Our goal is to interview retired aviators from all over the world, especially combat pilots, who flew in ANY conflict. We have already recorded over 30 interviews and hope to able to release as many as possible this year. This is just a drop in the bucket though. We have many more we would like to have our team record. If you'd like to help out with recommendations / referrals, please contact us via email at info@flightlinemedia . co (not .com). Thanks! 😎

I love this man, my grandpa. He may not believe he was a great pilot but he is the best G’pa ever.

Just think of the odds that this man has beat. Lived through air combat, lived through National Guard Flying, iived to 100 years old, and remained mentally sharp. He is one in a million.

This dude at age 100 is more lucid than most 20 year olds.

The guy that is humble enough to say he wasn’t a good pilot, you can be damn sure, he was good pilot.

He's got the premonition to quit while he is still alive. My father will be 101 years old this year. He survived the Bataan Death March. He retired in the Philippines.

Very moving You can feel his sadness and that he never really lost the trauma that the war placed upon him. 80 years later he is still haunted. He knows that the the idea of glory in war is a lie told by people who never lived it.

Mr. Robert Sharp is such an honest humble American hero who served in the greatest generation. He said he wasn't a very good pilot compared to others. Rare is such humble honesty. Thank you for helping save the world back then, Mr. Sharp. God bless you.

What a honest, humble man. Plenty of traits that make todays society so shamefully pathetic. From Australia

My father was a Navy surgeon on Guam and Okinawa . He cared for the wounded Marines who captured Iwo Jima . He passed away in his 80’s and only spoke to me once about his wartime experience for about 5 minutes . He buried the horrors he experienced. Thank you to my Dad Robert and all the other brave men & women whose sacrifices allow us to live in freedom today ❤️

God Bless him. My Dad was a B-24 Navigator based in England during the same time period. He lived to be nearly 102 years of age. The Greatest Generation

My Dad flew 47s and 51s. I got to watch his gun camera films in the early 60s. Rest his soul. I owe him everything I have.

Sir, you were a good enough pilot to survive your time in combat and that says a lot, my hats off to you.

"Just kill people and break stuff" that's the most honest assessment of a fighter pilot I've ever heard.

"That's the stupidity of the whole shebang." Truer words were never spoken.

This man is an excellent example of the Greatest Generation. How far we've fallen ...

You could still see the heartache on his fac all these years later after losing his friend Jerry Kelly.

Fascinating. To hear it straight from an ordinary pilot, instead of a famous ace.

One of the best fighter pilot interviews, this man is very sharp and honest. Amazing recall.

I'm 76 years old, wish I had this hero's memory, I can't remember what I did yesterday.

Twenty eight years later l was a crew member on the Queen Elizabeth. One morning l walked out on deck and saw the skyline of New York…my first glimpse of the new world…. Glad you made it home Robert.

I am always amazed how sharp minded and lucid many of these men are decades into their lives. He's well-spoken, clearly intelligent, and his speech flows unimpeded and smooth, like the speech of a very much younger man. Much respect to this warrior! 🇺🇸

His memory level is amazing, as well his story as an average pilot. Thanks for your service, and your honesty.

Wonderful personal account. To hear Bob say he didn't consider himself to be a very good pilot makes me believe he has learned to do honest and impartial self assessment. It is probably why he's had such a successful life.

My own father, now deceased, was a P47 pilot in the 325 Fighter Group 319 Fighter Squadron which saw its first action in North Africa during Operation Torch in 1943. He talked very little about his flying experience in North Africa and, following that, in support of the ground operations into Sardinia, Sicily and Italy. So this interview is a great insight into what my own father experienced. Thank you so very much! He completed his mandatory combat missions and served out the remainder of his enlistment back in the states as an aerial gunnery instructor for P47 aircraft stationed in Delaware. All of his combat hours in the P47, and prior to that in the P40, were prior to D-Day. He left the P47 cockpit having had 4 kills. Thanks again!

What a great man. He minimizes his efforts as though he just happened to be there. What rare combination of humility and grace. I bet there is not one man in a thousand of today's strutting stallions that can carry his coat tails.

My dad was a jug pilot. He never flew after the war. His attitude was" your flying ....your dying" I understand.

Not only militarily, and as a war veteran, but as a human being, I admire and respect you more than I can express.

What a story! As a Vietnam fighter pilot I can relate to what L/C Sharp said. You can tell he still as the swagger of a fighter pilot even after all these years! The reason we aren't speaking German or Japanese is because of men like L/C Sharp! Truly the GREATEST GENERATION!!!!!

I work at a Skilled Nursing Facility with the elderly and this man is in fantastic condition for his age! Thank you for your service sir!

My Dad flew P-47s with the Hun Hunters! He would never talk about the war. He would talk airplanes all day long! He sure loved the P-47! After the war he flew corporate and always loved flying! I was fortunate enough to fly Gulfstreams with him! He wasn’t scared of anything and when things went bad he would always say hey at least we aren’t getting shot at! I sure miss him!

What a decent modest good human being. He did his best honest about his ear experiences. Thank God we had people like him if we didn’t we would be speaking German

Thank you for this video. It's a breath of fresh air to hear from someone who was probably like most pilots... not an ace, not a "hot stick". But i couldn't force myself to use the word "average". That doesn't describe any of them.

I know it’s not enough, but thank you for saving the world.GOD BLESS YOU. My father was a B 24 pilot and spent 13 months as a POW.. He survived and now we have a huge successful family, thanks to him and men like you. You are a true American HERO.

This was amazing, to listen to this man, talk about serving the country he loves! Thank you, Robert (Bob) Sharp, for your service!

My uncle Don flew spitfire in the rcaf Canadian. He was 22 years old. I'm 73 now and I realize how many years these heroes lost for us to live free. He died 3 months before the end of the war. This man risked the same thing, so glad he lives a long fruitful life, he sure earned it ❤

Wow..... I loved Bob's experience overview of a WWII fighter pilot. Very down to earth, matter of fact and detailed. No propaganda and boisterous BS. Thank you sir!!!

I was sad when he said that he was not a good pilot. I'm glad that he's still with us. Thank you, Bob.

I usually watch videos sitting comfortably in my chair with my feet up however, today I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat for this entire 40 minute interview.

I love this humble man!! I lost my Dad at 7 but He was a humble WW2 vet also a rear airplane gunner in the Pacific.

The best 40 minutes I have spend for a long time❤

About 14 years ago I had the honor of meeting a WWII P51 Mustang Pilot, he was 99 yrs old & his wife was 95 yrs old. Both were very mentally sharp & physically looked as if they were in their late 70's. He had a WWII Veterans Cap on & I'm a history geek about WWII so I asked him what he did in the war & his wife said "Tell him about you getting shot down", so he said about 3 months before the end of the war he was shot down over Germany near Berlin & was able to eject from the plane & parachute down in a field. He said those planes didn't have ejection seats that these modern jets have, you had to pull the canopy back, squat down in the seat & jump up hard enough to miss the radio antenna located on the tail so fortunately he made a safe landing in a hay field. He was spotted by the Germans & taken as a POW. Thankfully he was only there a short time considering others had been POW's for years & was liberated by American Troops after about 3 months of being a POW. I regret I didn't get his name & ask for a proper interview with him & his wife, not only was he an American Hero but him & his wife have lived to see the greatest this country was to it's decaying demise & how they had seen technology evolve & how immoral society has became!

This amazing man is more coherent and well spoken at 100 years old than I am at 66. RESPECT. Thank you for all you've done, Sir.

A fantastic interview of a dear family friend of ours. Thank you for your work here.

38:37 he summarizes 74 years of marriage as "pretty interesting." Then 32:49 he brushes off a full 35 year career at a massive corporation as "I was in data." On top of all that, flew in a war getting shot at and shooting and killing others. Here I am at age 55 thinking I've kind of experienced everything, only to see this guy's story.

Amazy, he's 100 yes old AND was a WWII fighternpilot with 78 missions undernhsinbelt. He looks not a day older than 76 or 77. Always enlightening to hear these interviews. Keep up the great work, not many left alive sadly. There will be a time in the very near future when there will be no living wwii vets, or at least no longer physically or mentally capable of sharing their experiences.

My grandfather wasn't a celebrated position. He was a corpral medical officer, in the end, his medical skills weren't the best, but he was good with people and easy to like. He spent wwII in the medical tents doing one quarter of what he was trained for, and three quarters of what we he was born for. Talking to wounded soldiers, becoming their best friends, friends he carried for life. Hundreds of them. They call that a "counselor" these days, but he didn't do it for money or prestige. He just did it to serve his country the best way they saw fit. There's always two fronts to a war. One is celebrated, and one goes unseen. It's the after-effects and the life after all that was seen and experienced by those who made it back after wars end. Wounded, disfigured, physically, mentally, and emotionally.

A modest man telling a dangerous and riveting story. A really decent human being.

hey bob, you won a lot of peoples futures, regret of course is natural, i hope our gratitude balances out your days. thank you for your service, from scotland.

This man is a humble Warrior. Never giving himself enough credit. Many Americans don't realize the Rights and Freedoms we enjoy are because of the Courage and Bravery displayed by this man. Sir, I salute you. And I Thank you !

He says you don't think about it, you don't think about it. That's when I knew that he still thinks about it. There are still, among their grand children and great grand children, people of this quality and humility, we just don't always get to see it.

It is amazing how sharp this man is at his age. Thank you for your service Sir

A good man. Not a warrior but someone who went to war when he needed to.

Thank you sir for preserving freedom in America.

To reiterate what Im certain others may have said, Mr. Sharp is such an honest humble American hero. He he claimed he wasn't a very good pilot compared to others. I beg to differ - to fly 79 combat missions agains the Luftwaffe without being shot down (simply a guess as I'm certain it would have been mentioned), was no mean feat. Such humble honesty is rare. Mr. Sharp, this Canadian thanks you for helping save the world back then.

wow! what an incredible life Mr Sharp has lived. he is a genuine veteran and 100 years young at that! thank you for introducing us to this wonderful young man : D

Fascinating. Amazing man. This guy has a real world story that needs to be told and retold.

What an amazing man with a beautiful soul. We owe so much to these guys, and now it looks as though we're going to do it all over again! All the young warriors who didnt come home..RIP

Thank you Colonel Sharp, for your service to our Republic and sharing some of your memories with us... from the "Greatest Generation!" You may be interested in learning that my Dad was also a fighter pilot in WW2. He has "graduated" and no longer here to share them. He graduated from basic training at Luke "Field" and was on Saipan in the South Pacific flying the P-61 Black Widow when WW2 ended. When the Korean War broke out, he was re-called to active duty and became the Aide-de-Camp and Pilot for General Acheson "aiding" the General in the goal of setting-up the Central Air Defense Command for the USAF. This involved building radar installations on our Northern border to watch for attack by USSR which was expected to come from USSR via the Arctic / North Pole. They were based at the Pentagon. The General chose a B-17 as his "flying office." While General Acheson was a Pilot, he had my Dad fly left-seat to build PIC time and the General would be my Dad's co-pilot. They would fly to different AFB's - along our Northern border after the radar installations were built. They would land at an AFB and get out of the B-17 and into a B-25 that was waiting for them. They would take-off and attempt to "penetrate" the radar coverage without getting intercepted. If they weren't intercepted by our fighter pilots from the closest AFB responsible for that specific radar installation, the General would have my Dad land at the appropriate AFB and "kick some bu*t" and find out why they weren't intercepted. When they were heading back to the plane, the General ALWAYS asked my Dad "was I too rough on the boys?" My Dad always replied "no sir." General Acheson was fond of my Dad, and promised my Dad he would make him Squadron Commander of the next B-58 squadron if my Dad would re-enlist after the Korean War. My Dad chose to retire and went into aviation insurance. God bless you and yours sir, and thanks again for your service and sharing your memories with us!

What a testament. This is my version of a true American Hero. Thanks is not enough.

Love this gentleman. Reminds me of many of the men and women in the neighborhood, schools, churches, sport coaches and police I grew up around in the 1950’s and 1960’s. They were all hero’s in my mind and gave so much to all of us. THANK YOU

thank you for your brave service, Mr. Sharp. you are indeed a true American hero!

What a great and humble man. My father was in to the paratroopers and the Normandy invasion and died at 53. Also had an uncle in the battle of the bulge in a tank battalion with Georgia Patton. and one of his drivers. What stories he had of Patton. I can tell this man a good man.

It’s an honor to listen to this man, a real hero willing to take the time to impart honestly the tremendous wisdom gained in the horror of combat, caught up in this giant, chaotic eddy and trying just to do the best you can and come back intact and still a man. I feel really fortunate to have had a chance to hear this man’s story as a fighter pilot in WW2. These men are really honorable and humble like so many commenters here repeat, and there are so few of them left among us. We should be at the feet of our elders, venerate, respect , and aid them at all times. Not a good pilot, my eye. If I remember 1/5 of what this gentlemen does and can elucidate it with such clarity and straightforwardness when I’m his age or a quarter century less I’ll be amazed, and what will I have to say. I wasn’t a pilot at all, I didn’t save democracy, eradicate great evil and free entire nations from tyranny. Thank you for your service. Thank you for telling your story, and for playing such an outsized role in the history of man, and for never ever forgetting and honoring the friend you lost, for keeping him alive in your memory.

My step dad was army air corp P38 out of england. Later layed out flight routes around Tokyo .Then became director for an airtraffic control school and wrote safety rules manuals for civilian aviation. He played alot of tennis, wouldnt talk about strafing missions

A truly amazing man. Thank you for all you did for our country.

- “We used to fly around the country dropping bombs and playing tennis.” This man is a legend.

Not a whiff of Bone Spurs among those who went through hell for our freedom.

Your journey is a piece of the weaving of our nations Air Force’s history. Thank you for your faithful participation to our country.

That gentleman is awesome, the courage and guts it took during war time era is hard to comprehend. Great interview!

For those who do not know,… a combat veteran NEVER fully recovers from Wars’ carnage. Some never recover at all. That is why Veterans NEED civilians to support the VA system, with all our heart. We cannot leave them to stew in their grief. Just say’n.

Early on I was thinking how much this Veteran reminded me of the old actor in the end of The Green Mile. Then I heard him say he's 100 years old and had to smile. What a life lived well.

Because of this fighter pilot’s bravery is the reason we all have the freedoms that we have now, thank you for your service sir….🇺🇸

So, “Matter of fact and humble “ . What a MAN among men.

This is a fantastic interview. My grandfather was a captain in the Army Air Corps. In the Pacific and his brother pilot B-25’s in the Pacific. I loved listening to their stories. They’ve been gone for 10 and 15 years respectively. It’s amazing to hear this man tell his story this many years later.

My uncle Bob flew Corsairs off a carrier in the south pacific. Shot down twice, picked up by our subs., so he was the city manager of El Cajon Ca.for 24 yrs afterwards. Think of all the racers from that city. Thanks to all that served our country, one way or another. !!!

Astounding and mesmerizing interview. I took care of Veterans for over 35 years. Fighter pilots are a very rare bunch. When meeting one, they all have the same hollow eyes of grief that witnessed much destruction at their hands. Very few would talk about any of it. This is the most in depth systematic explanation of their journey from day one as I have ever heard. This man is brilliant and sharp after all the years gone by. Great video, thank you for posting.

What a modest hero he is !

He’s such a modest, honest, heroic gentleman.

Thank you for capturing his story. Sadly, when a veteran passes their hiSTORY goes with them. Hundreds of thousands of vets haven't had their stories shared/told. So awesome capturing this story and sharing.

Not only is he incredibly lucid for being 100 years old his speech and communication is remarkable. It’s pretty rare to for those to be as lucid at that age and even more to still be capable of both. Thank you for your service. I respect the hell out of the way he gave his stories exactly the way they were. Not skipping over what he feels about it, or not painting his country as these moral saviors that they weren’t.

Deaths, injuries - in training, in the States, for pilots & aircrew were Very high in WW2. You wouldn't believe how high.

What an incredibly humble man. American hero

Fantastic interview! Hell of a sharp guy, especially for 100 years old! One of the most unexpected things...I've NEVER before heard a fighter pilot say that he wasn't a very good pilot!

Great interview, thanks! My Grandfather was a young boy in 1944 in rural northern Germany and told my the story about the feared "Tiefflieger" (lowflyers). Once on the way home from School by bicycle, the most beautiful girl all the boys were in love with was literally shot to pieces on a dirt road. She was just 100 meters ahead of him. He found what was left of her and had to inform the mother. He talked about that incident, it was the only time I saw him crying. Those memorys never left him ... . War is horror.

my great uncle, Captain Charles Ashley Austin, 358th fighter group 366th squadron, also flew a p47. He was shot down on the 4th of July, 1944 in Limetz Villez, France. According to the villagers who watched him crash, his plane was hit by flak & Instead of bailing out to save himself, he stayed in the plane so that he could steer away from crashing into a large group of houses. I dont know if he was simply unable to bail out due to plane being damaged or if he actually did sacrifice himself. But either way he is my hero and I am proud to be related to him. The villagers secretly held a funeral for him while hiding from the germans and now today there is a memorial statue which holds the propeller of his plane there dedicated to him. Thank you for this video it really gives me an insight into the experiences he might have had as a pilot.

My father was a fighter pilot in Vietnam in an F4 out of Northern Thailand near the end of the war when they were bombing Ho chi Minh trail and the capital city. His role was a SAM Radar seek and destroy "Wild Weasel" pilot. He is 92 now in Logan Utah. These men are humble giants.

WW2 is just so unreal. What these pilots went through is beyond my comprehension. To fly and know that there is a Me (Bf) 109 or Fw 190 with a dangerous pilot looking for you...Crazy. Bless this man..and Thank You!

Amazing how sharp and cognisant this great guy is ...! What a living Legend. We all still have much to learn from his generation. Thanks for recording this.

Robert you are an amazing human being. As a private pilot myself, And because of that understanding The principles of flight Really helps me to understand what you went through. I'm really grateful for this opportunity and something I'd like to tell you. The flight instructured I had was a retired captain from united airlines. He was also one of the first pilots in Korean to land a jet aircraft on a carrier. When he explained what that was like, (i was at his daughters birthday party that i was dating at the time) and his recount of his missions were riveting. God bless you sir and thank you for your service.

I think it’s great that he continues to mention his friend Jerry Kelly. War is not for the timid. I just can’t imagine what it was like.

Awesome guy , thanks for ur service Sir , with true respect from a german .

Can’t believe the emotional trauma these young men endured and carried over a lifetime! Thankful for your video of one of these true heroes!!

Amazing interview. Thank you.

Love these stories, I could listen all day !

Honest, humble man. Great life story.🇺🇸

THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICE❤

Outstanding interview, God bless you Sir!

So moving. Big respect.

Thank you Bob Sharp for your story. My Father In-law flew the P47D in WW2. He didn't talk about his experience much, but I could tell his experience affected him the rest of his life.