Comments by "TheThirdMan" (@thethirdman225) on "War Stories" channel.

@dangurtler7177 "The strike on the radio station in Berlin was one example." That was because the mission was flown at tree top height from start to finish.
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Bozhe moi. The picon for this video is a picture of Cpl Buddy Lea, an AUSTRALIAN who was at the Battle of Long Tan in 1966. He's carrying an Australian-designed, WWII-vintage Owen gun and wearing an Australian bush hat, known as "hats ridiculous" to the support staff. Either way, he's NOT AMERICAN. How did you miss this?
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"One thing that is often forgotten about the Mosquito is that, because of its wooden construction, it had a very low signature on the Germain radar sets of the day. That, along with its extreme low level penetration capabilities, makes it the world's first stealth bomber." It's not forgotten. It simply isn't true. First of all, there are no records to support this. Second, the radar used in WWII was pretty low frequency; 50-500 MHz. Modern X-band radar is 7-11 GHz. The characteristics are totally different. Thirdly, there was plenty of metal in the Mosquito, from the engines to the undercarriage to the armament to the thousands of fasteners that were used. Finally, if it had been a stealthy aircraft, it would have obviated the need to fly at such low altitudes, with all the attendant risk. The tests that were done on the Horten flying wing replica about 20 years ago didn't actually prove anything and were done incorrectly. The conclusions they came to were wrong for WWII. But the assumption that just because something is non-metallic it must be non-reflective is incorrect. I have been using microwave links in the Ku Band for years and I assure you that many, many things are reflective. It could come down to the paint used or even the glue that held the plywood together. Please stop spreading this reverse-engineered hoax. You may not be responsible for it but it's simply wrong.
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@bobsakamanos4469 "once a fire started, the crew was quick to bail out. My father knew Mossie pilots while he flew Spits, etc. His comments were accurate in this regard - flammable." Have you ever seen aluminium burn? In powdered form it is used in rocket fuel. Sheet aluminium is much more resistant but once it starts it is virtually impossible to put out.
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@rubix4195 "I am sure there was a UK documentary and a RAF pilot also added that they could sneak up to the targets because they didn't see them coming (because of the stealth from the wood) and they gunned it fast (as in put the pedal to the metal)" Then why did they need to fly at such low altitude?
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@jacqueslefave4296 It wasn't mentioned because it isn't true.
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@BenState The F/A-18 is in no way comparable to the Mosquito. The Mosquito caused the German RLM any number of headaches, to the point that, not only did they try to build their own version in the Ta-154 but they actually examined the possibility of replicating it, piece by piece. They simply had no answer to it.
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@BenState Agreed
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@BenState You might want to read about what the Mosquito was actually used for. It did photo recce, night fighter, night intruder, high speed communications, daylight deep penetration strike and anti-shipping/submarine work and it excelled in all of those roles. If that’s not versatility, then I don’t know what is.
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@BenState Yes, the Ju-88 was a great aircraft.
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"The Mosquito was the first true stealth aircraft in the modern sense of the word. Its wooden frame and skin made it very difficult to detect with the pre-1944 longwave German radar units." Please stop repeating this. It simply isn't true. First of all, there are no records to support this. Second, the radar used in WWII was pretty low frequency,; 50-500 MHz. Modern radar is X-band is 7-11 GHz. The characteristics are totally different. Thirdly, there was plenty of metal in the Mosquito, from the engines to the undercarriage to the armament to the thousands of fasteners that were used. Finally, if it had been a stealthy aircraft, it would have obviated the need to fly at such low altitudes, with all the attendant risk. The tests that were down on the Horten flying wing about 20 years ago didn't actually prove anything and were done incorrectly. The conclusions they came to were wrong for WWII. But the assumption hat just because something is non-metallic it must be non-reflective is incorrect. I have been using microwave links in the Ku Band for years and I assure you that many, many things are reflective. It could come down to the paint used or even the glue that held the plywood together. Please stop spreading this reverse-engineered hoax. You may not be responsible for it but it's simply wrong.
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@willusher3297 It's actually a complete hoax.
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Please stop repeating this. It simply isn't true. First of all, there are no records to support this. Second, the radar used in WWII was pretty low frequency,; 50-500 MHz. Modern radar is X-band is 7-11 GHz. The characteristics are totally different. Thirdly, there was plenty of metal in the Mosquito, from the engines to the undercarriage to the armament to the thousands of fasteners that were used. Finally, if it had been a stealthy aircraft, it would have obviated the need to fly at such low altitudes, with all the attendant risk. The tests that were down on the Horten flying wing about 20 years ago didn't actually prove anything and were done incorrectly. The conclusions they came to were wrong for WWII. But the assumption hat just because something is non-metallic it must be non-reflective is incorrect. I have been using microwave links in the Ku Band for years and I assure you that many, many things are reflective. It could come down to the paint used or even the glue that held the plywood together. Please stop spreading this reverse-engineered hoax. You may not be responsible for it but it's simply wrong.
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@rigolonzinbrin The P-38 and P-47 aren’t even in the same post code as the Mosquito. Other than the P-51, perhaps the only other American aircraft that belongs there is the F6F Hellcat.
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@johnchristmas7522 "What a difference from all the Snowflakes and Wokes now!" You mean the snowflakes and wokes who fought and died in Afghanistan and Iraq? Or are they all losers to you?
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IMHO, the best aircraft of WWII.
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