Comments by "Pete Sheppard" (@petesheppard1709) on "Ed Nash's Military Matters" channel.

  1. Except for that gondola, that was a rather nice looking aircraft. Where can I find information about the Blenheim marks with that rear-pointing chin turret? That's an oddity that I've seen nothing about.
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  2. Bless the Nazis' blindness...this aircraft would well have killed the AAF strategic bombing campaign.
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  3. Over a year later, but this is exactly what I have long thought of as an easy way camo to one of my black rifles, instead of painting. Tan, green and brown tape (and cloth wrapping) can be applied with little mess and bother, as well as easily changed to meet changing conditions.
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  4. When you mentioned they were coal-fired, I wondered about how the boilers were fueled. That would be in Drach's wheelhouse.
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  5.  @trooperdgb9722  Good point.
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  6. They were a solid part of the Spitfire's pedigree, but were completely different designs.
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  7. When multiple egos clash...
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  8. Thanks! I have been hoping for more information on this aircraft.
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  9.  @orneryokinawan4529  Good for him! I hope his post-war years were peaceful and fulfilling.
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  10. Good video. As you mention, technology was advancing at breakneck speed as experience was gained with jet aircraft, equipment and performance. The US did indeed have some far more horrendous aircraft.
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  11. There was also the use of B-26K Invaders (the WWII A-26) over Vietnam
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  12. @@cancermcaids7688Yep. The big, heavy Jugs dearly loved their runways and there were plenty of Corsairs and Hellcats.
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  13. As an American private pilot, yes.
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  14. Among general aviation pilots, Bellance is famous for good, sturdy aircraft; they are quite popular among classic aircraft fliers!
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  15. "When You're out of FRAMs, You're out of Cans" Poster in the Auburn University NROTC spaces in the late '70s. 😎
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  16.  @SMichaelDeHart  It's a bit frustrating to think of all the questions I wish I had asked Dad when he was still around. A WWII veteran himself, he was willing to discuss his wartime experiences with me.
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  17.  @onceamoth  HA! 😂
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  18. A legend begins; inauspiciously, as is often the case. Thank you.
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  19. Thank you for another informative video! I knew about this 'also ran', but not any details of its problems. BTW, US naval aircraft have never had navigators; being primarily oriented to day operations (unlike the RN, who had always trained for night ops), pilots could handle navigation tasks.
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  20. This was an eye-opener for me! Everything I saw regarded the program as a flop; I was under the impression that it had been killed in the mid-'60s.
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  21. A small point: during the Tet Offensive of 1968, the VC were wiped out as a fighting force, and the war was conducted by the North Vietnamese army.
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  22. Good and true points, but you have to appreciate how well the Ukrainians are using those resources compared to some other countries…
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  23. I remember fogging trucks driving around on summer evenings down in the southern US.
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  24. Well, the Russians DID make it work! I'd like to think something like the YC-14 will be resurrected as an eventual C-130 replacement.
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  25. It worked for Snoopy... 😄
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  26. The Douglas Skyshark comes to mind, which was a bust. I suppose the Brits didn't see a need for a bomb truck, ala the Skyraider. The Wyvern looks like it would have been quite a hauler.
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  27.  @brianedwards7142  Well put! 😎
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  28. If the aircraft had been accepted and produced, would M-B have been too busy for its pioneering work on ejection seats?
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  29. Talk about a national psychosis...
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  30. Firing would have been interesting for the pilot, I'm sure...
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  31.  @EdNashsMilitaryMatters  Ah, bell bottoms...
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  32.  @alexanderdeburdegala4609  Indeed! My first imagined impression was the plane bumping along the bottom of the carrier. 🫨 The thing is, those props produce a huge suction as they rotate, even if they are just free-spinning after a 'full stop' order. Assuming he had sunk low enough to avoid that, he had to be near the depth where the ejection system couldn't work.
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  33.  @IntrospectorGeneral  Two minutes underwater is a horrifying eternity. Many aircrew have been killed by tangle parachutes after otherwise successful escapes.
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  34. Oh, you tease..."Curtiss XF14C", with photo... 😃
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  35. And STAY OFF HIS LAWN!
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  36. I kept thinking 'Typhoon', 'Rafale' and 'Gripen'...
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  37. There was also the T-38 Talon. On a tangent, the belly intake reminds me of an episode of the mid-'60s cartoon 'Johnny Quest', where jet fighters were depicted with belly intakes. The F-16 first reminded me of the cartoon, the inspiration may have been the N-102.
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  38.  @petersouthernboy6327  Mind boggling, isn't it?
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  39.  @tiagodagostini  Indeed...🤔
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  40.  @dmcarpenter2470  Amen, brother! It was maddening how the AF stole the C-27 transport from the Army, then retired it.🤬
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  41.  @dmcarpenter2470  Indeed; bureaucritters don't like giving up any of their fiefdoms.
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  42. But, but, but...the 'What Ifs'... 🤔 It was indeed completely outclassed by the B-36, and given the designation, the B-52 was already in development.
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  43. It also alliterates with Vickers.😎
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  44. They took '30s art deco a little too far...
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  45. Well done! BONUS NUGGET: You explained the original 'juggernaut' in a way that finally makes sense to me. As a young aviation enthusiast in the '60s, I read the 'jug' reference as a reference to the bottle shape--the 'sanitary' origin makes total sense, given the low level of military humor, as you so eloquently pointed out--and illustrated. 🤢 The Juggernaut association is logical as a retrospective, once the P-47 achieved its impressive record, but not at first when veteran pilots were looking askance at the thing.
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  46.  @Farweasel  😄 Well, it wasn't coming out of their pockets...
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  47. Well, it worked...just not a good use of resources.
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  48. Forgotten? I had never even heard about it until your excellent video today! Thank you!
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  49. Thanks for filling in a bit of the vacuum of information regarding the breather in the Great 20th Century War...
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  50.  @marklittle8805  Yep; I used 'Mitchell' as an homage for that reason.
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