My father's younger brother, Greer Pinchot Osborne was killed in an Avenger, bombing Formosa (Taiwan) in November, 1944. He was, just, 19 years old. Dad completed 50 missions with the 15th Air force in a B17 bomber. They are, rightly referred to as the Greatest Generation.
@Psidawg2 жыл бұрын
ok boomer greatest my fkn a$$
@captmack007 Жыл бұрын
Fkn japz took that brave young man's life.
@briancooper2112Ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss. 🇺🇲
@msticks36723 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. My father was a Marine TBF Avenger pilot during the Guadalcanal campaign. He's gone now but the Avenger treated him well or I wouldn't be writing this. He would have really enjoyed this video but he passed away in 2013 and never did warm up to the internet. He suffered from Alzheimer's the last several years of his life so even though this video was published in 2012 he never got to see it. Too bad. But he probably saw the original in 1942!
@clayketcham7114 жыл бұрын
My dad was a radio man tail gunner navigator Flew off the USS GAMBIER BAY ( baby flattop) I wish we could have watched this together. Didn’t have KZbin while he was around. Thanks for showing me what it was like.
@omrebel784 жыл бұрын
Clay Ketcham My Dad, Jesse Boyce Holleman, also flew off the USS Gambier Bay. He was shot down over Saipan on June 17, 1944. He survived and crash landed in water, he was burned badly and spent 14 months in hospital His two crew members bailed out over Saipan and have never been found. Howard Bacon and Red Rivers RIP. They found the remains of his plane a few years ago. blog.ecu.edu/sites/pmht/the-wrecks/aircraft/tbm-avenger/
@sirboomsalot4902 Жыл бұрын
Your dad as on *THE* Gambier Bay?!Was he on board for the Battle off Samar?
@passwordbosco4075 жыл бұрын
My uncle Richard (still living and active at 97) flew TBF's in the Pacific for almost 4 years. He and his crew had to bail out of one and they crash landed another on their carrier that was almost shot in two. Late in the war, they started running out of targets for the TBF's and they transitioned him into Corsairs for the last 6 months or so of the war. He says that he never saw a flying Japanese aircraft in all of that time. They strafed supply lines and anything else that moved on the ground.
@elfloyo84403 жыл бұрын
My dad said he liked flying the Avenger better than the Corsair because it was easier to fly. More stable.
@gene2200 Жыл бұрын
Dad was the radio man, his squadron was aboard the Enterprise, were trained for night missions, had no idea how complicated it was but he loved that plane. Had a perfect model of one he built in college, went on to be an aeronautical engineer at McDonnell Douglas. Still have models he helped me build 45yrs ago
@robertguttman51869 жыл бұрын
My father was a US Navy combat cameraman in the Pacific who flew many carrier-based combat missions in Avengers, during which he doubled as an air gunner. He had a very high opinion of this aircraft, and felt far safer going into combat in one of these than in it's contemporary, the Curtiss Helldiver. Once, off the coast of the Philippines, he was in an Avenger that was forced to ditch into the open sea. The Avenger was so strongly built that it remained afloat, and he and the pilot were able to escape into the rubber dinghy (unfortunately, the top turret gunner had already been killed by enemy fire). In fact, the Avenger was so tough that they had to shoot it full of holes with their pistols in order to get it to sink. They were off a Japanese-occupied part of the coast, and were concerned that they enemy would spot the floating airplane and come out in a boat to capture them. Becoming a prisoner of the Japanese was regarded as a circumstance to be avoided at all costs. After spending some hours in the dinghy they were finally rescued by an American destroyer.
@Thunderdog735 жыл бұрын
Robert Guttman my great uncle was a Helldiver radioman/gunner and had low opinion of the aircraft.
@brodyswiatek11525 жыл бұрын
Robert Guttman,my grand father flew in the navy to,but during the viatnam war
@williamkeith89443 жыл бұрын
@@Thunderdog73 your great uncle and Michael's dad need to sort their experiences out. Fly Navy🛩
@DaveBrillhart9 жыл бұрын
My dad was a Navy pilot in WWII and wish we knew where some of his buddies were and his wing man....he loved flying...became a minister...died last year...amazing man.I'm not just bragging, he was so strong.
@CaesarInVa8 жыл бұрын
+Dave Brillhart Sorry for your loss. Dave. I know the feeling and you're right, they were amazing men. Watching these videos, I marvel at the complexity. I wouldn't have made it through the first week of flight training.
@fredbrillo18494 жыл бұрын
Mine was a Marine in the mud
@rupert53904 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace and thanks for your families service - these men either were or became 100% courage and duty.
@jR060t11 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the restored WWII training videos, thank you. Much better than Netflix.
@johnbickett51094 жыл бұрын
My uncles "Tip" Ellingsworth and Leo Ellingsworth were radioman/gunners on the Avenger during WWII. Uncle Leo did not make it to past his training days at the Naval Air Station in Alameda, CA. He died April 1943 (I think when his pilot was trying to qualify for carrier landings). Uncle Tip's plane flew from the USS Bogue in the Atlantic. His plane crashed during take-off, but he and other crew members were quickly plucked from the water. Uncle Tip survived the war. Uncle Leo's death, from letters of his to a sister, beg explanation . Obituaries and his gravestone show he died April 27, 1943, but a final letter from him is hand-dated April 29, 1943 and postmarked the same date. In the letter, he had to sign-off to get ready for an apparently personal and imminent trip to Mexico. I'm going to send a letter of inquiry to the Navy.
@johnshields6852 Жыл бұрын
My uncle flew the F4 in Vietnam. I love watching these instruction videos. Thank you. 🙏🇺🇸
@ZenosWarbirds Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome👍
@zeboczulu12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Video My father was a Navigator in the Fleet Air Arm World War two and flew in these to attack a U Boat and its supply ship.
@redskindan784 жыл бұрын
Good for your dad. Mine was a mechanic -- an aviation machinist mate -- in the USN. Used to fly in TBF, SBD, and others to pick up flight pay, and worked on nearly every airplane the USN had. He was at Norfolk when HMS Illustrious and HMS Formidable were being repaired in 1941. The British and American sailors teased each other about who had the worse torpedo plane. At the time, the USN flew the Douglas Devastator, TBD, which the TBF replaced after nearly all the TBD's were shot down at the Battle of Midway.
@jimmcknight21608 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this film. My dad was a gunner and mechanic in a TBF squadron (VC-42) in both Atlantic and Pacific. They sometimes took off before dawn, a very dangerous operation in those days. Many planes were lost taking off and if it happened a night you had to wait till dawn before they began to look for you.
@russellmillett56425 жыл бұрын
I'm going to have to check our records, but I believe my grandfather was in that. If so we will have to get in contact!
@wm2684 жыл бұрын
My dad was a gunner in VT-1 on the USS Bennington 1944-45. Had scars, but never talked about the war.
@Clampetron7 жыл бұрын
My father flew an Avenger off of the USS Hancock during WW2. In the fall of 1944, he flew a Captain named Kernodel over to the USS San Jacinto to assume command during October's Hurricane Louise (just prior to December 18th's Typhoon Cobra, 3 destroyers sunk, 100 planes lost, many other ships heavily damaged, and 790 men killed). He said he volunteered in a moment of stupidity. During the briefing, they told him he was to land on the the USS Franklin, a fairly large carrier, and to maintain radio silence, buzz the bridge and they would signal him in. He went by the bridge twice with no response before they came over the radio and asked him "What the hell are you doing out there?". He replied that he had rank aboard and was instructed to land on the Franklin. They then directed him to the USS San Jacinto, a much smaller carrier. My father said the San Jac was wobbling all over the water and it was a bit hairy. The first approach he missed and the wind blew him miles back. He landed the second time. His crewman said "Boy Mr. Morey, that Captain's legs were a shaking" to which my father responded "His weren't the only ones". The USS San Jacinto was the carrier that George H.W. Bush was assigned to. He had been was shot down in September and was still aboard the USS Finback submarine so he was not on board at the time. My father ran into the Captain some years later and he was Admiral Kernodel. My dad reminded him of that day and the Admirals eyes immediately lit up and welcomed my father into his office for a long chat. Amazing stories of brave men. So lucky to have had him...
@ZenosWarbirds7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that!
@charlie15717 жыл бұрын
Glad to send this reply, My father was a turret gunner on a avenger. he is 92 and still can remember when he went down with just him and the pilot the radioman did not get out before the plane sank. They were picked up by a destroyer. he still misses his good friend who did not survive. He is still around today and I want to get as much history I can. He was on a jeep carrier in the Atlantic and Pacific.
@boboala15 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed reading your dad's recount of his harrowing adventure! My dad (who passed away 2 years ago at age 100) was in the Navy during WWII and was in Nagasaki a month after 'the bomb' detonated there as part of the Marines ground forces(!)
@johneasler99675 жыл бұрын
The whole bush family are a bunch of globalist cocksuckers
@michaelberrybpnteensixsix6319 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing with us such a wonderful story the Avenger has always been my favorite naval airplane, this gets me fired up to get a 1/32 model to build. God bless to you and yours and thanks once again for the great story. Michael Berry
@capnpete11545 жыл бұрын
Love these old training vids!
@ZenosWarbirds7 жыл бұрын
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@donjansen65684 жыл бұрын
My father rode 'the bubble in the back' as he called it off the Nehenta Bay (CVE-74). He said riding back there scared the hell out of him.
@farginicehole5133 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine?! I would love the opportunity to buy your dad beers and hear stories.
@fredvanduyne86842 жыл бұрын
Don my father was in the bubble with VT-10 on CV-6 Enterprise and he told me that too
@user-qt1kb2lp6f7 ай бұрын
I'm still honoring all your fathers and grandfathers who flew in the TBM Hope to see you at an air show , I'll be with Avenger 309
@ZenosWarbirds11 жыл бұрын
Grumman (TBF) and GM (TBM) manufactured all the Avengers. They were modified somewhat by foreign operators to meet their particular requirements
@steijny6 жыл бұрын
I saw a restored Avenger in Christchurch's Air Force Museum,I was amazed how big it was.
@kiwidiesel50714 жыл бұрын
Come for a road trip to the Manawatu. Airworthy one of these based at Ohakea. Flys regularly also.
@rbf1007 жыл бұрын
That plane was extremely complicated to fly and it took rare courage to fly it over the vast Pacific.
@WalthamCh11 жыл бұрын
We love this docu. Great post. We are going to share it in our official board where we are posting videos of the incredible planes that made history and were equipped by a Waltham Clock. Actually, we were onboard of the TBM, the American version of TBF manufactured by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors. Thanks
@toejam7606 Жыл бұрын
My grand dad was a prop twister on the USS Reef. Worked with Captain Boyingtons squad.
@steveb61035 жыл бұрын
When my dad wint threw training all pilots were trained to fly all plane's on board and ship. It was fun to go to air shows with him because he would quiz the pilots on the plane. Not so much fun coming in for a landing with him as the only way he landed was 3 point and as close to the end of the runway as he could.
@mannyg9059 Жыл бұрын
Much credit to the pilots of these planes there were so many details to remember.
@snarlador Жыл бұрын
That looks so fun.
@raysmith75434 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. I really enjoyed that!
@banjoboy19415 жыл бұрын
They were using these planes for fire fighting about 10 years ago. Amazing power.
@bluehornet67525 жыл бұрын
"Avoid all stunts and other such shenanigans." LOL!
@ZenosWarbirds5 жыл бұрын
Tom B If you’ve ever been up close to or inside a TBF, the idea of doing “stunts” in one is akin to going pedal to the metal in a fully loaded ten wheel diesel truck around the Grand Prix track at Monte Carlo.😏
@bluehornet67525 жыл бұрын
@@ZenosWarbirds Yeah, I'm sure. They're beasts. I've stood on the wing of one many years ago at Oshkosh--but I've never flown one. They seem to be built like a pulp truck though.
@redskindan784 жыл бұрын
@@ZenosWarbirds Girl-friend and I were camping in New Brunswick about fifty years ago when a Canadian pest-control TBF flew overhead a little above tree-top. (I think they were spraying against black-fly). The trees shook, the ground shook, it was like heavy-weight thunder from all directions. The TBF was a powerhouse up close, and underneath. (Incidentally, my dad was an aviation machinist mate, 1941 - 1945. He loved the TBF and the SBD. Disliked the SB2C. He was at Norfolk in 1941, when the Navy Yard was repairing two British carriers. He said that British sailors would come visit the NAS, take a look at the TBD, the Devastator, and say, "One way trip". Of course, Dad was not impressed with the Swordfish when he saw pictures.)
@kiwidiesel50714 жыл бұрын
I have the pleasure of seeing one fly on a regular occasion way down here in New Zealand. We have one based only about 10km from where I live at Ohakea Airbase. Love hearing that round engine and have been up close to this bird. As a heavy diesel tech myself I can appreciate the sheer strength that this plane has built into it. As a pilot I just love that rotary checklist idea, brilliant. And that description from the narrator on approach, controls heavy and sloppy, not bad characteristics really. Lol that's gold, translates to flying a fully loaded semi onto a narrow bridge here in nz😂😂
@64dartgt2734 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Was going to comment that same thing:)
@SabraStiehl11 жыл бұрын
Because Bush Sr. had his two crewmembers bail out first, they landed so close to Chichi-jima that they floated back toward the island and were captured. And among six other American crewman who suffered this fate, they were later beheaded, although some of them had to a degree made friends with and had gained the respect of the Japanese. If you'd like to understand the WW II Japanese viewpoint, the first 60 pages of Flyboys is the best place I know to start.
@ZenosWarbirds11 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Zeno
@SabraStiehl11 жыл бұрын
The Avenger was the only single engine aircraft the U.S. utilized in WW II that outweighed the P-47, and then only by 400# at max gross.
@kellyknott42016 жыл бұрын
How interesting to see them using metric temps back then.
@billbright17555 жыл бұрын
Found some of the remaining parts of one of these at a mountain lake. It was about all I could do to stand the wheel strut vertical for a photo. Solid heavy steel. Large robust aircraft. The precise build of the parts was very impressive. It had crashed into a rugged cliff area but small parts were as good as new. Could tell by the New Jersey name plates it was a GM version. The pilot had perished with his craft. Was only one on board.
@commemorativeairforcewisco63624 жыл бұрын
Bill, I recently purchased a TBM, missing some small gear uplockparts. would you mind sharing with me location of this particular TBM. persanal email is ssorge@wi.rr.com
@SabraStiehl11 жыл бұрын
The Japanese were more intelligent regarding use of their torpedo bombers. At Pearl, due to the shallow harbor near Battleship Row the Kates (Nakajima B5Ns) had to fly at 100 mph IAS, making them easy targets for antiaircraft fire, so Genda planned on running them in after the horizontal and dive bombers, though it proved unnecessary. On the American side, at Midway the Devastators (Douglas TBDs) went first only to be shot out of the sky, Ensign Gay being the only survivor of a whole squadron.
@pdutube11 жыл бұрын
22:30 - NO SHENANIGANS!
@Name-ps9fx4 жыл бұрын
pdutube Well that’s just swell...🤣
@farginicehole5133 жыл бұрын
NO FARGIN' TRICKS!!
@ingosippel96532 жыл бұрын
This Channel is fantastic
@karljolley8346 Жыл бұрын
OK, now I have a greater appreciation of pilots; do all that while being shot at and chased. I would be reading the manual every 2 minutes....
@cliphy882 жыл бұрын
I work at an aviation museum in NZ we have the same Avenger on display. Any chance you would allow us to license 1 minute or so of this awesome video? We are doing some educational content for kids. Museum is MOTAT in Auckland, NZ.
@jtuttle114 жыл бұрын
I believe the .Grumman' version of the plane was the 'TBM', the 'TBF' (an exact copy) was built by the Ford Motor Co.
@ZenosWarbirds4 жыл бұрын
TBFs were manufactured by Grumman, TBMs by General Motors.
@richardgoodwin66526 ай бұрын
My father flew an Avenger from the Battle of the Philippines to Okinawa from an escort carrier.
@rogerdildeau75077 жыл бұрын
Interesting video of the characteristics of the Avenger.
@rob737700 Жыл бұрын
These are fascinating films, I"ve watched them all (thank you!). Any idea where this might have been filmed? I always try to recognize these fields but so far have not been able to do so.
@redbaroniii11 жыл бұрын
Finished reading the book. it is an enjoyable, and exciting read thanks.
@redbaroniii11 жыл бұрын
Yes, and a very good book to read.
@Relay3003 жыл бұрын
George H W Bush flew one of these in WW2. I saw his Avenger at Duxford in the UK around 1996, no idea how it got there or why but it was departing for the US.
@memadmax696 жыл бұрын
Sweet, now I know how to steal an Avenger. ^.^
@SabraStiehl11 жыл бұрын
In answer to your note, you're welcome. I'm reading A.J.P.Taylor's "The Origins Of The Second World War" right now, and though it's not what I'd call an enjoyable read, it's among the most enlightening I've read on WW II. It concerns the causes of the war in Europe, though it explains somewhat the events surrounding the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and other events in that area before the war.
@magistrumartium6 жыл бұрын
This is great!
@KMac3295 жыл бұрын
I love these WWII-era training films. Thanks!
@av8tore712 жыл бұрын
TBF & TBM are the same aircraft, it's just the TBF was built by Grumman and the TBM was built by General Motors
@Shinobi1175 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. I love the 40s
@barryervin85362 жыл бұрын
I'm a little surprised that in 1944 they were still using the terminology "Grumman TBF", since by then they were all TBMs built by Eastern Aircraft (General motors).
@TheBattleship6111 жыл бұрын
The Avenger was amazing. It could carry up to 1 ton (2,000lbs) of bombs, any combo of bombs as long as it didn't exceed 2,000 lbs. Essentially, it could carry; one 2,000 lb. bomb, two 1,000 lb. bombs, one 1,000 lb. bomb + two 500 lb. bombs, or four 500 lb. bombs. Absolutely amazing.
@Factrac4611 жыл бұрын
Chi Chi jima was the island Bush was shot down while attacking; it was during Sept., 1944.
@johneasler99675 жыл бұрын
Bush was no hero. He got out but all of his crew died. No, I'm no liberal or democrat. I do speak the truth
@pabs52704 жыл бұрын
He was a hero. You weren’t there.
@davidbristow694 жыл бұрын
@@johneasler9967 the pilot of an Avenger had no way to save or otherwise help his crew. They were on their own to get out. If they were injured, or damage prevented them from leaving the aircraft there was nothing that could be done to save them.
@CrossOfBayonne5 жыл бұрын
RIP HW Bush. This was the bird he flew in with his brothers in arms most of whom didn't make it
@passwordbosco4075 жыл бұрын
Bush was a traitorous cowardly son of a bitch.
@kenwshmt5 жыл бұрын
I was at a small airport when an avenger took off, thats was an airplane sounds like
@annemargarethcoronel269811 жыл бұрын
Thats from flyboys story of navy bombers attacking chichi jima
@someonespadre2 жыл бұрын
My Father was an Avenger pilot. The war ended before he finished tactical training.
@petrovictomislav49784 жыл бұрын
What a machine..!
@macmccune21 Жыл бұрын
At maximum speed, you will burn your normal gas load in 1 and 9/10ths hours, but with extreme care, you can make it last 7 hours while carrying a scout load of 13,205 lbs. Quite the difference!
@1969DodgeChargers11 жыл бұрын
Looks like even more of a handful than the P-47! But fun!
@Factrac4611 жыл бұрын
chi chi jima, late summer 1944.
@oldschoolcfi38333 жыл бұрын
Due to it's large size, and ungainly appearance, it was nicknamed the "Turkey" by flight crews. I imagine trying to fly defensively in an aircraft that was restricted from performing "shenanigans" might have been difficult as well, adding another meaning to the nickname.
@ohlordy20423 жыл бұрын
It was certainly an ungainly bugger. I've little doubt it was the best carrier capable bomber of WW2. However, naval aircraft had so many inherent design compromises to make them carrier capable that their actual aerial performance relative to land based aircraft was very second rate. They were very specialized machines. For that reason, I don't understand why the navy and marines insisted on flying carrier capable aircraft in the Pacific from land bases. Why fly a TBF Avenger from an island airstrip when non-navalised, twin or quad engine bombers were so much more capable?
@clayz12 жыл бұрын
I never get over how complicated these ww2 planes are to fly. Airspeed in the Avenger never seems to be far above stall speed and the plane can go into a spin easily. All according to what I’m hearing here. Thats just flying. Then you have to deal with boost, which you need to fly high altitudes. Boost pressures have to be watched per altitude or god only knows what will happen. The pilot was the control system.
@michaelgodbee53612 жыл бұрын
back then how long did it take to build a wildcat fighter
@rogerdavies62264 жыл бұрын
and other shenanigans, does that cover making a torpedo attack run?
@stevielewis82811 жыл бұрын
Ok now I got to go fly one in IL2 1946
@Factrac4611 жыл бұрын
I don't believe there were any non-American license built versions of the Gruman Avenger.
@mitchellsmith67725 жыл бұрын
Christ! That sure is different from my Chevy! Can I go now?
@shamalzji383211 жыл бұрын
It is in the book fly boys right!
@Kali1608 жыл бұрын
That is my faovureit american airplane
@backspacecows014 жыл бұрын
English and Metric units, together.
@dansutherland64826 жыл бұрын
I like the plane.. very afactive 🤘
@zlate422 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know, why the temperatures are measured in C° instead of F°?
@CusterFlux10 жыл бұрын
… always wondered what it took to fly an Avenger.
@redbaroniii11 жыл бұрын
Corret you are. The island, and its criminal commander were told of in the book "Fly Boys".
@sinisabalentovic9617 Жыл бұрын
Great video of an amazeing aircraft ,but the most terifying thing is landing on aircraft carrier because unlike modern jet fighters ,this bird can overturn and damage itself and injure crew on her while she picks the lines on a deck of aircraft carrier!!!
@phillipalexander53897 жыл бұрын
how did they do it.
@jeffsmith20225 жыл бұрын
Why was this plane so very underpowered?...or was that engine the best available?..
@steveboros19617 жыл бұрын
the plane in the picture is a Helldiver
@lestermiller27175 жыл бұрын
Steve Boros Sorry your wrong that is a TBM avenger early version. My pop flew in one during WW-2
@farmerdave79655 жыл бұрын
How can anyone remember to do all this stuff ?
@galoon4 жыл бұрын
That's why you have the checklist with you ;-). As you gain experience with the aircraft, all this stuff gets to be second nature. Plus, once a pilot got checked out in the TBF, he'd had a lot of flying time already; many of these procedures were common to all piston-engine aircraft.
@lancelot19534 жыл бұрын
Hi Farmer Dave, actually, you have to remember a lot more (nowadays). When I was in flight training (US Navy), I had never had to study that much in my entire life. By the time you got to your final airplane at the "RAG" (Replacement Air Group), one almost had over 350 hrs of flight training plus you had to know the aircraft systems by heart. Flying "Navy" was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. Ciao, L
@galoon4 жыл бұрын
@@lancelot1953 I have the utmost respect for Naval Aviators--you guys are the best pilots around! Not many folks would relish the idea of operating from a carrier in all kinds of weather. What aircraft did you fly in the Navy?
@Aislanzito7 жыл бұрын
Faz um vídeo com o BTD-1
@jorgesantos853 жыл бұрын
Avengers... Assemble! 😜😄
@titocanales87585 жыл бұрын
JAJAJAJ OMG SINCE 1944 US NAVY HAVES A BULLETS FACTORY LIKE A TORTILLAS MACHINE
@cdutch19645 жыл бұрын
What's the original NARA title/number for this video?
@ZenosWarbirds5 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if they have a copy. You can look it up in their catalog.Their collection is random. Back in the day, there wasn’t an organized effort to preserve these films. Many were thrown out as “obsolete.”
@edmondmcdowell96903 жыл бұрын
This is the plane that 20 year old George Bush Sr. flew in WWII.
@motorTranz3 жыл бұрын
"41" flew an Avenger in WWII.
@paulmurphy426 жыл бұрын
Why did the ground crew start the engine for the pilot? Why didn't he do it?
@BigSkyCurmudgeon6 жыл бұрын
just saving battery power since he was on land.
@paulmurphy426 жыл бұрын
How would the ground crew starting the engine save battery power? How does being on land affect anything?
@paoloviti61566 жыл бұрын
In my modest opinion I saw that it is a navy practice often done on the carriers as seen on documentaries. Perhaps it is to both warm up the engine for the pilot and to check out if everything is working and perhaps to speed up the the take off but I am an armchair non flyer!! Seriously I only saw this practice with the navy and more rarely with the air Force ...
@steveb61035 жыл бұрын
@@paoloviti6156 Also to lessen the amount of time that a pilot would spend in the cockpit. This was done by the Army Air Corps as well.
@RoyceLerwick4 жыл бұрын
In "cold weather?" In the South Pacific?
@ZenosWarbirds4 жыл бұрын
These aircraft were operated as far North as the Aleutions, where it gets very cold indeed.
@galoon4 жыл бұрын
Plus, once you reach an altitude of about 20,000 feet or above, it gets pretty cold, even in the South Pacific!
@UncleFester844 жыл бұрын
Ok, now that i know how to fly an Avenger... ...i need to find one for free
@rickvelocity55784 жыл бұрын
You're an idiot!
@leondillon87234 жыл бұрын
1:21)The deck crewman is cranking the engine wrong. A backfire and he would have fractured or broken thumbs.
@patriksonestad82083 жыл бұрын
He's just revving up the inertia starter to lessen the load on the battery. The inertia starter won't backfire, it just a heavy flywheel brought up to speed and then a clutch is engaged so the motor spins.
@richardrichard54093 жыл бұрын
🙄
@samoahbay4 жыл бұрын
Avoid stunts and shenanigans? No way!
@jamesricker39973 жыл бұрын
The avenger was a great anti-submarine aircraft, it was a mediocre torpedo bomber at best. The aircraft was overweight and burdened with unnecessary features
@nunyabuziness84212 жыл бұрын
Everyones dad was a pilot in the comments 😆
@carlgoranson56973 жыл бұрын
Vv
@eltongunn7366 жыл бұрын
allowing me to be a good friend to my family and I love you and I love him and I love you and e I love you and