America's Ace Of Aces - Richard Bong

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@MorellioBenoir 4 ай бұрын

Wait hold up a second, Bong is a fascinating name so I checked it out. Swedish: From the word bång, which means "noise" and is used as a soldier's name. When America comes together it is perplexing and beautiful, Dick Noise is the main character blasting planes apart like it was just what he was meant to do. This could not happen anywhere else on Earth. :D

@notsomadscientist9602 4 ай бұрын

What would it take me? Hmmm... Well I was in 8th grade science class on September 11th, 2001... As soon as I was 17... I signed up! No regrets!!!! I joined in 2005 as infantry and deployed 2007-2008 as a part of "the surge"

@scotthill1600 4 ай бұрын

That takes a solid man to do that 17 & have no regrets & seeing as you almost certainly, watched 9/11 happen or at least experienced it & we’re old enough to know what was happening? I was bit over a year old when it happened & can’t imagine watching that unfold. Thank you for your service sir I’m 24 & have been thinking ab the military since highschool. Will finish my degree first less than 2 years to go & im thinking I might try to join up after that. Any thoughts?

@notsomadscientist9602 4 ай бұрын

@scotthill1600 we didn't get out of school early that day, but every classroom didn't do anything but watch it on the news all day. Even in 8th grade, we didn't really understand just how big it was. I was absolutely glued to the news in 2003 during the invasion of Iraq and the space shuttle Columbia disaster. While all of those things were horrible, they shaped me into who I am today... a crabby middle-aged dad, hahaha. Nah, like I said, no regrets. Good luck to you in your schooling... definitely get that knocked out first if you are planning on joining. It'll open up a ton of opportunities for you.

@murderousbutterfly 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for heeding the call, and guarding your brothers and sisters!

@notsomadscientist9602 4 ай бұрын

@@murderousbutterfly I appreciate that but in reality, I was just a high school drop out that made a decision. I think I am one of the lucky ones that came out of the whole era of "9/11 children".

@scotthill1600 4 ай бұрын

@@notsomadscientist9602 thanks for the advice, talked to dozens & dozens of active duty, vets, reservists & national guard since January & they all agree to get that degree first. Glad to hear you say the same

@frenchfrey65 4 ай бұрын

That part about Bong getting in a P-38 just to buzz his childhood home, his wife's home, his 2 hometowns, is the stuff that dreams are made of, that is something every human being wants to do in their life, it's to something cool in front of family and friends, and be known for it. I envy Richard Bong that he got to do that, and I am proud that he represented my homestate of WI.

@THATONEFRIEND42 4 ай бұрын

To answer your question about the Medal of Honor. Its the highest award that one can get in the United States Military The Purple Heart is received by getting injured or fatally wounded in combat

@gk5891 4 ай бұрын

Early jet engines were not very reliable. Wasn't really a Lockhead specific issue, but the reason you have test pilots is to iron out all those issues before production. He was a test pilot because that's what he wanted to be.

@peteywheatstraw7670 4 ай бұрын

Most badass fighter pilot movies are based loosely on Col. Robin Olds. Fat Electrician has a video on him too.

@georgemiller9401 3 ай бұрын

What movie is that?

@McMannis505 4 ай бұрын

The moment TFE said he became a test pilot I got a feeling of dread. Test pilot is a dangerous job today, back in those days you were flipping a coin with your life.

@seattanf2348 3 ай бұрын

Prior to Pearl Harbor the general sentiment in America was to stay out of WW2. Immediately after massive numbers of people started signing up. Immediately after 9/11 massive numbers of people started signing up. During Vietnam it was hard to get people to sign up. When America is attacked directly people will volunteer. When it's not an attack on us people are less likely to volunteer.

@SMG_Wizard 4 ай бұрын

Both Top Gun movies, and The most recent Midway. You got to watch those two.

@pressure208 4 ай бұрын

Your chat is trippin lol, coke was invented in 1886 not ww2 😂

@caiterlandson7473 4 ай бұрын

I was 11 when 9/11 happened, it pissed me off so much that I decided to enlist when I could. 2007, my junior year of high school, I signed my enlistment contract and left for boot camp the next summer. I grew up in a military family, have had a member of our family serve in the military since the Revolution. What does it take for me to want to join and serve my country? Just a threat to the freedoms, liberties and values we have here.

@Ak1maruInuzuka 4 ай бұрын

1:17:07 Nah, that was you asking about the Purple Heart. Medal of Honor is highest military award we have, Purple Heart is injury/death.

@stevengallowayii7953 4 ай бұрын

What would it take me? I should go and fight for this country so that nobody else doesn't have to.

@charlesbryson7443 3 ай бұрын

I did my time in. I’d NEVER serve with the two clowns we have now in charge of things.

@LonnieRichardson-fj8lh 4 ай бұрын

Purple heart is injury or death during a mission, medal of honor is achievements above and beyond what is expected/ required for the mission like saving "men"/ mission against an overwhelming opposition.

@keithcharboneau3331 2 ай бұрын

the CMOH is the highest medal that can be awarded and yes about 50% of the recipients of the CMOH, never know they are awarded it as it is presented to his family members, but yes a lot of men have lived to have the President of the United States hang that medal around their necks, you should watch his video about Dan Daly, wh was 1 of only 2 Marines to have been awarded the CMOH (TWICE) and he was in fact recommended and put in for a 3rd CMOH, but Congress said absolutely not, but did authorize him being awarded the Navy cross, and the Distinguished service cross instead of a 3rd CMOH.

@keithcharboneau3331 2 ай бұрын

YES the Grumman F6F Hellcat had the very best kill ratio of ANY and ALL U.S. fighters in WWII, that is a verifiable fact, with a 19.1 to 1 kill ratio, followed by the F4U Corsair with an 11.3 to 1, and the P-61 mustang with an 11 to 1, and then the P-47 Thunderbolt with a 4.6 to 1, the P-38's kill ratio was hurt pretty badly by the P-38's that operated in the European theater with their 1.5 to 1 kill ratio, really dragged down the high kill ratio of the P-38's used against Japan in the Pacific with the ending being 4.3 to 1 for the P-38 lightning, IF the European P-38's would have done as well as the Pacific one had done, that kill ratio would have been 11.9 to 1, and the P-38 would have ended up in second place.

@OlympusMons1969 4 ай бұрын

Got fired from a car dealership because I wanted a week off because my best friend died. Zero leadership.

@psychodboy1511 3 ай бұрын

And if all of this happened in modern day every kill he got would be called a Bong R.I.P.

@Zrico91 4 ай бұрын

Well it didnt take much for me. Got a random call from a recruiter just after 17 and i signed up a week later.

@BigHolla 4 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@andrejackson2987 4 ай бұрын

I would have joined if I was able to pass the physical unfortunately I didn't pass the medical either but why because my grandfather was making me at 15 he told me by 17 I decided I wanted to do it and bring my grandfather and army ranger coin.

@WEHenry 4 ай бұрын

The rules in war should be..." no rules"

@davepowers3194 4 ай бұрын

For me to join? Getting to fly fighters. Unfortunately, that was never in the cards for me, I was nearsighted and type 1 diabetic, being nearsighted means no flying and diabetes means instant rejection at recruitment

@MikeSands-l2q 4 ай бұрын

That sucks

@AbyssGutta 3 ай бұрын

i tried to join out of hs but was denied

@woxi4899 3 ай бұрын

it would take nothing for me to join the military, if i could id roll up to the marines and join, sadly life had other plans for me, i mean whats to lose really, you get fit, thought manners and life lessons you would have to learn the hard way otherwise, and you get to be a badass, and in 20 years you can be retired with a full pension, not a bad deal compared to a normal boring office job where you sit on your ass all the time.