American Pilot Obliterates 5 Enemy Planes In 4 Minutes - Edward "Butch" O'Hare

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[@the_fat_electrician]

Im not crying! My office was hot, my eyes got sweaty.

[@BoiStudio]

First in here

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@@BoiStudio second

[@Femboysaturn]

Like your videos man keep it up👍👍👍👍👍

[@UnrulyVet]

"I only have twelve bullets, so you're going to have to share!" - Butch O'Hare

[@forsakenace9577]

Underrated comment lol

[@RodgerRamjet]

Epic...............................

[@khironkinney1667]

I'm sorry what do you mean by that? Oh!.. oh no! oh. no..

[@johndous1970]

Maximum effort...

[@camoheeter]

I see what you did there... and I agree Lieutenant Commander O'Hare was absolutely the living embodiment of FAFO. Pure UNSUBSCRIBE-POOL energy

[@kyledabearsfan]

Butch O'Hare turned an aerial dogfight into a baseball game... thats impressive. Also, dont apologize for your rants. Thats why we are here 🤣

[@AngelDame17]

I don't see it as a rant, I see it as a sensible person having a good vent because everybody else is being dumb. :P

[@kyledabearsfan]

@@AngelDame17 amen 🤣

[@gutsberserkblackswordsman7271]

So true 😂

[@y_u_hatin-4479]

I agree with this statement 100% and the replies XD

[@KnawedOne]

Love those TFE rants!

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

*It’s rare that you find a father and a son who’re both main characters in their own right, especially from opposite sides of the law!*

[@2Based4Life]

Who're??? New word? Yes?

[@notahotshot]

​@@2Based4Life no, it's not a new word. It is simply a contraction of "who are". It's just not widely used.

[@CivilizedWarrior]

@@notahotshotexactly, it’s definitely not a new word. Its the oldest profession in the world! And he’s right, it IS rare to find father-son who’res. Lol

[@oz_jones]

​@@CivilizedWarrior get out

[@Defense0001]

@@CivilizedWarrior Just one comma. Just one, caused my universe, and this universe to split in two separate timelines. Long story short, by that one comma, stopping an argument about the word “whore”, saved billions of lives in this universe. But in mine, this argument would lead to a series of events that birthed a Canadian Hitler, and a short, very hot war.

[@CrusaderLegFoot]

Bro invented the AWACS as his last heroic move. I'm not crying, my eyes are cosplaying as waterfalls.

[@champagnegascogne9755]

He himself was the precursor to the E-2 Hawkeye

[@BlickolasCage]

bro im a crew chief for the E3 and when i heard this mf put radar on a plane to direct the other planes i was like “…….WAIT A DAMN MINUTE”

[@jonathanbair523]

This comment need to be pinned.... TFE how did you miss this about the E-2 and AWACS!!!!

[@Real_Irish_Girl]

My son showed me this channel and now I’m obsessed. If history was taught like this back in school, everyone would’ve passed with perfect grades. Now we just need to clone him so every channel we watch will rock! ❤

[@Darkour97]

Hell yeah

[@danielharrhy]

This man has taught me more about history than 12 years of school ever could

[@RoughNek72]

Same!!!!

[@antiskell]

Man has a way of telling a Story very very well

[@EnergyTRE]

Smart little one you have 🫡💯🇺🇸

[@Sabamonster]

The irony of the man who helped patent that mechanical rabbit having the last name O'hare, is not lost on me.

[@nerddotcom5817]

Buck O'Hare. My dude!

[@midwestreview6382]

I definitely missed that and will add it to my random list of fun facts

[@SeaSkorpion]

Yeah this irony was indeed seen 😂

[@charlesanseeuw8360]

Sure

[@greenbankreptiles]

I miss Bucky O'Hare..

[@Skulljeep00]

Chicagoan resident here, and thank you for speaking about the real story of O'hare Airport. Definitely reaffirms my pride in the greatness we have here.

[@johndous1970]

We recently lost a national treasure. Brigadier General Clarence "Bud" Anderson passed away at the age of 102. A triple ace in his P-51 Mustang "Old Crow." This gentleman not only served during World War II, but Vietnam as well. He was also a test pilot. O7 Excellent video. Please keep 'em coming.

[@STOPDELETINGMYCOMMENTSFASCISTS]

Almost every mustang scale model has markings for old crow or glamorous glennis. I personally have one in the old crow livery resting on my desk in my study.

[@KarlPoorbaugh]

Nick, The Fat Electrician! Sounds like a good story

[@syko2164]

102... bet that man smoked lucky strikes like a chimey

[@STOPDELETINGMYCOMMENTSFASCISTS]

@@syko2164 lung cancer was scared of him

[@syko2164]

@@STOPDELETINGMYCOMMENTSFASCISTS amen brother. You can't fight the greatest generation.

[@pauliverson3956]

Of course Japan wouldn’t acknowledge that O’Hare shot down those planes. They still to this day deny all the war crimes they committed

[@eacalvert]

They still deny what they did in China and Korea, including the so called "comfort women" ie sex slaves

[@GarthKlaus]

They never told the public, including family members, of the losses at Midway.

[@thomascook3336]

They successfully managed to convince a lot of the world that the empire only surrendered because of the USSR.

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Too many of Them but not All There’s Hope Many Young Japanese Wanna Righteously Correct This Mistake Sadly many of Them Are as Inefficient as Liberal Democratic Cheap Virtue Signalers There’s Always Hope There’s Always Comfort

[@ComfortsSpecter]

@@thomascook3336Sad It Definitely Put The Nail into a Coffin But The US Obviously Did most of The Work And The Chinese Godbless The Chinese

[@Zcp105]

Butch O'Hare was a perfect example for how the US Navy viewed pilot training. When he assumed command of VF-6, he met a new young pilot named Alex Vraciu and immediately saw potential in him. As Thach took O'Hare under his wing, O'Hare took Vraciu under his. Even after his death, O'Hare's faith in Vraciu was rewarded. There was a period in the war where Vraciu was the Navy’s leading Ace. His most famous day was during the Marianas Turkey Shoot of June 19, 1944, when in a single flight, he destroyed six Japanese bombers. Pretty crazy paralell between him and his mentor.

[@PeteOtton]

And Vraciu did it in a plane with a not so great engine! According to Seth Perridon of the Unauthorized History of the Pacific Alex said of that day [paraphrasing as my memory isn't 100%] "When we left the ready room, we scrambled and got in the first plane available and didn't kick the tires. I wish I had kicked the tires that day." He couldn't take his engine up to full power without it smoking.

[@Zcp105]

@user-gl5dq2dg1j I listened to that episode not too long ago. I think he also said he had to cut his speed because if he got going too fast the engine would throw oil all over the canopy

[@PeteOtton]

@@Zcp105 Thanks, its been awhile so I forgot the exact reason, but talk about the brass, flying in plane that was in need of an overhaul or being tipped over the side because we were producing so many it was just easier.

[@Zcp105]

The craziest thing about Vraciu's flight was when he landed on back on the Lexington, he still had more than 300 rounds left in his guns (over half the standard load out), meaning he shot down those six planes with 300 rounds of ammo, for 50 rounds per plane

[@PeteOtton]

@@Zcp105 He was a marksman! It didn't help that to get the Zero as agile and long legged as it was there was no armor to protect the pilot nor any self sealing gas tanks so if you hit it right you dumped aviation fuel all over the hot engine and !

[@nickmauldin8825]

“6 degrees of prohibition” sounds like a awesome Fat Files special.

[@mriley4955]

As a commercial airline pilot, father of a Marine, nephew of a Green Beret, son of an Army Brigadier General, I can’t thank you enough for this awesome history lesson of a great Naval aviator and patriot. This Memorial Day may we all remember all those who have sacrificed so much for our freedoms. Semper Fi, Oh Rah, Hoo Rah and YUT. Never Forget

[@jackthorton10]

Never Forget!

[@tonyh2181]

Well said, Sir!

[@baileyduffy4531]

Well said sir and I hope all who serve in your family are well, a lineage such as yours will always produce legends

[@americanpatriot7247]

Mriley - Captain , Sounds like you are from American military royalty!!

[@rex8255]

Comercial Airline Pilot? Your kind of the families Black Sheep, aren't ya? (All kidding aside, well done! I don't think people realize how much goes into that).

[@ctm9191]

Those write offs are pretty sweet props

[@ruger8412]

Subsonic .300blk ammo doesn't function well in unsuppressed firearms nothing like buying a rifle with one of the hardest to get rounds that just sits there. But hey it's an investment & it looks cool 😎 right! Dry racking & dusting is all that rifle has in its future.

[@daleford8621]

​@@ruger8412who says you have to run subsonic rounds through it?

[@jonmathews5304]

​@@ruger8412 shut up hater

[@TobyCatVA]

These are not props, they are an intragal part of the presentation and FE's wife is a guest star fully contributing to the character arc of our host.

[@smugfrog8111]

@@TobyCatVA "Prop" just means "Property of the studio" so yes, they are props by definition. Real, and essential? sure. But props often are.

[@6th_Army]

The moment the sponsor segment started and "Delete me" was said. My screen went black. This man's so powerful that even my HDMI cables working for him.

[@biketech60]

Between your delivery and deeds of our awesome veterans I get so choked up it takes an extra 10 minutes to watch any of your videos . God bless you from a 76 YO veteran !

[@eatonkuntz]

My great-grandfather was also on Saratoga. He enlisted in 1927. He was in VT-3, the torpedo bomber squadron, O'Hare was in VF-3, the fighter squadron. Turning away from reinforcing Wake must've been hard. At Midway, he was escorted by Thatch and VF-3 but it was their first combat use of the weave, and Thatch saw him go down. Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu were sunk but Hiryu survived their torpedos and attacked Yorktown. Lexington was lucky to have such a skilled pilot as O'Hare on board. A lot of good men died so we could live in prosperity. Thanks FE for keeping these heroes around.

[@rexringtail471]

That's incredible. Was he with VT-8 under Waldron? My dad is an ER doctor and had George Gay come in at some point in the late 1980s for something. He was very humble and dad would have had no idea it was the sole survivor of VT-8 if he wasn't a big history buff.

[@kimberlygeorge6166]

I am sorry for your families loss! Butch was my great uncle and his loss is still felt today! So many heroes that should never be forgotten 🥲

[@eatonkuntz]

@@rexringtail471 I couldn't find any connections with VT-8. Different ships, different enlistment dates. Incredibly, George Gay was a new pilot and Midway was one of, if not his first, combat mission. He had good flying instincts that saved his life. Anyone who met these veterans was lucky.

[@eatonkuntz]

@@kimberlygeorge6166 thank you. The bitter loss of great men was indeed felt for generations. It gives me hope to remember him and what he wanted for his kids.

[@killer19183]

My grandpa was aboard akagi. after midway, and the sinking of Akagi, he was a pilot aboard Zuikak, so im pretty pumped that he fought o'hare through the war. Because Enterprise always slugged it out with Zuikaku through ww2

[@tremedar]

Butch O'Hare having those 2 kills taken away because the Japanese said they were "lost in a storm" has the same energy that "Bismarck was scuttled, it wasn't the Royal Navy hitting it with over 400 shells and half a dozen torpedoes"

[@kevintemple245]

PRECISELY.

[@Jacksonflax]

I know it! man did the wildcat not have a gun camera to confirm them?

[@MrWWIIBuff]

Gun Cameras became popular later on. Wildcats were not likely to have them in 1942. Hell, there were still a rather large amount of Buffalo's being used in 1942. ​@@Jacksonflax

[@azurblueknights]

You still have historians everywhere arguing over this. "Bismark was so well armored that the ship had to be scuttled by the Germans because the Royal Navy couldn't sink it!"

[@tremedar]

​@@azurblueknights And they would be ignoring the fact that if the Brits couldn't hurt it...why would the Germans need to destroy it? The answer of course, is the Brits wrecked it and it *was* going down, just slowly enough that if the Germans abandoned without scuttling it, the Brits could've raided it for intel.

[@treydixon5399]

The old Roman saying "the measure of a land is the quality of her sons" was made for guys like this. America was at its apex with that generation. God bless their memory and God bless our land on this Memorial weekend.

[@frankphillips7436]

Amen and Amen!!

[@AleksKieca]

Amen brother

[@stevecook413]

Thank you

[@johns9652]

They were the “Silent Generation”, like my parents. Back then, you didn’t dye your hair blue if you didn’t agree with the government, you became a conscientious objector, and still did something useful.

[@leftistsarenotpeople]

ABSO'flippin'LUTELY!

[@senseijimmy]

Anyone else on an Electrician binge???

[@allrequiredfields]

Watched them all as the get released

[@saucelicker]

Constantly i rewatch his stuff habitually

[@psichibot]

As of a few days ago yes.

[@cjmjourney]

Is 3 in a row a binge? Only 1 was over an hour long.

[@ben171994]

Haven't seen his videos for a long time so binging to catch up

[@jackfagan4288]

I work at O'Hare and can confirm an amazing little 'museum ' thats in one of the terminals. Its so cool learning all of this.

[@Ange1ofD4rkness]

I have flown out of there so many times, bummed I have never seen this

[@jefferyscholl]

Hey Honey, I have an idea for a commercial for the channel, you come in with a gun and..." "I'M IN!"

[@daveyanderson6166]

Literally the vibe, and I love it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 P.S. I came here for this comment.

[@colonelilbrink8544]

TFE: What's it chambered in? Wife: 300 Blackout TFE: I gotta go! Me: Anytime a Fat Electrician video starts with a cameo from the wife, with a gun, it's gonna be a good one!

[@johnmorgan1629]

Think it could be a tax right off, right.

[@Blazin130]

Totally not a tax write off... ;)

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

​@Blazin130 It is indeed a tax write-off because it is a part of his business. He has included it in his videos, which means it is now responsible for helping him gain revenue. Tax laws are wild.

[@vibechecker3168]

Speaking of prohibition, one of my favourite bits of American history is how Stock car racing was born out of ex booze-runners who wanted to do something with their cars that they had upgraded to keep pace with road runner in order to avoid Prohibition officers, now that it had ended and they had all found themselves out of a job.

[@johngillespie3409]

Plymouth roadrunners are the best.

[@patrickanderson6777]

Gotta make a vid abt it

[@Generichjm]

They work for the government, since now it’s “secret operations so you don’t worry your pretty little head”

[@leerogers630]

The South still had dry countries into the late 90s so they were still bootlegging in to the 60-70s some of the legendary bootleg drivers came out that era Carl Yarbrough junior Johnson lee petty all had to bailed out of jail for running liquor at some point to make a race jr Johnson skipped the world 600 once because he had a load of shine that paid twice what the winning purse was.

[@saplingthrasher23]

​@@johngillespie3409Except for the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird. Personally though, I'll take a '68 Ford Talladega (less issues with wiring than those old MOPAR).😂

[@ProjectSerpo90]

Im not crying, i just cut some onions. Man i was not expecting that ending. RIP Butch and all the brave men and women who died fighting for this great country.

[@lynngriffin2106]

🫡🫡🫡

[@Alpha_Outdoors]

I hate sweaty eyes 😂happens at the worst times. lol 🤪🤪

[@moonbeam8438]

I like how this channel highlights that not every hero comes home and has a happy ending, but every hero is remembered for their actions and the people that they saved and left behind

[@trailblazer632]

Its always interesting to note to that manybof these heroes are people that arent exactly golden child material. Most of them were far less than perfect, but when the chips were down they rose to the challenge with all piss and vinegar youd expect of such rough personality. Proof if you need it that you dont necessarily want the perfect goody goody person beside you when the wolves come, no you want the brutally honest brutally competent person beside you.

[@mattt525]

My grandpa was on the USS Lexington. He was on the flight deck crew. He remembered this happening and remembers cheering for Butch when he saved Lex. He said Butch was very humble. He was also on Lex when she sank in the Coral Sea. He was in the ocean with his buddies for I think he said 3 or 4 hours. He also said the US government knew Pearl Harbor was happening because of how sudden and strange they left Pearl to deliver planes.... thats all I really remember though. I always loved visiting him and would listen to him for hours!

[@apanickedseagull]

The government knew exactly what they were doing with the oil embargo…

[@mattt525]

@@apanickedseagull yep he ALSO said that he understood why it had to happen and the American public as a whole would of never joined the war otherwise.

[@1911Drew]

I’m from Chicago and I’ve flown in and out of O’Hare International Airport. I’ve read and heard of snippets of Butch’s missions over the years. But nothing like what you’ve brought forth today. Thank you so much for bringing out the history of a truly heroic WW II U.S. Naval Aviator (sniff) on this weekend of remembernce and reverence. Men like O’Hare fought and won to keep this country free from evil. I’m a veteran and again I thank you for putting this video up.

[@johns9652]

I had no idea of the history behind O’hare airport. Thank you FE for another amazing video.

[@paulwoodman5131]

Terminal 2 has (a replica)Butch's F4F Wildcat landing on a carrier.

[@jamessieker1712]

I have been in construction for 46 years ,and can tell you that the Electricians always had the best stories. T.F.E. carries that mantel to the next level.

[@THE_CDN]

"The dude is out there just breaking egos for a living, until one day a new pilot shows up..." Now that's how you introduce a soon to be hero. "She said yes, because Butch doesn't miss." Another good one!

[@Darkour97]

Woooooo a memorial day weekend special from the chubby electron fella

[@chrisbriggs3950]

Damn fine emoji

[@shino933]

I call him the sparky chubster

[@Darkour97]

@@chrisbriggs3950 thank you friend

[@Kal-Reegar]

@@Darkour97JFC I just spit out my coffee!

[@Darkour97]

@@Kal-Reegar I hear that hurts

[@dividewalker5673]

"His dad had become a _villain_ so that Butch had the opportunity to become a _hero."_ That right there is the hallmark of a good parent. Godspeed, E.J. O'Hare, your son was a hero indeed.

[@brigidtheirish]

And, honestly, he wasn't even that much of a villain. Though, that's me talking. I come from a family where "it's a stupid law" is a common saying. My home area was *infamous* during Prohibition. Minnesota was a teetotaler state by virtue of the economic and political center being in the same urban sprawl, but Greater Minnesota was made up of a bunch of Irish and German immigrants and their kids. Prohibition went over about as well as you'd expect. There's a *monastery* just down the road from my hometown that raised funds by selling "plumbing parts" that just happened to be perfect for making stills.

[@Just_A_Dude]

@@brigidtheirish Yup. Just because it's the law doesn't make it right, and there's no evil in disobeying a law that's wrong. That applies just as much to moonshiners and gamblers as it does Rosa Parks and Mahatma Gandhi.

[@mcarrowtime7095]

@@Just_A_Dude except the mafia weren't your run of the mill moonshiners looking to make booze and race cars, they were cold blooded murderers, and "easy Eddie" was helping one of the worst of the bunch support his murderous criminal empire.

[@Eric-nj4sy]

@@brigidtheirish I mean, that works fine from a prohibition standpoint. But he also cooked books/laundered money, very legitimate crimes. I think "villain" is sill too strong a word for sure, but lets also not focus soley on the fact that prohibition was dumb and forget the actual NOT stupid crimes he committed He was most definitely a criminal. Not a bad person necessarily, but definitely a criminal.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@Just_A_Dude There's this old radio show my dad really likes that put it perfectly. "Chickenman! Fighting crime and/or evil!"

[@mclennanraymond8049]

I'm 45 years Olds and I've learned more about our history from you, then I ever learned in school. You are an amazing story teller and I love your videos. Keep it up ! And thanks.

[@FloridaManMatty]

O’Hare’s RADAR equipped Avenger was essentially the very first operational AWACS if you really think about it… Tracking, guidance, command and control… That man was decades ahead of his time.

[@STOPDELETINGMYCOMMENTSFASCISTS]

The modern age was built on the backa of the greatest generation.

[@fredflintstone5860]

O'Hare international airport in Chicago is named for Butch O'Hare. If you pass thru terminal 2 there and you will find a tribute Butch O'Hare. The display has a F4F wild cat that was restored after being retrieved from the bottom of lake Michigan. There is an abundance of wrecks on the bottom of the lake. Chicago's Navy pier was the Navy's Aviation training facility in conjunction with Glenview N A S . They had 2 side paddle wheel steamers that were converted into flat tops to practice take offs and landings from. From one FE to another FE thanks for all you do Nick and to everyone else remember to take a moment this weekend to honor the men and women that gave their lives for our great country.

[@77marioland]

I'm a sturdy sparky from Chicago, thank you TFE for telling this story and setting the record straight. I saw your post Fred, and knew there was a brother who was from the same area I spent many a year... sucks Glenview shut down. On the bright side there's a Starbucks :/ (disappointed)

[@davidwhitman2386]

This explains why there's a Wildcat/Hellcat display in the O'Hare airport. Loved seeing that when I had to fly through there

[@Nate_Higgins]

My great uncle Lt. George McKibben was an Avenger pilot in VT4 off of the Essex. They did mostly glide bombing missions. He barely made it back abord on one particular mission. I never knew about the Avenger being used as an overwatch type aircraft. That's really cool. Thanks for the great story.

[@smmurphy739]

I've got a good suggestion for you, this man was an absolute Legend and his name was George Dewey! For 2 hours this man went on a naval Rampage against the Spanish.

[@riochavez665]

He did this in 02

[@PSC4.1]

Damn, a 1902 rampage against Spanish and their ships? Yeah, Dewey is officially a big name in my book now.

[@TreyBratcher-l4s]

No the real hero of the Fight is Captian Gridley who while dying of cancer and sick as a dog commanded the USS Olympia through the whole battle from the Cramped hot conning tower of his ship and had to be carried away afterward

[@Cramernutz22]

As someone who has flown out of O'Hare Airport countless times, it's great to finally know who it was named after and his story. I've made a study of Medal of Honor recipients over the years, and all of them are the most unassuming individuals you'd ever meet. You'd never see them on a recruiting poster, but they were always the ones who probably should be. Nick, you are probably one of the best history tellers I've ever heard, brother. Semper Fi from a Marine who thoroughly enjoys your commentary.

[@chrismaverick9828]

No live recipient of the MOH ever said "Yeah, I did it!" It has always been "I did it for my men", or "I did what I had to do to get us through'. Some of the most heroic moments in warfare are just the guys in the line of fire doing whatever they can to get through it and pull others along with them if they can. Keeping the faith with their brothers. Amazing people.

[@chrismaverick9828]

@cubefreak123 Audie was one of those epic characters that could never be taken seriously in fiction.

[@dude2499]

As a flight attendant, I had no clue that O’Hare was tied to such a legacy. I’ll have to remember that next time I fly into ORD.

[@DizTheWiz12]

Awesome video man. As a native Chicagoan, I never knew why our Int’l airport was named O’hare (I always thought it was named after a famous politician like most of our highways) but now whenever I take a trip, I’ll think of Butch and how his efforts impacted WWII. Thanks for the knowledge brother! 🫡💯

[@gabrielh7517]

Bru a new write off gun?!? Every week with this guy 😂

[@blackcrasanblade]

look if it works it works

[@jester_24-78]

Tbf all his homies already got deep cut collections 😂 he gotta catch up a lil quality over quantity 💯

[@michaelmarsh1723]

I ain't complaining. He has to make a video to put a new tax write-off skit in, :P

[@Stevarooni]

Eventually that gun safe will transform into a vault door for his gun room.

[@lucycarlisle9120]

​@@Stevarooni Eventually, he'll just move to Texas and let Congressman Herrera design him a wall.😉

[@pointermom7641]

I recommended your channel to a friend (former tank officer). My friend recommended the channel to his Marine son, who laughed and told his dad that he’d been watching your channel for years. It is his favorite!

[@herbferguson]

Paul I. Gunn and family story... you should get some sort of national education award for making history cool again, because they don't do it in public school. Great service you're doing Mr. Fat Electrician.

[@louiszierlein5814]

My Father was in the USAAF in WWII. There are many stories like this of piolets doing remarkable things. Only a few got the recognition they deserved. He told me of a B-24 returning with barbed wire caught in the bomb bay doors. It may have been mostly luck, but that piolet brought his crew and plane home safe and his story deserves to be remembered.

[@Chino56751]

Got ace status quicker than greased lightning, earned the Medal of Honor, AND got an airport named after him. He's got more stars than a constellation

[@Reepicheep-1]

And invented AWACS and helped expand US night carrier procedures.

[@Allen338LM]

The Fat Electrician and the fat files have officially become the history channel because it's everything we need and nothing we dont

[@hihilow56]

Dudes getting a write off and making some new dependants for his tax return! Double whammy!

[@royc1972]

To all of you vets. Past and present. Thank you for your service! My grandfather was a Navy guy aboard the USS Yancy and my other grandfather was a Marine during the Japanese occupation of Iwo. They both would have loved your stories. As I know I do. Thank you

[@jollythesmith6568]

Gotta love those notifications. Video Suggestion: Nieves Fernandez the silent killer she was a school teacher turned guerilla fighter from the Philippines credited with putting 200+ Japanese soldiers in the dirt using primarily a bolo knife and homemade shotgun

[@BeingFireRetardant]

Never underestimate the person who chooses to get within 12 feet of you on purpose, carrying a bolo...

[@79huddy]

I inherited a blood stained bolo from Cambodia that my uncle took off vietcong in soldier the thing is redicously sharp for being made from a old leaf spring

[@TheBoatPirate]

this is my kinda chick

[@montanadad2223]

Humble, that's how I feel. I have been an E-1 thru E-6 and now as a retired Army LTC and Combat Veteran, I always try to remember, we stood on the shoulders of Giants. Thanks Brother for yet another great history lesson! And yes, my Granddad ran a still for our County Sheriff during Prohibition.....

[@faust167]

That quote from the clip at the end is timeless. Stop the threat from reaching your home, else you'll have no home to return to after eliminating the threat.

[@doublexproductions]

@the_fat_electrician you are my absolute favorite youtube military historian. I could listen to you tell these stories 24/7 and never get sick of it. Thanks for kicking so much ass!

[@lifeofavet7057]

I felt that ending, being a vet and having lost good men around me hits close to home. A good man.

[@kimberlygeorge6166]

His/my family still grieves for him to this day. 😭

[@jerricocke987]

One of the things I love most about your storytelling is it 9 * 10 it's something I've never heard before. They just keep getting better.

[@KarlPoorbaugh]

Always figured O'Hara was named after some crooked Chicago Politician. Ashamed at how wrong I was. If I was a history teacher, Friday's would often be Fat Electrician day!

[@kennyholmes6642]

Me too, I'm mad at myself for assuming I'm from Illinois, I try to never go to Chicago and definitely not its airport. This should be way more known in my opinion.

[@baseballjustin5]

Now I need to go to O'Hara to check on the Ohare exhibit, and to see the German U Boat that's in the Chicago Maritime Museum

[@frustrateduser9933]

It didn't occur to me until I saw your comment while halfway through the video.

[@james13666]

Friday would be FE-day!

[@JoyPeace-ej2uv]

@@kennyholmes6642 If they don't already I hope they post pics and facts about this guy all over the airport.

[@richardhamm8588]

Just discovered this channel a day or two ago and haven't stopped watching it. The stories and the commentary are incredible, and I'm hooked. The greatest aspect of all of it is the humanity behind every story. These heroes have faces, families and dreams and this channel brilliantly shares them. My hat is off to The Fat Electrician for reminding me that these are real people and should be remembered. And to every service member past, present and future "Thank you."

[@BetterThanLifeProd]

The Thatch weave is brilliant in one respect. It doesn't require radio, or radar. Your flight of two planes watches the flight of two planes flying parallel to you. The other flight watches your flight. If you see a zero on them you turn towards the other flight. The other flight sees you turn so turns toward you. The objective is to kill the zero with a short burst in an almost head on pass. Resume your direction of travel having switched sides. Rinse and repeat. Two is one. One is none. Butch to Thatch, reportedly, said after the test of the weave. "I couldn't get the shot off and you got me, and I knew what you were doing." Thatch himself called it "beam defense."

[@Kimberly-xi5fc]

This episode made me cry. My paternal grandfather fought in the Pacific during WW2, and I pulled out his Aviator Logs during this video. Well done video.

[@m.cigledy6769]

When a pilot has 2 enemy planes actively falling out of the air while they arere busy shooting at a third, you know he isn't fucking around.

[@Aryasvitkona]

It wouldn't surprise me if Butch downed multiple bombers in one burst just by the sheer precision in downing 5 aircraft within 10 bursts alone while being shot at and evading *nearly* every bullet. Like... That's so absolutely fucking obscene. Like 5 downs in 10 bursts is impressive on its face, but doing it while evading successfully to that degree is absolutely unnecessary

[@Just_A_Dude]

Agreed. O'Hare was definitely channeling that Ace Combat Mobius 1 energy.

[@joelmabrey2569]

My 12 year old daughter walked into my shop , where I was restoring a piece of antique furniture, and ask why I had tears in my eyes. I said set down and learn about a hero that fought for us. After the video she walked over and gave me a big hug with tears in her eyes. Much love from Alabama !

[@kylep.9395]

Can't wait for the video on America's Ace of Aces Richard Ira Bong

[@stupititykills]

There's a museum with his name in his hometown, Superior, WI. And if you choose to visit from across the river, in Duluth, MN, you too can drive over the Dick Bong Bridge.

[@TheRagratus]

I have camped at the "Bong Recreation Area" many times while going to Alpine Valley for a concert or to the Medieval Renaissance Faire.

[@todydn]

My pops passed 3 years ago mothersday he was a marine in nam you provide a connection to him i otherwise wouldnt have in that spirit thank you for your continued service because keeping the memories alive is no doubt part of that

[@kevintemple245]

Semper Fi, bud. My dad is also USMC Ret., Vietnam. The way you talk about him, I'll bet your dad was a hero to you, just as mine is to me. Cheers to a Good Marine.

[@todydn]

@@kevintemple245 shit man he raised me as a little boot but he did right even when he did wrong he made everything a learning experience he gave me a strong mind capable of actualy dealing with shit not just storing it up he had parenting figured out tge world could be blowing uo but hed be there 10 ft tall

[@Obsdragon]

Including the CMMG as a skit so that it's a tax write off 🤣

[@daleford8621]

He did that with an mp5 awhile back too. 😅

[@m2hmghb]

@@daleford8621 Same business sponsor as well.

[@kugelblitz1557]

Now he told us about it and we notice 😂

[@teuflhunden]

Smells like capitalism. Just as good as smell as Willie Pete.

[@daleford8621]

@@m2hmghb yeah, you're right.

[@KanuckStreams]

When you introduced Thatch, I was wracking my brain trying to remember why his name sounded so familiar. Then you showed the Thatch Weave maneuver drawing and I was like "THAT'S IT!"

[@soggywafl]

I am absolutely enamored with your longer-length videos! You give so much more information and tell the story more completely than most other channels that simply gloss over extremely abridged versions of what really happened. I can appreciate everything more with the time you take to make these. They are definitely worth the wait! Keep doing what you do, brother!

[@jamesboothe5149]

Didn't even realize this is where O'Hare airport came from

[@Necracudda]

Yep, Named after this guy and the first thing all naval recruits will see when they get off the plane.

[@TheRagratus]

There is a huge display, including an actual Grumman F4F Wildcat, in one of the terminals of O'Hare Airport. Before it was named after Butch O'Hare it was called Orchard Field. Which is where the "ORD" comes from.

[@raymanvermillionare2962]

​@@TheRagratusi actually saw that earlier this week n read about ohare, this video dropped in perfect timing for me

[@jeromethiel4323]

There is actual information on O'Hare in the airport. I've spent some time in that airport, and i tend to wander around and look at stuff. I was pissed off when they renamed the Las Vegas airport from McCarron to some crooked politician.

[@timothymendoza9235]

The Plane on display is In Terminal 2, Right at the bridge that connects Terminal 1 and 2. Can be seen through glass panels from the non secured side, but walked around once passed security. around it are the info plaques.

[@anthonyfarmer4977]

My great grandpa was a boatswains mate during WW2. He told a story about when a ship he was on got its first radar; they sent a box with the parts numbered and told him, "install this".

[@rtyria]

😂 If you don't love to problem solve you will never love the Navy.

[@karls937]

Please keep telling these truly amazing stories of American bravery and patriotism! This ensures that their dedication and sacrifices won’t ever be forgotten or lost to history!!!

[@MrNiccholas]

Dude, what an incredible individual! I'm actually a little mad that I'd never heard of him before! It sounds like he directly impacted the US Navy in multiple areas in a huge way. Why isn't he talked about in our schools?!?

[@xeno-andrew]

Guns, death, destruction…

[@oldgamesinvestigator7852]

Because the schools are run by communists who hate the country.

[@mochaholic3039]

You know, with the current encroachment of... special people in our education system... yeah. O'Hare would be labelled 'problematic, warmongering baby-killing white man' and all that.

[@Necracudda]

The O’Hare International Airport is the airport all Naval recruits go through when heading off to Bootcamp, and the first thing they’ll see before leaving that airport is a Grumman F4F-A Wildcat. Semper Fortis, O’Hare.

[@Three-LeggedCat]

Every time I hear about these amazing stories from these legendary men, I can only feel somewhat imbued by their strength

[@nickstein9417]

Love your Military history stories! Thank you to all the Men & Women who have and our serving our Country! This great Country would not be what it is without you!!

[@scooter73-i2]

My grandfather flew B-17s in WWII. What you said about keeping the best pilots home to train matches his stories. During the whole war, he spent it on US soil as an instructor. He told me we lost more planes over the US than in combat during the war due to the rudimentary air traffic navigation we had at the time (flight paths from city pairs followed the same line and altitude in both directions). He told stories of night flying where he'd have to keep track of the red-green wing lights of other planes. One time the lights suddenly went from being close together to far apart, he immediately dove and turned, narrowly missing another plane going the opposite direction. If he didn't, I wouldn't be here. Crazy times, and WWII gave us the most interesting war stories in history.

[@ZacharyDickey]

As an aviation nerd my favorite fact about “Butch” O’Hare is that the Chicago O’Hare INTL airport is named after him

[@jimreilly917]

He’s from St.Louis. Whose Lambert Airport is named…for a dude from…Chicago (?)

[@ZacharyDickey]

@@jimreilly917 the Lambert Airport is named after another military aviator from St. Louis I don’t know why they would choose Chicago for O’Hare is that’s what your asking

[@jagerjuggalo]

so, I am going to share a little story that I got to do when I was a kid that involves the USS Lexington. When I was a boy scout my troop was able to travel down from Henderson County Texas, to Corpus Christy, Texas and we got to spend the night on her. I have MAD respect for anyone who stays on a ship now. It was fun at first, they had us watching a movie on the deck, but when it came time to bunk down, they took us down below. My god, the quarters were so small, they kept these red lights on all night long, and it was so hot. They had fans, but still. So these men who served are a completely different breed of human than we are now, holy cow fellas, I give my word, they were and still are bad ass hard core men.

[@SupersuMC]

Parker County Texas Boy Scout here. One of my friends had a ghost encounter in his bunk.

[@chrispavin1373]

I adore your channel and I'd like to thank you for your service sir. You are the best history teacher this 53 yr old man has ever had. Keep up the great work.

[@derekwallace1955]

I like how nick matches the tone of his videos with the history. Comedy when badass things are happening and serious when sad things happen. This is one of the videos that end on a serious heartfelt tone.

[@LuckyDuckOffcial]

I'm at a convention in pheonix immediately stopped what I was doing sat down and started watching this that's how much I love your content

[@kjaubrey4816]

My dad loved old movies and especially anything with Jimmy Stewart in it. I recently found out that Jimmy Stewart had an impressive military career and he never wanted to act in a war movie. If you haven't already done one, I think it would be cool to hear your take on Jimmy Stewart. Great video as always.

[@kevintemple245]

Indeed. Stewart was a surprisingly badass pilot and leader. Right up there with Doolittle. But so humble about his accomplishments almost no one knows about it.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

If I recall he continued to serve in the Air Guard and eventually made General?

[@hockey582004]

Got to love those "Experts" telling you how things work that they probably can't do themselves. Excellent video as always!

[@dannicommon]

One of the best history channels

[@Glumpuzzler]

mark felton still holds the torch in my heart, but chubby duck is a close second.

[@ScootsMcPoot]

@glumpuzzler that's why he said one of the best and not the best. Also he's good for comedy. Detailed information no. Great for people getting into history, but it's pretty base knowledge stuff. Which is fine. If I want boring detailed videos I know where to go. If I want to laugh and learn a bit, I'll come here.

[@TobyCatVA]

I want FE and the History guy to meet up and let us watch.

[@brettbaker8357]

What are other good KZbin channels story telling history in this fashion? Casual entertaining charming humorous (not dry). Any history but military preferred

[@rockfpv6001]

Watching a video about a man then realizing that this man might have known my grandfather on the USS Enterprise gave me chills. Thank you

[@villagereleven381]

Brit here. The Avenger is a very fine aircraft. My grandad was a rear gunner on one with the Royal navy fleet Air arm against the Japanese. We'll always be firm friends and friendly rivals with America.

[@stephenwalton9646]

My history teacher, ace Carl Brown, got to the Pacific just after the battle of Midway. The old hands told the newbies that if they had a zero on their tail they couldn’t shake, to straight arm the stick forward, roll full nose up trim, clear themselves out of the way and release the stick. When they woke up, the zero would be gone. Grumman got the nick name,”Iron works,” for a reason.

[@eatonkuntz]

That outro clip is brilliant. He not only saved the ship and sailors, he saved the planes and pilots returning from the first mission. If the deck is damaged, protocol is to ditch the plane and wait for a rescue.

[@damonculbert5853]

Could you do a video on the USS Wolverine and the USS Sable? The US Navy’s training carriers on the Great Lakes during WW2

[@CRob172]

As a Michigander who is a historian especially Michigan and Great Lakes history reading about the Wolverine and the Sable as training ships at Navy Pier in Chicago is a trip, they specifically chose them as training carriers because the assumption was if you can land on a carrier on the rough Great Lakes you can land anywhere

[@TobyCatVA]

cool!

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

@@TobyCatVA Fun Fact about them; they are the only paddlewheel aircraft carriers to ever exist. And they also ran on coal.

[@TobyCatVA]

@@5peciesunkn0wn Coal fired paddlewheeled aircraft carriers to train up pilots to fly off ships to bomb steam trains and machine strafe horse drawn supply wagons. Talk about worlds colliding. My grandmother rode 4 kids on a horse to a one room school house, made aluminum chaff for WWII in a factory, lived to see men on the moon and space shuttles, cell phones, and internet. That blows my mind the technology advanced so fast. I wonder what the world will have 50 years from now if we don't F ourselves . . .

[@callen6893]

A former co worker has a family relation to Butch Ohare. Anytime I stumble across something interesting he may not know about Butch I tend to forward to him. This was quite possibly the most thorough information I’ve come across about him so of course I forwarded it to him. Keep your ranting up!

[@kimberlygeorge6166]

Butch was my great uncle. Who is your friend?

[@patgrady]

Amazing story telling. So well done. I'm glad to have learned about Edward O'Hare

[@JustAnother_Millennial]

That pool analogy was spot on... he def caused that other fighter to "get lost". Hate when ppl try to split hairs like that. Appreciate you're putting out bangers thru the holiday etc.

[@J.Battles]

It's time for large sparky and the couch!

[@TheCatholicNerd]

Went to a dog race once. Once the trainer started running out after they deposited the dogs in the starting blocks, my aunt stands up and yells " Go number four". She wasn't even drunk yet.

[@mk45gunnr25]

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived" Gen. George S. Patton

[@JohnHerman-x7l]

Just watching this here over Memorial Day weekend and what a perfect way to remember an American hero who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our great nation. Thank you for this and for all of your videos that bring history to life. And the biggest thank you this Memorial Day to all of our veterans and their families who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

[@bkam9794]

Something of note is that Butch's actions with Carrier Night Ops lead to the creation of AWACS, and aircraft such as the Grumman E-1 Tracer and E-2 Hawkeye, the latter of which is still in use on American Aircraft Carriers to this day.

[@tomrudd530]

O'Hare's own words at the end define the saying "don't fuck with Americas ships!"

[@UncouthKiller]

I bet that dude was late to everything! I have never once flown through O’Hare and departed on time!

[@gigoku]

I always love the humor of your ad reads. TFE: Busting myths right and left and setting the story straight

[@orcshire_tea]

It's always a good day when Nick hits my feed!!! Been checking my phone all day.

[@Sherlock4Sure]

I watched it on PepperBox yesterday!! Amazing historical account of another legend! Thank you Nic!

[@sportsboyjon]

Sir, you get me more invested in us military history than almost ANY major production or documentary ive seen. You have a way with storytelling thats so captivating! I appreciate and look forward to more lessons of incredible heroics and tales of those who face unbelievable odds

[@natieemdarko.1634]

The day I stop watching this channel is the day you stop finding awesome military stories. Keep up the great work dude!

[@natieemdarko.1634]

@TeIe-gra-the_fat_electricia is this actually The Fat Electrician?