The Forgotten FIRST 'Doolittle Raid' 1938!

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Four years before Jimmy Doolittle led his daring raid on Tokyo someone else attacked Japan by air, using American-built aircraft. Find out more here...
Many thanks to Kento Hall for suggesting this excellent topic!
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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- 'Illusive Target: Bombing Japan from China' by Richard L. Dunn, War Birds Forum, 2006
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[@zhihaoge5872]

As a Chinese, thank u so much for telling the world this heroic act of Chinese people during WWII! There are so many heores that emerged during the Japanese invasion of China, and they should definitely be honored by the world for their sacrifices

[@petershen6924]

I watched the live interview of the last survivor of this raid, Lieutenant General Guangdou Chen, on KTSF channel in San Francisco 15 years ago. He was the navigator onboard the second Martin bomber. He moved to U.S. after retirement from ROC Air Force. He passed away at the age of 104 in 2018.

[@j_2853]

Yeah it's too bad the modern Chinese won't tell Ping to take a hike back to the hundred acre wood and to stop genociding minorities and political dissidents.

[@fochdischitt3561]

By they you mean the Nationalists. The communists avoided engaging imperial japan after they incited the war.

[@entropybentwhistle]

China is often overlooked as a combatant in World War II, but having lost up to twenty million people during the conflict and up to fifteen million more seriously wounded, should be a forefront chapter in any of the war’s history books. The disgusting levels of harm Japan brought to people in China, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore and elsewhere should never be forgotten, yet it is, and the greatest shame is the Japanese public have grossly insufficient schooling in a bloody past that should never be repeated.

[@kevindevine5033]

Your right they should

[@mpihimax]

I'm 68 now living in the US. Growing up in Taiwan under Nationalist, every airplane and war buff knew about this brave story. Unfortunately, it is almost unknown there. Thank you for telling this story.

[@ruemignon]

Please refrain from making inaccurate comment. Assuming 'there' is Mainland China, the resistance to the expansion of Imperial Japan, be it KMT or CCP led, has always been one of the core elements of Mainland China's Patriotic Education Campaign. The 'paper-bombing' of Tokyo along with other heroic battles such as the Battle of Taierzhuang, the defense of Sihang Warehouse are well known, if not household legends, to Chinese people. In case you are not aware, the year 2015 saw the foundation of the ‘Monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) in the Battle of Shanghai’, in Hangzhou city which houses Chien Chiao Airbase, the birthplace of the Republic of China Airforce.

[@anthonychilders9549]

@@ruemignon How about you mind your business?

[@jermasus]

I wouldn't say unheard of, CCP tends to overlook KMT and overplay CCP efforts during the war, yes, but they still recognize the KMT's role in defending China while the communists fought behind the frontlines.

[@geraldsahd3413]

The main reason the world doesn't hear much about the war in China is that the CCP wants to take all the credit.

[@petershen6924]

Mark, 15 years ago I saw the interview of the last survivor of this raid, Lieutenant General Guangdou Chen, on Chinese Language TV channel in America. He was the navigator onboard the second Martin bomber, and he lived in Los Angeles Area after retirement from ROC Air Force. He passed away at the age of 104 in 2018.

[@erniefrijole2618]

Amazing! Thanks for the info 👍

[@nadil2631]

wow 😲

[@benferris6472]

104 is a big milestone especially after being a bomber(gunner or pilot)lets hope we can all live that long!

[@geigertec5921]

My Great Grandfather was in Japan in the 1930's and before he left to return back to the neutral US he left thumb tacs on the office chair of the Japanese agricultural commissioner. Imagine how many crops weren't sowed correctly as a result of the commissioner having a sore bum! The war may have been shortened by several minutes or even a few days as a result of this act of sabotage. He also stole the comissioner's imperial seal embosser, so documents couldn't get approved - that probably caused more damage than the tacs niw that I think about it. Still have the seal to this day.

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

Everyone did their part... A toast to your Great Grandfather!! 🍻 He was not only brave but had a great sense of humor to boot! 🇺🇸👍🏽

[@battlejitney2197]

THIS is what I subscribe for: little known, seldom told stories from the most important event of the 20th century. Thank you, Dr. Felton!

[@philipshum9758]

Thank you for doing this story. As I grew up in Hong Kong, I have never learnt this story from my Chinese history classes. My father-in-law was a Chinese Nationalist pilot. He flew transport and passenger planes during the wars based out of southern China. He was abandoned by the Nationalist during the retreat to Taiwan and escaped to Hong Kong. He rarely talked about his experience as a pilot. In Hong Kong, he could not find a job as a pilot because they hired only British and Australians. He ended up being a supervisor for a quarry to supply rocks to Kai Tai Airport for its expansion. This was the closet he had to aviation in China. He has never received a pension or letter of appreciation for his service from Taiwan. On one hand, I was proud of the National Army during the WWII, but they were a disaster during the civil war. Corruption and incompetent command. He passed away peacefully in Canada at 80. Again, thanks for video.

[@pittbullking87]

I love how you bring attention to such little known incidents of history. I seem to recall hearing on the news about three years ago the last surviving veteran of the Doolittle raid passed away who was over 100 at the time.

[@ukrainiipyat]

Richard Cole - he made it to the grand age of 103 years when he finally joined his comrades.

[@mastathrash5609]

The footage in this one is really cool. Lots of stuff I've never seen.

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ME: "I know everything". DR. FELTON: "You know eff-all". ME: "Dammit, you're right".

[@r2gelfand]

I have studied a bit about the Martin B10 but the sources I looked at mentioned nothing of this landmark raid on Japan. While others are taking weekend breaks, Mark Felton continues to provide high-quality instructional material.

[@yangliu128]

There was quite a lot of detail of this in Chinese, I think because of this raid is quite small and no damage was done there wasn’t any effort to translate these into English

[@y_ffordd]

How do you know Mark wasnt on a weekend break? its entertaining though.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

That was some fine airmanship and slick flying on the part of those Chinese aviators! And an incredibly brave thing for them to do! A great story Dr. Felton! Thanks!

[@rg20322]

Absolutely!!! I did not think this would be survivable!

[@debbiestyer453]

My husband always talks about Doolittle and the Chinese pilots...and what the Japanese did to those who harbored them.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

The only surviving intact B-10 is on display at the National Museum of the USAF, DAYTON , OHIO. (I have seen her many times, looks great!) Huge shout out to the folks in DAYTON!

[@thekinksfan5102]

It certainly does, although I have seen it only photographs. I have a 1/72 plastic scale model of the Martin B-10B, quite recent kit from a Czech company (still unbuilt). That blue is a difficult color though, there's no ready hobby paint available here in Europe.

[@MrHermit12]

A great museum only reason to go to Ohio.

[@simonkevnorris]

I went to the museum in 2000 and 2001 as a side trip as part of my travel to the USA F1 race at Indianapolis. In 2000 I split the visit over 2 days as there really is a lot to see. I was even able to visit the Presidential aircraft display which was in the Wright Patterson Air force base. I also watched the storm chaser documentary on the Imax cinema. I stayed at Fairborne and emerged in the evening to find a twister has hit nearby Xenia. There were trees down everywhere in Fairborn. On the return trip in 2001 we were unable to get onto the Air force Base (as this was shortly after 9/11.

[@nodarkthings]

Absolutely fascinating, thank you

[@skepticalobserver2135]

The BEST USAF/military aviation museum in the United States. Well worth taking TWO DAYS to visit. There's SO MUCH there!

[@jimjamauto]

We would love more videos on the Sino-Japanese Wars. They are mostly glossed over in Western history despite being very consequential!

[@flyingf1sh]

Mark - my father flew for China, piloting 95 missions against the Japanese (mostly out of Kunming) in the early years of the war. I thought I was familiar with much of the history of that era, but I had never heard of this raid. Thank you for increasing the visibility of this mission., and of the brave crews that flew it.

[@StuckOnAFireHydrant]

Damn, how have I never heard of this before! What a great escapade! Thank you Dr. Felton for bringing this to the light as a half Chinese descendent of a Chinese WW2 vet I thank you! Maybe you can get together with the folks at Yarnhub and animate this little known story and get even more eyes on it! I wish I had known that the last member of that raid was alive in CA in 2018. I visited California that exact year and would've pushed my family to let us meet him (if he wanted to of course)! Thank you again Dr Felton!

[@chriscarbaugh3936]

As an armchair aviation buff I find it hard to believe I did not know about this! Thank you for bringing this to the public’s attention. It is important! 👍

[@rickhobson3211]

The B-10 was groundbreaking when it was built. So many old warbirds made their dent in the war! Thanks for sharing this, Dr. Felton!

[@wesleypeters4112]

As mentioned in other comments only 1 Martin B-10 bomber survives intact at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, OH. There are at least 3 or 4 wrecked aircraft known to exist. One is located on a mountain in Indonesia (this aircraft went missing in January 1941). Another three or more aircraft were known to exist in pieces in the dense jungle of Borneo. Some of those aircraft pieces are now preserved in the Netherlands.

[@jslaon]

The B-10 is hardly "Awkward looking." It's a product of its time for sure, but I would say it's an elegant in an art deco sort of way. I have always loved the B-10.

[@exchequerguy4037]

Another gem from Mark Felton. The World at War segment #21, focusing on the Japanese home front, dismissed the threat of a Chinese air raid as non-existent.

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When Mark says,'...but what many people don't know...' I know he's about to let the light of his knowledge shine on us. Great stuff

[@rudbeckia885]

My great uncle was on the Hornet , sadly lost his life on the ship along w/ another 141 sailors.

[@-.Steven]

In April 2000 I attended the 58th Doolittle Raiders Reunion at Hill Air Force Base. I was able to personally meet Raiders Chase Nielsen and Robert Hite, and see all those in attendance. I still have the autographs of Nielsen and Hite on a B25 postcard I bought at the Hill Aerospace museum. What a privilege it was to meet them! In fact, I just toured the Hill AFB Aerospace museum again this week, where an actual B25 is on display, along with the story of the Doolittle Raid. Thanks Mark! I lived in Taiwan and that history of the betrayal of the Chinese Nationalist by "general" marshsll and the oss/cia is shameful, but this daring Chinese "Doolittle" type raid is simply a great story! Thank you for telling it! Mark Felton is The Man!

[@juanmontez7219]

I took my daughters out of school when the Raiders where at Travis AFB near Sacramento about 25 years ago. They had see 30 seconds over Tokyo a few years earlier. Even though they were young I think they understood who real heroes are. They’re not singers or athletes. Those are entertainers. One of the Raiders birthday was Feb. 14, same as my wife.

[@derekmarlowe522]

When I was a young boy growing up in Brigham Utah, Chase lived nearby. He was always reserved and very normal for being a POW for several years and being a part of history. Actually nobody really made any fuss about his war exploits and that's the way he wanted it.

[@Roller_Ghoster]

Go go go its Mark Felton time!

[@Rustythemouse]

Back then in Hungary (mid 2000s) Budapest Redbull Airshow presented a working full B-25. That was flying through the air up above us and the sound was really tough. My pa said: -Imagine when more of these passed through in formations, meanwhile you would standing on a ship in the Pacific.

[@CaptHollister]

Perhaps, but B-25s have nothing to do with this video.

[@Vincent98987]

@@CaptHollister .

[@johnmchugh7872]

Mark thanks a million for that story. I have been very interested in WW2 history and the period before the war for many decades and I had never heard about this mission. Have just spent ages watching your 10 minute video. Had to keep stopping your video to look up google maps and then to look for info on the Martin B10 which I had never heard of. Thanks for that interesting tale. One has to respect the courage of the aviators who knew that if captured they faced torture and a grisly death.

[@robmclaughjr]

I never miss your great docs. So well done and unique. Thanks, RobMcLaughJr!

[@scottabc72]

Excellent as always, thank you. China's efforts are vastly underappreciated. So is the B 10 for that matter.

[@hawkeyeten2450]

Part of the reason China is so under-talked about I feel is because very shortly after the Nationalist government fell apart against the Communists and Chiang fled to Formosa (now Taiwan), then mainland China turned enemy by fighting America, Britain and South Korea in the Korean War. If China hadn't fallen to the "dark side", they probably would have been hailed as similar heroes as the other Allied powers. 1949 changed everything.

[@wesleypeters4112]

@@hawkeyeten2450 This is correct. Also they had been fighting a civil war since 1927. The first part of that civil war only ended when Japan started their invasion of the mainland in 1937. The second part of the war resumed in 1945 and would last until 1949.

[@josephstevens9888]

@@hawkeyeten2450 That is an interesting observation. I never thought of that aspect.

[@sebastiangeller8637]

It's always nice to learn about events of the last world war. This is one I hadn't heard of before. Thanks for bringing this topic forward Sir, and keep up the good work.

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@JZ's BFF The tinfoil is on aisle 12

[@DiazeDan]

@@stevewhite3424 that's literally how old school racist propaganda worked

[@robertdragoff6909]

Sounds like it too!

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@@DiazeDan 3rd shelf down.

[@johnassal5838]

This was new to me as well. You may have heard this before but I find it often gets glossed over so for those who don't know the public outrage over atrocities like the rape of Nanking was considerable in the US even before Pearl Harbor. It's true that America was both strongly isolationist and much more racist than we'd accept today. Still the stories and footage out of China drove public support for setting economic sanctions to a whopping 78% even in 1940/41 America. A lot of people who had no idea where Pearl was in December '41 new exactly what Japan was up to in '40 and didn't like it one bit despite the understandable modern misconception that the average American of 1940 would dismiss it as "yellow people killing yellow people." Surely many did but not most and after Pearl Harbor they'd all kick somebody's teeth in for daring to suggest Japan's response to those sanctions was in any way understandable. It's interesting and tragic that Yamamoto was outspoken from that start and 100% clear that they'd lose badly if they couldn't force a peace within the first six months yet even he underestimated the absolute commitment to total victory after Pearl Harbor. If ever an industrialized nation behaved even more like a mad dog than Nazi Germany, it was Imperial Japan.

[@insideoutsideupsidedown2218]

It was a morale booster for the American public, a major eye opener for the Japan, and a foreshadowing of things to come….

[@tomhenry897]

Also got the Japanese to attack midway in haste

[@insideoutsideupsidedown2218]

@@tomhenry897 yes, that was one of the key factors for the Midway operation. I do not think they would have planned an attack on Midway if the Doolittle Raid had not occurred.

[@unlvphysics]

In revenge for the Doolittle Raid the Japanese slaughtered over 250,000 Chinese.

[@Eusouafisica]

@@unlvphysics and then they paid with Hiroshima

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

Take the word "just" out of your comment Inside... and I agree.

[@Stoner075C]

Glad to hear they made it back home, these men should be celebrated and remembered. Thanks again, Dr. Felton.

[@marcuscorder]

Holy hell, I'd never heard of this! Thank you so much for the video, as always, top notch work!

[@ianclark1122]

Dear Mr Felton, I don't know where you find this stuff but I am mightily glad you do. Yet another brilliant piece of work. I hope someone buys me one of your books for me this Christmas......

[@dogbabyproductions]

It was reccomended by a comment

[@oddballsok]

He said it: time magazine 1945…

[@johnned4848]

What a great episode, a helluva story. Brilliantly planned and executed and gutsy as hell. And for the peacenik in me, no one killed.

[@sarangsj8733]

Man What a Story... Never ever had a 1% Idea that Doolittle Raid was not the 1st One but Respect for both Anyway...

[@tianwong152]

Doolittle was the first to use lethal force. We (Chinese) would have used lethal force but the aircraft we had were unable to carry any lethal weapons for the mission.

[@rumpstatefiasco]

THE FELTON FACTOR: Excellently presented & riveting military history, vastly unknown, until now.

[@davemcddd]

Yet another fascinating story that I'd never heard of until now. Thank you Dr. Felton for creating these gems of history!

[@michaelcapeless3268]

Another incisive and revealing story. Another piece of the puzzle. Never had any idea about this chapter, though my father served as one of the 14th Air Force's Flying Tigers in China. Thanks again, Dr. Felton.

[@BigHeadPurple]

Salute to your dad, hero helped China

[@michaelcapeless3268]

@@BigHeadPurple Thanks. From what he told me, it wasn't easy.

[@byronbyron9285]

thank you to your dad, respected forever from Chinese people.... thank you

[@michaelcapeless3268]

@@byronbyron9285 Very gracious of you. Thank you.

[@brianmorgan5739]

The creation of the B-10 came during an unusual moment of consternation for the company’s founder, Glenn Martin. Upset that early prototypes of his YB-10 were slower than its competition, he decided to take a vacation to refocus. Before he left, he told his engineers to move its bomb racks from under the plane’s wing to inside its fuselage. The move inspired a series of key modifications, as Martin engineers expanded the wings to 70 feet in length while adding more powerful twin engines and enlarging the fuselage, inspiring the nickname “the Flying Whale.” The moniker was deceptive. The B-10 was no whale in flight. It was the fastest bomber in the world, capable of outrunning nearly every pursuit plane in America’s arsenal. The aircraft’s internal bomb carriage, which was capable of carrying a 2,000-pound bomb load, and the addition of the world’s first enclosed rotating machine gun turret, an industry innovation, made it as formidable as it was fast. In 1934, Lt. Col. Henry H. Arnold lead a flight of 10 B-10 bombers from Washington, ostensibly on a six-day mapping mission of the Arctic. Using Fairbanks as a base, Arnold’s B-10s photographed more than 200,000 square miles of previously uncharted territory, including new air routes over Russia and the Arctic Circle. But the flight was just as much a show of force to potential adversaries, rapidly moving state-of-the-art aircraft across the country and back again. After the mission Arnold would call the plane “the air power wonder of its day.” Trophies and Salutations The B-10 would go on to serve in every bombardment group in the Air Corps during the 1930s, carrying out the first test of the Norden precision bombsight in 1935, which helped bombardiers calculate the exact moment when a bomb should be dropped to hit a designated target. A year later, variants of the B-10 would be exported overseas, eventually reaching a diverse range of nations, including Russia, China, and Argentina. The B-10 earned Glenn Martin the 1932 Collier Trophy, given for the most outstanding achievement in American aviation. The trophy was personally presented to Martin by President Franklin Roosevelt. It would be the first of six times Martin’s company would have its name inscribed on the bronze trophy. The Dutch Air Force used the B10 until 1955. Hence the B10 though outdated by more modern aircraft by WWII still held her own against the Imperial Japanese Military till the end of the conflict.

[@zali13]

Excellent, thank you for referring to it as it was known at that time: "Nanking"

[@davidlanfranchi8955]

This was undoubtedly the best use of the bombers, limited in number as they were. Also a great feat of navigation over water. Well done, gentlemen.

[@hoosierpatriot2280]

Once again Dr Felton educating me on obscure history I have never heard of. Thank you Dr. Felton!

[@jantjarks7946]

They Doolittle, but impresses a lot. Ok, ok, I show myself out. 🙃

[@rumpstatefiasco]

Well done, you! Word Play is a bygone art, Nice to see it’s not gone extinct.

[@jaytiarks2592]

I believe your a relative my family came from north western Germany to US in 1860's. Family story says we were the Von Tjarks but name altered to just Tiarks.

[@PhilipLeitch]

Always great content, bringing new information to events otherwise well known.

[@uwanttono4012]

A fascinating nugget of history. Thanks for this wonderful vlog Dr. Felton!

[@MVs1940]

As a Chinese-Singaporean, and an avid learner of the Second Sino Japanese War I have never heard of this event before! Thanks Mark for bringing this up!

[@TheRealBlackivy5486]

Another fantastic "tidbit" on the back-burner of history... well done!

[@mitchmatthews6713]

Bringing out little known history. Thank you, Mark!

[@morgan97475]

I had never heard of this raid or knew of this particular aircraft. Thanks for this video.

[@user-me4im4ow1s]

Mark, Thank you so much for covering this rarely talked-about episode in a time when China was on the right side of history. Long live the National Revolutionary Army Air Force! Long live the Republic of China!

[@raypurchase801]

Doolittle was a serious hero. Also competed in the Schneider Trophy races.

[@bigsarge2085]

Fascinating, learned something new!

[@davidvaughn7752]

No stone remains un-turned! Never once have I run across a reference to this daring raid. Riveting and interesting as usual!

[@stratocaster1greg]

2nd plane Travis Hoover was in. He pinned my Pops wings on in the late 50s. Your videos are great Sir!

[@SD-rs6qn]

You're number 1 Mark!

[@sirenloud]

I watch the show so much that intro song is always stuck in my head LOL I look forward to hearing it now lol

[@anthonyparra8049]

Should be mentioned that the first B29 raids were launched from India /China not from the Pacific Islands. That story is worthy of a video all by itself.

[@MisterOcclusion]

So Nagasaki was both the first and the last city in Japan to be raided. That’s almost poetic

[@johncox2865]

As always, Dr. Felton, your work is superb. 👍

[@NiskaMagnusson]

the fact that it was done by a semi-industrialized China that wasn't even united fully under a central government at the time of the invasion makes this all the more impressive

[@ChuckJansenII]

Fascinating story. So the B-10 actually had a few successful missions.

[@isidroramos1073]

I knew of this raid because of Hayao Miyazaki, if you can believe it! He did draw a short manga depicting it many years ago.

[@spudskie3907]

Fascinating! Never knew about this. Love the B-10.

[@joejoe11tennessee]

Another diamond in the rough in regards to WWII. I was pleasantly surprised. Thank you Dr. Felton.

[@ajsliter]

I have a Castle Film 8mm Silent Film Titled "News Parade" with the episode detailing archival footage on the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. I was amazed the first time I saw the film.

[@davidtaflan941]

Another previously little known but fascinating nugget of history. Thanks Dr. Felton!😊

[@buckshot6481]

Fascinating !

[@uktenatsila9168]

Great bit of history! Thank you.

[@daiwan99]

Mark, Thank you for the great story! Someone remembers my father's generation, and remembers their sacrifice.

[@amanacatandhisdog8836]

Always have thoroughly researched facts. Appreciate your vid so much.

[@karoltakisobie6638]

I read somewhere that similar raid was planned using SB-2 bombers but it was canceled in planning stages due to firm objections by Soviets.

[@timu438]

Thanks you for another interesting and educational program. I hadn't ever heard of this raid until now. Great to see all this footage of the old B-10's, too.

[@bohuslavhumplik6744]

Amazing research! Historian Mark Felton, yet again pulls an unbeliavable historical story from the depths of obscurity! I look forward to every new episode!

[@concerned1313]

Excellent, thank you Dr. Felton!

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

This raid deserve a big budget documentary movie.

[@bashirmuhammad8181]

I also thought it was the first! Thanks for another great video.

[@victorhorvat1386]

Ive read of this mission previously but yet again another excellent coverage of a lesser known subject concerning WW2 . Reminds me of the Italian bombing raid of Bahrain in October 1940 which covered a 3, 000 mile return trip to hit the target .

[@johanstahl1497]

I never thought you're descendant of Edward III, mr. Felton. Great and informative video like always anyway. :D

[@Pfsif]

All MI6 are "royalty".

[@geoffreypiltz271]

There are many thousands of descendants of Edward III (1312-1377) after nearly 700 years.

[@exchequerguy4037]

Scotland Yard is shadowing you, Mr. Felton, as a possible leader of a neo-Plantagenet rebellion.

[@wisdomleader85]

There's a documentary about the rightful heir of the Plantagenets today. He lives in Australia and believes in republicanism, not monarchy. Quite ironic if you ask me.

[@paulzammataro7185]

Thank You, Mark. Never knew about this .

[@tdhawk7284]

Yet again, Mr Felton enlightens us about long forgotten WWII history. Thank you, sir!

[@alexandre007opa]

Top notch quality as always

[@tominrichmond]

Another great nugget, never heard this story. What brave flyers.

[@forexdragon]

Thanks for telling this awesome story. Great work as usual Mark!

[@williamromine5715]

By the way, in the U.S. you can use any name you wish, even without a formal name change thru a court procedure, as long as it is not to defraud anyone, or for criminal reasons. You couldn't use it on your driver's license or passport, but you could on a credit card etc.

[@ausnorman8050]

What an amazing story and snippet of history, thanks again Dr Mark Felton!

[@probableflaws3597]

Is there any information on how the leaflets were received in Japan by the public?

[@tt-ew7rx]

They diligently gathered them up to pass on to the authorities or burned them up. These were just desperate enemy propaganda and the nation as one were totally dedicated to imperial expansion.

[@probableflaws3597]

@@tt-ew7rx are there any sources you can provide for further reading?

[@nodarkthings]

Absolutely fascinating, Dr Felton. Thank you.

[@johndufford5561]

Fascinating! Never heard anything about this before. Thank you, Laird.

[@kimwit1307]

Love these unknown bits of history.

[@Olliemets]

Wow !! Who knew? as usual Mark you've enlightened me once again . The Chinese AF used Heinkles from Germany. Fascinating

[@ewok40k]

impressive, to find so obscure air operations....

[@paulmurphy42]

Keep 'em coming Mark!

[@awandrew11]

Well done and thank you Mark for putting history into right perspective!

[@jensenwilliam5434]

Thank you Mark!!

[@blank557]

In Saburu Saki's autobiographical book, "Samurai" , he recounts a successful Chinese bombing raid on a Japanese airfield in Taiwan that destroyed a significant number of planes. The Chinese would have done better in the air war, but they simply did not have the resources and time to train enough pilots to replace the good ones lost in combat. Chennault recounts many new aircraft destroyed by inexperienced Chinese pilots. The Chinese Air Force was equipped with a diverse number of aircraft that rivaled the Finnish Air Force, flying fighters, bombers, transport, and others purchased from the US, Russia, and Italy. I think they may have had even some German aircraft as well.

[@ENiceGeo]

Chennault also noted that the Italian air force instructors, sent to train Chinese pilots, were worthless. The Italians sent over inferior planes and graduated anyone who survived pilot training.

[@PeterOkeefe54]

Just an amazing historical teacher...thanx Doc

[@paulc6471]

Yay! On a Sunday too!

[@justanotherviewer52]

Thanks for the look at some forgotten history Mark.

[@makawskie]

Another great video!

[@wampastompastomp]

thank you for bringing this story to the western audience. Even most Chinese don't know about this!