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  1. The German efforts at building an aircraft carrier is a case of being busy with no clear idea of what one ought to be doing.
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  2. I work at the Kalamazoo air museum in Michigan.The air museum has now done two SBD dauntless dive-bomber and two Wildcats that were pulled up from Lake Michigan that had crashed during slight trials or Pilot training during WWII it is very cool that you've mentioned these two ships they served a valuable in the war just mention that there is supposedly 222 World War II aircraft at the bottom of Lake Michigan
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  3. “Don’t be confused by its similarity to Dory from finding Nemo” “It may have served as the inspiration for thunder bird 2” Not only is he informative but hilarious
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  4. as always politicians will either downplay or exagerate history for their advantage, appaling and love the videos btw, please continue to make them, i love them
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  5. As a young French citizen back in 1990, I served my time in the French Air Force at the Mont de Marsan airbase. There, I had the privilege to see this amazing aircraft take off and land on a daily basis. I remember admiring it taking off with its afterburner from the window of my bedroom during sunset. The roaring engines and the elegant shape slowly vanishing as the planes began their alert patrols. Back then I already knew the Mirage IV was already largely outdated but I never stopped admiring it and I really cherish my memories of this time.
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  6. OK, got it.. no artillery ordnance... but what about small arms ammo? (asking for a friend)
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  7. Thanks again Ed! A not so obscure aircraft that I do know this time. My late father in law flew one of these during the indopak war of '71.
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  8. As soon as you cited Aircraft/Warplanes of the Third Reisch by William Green, I grabbed my copy, turned to the Dornier 335's entry, and can confirm that Green claims the maximum speed of the Do335A-1 to be 474 m.p.h at 21,325 ft
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  9. As a Finn , I'm very proud of Fokker D21 and the pilots who flew it .
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  10. I've been studying military aviation for many, many, decades, but this channel never ceases to astound me. Job well done.
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  11. STOL is Short Takeoff and Landing, rather than Slow. Great video though.
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  12. When you couldn't recognise the elegant simplicity of the Harrier...
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  13. Sacrelige! The Lunar Module was made by Grumman. It landed men on the Moon. North American Rockwell built the Command Module and Service Module. They brought men to lunar orbit. Both were equally crucial parts of the mission, but hey, accuracy.😊
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  14. This only happened because a French bomber designer from the 30's broke into the drawing office.
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  15. Replaced by both the Fairey Battle and the Boulton-Paul Defiant. The ignominy.
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  16. The Dutch did at least one raid on Japanese held Singapore with B10s, from the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). I got this info from one of the pilots of that raid, with the same last name of mine, though not related. Its not a common last name. He was one of the B10 crews that retreated to Australia, where he stayed after the war, until he passed, in the late 1990s.
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  17. The Ki-94 looks like the plane every child has dreamt up of, specifically with the ingenious purpose of being able to fly in both directions
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  18. I remember reading that it was essential that Hampden & Hereford pilot’s kept on good terms with the ground crews, since the essential equipment provided for the pilot when a pee was desperately needed could be ‘compromised’ ~ i.e. the rubber pipe that ran from the cockpit to exit (I believe) near the ventral gunners position could mysteriously develop a knot, leading to ~ well, you can work that out for yourselves……
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  19. What an absolute bloody hero.
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  20. Crikey Ed. You've got a lot of response on this one . Just in case you didn't know .Yesterday (Thursday 25th March ) a Hawk fighter came down in Cornwall due to engine failure . Both pilots ejected and are recovering in hospital with none life threatening injuries. They are the first Royal Navy pilots to eject in 18 years. So they now become the latest to use the Martin Baker seats . So well done to both pilots and of course Martin Baker.
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  21.  @EdNashsMilitaryMatters  True. I didn't want my rifle in the first place.
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  22. Brilliant reappraisal of a sadly neglected aircraft Ed! The Albacore should also be remembered for its use over Dunkirk where a raid by 10 Albacores and 9 Skuas on the 31st of May 1940 blunted a German attack over the Nieuport canal. Another early action involving the Albacore was on the 21st June 1940 when three Albacores were shot down over the Island of Texel after attacking German airfields in Holland. But the Germans lost one Bf109 and another two damaged to the return fire of the Albacore gunners in the process. One of the pilots of the Albacores lost that day was Peter Butterworth, who spent the rest of the war in German prison camps, although he was involved in a couple of Escape attempts. After the war, he would become an actor, best remembered for his many roles in "Carry On" films.
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  23. You can imagine the designers, 1 wing = x amount of lift. Imagine what you could do with 4? We can also put a watchtower on it and a couch in it for comfort. This is the Homer Simpson car design of planes
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  24. Loved this one Ed. Sorry, but I'm still laughing. My friends in the Air Force will get a chuckle or two when they get this in their e-mails,
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  25. In the mid 1980s I went through a military acquisition program with an officer who had been assigned to the PA-48 evaluation program. He considered the airplane to be something of a cruel joke. The Mustang was very long in the tooth by then and Piper was having great difficultly keeping them in a serviceable state. I think your analysis of the problem and the ultimate "low cost" solution is correct.
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  26. Small correction, the F-5A and F-5B were named Freedom Fighter. The Tiger was in fact the F-11. The F-5E was named after the squadron that flew F-5A’s in Vietnam “Skoshi Tigers”, since Tiger was already used the next number in the line was “II” hence “Tiger II”
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  27. Ed I was aware of the General Dynamics F1-11 and Grumman F-14 history, but the Boeing 818 never heard of it till now. Keep it up buddy 👍 these obscure aviation history facts are much appreciated.
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  28. Back when the YC-14 was in testing, Air Force Magazine and Aviation Week & Space Technology ran countless articles about it. I was very disappointed when the program was canceled. Fast forward to 1987. I'm on my honeymoon in Tucson, AZ, and we're driving around the perimeter of Davis Monthan when I spot the tail of a YC-14 sticking up from a chain-link enclosure across the road from Davis. The gate is open, so I pull in to . . . what would become the Pima Air Museum. At that time, they were just beginning to pull the collection together, and there were acres of amazing prototypes that I had thought were all lost to the scrappers. Included in this were the YC-14 prototype and the YC-15. My wife and I spent two days rooting around there. Pima is much better organized and built today. There's an indoor hall filled with interesting aircraft, and the outdoor displays have signs and guides. If you're interested in getting up-close to some of the most significant airframes of the last 75 years, Pima needs to be on your list.
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  29. Like the Hurricane it was a prewar aircraft that was already marginal at the beginning of the war. They had roughly comparable performance, although the Hurricane was a bit faster early on. (Perhaps due to achieving its maximum speed at a higher altitude due to a better blower?) They both contributed a great deal to the allied war effort, yet on the internet the P-40 seems to get far less respect than than Hurricane. If the Hurricane had not earned fame in the Battle of Britain it would probably hold a place in the firmament closer to the P-40, which doesn't get talked about much in proportion to its contributions.
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  30. I think we are watching the next Mark Felton Productions in the works here. Top notch videos.
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  31. Dude with pkm trying hit anything from the hip is pretty adorable
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  32. I got in trouble in USMC boot camp for knowing about this aircraft and contradicting a Drill Instructor with regard to the first "Corsair" to see service with the Marines.
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  33. Sounds like an excellent addition to the Elbonian air fleet.
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  34. "Plod around and smash stuff..." That's the best summary of the Skyraider's mission I have ever heard.
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  35. Major General Glenn A. Dean, the PEO, Ground Combat Systems US Army in last chat with The Chieftain state that AbramsX is nothing more than tech demonstrator, it was specified as "concept car" equivalent. It is not working machine, it can probably move on own power and that's all. It is in no way or form designated as potential modernization of existing Abrams tank, or competition to OMT program. But some demonstrated solutions could be used in future designs. It probably the same as internet famous PL-01 concept, made for show and nothing more.
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  36. The Lincoln was designed with the concept of the 'Bomber Stream' attack method still in mind. It improved on areas where the Lancaster had fallen short which Ed explained. The Lincoln might well have seen service over Europe but for some development issues. For example the 3 blade propellors on the Lincoln B.I caused a lot of vibrations and only 50 or so were made, until it was found that 4-blade props cured it. All the B.Is were then converted to B.IIs. Integration into service took a long time too. For Tiger Force ops, I think the intention was that the Tallboy and Grandslam bombs would be used to bomb Japan's bridges during a land borne invasion of the mainland. I like the Lincoln, it has a place in the RAF's history.
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  37. It often gets overlooked what an astonishing feat in all of human history, the development of the US’s airlift capabilities during WW2 was. especially in the Pacific. They literally shrank the globe in the span of just 2-3 years. They went from needing weeks to move men and materials across the oceans, to in some cases hours. There is a famous story told by a German officer. That when he and his men captured an American soldier in France some time after D-day, they found in his pack a fresh chocolate cake. Still in the package sent from home. He said that was the moment he knew that Germany would not, could not win. His Army could barely send them food or ammo, across a few hundred kilometers. And here was this lowly American Private. And for him the American logistics could send a chocolate cake to a battlefield halfway around the world. And deliver it still fresh.
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  38. Didn't know this plane existed, thanks for increasing my aircraft knowledge! :D
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  39. I can just imagine the reaction of the poor observer. "Just send me to Verdun, mon ami. I might only lose one limb."
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  40. Ed you've out done yourself. This is the most entertaining and information packed video on the development of the super marine spitfire I've seen in years. The narration moves at brisk pace with out unnecessary verbiage. Thank you, Great job.
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  41. as a former soviet test pilot, i can confirm that all this is 200 % accurate.
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  42. Well this channel is one of my favorite together with Mark Felton Production
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  43. The RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) used 251 LF Mk VIIIs (A58-300/550) and 159 HF Mk VIIIs (A58-600/758) in the Pacific Theatre. One still flies today here.
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  44. "The Germans were not in a position to complain at the time" classic !
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  45. It's a good thing our bunker is impregnable, except for a small thermal exhaust port.
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  46. I was the Officer in command of 45 Commando Air Troop in 1967 The one that ran over the Mine in Habilayne woke me up with the explosion - I looked out of my tent to see the crew all running away from it to safety. A second Beverley was sent with a bowser to defuel the one at the end of the runway. which was then dragged to the side clear of the Runway. I have the nozzle to the Pilot's Pee Tube. One of my Sioux helicopters which had been damaged by small arms fire was taken by Beverley back to Aden for repair. I was a passenger in a Beverley in Borneo in 1962 during the confrontaion - and found out that it could do a 3-point turn by itself when manouvering on the ground!
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  47. Let's face it - we all know what Richard Vogt's real reservation about the design was: it was too symmetrical for him.
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  48. Recent developments: TEDBF is officially being worked on. Some say that a twin engined Tejas-based design, called ORCA, is being considered. It is only expected to enter service a couple of years after 2030. Till then, the Indian Navy plans to make do with the MiG-29K fighter jets, 42 of which are in service. The plans to field three aircraft carriers has also been put on hold due to the funds being diverted to the submarine programs. There are two classes (a nuclear and a diesel-electric) of submarines under construction in India right now, and a further 4 new classes of submarines that are planned. Project-75I and Project-76 are the foreign and indigenous programs to induct diesel electric submarines. Another project for a class of Nuclear Attack Submarines is in detailed design phase. A new Ballistic Missile Nuclear Submarine program called the S-5 class submarines is in preliminary design phase with models of the submarine and its pumpjet propulsion system being tested currently, and a 190 MW reactor under development. With all this, there are also warship construction programs with more than 3 different classes under active construction and 4 more classes planned. The Navy already gets the smallest share of the funding with the Army and Air Force taking up a massive share due to their modernization and expansion efforts. Therefore, the Chief Of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has deemed it prudent that the construction of the third aircraft carrier: IAC-2, be pushed back by a decade. Navy wants IAC-2 to be a CATOBAR carrier with EMALS and they only grudgingly agreed to IAC-2 not being powered by a Nuclear Reactor. With those specs, IAC-2 was bound to burn a hole in Armed Forces CAPEX. Pushing the date back enables India to indigenously develop most of the core technologies for IAC-2, maybe even including a Nuclear Reactor. Moreover, the growth of Indian economy till 2030 might allow the Indian Navy to quickly build two IAC-2 class carriers. The original (still relevant) plan was for India to field 5 Aircraft carriers with three of them actively deployed at all times and two being docked for replenishment and repairs. This would allow India to deploy three Carrier Battle Groups at the same time, with one each guarding the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea/Persian Gulf. Hence, from now till 2035 at least, Indian navy will have two STOBAR carriers, each with a capacity of upto 24 fighter jets. Indian Navy is expected to make do with 42 MiG-29K till then and then replace them with 100+ TEDBF/ORCA fighter jets starting from early 2030s. 45 TEDBF will deploy on IAC-2, 24 each on INS Vikramaditya and IAC-1/INS Vikrant. The remaining TEDBF will be stationed in Campbell Bay Naval Air Station for deeper maintenance (since they will be rotated for carrier duties) and to dominate the Malacca straits and Kra canal. The landing of Naval Tejas Mk1 is meant to provide the required confidence to designers who developed the Control Law of the Tejas because they will also develop the Control Law for landing TEDBF on the future carriers of India.
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  49. Even if you discount the jet "kill" the PO-2's ability to annoy the living edited out of both the Germans, and the Americans, is not something you can dismiss. Might not have won either war, but you can't say the PO-2 didn't do it's part. And that's before we factor in all the OTHER roles the PO-2 did as well as keeping the enemy up at night.
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  50. Word up to Paramount for providing you with the info needed to make this video, not many manufacturers would do that for a YouTuber.
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