Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "The Piper Cub and Forgotten WWII History" video.

Thanks for that. I did know about the use of bazookas on the Piper Cub and the German aircraft brought down by pistol fire as the channel run by Mark Felton had covered both events but it is good to hear about them again and the background to the aircraft itself. I found the bringing down of the German aircraft by the use of pistols interesting because the very first air to air combat in WW1 involved the use of pistols. Contrast that with the fact that by this time both the British and the Germans were using 20 mm cannons, one shell from them would have destroyed either aircraft. The use of civilian aircraft was carried on during the Viet Nam War as well with the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog used by forward air controllers, which would later be replaced by the twin engined Cessna O-2 Skymaster. Many a soldiers life was saved by both of these aircraft.
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@chrisebert7307 he often goes into the details in more depth whereas the History Guy often gives the larger picture. Both very interesting in there own way
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