When a P-47 Pilot Aided a Japanese Aviator

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Neel Kearby in his P-47 Thunderbolt the “Fiery Ginger IV” was close to beating the record for victories. Many considered the Thunderbolt inferior to the nimble Japanese planes. But in the hands of Kearby and his friend Bill Dunham , it’s excellent diving capability and heavy guns proved to be deadly.
The newer P-38s and P-51s were being replaced and Kearby knew, if he could beat a 26 victory record then the resulting press coverage could save his beloved P-47 to the end of the war.
Bill Dunham witnessed the downing of Kearby but went on to commit an incredible act of chivalry in the otherwise incredibly tough Pacific Theater.
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@tenalasik1715 3 жыл бұрын

Bill Dunham was my grandfather. This was so fun to watch. Thank you!!

@Yarnhub 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments ! We’re very happy you liked it.

@g.k.1669 3 жыл бұрын

Royal blood in your veins.

@tenalasik1715 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. ♥️ He was an amazing man. He went on to become a Brigadier General.

@exterminator1107 3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@ryanrong495 3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry this video will help us remember your grandfather who flew the plane

@VERRATENMEMESANDCOD 3 жыл бұрын

Now this is a epic story. Especially the part where Bill had to be physically restrainred because he wanted to save his friend. That was just wonderfull. It shows how much his friend meant for him

@TheRedSpartan 3 жыл бұрын

God damnit, put a “spolier alert” before you spoil everything

@TheRedSpartan 3 жыл бұрын

@Adam Hadia I’m on a phone and this was the top comment

@kayagorzan 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@ethanjames5621 3 жыл бұрын

man i hope we get more dogfighting scenes like the battle of Britain

@BullGator-kd6ge 3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanjames5621 I'm hoping for I vid on Charles McGee, as of now the last Tuskegee Airmen alive, with over 400 combat missions in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam

@Robloxchat123 3 жыл бұрын

"he had to be physically restrained". now that is a friend.

@PROVOCATEURSK 2 жыл бұрын

Why lose 1 pilot when you can lose 2.

@Defender78 2 жыл бұрын

a few years ago I felt ill while driving and had to pull over and found myself in a parking lot, in 100 degree weather. I called my POS worthless brother, who was 7-8 miles away, to come get me. He refused, saying he was busy, and that it would take too much time to come out. And this is just one of many similar examples over the years that are representative of his demeanor and behavior. Who needs enemies with a brother like him??

@christianifechukwu9865 Жыл бұрын

When men love they love for real

@privatepilot4064 2 ай бұрын

Proverbs 18:24 “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”

@noob.168 Ай бұрын

it's like the nba players that act like they're gonna fight.

@jamespike5161 Жыл бұрын

That description of the Lord putting His hand on your shoulder and telling you “don’t do this” is POWERFUL.

@isharveerdhillon8348 3 жыл бұрын

the dogfighting scenes still have my mind blown...cant help praising this channel

@aniruddhxie2k215 3 жыл бұрын

So you are a military enthusiast Btw my father is also in Air Force

@pranaysingh3617 3 жыл бұрын

@@aniruddhxie2k215 same here, but he retired in 2009

@Sander-zj3wi 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the battle 360 series from the History channel.

@isharveerdhillon8348 3 жыл бұрын

@@aniruddhxie2k215 not just military i love history too :))

@jacksonrice1821 3 жыл бұрын

Right? I’ve never seen a better mix of simple and complex animation. It’s on a higher level then even the Infographic channel!!

@adolfkitler6120 3 жыл бұрын

Man gets me teary eyed thinking about how much those men cared for each other

@Notmagickal 3 жыл бұрын

thanks kitler

@rosebarnes9625 3 жыл бұрын

Was truly a different world back then, in so many ways...

@tinycockjock1967 3 жыл бұрын

Troops mostly kill not out of hate, but of love for their buddies. There’s always gonna be the psycho though.

@eliegbert8121 3 жыл бұрын

Pfp checks out

@leeeinfield 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats man love.

@user-pn3im5sm7k Жыл бұрын

There's another story just like this. Takeo Tanimizu was a decorated Japanese ace with 32 kills who had rescued US pilot Capt. Harvey Carter after shooting his plane down. He swept in and gave Harvey his life preserver. This story is less talked about for obvious reasons. You should do a video on this.

@DATo_DATonian 3 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to know which happened first. The first may have been the reason for the second.

@imgr5143 3 ай бұрын

As if the pilots would know or that high command would spread the word. How stupid.

@user-pn3im5sm7k 3 ай бұрын

@@imgr5143 So why are you mad? Stupid? Unusual reaction to a lighthearted story. What pilots are you talking about? In USAF UPT (flight school) we extensively spoke on Japanese & German aces of WW2, since many of their tactics still apply to modern BFM. Most aces of that war either came from Germany or Japan, very skilled aviators I have nothing but admiration for.

@miguelservetus9534 3 ай бұрын

What reasons? That it is easier for the press to find stories in their native language? His story, particularly his post war life, is readily accessible and know by many.

@user-pn3im5sm7k 3 ай бұрын

@@miguelservetus9534 War hero stories from the Axis side are rarely retold on media platforms, probably because it's stigmatized. Yarnhub is good about being unbiased, which is why I watch. Other history channels not so much.

@shizukashizuka8509 2 жыл бұрын

As someone of Japanese descent, with ancestors serving in many military factions, stories like this about americans having compassion despite knowing how brutal the Imperials were truly warms my heart. I wonder how things would've turned out if the Imperial military wasn't so brainwashed and arrogant from propaganda and their previous military successes.. more occurrences like this video might have been more frequent and many lives would've been spared on both sides Regardless, it's moments like these that live on for generations; affecting us all today and teaching that mercy is an extremely beautiful choice, and even in a savage war, humanity still is present

@wisconsinfarmer4742 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We will never know the final tally of how both our nations changed the other.

@guts-141 2 жыл бұрын

Hirohito and Tojo can eat shit for what they done So much cruelties and senseless death when they invaded Asia My local history talked about how some japanese soldier threw babies around for them to spike with bayonets and Romusha

@hardwirecars 2 жыл бұрын

eh we kinda paid em back 1000x nuking two cities and all.

@shizukashizuka8509 2 жыл бұрын

@@guts-141 Yeah, it's absolutely disgusting. Many Imperial Japanese army troops committed the worst atrocities known in history. Some demented officers would force this behaviour and kill those who didn't obey. There were some good souls too, but unfortunately many died from their bloodthirsty officers/comrades if not other things

@johntank7560 2 жыл бұрын

@@guts-141 It's easy to speak of the atrocities of other nations when we don't look into our own backyard. The US isn't an angel and did the same with the Native Americans in 1890 when the Seventh Cavalry opened fire on a Lakota Native American encampment killing 150-300 of the group, including women and children. This is only one of many.

@MrrShadoww 3 жыл бұрын

Are we just going to ignore the fact that every episode the animations get better and better?

@robertlombardo8437 3 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh no. We definitely see that!

@RADZ1CAL 3 жыл бұрын

Nope

@aggieboy4602 3 жыл бұрын

literally nobody ignores that

@MrrShadoww 3 жыл бұрын

@@aggieboy4602 well I never see anyone say about it

@Rere-kk6cm 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrrShadoww bc thier too busy praising the channel

@Johnnylemoni 3 жыл бұрын

You either gonna cover every story in history or you gonna get an oscar

@5peciesunkn0wn 3 жыл бұрын

Ahem. Both, obviously.

@Johnnylemoni 3 жыл бұрын

@@5peciesunkn0wn you got me there

@lirimturkaj2055 3 жыл бұрын

Is it too much to ask for both?

@pampersgoat5141 3 жыл бұрын

why not both

@Johnnylemoni 3 жыл бұрын

People read the replies before saying anything

@twistedyogert 3 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or is it more heroic if someone shows mercy to their enemies?

@madsnoop7 3 жыл бұрын

It is a Noble act whereas a common barbarian wouldnt care to think about sparing a human beings life even after battle has been lost .

@bendu49100 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing heroic, that's supposed to be the rules.

@realtalk4real243 3 жыл бұрын

Meh. Id open fire. Letting him live means he can go kill more of your men and the Japanese fighters would open fire. Might be a war crime... oh well

@bendu49100 3 жыл бұрын

@@realtalk4real243 congratulations on being a war criminal i guess

@gazelle8431 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Then take them prisoner ofc.

@mr.rogers1019 2 жыл бұрын

I live 40 minutes from the US Air Force museum and seen Kirby's plane display many times. If you ever get a chance to go to Dayton Ohio and see this particular museum it is one of the most amazing places you can visit!

@paulsimminger4441 Жыл бұрын

My dad and I stopped at WPAFB Museum on our way home during the Summer of 1972. Dad took a picture of me standing to one of the main landing gear tires of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie. That September, the AF celebrated it's 25th Anniversary while I was in BMTS. Good times.

@hereLiesThisTroper 3 жыл бұрын

Son: Dad, why is sis named Rose? Dad: Because your mom loves roses. Son: Thanks dad! Dad: No problem, When a P-47 Pilot Aided a Japanese Aviator!

@2KOOLURATOOLGaming 3 жыл бұрын

:D Underrated comment

@samibryan5119 3 жыл бұрын

Longest and honorable name ever

@TheCrowOfJudgement 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t get these memes

@abby1977 3 жыл бұрын

LMFAO

@MrCODEmaster00 3 жыл бұрын

What's the joke here?

@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 3 жыл бұрын

"Many considered the Thunderbolt inferior to the nimble Japanese planes." *[War Thunder players have entered the chat]*

@TheCourier006 3 жыл бұрын

lol that's so true

@redspyy10 3 жыл бұрын

*proceeds to climb higher than the moon*

@justsomerandomdeathkorpstr8868 3 жыл бұрын

@@redspyy10*and then tries to dive to see how much stress the wings can take*

@Slayer_Jesse 3 жыл бұрын

that line was written by arcade pilots who try to turnfight zeroes with their p-47's lol.

@optimusprime4443 3 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it😂😂😂

@mrs.waight7326 3 жыл бұрын

Never lose human compassion 🙏. The downed pilot was no longer an emmediate threat. Can you imagine how humbled the pilot in the water felt. I'm sure he had a different understanding of humanity. Awesome story.

@rosiehawtrey Жыл бұрын

Galland said to his pilots "If I see you shoot at a parachute, I'll shoot you down myself and if I find out later I'll track you down and shoot you on the spot". One of his many pilots was a guy called Steigler, of "Ye Old Pub" fame. Galland survived the war commanding Erpro 210 on Me262a-1a fighters. They weren't all bad.. Then there's Unit 731...😳

@surprisedgordon7786 Жыл бұрын

@@rosiehawtrey who was galland

@newhallgeorge1 3 ай бұрын

Goggle it!@@surprisedgordon7786

@NoThankYouReally 3 ай бұрын

@@surprisedgordon7786 Presumably Adolph Galland, German fighter ace and later head of Nazi Germany's fighter force.

@stephenjackson6111 2 жыл бұрын

The P-38 was older, not newer than the P-47. The top US ace of all time scored all of his victories in the P-38.

@rocketcello5354 8 ай бұрын

But the P-38 got upgraded a lot more than the P-47. But both excelled at their late war roles: heavy fighter/interceptor for the P-38, and close air support for the P-47

@phyrr2 5 ай бұрын

The P-38 also having a centralized canon meant it could effectively "snipe" other airplanes.

@danraymond1253 4 ай бұрын

@@rocketcello5354that's not true at all. Actually the opposite as far as I'm aware. The P-47 continually got upgraded throughout the war, while the P-38 got no substantial upgrades that I'm aware of. The P-47 got more horsepower throughout the war, got more internal fuel, went to the bubble-top, and eventually got a whole new wing design on the P-47N. By the end of the war it was also carrying tail-warning radar.

@rocketcello5354 4 ай бұрын

@@danraymond1253 P-38 went from the P-38E (first one to see combat) to the P-38L, with upgraded engines, airbrakes to combat aeroelastic flutter ripping the plane apart at high speeds, and hydraulically augmented ailerons to combat reducing roll rate as speed went up.

@danraymond1253 4 ай бұрын

@@rocketcello5354 well that's true, but I didn't think the engines were upgraded substantially (I could be wrong) and the airbrakes were to remedy an aerodynamic issue, which yes is an upgrade but is really a fix more than anything. Did the P-38 not always have hydraulic ailerons? I thought they all did, except maybe the early test versions.

@julesdauphin2946 3 жыл бұрын

Vid suggestion: The broken tail section that flew and landed itself-lancaster bomber

@skooptroop3703 3 жыл бұрын

Wait... WHAT

@anzej2101 3 жыл бұрын

@@skooptroop3703 yeah, but there are multiple big videos about that, they should focus on original content

@Mystakid02 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a good one

@Mystakid02 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video on that by yarn hub

@Mystakid02 3 жыл бұрын

@@anzej2101 good point

@jakebkelso1439 3 жыл бұрын

me when yarnhub uploads : WOOOwoWOOOOWO (Edit why did this get almost 450 likes?)

@polarbear6479 3 жыл бұрын

*neuron activation*

@theepicgamer4756 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@dark9hades76 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@mist4056 3 жыл бұрын

Literally same

@karentookthekids8375 3 жыл бұрын

Sameee

@m_0714 3 жыл бұрын

He listened to that Voice, and a man's life was spared. Hallelujah!

@juansanabria6804 7 күн бұрын

WW2 is known as the war without mercy 🥺 so glad this man listened and showed mercy when usually there was none.

@fantasy5590 3 жыл бұрын

4:45 "It was if the Lord put his hand on my shoulder and said Bill, don't do it." I cried at that part

@NarnianLady 3 жыл бұрын

Amen! I am glad he listened. I am surprised at times when I hear how casually those calling themselves Christian would kill their enemies in that war (and in later wars) While I do see the historic justification, it still grieves me.

@Vindkast 3 жыл бұрын

@@NarnianLady I wonder what happens with people who believe in God but also go to war. Because you know, killing....

@tenalasik1715 3 жыл бұрын

It made me cry when I read it, too. He was my grandfather, and we heard him tell this story many times. He was an amazing man. ♥️

@fantasy5590 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vindkast I think killing other soldiers are not murder

@chico305SIGMA 3 жыл бұрын

The ten commandments says thou shalt not murder murder and killing or two different things soldiers and military personnel are not murders they are professional soldiers they kill out of necessity killing is not wrong now murder that is wrong.

@robertlombardo8437 3 жыл бұрын

I hope his wife lived a good life after the war, at least. Poor guy.

@saffybooks3050 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a shame .

@kutter_ttl6786 3 жыл бұрын

After reading your comment I started wondering the same thing and found this: www.findagrave.com/memorial/124621403/virginia-shoemaker It looks like she never remarried and raised their three sons on her own. If you look at the dates of their children's deaths, they died relatively young. In a weird twist of irony apparently all of them died in aircraft accidents.

@saffybooks3050 3 жыл бұрын

@@kutter_ttl6786 Cool glad you showed me this.

@grantcheney5070 3 жыл бұрын

Every now and then, KZfaq actually recommends something I might be interested in. This is one of those rare occasions. Thank you.

@philiph8035 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to know more about the “race of aces” there’s a book out by the same name, bill and Kirby are all in it. Shows the effect of constant combat on pilots. Truly eye opening

@Aurora-pi6jr 3 жыл бұрын

Im quite sure that Japanese airman never forgot him. I wonder what happened to him...

@TheAnonymous1one 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@rxonmymind8362 3 жыл бұрын

Well for sure he got rid of the American Life best when he was eventually picked up. I'm sure he'll never forget the gesture.

@fastdude2002 3 жыл бұрын

That Japanese airman went on to become the president of Mitsubishi Motors. It’s all in the book “Astonishing tales of WWll”.

@fastdude2002 3 жыл бұрын

Rex Anderson exactly....

@mortson978 3 жыл бұрын

That Japanese airman, was Albert Einstein

@aniruddhxie2k215 3 жыл бұрын

I was seriously feeling bad when he said most of our viewers are not subscribers Why guys Please do support him See how much soul and heart he puts in it

@GhoztEdits- 3 жыл бұрын

True he puts so much effort and takes away some of his time so we could learn and enjoy his videos pls guys support him

@DARINBAGGSGUNOUTLAW 3 жыл бұрын

Right this channel is awesome 👍👊

@pby1000 3 жыл бұрын

Ok. Done.

@GhoztEdits- 3 жыл бұрын

@@pby1000 excuse me

@pby1000 3 жыл бұрын

@@GhoztEdits- “Please support him.” I subscribed to support him. Lol. I was not clear.

@Ulquiorra4163 3 жыл бұрын

The P-47 wasn't fully outdated due to upgrades that significantly fixed the climbing issue to such that German pilots were greatly surprised by the unexpected upgrade while the air-cooled engine offered an advantage over the liquid-cooled P-51 in survivability. These new models allowed P-47s to claim 20 Me-262 jet fighter and 4 Arado Ar 234 jet bomber kills. When it's fighter role started to lessen, it became a fantastic ground attack plane due to the 8 MGs as well as it's incredible toughness that it was rumored it could fly through a brick wall and you'd survive. This was confirmed when a Air National Guard Thunderbolt plowed into the second story of a factory, shearing off its wings, with the crumpled fuselage eventually coming to rest inside the building and the pilot walked away alive. It's name lives on in the A-10 Thunderbolt II, aka the Warthog as the premiere ground attack plane in the US military.

@cameraman655 3 жыл бұрын

The “Jug” was a tank with wings and while it did not have the legs or sex appeal of the Mustang, it could take a lot of punishment, an amazing aircraft. A great story...

@jimsjacob 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. It was considered a flying tank. Armor plating behind the pilot for one thing. The US valued it’s pilots and went to great lengths to recover downed pilots. This began to tell as the war progressed. The US had far more experienced pilots and Japan lost theirs.

@skyscall 3 жыл бұрын

The P-47 is significantly faster than a P-51 in essentially all altitudes, especially at high altitudes where it continued to produce massive horsepower well over 2,000 while other piston engined planes of the era (contemporary P-51Ds and Bf 109 Gs for example) would drop down to less than 1,400 horsepower past somewhere around 30,000 feet. It wasn't some kind of mythical "tank" and while _yes,_ its radial engine and large airframe allowed it to take more punishment, it was not _designed_ to take hits, like the IL-2 or later variants of Ju 87 D were. No fighter was designed to take hits. Armor plating behind the pilot was a last resort, and more often than not couldn't stand up to a .50 bullet from most combat ranges. It was not designed a "tank".

@robertgallagher7734 3 жыл бұрын

Believe the "M" variation was designed to shoot down Hitler's V-1, stripped of armor, it was more nimble.

@firefalcon9368 3 жыл бұрын

@@skyscall that's like saying your car is not designed to take an impact and keep you safe. Simply not true. All fighters are designed with the ability to take damage in mind. Now, some design teams have it more in the front of their minds than others, say the Zero with no armor what so ever. The P-47 was designed to take a hit, many of them and keep flying. I do believe nearly all US aircraft were equipped with self sealing fuel tanks so when they got hit, they wouldn't leak flammable gas. So to say that no fighter was designed to take hits is simply not true because it was very much in the fore front of all the US design teams.

@frankjose2231 3 жыл бұрын

My dad saw one hit a flagpole on a strafing run, the plane kept flying. That was a story from that generation that didn't talk much

@josephstalin364 3 жыл бұрын

An amazing story of humanity and respect. There is no glory in shooting down a man in a parachute. Thank you YarnHub for recognising heroes like Bill

@noggy3133 3 жыл бұрын

How about the 20 million people you killed? Where is the humanity in that? /s

@shnizekreeg7098 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if this means alot or a little coming from you

@Ebb0Productions 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stalin...

@aminebe1263 2 жыл бұрын

Lol the irony

@pjmac1878 2 жыл бұрын

Leave it to Stalin to be top commenter

@MikeCooky 3 жыл бұрын

I love the detailed accounts of these smaller stories I would of never known of, the art style like always is on point.

@hertzair1186 3 жыл бұрын

The P-47D, or if an N were available, would be my American fighter of choice. The R-2800 Air-cooled engine was very reliable and durable, as was the airframe. You could always dive out of danger in a P-47. And eight .50 cal. we’re devastating.

@jackkircher1755 3 жыл бұрын

My mom was a "Rosie the Riviter" Working on the P-47 Thunderbolt as her brothers fought the war.

@pranaysingh3617 3 жыл бұрын

They must have been dreadful for the IJAF. Salute to Kearby and Bill. And their is a fact the aviators have, that is, as long as the enemy fights, you have to shoot. Once he is downed, you have to take him as a normal human being. Dogfighting is a sport according to The Red Baron (Manfred Von Richtoven), and downing rather than killing is better. Great job, Yarnhub! -your 1 year subscription holder.

@LordOceanus 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always but one small correction: The P-51 and P-38 both entered service prior to the P-47 and were not newer aircraft. Instead their significantly greater range compared to the P-47 led to them largely supplanting the P-47 in certain missions in the pacific

@stevedeleon8775 2 жыл бұрын

The P47 thunderbolt was a workhorse & even though it was replaced with the P51 mustang the P47 was heavily armored & could take alot of bullets

@luichinplaystation610 Жыл бұрын

But can't follow bombers all the way

@raymondweaver8526 Жыл бұрын

They served 2 different purposes.

@bkjeong4302 Жыл бұрын

The Thunderbolt was actually a pretty capable fighter when it came purely to killing enemy aircraft: the reason it was replaced in that role was because the P-51 had significantly better range.

@topiasr628 2 жыл бұрын

Well done to you and your animator. I cannot believe this level of animation has made it to KZfaq!

@ibbi32 3 жыл бұрын

Ah another legendary video from the best animated story tellers

@RuminatingKiwi927 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that Japanese soldier made it alive till the end of the year and manage to tell his story of how a P47 pilot spared his life and saved him.

@ohger1 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly doubt it. Most pilots were thrown back into the war until the end. For all we know, he may have been conscripted as a Kamikaze.

@itsme6026 2 жыл бұрын

Untold story is that the Japanese pilot opened a KFC on the island and made all the natives overweight

@John-mf6ky Жыл бұрын

There's something really commendable about the mutual respect military aviators share with each other.

@dinindourden4237 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome retelling and keeping history alive. I love war history. Imagine hearing stories like this told by actual pilots of those times. I had the pleasure listening and learning from a ww2 bomber over Europe. He only cried twice in front of 30 freshmen highschoolersher was teaching. 1 time was remembering his fellows he lost killed by flak over France and Germany. Literal inches away from him. The 2nd time was when i was told to fly his home for such nightmare missions just to watch it be decomissioned and chopped apart. After 50 years and what he went through as a teen then living with nightmares we can't even comprehend to an awesome old age. I cried when he finally passed on peacefully. And i will never bad mouth a vet. They got bigger balls than most the ppl they fight for i wont ever disrespect them.

@ere15xkmc74 3 жыл бұрын

Vid suggestion: Stanisław Skalski and the flying circus

@CaptSlow127 3 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does that guy kinda look like Vladimir Putin. I also have a cobi model of his desert spitfire. EN315

@archosauropre-historico8708 3 жыл бұрын

Its the chief/ master of the Red Baron? (Flying circus is not a not a unfamiliar name). I want this, but i wanna one aboout Rosa and Pavlichenko the best womans sniper (The first the only fear of Simo Haiha i don't remember if is 20 or 80 kills but about 70 to 80 were enemy snipers, and the other 300 to 400 kills) or about the Sniper school of the siege of stalingrad.

@ere15xkmc74 3 жыл бұрын

@@archosauropre-historico8708 no it's other flying circus, best Polish pilot in ww2 was leader of this squadron

@archosauropre-historico8708 3 жыл бұрын

@@ere15xkmc74 the 303 ?

@con1765 3 жыл бұрын

Hey yarnhub! I swear your animations get better every time.

@Abdullah-mn6sw 2 жыл бұрын

Re-watching this, I realised that even old videos have such beautiful animation.

@charliew7510 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this story. These are the heroes people need to here more about. I am honored to have heard such a story as this! Thanks for your grandfather's service.

@dapperfield595 3 жыл бұрын

I’m loving these Pacific theatre videos so far. Really shines light on an often ignored part of the war.

@AnanyaGoyal7 3 жыл бұрын

The sheer level of detail in this video is mind-blowing.

@hrudorffer 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderfully drawn heartbreaking story and I salute to all brave pilots no matter which side they fought on!!!

@qball6520 3 жыл бұрын

What a great human being, true class and humanity. Thanks for your Service and your compassion.👍🏼

@RenerDeCastro 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for covering this story. The first time I heard this story, I didn't even know that P-47s served extensively in the Pacific. They were always overshadowed by the P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning in that theater, no thanks to the former's role in escorting B-29s over Japan and the latter's role in the death of Admiral Yamamoto, respectively.

@projectkepleren 3 жыл бұрын

I cant stress enough how much of an eye candy this channel is and everyone love it

@kasonvanamburgh2051 Жыл бұрын

Bro with all this skill you guys could probably make a movie!

@mamorukunio6667 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading a great story. Heart-warming split-second truce and chivalry during the bloodiest war. Hope 2 of them survived and lived happily ever after the unfortunate period of conflict...

@lds_rhinosfan5749 3 жыл бұрын

I love this vid-it shows no matter what we’re all human

@alf3071 3 жыл бұрын

Except the japanese who shot pilots who bailed lol

@lds_rhinosfan5749 3 жыл бұрын

@@alf3071 lol

@echotheepikgamr3319 3 жыл бұрын

The among of work that goes in these, and the speed you do it is amazing, every time I get home from school, I look at your channel and when you have an episode uploaded, I immediately watch it. Your channel is amazing

@echotheepikgamr3319 2 жыл бұрын

YARNHUB LIKED MY COMMENT?!

@rolliepollie94 2 жыл бұрын

At the National Museum of the United States Air Force where I work, we have the actual tail fin of the Fiery Ginger IV next to a P-47 that is in the same paint scheme. I'm glad I was able to find this video of the story!

@poppyneese1811 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, such a great story, Thank You to our Vets, past present and future,as well as Active Duty Service Men and Women. Heroes every single one of you to me!!!

@secondedgy2245 3 жыл бұрын

These stories are amazing, and you made it more amazing with the really good animations. Keep up the good work and stay safe! 💕

@royfairchild6895 3 жыл бұрын

Where has this channel been my whole life. Absolutely stunning!

@galacticalliance4801 2 жыл бұрын

this is the best history channel on youtube, super high quality animations, good research, and the narrator is great at keeping your attention. You guys put a really incredible amount of effort into your video's.

@Limeysack Ай бұрын

I like how your stories are short, sweet, and straight to the point. Beautifully done:)

@hippo6423 Жыл бұрын

I love how the camera angles reflect the energy of the pilots so well in the beginning!

@davidmckab7527 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite KZfaq history channel !! Thank you for uploading interesting stories during the second world war : )

@MyFlightTV1 2 жыл бұрын

This was really well done! Congrats and keep up the great work! Love the animations and excellent voice over. 😊

@stevedeleon8775 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many "Unsung Heros" We never knew about did compassionate deeds like these

@sirbughunter9972 3 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Neel Kearby, incredible man.

@funnysmyname9727 3 жыл бұрын

These guys are like simple history but better!

@CarlosPF94 3 жыл бұрын

Ofc. It's Simple History bud!

@funnysmyname9727 3 жыл бұрын

@@CarlosPF94 Nice pun

@CarlosPF94 3 жыл бұрын

@@funnysmyname9727 thanks bro, hope you having a good one 👍🏽

@funnysmyname9727 3 жыл бұрын

You too have fun historying on!

@DerickMasai 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what prompted YT to recommend this but your production quality was out of this world! 🙌 Immediately subscribed.

@Yarnhub 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Lorijenken 2 жыл бұрын

no acts of glory are better than showing your beaten enemies compassion.

@rpllieb 3 жыл бұрын

They're absolute dedication and bravery gives me CHILLS . And I'm eating hot oatmeal . Very nice video !!!

@StuckOnAFireHydrant 3 жыл бұрын

Damn these visuals get prettier and prettier each video! I've actually never heard this story before, I feel like most channels focus more on the European theater than the pacific one. keep up the great work guys!!!

@paulbrennan3996 4 ай бұрын

Respect to a legendary flyer and for saving a foes life 🤍💛💙🤝

@youreale 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is a gem. Thank you guys!

@Yarnhub 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@fenkupng 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, these never get old.

@FASTEFI86 3 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather served in the army in WWII, Cold War, and the Vietnam war came back home but died to cancer later... I can imagine how many things happened to him and his friends.

@eazybleezy 3 жыл бұрын

Cap

@grahamy3400 3 жыл бұрын

A very good way of telling an important story...thank you.

@John14-6... 3 жыл бұрын

Many times the P-51 mustangs get all the glory but I've always been a bigger fan of the Thunderbolt . With its firepower, rugged durability, load capacity and huge size it's my favorite aircraft of WW2

@xxthebigtoexx1857 3 жыл бұрын

Yooooo great content as always I’ve been waiting for this

@t.r.d.z.1630 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the only channels that ask to subscribe that I feel truly deserves it

@prometheus8493 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing! This animation was top notch.

@Anonymous-km2xk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video!!

@Lithaaco 3 жыл бұрын

4:40 Love this wholesome scene

@Unhipsnow 3 жыл бұрын

The animation is getting better, i wont be suprised if next year the animation quality would be comparable to high budget movies

@malinotterstrom882 Ай бұрын

Sam blair was my grandfather. This was so fun to watch. Thank you!!

@gpcox9340 3 жыл бұрын

Just think of the courage it took to be so close to your enemy that see his face. The more I learn about that generation, the more amazed I am!

@chillguynamedwan1034 3 жыл бұрын

1:43 War Thunder player:We don't do that here

@Chilipopcorn 3 жыл бұрын

20 minutes to 1 am, about to go to bed. But i'd always spare a few minutes for Yarnhub

@Assault223 3 жыл бұрын

The quality of the videos just keep getting better and better, just look at their first video and this one.

@secondchance6603 3 жыл бұрын

Came here from tombstone, subbed and loving your channel. New Zealand says hi!

@grahambrehme119 3 жыл бұрын

Integrity and honor something that seems to be missing in todays society.

@mckinleymac3452 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, it was also very frequently missing in the society of _The Greatest Generation._ This was especially true in the later part of the war in Germany. Luftwaffe pilots flew in mortal fear of bailing out when shot up by a US pilot. Happily though there are many instances of each side going out of his way to help a helpless enemy fighter pilot

@mrhotshot1405 3 жыл бұрын

This channel needs way more subscribers

@MrDlt123 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great story. Thanks for this one!

@robertwaid3579 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video,@ Duc. Thank s for enlightening myself and other history buffs.🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️🎗️

@ere15xkmc74 3 жыл бұрын

Vid suggestion: Witold Urbanowicz- Polish ace and a flying tiger

@mattmarino4033 3 жыл бұрын

Or Wojtek-The soldier bear

@Fatuzci 3 жыл бұрын

Yarnhub: Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN!

@FlexBeanbag 3 жыл бұрын

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@ParanoidCarrot 3 жыл бұрын

amazing content as always! you tell the real stories of untold valor and bravery Edit: War stories are not usually fun, but your stories are unique in that they inspire me, to be better, acts of kindness and bravery, and respecting others is what comes loud and clear from your videos, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart. ps. try to find some finnish stories :)

@israalvarez595 3 жыл бұрын

Man that was a lot of fun to watch. Great presentation.

@curtislui2675 3 жыл бұрын

My god, the animation just gets better and better

@soldierdudegaming708 3 жыл бұрын

Man I dashed on to my phone as soon as the notification showed up XD

@lucasrexroth8526 3 жыл бұрын

video suggestion: german desert pilots or hans joachim marsielle

@julesdauphin2946 3 жыл бұрын

@lucasrexroth8526 3 жыл бұрын

@@julesdauphin2946 hey

@TROCGamingWT 3 жыл бұрын

oh oke

@francoredstone4799 3 жыл бұрын

Or the Ghost Division

@binsarr9761 3 жыл бұрын

THAT MY NAME :3

@wotaddictglobal 29 күн бұрын

Dude, you have the most amazing voice ever, and you narrate your stories in the most amazing way! Kudos to you! i said it before, and I will say it again: your channel deserves many more subscribers! I hope you reach over 100 million in the coming years to come. Lots of love from Athens Greece!