Why Did This P-51 Pilot Sacrifice Himself?

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@craighansen7594 Жыл бұрын

Telling these stories honors these heros. I would like to add that this is not glorifying war, instead it shows these mens strength of character.

@shadowthehedgehog4737 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The man in this video showed courage I doubt anyone in this generation could replicate.

@Jack-ed7jb Жыл бұрын

“Just reminder I’m not glorifying war” like bro stfu that’s literally exactly what we’re here for

@dragon-dojima8912 Жыл бұрын

How honourable.

@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b Жыл бұрын

What a hero. Thanks for remembering Major Sebille with this powerful video

@SammySathya Жыл бұрын

Men like Major Sebille are a rare breed. They are from a generation that knew true harship and adversity. Thank you TJ3 for remembering such heros and for ensuring their acts of Valor are never forgotten.

@jj987987987 Жыл бұрын

They all die out today, you don't find people like this anymore

@DaveSCameron Жыл бұрын

The Marauder looks such a beautiful thing.

@onebridge7231 Жыл бұрын

A true warriors spirit. He knew he was done, but his last message made it clear. He was going to ride the lightening and take as many of those bastards with him on that final ride. The sacrifice of these men allow us to have a beautiful South Korea in modern times.

@samuelschick8813 Жыл бұрын

The Medal of Honor is not won, it is awarded.

@randall1959 Жыл бұрын

The younger generation doesn't understand this concept.

@samuelschick8813 Жыл бұрын

@@randall1959, The younger generation can not figure out if they are male or female.

@SMGJohn Жыл бұрын

You are right, he won Darwin award instead.

@samuelschick8813 Жыл бұрын

@@SMGJohn, Yet he done more with his life than you ever will.

@SMGJohn Жыл бұрын

@@samuelschick8813 Well you can only win one Darwin award per person so. You are right I wont win one, damn.

@marchellochiovelli7259 Жыл бұрын

Can we just appreciate the fact that this Marauder and pilot made over 100 bombing runs. That in itself is just incredible and yet, there is more.

@RogueAce93 Жыл бұрын

Never even heard of this airman till now. Another good story, TJ! As for more Korean War stories, I think it would be a good idea to do one about: George Davis (Double-jet ace, MOH winner) and maybe the USAF’s Ace Race of 1953.

@jimwiskus8862 Жыл бұрын

This was also new to me as some have stated. I figured prop driven aircraft were a thing of the past. What an honorable man Mr Sebille was. I assume his body was recovered, since he’s buried in Forest Park Chicago.

@HiTechOilCo Жыл бұрын

The P-51 has a water cooled engine and as a result, can be shot down by even rifle fire from infantry. As such, the P-51 is not a good ground attack plane. I am surprised it was pushed into this role. The P-47 has an air cooled engine and as a result is much better suited for the ground attack role.

@PSGE7 Жыл бұрын

That is true. The USMC employed the F4U Corsair in the fighter bomber role in Korea,, it being equipped with the air-cooled 2,300 HP Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83 Double Wasp radial engine.

@KnightAces_ Жыл бұрын

Gotta love TJ3 and how they tell random ass events I havent heard of half the time, its very fun to watch new videos and then research the topic further. Keep up the good work

@TJ3 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ace!

@rares-florinrestea88 Жыл бұрын

@@TJ3 i especially like the warthunder gameplay ❤

@adriedewit7859 Жыл бұрын

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@rebelscumspeedshop Жыл бұрын

It's also important to know that when the conflict first broke out the USAF was in transition and the Mustang was the only aircraft in sufficient numbers and even then they had to be taken out of mothballs.

@davidmarquardt9034 Жыл бұрын

Also for any newcomers; Shortly after becoming a separate arm in 1947, the US Air Force changed it's naming nomenclature. From then on Bombers would retain the B prefix, but the older P prefix for Pursuit was replaced with F for fighter planes, thus P-51/F-51 is just pre or post 1947 designation.

@kennethcohagen3539 Жыл бұрын

Hell of a way to go, to know you’re going to die but attacked the enemy anyway. No doubt his actions saved our grounds troops countless lives. It’s hard to think of anyone doing any more for his troops than that!

@em1osmurf Жыл бұрын

as old retired war horse this really strikes home. thanks tj.

@donnabonning5587 Жыл бұрын

Incredible story! Fearless hero! Thankyou for telling his story so he's not forgotten!

@Paladin1873 Жыл бұрын

Medal of Honor recipient, not winner. It isn't a contest.

@doodlesaurgames7583 Жыл бұрын

What an extremely brave man, rest in peace.

@LancelotChan Жыл бұрын

Salute and respect to the hero and to TJ3 History!

@TJ3 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lancelot!

@SnowMaverick Жыл бұрын

What a legend

@01ZO6TT Жыл бұрын

Thanks TJ for another great video remembering a true hero. Hero’s like this need to be remembered and you are doing a great job telling their stories. Thanks again.

@stevemaynards.g.t Жыл бұрын

Great story TJ of a brave pilot .

@TJ3 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@beatboxbuggi6884 Жыл бұрын

I wanna see a movie of this guy. Almost like a sequel to Devotion, just start making a series of unsung heroic pilots

@higgydufrane Жыл бұрын

You have "Drop tanks" under the wings, not 500 pound bombs. Drop tanks held fuel to extend the range of the aircraft.

@mackonha Жыл бұрын

War Thunder limitations

@jgold2813 Жыл бұрын

no they could have both in this case he said bombs but was fuel tanks that was more then likely Napalm US Air Force had cemented the practice of filling drop tanks with napalm and using them as makeshift bombs for low-level close air support missions.

@jgold2813 Жыл бұрын

ww2 p51 used drop tanks but the f-51 could carry bombs rockets napalm and gun pods + fuel tanks if needed

@aurorathearcticwolf4243 Жыл бұрын

Amazing how the B-26, despite its flaws and roles, ended the war with the LEAST amount of destroyed aircraft out of any other bomber. May our heroes who have fallen in and out of those aircraft be at peace!

@Seabass3920 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you have no other choice.. but to sacrifice yourself. Great Video TJ3!

@FozzyZ28 Жыл бұрын

Great story as ever, certainly wouldn't expect any less! 🤷❤️ As a kid living on Bruggen, an RAF camp in West Germany I used to buy monthly recreation WWII newspapers in the early eighties. Your content so reminds me of the original war stories that I read as a kid, very nostalgic! Thanks for the great content fella! 😁👌

@moonshineofthemoon8054 Жыл бұрын

Excellent story, keep up the work TJ3

@bikeny Жыл бұрын

Great video. Just a nit to pick with the written description. As you mentioned in your narration, he was awarded the MOH. Please correct the description to reflect that phrasing instead of 'won the Medal of Honor. Thank you.

@sergioleone3583 Жыл бұрын

Very good point, it is an important distinction.

@ronaldwatson1951 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's the ultimate sacrifice. Good video

@user-ot1eb6mt4k Жыл бұрын

Got any F9F Panthers on the horizon? Don't see much on them.

@sergioleone3583 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see TJ3 do some vids on Panther pilots. If you haven't seen The Bridges of Toko-Ri, check it out. It's outstanding. Lot of great Panther footage from the carriers.

@manny2ndamendment246 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Never heard of this story. Great content.

@TJ3 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@denverkline8987 Жыл бұрын

You should do a video on the red tails

@brokenbridge6316 Жыл бұрын

This was a cool story of heroic self-sacrifice.

@johnhart4321 Жыл бұрын

Excellent story telling. Excellent visuals. Well written and beautifully produced. Thank you so much for honoring this hero. May we all live as he did, and die giving our lives for others. Amen!

@30AndHatingIt Жыл бұрын

As a father of two little baby boys, all I can think about is his little boy and how they never got to know each other. War is hell.

@RANDALLBRIGGS Жыл бұрын

Per Wikipedia: "The Marauder ended World War II with the lowest loss rate of any U.S. Army Air Forces bomber."

@supercat4539 Жыл бұрын

The thumbnails are getting better and better

@TJ3 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TheFunkhouser Жыл бұрын

Being a attack bomber over Europe in WW2... no way! All those guys are hero's!

@R.J._Lewis Жыл бұрын

The animations are funny because I imagine that no computer animation programs have the Korean conflict skins for the P51, so it still said "U.S. Army Air Forces" etc. in the closeup. Also, I'm reasonably sure those "500 lb bombs" were shaped like the drop tanks that were commonly fitted to the Mustang. Just funny little things that you notice when you're listening and watching the story unfold.

@brenthegarty3922 10 ай бұрын

Balls of pure steel those men had...

@patrickfreeman8257 Жыл бұрын

you don't WIN the Medal of Honor. It's not a prize or a contest. It's an award. You receive it.

@Night-211 Жыл бұрын

No one today would of done this. These era of pilots are the strongest we will ever have, I’m sad we will never have pilots like these again

@eddiemclean7011 Жыл бұрын

With drones and AI we won't have pilots very long as a whole.

@Night-211 Жыл бұрын

@@eddiemclean7011 that’s what I’m scared of

@johnwatson8004 Жыл бұрын

We hear of heroes. This man WAS a HERO.

@HornetCinematics Жыл бұрын

Great video TJ- loved helping out

@zephyer-gp1ju Жыл бұрын

Chuck Yeager was shot down over France. With the help of the French Underground he and another airman got to the French Spanish border. The other man was badly injured and Yeager was working to get him to freedom. At one point on the Spanish side they came to a snow field. They were in a heavy fog and couldn't see anything. Yeager, tired of carrying the man, sat him down, Yeager got behind him, leg on each side and pushed off and slid down the glacier. But from there I have never heard the rest of the story as to what happened to him and the man other than they lived out the war. Could you cover the story?

@EndUser-yu7gg Жыл бұрын

...Imagine if you were the enemy and you heard those words in the clear ... 'I'm going back for the ...ards...' ... one likely would feel a shiver on their neck hearing that...

@Autser1 Жыл бұрын

Legend

@brotheriii6133 Жыл бұрын

I like this story, which reminded me of another P-51 Mustang Story. Can you tell the story of how the Tuskegee Airmen went on the longest bombing run and how they successfully stopped German jets.

@swenhtet2861 Жыл бұрын

Wait, did the P-51D-30 just got a napalm?

@TJ3 Жыл бұрын

Yes, P-51s in Korea dropped incendiary bombs!

@swenhtet2861 Жыл бұрын

@@TJ3 I mean the in-game model.

@jeg5438 Жыл бұрын

Just when i thought a man couldnt Do anymore, it says the Major stuck around to be buried. SALUTE.

@scottdewey3544 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your interesting and informative accounts of many different combat situations !

@rogerruhland8897 Жыл бұрын

The P-51s use in Korea was a very poor choice being more vulnerable to damage from ground fire with the P-47 being far better suited to that role; however, the lack of available spare parts for the P-47 prevented practical use in this conflict.

@flywamsr Жыл бұрын

Come on people those were fuel tanks NOT 500 pounders. However that takes away from his true heroism.

@isaiahgarcia5563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you th for telling these Great War hero’s story’s keeping their legacy’s alive for many many more years to come if they ever had the chance to know you I know they would not only be thankful but proud of you sir keep up the good work 🥹❤️🙏🤘✌️

@edhenderson1655 6 ай бұрын

The B-26 Martin Marauder had powerful engines was a hot rod of a bomber, and could easily be unruly and dangerous to fly in the hands of an inexperienced bomber pilot.

@mikebauer6917 Жыл бұрын

A full accounting would see this as a case of American kamikaze-ish behavior. Plus, if he crashed into the village he likely killed or injured civilians (perhaps children) in his revenge strike. I can’t say it wasn’t heroic, but I wonder what he would have thought of an enemy pilot doing the exact same thing into an American small town.

@Skinflaps_Meatslapper 7 ай бұрын

He was probably wounded so badly that he wouldn't have been able to assure no innocent bystanders would get hurt if he passed out or died on his way back to a friendly airbase, or anywhere he could put it down. Likely would've ended up crashing into the side of a hill a few miles away, already dead. Instead, he chose to make his death worth something and assure he hurt the enemy and only the enemy, never giving up the fight. Being mortally wounded and knowing you're going to die one way or another makes the choice relatively easy, and isn't at all what the principle of kamikaze was about. This story has been repeated in countless ways, not just in the air but on the ground and the sea as well in probably every major conflict in history, on every side.

@twinpinesranch Жыл бұрын

May i suggest George Beurling. Great story.

@AutobahnVault Жыл бұрын

This is what heros look like.

@mr.s2005 Жыл бұрын

read that the Mustangs suffered heavy loses in the Korean War due to their design made to it very easy for it to be shot down by enemy ground forces.

@mbryson2899 Жыл бұрын

I never understood why they risked relatively dainty and delicate P-51s when they had a lot of P-47s (much better suited to ground attack) on hand.

@duaneronan8199 Жыл бұрын

Such an excellent recreation, I hate to complain. But those were not bombs under the wings. They were auxiliary fuel "drop" tanks.

@henryparent1157 Жыл бұрын

More p51 fighter Pilot. Bad ass plane bad ass fighter Pilots.

@KeithMcCord3817 5 ай бұрын

Love you videos. Just want to point something out for future videos; one doesn’t “win” The Metal of Honor, or any metal for that matter. They are earned. Honest mistake that is made by many.

@markmorse9445 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this story and thanks to this American hero

@mikeholland1031 Жыл бұрын

B-26 was nicknamed the widowmaker

@chefyeeeeeeeeeet3120 Жыл бұрын

I actually saw myself great job on the video TJ I enjoyed helping with the video

@EpemaKlapkin Жыл бұрын

The surviving Kamikaze pilot later said that he would never sacrifice his life for nothing.

@your_royal_highness Жыл бұрын

Really tough plane to fly at any altitude

@williamromine5715 Жыл бұрын

I wonder why the air force used F51s instead of P47s? They were a much better ground attack plane, and could take much more damage and still back to base. Maybe the P47s were scrapped after the war because the F51s were so sexy looking.

@PSGE7 Жыл бұрын

The USMC employed the F4U Corsair in the fighter bomber role in Korea,, it being equipped with the air-cooled 2,300 HP Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83 Double Wasp radial engine.

@williamromine5715 Жыл бұрын

@@PSGE7 The Corsair was a much better ground attack support than the F51. I don't know how the Corsair stacks up against The Jug. They were both good in the role of ground attack.

@Tragicide Жыл бұрын

Came here looking for instructions. Gonna add this to the list.

@terrysmith4831 Жыл бұрын

Was his remains recovered for burial or was it a empty casket ceremony?

@joefarmer4465 Жыл бұрын

Deadly.

@timf6916 Жыл бұрын

THIS IS A HERO………..

@rolandrodriguez3854 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Louis Sabille❤

@kevinfraser573 Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable hero!

@michaellillis2836 Жыл бұрын

Have you covered the Dolittle raid yet?

@SMGJohn Жыл бұрын

Plot twist, he was actually shooting at old women and children moving carts of their stuff to escape the americans who on numerous occasion would throw people under bridges and use their flamethrowers to make barbeque out of them.

@kk6aw Жыл бұрын

That was a fuel tank shown dropping, the bombs are still under the wings.

@TJ3 Жыл бұрын

Go look up incidiary bombs used in Korea! They look just like fuel tanks.

@alexp1329 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see people quit saying Medal of Honor winner. Its not a competition. The correct term is Medal of Honor recipient.

@davidwhiteley3879 Жыл бұрын

The item he dropped from his wing in your video was a fuel tank AND NOT A BOMB.

@jamessmelcer616 Жыл бұрын

I agree, but what about napalm? I think they were made out of fuel tanks.

@Vmaxfodder Жыл бұрын

Now do Kidd Hofer 4th AF in Debden Eagles

@CT7567Rex Жыл бұрын

How is Mild and Bitter the first to complete 100 missions. That title belongs to Flak Bait.

@noobepro_7146 Жыл бұрын

I just realized that... If i need to submit an idea for the future video i can do that with the link you provide... And the link is in the description (never know until now) what a dumb

@paulgeorge7557 Жыл бұрын

We all have our moments 😊

@zillsburyy1 Жыл бұрын

P-47 was more invincible

@johndavis8626 Жыл бұрын

In Korea A friend of mine with a gun or on a B 26 they saw three megs during the Korean War and they were shot down three times he said to me it would go fast enough to get shot down