German World War I and World War II aircraft that are displayed in the United States

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[@yl9154]

Very well done!

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Thank you very much! Glad that you enjoyed it.

[@josephbaca5214]

That is a BEAUTIFUL BF109G

[@kennethgerlock3571]

I Agree!!

[@user-wm5rx1lz4h]

He219ウーフー、レストア完了しましたね！ リヒテンシュタイン　レーダーも完璧に復元されてます！ お見事です！

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Thank you, I Think.

[@micleeso]

Great content.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

and thank you for the compliment.

[@PeterMayer]

I live in Cincinnati and love going to Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Amen!

[@user-ho1xk8dq5m]

Спасибо за обзор! Шикарный музей!

[@kennethgerlock3571]

You are welcome and thank you for the compliment.

[@rustynailer8655]

Great video Kenneth. Nice to see the Smithsonian finished reconstructing the owl, lovely job.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the compliment.

[@larsjansen1596]

super gut

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Thank you

[@jarheads88]

Great post Thank you

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Very welcome, glad you enjoyed it.

[@trojanthedog]

Kenneth, sterling work. This was a cracking video.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Glad that you liked it. Thank you for the compliment.

[@dosrios9517]

We hear much about advance WW2 German weapons that didn’t arrive quickly enough or were unreliable. Apart from materials shortages the use of forced labour was a big source of sabotage. When building complex systems it’s more straightforward to sabotage.. but very brave on behalf of workers who risked instant execution if caught.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

The Me 163 Komet at the air force museum may have been sabotaged while under construction as a small stone was wedged between the fuselage and fuel tank. That is just one example.

[@jensleck547]

Great Stuff🖖

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the compliment.

[@slimrummy4616]

The last DR1 was in Herman Gorhings personal aviation collection but was destroyed by alied bombing in ww2... The surviving portion of his ww1 collection is on display in Poland: mark Felton did a episode on it

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Thank you for the tip on the display in Poland and the Felton Episode.

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

Nice Focke- Wulf 190 DORA , the sweatest model

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Yes, it is.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+@@oleriis-vestergaard6844 One of four Dora models brought to the US for testing. Two survive while the other two were lost in accidents.

[@JOEM747]

Crazy that none of the DR1s survived. Didn't know that.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

That information comes from the Air Force Museum.

[@JoeTreacy-uk2nl]

@@kennethgerlock3571 Think under the treaty of Versaille Germany had to get rid of its airforce so think that maybe why there are none around.

[@richardmardis2492]

The last one was in a museum in Berlin- it was destroyed during WW2

[@micleeso]

My Grandmother told many of stories, survived WW2 in London. The buzz bombs were one of them. My Grandfather was in the desert through Italy into Austria at the time. Seeing content like this reminds me of listening to the RL stories, the horrors, tradgity. Understand the moments now where they stare in silence after telling them. They understood the importance to share what happened so it would not happen again. People today need to understand these war machines had one purpose, to kill you.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

A touching reflection that demonstrates the tragedy and hardships that war causes. Thank you.

[@jeffreymcdonald8267]

The UHU or Owl was most effective using it's standard armament. It was also a quality night fighter but suffered from unreliable engines. Don't believe I have ever heard of it being able to match the RAF's "wooden wonder" the Mossie in speed. But the 4 fuselage mounted 30 mm cannons must have really rattled those bomber boys pretty good.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Thank you for your input.

[@achimstemmer889]

I think 4 20mm cannons in the fuselage and 2 30 mm in the wing roots firing all forward and 2 Schräge Musik 20 mm firing 65 degrees forward/up

[@jeffreymcdonald8267]

@@achimstemmer889 Not the books I've read or the models I have. Most always four 30 mm mounted in the belly. Belly mounts help hide the muzzle flash at night. Losing night vision from muzzle flash can be bad for the attackers health.

[@ARCOFJUPITER]

The He 219 Owl was strictly designed for night fighting and bomber attack. It lacked the speed to be able to be utilized for any other role...it wasn't intended to fight off Mosquitos but apparently some skirmishes did happen. It was beautiful and like so many Nazi inventions....came too late in the war to be if any use.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Thank you for the comments you provided but there have been a couple comments about its speed. This leads me to expect that some authority is making this statement. The research I have shows the Eagle Owl's top speed to be between 415 and 420 MPH. The Mosquito's top speed is either referenced at the High 370's or around 415 MPH. If you have other reverences to support the speed claim, please pass it on so that I understand better. Thank you.

[@Vickzq]

He219 was a very fast nightfighter. Although not meant to go after Mosquitos.

[@achimstemmer889]

@@Vickzq Think there were a very few experimental, radically weight reduced versions for Mosquito hunt equiped with the stronger high altitude DB 603G and even DB 603 LA engines..

[@klaus-peterborn1370]

Not to late, the program was stopped in favor of the Ta154 mutch cheaper to produce, but that plane had its flows and as it was production ready for this was to late.

[@kaipetersen1713]

@@kennethgerlock3571 The question is, is the top speed of the 219 with or without the Radar ? The Radar cost some speed.

[@micleeso]

A mistake in calcs example. 755kph is 469mph not 169mph.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Good catch. My copy says 469 but my words said otherwise.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

*Seeking longevity for their restoration they may have blown it with the glossy finish clear coating of the Me-262 it's a little too... **_"shiny and slick."_*

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Now that you mentioned it, it appears to not represent the way it appeared in 1945.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

@@kennethgerlock3571 *In Heinze Knoke's book "I Flew For the Furher" he said he was given a brand new factory fresh mint 109 his faithful mechanic "Arndt" waxed it in the sun. He said no doubt it added 10 kph to its speed. He was shot down in that Gustav and Arndt cried. Thats about it. Thats about as "slick" as they got. But why? They even make "flat" and "matte" finishes but clearly somebody chose not to use them. Like I said probably for longevity a glossy finish will easily outlast a flat tone 10 to 1 or better. P-61 Black Widows were painted a "Glossy" black. PBY Catalina "Black Cats" were hand smeared with a mixture of charcoal and Vaseline. A kind of a makeshift homemade mascara. Some British Night Fighters and Bombers were gloss-black underneath.*

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+@@Imnotyourdoormat The Me-262 has been property of the US Navy since it was given to them for testing. Correct restoration was performed by a civilian company (actually it is the pattern airframe used to copy and build the new Me-262s.) My thoughts on the shiny paint may have been a request from the US Navy for appearance and maybe easier cleaning. It is on display at the Navy Aviation Museum in Pensacola.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@Imnotyourdoormat There are videos of Luftwaffe crews waxing aircraft from the Spanish Civil War days.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

@@FiveCentsPlease *Exactly...*

[@marka5478]

Please review the spellings of the manufacturers of these aircraft. Junkers, Fokker, etc.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Your request puzzles me as no words are displayed in this video...

[@marka5478]

@@kennethgerlock3571 I am specifically referring to the "cue" segments below the screen

[@TA-152H-1]

❤👍💪

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Glad that you enjoyed it.

[@siemensohm]

The Me 262 is called "Schwalbe", not "Schwab".

[@kennethgerlock3571]

My foreign accent, on a scale of 1 to 10, is about a 1. Sorry

[@siemensohm]

@@kennethgerlock3571 You are good. Perhaps you just mixed it up with the pilots name? At least you wrote "Maximilian Schwab" in the time stamp, whoever that is...

[@KRGruner]

Pretty good video, but if you are going to do this, I'd suggest learning how to pronounce "Luftwaffe."

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Noted! and thank you for the suggestion.

[@JamesBond-ns5eh]

Herr Künert hat sein Berufsziel verfehlt. Statt „Politiker“ hätte er Synchronsprecher der Teletubbys werden sollen. Weil er dort auch nur bla bla bla von sich geben könnte! :-)

[@kennethgerlock3571]

I don't know what to say...

[@scottstambaugh8473]

"Reproductions" are not relevant. I wanna see real things.

[@kennethgerlock3571]

Okay, but I will continue to include reproductions and replicas when reputable museums choose to display them.

[@muratdurdu8621]

Reproductions are better than nothing!

[@scottstambaugh8473]

@@muratdurdu8621 Meh...