Brewster F2A Buffalo - Pacific War #81 DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. Many US aircraft became iconic during their service in the Pacific War, but one plane was often overshadowed and forgotten - the US Navy’s first monoplane fighter. F2F “Brewster” Buffalo. Although consistently touted as a heavy, cumbersome and obsolete warplane, especially compared to its Japanese counterparts, the service record of the Buffalo is still respectable. While its tenure in the US Navy was short, its dogged service in the air forces of other nations like Finland, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands made it a persistent and impactful vehicle across multiple theaters in World War 2.
Podcast: thepacificwar.podbean.com
#1 - Pearl Harbor: • Attack on Pearl Harbor...
#2 - Invasion of Malaya: • Japanese Invasion of M...
#3 - Guam, Wake, the Philippines: • Japan Attacks Everywhe...
#4 - Borneo, Philippines: • Japan Continues Attack...
#5 - Wake Island: • Fall of Wake Island - ...
#6 - Kampar: • Battle of Kampar - Pac...
#7 - Slim River: • Battle of Slim River -...
#8 - Dutch East Indies: • Battle for the Dutch E...
#9 - New Britain: • Invasion of New Britai...
#10 - Fall of Malaya: • Fall of Malaya - Pacif...
#11 - Makassar: • Battle of Makassar Str...
#12 - Fall of Singapore: • Fall of Singapore - Pa...
#13 - Sumatra: • Japanese Invasion of S...
#14 - Timor: • Japanese Invasion of T...
#15 - Java: • Fall of Java - Pacific...
#16 - Rangoon: • Fall of Rangoon - Paci...
#17 - US Response: • How the US Responded t...
#18 - Tojo: • Hideki Tojo: Bringing ...
#19 - Indian Ocean Raid: • Japanese Raids in the ...
#20 - Bataan: • Fall of Bataan & The B...
#21 - Doolittle Raid: • Doolittle Raid: Americ...
#22 - Burma Road: • Japanese Advance on Bu...
#23 - Australia's Pearl Harbor: • Australia's Pearl Harb...
#24 - Coral Sea: • Battle of the Coral Se...
#25 - Fall of the Philippines: • Fall of the Philippine...
#26 - Fall of Burma: • Fall of Burma - Pacifi...
#27 - Sei-Go: • How Japan Responded to...
#28 - Midway: • Battle of Midway - Pac...
#29 - Invasion of Alaska: • Japanese Invasion of A...
#30 - Attack on Sydney: • Japanese Attack on Syd...
#31 - MacArthur and the Philippines: • How MacArthur Caused t...
#32 - New Guinea: • Japan Attacks New Guin...
#33 - Biological Warfare in China: • Japanese War Crimes: B...
#34 - Japan Attacks the Continental US: • Japan Attacks the Cont...
#35 - Invasion of Buna-Gona: • Invasion of Buna-Gona ...
#36 - Kokoda: • Battle of Kokoda - Pac...
#37 - Solomon Islands: • Invasion of Solomon Is...
#38 - Savo Island: • Battle of Savo Island ...
#39 - Makin Island: • Raid on Makin Island -...
#40 - Eastern Solomons: • Battle of Eastern Solo...
#41 - Isurava: • Australia's Thermopyla...
#42 - Milne Bay: • Battle of Milne Bay - ...
#43 - Bloody Ridge: • Battle of the Bloody R...
#44 - Ioribaiwa: • Battle of the Ioribaiw...
#45 - Matanikau: • Battle of Matanikau - ...
#46 - Cape Esperance: • Battle of Cape Esperan...
#47 - Kokoda Track Counteroffensive: • Kokoda Track Counterof...
#48 - Henderson Field: • Battle for Henderson F...
#49 - Santa Cruz Islands: • Battle of the Santa Cr...
#50 - Oivi-Gorari: • Battle of Oivi-Gorari ...
#51 - Guadalcanal: • Naval Battle of Guadal...
#52 - Buna-Gona: • Battle of Buna-Gona - ...
#53 - Carlson's Patrol: • Carlson's Long Patrol ...
#54 - Tassafaronga: • Battle of Tassafaronga...
#55 - Fall of Gona: • Fall of Gona - Allied ...
#56 - Mount Austen: • Battle of Mount Austen...
#57 - 1st Arakan Campaign: • First Arakan Campaign ...
#58 - Fall of Buna: • Fall of Buna - Pacific...
#59 - Sanananda: • Sanananda Campaign - P...
#60 - Galloping/Sea Horse: • Galloping Horse and Se...
#61 - End of Buna-Gona: • End of the Battle of B...
#62 - Rennell Island: • Battle of Rennell Isla...
#63 - End of Guadalcanal: • End of the Guadalcanal...
#64 - Wau: • Battle of Wau - Pacifi...
#65 - First Chindits: • Britain Strikes Back A...
#66 - Amchitka: • Landing at Amchitka - ...
#67 - Bismarck Sea: • Battle of the Bismarck...
#68 - Blackett Strait: • Battle at the Blackett...
#69 - Operation Longcloth: • Operation Longcloth - ...
#70 - Komandorski Islands: • Battle of the Komandor...
#71 - Pacific Conference: • Military Conference th...
#72 - Japan Counterattacks: • Japan Tries to Counter...
#73 - Chindits #2: • Return of the Chindits...
#74 - Operation Vengeance: • Operation Vengeance: A...
#75 - Arakan counterattack: • Japan Counterattacks i...
#76 - Drive to Salamua: • Drive to Salamua - Pac...
#77 - Battle of Attu: • Battle of Attu - Pacif...
#78 - West Hubei Offensive: • West Hubei Offensive -...
#79 - Fall of Attu: • Fall of Attu - Pacific...
#80 - Withdrawal from West Hubei: • Withdrawal from West H...
Video: Christian Tankgau
Script: Ivan Moran, Craig Watson bit.ly/3UgWAbt
VO: Devin bit.ly/3XzSCgV & bit.ly/3GUO9iT
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@KingsandGenerals
@KingsandGenerals 11 ай бұрын
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@madarauchiha-yc9hg
@madarauchiha-yc9hg 11 ай бұрын
great video,could you do a video on the 2021 taliban offensive? from may1st to august 15 2021? there were many battles like the Battle of Kandahar Battle of Kunduz Battle of Lashkargah Capture of Zaranj Fall of Herat
@Scorpion51123314512
@Scorpion51123314512 11 ай бұрын
You soon gonna go back to Ancient stuff??
@KingsandGenerals
@KingsandGenerals 11 ай бұрын
@@Scorpion51123314512 yep
@RERGamingorTecdreaminshort
@RERGamingorTecdreaminshort 11 ай бұрын
Early Muslim expansion or ottoman empire and BTW how you edit your videos
@nathangorman9216
@nathangorman9216 11 ай бұрын
could you do a video on the 2021 taliban conquest of afghanistan?
@johntaylor7029
@johntaylor7029 11 ай бұрын
One of Finland's greatest fighter aces referred to the buffalo as a "gentleman's plane" as it was gentle, easy to fly, and apparently very roomy. He told a story of how a single buffalo succesfully transported the plane's pilot, an officer, the officer's luggage, and the officer's dog between airfields.
@hentehoo27
@hentehoo27 11 ай бұрын
Fun fact: When Brewster Buffalo was used by the Finnish air force during WWII, the plane was called "lentävä kaljatynnyri" in Finnish, or the "Flying beer barrel" in English.
@NandiCollector
@NandiCollector 11 ай бұрын
LOL! Spot on. :D
@jlvfr
@jlvfr 11 ай бұрын
The whole thing about no armour and self sealing tanks is a bit of a diversion. Most fighters of the 1937-1939 didn't have it. The very first production models of the Spitfire, Hurricane and Me-109 had no armour. The Spitfire and Hurricane received it as an upgrade mid 1940, and the 109 only on the late E3 models. So, these 3 started 1940 without armour. The Zero had none before 1943, and even then it only got an armoured windscreen. The problem was that the Buffalo simply couldn't absorb the extra weight without massive penalties in performance, nor could it be modified to get a better engine.
@BHuang92
@BHuang92 11 ай бұрын
That what happens when you go for the specifications exactly.
@alganhar1
@alganhar1 11 ай бұрын
@@BHuang92 No, the problem was as he said, weight. The huge advantage with the Spitfire was that the airframe had enough room to accept upgraded (and often larger) engines with relative ease. That is why that aircraft stayed in front line service for the entire war, because it could readily accept larger, more powerful inline engines without requiring radical redesigns. This was helped by the fact that during the war Rolls Royce, who manufactured the Merlin and later Griffon engines that went into the Spitfires purposefully developed their engines in such a manner as to minimise the issues with sticking one of their upgraded engines into a spitfire. The story of the Spitfire and the Rolls Royce Merlin and later Griffon are very much highly intertwined. You cannot really look at one without tracing the development of the other. People do not realise just how much aircraft engine technology advanced in the 30's and 40's. Plenty of other aircraft were retired from service because they too could not readily accept radical engine upgrades. The Brewster Buffalo was a LONG way from being unique in that regard.
@projectunknown5159
@projectunknown5159 11 ай бұрын
@@alganhar1 That`s true. The bigger airframe of Spitfire allowed Spitfire more space to accept upgrades while BF109`s limited airframe prevented developers to install a larger engine or to add more guns/armor.(BF109F cancelled wing guns while BF109G6 had to installed two MG131 on the head for firepower but reduced max speed). And Zero`s upgrade was greatly cripped by the poor base of Japan`s engine technology and industry development.
@loetzcollector466
@loetzcollector466 11 ай бұрын
Based.
@jackshaftoe1715
@jackshaftoe1715 Ай бұрын
Thankx never knew that !
@jonbaxter2254
@jonbaxter2254 11 ай бұрын
If your son is called Hans Wind, you know he's gonna be an ace pilot.
@moraesclaudinho
@moraesclaudinho 11 ай бұрын
Becoming a member was the best decision I did this year. Thank you for this great work.
@alexandrepvm1009
@alexandrepvm1009 11 ай бұрын
Does it worth it?
@willmanning8084
@willmanning8084 11 ай бұрын
I agree, it was probably the best decision I've made so far this year. The level of quality from this company is unparalleled in my mind
@berthamoen4488
@berthamoen4488 11 ай бұрын
The Buffalo's in the Dutch East Indies were often partly fueled and with half of the ammo to decrease weight to better flight characteristics
@mike6252
@mike6252 11 ай бұрын
Excellent video! It's great to see lesser known aircraft get their due time in the spotlight. I'd love to see a video highlighting the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk for it's contribution in the early days of America's involvement in WW2.
@soldat2501
@soldat2501 11 ай бұрын
Cool stuff. My impression of the Brewster Buffalo was always that it was a pre-war plane and mid for most characteristics. It’s dismal performance at Midway was proof of that so it’s interesting to see how long and in some ways successfully it served in the right roles. Finland’s use being great proof of that.
@paintingpanzers
@paintingpanzers 11 ай бұрын
WOW, now this was completely unexpected! This was such a fascinating video, I really knew very little on the Buffalo but it is one cute looking plane ... I painted one for my channel and loved it! Also, it's nice to see RAAF Base Pearce being mentioned ;)
@johnanita9251
@johnanita9251 11 ай бұрын
The KNIL used them in dutch east Indies.
@minoru5760
@minoru5760 11 ай бұрын
Another great work from K&G understands demand. Hidden in shadows of spectacular events but pieces should be known for Allies. Thanks a lot!
@Dggedsteven12
@Dggedsteven12 11 ай бұрын
I did not expect a rundown on equipment that was in use. However, having seen this video I hope ya'll make this a recurring thing. I would love to learn a little bit about the history of the tools and machines that were used by the countries involved during the war. Keep these coming :D There are so many ways the war could be dissected by ya'll and then churn it back out to us that I cannot wait to consume it all!
@Wolfeson28
@Wolfeson28 11 ай бұрын
Really interesting new sub-series of videos. It's great to see an in-depth look at some of the aircraft of WWII, and hopefully some of the other iconic planes are on the way. However, I will mention (12:00): surely you of all people know, that's not where Burma is. That's Bangladesh.
@M3chUpN8y
@M3chUpN8y 11 ай бұрын
A video on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero would be an eye-opener!
@Me.Winter
@Me.Winter 11 ай бұрын
I've been watching you guys for years now. You guys are great! Also nice video.
@KingsandGenerals
@KingsandGenerals 11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Rayan2Musikahan
@Rayan2Musikahan 11 ай бұрын
Always have a special place for the Brewster Buffalo, the Seversky P35 and the Airacobra too ❤️
@kaiserreich2980
@kaiserreich2980 11 ай бұрын
SBD Dauntless and F4F Wildcat are the Icons of the Pacific War, they surely deserve a video.
@ThePacificWarChannel
@ThePacificWarChannel 11 ай бұрын
wink wink
@vortega472
@vortega472 11 ай бұрын
Yay! I like the main series, so I'm happy for any aspects of this. Thanks K&G.
@markpaul-ym5wg
@markpaul-ym5wg 11 ай бұрын
As always,a splendid video,kings and generals.😊
@outfield1988
@outfield1988 5 ай бұрын
Love this airplane.
@-RONNIE
@-RONNIE 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video 👊🏻
@loupiscanis9449
@loupiscanis9449 11 ай бұрын
Thank you , K&G . 🐺
@alexestevez8266
@alexestevez8266 11 ай бұрын
Amazing, please more videos like this!!
@nevgeth40
@nevgeth40 11 ай бұрын
I very much appreciate this information on the Buffalo. Most other WWII information mention them in passing with little information on their performance, equipment or use in more minor theaters. Thank you and I hope to see much more like this.
@Uzair_Of_Babylon465
@Uzair_Of_Babylon465 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
@stevelebreton3489
@stevelebreton3489 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video
@jeffmcdonald4225
@jeffmcdonald4225 11 ай бұрын
This was quite good. I had thought that Australia had more of them, so this was new information to me. I enjoyed this immensely.
@billpollard5051
@billpollard5051 11 ай бұрын
I look forward to more videos about aircraft in the Pacific War. I know the allies started the war at a disadvantage of technology, but their pilots still outperformed so many times.
@benjamincanther99
@benjamincanther99 11 ай бұрын
Great vid 👌
@andrewbowles9753
@andrewbowles9753 11 ай бұрын
Nice information to add further context to the "flying coffin" that many pilots had opinions for it.
@richardstone5552
@richardstone5552 11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@wiktorberski9272
@wiktorberski9272 11 ай бұрын
Quite interesting idea with that plane series. I like it :)
@blacklake13
@blacklake13 11 ай бұрын
Why is the thumbnail for the Brewster F2A Buffalo special an image of a plane not the Brewster F2A Buffalo?
@klutzycrawler1051
@klutzycrawler1051 10 ай бұрын
nice... i'll be waiting for more plane history
@jordonez42
@jordonez42 11 ай бұрын
Fellas, that is not Burma. That is Bangladesh. Lol
@lordofbats3601
@lordofbats3601 11 ай бұрын
Great stuff, maybe you should throw these in every couple months, eg: a episode looking at Japanese and Allied artillery equipment and doctrine, same for small arms etc
@VikingTeddy
@VikingTeddy 11 ай бұрын
More aircraft videos? Christmas came early! Can we have like, videos for every single weapon system? Small arms, ships, tanks and improvised stuff? I'll give you my firstborn.
@josephsarra4320
@josephsarra4320 11 ай бұрын
I appreciate what you are doing for the series, a suggestion of what you can do for a historical video is can you cover the invasion of poland in 1939? Nobody talks about that, might as well ask you guys to cover that.
@troynov1965
@troynov1965 11 ай бұрын
I knew the Finns had good success with the Buffalo but WOW did know it was that GOOD ! Thats amazing !
@tomriley5790
@tomriley5790 11 ай бұрын
Early war aircraft were very different to those later on, still brave men that flew the Buffalo against Zeros.
@jamesshaw3500
@jamesshaw3500 11 ай бұрын
In War Thunder, this aircraft is very herf to master, but easy to die in... I love flying it becuase noone expects it, it can do some very interesting things. And it physically can not rip its wings, unlike many other planes at the same teir.
@ThePacificWarChannel
@ThePacificWarChannel 11 ай бұрын
Ton of fun Geeking out on this one!
@KingsandGenerals
@KingsandGenerals 11 ай бұрын
You are on fire recently
@vincentcondron588
@vincentcondron588 11 ай бұрын
A very good video got rid of a few myths
@TurnCoatTechie
@TurnCoatTechie 11 ай бұрын
Another fantastic episode on the pacific war I’ve watched every one, And I rather look forward to each episode as they came out on KZbin each week
@Hawaiian80882
@Hawaiian80882 8 ай бұрын
awesome history Post
@thehistorybox1163
@thehistorybox1163 8 ай бұрын
Cheers
@kennethjohansson3785
@kennethjohansson3785 11 ай бұрын
Great videos you guys! ❤️🙏 One suggestion though. Please make them more accessible by adding metric system info. Majority of the world does not understand mph/lb etc.
@johnrogers8836
@johnrogers8836 11 ай бұрын
Amazing! I grew up in the far north western Australian town of broome, in the 70’s.... one of the very few places to actually get hit by the Japanese..... I remember walking out to see the wreckage of the Catalina’..... and I recall that we did have a couple of old fighter planes permanently parked up at the airfield during the 70’, and they look awful like those buffaloe... but they had on RAAF livery..but I never knew about all the others wrecks around about..... however... we did have a real dead dinosaur footprint. To see it, one must trudge way way out where the tide reaches its lowest point, so follow it you must to see the print.... and fat trees. There’s fat trees.
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 11 ай бұрын
Nice video
@ronchristiantenala4056
@ronchristiantenala4056 11 ай бұрын
Hello Kings and Generals, whish you could feature the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber in your future special. We all know that this plane has a legendary service in the Pacific. when the war ended the role of this plane is significantly different from what it was intended design.
@Wildcard120
@Wildcard120 11 ай бұрын
Most interesting
@mitchr8481
@mitchr8481 8 ай бұрын
Is it really just a coincidence the best Brewster Buffalo pilot was a guy named WIND?
@vectorstrike
@vectorstrike 11 ай бұрын
Can't wait for my favorite WW2 aircrafts - the FW 200 Condor and the FW 190 Würger
@InssiAjaton
@InssiAjaton 7 ай бұрын
I once read in a book that Finland was after all red tape (US cannot sell these planes to warring nation) to by the Buffaloes after they were proclaimed obsolete. The US navy supposedly changed the painting specifications. That change was what made planes "obsolete" and thereby making the sell possible. Between the end of the Winter War (in late spring 1940) and beginning of the Continuation War from summer 1941 the Finnish pilots had an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the new planes, develop tactics and optimize the weapons aiming. Also the ground crew was trained and made ready for their later superior performance. By the way, the Finnish kill numbers were only tabulated if there was a witness, mostly the wing man, or the downed enemy plane could be located and verified. In that, the Finnish kill ratio numbers are uniquely accurate in contrast to all the probably inflated numbers. However, it must still be acknowledged that by 1944 the Brewster Buffalo was not a champion of the sky any more, even in Finland. The highest scoring Finn, Ilmari Juutilainen got in the final months of the Continuation War (1944) to fly a BF109. At that point the Soviet bombing activities had also increased, presenting plenty of good targets.
@jankusthegreat9233
@jankusthegreat9233 11 ай бұрын
I love u guys
@johnmay6090
@johnmay6090 11 ай бұрын
Great channel! Small correction. RAAF is pronounced "R- double A- F"
@tigertankerer
@tigertankerer 11 ай бұрын
Can we expect simillar material on Pacific War ships?
@khatian6350
@khatian6350 11 ай бұрын
12:04 That's Bengal not Burma.
@easyjdier
@easyjdier 10 ай бұрын
I liked the aircraft history idea. It was an interesting episode about a second rate plane. Makes me wonder what an episode about a real winner would be like.
@HammerOn-bu7gx
@HammerOn-bu7gx 11 ай бұрын
You need to head back to geography class sir. You have highlighted Bangladesh, not Burma. Burma is farther to the east, past the Indian provinces of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. You did do good job on the plane thought. Thank you.
@adrianpertacorta8548
@adrianpertacorta8548 11 ай бұрын
my newbie warthunder journey
@brandonsirochinsky3732
@brandonsirochinsky3732 11 ай бұрын
I love yall
@youtube_omaro1879
@youtube_omaro1879 11 ай бұрын
You might want to check where Burma is on the graphic
@user-ve2zq2te8f
@user-ve2zq2te8f 2 ай бұрын
They also saw combat with the USAAF in northern Australia
@TheRetu81
@TheRetu81 11 ай бұрын
15:40 There is a pretty bad spelling error for the second Finnish Buffalo ace. The correct spelling is "Eino Ilmari Juutilainen".
@LoneWanderer727
@LoneWanderer727 11 ай бұрын
I'm a simple man. I see airplanes, i go brrrrrrrr, vrooooooom peew peew
@vinodvarghese78
@vinodvarghese78 11 ай бұрын
Please correct me if I’m wrong. I think you highlighted present day Bangladesh as Burma.
@vincentcondron588
@vincentcondron588 11 ай бұрын
Hope you will mention hms victorious as she was operating in the central Pacific at this time
@mitchelljones4843
@mitchelljones4843 11 ай бұрын
Can I ask you add measurements that the scientific community uses (in addition to US measurement if you’d like?) Just helps reach a greater community with your information and helps add that professionalism. Otherwise it’s a perfect show, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙂🙂🙂
@markpaul-ym5wg
@markpaul-ym5wg 11 ай бұрын
Flying matchbox.😮
@jerometaperman7102
@jerometaperman7102 11 ай бұрын
The arrester hook played a role in carrier takeoffs?
@gmalcolms
@gmalcolms 8 ай бұрын
I'm amazed at how effective these "flying coffins" were so effective for the Finns. The Soviet airforce must've been far inferior to that of the Japanese.
@Enkekpart
@Enkekpart 11 ай бұрын
Not sure, but is your Burma map overlay well placed?
@jordonez42
@jordonez42 11 ай бұрын
It’s not haha. Kind of a minor detail but also kind of not? Hope they at least issue a correction in the notes
@nakomaton5413
@nakomaton5413 11 ай бұрын
Way off, they shrunk it and overlaid it on top of what is now Bangladesh. I also noticed they butchered the state borders for the US and Australia, not like they were even necessary.
@loetzcollector466
@loetzcollector466 11 ай бұрын
Saratoga, woohoo. Shout-out to the Sara. We hosted her and her crew for many years in our lil old town.
@joereilly1519
@joereilly1519 4 ай бұрын
the Finns had a habit of taking out dated aircraft and improved them, the Buffalo and the French Morane were good examples
@johnrogers8836
@johnrogers8836 11 ай бұрын
The buffalo performed well in the Baltic, where the colder climes helped cool the engines which where otherwise prone to overheating... ok... got it. .... best place to send them to is the tropics... obvious incompetence.
@zainmudassir2964
@zainmudassir2964 11 ай бұрын
I have soft spot for interwar aircraft. At least they were good trainers and workhorse in regions with lower priority
@malcolmlewis5860
@malcolmlewis5860 11 ай бұрын
The Buffalo pilots probably had less training and experience than the Japanese pilots. This was a major factor not mentioned here.
@spurgu9769
@spurgu9769 11 ай бұрын
finland wasnt part of the axis when the planes were aquired. The map incorrectly makes it seem so
@Sultan_Of_Rum
@Sultan_Of_Rum 11 ай бұрын
Request: Rise of the Mamluk Sultanate
@davidmccann9811
@davidmccann9811 11 ай бұрын
Why are the pictures of completely different aircraft? I'm not sure what the aircraft in the thumbnail is, but the one in the video looks like the prototype of the Grumman Hellcat. 🤔
@joshua7885
@joshua7885 11 ай бұрын
If it was a dollar a month or 2 I’d become a member of the channel I bet you’d get a lot more people
@TheKala2010
@TheKala2010 11 ай бұрын
you have mentioned Burma instead of Bangladesh in @12.10
@collintrytsman3353
@collintrytsman3353 11 ай бұрын
errrr......maps a bit wrong mate you've got Burma where Assam should be??
@JimmyAgent007
@JimmyAgent007 11 ай бұрын
Didn't the Malta defenders find a couple of these in a crate and put them together as their only air defence? Or was that a different aircraft?
@shaunw9092
@shaunw9092 11 ай бұрын
Gloster Gladiators are what you're thinking of.
@nickmcguigan6143
@nickmcguigan6143 11 ай бұрын
@@shaunw9092 Faith, Hope and Charity
@JimmyAgent007
@JimmyAgent007 11 ай бұрын
@@shaunw9092 Ah, I knew it was one of the planes that used Alliteration. Thank you, sir!
@flashyfantail5665
@flashyfantail5665 11 ай бұрын
Okay, so some poor history in this video. The RAAF 21 and 453 squadrons both flew the Buffalo in Malaya/Singapore in 1941/42 not just the ex NEI used for training etc. Doug Vanderfield was in 453 Squadron as 79 Squadron didn’t exist until 1943. Alf Clare, not Claire, was also in 453 Squadron as 5 Squadron didn’t fly the Buffalo. Maurice Holder was Australian but he was in the RAF not in the RAAF. He flew the Buffalo in 243 Sqn RAF…242 didn’t have the Buffalo…you get the idea.
@onthatrockhewillbuildhisch1510
@onthatrockhewillbuildhisch1510 10 ай бұрын
Great information! Well done!
@rtwfreak
@rtwfreak 11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for featuring the Dutch colonial (KNILM) pilots! They are almost forgotten heroes in my country.
@TomG1555
@TomG1555 11 ай бұрын
It seems like early in the Pacific war a lot of brave pilots died flying Buffalos and Wirraways against more advanced fighters b/c that'll the best they had on hand when the enemy appeared on the horizon.
@Belarion333
@Belarion333 11 ай бұрын
*Cuando subtitularan estos documentales al español??*
@luciobricks6799
@luciobricks6799 11 ай бұрын
Puedes activar la traducción automática al español en configuración del video
@Belarion333
@Belarion333 11 ай бұрын
@@luciobricks6799 *claro pero no todos tenemos esa Opción*
@fuegofugaz232
@fuegofugaz232 11 ай бұрын
Pensé que no había personas que hablaran español😮
@michaelscheel9533
@michaelscheel9533 11 ай бұрын
Need one on the differnces of the P-39 and P-400
@Spacemongerr
@Spacemongerr 9 ай бұрын
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@thekinkypinkies7437
@thekinkypinkies7437 11 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Wondering if you're going to cover the Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia? Third time asking.
@thekinkypinkies7437
@thekinkypinkies7437 11 ай бұрын
Or are you a sold out coward not willing to cover it, like our US media? Just wanting some honesty here
@peterparadis6788
@peterparadis6788 11 ай бұрын
Please cut your patron fees by half. And I will join. That is just to pricey
@irishpsalteri
@irishpsalteri 11 ай бұрын
The Finns did okay in the Winter War with the Buffalo.
@TheRetu81
@TheRetu81 11 ай бұрын
Buffalos missed the Winter War. Five aircraft were ready during the last couple of weeks of the war, but they never made any combat flights.
@IkeVMAX4
@IkeVMAX4 11 ай бұрын
Best kill - loss ratio of any fighter in ww2
@irishpsalteri
@irishpsalteri 11 ай бұрын
@@TheRetu81 must have misremembered. Continuation War?
@alexpoole5552
@alexpoole5552 11 ай бұрын
The outlined Burma borders are wrong like its over modern day bangladesh mostly
@saparotrob7888
@saparotrob7888 11 ай бұрын
Ya' know, that thing really doesn't look like a Brewster 239 or 339.
@FinnishDragon
@FinnishDragon 11 ай бұрын
This is a great idea for an episode. I noticed that at 15:40 Eino Juutilainen´s whole name was typed incorrectly. His whole name was "Eino Ilmari Juutilainen" as it is written in his Wikipedia article. Finnish and German pilots became to be aces in the Eastern Front pretty easily because Soviet pilot training was quite poor and Soviet Union lost a lot of pilots during the early stages of Operation Barbarossa. Japan on the other hand did have a lot of good pilots in the beginning of the Pacific War but they couldn´t train enough good pilots to replace their pilot losses as the war progressed.
@alexius23
@alexius23 11 ай бұрын
As stated the Finns liked the Buffalo fighter. During the “Continuation War” the Finn slowly used up their spare parts. Since the Finns were fighting along side the Luftwaffe the US refused to sell Finland any spare parts for the Buffalos. On Finland’s warplanes they had swastika symbol. The Finns had used it long before Hitler came to power. The Finns continued to use it for many additional years as well.
@carnifex2005
@carnifex2005 11 ай бұрын
Real "No way! Why should I change? He's the one who sucks." energy.
@rosiehawtrey
@rosiehawtrey 11 ай бұрын
Blue swastika on a white background if I remember. Swastika actually an ancient symbol representing the sun.
@alexius23
@alexius23 11 ай бұрын
@@rosiehawtrey Have seen Swastika on very ancient temples in India
@ejmuerterisefromthedead8924
@ejmuerterisefromthedead8924 11 ай бұрын
i cam here because of this plane from Enlisted game
@harrybaulz666
@harrybaulz666 11 ай бұрын
The poor bastards who had to fight in this
@bigsarge2085
@bigsarge2085 11 ай бұрын
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