Boeing B-17G "Swamp Fire", USAAF 8th Air Force, 524th BS, 379th BG Air Force 1, 1:72 Diecast Model

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10 ай бұрын

B-17G #42-32024 was delivered to the 524th Bombardment Squadron of the 379th Bombardment Group in February 1944 and was given the name "Swamp Fire". The 379th flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. Swamp Fire was flown by forty different crews during the course of 1944 and became was the first Heavy Bomber in the group to fly 100 Missions without an abort. By late October 1944, crews commented: "After a new nose and tail section, a new ball turret, 16 engine changes, three wing replacements and over 1000 bullet and flak hole patches, there's not much of the original plane left!" Swamp Fire eventually returned to the U.S. in July 1945 and was sold for scrap later that year.
Our subject for today is fantastic diecast model in 1:72 by Air Force 1 models. And is a pretty good rendition of the B-17G USAAF bomber "Swamp Fire".
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@richardlewis6183 2 ай бұрын

I am a 379th BG historian and have some of the records of the group. It is nice to see this tribute to one of our "Planes of Fame". My Dad was the Tail Gunner of the Krostjens Crew of which Byron Clark was the Co-Pilot. By the time she had finished her Air Combat career she had over 25 engines replaced due to Battle Damage and an interesting point of reference would be that she was one of the first B-17G's to have her chin and ball turrets removed to make then sleeker for flight. This was done in late November 1944. She flew six Air Combat Missions this way as a study for the ever-growing inventory of older ships. I also have info and photos on her days as a weather/scout ship and her return to America after being contacted by the son of her Ground Crew Chief during that time frame. She had been refitted and made air worthy at the 2nd BAD renamed "the Scorpion". and flew 30+ plus mission as a weather and Scout ship.

@heavymetaldiecast 2 ай бұрын

Thats some really interesting information thank you for sharing with us here on the channel. I enjoy hearing from people who have more knowledge than myself and that's what I enjoy about doing this channel. people sharing their knowledge to help give these models some life and context rather than just a piece of metal sitting on a shelf. You certainly had to be a brave man to take to the skies during WW2 no matter what side you were on. Certainly a scary time to be alive, ordinary men forced into extraordinary situations.Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment. I appreciate that, Cheers!!

@ThomasClark-nm2eg 2 ай бұрын

Sweet. Our Pappy (Byron Clark) flew right seat in the first crew for 33 missions on Swamp Fire. And he is credited with her name. He died at almost 94, 10 years ago. I asked him why Swamp Fire and his response was to put fear in the enemy due to the nature of an actual methane swamp fire. Pappy also helped develop ILS after the war and married Patricia and had 7 kids. He was a great dad and used to tell us "Give em hell!" before our sport's events. lol

@heavymetaldiecast 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing that with me and all of us here on the channel. I appreciate it immensely. You sound proud and rightly you should be. It took a brave man to take to the skies in those days. And he sounded like a great family man too. Glad he got to be part of your life for such a long time. Once again thank you for your comment and for watching the video. 😀👍

@jrex9197 10 ай бұрын

I think that's a great value. Looks really nice! Such an iconic & gorgeous bird

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Yes i think I got it at a good price, I think they have gone up a little over the last year...like everything I guess. But still a lot cheaper than a Corgi bird!!!

@2236gaming 10 ай бұрын

1:72 bomber!! NICE!!! :D I think the price was ok. At that size they go easily over 200 USD.

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Thats it, when the big white table cloth cover comes out you know its a big plane review,haha. Beacuse the table I use for the video is a fold up one and has a seam in the middle. Which for smaller aircraft I avoid as I film either side of the seam. 😂 Do the AF1's really go for that much? I thought Corgi yes, as I bought a Corgi one from the US for $190USD a few months ago,haha

@alexandremarcelino7360 10 ай бұрын

Simplesmente Espetácular! O B-17 é Um lenda.🌟

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Yes the B-17 was such an iconic aircraft for the allies. 😀

@anthonycohen2556 10 ай бұрын

Just for the record, I made a airfix model similar to this back in the eighties, so it's close to my heart...

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Nice, ah I remember the good old days of model glue and mineral based paints 🤣. To have steady hands and eyesight to match these days,haha

@envygd4902 10 ай бұрын

Now you've got to do a Corgi B-17 video to compare the best of the best 😉

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Haha that I will do, I have two 😉 so keep an eye for one in the future 😀. Thanks as always for watching 😀👍

@is-2revenge612 10 ай бұрын

As far as i can tell the ailerons and rudder are also a different color irl, i have a corgi one and its fully cast and yet the colors are still different. It adds some interest to what would else be a large, somewhat boring paintjob so i appreciate it😂

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

I have the Corgi "Sweet and Lovely" and also "A little bit of lace" so will be interested to see what I get for double the price of the AF1 version 🤣

@richardlewis6183 2 ай бұрын

Some of you sound as if you may be modelers. I am working up an idea of a mission (Little known because of its Classification). It happened on 28 May 1944 Code Name "Grapefruit Mission" I plan on making this a traveling exhibit to all of the WWII Museums. Full Credits will be accompanying the exhibit. It will involve 40 aircraft and crews from two Bomb Groups the 303rd and 379th.

@heavymetaldiecast 2 ай бұрын

Yes a lot on here I think are both modelers and diecast collectors. Me I dont really do the model part annoy more, my patience and hand skills arent as young as they used to be,haha. Is that "Grapefruit Mission" to do with the glide bombs experiment late in the war?, I think they even called the glide bombs grapefruit bombs.

@jmguevarajordan 10 ай бұрын

Hi, do you have a video reviewing a b-17 from corgi? I was looking for it and i couldn't find it. I found your review of another b-17 but it is from af1 too. Anyway these b-17s from af1 are a good alternative to corgi's versions. 👍

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

I will be doing a Corgi review in the coming weeks as I do have 2 of there models. I may even try to do a comparison video between the Corgi and AF1 to show a direct comparison between the two manufacturers 😀👍

@slizevicius 10 ай бұрын

How much have I read that AF1 B-17 is even better than CORGI? It would be very interesting to see their comparisons. Shape, paint, lines, rivets and everything else. Since you have a models from most companies, I think such a comparison video would be more successful.

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Hmm I guess I will have to make one eventually 😀. I will probably Do a review on the Corgi one and then do a short comparison video against the AF1 version together 😀

@slizevicius 10 ай бұрын

@@heavymetaldiecast I think a lot of people would like this video. There are many videos with models reviews, but there are no comparisons.

@shinra2755 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful airplane. Who isn’t partial to a B17, eh? 😅 I always found the defensive nose positions on the B17 to be a bit odd. I note the inclusion of the remote turret in the G version, but it still has these awkward side-mounted guns from earlier designs. Why not just put a standard nose turret in there like the Liberator’s? A mystery to me! Edit: Also, this version is missing the thirteenth gun in the mid-dorsal position. I wonder how effective this was in practice. Lastly is the B17 not considered a medium bomber due to its relatively modest payload?

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Yes i found those nose positions a bit weird also, although the guns could be pointed pretty much forward the field of view was still fairly restricted. But i guess when in a box formation every one covers each other its pretty hard for enemy fighters to get through unscathed. Yes that dorsal position you would think would be covered by the top turret, I wonder if it was manned constantly as its in the radio area so assume the radio operator would man it, but if he is busy with radio duties, he isn't going to be using the gun. Hey, it's always good to have options I guess, can never have too many guns!!! haha. The American heavy bombers generally carried around half the payload as what the British ones did depending on distance. I think if its got 4 engines and a crew in double digits that's classed as heavy,haha....thats my opinion. But any amount of bombs falling on your head is scary!! My mum was a child in Germany when the Allies would constantly bomb her city. She remembers very vividly hiding with her mother and brother when ever the sirens went off.

@shinra2755 10 ай бұрын

@@heavymetaldiecast Scary story regarding your family. War is awful. We all love the technology of the time but it’s easy to forget the lives impacted. I learned today that the P-38 Lightning could carry a bomb load near enough that of the B-17.

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

@@shinra2755 Yes i was a little surprised about the relatively small loadout for its size. Depending on the mission range the B-17's load was only abit more than Lufwaffe medium bombers. I think in terms of lives, your risking 10 lives sending a B-17 to drop their bombs when a He-111 would drop similar amount risking 5 lives. Even the ranges were similar. Where's is the British bomber are carrying 3 times as much as either. Although defensively it swung the other way, B-17 9 defensive positions (13 MGs), He-111 4 postions (7 MGs), Lancaster 3 positions (8 MGs) making the B-17 the hardest to shoot down. Yes unfortunately civilians are the casualties of war. Funny though, both my parents families fled the rubble that was Germany to migrate to Australia at different times. My mum and dad met each other here and then pop i was born. So technically I'm full blooded German born here in the land of Oz 😂. I did not know the P-38 could carry such a large payload wow. You know a totally useless fact about the P-38, it's engine noise was combined with that of a P-51 to help create the sound of speeder bikes in Return of the Jedi 🤣

@shinra2755 10 ай бұрын

@@heavymetaldiecast Great analysis and story. Like I’ve said to you before, I have huge respect for the innovation and design of German technology during the war. Placing politics aside you cannot help but be fascinated by 88s, StuGs, V1s, Me 262s, Jagdpanthers and all the rest. Great fact about the speeders 😅

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

@@shinra2755 oh for sure the German scientists certainly were working over time. Some real futuristic stuff coming out of their heads. I have a lot of WW2 German memorabilia I collected when ibwas younger as well. But only because of my heritage and not for any political reason. It amazed me even years after the war when i was at high school in the 90's (showing my age) people would call me a Nazi because of my German last name. The beauty of this channel also for me as I am also learning new things about different aircraft when I do the hour or two research on each model. Thanks again for being part of this 😀👍

@anthonycohen2556 10 ай бұрын

Love the vids, but stop calling ailerons flaps 😂

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Noted 🤣. My apologies. Flaps are fixed, Ailerons are moveable 😀. Appreciate you taking the time to check out the video 😀. I get into a zone as usually it's the inner flaps that are movable on the models wings rather than the outer aileron areas 😀.

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

Also do you really want to hear ailerons said with a really bad Australian accent...It's going to sound hilarious 🤣

@anthonycohen2556 10 ай бұрын

I'll blow your mind with this one...the black "parts" on the front of the wing are called "boots' inflatable sections the pilot could inflate to break up ice that formed on the leading edge of the wing!

@heavymetaldiecast 10 ай бұрын

@@anthonycohen2556 mind blown 🤣 were they parts that crews sometimes removed? Due to deteriation or something to that effect. I remember reading something about features crews removed. Might have been something else. Thank you as always for sharing knowledge with the channel. This is what I enjoy about it. I am no way an expert, just an ordinary bloke that loves diecast 😀

@anthonycohen2556 10 ай бұрын

You wouldn't remove the "boots" a lot of modern aircraft also have them...paint them a different colour maybe but to remove them would be mad! You don't see them on low level aircraft, it's only the "boys" that fly really high have them...

@is-2revenge612 10 ай бұрын