Yet Another 5 World War II Planes That Are Criminally Overlooked

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

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Due to popular demand, let's discuss even more overlooked aircraft from World War II! We like stuff no one else talks about around here.
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Douglas Dolphin
03:52 - Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
07:26 - Supermarine Walrus
09:18 - IAR 80
11:18 - Northrop P-61 Black Widow
✈️Further Reading✈️
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas...
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✈️Footage Credit✈️
• Japanese "Tony" Fighte...
• Supermarine Walrus in ...
• Romanian IAR 80
• USAAF P-61 Black Widow
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@petestorz172 6 ай бұрын

Re the comment about the Catalina made in the Walrus segment, the British Short Sunderland gets a fair amount of recognition.

@brettpeacock9116 6 ай бұрын

One point about the Seagull V/Walrus was that it was designed by Reginald Mitchell... and his next design is far more famous: The Supermarine Spitfire! The name Walrus came about because the Australians wanted to buy them, but not as the Seagull (they had tested those and found them 'inadequate', so the earlier Seagulls had a 'certain reputation' in Australia) so they designated it as the Walrus, and Supermarine, noting the many upgrades for it from the Earlier Seagull marks, agreed and renamed the entire production of the aircraft. Despite being a slow, pusher biplane the Walrus was reliable, had a long loiter time and was surprisingly nimble, which made it "Tricky" for the much fater German fighters to shoot down. Like the Swordfish, the German Fighters had to slow down with Flaps and U/C deployed to almost stall speed to get a decent shot off, which made them very vulnerable to return fire from the Walrus' nose and mid-upper gun positions.

@kennethross786 6 ай бұрын

P-38 pilots were often picked for the P-61 due to both having a twin boom design. One of the P-38 "show off" moves was to reach takeoff speed, retract the landing gear, then climb out. They were told "do NOT do this in a P-61!" And of course one pilot ignored them. He reached takeoff speed, retracted his landing gear ... and pancaked the plane right back down on the runway. Yep, Northrop's designers knew whereof they spoke. That said, I also love the P-61. It wasn't just that it was heavily armed and had a pod for the airborne radar set, it was wicked fast - top speed well over 400 mph.

@patrickgriffitt6551 6 ай бұрын

I think you juxtaposed the P-38M and the P-61. The P-61 had the radar mounted in the nose of the aircraft like today.

@unclegargameldgargameld4888 6 ай бұрын

the Supermarine Walrus was known as the "Shagbat"

@andrewallen9993 6 ай бұрын

British slang. To shag someone is to have sex with them :)

@carlossaraiva8213 6 ай бұрын

Did those words meant the same in the 40s as they do today? 😅

@unclegargameldgargameld4888 6 ай бұрын

@@carlossaraiva8213 I think it was meant to be a cross between a sea bird (a shag ) and a bat

@carlossaraiva8213 6 ай бұрын

@@unclegargameldgargameld4888 christ, the imagery keeps getting worse! 😂😂😂

@frosty3693 6 ай бұрын

The Ki-61 was developed from a couple of German109s that were shipped to Japan before 1941. So they were modified designs from the 109. Later they were reworked to use radial engines and became the Ki-100. These were army aircraft. The Japanese army and navy shared nothing. The Zero was a navy only aircraft. The 'rising sun' flag was only used by the Navy. The Army used the national flag, red ball on a white background. The Russians converted the inline engined LaGG 3 to a radial engine to make the LaGG 5 in a similar way. The Walrus was used on Royal Navy cruisers and battleships as a spotter. It was completely aerobatic. Someone once said that when doing loops and rolls it looked like a barn door caught in a wirlwind.

@darwinskeeper421 6 ай бұрын

I know that the relationship between the Japanese Army and Navy were extremely acrimonious, but were their any aircraft in WWII that were used by the Army/Airforce and the Navy? I usually associate Naval use in WWII with being able to operate from carriers and can't think of any WWII aircraft that fit that bill. Doolittle's raiders don't count in my book because they didn't land on a carrier.

@frosty3693 6 ай бұрын

@@darwinskeeper421 The Betty for one was a naval aircraft. Maybe the army used them buy I don't think so. The Navy operated from ground bases in China. The navy had ground forces and the army had ships and landing craft, so it's a bit of a muddle.

@darwinskeeper421 6 ай бұрын

@@frosty3693 The relationship between the Japanese Army and Navy was kind of weird. I've heard that someone in the Japanese Navy was asked who their enemy was and they said "the Army".

@patrickgriffitt6551 6 ай бұрын

@@darwinskeeper421Going other direction P-36 to P-40.

@gercvn6_785 6 ай бұрын

The walrus is also interesting because it saw service as a spotter plane on ships. I think even Leander class cruisers had them on board. At least I know the Perth had a walrus on her at some time before the war.

@russdority6295 6 ай бұрын

Hmas Australia operated a Walrus also.

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 6 ай бұрын

Nickname for the type came from one famous Walrus ... The ShagBat... Nose art was a attractive flying witch.. There were occasions when they picked up too many from the water and unable to take off again they air boated their way for miles across rough seas till they could offload their passengers. Something a helicopter wouldnt be able to do without risking the rotor hitting the waves.

@mpetersen6 6 ай бұрын

Exeter had one at the Rio Plate

@kitbuilder3027 6 ай бұрын

When you discuss the Ki-61 Tony and the Special Attack squadrons, you must remember that the B-29 operated well above the ceiling of the Tony. In order to attack the B-29, it was necessary to remove the armament, radio, and armor. When you take all that off the Tony, all you have left is to use the Tony as a battering ram.

@user-yj8mh1uk8r 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the Shagbat. It was all clips I'd seen before but they are always good to see again.

@philiphumphrey1548 6 ай бұрын

The Walrus was the plane normally carried by British battleships such as the King George V class, catapult launched and picked up from the water by crane. Used for search patrols and reporting back where shells fell (fall of shot) around enemy ships during a battle.

@Randall1001 6 ай бұрын

The Ki-61 was designated "Tony" by the US because it supposedly resembled an already-existing Italian military aircraft. Also, I think the best thing to do with the two letter prefix for Japanese planes is to simply say the letters. So instead of saying "key" or "keye," just say "kay-eye." It may not be correct, I'm not sure, but I believe it's what used to be done in documentaries.

@spacecadet35 6 ай бұрын

Hey, with German planes people say em-ee, not "me". or Jay-you, not "Ju", or dee-oh, not "do", so why not the same with Japanese planes?

@brandonclark435 6 ай бұрын

Ki is an abbreviation of Kitai, which basically meant Aircraft under the Japanese Army Air Force designation system.

@Randall1001 6 ай бұрын

@@brandonclark435So that would only apply to Army planes right? Because not all Japanese planes used "Ki." Presumably not the Navy then.

@brandonclark435 6 ай бұрын

@@Randall1001 No, the Japanese Navy had its own separate system.

@Randall1001 6 ай бұрын

@@brandonclark435 Thanks, that's what I figured... especially how poorly the Navy and Army played together sometimes...

@nikiandre6998 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for great videos!

@andrewlast1535 6 ай бұрын

The Black Widow! I mostly put together a model of one of these as a kid in the 80’s. Definitely doesn’t get enough love.

@indolentcheese 6 ай бұрын

I was building those old Aurora & Revell model kits back in the late 60's. I thought the Black Widow was the meanest looking plane with all that firepower in the nose. Even scarier than the P-38!

@awommack1994 6 ай бұрын

I knew the Black Widows were used in the Pacific (escorting B-29s over Japan), but I did not know they saw combat in Europe.

@vincentsmidowicz2931 6 ай бұрын

Nice One ~ Enjoyable & Informative! Cheers

@jonbutzfiscina1307 6 ай бұрын

The KI-61 engine was a Japanese re-engineered Daimler Benz 601. It weighed 70lbs less then the German version. An earthquake in 1944 destroyed the factory. The plane was re-engined with a radial engine and redesigned KI-100. The IAR80 used the tail section of a Polish PZL parasol fighter. The engine was the French Gnome-Rohne radial. They were used as trainers till the early 50's..

@Jdub6580 6 ай бұрын

Love your footage man! Way to go on that. Obscure WW2 aircraft have even more obscure footage come '24. Damn that Black Widow landing gear goes up slow! What? Are they cranking it up with their hands?

@Teleoceras 6 ай бұрын

Damn, I was really expecting you to say "It is the walrus, Goo goo g'joob".

@mssuxmyass 6 ай бұрын

The Douglas Dolphin does have sea duck vibes.... must be why I like it too :)

@Trainfan1055Janathan 6 ай бұрын

Mount Cyclops is an awesome name for a mountain. I wish others used this amount of imagination when naming mountains.

@bigrichman100 6 ай бұрын

I remember first hearing of the P61 Blackwidow from the Nightfighter episode of Dogfights. A beautiful beast.

@MichaelMcKinnon-do5ev 6 ай бұрын

The P-61 Black Widow only had the dorsal turret from the C model onwards, the P-61, P-61A, and P-61B didn't have the dorsal turret

@francisboyle1739 6 ай бұрын

I wonder how effective it was given the general failure of the turret fighter concept. Was radar the secret sauce needed to make the concept work?

@user-lt9py2pu6u 6 ай бұрын

The Walrus is pretty well known, in Britain at least. I bought a model kit of one when I was a kid in the sixties. Come to think of it one or two of the model warship kits I had also included a catapult launched Walrus as well. Never got round to buying the Black Widow kit though. I only have a passing interest these days but I have heard of most of these aircraft, the reason being I inherited my dad's RAF aircraft silhouette identification book he was issued with when he was in bomber command. It's made from sheets of perspex with the aircraft silhouettes shown from different angles etched on to the sheets. I think it was supposed to represent the view that the aircrew would get of other aircraft around them.

@grahvis 6 ай бұрын

I always liked the Walrus.

@martindice5424 6 ай бұрын

The Black Widow - marvellous kite but… How could the enemy NOT see it? It’s the size of a bloody bomber! 😂😂👍

@johnseaman3632 6 ай бұрын

You might be surprised what the darkness of the night can hide (especially when one lacks a radar set)...

@nicoferguson1215 6 ай бұрын

So, two things: 1. My favorite looking flying boat was the Coronado, and 2. The Black Widow was ,if memory serves me well, the first fighter designed from the ground up as a night fighter

@williamallen63 6 ай бұрын

My first Hein model in the 70s was the K I 61.

@SoloRenegade 6 ай бұрын

some good picks

@williamallen63 6 ай бұрын

mine would be the FW 189, AR 196, OS2U Kingfisher, Emily and Clyde.

@swbeyer8349 6 ай бұрын

The aircraft designation would have been K-I 61 instead of "Key." Would you call a PBY Catalina a Pibby Catalina?

@ice9snowflake187 6 ай бұрын

My first more-or-less successfully-built plastic model kit was the Aurora P-61 Black Widow kit. It's one of my fave planes ever, still.

@Eric_Hutton.1980 6 ай бұрын

What about the Martin Mariner and the Martin Mars seaplane.

@charlescarter6146 6 ай бұрын

We go with K - I all the time within the rc model circle.

@captbart3185 6 ай бұрын

The P-61 is one of my favorite all time aircraft. She also did solid work after the war doing thunderstorms research. Love the plane.

@mpetersen6 6 ай бұрын

The P-61 was reworked with a different central nacelle with just a the pilot in a bubble canopy as the F-15 Reporter for recon work. Only kits available that l know of are 1/33rd scale paper models from Orlik in Poland. If you know nothing about paper models don't laugh. A skilled builder can produce incredible work.

@Eric_Hutton.1980 6 ай бұрын

I am the walrus. Goo goo g'joob.

@Idahoguy10157 6 ай бұрын

The P-61 had gloss black paint as night camouflage. By 1945 standards they lacked speed. They were used after WW2 in various roles, military and civilian. Aerial photography for cartography for example

@twidget1111 6 ай бұрын

I was a junior high school student when I first heard about the P-61 Black Widow. I also read in one of my history aircraft books Nothrup took the fuselage of two P-51s and decided to create the P-61 Black Widow, then added the radar equipment into that aircraft and turned the entire unit into a stealthy night killing machine. To give you my age. I was born in 1956. I was always interested in flight, but lousy eyesight and lack of balance kept me grounded, thus no license.

@johnseaman3632 6 ай бұрын

Actually, the night fighter you are describing is the aptly-named North American P-82 Twin Mustang, certainly another overlooked aircraft, but one that was produced too late to see service during the Second World War. Originally designed as a long-range escort fighter, it actually replaced the P-61 as an all-weather day/night fighter/interceptor.

@mothmagic1 6 ай бұрын

The Hien was powered by a licence built version of the Daimler DB601/605, hence the reason it's an inverted Vee engine. The Walrus was affectionately nicknamed "the flying gas ring" due to the exhaust flames when seen at night or "steam pigeon". Most Black Widows lost the top turret because it caused stability problems due to the turbulent airflow it inflicted on the rudders.

@brettpeacock9116 6 ай бұрын

The IAR-80/81 were developed in Roumania, but the design wasan adaptation of the Polish PZL P-24 fighter, just entering Polish service. The high-set parasol wing was deleted and a low-wing design with a more powerful Radial engine (The P-24 used a British designed Radial engine of about 950HP, where the IAR-80 used a license built Radial of 1100 Hp.)

@carlossaraiva8213 6 ай бұрын

Man, the Black Widow really is a beauty.

@user-pn3im5sm7k Ай бұрын

Fun fact: The Ki-100 is basically a Ki-61 retrofitted with a radial engine. Reason being is many Ki-61 airframes were built before the Allies bombed the only factory producing the V12 inline engines in Japan. The Ki-100 turned out to be extremely deadly against Allied foes and one of the best fighters in the Pacific. "On 25 July 1945, 18 244th Sentai Ki-100 fighters clashed with 10 VF-31 Grumman F6F Hellcats from the light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood in an air battle where the Ki-100 pilots claimed 12 victories with two losses." (Pilots often shared victories if they tag teamed one) Also I think Japan embraced armor more towards the late war especially in the Ki-84, a super fighter with a generous 65mm of canopy armor. The Ki-84 & Ki-61 are two of my favorite WW2 fighters, very beautiful warbirds.

@daylight39 6 ай бұрын

For the iar80, I actually know two separate games were you can fly it (though it’s both dlc) dogfight 1942 where it comes with the eastern front expansion and sky gamblers, where it is a purchasable plane.

@holasjosse 6 ай бұрын

Yo can buy in warthunder

@daylight39 6 ай бұрын

@@holasjosse didn’t know that. Thank you.

@AndrewGivens 4 ай бұрын

Nice to see the Walrus operating in Weymouth Bay, with White Nothe being the big chalk headland seen in the background. Weymouth Bay was a good training area - sheltered, reasonably far from the enemy (compared with, say, Dover) and there was a naval base at Portland (immediately to the south) as well as a coastal forces work-up base in Weymouth itself. Always good to spot a local landmark in an old video.

@COLINJELY 6 ай бұрын

I believe the Supermarine Seagull was initially developed for the Royal Australian Air Force

@038Dude 6 ай бұрын

Let's go!

@Titus-as-the-Roman 6 ай бұрын

I'll leave you the fun of looking it up but there's a true story of an escape from a Japanese pow camp was assisted by a P-61 doing daytime aerobatics high over the camp, capturing all the guards attention while the prisoners snuck away unobserved.

@cbr9nmr 6 ай бұрын

I've always used Kay-eye, just like Bee-eff or Eff-double-u or Dee-aych etc.

@henryrodgers7386 6 ай бұрын

I actually have a model of the Ki-61! So happy to hear it mentioned! It's just so different when compared to... well, 95% of Japanese planes, really. Despite its rushed development, it still did its job well. Even if that job was having traffic accidents with B-29s for fun and profit. I didn't know there were any survivors, let alone four, so I'm glad someone else likes them too!

@beatglauser9444 6 ай бұрын

Sorry to say, I was well aware of all those planes except the Dolphin. I never heard of that one at all. The Ki 61 is well known. It's engine is based on the Daimler Benz 601. In general the planes of the Imperial Navy are better known than their Army counterparts. The Black Widow looked kind of cool and I always liked it. But it seems that it was quite slow compared to other planes late in the war. I bet the British Mosquitoes and probably even the Beaufighters were better nightfighters.

@patrickgriffitt6551 4 ай бұрын

Perhaps something on the Martin 167 Maryland and A-30 Baltimore. Lockheed Hudson. Ki46 Dinah.

@craigpennington1251 6 ай бұрын

IAR-80s are super cool and capable. P-61, my #2 favorite of WWII.

@FatherAntox 6 ай бұрын

The Black Widow is my favorite as well

@greghardy9476 6 ай бұрын

I’ve always called them ‘Kay Eye’

@andrewfischer8564 6 ай бұрын

p 61 is not forgotten... one of the first models i built

@Garhoy221 6 ай бұрын

Ki-61 Hien is my favorite Fighter in War Thunder

@user-py6oc4jo6c 6 ай бұрын

The Kawasaki Ki61 Hien (Tony) was reported as a Japanese ME-109. Even the USAAF official magazine for the crews(Impact) called that.--Bob Bailey in Maine

@tomrob3654 6 ай бұрын

With the Ki61, that engine cowling looks suspiciously like it's hiding a DB601 under the neath.

@n.b.barnett5444 6 ай бұрын

I have always used the letters, not the words, and this goes back to getting the Rene J. Francillon book (first edition) Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, around 1971. Never even considered pronouncing the letters as a word.

@michaelchristensen5421 6 ай бұрын

The only ones on your list that I didn't know were the two seaplanes.

@roelantverhoeven371 6 ай бұрын

renard 31, almost completely forgotten, even in belgium, but it was the only belgian design to see combat in WWII, despite being obsolete in 1940 it proved useful as a strategic reconaissance plane for the allies during the battle of france and the retreat at Dunkirk... and it looked the part, sleek and elegant lines.

@aleksanderdomanski222 6 ай бұрын

You might not know but IAR-80 was a kinda offspring of polish PZL P. 24 fighter. Romanians had some of those but it quickly became obsolete. Its gulwing design made retracktable wheels almost impossible so Romanians copied most of fuselage but designed brand new wing. If you compare booth of them you will find that similarites.

@Idahoguy10157 6 ай бұрын

A water cooled inverted V engine was what the Me109 . The Ki-61 designer may have taken a page from Messerschmidt?

@Transit_Biker 6 ай бұрын

There is a documentary following the extraction of the crashed black widow.

@ALCO-C855-fan 6 ай бұрын

Is Lady in the dark preserved too?

@danielhayton9438 6 ай бұрын

There is a project to restore a Walrus to flying state. My father was capapulted from HMS Warspite in a Walrus.

@kenattwood8060 6 ай бұрын

If you want to see a Supermarine Walrus, there's a full-sized replica of one submerged in one of the fish tanks at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, UK.

@raypurchase801 6 ай бұрын

A real one in the FAA Museum in Yeovilton.

@kenattwood8060 6 ай бұрын

I am aware of this and have seen it... However I was just giving the National Marine Aquarium a little a publicity....! @@raypurchase801

@Matt2009-ft5yu 6 ай бұрын

I think the ijas the japanese army air service the ki-43 doesn't get a lot of recognition.

@armoredinf 6 ай бұрын

I am the Walrus. coo coo ca choo!

@christophersilsby7829 6 ай бұрын

I had a book on all planes that were used during WW2. Your channel should do one on the trainer aircraft, For Each County, Then Each, Different Branch Of It's Military. And your preramitories, (PHANITIC spelling) could be like the less likely to kill its young pilots, easy of flying, and how easy it was to fly.

@panzerjagertigerporsche 6 ай бұрын

4:23 let's be fair I pronounce it as Ki as "K I" just like how I for some reason pronouce the M24 I say "M 2 4"

@TransbianOwl 6 ай бұрын

PBM Mariner... by far my favorite obscure flying boat of WWII... but the Supermarine Walrus is definitionally taking third place XD It's odd appearance just adds to the charm

@damonmusselman406 6 ай бұрын

The appearance should not be surprising… There is a truism among aircraft designers that goes something like this: “if it’s ugly, it’s French; if it’s weird, it’s British; if it’s ugly AND weird, it’s Russian.”

@malekiththewitchking2799 6 ай бұрын

Ah yes the Ki-61, its one of my favorite aircraft of all time. Funny how you mention how it had self-sealing fuel tanks, and brought up how its uncommon for them to be in Japanese aircraft. Which is true of the Naval fighters, turns out a lot of the IJAAS fighters in particular had self-sealing fuel tanks.

@brettread6373 6 ай бұрын

Swordfish and Albacore looked like something from.an other age but worked

@christophersilsby7829 6 ай бұрын

Also, tell why a plane was launched from a surface ship. Lift an observation platform up above the surface. I know that there is a mathematical formula that can tell you how far a person can see with vision assistance at a given altitude

@TimOGhoul 6 ай бұрын

Regarding pronunciation, I'll never refer to an EMD General Purpose locomotive as a "Geep." I'll still say Gee Pee unti I die, and not just because I'm a Jeep customer.

@neilcam 6 ай бұрын

WRT the Walrus, while it may not be known in the US, it's fairly well-known among Brits and Australians.

@georgeradebaugh7293 6 ай бұрын

I went to the airshow in reading Pennsylvania last summer in2023 and they said it should be flying in about 6 to 7 years

@georgeradebaugh7293 6 ай бұрын

The black widow

@BartWillems1969 6 ай бұрын

I don't think the Black Widow or the Walrus should be on an "criminally overlooked" list, they're both quite well known planes of WW2. As was the Tony, Japan's best known inline fighter (I don't dare to say "only" in case there was a truly obscure competitor)

@thomasmolloy5447 6 ай бұрын

Who else says K I rather than Ki? I mostly did so as I was unsure if key or Kai was correct pronunciation. Had no idea K I was correct.

@robdonnelly6537 5 ай бұрын

4:32 me, I say the letters. Lol

@peterbrazier7107 6 ай бұрын

Ki-61, I've always said it as K-I never Key or Keye.

@joesutherland225 6 ай бұрын

Black widow my favorite never real well known but important evolutionary step actually.

@JVoltCUAF 6 ай бұрын

you should always say K i..... you dont call the ME 262 the 'me' 262 head shake....

@concise707 6 ай бұрын

So you've ditched in 'the drink', managed to get into your dingy - or maybe not - you're soaked to the skin, freezing cold, you've lost the feeling in your fingers, you're teeth are chattering uncontrollably and you just want to go to blissful sleep.......then THE MOST BEAUTIFUL aeroplane in the world hoves into view. A Supermarine Walrus......don't tell me it isn't so!!😐

@mikehenthorn1778 6 ай бұрын

I built a model of the black widow.

@vaclavmacgregor2464 6 ай бұрын

I know of 5 more WW2 plane which are underated the B-32 Dominator AND Avia B-354 sometimes considered to be the thoroughbread of biplanes it was the main fighter aircraft of Czechoslovakia when it was introduced it was ahead of its time and while it would lose its edge it was a solid fighter which also had one of the last biplane kills of the war.I also had great armament and was very nible and manuverable.

@almusci7373 6 ай бұрын

i pronounce it as K-I ... just like you pronunce the Messerschmitts as M-E , like the M-E 262

@FeiHuWarhawk 6 ай бұрын

Kay Eye 61

@DrFruikenstein 6 ай бұрын

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@JFS3 6 ай бұрын

I have never heard K-I pronounced as anything but individual letters until now.

@andrewcomerford9411 6 ай бұрын

I've always pronounced the letters.

@mathewcaldwell4108 6 ай бұрын

I'm someone who has since I was five in 1974 and started studying airplanes. I have never even thought about say "k"'i" or s.u. or t.u. as a word the word would be suchoi not sue

@guykurtz422 6 ай бұрын

Kawasaki. Kay eye . . Messerschmit. Emm Ee etc

@RussSharpe 5 ай бұрын

Tony’s were not overlooked, but anybody. Many of us use K I and not kie

@clinging54321 6 ай бұрын

The Walrus were used as spotter planes on RN light cruisers such as the Belfast, Manchester and Sheffield.

@pogchimp3783 6 ай бұрын

DUDE I HAVE BEEN PRONOUNCING IT BY THE LETTERS, K I FOR YEARS, SINCE I WAS A KID

@user-yt8gu1cl5x 6 ай бұрын

All well known aircraft. Walrus was used as a bomber against the Italians in Ethiopia.

@romad357 6 ай бұрын

Planes that can land on land or water are called "triphibians".

@bluelionsage99 6 ай бұрын

Wow, didn't know there was a WWII pusher prop craft in service back then.

@MGower4465 6 ай бұрын

Knowing proper pronunciation is the "Ki" to happiness

@poil8351 6 ай бұрын

the japanese were also like radios who needs those they take up too much weight, self sealing fuel tanks again they are way to heavy and we need the aircraft to be super light. they were also like who needs bombs on their bombers and nood need for arnour. but the funniest thing is that the italians briefly used italian bombers and hated them even though they were no worse than their own bombers.