FLYING TIGERS: WW2 Missions That Changed The War | Curtiss P-40 WarHawk | Full Documentary

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[@yequan3049]

I was visting a museum complex in Chengdu China this week, and there was an entire museum building solely built for the flying tigers. Thanks for the brave Americans who defended China against Japanese invaders.

[@Brian-zp1df]

Wow that's fantastic ty China

[@ChristopherYuu]

I was there in 2018. Looking at pictures there I noticed someone familiar. It was my dad!!! I cried for an hour. RIP dad!!! True heroes!!!

[@kentl7228]

It's sad how Mao and the USA fell out and since then, a less than ideal relationship exists between the two countries.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

ShOcks me

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

​@@kentl7228ell out? That diplomatic. The US parted ways from a mass murdering sociopath ...

[@johngilmour8945]

the men and women that left us with a lifetime of good spirit and courage!

[@chadharrell2422]

My Great uncle was a flying tiger and died on an airfield in China as he was trying to run to his plane. What a purpose and meaningful life.

[@Brian-zp1df]

I trust China not Russia or Japan

[@jamesmoody5961]

May we never forget the grit and determination of these men.

[@曾軍鈞]

Salute to your great uncle！veterans and martyrs who fought against brutal fascist invaders together are immortal eternally! Sincere salutation from mainland China!

[@cacornhusker2940]

@@Brian-zp1df i was born in Seoul, adopted at 1 yr old and became a Naturalized American by age 4 in '64, i'm blessed. but as an American i'd never trust Japan bc of Pearl Harbor and as a Korean, let's not forget the Atrocities The Japanese committed during WWII to US POWs, neighboring Asian Countries and Peoples that make the Hitler's Germany appear like "Nice Guys."

[@kentl7228]

​​@@Brian-zp1dfJapan has changed for the better

[@richardcline1337]

It's a damned shame and a permanent black spot on the military leadership of that era that they treated General Claire Lee Chennault so shamefully all through his career but especially at the few months before the end of the war. Damned jealousy of Stillwell and others was just proof of how low in the toilet their character really was. General Claire Lee Chennault was ten times the man they could ever hope to be and a hell of a lot smarter!

[@fly-over1517]

100% agreed

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

He didn't mix well with the other brass.

[@richardcline1337]

@@msgfrmdaactionman3000, can you really blame him? He was far better than any of them could have ever hoped to be.

[@kevinkleinhenz6511]

Literally just heard about Chennault on WW2 podcast. Since I was a kid there was nothing compared to that Flying Tiger emblem on that P-40. I just never knew the history of that plane until now. Yes you are correct they should have left him in charge of the FT and let them carry out individual missions to make the war shorter.

[@richardcline1337]

@@kevinkleinhenz6511, sadly that mindset runs rampant throughout our so-called government bureaucracy and military today.

[@brucegibson8053]

I had the great honor of being raised by Master Sargent Charles Brand - retired Army air corp, Head Mechanic for the flying tigers, Burma & Major Elma Brand - retired, Army W.A.C.'s / Chief Nurse / Flying tigers, Burma. Master Sargent Brand (Charlie to me) was awarded the silver star for bravery under fire after being wounded by a sniper's bullet returned fire and killed the very sniper that was causing all kinds of Hell on the air base. Master Sargent Brand almost died because of his wounds. He never talked about his time in Burma, but Elma told me what happened. R.I.P. both of you. Because of these great people a troubled very young boy became a good man. I can never thank them enough.

[@Dronescapes]

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[@sr-5568]

Thank you for keeping this story of the brave and patriotic men and women of the avg alive.

[@Dronescapes]

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[@frankpienkosky5688]

it's almost like the P-40 was made for that paint job....a perfect match...and in keeping with the exotic nature of that outfit.....

[@JDPetreeMusic]

My great grandfather James Cross was a flying tiger. Although I never met him, I’m thankful to share the same blood as him🙏🏻

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[@Brian-zp1df]

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[@maxchenault9503]

Chennault is my grandfather’s first cousin.. it’s interesting how similar descendants are.

[@texascrazydoglady190]

I volunteered at a WWII flight museum back in the mid/late 90's and we had a special event. I got to spend the day and have dinner with Tex Hill and several other pilots and crew. Unfortunately, I have a brain tumor and most of my memory of that day and night is gone. I still remember having the feeling that I was surrounded by greatness, that day. I also have pictures with Tex Hill, Dick Rossi, Major General Charlie Bond and Cavanaugh's son and others. Plus a flying tiger print with all their signatures on it. I was hoping this video would trigger some of my memory, and it did. But only a little. I dont know if my print with their signatures on it is worth anything, but Mr. Sinise if you want when I die, I will leave it to you in my will. I have no kids or anyone to leave it too. It will probably just get thrown out. Just let me know.

[@mikekincaid7412]

As a young man working at an Air Force repair depot I knew an older gent who was a pilot that “ flew the hump”.. I had no idea what that meant at the time.. thank you for your service dude.

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[@LoveFreedom-p1n]

I am a Chinese.Thanks American flying tigers fought against Japan.

[@Warrior_Pilgrim]

A special thank you to Lt. Dan for narrating this!

[@RivetGardener]

Gary Sinise rocks!

[@adamdelarozza1985]

Yay to Gary Sinise, for these great Historical telling's, with no Bull, just the Facts!👍

[@zeedoogyboy]

Gary is te best yet for any Doc.

[@Waynelyin-iy1dz]

Proud to say, my father made the p40 n worked on the c46, my uncle Rudy flew p40 n a p51

[@iamyourfather9008]

I saw news about Flying Tigers on the Chinese news today. Two members came to China, one is 103 years old and the other is 98 years old. . . I have heard the story of Flying Tigers before. Not only the Flying Tigers, and also many Americans came to China to fight against Japanese fascism. . . Later, Red China had conflicts with the United States. Alas, it made people sad. We Chinese have been taught for thousands of years to repay kindness and hope that good people in the world can find peace.

[@louisgiokas2206]

When I was in my mid-teens was a part of a Sea Explorer crew hosted by a VFW post. We had survival weekend. We were allowed a sleeping bag, a tarp, a poncho, a knife, a machete and of course, a cartridge belt for our 1903 Springfield rifles, of which the VFW post had many, We were outfield in OG uniforms. The adults, three of them, were Vietnam vets. We went out in a couple of old Willys jeeps. Of course one would break down, Then the adults would get us a couple of cases of beer. Those were the good old days. When I would tell my sons, who were into scouting, about this, they couldn't believe it.

[@andrewsheedy6145]

My dad built hurricanes from kit Form in crates in Chittagong and flew over the Himalayas to China

[@bobwyman3743]

sooooo, you didnt learn anything about survival i surmise?

[@louisgiokas2206]

@@bobwyman3743 We did, but we had fun doing it. One thing I didn't mention was this was 1971 and 1972. The war was still raging. One of the adults would have a pistol, which was quicker to point than a rifle, just in case anyone got way out of line. Ah, the good old days. How did we survive.

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

I went to sleep over camp in the mid 70s, I was an Indian against the whites, lol. I got captured and fought to get out, lol.

[@tedsmith3061]

What a fun and great job you have given yourself Mr Sinise. And what a terrific job of it you do. Gary, you were phenomenal in your motion pictures especially Forrest Gump and the unforgettable Lt Dan as if your motion picture exploits were not enough you are now really outdoing yourself with your iconic application to history. Seen all your movies now I'm watching all the incredible documentaries. Thanks Gary Sinise. So good!

[@Grossman2868]

The sad part was when Bob Scott went back to China late in his life to walk the Great Wall, he visited the site where the Flying Tigers casualties were buried. Quote from the book, "My greatest disappointment were not finding any sign of the house where I had lived with Chennault and others, and the total disappearance of the Buddhist cemetery with the graves of eight of my men." There was nothing there, the memory and history was wiped out. The grateful Chinese...

[@michaeltelson9798]

Another one was the monument to the Kosciusko Squadron in Lviv was destroyed by the occupying Soviet forces in WWII. This was to memorialize the US volunteers that formed that squadron and fought against the Bolsheviks in 1920-21. Their executive officer, Merian Cooper became Chennault’s executive officer when the AVG joined the USAAC.

[@micasa4412]

Chinese people are forever grateful to the sacrafice and devotion made by the Flying Tigers. There is an Aviation Memorial in Nanjing, China, that is dedicated to all international soldiers that lost their lives aiding the Chinese troops during the World War II. Most of them are young American pilots. They were laid rest in Nanjing, the Capital of the country before 1949. My mother specifically took me and my husband there, so that we can be educated. Trust me, as educated Chinese, we will Never forget them!! I pray that God bring comfort to the soldiers' families. They are not forgotten. These are the True Heroes!!感谢。🌹🌹

[@nspr9721]

Well impressed that this US documentary is generous in its crediting the significance of the British Victory at Alamein and the Russian ones on the Eastern front. Thank you!!

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[@fitzlawrencedennis1921]

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[@nspr9721]

@@fitzlawrencedennis1921 Far too often you'd think no other allies did anything and Britain sat on the sidelines after Dunkirk...how good to see all this recognised and credited. Anything with Gary Sinise on board tends to be good and generous of spirit 👍 👏

[@frankpienkosky5688]

...3 significant battles in '42....that was 2 of them...not sure how it impacted the AVG, though.....

[@frankpienkosky5688]

@@nspr9721 the Brits used the P-40...especially in Africa...but their own planes were much better....

[@shawn8569]

Proud to say my Grandfather was a Flying Tigers pilot in the "Guerilla" Squadron in China and was part of the Shanghai Strike..

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you sharing Shawn. Many of us would be proud as well!

[@shawn8569]

@@Dronescapes sadly he committed suicide when I was 2 years old and never got to hear his stories.

[@Dronescapes]

I am so sorry about that. Unfortunately many Veterans are negatively affected by wars, and perhaps we don’t talk about it enough. I am sorry you missed spending time with him

[@J316djt45]

Saw Tex in Louisville, KY at a gun show... wish I would have gotten his autograph... great man and proud he lived in Louisville for a while his dad was pastor at the First Presbyterian Church. Robert L Scott's God is My Co-Pilot was the first book I read as a young man... read my Dad's copy he read as a kid. Have always been amazed by the Flying Tigers... Chenault's tactics should have been utilized by the USAAF... That's how the Finns were able to have such great success with the Brewster Buffalo... huge kill ratio until late Russian models came on the scene... Use your planes strengths and take advantage of the enemies weakness... why or buffalo's and wildcats and P40s were man handled early on... Thatch had the same vision when he developed the Thatch Weave... Another thing... the AVG more than likely never saw Zeros... rather they faced Oscar's (Ki 27?)which were the Army fighters in China... not the Navy Zeroes... similar profiles... but not Zeroes... Thank you for this posting!

[@jefferystutsman6419]

oh you did not.

[@zamanighani5700]

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[@jonathanryan5860]

Thanks for all of the research and work that went into that program. It filled a lot of gaps in my knowledge of the Flying Tigers history. JR.

[@Dronescapes]

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[@mikekincaid7412]

Gary Slnlce and that music.. can go to sleep now.thank you man.. love these docs

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you Mike

[@mikekincaid7412]

Jonny was an old slow talking man on that show but he helped win that war for us back than.. thank you sir..

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[@bl18ce99]

I've always considered the P-40 one of the most beautiful airplanes ever. I rank it with the Spitfire and the Mustang.

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[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

It looked tough with that big gaping air scoop!

[@morrylauder7534]

It was a fearsome looking plane, especially with the shark eyes.

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

That's an amazing video, thanks for posting it! I like how there is still WW2 content for me to discover after watching it for decades. This one is top notch too with living veterans, amazing. Tex, or Claire or both should be on American currency, they were great Americans. The Cliff notes history of China was excellent, they should teach this in higher education so we know some history about how we got here! Sadly they don't.

[@Dronescapes]

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[@collinhoey5517]

Give thanks and praises to the men and woman who served in China to defend the country from the Japanese invasion of indo China.Fly high and glory be to these fighter pilots and the defenders of freedom. Give thanks and praises and God bless.

[@frankpienkosky5688]

those jackets they wore were pretty cool and distinctive, as well...exactly what was the message there?

[@daveponder2754]

P-40s were modified in the field by the well known method of porting, and polishing. The manifold, and aftercooler restrictions were reduced Savvy mechanics improved the air through the aftercooler. Both Robert Johnson "God is my Copilot", and "Tex" Hill describe divng from 18,000. volume / pressure, means a greater amount or air flow for a given pressure. A cooler afterccooler means better density.

[@michaeltelson9798]

There was mentioned in another book that the engines that Allison supplied to the AVG didn’t meet US Army specifications. They were above the specifications! The Army had a performance range and would reject those above and below those ranges.

[@adirondacker007]

God Is My Copilot was written by Robert Lee Scott Jr. Robert S. Johnson wrote "Thunderbolt!'

[@adirondacker007]

​@@michaeltelson9798there is a lot of misunderstanding regarding those engines. The way I have read it from multiple sources is that when the order was placed at the Allison engine production plant, they had a large stockpile of rejected components. In an engine production facility, the engines are built by assemblers using components that have been through inspections to verify that their tolerances allow absolute interchangeability. The assembly line worker can just grab parts off the line and install them this way. The decision was made to use up some of the rejected parts in the 100 engine order. I have yet to find a documented explanation for this. Obviously, the engines had to be custom built by technicians and not assemblers, meaning more labor expenses for the sake of using up the rejected parts. The only justification I can envision is that at that particular time, production-qualified components were temporarily in short supply or unavailable, but I have no supporting evidence for my suspicions. Whatever the explanation, those particular engines were built to tighter tolerances than normal, with the benefits of increased power and longer lifespans. I'm a volunteer docent at The American Heritage Museum, where the last P-40B in restored condition resides. Its engine is one of the 100 built for the American Volunteer Group. I clear up the "engine story" for guests fairly often.

[@michaeltelson9798]

@@adirondacker007 Thank you for the clarifications. In the book I read the information source seems to have been the salesman who might have embellished things as well.

[@redtomcat1725]

Very good !! Done Well !!

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[@benwilliams5236]

History is full of events that create turning points by a few chosen. The right people with the right circumstances in the right place at the right time.

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[@stephenheaton4981]

yup...look at midway

[@micasa4412]

Chinese people are forever grateful to the sacrafice and devotion made by the Flying Tigers. There is an Aviation Memorial in Nanjing, China, that is dedicated to all international soldiers that lost their lives aiding the Chinese troops during the World War II. Most of them are young American pilots. They were laid rest in Nanjing, the Capital of the country before 1949. My mother specifically took me and my husband there, so that we can be educated. Trust me, as educated Chinese, we will Never forget them!! I pray that God bring comfort to the soldiers' families. They are not forgotten. These are the True Heroes!!感谢。🌹🌹

[@michaelfitzgerald434]

Just excellent!

[@richardlongo3799]

I had an Uncle that was with the 18FG 44thFS Flying Tigers. He had 9 confirmed kills in a day making him Ace in a Day..

[@Dronescapes]

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[@RivetGardener]

Holy nice! That's interesting. There are only three Flying Tigers pilots that I could research that had 9 or more confirmed kills, none of which occurred in a day. What was you Uncle's name? Would you share a bit of background for him and combat actions?

[@richardlongo3799]

@@RivetGardenerHis name was Captain Joe Lesicka . He was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Westmorland CA. He had 5 confirmed in one day. As a kid I remember my dad telling me had had shot more than the 9 but the others were not confirmed. He did continue to fly after he got out of the service

[@mikekincaid7412]

Went for a ride with a friend who had an old Great Lakes by plane ..think I was 20 .. he did some serious aerobatic stuff,, hammerhead stall.. wow can we do that again man .. I loved it . Wouldn’t do it today though

[@luan6624]

I am Chinese, my father told me this history when I was a child, my grandfather attended the flying tiger as mechanism in Chongqing/kuming, south east of China. I can’t find any pic or member lists of Flying tiger in China. I was wondering where I can find it.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

Visionaries are never given their due in their own time. Knowing this, they lead positive change anyway. It is in their soul.

[@ThePrader]

The 1st 40 minutes or so is important to understand what happened in SE Asia from 1937-1945, and beyond. It is still important today. You see, I lived on the island of Taiwan in the late 1950's as a child. The guy in charge there was General Chiang Kai-shek. My father was a US Army military advisor ( MAAG) to his army. I attended Mission schools, and lived both in Taipai and Hsinchu. While I lived there, Taiwan, was still under martial law. I even saw the great generalissimo once during a speech he gave. We lived in a walled , guarded compound the Japanese had built as a fort during their occupation of the island. Understanding China is also important for our future as well. In my humble opinion, China will someday use Taiwan as an excuse to start a war with whomever refuses to allow them to take that island back. Study history, or you are doomed to repeat it.

[@Dronescapes]

Well said Ziggy

[@frankpienkosky5688]

china can't claim ownership of the South China Sea....just can't be permitted, no matter what the cost......

[@Marc-Mcloud]

@@frankpienkosky5688 It’s very name would suggest different. Though present world events is who will Russia attack next. History shows that Russia has always supported Great Britain even when America chose to attack her when she was fighting Napoleon and in WW2 if Hitler had not attacked Russia would England of survived. I personally doubt that America would of entered the War if Hitler had not declared war against them after all they were making so much money out of it why would they ruin a good money earner. It tuck England till the end of 2005 to pay America back what she owed for the war. I guess that’s called buying your friends lol

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

@1:24:00 who was the American pilot that was held back? Said he killed 6 planes in Spain, CC says his name is Ajax Bomber. Can't find him under that name.

[@willisrice7844]

I found an original picture of a group of Flying Tigers at a bar/restaurant called Mickey Farrell's in Groton NY. To the best of my knowledge it's still there just relocated to a more prominent location.

[@willisrice7844]

As a side note I quickly researched the fact that there actually was a pilot by the name of Donald J. Farrell with the Flying Tigers.

[@waterlilyofmonnet9863]

Very grateful to the American volunteer flyers who came to China during World War II to help the Chinese resist the Japanese invaders. They could have spent their entire lives in safety in US。Some Flying Tigers died young, like James D. Vaughn, William H. Wallace...

[@ghw7192]

One. Of my grandfathers was a mechanic with the Flying Tigers in Berma during WWII. I still have a few photos and some money he brought back and of all things, a painting of a pumpkin.

[@Dronescapes]

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[@kennedysingh3916]

Watched from Jamaica

[@James393]

Thank you

[@OctoberWraith-gg4pe]

Nice 👍✌️

[@Dronescapes]

Thanks for the visit

[@mopardoctor9966]

My dad was in the 26th squadron, 51st FG, 14th AAC from 1944 - 1945 at Kumming China.

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you for sharing ♥️

[@michaeltelson9798]

Before the AVG there were other Americans that flew for the Nationalist Chinese Air Force. These were those who weren’t allowed to fly in the US Army Air Corps. Chinese American pilots such as John “Buffalo” Wong of Los Angeles who was the first ace in the Gloster Gladiator. From Portland, Oregon, Art Chin also became an ace. Fire damage to his hands after being shot down over Hong Kong stopped his fighter career but moved to flying the Hump. He was a friend of Chennault’s as well. After the war back in the USA with no airline jobs available to him he became a mailman back in Portland. A post office is named after him.

[@tonydiep3076]

Wish the history channel had more of these types of programs instead of mostly reality competition.

[@Dronescapes]

They are not interested in aviation anymore...

[@michaelbirt6972]

Turns out this is a series. It's a comprehensive history but slooow going. Great if you want the full story of how/why the Flying Tigers got involved and the politics of the same-time Chinese Civil War. Some of the interviews with former pilots are interesting, but they're almost administrative focussing on how recruitment happened not what happened in the fighting and what made the legend. If you want to find out what happened you have to wait until about the 90 min mark to the Flying Tigers story in China, and even that's well... skinny.

[@amossloan6167]

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[@frankpienkosky5688]

and a bit sketchy...when it comes to the actual combat...a lot of racism in that war, with both sides seriously underestimating the others capabilities...shouldn't have to wait until one was recovered in the Aleutians to learn about the zero...a lot of intel ignored

[@williamstanley1184]

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[@thermalascension]

Thank you , flying tigers.🇺🇸

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[@frankpienkosky5688]

most of their exploits occurred before we got into the war...it wasn't patriotism so much as an appeal to their sense of adventure...and the money wasn't bad either...

[@rigobertogoycochea8893]

Creímos que el vídeo se centraba en los tigres voladores...más no fue así ya que su productor se involucró en una larguísima charla sobre los chinos y sus dinastías...!!! Que chasco !!! Gracias por publicarme este crítico comentario.

[@shgrammer]

One of my all time pet-hates is broadcasters &/or publishers who OMIT the final episode of any particular series. SBS Australia has done this 100 times & only when Mil. History or Science are the topics & when the series isn't available for purchase locally. ANY CHANCE YOU'LL UPLOAD EPISODE 4???

[@Dronescapes]

Working on that . Stay tuned :)

[@Dronescapes]

Dear Scott, episode 4, The Legacy, is going to air in a few hours 👍🙂❤ kzbin.info/www/bejne/p56viJJ7qq13gsU

[@frankpienkosky5688]

@@Dronescapes to sum up the AVG..."It was fun while it lasted"...when America entered the war it was back to reality....

[@daneshivers2921]

not to add a bad note because I'm loving this documentary, but the spanish civil war also bombed civilian targets

[@clayvanalstyne7805]

If I see Gary Sinese I know this is going to be straight up awesome.

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you Clay, did you watch the other documentaries narrated by him, or with his starring that we have on the channel?

[@clayvanalstyne7805]

@@Dronescapes I started binge watching your channel a few days ago. Just bumped into it. Love it. Trouble is picking what to watch first. Great content.

[@Dronescapes]

@@clayvanalstyne7805 Thank you clay. You don't want to miss the U-2 Spy Plane one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGfGZIyVdtmLmdE. Also, the Enola Gay: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2K4n36QfpaWqck and the Doolittle Raid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGnUh4x3lpaoe5I

[@clayvanalstyne7805]

@@Dronescapes watched The AVG and Enola. I learned more in the first 35 minutes of the Doolittle raid then I’d ever known. Absolutely fabulous content. And beyond the first hand accounts and interviews there’s footage I’ve never seen before. Next level.

[@Dronescapes]

@@clayvanalstyne7805 Thank you Clay!

[@chuckenomics]

Every day I regret this lol..it started with the right stuff in 6th grade..my world was chuck yeager..he still takes up time in my brain..anyway..96 I was stationed in Colorado in the army..but I breathed aviation..so I thought..and excited to be part of an apache squadron..we had an air show over a weekend and a Lt. that I worked under called one afternoon and said hey..I've got tex hill here in my living room..we're having drinks before dinnner..come over!! I'm ashamed to say..I did t know exactly who he was..I said no thanks...yes of course I knew the AVG..but my knowledge of tex and the others...I was clueless...did he fly with yeager? Not that I knew...so I declined lol...regrets...I've had a few...lol..i so wish I had taken advantage of that moment..

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[@wileyking5248]

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[@paulmiller8401]

Honor those died in pearl harbor ! Hooorah !

[@timbarnett3898]

In school when friends hero's were baseball players, mine was Chuck Yeager & Mel fisher. You know Yeager. Fisher was a under water treasure hunter, finally making it big!

[@jaysteel5223]

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[@robertwittjr1198]

my opinion. the history of the Tigers IS the story of the men. ed rector, tex hill, james howard, charles bond and more. they chose to fight for a country with a worthy cause because it was, in their eyes, the right thing to do. some gave all and never saw home again; some, like james howard (a son of china born in canton in 1913) showed he was a Tiger always in later conflicts. Ding Hao!

[@Dronescapes]

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[@frankpienkosky5688]

....money wasn't bad either!.....

[@whatshishead2680]

crazy. thank you

[@thomasconetsco361]

Great video too many ads 😕

[@Dronescapes]

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[@pallen49]

I never got to know my grandparents ( Thais of Thailand ) who were rice farmers . They passed away of natural causes right after I was born ( 1960 )...I often wish they had live a ripe old age so I could ask them how it was for them during the war?...

[@caoeason9102]

You should also discuss the soviet fighters fighting in China

[@frankpienkosky5688]

russians were big fans of the P-39...and they made good use of them until developing an even better plane of their pwn.....

[@garyfasso6223]

A great series. Try editing down to about 90 minutes for video.

[@Dronescapes]

Thanks, it is also available in parts on the channel

[@LuciFeric137]

Im so in on the ol P 40..

[@signorpippistrello]

I‘d be the exact target group but I’m just BOOOOOOOOOOOORED!

[@Dronescapes]

That is unfortunate, I guess

[@robertgoodwin5393]

I love the guy in white shoes! Though, as I was in Med school and did not go to the NAM, I was horrified at the way these soldiers were treated when they came back! People spit on them! and, what is more despicable is that the VA system and the Federal Govt. abandoned them! Oh, PTST mattered none, and was ignored! AT that time I was a HIPPIE! But I would have no part of demeaning these brave soldiers who fought, were wounded and died, some were my high school friends, for this SHITTY WAR! To this day, I'm 75, I salute and thank anyone in uniform. They don't start the wars, they just have to fight them. What if someone called a war, and no one showed up? I was priviledged to fly a Stearman. It was my 50th birthday present from my flight instructer. It had been completely restored, except that instead of the stock about 250 HP engine, it was souped up to 450 HP. As usual, I asked my instructer, by now my friend, if I could break this airplane? He said no, and if you lose control, I'll bail you out. For 1 hour, I absolultey flew the "bejesus" out of this plane, cross controlling, putting the plane into every critical attitude I could think of. Stalls, spins, loops, upside down stalls and recovery. It was the highlight of my, and any pilots, flying adventures. We never pulled enough gees to black out. Not that we didn't try. I guess I was too gentle. The indiscremenent bombing of the Chinese peasants should have alerted all of US! Then we might have been prepared for their brutal Japanese atrocities in WWII Someday I may discuss the German NAZIS. To contemplate it turms my stomach! And yet, now we are Allies. How strange is Fate? Yet, it was. not the German people who "strayed" from Humanity! It happens every day!. Probably, no one will ever read this, and tha's fine. I've been told I should write a book. Maybe I should, or just SHUT UP!. YooHooHoo! Bob I love the appeasement stratigy! Cover your ass! Works every time! The Japs, the Krauts, I don't know who were more barbaric. Well as the Cronkite said, "and that's the way it was!" Bob

[@robertgoodwin5393]

I spent 2 hours writing this, and you push a button for a heart? Wooa, that's sure meaningful! Do you know how to write? Or is it that you can only push buttons? What, if anything, do you really have to say? Bob

[@dougmckay7785]

ROBERT....please do not shut up....from a Canadian Hippie 73; whose Father Norman was in 263 Fighter Sqd. RCAF maintaining P-40 Kittyhawks (your Flying Tigers of China and North Africa) that the USA gave (lent) us to protect Vancouver and Seattle from a Japanese attack by the Japanese Army sitting in the Alaska Aleutian Islands...(what those ass frozen aircrew now call (THE FORGOTTEN WAR).... WHY WE LET JAPAN SIT IN ALASKAN WATER'S 1930????? PLEASE RECALL; THE ONLY CIVILIAN AMERICAN'S TO DIE ON AMERICAN SOIL (WW 2) WERE A MOTHER AND HER 4 CHILDREN...WHEN A JAPANESE BALLOON BOMB FELL ON THEIR FARM HOUSE IN WASHINGTON STATE.....my father's P-40's Pilots were tasked with shooting down those hot balloons......(the main objective of this sadistic weapon was to burn down the forests of the north west) I was not a drug folk singing Hippie....I was a "make love; not war" hippie in the vain of Joan Baez; whose advice to women was....(to not have sex or marry any man with a draft card) that single directive, may have ended the Vietnam war....... but people were to stoned to listen to her.....that advice thankfully would not end a war today.... thank God....Because North American women have signed up to serve in all aspects of the military and as Navy Pilots on carriers as attack pilots (Russian women in WW 2 were snipers (A RUSSIAN WOMAN HAD 300 PLUS KILLS) and pilots and tank mechanics; Democracies 1940's chauvinism SEXISM/RACISM; hurt the Allied War EFFORT (except for ROSIE THE RIVETER) WITHIN THE NEXT DECADE THE LAST PARENT OF WE HIPPIES WILL HAVE "LAST POST" PLAYED AND THEIR CRY "NEVER AGAIN" RE: THE NAZI FASCISM; HOLOCAUST WILL BE LOST........(AND TO BE FAIR WE HAVE HAD A GENOCIDAL APPROACH TO INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAN'S FOR A VERY LONG TIME WHICH IS ONLY NOW BEING REPAIRED) Fascism is now rearing its' ugly head around the world and here in North America.... (HENRY FORD WAS A HUGE FAN OF HITLER'S "FINAL JEWISH POLICY" AND SENT ADOLPH A CHECK FOR $50,000 EACH AND EVERY BIRTHDAY) (TO BE FAIR; SO WERE MANY BRITISH ROYALTY FANS OF HITLER'S ECONOMIC POLICIES) I HATE OUR FAILURE OF THE PEACE MOVEMENT OF THE 60'S AND FAILURE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND NOW THE UN.......AND OUR 60'S YOUTH GUIDED BY UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND ROCK AND ROLL LOSERS WHOM SAID..... drop out!!!! get strung out and get laid without protection with anyone stupid and high enough to live life without protecting ones own health or ones own territory; BUT FIRST BUY MY RECORD..We protesters did not stop the VIETNAM WAR war..... POLITICIAN'S FEAR OF LOSING AN ELECTION AND MOTHER'S ANGRY AT THE WAR AND SIMPLY BEING TIRED ENDED THAT WAR..... ie. in 1939 America and Russia had Peace Treaties with Hitler sayin you would not assist any country at war with Hitler so that Ford and GM could have trade with them.......Canada could not fund a military in 1938..... The Commonwealth declared war on Germany to protect Poland.... after Russia defeated Germany in the east and Allied forces defeated Italy and Germany in the west and America alone defeated Japan in the Pacific........ "WE IGNORANTLY GAVE POLAND TO RUSSIA" AND THEY ALMOST TOOK DENMARK"...... NO ONE WINS A WAR....... EXCEPT BUSINESS ...... BUT INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS AND ROSIE THE RIVETER ....... WON THAT WAR ON THE BACKS OF VETERANS..... A MAJORITY OF VETERANS WHOM ACTUALLY SAW ACTION AFTER THE WAR BECAME PEACE-NICKS OR PACIFISTS OR DRUNKS TO DEAL WITH THEIR PTSD.......... at the end of the war Canada had the fourth largest Air force and Navy in the world......and a very respected Army........why...... We were 5 million....1.5 Canadian's volunteered or were drafted but THE WHY is Roosevelt with his small group of non Isolationists; whom gave Canada and Russia and Britain Billions upon Billions of dollars in planes ships and planes and tanks without which Europe would have been a Nazi Fascist single country doing business with Henry Ford.......... Pearl Harbor is the only reason Hitler was defeated.......HAD THE JAPANESES NAVY BEEN SMART AND ATTACKED AUSTRALIA INSTEAD OF HAWAII.........NORTH AMERICA WOULD BE THE ONLY THREE DEMOCRACIES IN THE WORLD AND WE WOULD BE CONSTANTLY UNDER ECONOMIC SANCTIONS........ WE WOULD BE POOR......LIKE MEXICO...RICH IN DONKEYS AND PEOPLE...... WALKING INSTEAD OF DRIVING... SOBER THOUGHT.....THE CHINESE RED ARMY OWNS A CONTROLLING SHARE IN GENERAL MOTORS....... by 2030 all manufacturing of automobiles will be in China....... we will become a communist/capitalist Chines billionaires protectorate...(LIKE ENGLAND IS TODAY FOR RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRES WHOM ABHORS LIVING IN RUSSIA)... we won the battle for freedom.....but we have lost the economic war for global superiority..... Millennial just do not want blue collar jobs...... Canada fought a good war...we were farmers and ranchers and miners and loggers and fishermen....hard as steel..... but the METAL WEAPONS WE USED WERE..... mostly produced by the USA...... so I say thanks.... but currently you are kissing CHINA'S ASS AND ABANDONING YOUR ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP WITH US TO PROTECT WHAT FEW MANUFACTURING JOBS YOU HAVE LEFT AT HOME....NIXON INTRODUCED US INTO BECOMING CANADIAN AND AMERICAN AND MEXICAN SECOND RATE CONTINENT...........WE HAVE SERIOUSLY LOST THE MANUFACTURING WAR...... BRITAIN JUST MADE ITS' LAST WW 2 PAYMENT TO YOU...... YOU SHOULD HAVE FORGIVEN THAT DEBT LIKE YOU DID FOR RUSSIA....... OUR WW 2 ALLIES (CHINA AND RUSSIA) ARE OUR CURRENT ENEMY ECONOMICALLY AND FOR FREEDOM........ HALF YOUR MILLENNIAL'S AND MOTHER'S AND WOMEN ARE IN FAVOR OF GUN CONTROL..... HITLER IMPLEMENTED GUN CONTROL..... you no longer have a lead mine ...... in a war with Canada...... you will have to buy your lead from ????????? US OR CHINA...LOL...ONCE WE WERE FREEDOM LOVING...NO LONGER

[@frankpienkosky5688]

a lot of guys experienced that sort of rude welcome by these freaks hanging out at airports...especially in california...

[@bobbysarsonas4163]

They are The heroes of the world..❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@Dronescapes]

♥️👍🙏🇺🇸

[@onlythewise1]

no killer of people done in a hero manner

[@frankpienkosky5688]

@@onlythewise1 fighter jocks tend to be a cocky bunch....just the nature of the beast....

[@onlythewise1]

@@frankpienkosky5688 ohh ok , thanks

[@paulmartin5380]

Oh, I love the P40, wish I had the tons of money and I would own one. And yes I am a military flyer.

[@steventodd5678]

Maplewood La is where they lived and trained.

[@Dronescapes]

👍

[@Andrew-BDK]

Maybe this film should be sent to China. They clearly forget what the US did for them.

[@frankpienkosky5688]

and what they did for us...they paid a high price for helping downed American pilots......

[@Andrew-BDK]

@@frankpienkosky5688 so that gives them the right to threaten Taiwan and the US?

[@billbright1755]

Men who are called to the roar of powerful aircraft engines. Dangerous? #### yes! But exhilarating experience. Sometimes alone with the sun glinting on wings it has few comparisons. Mount climbers who at last top that elusive challenge know the feeling.

[@billsarratt5849]

Is the salt still 3 cents per pound?

[@Dronescapes]

Considering inflation, perhaps

[@orcinus6802]

Marine Corps fighter ace Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington absolutely hated Flying Tigers commander Gen. Claire Chennault, who he served under in the AVG before Pearl Harbor, and was the only the American officer he openly mocked for cowardice and incompetence using their real name in his legendary book “Baa Baa Black Sheep.”

[@softwaresignals]

@@foobarmaximus3506 True, Pappy told huge whoppers, yet why would he lie about Chennault like that? Pappy's un-truths were usually there to bolster his own standing.

[@michaelbirt6972]

Pappy was a bit of an arse though.

[@joeviz9576]

F yea pappy

[@rogerpattube]

That’s what’s called hearsay gossip.

[@montanabulldog9687]

He disliked Chennault because he "Screwed" him out of "2" kills ( $ 1000 ) so I think its a fair reason for being pissed with him ( Which would have given him a total of "30" kills, for the rest of the war . . . ) !.

[@DerLala3D]

"Fun" fact: You can see a kind of P-40 as an cloud by minute 35:43 right over the real P-40. With little bit imagination...

[@grizz1108]

Pappy Boyinton also part of this elite group

[@eisenyeo]

Americans were Heroes and Liberators for freedom and how it became an invading nation after 2nd WW? Sadden me deeply.

[@randywilson944]

Papaya Boyington claimed to have downed 6 zeros when he was in the AVG.

[@Warrior_Pilgrim]

I love papaya! And pineapple too!

[@michaeltelson9798]

2 or 3 of those claims were rescinded as they were ground kills when they raided an airfield. And most likely they were Ki-43 Oscars instead of A6M Zeroes, Army aircraft not navy.

[@icewaterslim7260]

The Japanese had 4 definitive surface ship victories following the battle of Midway at .Savo Island, tassafaronga, Kolombangara and Vella LaVella. Kula Gulf and the carrier battle of Santa Cruz are arguable though the attrition of veteran IJN aircrews at Santa Cruz was the culmination of a strategic disaster for Japan. Also the Nationalists and NOT Mao Zedong's cult are who took the brunt of the attrition for China during the whole 8 years of China's second war with Japan. There have been revelations through declassified intelligence and other sources that debunk misconceptions about Chiang Kia-shek's priorities as regards Japan and the Communists. The documentary is nevertheless a good one with especially fascinating personal accounts by the late Tex Hill.

[@pseudonym745]

Why do the flying tigers look like flying shark?

[@johnnyreb3542]

Flying Tiger Shark..

[@johnnyreb3542]

Seriously…Lol

[@timbarnett3898]

Yeah, I remember my first thrilling airplane ride, when it crashed on landing, propeller hitting ground, plane flipping on back! 2hen plane finally stopped moving, I was hanging upside down from seatbelt! God Loves me! I walked away without a scratch! Plane & pilotcwasn't near as lucky!

[@Dronescapes]

Oh wow!

[@timbarnett3898]

True! So not too be scared of flying rest of my life, I rode my motorcycle back too same airport next day! I found a gathering spot, told pilots I crashed day before from this airport, I can't be afraid, I want too love flying! Would any of you take me up around the field? You can leave your helmet here. No, I'm taking helmet, it's staying on my head, laughter! At end of day several took me up in their planes, showing me every move from takeoff too landing! We were all smiles an hugs, Whole encounter of crash an mental recovery should have be a movie!

[@timbarnett3898]

One of my students from teaching school now married with 2 boys, asking me too come to Billings help build house! Her husband Lloyd is pilot for Big Sky Airlines an his friends working on his house are all A-10 pilots from Afghanistan war. So all these pilots go in together a rent a large house with beer frig., pool table, foosball tables, projector room, nice party house! Lloyd an Rod, another pilot I met at build was co-pilot flying me an son across state an back with one other passenger on board! Lloyd & Rod as captain an co-pilot gave me head set too listen in all all cockpit communications! On the ground, They turned props by hand, too match each other for my pictures! After I came home airlines asked Lloyd to test fly airplane after maintenance! He was pulling his son on board, when he stopped, told son to wait, he'd be right back! As son watched at end of runway, his dad crashed an died at the other end! Movie continues!

[@jefferystutsman6419]

Stop making stuff up.

[@frankpienkosky5688]

any landing you can walk away from is a good one....

[@kriswang1258]

you are hero

[@Dronescapes]

👍👍🇺🇸

[@GridDownSurvival]

We need a similar volunteer group flying MIG-29s and F-16s flying for Ukraine today...

[@MrCapi55]

So what happened with Burma ???? Two hours and twelve minutes and you don´t finish or conclude or made a resume of what happened after!!!

[@JOHNKAUWELL]

When do they put the ending on

[@NeuKrofta]

The plane wasn't anything great but the pilots who flew it where.

[@maxchenault9503]

The tactics made it extremely deadly..

[@imetr8r]

Tex is wrong. The oldest military school in the USA is West Point!

[@johnboy4067]

My uncle sid was shot down by the Japanese and my dad said he would never eat a Chinese meal because of it

[@Dronescapes]

Sorry for your loss John, and thank you to your family for his service

[@paulmartin5380]

I will say this. Never was there (way to young at 59 yo in 2020) a way to pass a test with the military for promotion, These gents names and actions were on ALL either via one question or multiple questions on tests to gain a promotion. Either you knew by research or you did not know. What they did either admin or action, nurse or maintanice - they all made a world of difference. As the video maker says " Actions that changed the World" These people did just that.

[@jimmyhaley727]

AVG = the Real Hells Angels,, aircrafts not motorcycles,,

[@nemesis4900]

Front of the Plane look like sharks 🦈 should have been named flying sharks

[@frankpienkosky5688]

has there ever been a more iconic warplane?

[@johnnyreb3542]

Flying Tiger Sharks..It was borrowed from RAF 112 squadron in North Africa, who used it originally..

[@blueliesmatter2]

More ads please

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[@red_dragonracingsilvereclipes]

If you want to know the story of the flying tigers find Colonel Scotts books god is my co pilot and god is still my co pilot and you will get a full story of their fight in China he talks about Tex hill and smith and all the flying tigers ace's and how they fought brilliantly against the Japanese and how Chennault taught them how to fight the Zero and all the rest of Japans best planes.

[@frankpienkosky5688]

that movie is out there....

[@jonf.3918]

John Birch, whom the Birch Society was named, helped rrscue Doolittle, and helped the Flying Tigers and General Chenault by going behind enemy lines and marking targets for the planes to bomb, and was murdered by our supposed allies the Chinese communists right after Japan surrendered.

[@Dronescapes]

Thank for reminding all of us Jon

[@morrylauder7534]

I am sorry his memory got attached to such a misaligned organization. My mother was a John Burcher - a lot like Trumpers.

[@jonf.3918]

@@morrylauder7534 If you mean misaligned to evil you're correct. The main stream is misaligned to the truth, and thank God the John Birch Society was here to set the record straight !

[@ronnalscammahorn8002]

WERENT THAT JUST SPIFFY

[@derek6579]

Volunteer mercenaries

[@bigsqueek-guidry]

"a Guy named Dick Hare" 9:06

[@bobwyman3743]

this is so sloooooow, not much about the flying tigers but a lot of chinese history!

[@frankpienkosky5688]

certainly in need of an edit...too much superfluous info....

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[@angeladay7544]

More like flying sharks I say.

[@hunkie75]

Wonder where’s the red army then?

[@brucepeek3923]

No the number of returning german troops from captivity in Russia was 9200, not 6000. Get the facts right. best Bruce Peek actually this should be called inaccurate blather about ww2.