I liked the detail about destroying bomb sights as these were considered highly classified technology.

I don’t know what I expected from this show, but not what would be so terrifying and claustrophobic. It’s like being a bull’s-eye at a carnival and hoping you don’t get hit. And knowing that, getting back on the damn plane over and over again. The last episode makes me nauseous.

This episode played out like a freaking horror film. The music and tension were top notch. That musical sting when the last remaining B17 appears on screen all alone... just superb.

Basically these men faced suicide missions. Worst part about it is they knew and still went. Heroes all of them.

the t.v. show 'rat patrol' was a prime time series when i was in first grade. never would have guessed they would still be making WW2 shows now that i'm collecting social security.

What makes this scene is Hambone and the music for me. As he looks up as he hears the German fighters and sees the incoming German fighters and says, “Jesus.” That sent chills down my spine. The actor that plays Hambone did the best eye acting in the show. You see and feel the fear and the attempts to overcome the fear as he is taking instructions from the pilots.

feeling those German pilot are exceptionally good at those rockets. Could never hit a thing with those rocket in war thunder lol!

Im ready for the Mustangs to finally arrive to get these guys some air support. Brutal to watch

I recall my father telling me how it was flying in the B17. It was difficult for him to talk about it when I was young, I now have an enormous appreciation for what he did at the age of 20 years old. He said that he hated the flack boxes as they bracketed his formation.

I thought The Pacific was too much misery but this series surpasses it....Wow.....

0:20 the soundtrack is so chilling and has the vibe of alien horror theme.

An absolute terrifying experience, nothing about this scene is exciting.

0:39 "How many Tie Fighters you want attacking the Falcon Milennium heads on?" "YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!"

This episode was outstanding.

Best series on tv

Truly the greatest generation Thank you sirs for your heroic bravery and valiant service to our country RIP 🇺🇸

Its hard to get excited for these scenes when you know it was all done on a computer.

That's one intense scene! God bless those men of the 8th Army Air Corps.

I think the most terrifing thing for me is getting shot with those huge calibre bullets used by the fighters,I mean if you survive its just real luck. a few years ago I was lucky enough to go to an air display and watch a real dogfight between a spitfire and a Messerschmitt Bf109,it was just amazing but terrifying at the same time. Theres also footage of a similar amazing flight between a spitfire and a Messerschmitt Bf109 the pilot was german as well and the way he flies so low to the ground you just know that this dude is a real "bad ass" dude,even the spitfire pilot said"you really had me there".its on youtube guys watch it,it will send chills down your spine! just look up the amazing pilot Klaus plasa.

I damn near shit my self when 390th got mentioned in this episode. My great grandpa who still alive today was a tail gunner in that group on the Baby Buggy II plane. I told him about it and he even read about his group getting mentioned in the show on the paper and said wonder if I’m in it lol

Imagine seeing a modern version of this with a hundred F-35s or SU-34s diving right at you. Damn

0:22 so powerful moment

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it's nice that they show the main fighting tactic of the Bf-109.

those German planes were protecting my Grandmother 😢

Sheer grit. That’s what won the war. Men and women who did what had to be done.

Bravest of the brave. True heroes RIP

2:26 wish there we're more shots like this in this show, showing the formation close up from a third person perspective

1:52 The artificial lake (Aasee) in Münster seen here through the bomb sight was expanded beyond the bridge only after the war. So this is a modern aerial view of the city. And they aimed not at the railway facilities but at the cathedral, which would be further to the left inside the old town.

We have no real clue how lucky we are to live in this country and what has been done to keep us free.

I knew a B17 pilot who became friends with Ace Günther Rall at air shows and Rall told him they wanted nothing to do with B17s. Maybe a short burst then they got the hell out of there.

Nice! 👍

average war thunder bomber gameplay right here. 0:26

Does anyone have a link to the soundtrack in this scene? I've been browsing the official releases from Apple but didn't find this one. It sounds real cool.

Absolutely terrifying, brave men, thank you for sacrificing so much. That generation would be horrified to see the conflicts in the works today and how similar they are to 1939-1945.

I am glad this fight scene is an improvement compared to the previous ones. Actually it is quite decent. Sure the "Star Wars' cloud of Tie Fighters going directly through your windshield" is ridiculous... but at least they got rid off the lone gunner downing 15 fighters, bombers flying backwards or radar guided rockets.

Our boys got them.....

Снято качественно и эффектно. Снял бы Спилберг, например про Ил-2 ...Чтобы, интересно получилось бы ?..

The generation of WW2 would be horrified to see the similarities of conflicts in the world today.

I've never seen such swarms of fighters in any authentic WWII footage I've ever seen.

I like how the shot the bomb sight but I would have thought it would get destroyed when the plane crashes.

Thanks you so much from johnsingeltonCopleyStonewell,MrRungsungunkoom,😊

the greatest generation

this is back when guys knew how to bail out of planes

I'm surprised they didn't at least get some P-38 escort.

germans had the norden since 37. they didnt rate it

Holy shit!

The scene is enough to explain why the entire week of October 8th to 14th was known as Black Week.

Que maravilha gostaria muito de viver em plena segunda guerra mundial gostaria muito ser piloto de avião encarar combate aéreo ❤❤❤

I think there was something like 300-350 German fighters during this raid.

Amazing amount of experts on the strategic bombing campaign in WWII on this page. If only Spielberg had hired you people instead of listening to historians, who interviewed the real flyers on both sides.

Long live baby face ✌️💯❤️

My son Nathen Solly (Lt John L Hoerr) is at 2.47 with the hat and goggles, then 2.58 he shots the bomb sight :)

I have the log book for the 363rd fighter Group. They were the third unit to put 51's in service in the ETO in feb 44. . The first was in dec 43 and Chuck Yeagers group in jan of 44. Some things to note to address comments below. Cant find the reference right now but it looks like 38's were the first to escort all the way to Berlin. 4 P47's landed at Stapelhurst on Dec 31 43 on the return from an aborted mission because they couldnt jettison their external tanks. So they had external tanks in late 43. On march 9th, 44, 35 mustangs left for Berlin on escort .They saw Zero German fighters the whole way. But this was not really that uncommon . There are reports in the log of encountering 30 plus Germans fighters in the air. During this period the group would commonly send up at 30 plus planes usually around 50. Mech aborts were very common for a variety of reasons. Dont know how they kept 4 engines running on the bombers?? The fighters had two maintenance personnel to each plane with an armorer assigned to multiple planes. Flak was just as frightening to the fighters as it was the bombers. Bomber crews did indeed shoot at and hit escorting fighters. do to mistaken identity. P51 pilots shot at other P51 pilots due to mistaken identity. A P51 collided with a P47 that was shooting at him, both planes went down in flames. On may 5th 44 on a run to Berlin they encountered 3 different groups of 100 German fighters, one group did not attack the bombers , but the other two did. German loses 16 confirmed, 2 51's went down, one pilot bailed out. Horrible business. Dont know how you go on one mission in those bombers and get back in for number two?

being a bomber in ww2 was a death call

Funny to watch the swarming realism of it all.😂

Even though this crew remembered to equip their shouting voices to talk loudly at the German plane horde, it wasn’t enough to keep the score in the air on IMDB

0:27 this guy looks like Austin Butler with the mask.

Well Even if I did not see this serie, It seems that after 5 episodes it is always the same fights

At Munster the aim point was the front steps of the Cathederal at one pm on Sunday. They all missed it, so only 700 civilians died

i dont rember if it was the sixth or 5 ep when it was just "royal flush" the only b-17 left after all the other went down just being all alone up high where no one can save u and a huge chance u will land in german territory

Jingoistic 'Tale' Few fighters were shot down by Bomber gunners Ones that were were largely due to rear gunners, who along with bombadiers suffered the most casualties. Copilot was the lowest (war long proven) casualty position.

Daylight bombing without fighter escorts was suicide.

LET'S OVER THE ODDS

How would I survive this war now

My father is credited with 35 missions as the pilot of the G.I. Jane/Pallas Athena (Greek goddess of war) with the 392nd Bomber Group out of Wendling, RAFB in East Anglia. The ONE thing that he said was CERTAIN was that the fighters disappeared whenever the bombers got close to target. Because at target, there was ALWAYS flak. Why would a German fighter get shot down by its own flak? So, in this scene, Masters of the Air is historically inaccurate.

“He should be buried” ☹️

When are they gonna slap drop tanks on P-38s and P-47s?

They missed their chance. Clark Gable was a waist gunner on a B17 and you didnt show it.

Bombers don't "fight". They bomb and defend, but they keep on course and altitude. Fighters fight, They maneuver and "dog fight".

B-17’s limping on one engine don’t hang with the pack as long as this one did….

You deserved that belly turret guy ahaah😅

Whilst I enjoyd the Band of Brothers and Pacific when I grew up, don't know If I'll give this one a watch. Partly for how repeative these episodes scenes feel with little variety to the battles, but also the sheer lack of empathy I've lost towards bomber plane crews of all sides that in the long run sowed so much destruction and missery admist civillian targets in both allied and axis countries.

German fighters fired 20mm cannon which had much greater range and destructive power than the 50 caliber machine guns on U.S. fighters and bombers.

flying a plane takes nerve i can only imagine how fucked up it is to fly and be shot at

I don't think the door gunners on these bombers would have had anywhere near the kills on fighters as shown here.

I don't feel that they did a good job building up the anxiety and tension of going up against the flack and luftwaffe in the previous episode. But, they did a very good job of it in this episode. The score this battle scene was excellent.

The bomb sight being destroyed bit I feel mixed about. Technically yes, back then it was used as propaganda at home, but the truth is the bomb sights were nothing special and weren’t very accurate. It kinda feels like the show is perpetuating this myth

America had nearly unlimited pilots and aircraft, the Luftwaffe didnt. In the savage calculus of war, Germany could never sustain allied air offensive.

почему брковые непападают !!!

bf-109-👍👍👍

I know it was made about 15 years ago(Red Tails),but the effects in Masters of the Air is much better directed than George Lucas's cr3p.

The Ball Gunner should not be able to get out of his cage on his own...

ПОЧЕМУ ВЕРХНЯЯ ТУРУРКЛЬ С ТРЕЛЯЕЕТ БЕЗ УПРЕЖДЕНЕИЯ !!!!

Ffs why spoil it by having 6 fighters stuck together wing by wing and passing 50m through the box. This is Star Wars with Messerschmidts.

I find it incredible watching these scenes that the rounds fired from bombers' defensive turrets ever actually made contact with enemy planes enough to cause meaningful damage. Or were they mostly just a deterrent?

посему боковой не помает турели ????

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure the Germans didn't yet have fighters with rockets

движок *

They had the gunners firing their machine guns like fire hoses. That's not realistic. Most gunners, most of the time, fired in short, controlled bursts.

This is a good movie what the name.

What's insane about this is how useless strategic bombing proved to be in actually disrupting enemy operations. The bombs were so innaccurate that hitting the target was worse than chance. All this terror, all this pain, for nothing.

So where can i see this series in Europe? Some kind of fancy pay tv channel or something? Don`t have a clue what "Apple" is.

у тебя один двихок и турэли

Gotta admit, even though overall the show is not that good and lacks a lot of things that made its predecessor like The pacific and Band of Brothers great but the fight scenes are done very well.

танк падает !!!!!!!!!!

did bucke actually die

We got our masks on as director directed here comes the Fighters FIRST according to history and when they get over target the fighters disappear and Flak take over ..... remember it takes 30 seconds for a Flak 88 shell to reach 30K so change in direction evey 20 seconds ... oh .... maybe the movie forget about all that .... anyways ... let go guys ... after bomb drop hard turn ... absolutely all crews were for that in real life WWII but this turn every 20 seconds is still necessary .... after bomb drop. You can not fly straight just cause you dropped the bombs. When it comes to movies it looks good if they have the mask on and the plane is shaking. A little blood helps too. If we skip movies and go to WWII the planing of these missions just to make a few more guys make it back. It just looks to me every service men was loyal to everybody else ..... planning these raids.

I didn't enjoy it at all. The whole 100th is gone. It was goddamn heart-breaking.

No fighters to escort? The most BS scene,and suicidal The top must be drunk to sent them without fighters escort