Why Are There 100+ Sunken WW2 Warplanes At The Bottom Of Lake Michigan? | Heroes On Deck

Why Are There 100+ Sunken WW2 Warplanes At The Bottom Of Lake Michigan? | Heroes On Deck | Timeline

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3 ай бұрын

More than a hundred WW2 aircraft rest on the bottom of Lake Michigan, just off the Chicago shoreline. This is the story of how they got there. During the Second World War, the US Navy trained over 15,000 carrier pilots on two makeshift 'flattops', both former coal-fired, side-wheel passenger steamers. Not every pilot landed successfully on the pitching decks of the USS Wolverine and USS Sable, and many aircraft went to the bottom of Lake Michigan. This is the story of the recovery of those rare warbirds and the ingenious training programme that changed the course of the war in the Pacific.
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@abnurtharn2927 3 ай бұрын

Looking at Grant Young when he remember the Yamato makes you realize that time does not heal all wounds.

@kwslife116 3 ай бұрын

Just came here to say this. That look. 😢

@DK-gy7ll 3 ай бұрын

Yes, even though they were the enemy, he realized what had just happened when the Yamato exploded. She went down with 3,055 crewmen out of 3,332 total.

@josephwait7384 3 ай бұрын

He went through the gambit of human emotions. The joy realizing he survived his run and they destroyed the ship…. Joy he was still alive…. But then realization that he partook in the killing of 5000 men. You can definitely see that has stayed with him.

@motofish312 3 ай бұрын

NOR WILL IT EVER!...... SADLY......

@jontompkins1844 3 ай бұрын

I cried like a girl😂

@JimGarver-tx8rj 3 ай бұрын

This documentary should be shown in every school every year! What an amazing lesson in our history.

@David-fj5lz 3 ай бұрын

This is why the United States was respected worldwide once before Biden destroyed it purposely ad he hates YOU ! Will sell-off your defence abilities as he reduced the oil reserves to a critical level and will not replenish it but wants the US at the mercy position! Traitor!

@user-pe7cp4fr9g 3 ай бұрын

I already sent it to my kid. I can't expect that from this Education System.

@nickdahlberg7505 2 ай бұрын

Agreed!!

@bensipiorski6645 2 ай бұрын

Totally agreed

@mikeklinger1712 2 ай бұрын

But this is actually educational! Schools seem to have a problem teaching "real subjects"!

@reneharkamp4309 3 ай бұрын

Amsterdam, calling 📞 Still very Grateful to those Brave Men For my freedom ❤

@diddlethepoodle4812 3 ай бұрын

They just dont write em like that anymore! Absolute legends. Everyone involved, every plane involved, every sacrifice made.

@ryanscott4043 3 ай бұрын

I loved the style of this doc. 1/3 contemporary footage of a current event. 2/3 historical doc footage. With excellent writing and an amazing narrator. Absolutely perfect documentary.

@mhzprayer 3 ай бұрын

54:40 The guy talking about "heroes" made a statement that I've always thought and always told my own kids when war is discussed. I say to them, when you think about a real war, remember that many will survive but your best and bravest will die. Thats what it takes to win a war. Really is the same with any best laid plans. In my (non-mil) experience, leadership's plans always fall apart and the only way things ever succeed is when someone steps up and sacrifices themself to overcome the unexpected catastrophe or the poor planning. Grandpa was a Seabee making runways for these guys in the Pacific islands and I love a good Navy story!

@Ragerian 3 ай бұрын

Bill Kurtis's voice is unmistakable.

@jorgecruzseda7551 3 ай бұрын

The One and Only

@burroaks7 3 ай бұрын

many believe the US government covered it up, I'm Bill Kurtis

@Dr.Pepper001 3 ай бұрын

He's still alive and 83 years old.

@bogtrottername7001 3 ай бұрын

Wait ! Wait ! Don't Tell Me !

@Darryl6636 3 ай бұрын

For sure I nearly said the same thing he was the best

@nomojoho2920 3 ай бұрын

My brother and I reported for duty together at NAS Glenview in December of 1969 as avionics technicians, fresh out of training at NATTC Memphis. He was assigned to the shop, I was assigned to the flight line. I often stood watch duty at night in Hangar 1 and walking thru the pilot locker room, could only imagine the many heroes who donned their flight gear there. I later flew aircrew on the P2 Neptune and was an A4L Skyhawk plane captain on the Air Barons flight demonstration team. Now it is a shopping center. I told a local historian/realtor that 275 medevac flights unloaded their wounded from Vietnam in front of the control tower, into buses bound for surgery at Great Lakes Naval Hospital. Some were in iron lungs, many still in their bloody fatigues. She told me that she would never look at that piece of real estate again in the same way. I didn't tell her about the protesters outside the main gate, spitting on cars and holding signs calling us baby killers. We were also told not to wear our uniform off the base for our own safety....

@IcelanderUSer 3 ай бұрын

Would you rather live in Russia without freedom of press or freedom to protest? Would you rather not know about atrocities committed by US soldiers? Especially when you consider your role in the world to be protector of freedom and everything good.

@philipparana9225 3 ай бұрын

For every us service member killed in Vietnam 388 civilians were killed by the USA.

@conzmoleman 3 ай бұрын

You guys were baby killers, so

@katherinephillips8952 Ай бұрын

The "free'' press only covered the protestors, not the wives and families of those waiting at home.

@iamrichrocker 3 ай бұрын

one of the best YT videos i ahve watched in a long time..the filming was special to see..so many folks past and present who have worked to restore our naval history..that was the greatest generation..and now they are few in number, but not forgotten..

@robertbowers9856 3 ай бұрын

My Uncle went through Machinist Mate training at the Navy Pier in 1941, because the Air Corps had it's quota at the time, and served on PT boats, was at the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He, greatfully, survived the war and was one of my best friends for life!!

@brucecuratola6389 3 ай бұрын

My dad was a marine tailgunner flying the SBD. The greatest photo of all time, was a picture of my dad with my son, who was training to be an NFO, with the recovered aircraft in this movie at the Pensacola flight museum. My heartfelt thanks to those who recovered this aircraft.

@donmiles6176 3 ай бұрын

I've lived in Michigan most my life, I'm 69 and never knew anything about this. It is a very good video and well worth watching especially if you live in Michigan.

@phiksit 3 ай бұрын

Same... I'm 55, from Wisconsin, was a machinist mate on CV-62 and just hearing about this. I miss the days when History channel would show stuff like this. Might be time to take a trip down to Navy Pier :)

@Got2gofishin 3 ай бұрын

Documentary’s like this really makes me feel for the people who died and their families. They sacrificed everything for their country and way of life they were trying to protect. No matter what side they were on.

@andrewroberts7428 3 ай бұрын

yes and no, if you were living under a dictatorship, you didn't have as much choice as to whether you fought or not

@varschnitzschnur8795 3 ай бұрын

A big plus for Lake Michigan was the the nearby presence of Naval Station Great Lakes.

@leskobrandon691 3 ай бұрын

It's still there... but a shadow of It's former self.

@user-uf2ji8lg1d 3 ай бұрын

My Dad talked about being stationed at Great Lakes. Landed on the Wolverine

@Shadow0fd3ath24 3 ай бұрын

they did mention that around the 24 minute mark

@stevenkarnisky411 3 ай бұрын

My father was a Coast Guardsman during WWII. He was aboard one of the "picket boats" assigned to rescue duty. For some reason, their craft proved too slow to keep up with the carriers. The only time I ever saw him choke up about his service was when he told me they could not get to a downed pilot in time to save him. After proving too slow for rescue services, his craft was transferred to the East Coast, where it was used on the Atlantic, fitted with depth charges, and sent on uboat patrols. It leaked so much gasoline that the fuel lines had to be shut off every time it was in port, to forestall an explosion when it was next started. Despite promises at every inspection, it was never repaired as long as he was aboard!

@josephnason8770 3 ай бұрын

Looking at my dads flight log entry for May 5th, 1944. It shows a 1.9 hour flight. Below tht entry is are the rubber stamped words: 5 MAY 1944 Qualified this date in carrier landings aboard the USS SABLE in ........... airplane. Approved Lieut. USNR Flight Officer Along the dotted line is penned... SBD. Below the word Approved is the signature HC Kohe Jr. Als noted is 8cl, cl meaning carrier landings. Previous to this entry there are many entries noted as fclp meaning field carrier landing practice. He went on to dive bomb in the SB2C Helldiver aboard USS Wasp cv 18.

@maggieekane7845 3 ай бұрын

Great documentary showcasing these remarkable Navy pilots’ training on aircraft carriers, on Lake Michigan. Most poignant moment was when Navy pilot Grant Young speaks of the Yamato’s destruction from his launched torpedo that killed almost 5000 lives. My father was a pilot in the Air Force in WW II that would ferry some of these planes to the airfields where carriers were dockside. He did visit some of the carriers. 👍

@angusmatheson8906 3 ай бұрын

You can see and hear the sadness in hat aviators voice when he says only 40 or 50 made it out of the Yamato, when there were close to 5000.

@Nutzkie2001 3 ай бұрын

If you accept the official numbers, there were 277 survivors from the Yamato. Three thousand and fifty-five out of a total crew of 3.332 were lost with the ship. When you add in the casualties from the escort ships that were sunk along with her, somewhere between 3,700 and 4,250 men were killed in action. Such was the price paid by the Japanese Imperial Navy for Operation Ten-Go.

@philliphall5198 3 ай бұрын

Terrible loss of lives 😢

@boataxe4605 3 ай бұрын

Boo hoo hoo,they killed my uncle.

@angusmatheson8906 3 ай бұрын

@@boataxe4605 eyeroll

@liamsmith-jx6yt 3 ай бұрын

On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was subject to an attack that was one of the greatest military surprises in the history of warfare. In less than 2 hours, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was devastated, and more than 3,500 Americans were killed or wounded @@@ Without Prejudice A Day of infamy On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was subject to an attack that was one of the greatest military surprises in the history of warfare. In less than 2 hours, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was devastated, and more than 3,500 Americans were killed or wounded. The Flight Officer fought as An Officer + As A Human Being in Order to Safe Guard The Free World from the "Then" Dictatorship which Worked Prisoner's Of War to Death, Starved Prisoner's, Or, Summarily Executed Prisoner's Of War , Military And Civilian Prisoner's Of War. The Flight Officer fought for His Nation + For Freedom Of Humanity ! If, the "Then" Japanese had Overcome The Free World , Our World Today would be a much more brutal place to exist. As A Neutral UNbiased International PEACE BROKER , i know the Human Feeling , which this Flight Officer suffered + I know it Goes Deep to Humanity ! However , The Flight Officer was Defending His Nation from A Dictatorship Attack on The Free World. In more recent Years A Terrorist Organization had attempted to Attack ALL Free Nation's On Earth , who were Defeated by Equally Brave Men Who have Suffered The Affects Of Deep Human Emotion's from Protecting The Free Nation's Of EARTH from Terrorism and the Mindless Terror which Those Terrorist Entities intended to impose on The FREE WORLD where People Of Humanity Live in PEACE Accordingly, As A Neutral UNbiased International PEACE BROKER I Respect Those who fought to Protect Freedom+PEACE. In writing this Comment I send a message of Peace to The Flight Officer...Along with The same Message Of PEACE to ALL Those who have Served to Protect Freedom , Restore Freedom , And , Those Who Ensure WORLD PEACE. Around Our Shared World There are Several Conflict's ALL Of Which could, and, can be Resolved PEACEFULLY If ALL Involved would Engage with PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT Of Their Respective conflicts. Humanity *Must Learn PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT IS BEST!

@niccoarcadia4179 3 ай бұрын

Archival footage and the personal stories is a nice touch! Thanks timeline! Always professional!

@CTREDNECKLL 3 ай бұрын

Retired U.S. Navy Cold War Aviation Sailor. That was an awesome documentary! I presently am an Aircraft Avionics Technician on business class jets. Thank you very much to all the men and women that rescue and restore these beautiful old aircraft to their former glory! You all have my respect for keeping the history alive!

@scherbertdan 3 ай бұрын

Man this quite possibly the best documentary I've ever watched. So well done! Grant Young story and the directing with that. The praying girl's emotion! Wow nice capture

@murrayscott9546 3 ай бұрын

Ups to y'all ! Those who served and those who helped rescue the past, which is worth remembering.

@user-dg2gj9nh6v 3 ай бұрын

Oh, my god, once upon a time, Lake Michigan was the center of training the air pilots,15000 and not a few airplanes had been sunken into the bottom of the lake. Aviation crwe,signal crwe,fire crwe,of course, mecanical crwe had cooperated together for the project I have recognized that why Japanese naval sqad had been defeated by American navy at the battle of Midway. Thanks of this precious film.

@kdrichardson5261 3 ай бұрын

So many heroes in this show.

@2-Hands 3 ай бұрын

I happen to live near NAS Pensacola where the Naval Museum is located and been going there ever since we moved to area back in 1970. I happen to know the gentleman that is in charge of the Restoration Shop for the Museum and recently myself and members of our local IPMS Club went to his shop to see the Birdcage F4U-1 Corsair and it is coming along very Nicely. He showed some of the other items that they are working on as well. The Museum is well worth coming to visit but make sure have at least a minimum of 3 or more days to see everything. And when you are done, stay a while and you see the Blue Angels doing practice Air Show behind the Museum. We also have the BEST Beaches that are White as Sugar and you can even hear your footprints in the Sand as you walk on it. There is a LOT to see and do in the area as well as around, so come down and enjoy yourself. "Welcome, to the many Villages of the White Sands that I call HOME"...😊❤

@brucecuratola6389 3 ай бұрын

May be the best flight museum on the planet! My dad was a marine tailgunner and my son was training to be an NFO when I visited. The pictures are my greatest memories.

@samckitty4906 3 ай бұрын

Amazing Thank you to all who served and trained.

@dixiefix6055 2 ай бұрын

Truly the greatest generation I was born in the right country just the wrong decade. Not saying I'm great just would have loved to have been part of this.

@mygremlin1 3 ай бұрын

What a Great video! Back in the 80's I used to fly a Navajo into Meigs Field located on the Navy Pier. Many memories while watching. Thank You so much.

@charlescomly1 3 ай бұрын

Very great video, im very happy to see these precious aircraft being saved.

@officialbritishtaxpayer5609 3 ай бұрын

What a fantastic documentary! It pays tribute to those wonderful brave men who kept my parents' and grandparents' generations safe and gave all of us the freedom to live the lives we now have and too often take for granted.

@lawrenceklein3524 3 ай бұрын

As a kid growing up in Tucson, Arizona, during the mid-1950's to 1969 and beyond, we were often given the priviledge of exploring all of the old decommissioned aircraft at Davis-Monthan AFB. To say we were all thrilled beyond belief would be an understatement! This documentary is almost as thrilling! Thanks to all involved in the rescue and restoration of these rare old war-birds! Not to mention, thanks, to the Greatest Generation!👍🇺🇲‼️

@luckyguy600 3 ай бұрын

Really good video. I have seen two of the restorations and they are `sweet`. Sad that those shellfish muscles are destroying all the Great Lakes. And the remaining aircraft and ships that are down there.

@celowski6296 3 ай бұрын

I've watched numerous vids about these two-side paddle wheeled carriers. I live in Michigan and have seen firsthand P39 parts that were recovered. Here on the east coast many planes were built. and when completed they went for ops check flight. So, there's planes here around the southern part of Lake Huron recovered when they failed the ops check, ended up on the bottom. Very good vid!! Lotta extra info .

@michaelwray9501 3 ай бұрын

this brought tears....well done....

@XavierFHollingsworth 3 ай бұрын

I love these documentaries.

@user-qt1kb2lp6f 3 ай бұрын

Love what you've done You are hero's of history keeping the memory of hero's alive

@barsoom43 3 ай бұрын

Yeah.. I knew I wanted to be a pilot when I was in 2nd grade.. So when I was 19, I graduated from Army flight school as a helicopter pilot.. It was a good life.. Pleased to have served.

@dixiefallas7799 3 ай бұрын

Excellent documentary. Thank you.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@mikem5922 3 ай бұрын

I knew about Wolverine and Sable I didn’t know they helped train British pilots on board as well!

@timothydockery534 3 ай бұрын

This guy is amazing 90 years young and pull his plane out to go flying. I wonder how many hours he has logged.

@jestubbs69 3 ай бұрын

I have 4.5hrs w/ aerobatic instruction in the T-6Texan. I couldn’t imagine a carrier landing.. What a beast of a maschine!!!

@josephuscila5223 3 ай бұрын

My Delightful Neighbor in Chicago, Walter Wieneki (RIP)was a pilot training newbies how to take off, fly and Land on Aircraft Carriers on lake Michigan during WW2. HE had a photo of his escape from death when he crashed on the carrier with the front of his plane gone and him exposed!! I screamed, Wally that was you on film crash landing!!

@atatexan 3 ай бұрын

My father was one of those 15,000 Navy pilots learning to land on a carrier on Lake Michigan. He never hit the water. Said the painted carrier outline at Glenview NAS was more challenging because it lacked the contrast afforded by the water. Great video largely ignored.

@kahlesjf 3 ай бұрын

Amazing documentary! Storytelling at its best.

@cynthiaalver 3 ай бұрын

Great video! I knew very little about the aircraft in Lake Michigan. Thank you.

@tracypolselli1464 3 ай бұрын

Truly, the greatest generation. God bless them all. Bill Kurtis is amazing, I hear his voice, I stop and listen.

@xtr3m3fLx 3 ай бұрын

The Dauntless that was pulled up back in '84, not one invasive Zebra Mussel on it. I miss those days. Our Great Lakes are dying.

@stevenburkhardt1963 3 ай бұрын

They have spread to inland lakes throughout the US, including here in Colorado. I am born and bred Michigander, remember when those critters first became a problem

@berlinkozyreva 3 ай бұрын

Would of been easy to stop if just had foreign ships take on saltwater as ballast before entering American fresh water systems They still don't require it because they say it's too much trouble.

@phiksit 3 ай бұрын

The invasive Zebra and Quagga mussels are almost everywhere now.

@simonkevnorris 3 ай бұрын

I was under the impression that a lot of the Great Lakes were so polluted that nothing could live in them. I've seen Lake Ontario up close and the water looked crystal clear because nothing could live in it. On one trip to Canada I went on the boat that goes into the spray from the Niagra Falls and the plastic coat I wore I took back to the UK and I found that it started to stink. I know the river in Cleveland Ohio caught fire at one point but I think that's happened to the Thames as well.

@paulwatson2499 3 ай бұрын

I'm not even an airplane guy but these war planes are something special.. i think they all should be recovered...

@OutWestRedDirt 3 ай бұрын

What a waste of money

@ricdale7813 3 ай бұрын

My father whom was a US Navy Great Lakes Graduate of 1958 and was trained as a Carrier Deck signalman told me many Naval stories. One of the more interesting Factoid's he would convey was that where he trained on the Great Lakes just 12 years prior they had 2 Aircraft carriers with planes for training. He eventually served 4 years as a Flight recovery signalman on the CVC/CVS 33 Kearsarge primarily stationed in Okinawa.

@davidhewson8605 3 ай бұрын

Had no idea of pilot training on Lake Michigan before this excellent documentary. Side paddle is like a ginormous canoe !. The rescuing people love their work. America came to Britains aid in WW11. I salute your brave people !!. Thanks/regards. Dave

@harveyhams1572 3 ай бұрын

People don't understand. The handbook of carrier operations is written in the blood of young men. People don't understand this.

@brucecuratola6389 3 ай бұрын

We say that about FAA regulations as well as annoying as they are - written in blood.

@mikebodzas3345 3 ай бұрын

Great video, I just got back from Palm Springs. The aviation museum there has a B2 bomber that was in the Doolittle raid. AWOSME to see. Don't miss it if you are ever out there.

@hitgu1 3 ай бұрын

You mean a B-25

@Toto-no3mv 3 ай бұрын

One of the great strengths of the US military in WW2 was its attention to the non-combat aspects of war: training, transport, infrastructure etc.

@Ebooger 3 ай бұрын

This documentary rates an 11 on a 10 scale.

@markgarin6355 3 ай бұрын

One would have thought the crashes were both anticipated and aircraft recovery planned ahead of time. But nice video.

@lesleyghostdragon3149 3 ай бұрын

I think I've felt every emotion possible during this excellent film. Thank you for so compellingly recording our past, our histories 🙏

@saxon6 3 ай бұрын

Simple, they trained on carrier landings on barges. I met a ww2 vet who flew TBF Avengers and he said that was scarier than landings on the USS Wasp in the Pacific

@EpicHistory101 3 ай бұрын

Great video!

@DJL78 3 ай бұрын

This is a great documentary! Learned some things and that is always a plus!

@alvarocorral1576 3 ай бұрын

One of those sunken airplanes is now hanging at O’hare airport fully restored.

@user-pe7cp4fr9g 3 ай бұрын

❤❤

@patsystine192 2 ай бұрын

😂www this was

@mbvoelker8448 3 ай бұрын

This is wonderful!

@DSToNe19and83 3 ай бұрын

I knew a little about this but nothing at this detail. Let’s get as many up as we can before it’s to late. Thanks

@johnjohnon8767 3 ай бұрын

I love the F4U corsair.

@jeromewagschal9485 3 ай бұрын

That is truly fascinating...I never would have guessed that happened...

@lilibethdoherty295 3 ай бұрын

At the Norfolk Naval Air Station they just Painted the outline of a Carriers Deck on the Runway !

@craigpennington1251 3 ай бұрын

What a terrible pity Glenview has turned into a shopping mall. But great respect for all of those involved to get those aircraft from Lake Michigan. Our history & culture MUST NOT DIE.

@mariocisneros911 3 ай бұрын

Not a pity in that the land has found many more and various uses. Time stands still for no one.

@tjrubicon5463 3 ай бұрын

Best documentary I have ever seen! Excellent.

@gerrycoogan6544 3 ай бұрын

A most excellent documentary. The restorations are truly amazing and all the more so once you see the condition of the planes when they were recovered.

@geraldmiller5260 3 ай бұрын

I never knew so much history occurred in Lake Michigan off the coast of Chicago.

@cedhome7945 3 ай бұрын

It's fantastic that you preserve your flying history.i wish hear in the UK we valued historical aircraft as much🇺🇲🇬🇧

@lesleyghostdragon3149 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, veterans, and all those who supported their efforts and heroism 🙏 Our pride and grateful hearts honor you all 🕊

@skinner5334 2 ай бұрын

Massive pride in our lake and our area. Heroes one and ALL.

@janvanderflier1723 3 ай бұрын

The days of the greatest America of all times. Every person a hero in her / his way.

@bcsvk5629 Ай бұрын

56:08 Thank you for creating this video. I had no knowledge of what was required to ready a pilot for battle. Amazing to learn that 2 carriers operated on Lake Michigan training our men.

@robertrichard6107 3 ай бұрын

Very few Navy boiler techs and enginemen knew how to keep those paddle wheelers going straight, let alone 20 knots! First time I ever heard they could go 20 knots.

@edwardpate6128 3 ай бұрын

I'm sure they pulled in some civilian engineers who were very familiar with those engines.

@phiksit 3 ай бұрын

Straight... not to mention into the wind.

@pepp4560 3 ай бұрын

Please cover the U.S. diving expedition to Buka, Autonomous Bougainville, led by Richard Pruett, at the site of what could be Amelia Earhart's undersea crash site. Also Bill Snavely's hypothesis cogently explaining how it got there. Unauthorized reports said they found some tantalizing clues, possibly even including human remains. Would love to get a glimpse of the site.

@davidnash8586 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating and brilliantly presented ! I'm so glad I came upon this by chance !

@stevejohnson1685 3 ай бұрын

Great to see David Hull and Greg Ward from the Kalamazoo Air Zoo!

@tomholley5464 3 ай бұрын

I went through boot camp at great lakes naval station in 1984 and knew about the air arm training station of WWII

@prevost8686 Ай бұрын

Bill Curtis was one of,if not the best, narrators of documentaries in recent history.

@artswri 2 ай бұрын

Great story, well told. So great to see these aircraft being preserved!

@henryhill3778 3 ай бұрын

A Hellcat every 20 minutes! Amazing!

@WilliamKiene-yg7rq 2 ай бұрын

Thanks to the people who designed all these wonderful aircraft, all those who built them, all who flew them and all involved in saving them now. We all need to share this wonderful video as much as possible.

@steves9915 3 ай бұрын

May all our heroes Rest In Peace

@Milkman3572000 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this great documentary.

@BennyHolden-ls7sj 3 ай бұрын

A fantastic and fascinating video, kudos to all those who served and many who paid with the ultimate sacrifice! they were a generation apart.

@lonzo61 3 ай бұрын

At 44:00, the "expert" comments that the F6F was "very fast". That was hardly the case. It was actually one of the slower frontline fighters we employed in the war.

@IcelanderUSer 3 ай бұрын

Fast enough to outperform the zero, securing air superiority over the pacific.

@lonzo61 3 ай бұрын

@@IcelanderUSer Exactly.

@user-oj9pk8bb4p 2 ай бұрын

The USS Sea And Bee, USS Sable, and the USS Wolverine were sidewheelers that were converted into training aircraft carriers and among the aircraft were the N2S and N3S Stearmans, North American SNJ Texans, Douglas SBD Dauntlesses, Curtiss SB2C and SB2W Helldivers, Grumman F4F and General Motors FM-1/2 Wildcats, Grumman TBF and General Motors TBM Avengers and Chance-Vought F4U and Goodyear FG-1/2 Corsairs. Qualling on aircraft carriers was hella fun, a perfect 3 wire is where you snag 3 wires because it's safer, more secure and takes less time to recover three wires than just one with the added benefit of the body of the aircraft to contain snapped cables. Nice that he mentioned boltering. True, you have to call the ball or a Clara (no balls in sight)

@briantrudell8248 3 ай бұрын

The quagga an zebra mussels are a huge problem for us in the greatlakes. They suck badly

@coolhand205 3 ай бұрын

The design & quality of things back then was amazing. Now,.. everything you buy is junk! EVERYTHING! Especially vehicles.

@kylefriant5629 2 ай бұрын

This was an amazing video. I really enjoyed watching and learning new facts!!

@chrismerkel9604 3 ай бұрын

What a spectacular documentary!

@robertmayer7678 3 ай бұрын

My Mother was attending Lake Forest College during the war. She and her fellow students would go down to the shore of Lake Michigan at night and watch the Navy and the Army practice machine gun training with tracers at night over the water.

@grege9862 2 ай бұрын

This video really hits home for those of us who grew up in the Chicago area. It is also very special that Bill Curtis did the narration.

@SanJoaquinSpooky 2 ай бұрын

Amazing work, fascinating topic, thank you.

@StavrosECC 3 ай бұрын

Superb Documentary! Thank you! Thank You to the pilots and airmen that proudly served in those WWII theatres!

@jamesdennis2815 2 ай бұрын

Nothing short of an awesome documentary

@thomasgarrison3949 2 ай бұрын

Great documentary. A different angle on the worlds only 2 paddlewheel aircraft carriers.

@marksaunders1789 3 ай бұрын

This is one of the best documentaries ive seen so far

@bobsmith1814 3 ай бұрын

I actually dove on a SBD that was off 75th street. During the 2000, US Navy came in and salvaged all of the aircraft wrecks for parts of museum aircraft. One of those Wildcats is at O hare as display.