited for a Cold War list involving aircraft not talked about too much. The Shooting Star saw success in the very early part of the Korean War. Speaking of the Korean War, the F-84G Thunderjet deserves credit for being an anti-ground heavy-lifter. Akin to being the Thunderbolt 1 of the early Cold War; though obviously not as tanky with the hull.

@robertkenney4336 7 ай бұрын

What about the Westland Lysander? Was instrumental in covert insertion and extraction.

@ho2zoo 7 ай бұрын

What about the He-162 Salamander? Weird, but cool early jet fighter. Also called the Volksjager I believe.

@brucelamberton8819 6 ай бұрын

Beaufighters also flew with the USAAF. In Australian service, the Beaufighter's six wing-mounted 0.303" machine guns were replaced with four 0.50" MGs, and coupled with their four nose-mounted 20mm cannons, gave them incredible firepower. And yes, they were heavy, but they were very strong, which allowed them to absorb phenomenal damage, an essential quality in a ground-attack aircraft.

@Evilroco 6 ай бұрын

I've never felt the "Beau" to be overlooked but I have spent most of my life in the UK , I guess it has less visibility in the US.

@robertfarrow4256 6 ай бұрын

The whirlwind would be a blast to fly!

@korbendallas5318 6 ай бұрын

Greg has a video on the Beaufighter, which he calls "the most underrated British plane of WWII". His pick for most underated US combat plane is also very interesting.

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

Handley Page HP54 Harrow became obsolete rather quickly as a bomber. Like what happened with the YB-9 or the Bolo. However, the Harrow made for a better transport anyways.

@Quenstar 7 ай бұрын

Here is "that" comment. As a rule, in Japanese words the "I" is pronounced with a long "E" sound. The same general rule applies in most non-English languages. Great presentation! Keep up the good work! (And my handle is pronounced "Ken-star.")

@patrickgriffitt6551 5 ай бұрын

Ahh, longA, longE,longO,Oooh. A,E,I,O,U

@jarrodkopf6813 7 ай бұрын

Can you talk about the Ho-229 in one of these videos please? I think it looks really cool for the time, and it kinda paved way for Northrop Grumman's B-2 Spirit and the B-21 Raider stealth bomber.

@ngarewyrd 7 ай бұрын

Lol, No it didn't, Jack Northrup was experimenting with flying wings before WW2 even began, it was his designs that influenced the B2 and B21, Not the Horton's brainfart

@bocahdongo7769 7 ай бұрын

Nah, Horten made up the stealth crap right when B-2 spirit announced just for clout chasing. He never mention AT ALL about stealth capability before, and considering he was just as capable as your local paragliding mechanic, no way he's actually smarter than media praised. And proven his bullshit is actually just a bullshit when his "stealth" leading egde had radar detection as big as.... normal big wooden board. Heck, even Luftwaffe rejected Ho-229 because they know Horten won't fix it anytime soon, compare to pure politic of Northrop rejection.

@michaeltelson9798 7 ай бұрын

Northrop was designing flying wing aircraft from the 1920’s. He had several prototypes flying during WWII. Then there was his Flying Wing XB-35 post war. The stability problems would continue until with the B-2 program because computer assistance was required for stability. Engineers brought Jack Northrop to see the test flying of the B-2, as an honor to his forward thinking.

@rararnanan7244 7 ай бұрын

The Beaufighter is the 3rd RAF plane in air to air kills, right after the Spifire and Hurricane - and it is largely forgotten. Crazy. Not to mention the 1st radar carrying night fighter, most successful British maritime strike fighter, served in all theaters of war from 1941 till the end of the war.

@johncodmore 6 ай бұрын

Err, actually no the first radar carrying night fighter was the Bristol Blenheim, the Beau's predecessor.

@danielburkett7835 7 ай бұрын

The floatplane version you're referring to was the predecessor of the N1K1. The land plane was derived from the floatplane

@user-py6oc4jo6c 5 ай бұрын

In the Southwest Pacific, the A-30 Havoc was good as a light bomber.--Bob Bailey in Maine

@TrainBoi6095 7 ай бұрын

Does the F7F TigerCat count ?, as it was introduced in late 1944 and was repeated put through tests to operate on carriers well specifically for Uss Midway and her siblings Although when the tests were successful it was after WW2 in 1946 and would only fight in Korea

@paul-we2gf 6 ай бұрын

In RAF service the Baltimore was known as the Maryland. One flying over Norway found that the Bismarck had left Grimstad fjord in May 1941.

@patrickgriffitt6551 5 ай бұрын

Actually the Maryland was a different aircraft than the Baltimore. Maryland saw employment with the Vichy Air Force.

@CplBurdenR 4 ай бұрын

The predecessor to the Baltimore (the Model 167 Maryland) did sterling service in North Africa too with the South African Air Force

@lancerevell5979 6 ай бұрын

"Aircraft" is at once both singular and plural. Never put "s" on the end of "Aircraft", same with "Spacecraft".

@TheOriginalJphyper 7 ай бұрын

I'd be interested in seeing the B-18 Bolo. I'm not sure it counts, as it was introduced in 1936, before the war. It was a militarized version of the Douglas DC-2. It was intended to be a heavy bomber, but was considered obsolete in this role by the time the war got going. It was instead used for anti-submarine, coastal patrol, and home defense roles, at least until the B-24 came around as a better submarine destroyer, after which, they were used for training. After the war, most were sold as military surplus and converted for cargo transport or crop dusting roles. Five are preserved, while a sixth is known to exist, still at its crash site. There's also the B-23 Dragon, which was developed from the B-18, but there's really not much to say about it. Another one is the PBY Catalina, which is often mentioned, but rarely actually talked about. If you choose only one of these aircraft, I'd suggest this one.

@garyhooper1820 7 ай бұрын

Agreed , the PBY was a crucial asset . It's linked to so many successful operations ,

@allangibson8494 7 ай бұрын

The B-23 was what you got when you used DC-3 parts to build a B-18 instead of DC-2 parts…

@lancerevell5979 6 ай бұрын

Many surplus B-23s were converted postwar into fast executive transports.

@donkeyboy585 7 ай бұрын

Kawasaki letting the good times roll even back then 😂

@michaelw2288 6 ай бұрын

The Vought OS2U Kingfisher and Supermarine Walrus were both welcomed by downed aircrew as rescue craft but get very little love.

@kittyhawk9707 6 ай бұрын

I would also add the Grumman Goose to that list

@tidepoolclipper8657 6 ай бұрын

Or the Douglas Dolphin.

@microy 7 ай бұрын

Blenheim, Bollingbrooke or maybe Wellesley, Whitley? could mention Bowfighter did have 10 guns. Another issuewith Wirlwind was (Reardon?) cannons only small production capabilities and tended to jamb , with slow cyclic rate and smaller number of rounds...

@jeffapplewhite5981 7 ай бұрын

Like the P61

@Beemer917 7 ай бұрын

You could have the upgraded Baltimore called the Baltimore 50 rock. They were great but they always turned their guns sideways during the attack.

@Gary-zq3pz 5 ай бұрын

The Typhoons were big, powerful, feared by it's pilots and hated by ground crews. If I was a billionaire tycoon type, I'd have a Yak 3(or more) as my corporate aircraft. Just the thing for VERY hostile takeovers.

@user-lw7om1sg1m 6 ай бұрын

A major reason why the majority of twin engined ww2 planes are forgotten is that very few are still flying today and seen at airshows and on tv or told in movies

@MichaelMcKinnon-do5ev 6 ай бұрын

Well there's quite a few A-24 Dauntlesses still flying

@richardyoung5217 7 ай бұрын

The KI-100 is pronounced "key" 100. When Japanese is translated into the Latin alphabet the letter "i" is pronounced like an English "e".

@kendallshoup9574 6 ай бұрын

The whirlwind may have also been let down by its propellers. Ed Nash has a good video on this

@robertwilloughby8050 7 ай бұрын

Armstrong Whitworth Albermarle. A failure as a bomber, but as a transport? As a paratrooper delivery system? As a target tug? SUPERLATIVELY good. It's rather heavy all up weight damaged its chances as a bomber, but helped it greatly in other roles.

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

Handley Page HP54 Harrow itself wasn't so much a failure, but it was abandoned for its intended purpose and instead that role was partly fulfilled by the similar looking Armstrong Whitworth Whitley. Of course, Handley Page would go on to create the rather interesting Hampden and the better Halifax. Ultimately, both the Harrow and Albermarle were more successful for transporting.

@SAHBfan 6 ай бұрын

I believe the rationale behind the Albermarle was that it didn’t use aluminium or aluminium alloy. It was intentionally designed so it could still be manufactured if there was a shortage of materials - I believe the airframe used a lot of steel, hence the weight issue and its not so good performance as a bomber, but it was also extremely strong and rugged and had a tricycle undercarriage which made it useful for target / glider towing and operating out of less than ideal airfields.

@dieuitspan6632 7 ай бұрын

Two South African Air Force Squadrons, Nos 16 and 19, flew Beaufighters in the Mediterrranean Theater.

@ericwethington 7 ай бұрын

If what ive read is correct the Ki100 was thought to be a German design when first encountered by allied pilots

@korbendallas5318 6 ай бұрын

11:40 Interesting question actually. Of course the Japanese did not write Ki or Kee or Kai or whatever, but a katakana. Katakana and hiragana are the two Japanese syllable alphabets. This one (accd. to Wikipedia) looks somewhat similar to a Lorraine cross and is usually transscribed as "ki", but that by itself doesn't necessarily mean that it's pronounced either way. A look into the transcriptions rules finally shows that it rhymes with "me". "Kai" is sometimes seen with other military equipment, I think it means something like "improved".

@samdoss 4 ай бұрын

DOn't forget the Brewster Buffalo. The Finns had great success with the Buffalo versus the Rooskies. Pardon me if you already covered the Buffalo elsewhere.

@HistoryintheDark 4 ай бұрын

I have a full video exclusively about it, actually!

@brunozeigerts6379 6 ай бұрын

How about the Beaufort? FW189? The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden, aka Jack? Fairey Firefly?

@christianlibrul 7 ай бұрын

You should arrest all the criminals who criminally overlook those planes.

@iskandartaib 7 ай бұрын

It's pronounced the same way as "key", being a single letter in one of the two Japanese alphabets (which technically are actually syllabylaries). The term "kai" is something altogether different, used to denote "modified" designs.

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

Along with the Yak-3; Russia also has the La-5, La-7, and Yak-9 among their best.

@kittyhawk9707 6 ай бұрын

There is currently a project in the UK funded by Westlands to build replica Whirlwind using the original drawings ..

@SAHBfan 6 ай бұрын

Really? That would be amazing!

@kittyhawk9707 6 ай бұрын

Yes all true .. I think it is just going to be a static airframe as Westlands won't authorise a flying aircraft .. Still be cool though@@SAHBfan

@brucemibus9523 7 ай бұрын

So what engine was in the Yak 3? Was low weight achieved by loss of armour? The Westland usage of metal seems like it was not correctly designed.

@kristoffermangila 6 ай бұрын

Yak-3s were powered by the Klimov VK-105PF2 V12 engine with 1,300 hp, and its lightly armored. Its built out of a crazy mix of materials - aluminum, laminated plywood, and fabric.

@romad357 6 ай бұрын

Consolidated B-32 Dominator? Ilyushin IL-II? Lavochkin La-5?

@barrybristow4646 7 ай бұрын

Hey , you guys !!! What about the Australian built "CAC Boomerang " designed and built in 115 days. it was sent into service and held a very good service record for it self .!!!!!.it had a higher rate of climb than all it's contemporary fighters of the day!!!. brilliant aircraft.

@gavincampbell2862 7 ай бұрын

Covered in the previous video, as I recall

@jonaspierce3184 7 ай бұрын

Also the PBY-5 used as a bomber/torpedo bomber and a mail plane by the us navy

@tidepoolclipper8657 7 ай бұрын

Another flying boat from the US that should be mentioned is the PBM Mariner. The least Catalina is acknowledged for its rescue operations. As for the successor of the Mariner; Martin P5M Marlin, that would be suited for a Cold War version of the list.

@microy 7 ай бұрын

Albomarle (sp?), Siskin, Skewer...?

@jonathanzobel1662 6 ай бұрын

So you mentioned the Ki-63 Hien or Tony. I feel that fighter is criminally underrated being overshadowed by the Zero, Oscar, Frank, and George. Its an oddball being it has a inline liquid cooled engine when nearly all the other fighters had radial engines.

@tabbithacampfield4116 7 ай бұрын

Another overlooked is the Lysander

@kristoffermangila 6 ай бұрын

And its German counterpart, the Fieseler Storch.

@Otokichi786 7 ай бұрын

Martin 187 Baltimore (A30) Westland Whirlwind Bristol 156 Beaufighter Yakovlev Yak 3 Kawasaki Ki-100

@gchampi2 7 ай бұрын

Shush! No Spoilers! ;-)

@KevinEngle-pd1tl 7 ай бұрын

"ki-100' is pronounced Kay Eye One Hundred. NOT Ki- or Kai-anything. Ki-is a Manufacturer's designation, not a word.

@mitchellculberson9336 6 ай бұрын

How did the Ki do against Marine Corsairs?

@kristoffermangila 6 ай бұрын

Two words: Not well.

@alancranford3398 7 ай бұрын

The Ryan Fireball entered squadron service but didn't see combat. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_FR_Fireball The war ended with the Fireball squadron in the Pacific.

@vincentcondron588 7 ай бұрын

Fairey barracuda, battle,firefly, albacore ,Blackburn skua an roc

@LezDentz 6 ай бұрын

There's a reason why those useless pieces of junk were overlooked.

@Limeysack 6 ай бұрын

Sorry buddy, KI is pronounced 'KEY', you're pronouncing 'KAI'. But yeah, it isn't a big deal, but as a fellow lover of WW planes AND all kinds of history in general AND a serious student of Japanese language and culture for the past 35 years, I can't let online mispronunciations slip by. You should see my comments on the the anime forums where these young know it all nerds have such bad pronunciation that I can't even tell what they are trying to say in Japanese sometimes (this is why you should never watch English dubs, they always cut out important stuff and twist meanings) Anyhoots, loved the 1st top 5 forgotten WWII plane video (that's how I became your subscriber) and this one too:) I will click on anything that talks about WWII planes- happy memories of making model planes in the 70's & 80's.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 6 ай бұрын

An intelligent selection... as was your "5 worst aircraft of WW2".

@justinmcdaniel8193 7 ай бұрын

What about the p-38 lightning?

@obelic71 7 ай бұрын

Kelly Johnson first skunk works design 🤤 That one is to famous it had 2 jetfighter sucsessors in its honour ( yes the RAF had lots of P38's! ) RAF English Electric Lighntning and the NATO / Israël F-35 Lightning II

@carlfromtheoc1788 7 ай бұрын

NOT an overlooked airplane. widely known, tons of them made and were involved in the death of Yamamoto.

@justinmcdaniel8193 7 ай бұрын

@@carlfromtheoc1788 I've never really saw anything about them

@TheRealBobBasher 7 ай бұрын

Could you please use even more grainy stock footage next time?

@jonaspierce3184 7 ай бұрын

Don't forget the polikarpov po 3 that Russia built. Used by the nightwitches of russia

@mitchellculberson9336 6 ай бұрын

Calling it Ki is oki wyth I too.

@jeffapplewhite5981 7 ай бұрын

They worked

@solarflare623 7 ай бұрын

It’s the second pronunciation not the first. If you’re wondering what my source is I’m half Japanese

@johnoneill5661 6 ай бұрын

4848 yak 3's built by the Soviets and the Germans probably shot down about 4000 😅

@JDWDMC 7 ай бұрын

Have to disagree with the Whirlwind. Great idea, poor execution due to Government interference. It created an aircraft that was a significantly greater risk for the pilot to fly, and an inferior service aircraft that struggled to meet mission requirements, both due to unreliability.

@tomsmith2209 7 ай бұрын

It's definitely worth arguing over, and it's pronounced Ki.... Obviously.

@vladconstantinescu7869 7 ай бұрын

Romanian IAR 80.

@valentinmarinescu6445 6 ай бұрын

Think the La-5 was the best Soviet fighter of WW2.

@mitchellculberson9336 6 ай бұрын

Doesn't the Confederate Airforce have 1 in their collection?

@darkusblader 7 ай бұрын

Ki is pronounced key. Kai is pronounced K Eye.

@keithroy9217 7 ай бұрын

Might have been worth mentioning that a lot of the Yak-3 pilots were female, including a number of Russian fighter aces!

@microy 7 ай бұрын

Ha, could of found pic of a YaK though (It is a real animal)...just like it's builders'government....! plane designed in gulag....

@kristoffermangila 6 ай бұрын

But a very good fighter the Yak-3 was, so much so that the Free French Normandie-Niemen squadron used them (in fact, the last 99 of their 279 kills during the war was with this plane).

@kevindolin4315 6 ай бұрын

As mentioned below Ki- is pronounced Kee. It's a short form of 'Kitai', meaning 'airframe', with the numbers simply handed out as each new design, regardless of its mission, came out. It didn't matter if it entered service or not. It was also strictly an IJAAF designation. By saying KAI (rhymes with 'sky'), you're using an actual designation used by the IJAAF. Short for 'Kaizō', it referred to a modification to the original airframe. Thus you have the Ki-61-II, prototype for the second model, and the Ki-61-II-KAI, modified prototypes of the second model. Pronouncing 'KawasakEE' correctly should have given you a hint as to pronouncing 'Ki'. As a retired language teacher, having a loooong interest in Japanese aircraft of WWII and before and having lived in Japan for 38+ years, I'm hard-wired to catch these things. Also, I'm a total WWII aircraft geek and am well acquainted with all the planes mentioned. The Beaufighter is my #1 fave. It could do it all.