The Two P-40 Pilots that Defended Pearl Harbor - Historical Recreation - IL-2 Sturmovik Flight Sim

[@jackwagner759]

I was lucky enough to meet Ken Taylor in 1991. His son was our commander in the Alaska Air National Guard In Anchorage.

[@ManThatsMental]

He was a good man.

[@johnmarksmith1120]

What an honor that must have been. I can't imagine hearing that story directly from him, wow.

[@whiteonggoy7009]

@@johnmarksmith1120 careful of internet bs...stolen glory

[@billness2635]

I was in the 176th MAPF as a loadmaster from 1978-1984 and flew a few trips with Commander Taylor.

[@flack2998]

:0

[@Aegirak]

That’s just insane to be denied the CMOH because they took off without authorization! Screw that! They fought to defend against enemy incursion!

[@jjlee4009]

I was just about to say that myself! These men defended Pearl Harbor and the government denies The Congressional Medal of Honor because he took off without authorization?!?! Ridiculous!

[@georgepantazis141]

They saved lives,and got pay back,(and a worlds tanks,that's there reward)🇭🇲🇺🇲

[@frostyvr9805]

The thing that makes no sense to me is why they would order the few planes they did have to stay on the ground

[@khankrum1]

What was insane was the Commander that did not disperse his aircraft, and left them nicely parked up in nice rows!

[@FreedomDefender07]

I totally agree. Even assuming that the order was issued to save the lives of the pilots to fight another day with better odds of survival, their fellow men in arms were being slaughtered out there. How could you even sleep at night after what happened that day knowing that you had a chance to save more lives and didn't take it?

[@edwardpate6128]

The old P-40 always sold short and not given the credit it was due. A very underrated fighter.

[@weldorman8495]

A P-40 got one of the last "kills" of WW2. It shot down a Japanese fire balloon over Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford B.C. Canada.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

With a Merlin / Packard engine it would have not been worse than a Spitfire!

[@samburkes7552]

Very, very true..If it had a better powerplant, similar to a Merlin, would ve been a different ballgame! The Allison was a good, ok, fairly dependsble V-12, but they tended to foul plugs if idled too long, like taxiing, warm-up, etc. My Dad flew a P-40, civilian plane /flight for a guy he knew that owned one. He relayed to us certain qualities, inequities, etc. Narrow gear track made it a bit difficult to handle on take-off, landing, some taxiing with cross-winds. Very maneuverable craft for what it was.

[@samburkes7552]

@@weldorman8495 Didn't know that..

[@samburkes7552]

@@Schlipperschlopper Exactly!! Stated/Opined that earlier..Essentially, Curtiss designed it with that Allison V-1710 earmarked for it. Remrmber::P-38s used the Allison, as did the early models of the N.A. P-51 Mustang!!

[@armychief5]

Outstanding piece of work. Other than the movie "Pearl Harbor", I've never seen anything else about the courage of these brave men the morning of December 7, 1941.

[@MarsFKA]

This video is full of historical and factual inaccuracies, but it is superior in every way to that awful Michael Bay abortion.

[@fritzcolburn]

Tora! Tora! Tora! is the most accurate portrayal. The channel "History Buffs" has an excellent breakdown of it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4HJlYSlmZ17itk

[@bluemarshall6180]

2:39 like in the movie Tora tora tora. Went to the airfield. Not like the love story pearl harbor.

[@mitchnorton3709]

That movie Pearl Harbor got so much wrong. Good effort, but no cigar.

[@northernlight4614]

Tora Tora Tora was a much better film then Pearl Harbor (Bora Bora Bora).

[@kenmyers6839yfdgbj]

Thank you for honoring the memory of these two outstanding HEROES.

[@TJ3]

And yes, before you guys ask, these are European planes in Japanese livery. There are no pacific planes in the game yet, so I have done my best with what I have. Thanks!

[@mbproductions2292]

What game is it?

[@mbproductions2292]

War thunder?

[@TJ3]

@@mbproductions2292 IL-2 Sturmovik

[@itsme_arthur7563]

Why not moving to War Thunder?

[@badeshka4143]

@@itsme_arthur7563 cause it takes forever to get to the planes you need unless you do a campaign which wouldnt come out as good as something like a custom battle, also war thunder isnt as realistic

[@fritzcolburn]

Honestly don't care about the inaccuracies. The point was to tell their story and you did it well. An epilogue: Major George Lewis Schwartz (Welch) is believed by many to be the actual first pilot to break the sound barrier. It's not recognized because it was yet another unauthorized flight. He died in 1954 ejecting from an F-100. Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross x3 Air Medal x2 Brigadier General Kenneth M. Taylor went on to many more years of distinguished service. Eventually leading the Alaska Air National Guard. He died in 2006 in Arizona. Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Purple Heart Air Medal

[@butchyshoe]

Thank you so much for their service records. That's some great information about those pilots !!!

[@RedRuffinsore]

Kenneth Taylor came to my Junior High School in Denver right when the movie Tora Tora Tora came out (1969?) and spoke to my class.

[@samburkes7552]

Wow!! Cool! Y'all lucky there!!

[@christopherlane5238]

That must have been amazing!

[@jayfrank1913]

1970?

[@RedRuffinsore]

@@jayfrank1913 Maybe...it's been a long time ago!

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

Can't these two pilots be honored NOW with the MEDAL OF HONOR?

[@aircraftsupport5800]

I sure hope so.

[@easterworshipper730]

Ben affleck and Josh harnett?

[@VoltF1]

They were I believe.

[@scottlelightener7165]

George Welch did get nominated

[@timothycurvin7670]

That was really cool! I had never heard this story before, and now I'll never forget it. Great job!

[@mattlad2004]

Theres a movie in the pearl harpor 2001 as it follows these pilots

[@josemariabonifacioescoda96]

what injustice done by the authorities they went up to fight without authority to defend the defenceless Pearl Harbor was greater than being authoroized THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN THE HIGHEST MEDAL OF HONOR

[@dennisvanbuytene7339]

I Agree totally, When heroic initiative is punished will never make sense to me.

[@nickpaulie]

ABSOLUTELY!

[@Purvis-dw4qf]

It is a little ironic that several navy admirals and captains were given the Medal of Honor at Pearl Harbor but these two heroic pilots were not awarded the medal.

[@jerbacher5069]

Yes 360 Japanese fighters against 2 American fighters. I agree! Unbelievable courage!!

[@erichanson7388]

Kenneth Taylor would later become Brigadier General. The first Adjunct General of the Alaska Air National Guard before retiring from military service.

[@samburkes7552]

That's great! Wasn't aware of that!! Kudos to him!!

[@TJ3]

Put in a ton of work in this video, so I hope you guys enjoy it! Please consider supporting me on Patreon and get access to awesome bonus videos! Patreon.com/TJ3Gaming

[@Keawe69]

damn dude 70 veiws in 12 mins dats fast

[@Keawe69]

102 NOW

[@thegarz1963]

What is the name of the game ? Is available for XBox or PC only ?

[@Keawe69]

@@thegarz1963 the game is called il 2 on steam and yes its only on pc

[@martinhill6439]

the folks who make the rules should have there rank taking away theses to men fought there life for the army & the world & you had to make it look like youbwas doing your job here these to men fighting for the world you cant tell me you could gave them both the medal of honor your low rent both of you& you know if these 2 men didnt do what they did you wouldnt be sitting on ass making you good but no if you had any balls you would turn this around look how many lives they saved &plans also it will be a cold day in hell to let this go by &i hope youboth have some bad dreams all the time & i know you wont reply but i dont care..m

[@thomasb1889]

I have read that the Japanese aircrews were impressed with how fast the anti-aircraft fire came online. Also from what I know Welch and Taylor got off the ground with no incidents and flew toward Pearl Harbor for a little bit before running into a dive bomber squadron which they were able to shoot done several.

[@raymclarkesr9371]

AMAZING!!! SUCH HEROES!!! thank you -- from this Navy vet..for putting these together!!

[@robertsandberg2246]

"Well, we are in for it now..." - my great grandfather Earl Fletcher upon hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor on the radio of his 1937 Chevrolet returning home from church in Bagley, MN, Sunday, December 7, 1941, as told to me by my grandmother in 2009.

[@mrofnocnon]

Another case were senior officers did not have any common sense or any idea of the situation. Well done pilots!

[@billstrossman1134]

For some reason General Short and Admiral Kimmel were not in the intelligence network or they would not have made the mistakes they did.

[@milano61]

Small clarification @ 43 seconds is needed. It was the Territory of Hawaii, a US possession, and was not called the "United States" at that time. Hawaii attained statehood in 1959. I lived there from 1950 to 1959 and we used to visit "the states" or go "stateside" or "visit the mainland". Beautiful video overall.

[@MrLikeke]

I was born in T.H. We lived on O'ahu until the early 1970s. It was a wonderful time.

[@MrLikeke]

@Doctor Blome You may have known my brother at Kailua Intermediate.

[@williamjordan5554]

United States territory is part of the United States whether a state or not. It's American territory. For better or worse, the term "United States of America" is the name of our country wherever its territory lies. Japan attacked the US.

[@gmupton]

Good job recreating this historical event. 50 yrs. ago I did a 'touch-n-go' landing, flying an old 1940 Interstate Cadet, into the then and still abandoned, weed covered, Haleiwa Airfield. It was fun flying solo into that old airstrip. I wonder what it was like for Welch and Taylor back in Dec.7, 1941?

[@samburkes7552]

Gmupton: Would that be the little Culver Cadet?? Curious. Dad started to tell us of this little plane..never got around to it..

[@gmupton]

@@samburkes7552 Hi Sam, The 'Interstate Cadet' is quite a different aircraft from the 'Culver Cadet'. It is a high-winged, tandem, fabric covered tail-dragger, much like the old Piper Cubs. Check out the KZbin video: Interstate Cadet "The Pearl", for all the stats on this historical aircraft.

[@marine-pilot4511]

Outstanding! Thanks for doing that... Made me proud to watch!

[@smellyfella5077]

Thank you for remembering Pearl Harbor Day. And a job well done on the video.

[@smellyfella5077]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHXQp6Oqhtabi9E

[@samburkes7552]

..Good God bless them all!!**

[@khaccanhle1930]

Well, this film made on a laptop was more historically correct than that massive budget film "Pearl Harbor".

[@mhpineiro]

It is interesting to see that the Kawasaki Ki-61 (Tony) attacked Pearl Harbor, when their initial prototypes went into action over Yokohama during the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942. This has a tremendous historical rigor ... strange that we do not see Mickey Mouse fighting alongside the Americans. LOL

[@davidtaylor8002]

A more accurate portrayal of the events of Dec. 7, 1941, was the movie "Tora Tora Tora". That movie was based in part, from the book "At Dawn We Slept" by John Toland

[@c2jones]

@@mhpineiro My thoughts exactly. Those prematurely enamored with any "historical accuracy" of this video, clearly don't know any better. Only long range carrier planes of course attacked Pearl Harbor. Not Tony fighters. There's other inaccuracies as well. Too numerous to list.

[@scottgarvey5779]

Excellent recreation. Good homage to 2 pilots who got up against the odds and took on the attacking Japanese force. Very enjoyable.

[@adrianopucdihon2265]

Great courage and outstanding service to one's country.it is a great honor to have people like them.

[@milliondollarsooner]

Yesterday, December 7th 1941

[@jhwongxina2940]

Its tomorrow

[@vitorhaase8004]

@@jhwongxina2940 how do you know Hitler

[@chrishicks5181]

A day that will live, in infamy

[@tomjustis7237]

This is the first of your vids I've seen and I am awed by both the graphics and historical detail. It only took this one for me to subscribe!

[@rickyc8026]

They should put statues at Pearl Harbor of George Welch and Kenneth Taylor. This story needs to be told and these 2 guys deserve more credit !!

[@fabiana7157]

1:44 damn, they look so young too.

[@hariszark7396]

Most pilots must have been at ages 18-25 in every country in WW2. Seeing them in video footage they look around 30-35+....

[@pedroarthur919]

@@hariszark7396 Erich Hartmann (best ww2 ace) started flying at the age of 17

[@hariszark7396]

@@pedroarthur919 Yes, all of them too young...

[@DataWaveTaGo]

The Brits had a saying about fighter pilots "The best age is 20 years or under. Any older and you know better."

[@glenlee800]

They were young!

[@weissrw1]

I love your history videos. I gave you a hard time about the command decisions you made in your armed recon video, but this more than makes up for that! Keep up the good work.

[@anthonymellado5578]

These two represent the bravery, selflessness and loyalty that young men use to possess.

[@dragonmeddler2152]

Thanks for creating an outstanding video. Appreciate your thoughtful inclusion of part of FDR's address to congress on Monday, December 8, 1941. Shows you value historical detail and proves your craft means more to you than just a game. Carry on!

[@TJ3]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kurtisgothreaux7254]

Nice work. The takeoff sequence backed with the instrumental is fantastic!

[@shawmcgee1531]

One version is Welch & Taylor had been partying in Honolulu all night. They were debating returning to their quarters to sleep, or go to breakfast & a last round of drinking first, when they observed the Japanese attack start. Thats a much more fun version.

[@devonmickle1959]

A common theme from Japanese pilots returning to their carriers was how impressed they were with the speed that US gunners got into action. Their attack was not without losses of their own. I’m pretty sure they lost a key bomber pilot there.

[@evancortez2]

outnumbered and outgunned and yet they still went up and faced the overwhelming odds against them - this is why they are called the GREATEST GENERATION

[@jeffreyjohnstone2765]

Australian pilot Clive Caldwell was the top scoring P40 pilot of WW2 with 22.5 kills and a further 5 kills in a MK5 Spitfire.

[@flack2998]

A soldier fights not because he hates the things in front of him, but he loves the things behind him

[@michaelfiguly1654]

Two gutsy guys, real heroes during a rough time.

[@jayfrank1913]

They just wanted to grab the glory first. /s

[@dragoflight2noname952]

Real fact 2 P-36 hawks got airborne to defend Pearl Harbor

[@dragoflight2noname952]

And the P-40's should be B/C models with 4 wing mounted .30cals and 2 nose mounted. 50cals

[@jamesbednar8625]

Total of 7 American aircraft got off the ground & fought that day. Taylor/Welch were credited with destroying 6 enemy aircraft between them (Taylor = 4 / Welch = 2). The other 5 pilots were credited with 4 enemy aircraft combined (depending on source, actually enemy aircraft destroyed may vary).

[@dennisarmenta4935]

These 2 pilots never got a shot at a zero. It was one of the p36 pilots that made the first shoot down of a a6m zero that morning.

[@cristobalalvarez5491]

@@dennisarmenta4935 proof

[@rolliepollie94]

@@dennisarmenta4935 where did you get your info from? Defense Network credits Welch with shooting down 4 aircraft, one of those was an A6M.

[@avcatalina2932]

Very nice!! This is such a great mini-movie and I love the action on the planes

[@cmendla]

Fantastic video - I knew the story. This is a fantastic way of telling it.

[@lucklassen]

Great video with some super dynamic shots. Nice to see these historical depictions. It's a shame they did not manage to get more planes and pilots up that fateful day!

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Actually a few more did. Including future Ace Gabby Gabreski.

[@samburkes7552]

@@WALTERBROADDUS Wowwee!! Didn't know Gabreski was part of that! Thought he started his pursuit career with the 8th Air Force vs. the Luftwaffe!! My all-time hero!!**

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@samburkes7552 Yep... Flying a P-36 for the 45th fighter Sqn. at Wheeler Field. Then he Flew with a RAF Polish Sqn before joining the 8th AF.

[@jerryavalos9610]

Welch and Taylor flew P-40B Tomahawks over Pearl Harbor, their kills were Val dive bombers, but they did not shoot down any Zero fighters despite what the film Tora, Tora, Tora depicted. Taylor did encounter a formation of 8 Zero's, one of which pursued him but broke off presumably to go back to his carrier.

[@hamishneilson7140]

I wanna see the pacific in IL2 sooo badly, carrier gameplay would be so fun in multiplayer

[@oceanhome2023]

The 2 cranes on either side of the Dry Dock.in Pearl Harbor drove them back and forth to stymie attacks on the ships parked in the dock . I don’t know if it did any good .

[@brucenadeau2172]

till destroyed the gunner on the penn used it for targeting info

[@semtexpancakes]

Rasmussen was a P-40 pilot too, he just couldn't find a P-40. Him, Welch and Taylor might be the ones we all know, but there were at least two more Army guys that managed to get in the air. It wasn't impossible at Wheeler either, everyone except Welch and Taylor took off from there after the attack began.

[@mandst5466]

Great film making, thanks for putting the work in !

[@paulbridge3042]

You do an excellent job of these videos. Most of us appreciate the time and work you put in. Keep it up

[@Strandjutter]

Incredibly brave and skilled pilots! Amazing what they did, that day. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@timhays4290]

Thanks for the video. I have been a WW2 history buff since childhood (1960s) growing up around many WW2 veterans. Never knew these two men's names. Was not sure if the movie Pearl Harbor was factual or just Hollywood about two P-40s getting airborne. Welch & Taylor were the type of men that won WW2. Both Admiral Kimmel and General Short were relieved of their commands at Pearl after the attack. I wonder what happened to the officer that ordered Welch & Taylor not to go back up? At the very least the jackass should have been sent somewhere to shuffle paperwork. "It's too dangerous." I can hear one of these two pilots respond, "no sir, it is a target rich environment".

[@jamiehanson5567]

My dad was a gunnery instructor in the Warhawk fresh out of flight school . He then went to 359 fg/370fs out of East Wretham England. He was Ray Wetmore's wingman (see Aces & Unicorns) in the p-51 b & p-51-d. Nice video, well done and I'll look for more from you.

[@samburkes7552]

..I salute your Dad, Jamie Hanson, and heroes like him...Never shall forget!!

[@evolve117]

have any of you guys tried il2 1946, that game is a good one with a pearl harbor map

[@eg395]

Just watched it, and it’s Dec 8th. Very eerie to hear President Roosevelt say, “Yesterday... Dec 7th.” Great video.

[@stesilaus1688]

Thank you so much for this. I remember that the movie Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) did show George Welch and Kenneth Taylor racing to the airfield, getting airborne and engaging the Japanese aircraft. But their storyline was cut short in the movie. I've long wondered what became of them, how many aircraft they shot down and whether or not they survived. With this video, you've answered some very old questions that I had!

[@larrywhalen596]

Thank You for taking the time to develope and post this presentation on one of the most important 'incidents' in U.S. history as the farther distant an incident becomes, the less acknowledgement is mentioned.

[@Ash-yl3zc]

Completely unrelated, but i can't be the only person who loved it when that Zero went into the iconic spiral crash at 8:25

[@samburkes7552]

No, you're not alone!! I dug it too!!

[@arnddegenhard2278]

Take a look at the cockpit and the undercarriage - this japanese plane never was a Zero! I think, it's a russian Lavochkin fighter in japanese colors ...

[@VaughnDJs]

right Arnd Degenhard, a Russian Lavochkin La-5 but in a Japanese color scheme for the video, but why?

[@Ash-yl3zc]

Yes, it definetly looks like a La-5 I think the Red circles threw me off, and the fact that they were supposed to be Zeros

[@t34calliope]

@@VaughnDJs there weren’t any naval planes in the game at the time

[@lawyers9]

A little lengthy, but an incredible recreation! Those guys had balls of steel like ALL of those guys in WWII.

[@flimsyjimnz]

My uncle Gordon Henry Steege, DSO, DFC (RAAF) -while he flew Hurricanes and even Spitfires, told me he most loved flying Kittyhawks.

[@samburkes7552]

Saluting him, there!! Just read a Google dissertation about Hawker Hurricanes aside with Curtiss P-40 "Tomahawks" over doen under there in the early pt. ofthe War!

[@SmedleyDouwright]

RAAF flew a lot of Kittyhawks with great success. I've recently seen some videos about 75 Squadron at Port Morseby, and I'm thinking about buying a book on Amazon about them. Apparently, they were assembled quickly with most pilots being right out of flight school. They had very little flight time in the P-40 before they entered combat. Despite this, they did surprisingly well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJqnpnywqJ12j8k "44 Days: 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia" by Michael Veitch

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

You did a great job using a flight sim to tell an excellent story. Good on you mate.

[@alyciamarrison2916]

Well done for highlighting these two mens story! I had hear little of this before & this gives a nice visual reperesentation even if the Il-" flight som did not have the correct planes & liveries. Thanks!

[@peterkirgan6850]

Great video well done !! These guys in my eyes are heroes!!! Thanks heaps

[@larryfukunaga9250]

I think these are the 2 Army-Air Force pilots that took off from that small military air strip at Haleiwa, on Oahu's north shore. Such bravery would be demonstrated time and again during WWII!

[@brucestorey3400]

Great vid. Learned something new from this production. Well done.

[@gregross7656]

Very nice job done of making this historic video. well done. My late uncle, (my dad's older brother) served in the USAAF in Europe, 1943-45, and came home unscathed.

[@MrLemonbaby]

I enjoyed this vid very much and want to thank you for the pleasure and instruction it offered. I've sub'd of course and have to say it's disheartening how many "viewed" while so few subscribed. Making such vids you are of course providing a story line, coherent or not so much. You did a great job with story, including, for example, the automobile racing to the field. Very well done.

[@egorusov1862]

Thanks for your content!

[@pmshanahan100]

Well done. You're reenactment is awesome.

[@robertbarrientos3130]

Awesome work of recounting the exciting exploits of these brave pilots...kuddos...🇺🇸

[@dinosoarmotorsports]

Love this video. Would almost commission you to recreate some of the great Navy Aces battles...McCampell of Samar in Oct '44 for nine (probably 11), or Vraciu's 6 during the Turkey Shoot. Hell, many others in the Pacific.

[@errolhooker4686]

A good story about two very brave men, in Kittyhawks that were outdated even at that time.

[@brucenadeau2172]

not p 40c kittyhawks they are p 40b tomahawks they have the 50 cal over the engine, kittyhawks had 6 50 cal in the wings

[@samburkes7552]

@@brucenadeau2172 Wow!! I think you may be right there!! I get confused these days which P-40 was appelated what "-Hawk", and the ordnance pkge??

[@arnddegenhard2278]

P-40 Piloten wurden ausdrücklich davor gewarnt, sich mit den Zeros auf einen "Dogfight" einzulassen, da die Zero der P 40 an Geschwindigkeit mindestens ebenbürtig und an Wendigkeit haushoch überlegen war. Im Kurvenkampf hatte die P-40 keine Chance, wenn sie einem gut ausgebildeten gegnerischem Piloten gegenüberstand. Von hinten oben waren ihre Chancen weitaus besser, da die Zero faktisch keinerlei Panzerschutz und keine selbstdichtenden Tanks besaß und somit oft bereits nach ein paar Treffern in Flammen aufging. Dieser Umstand brachte der Zero später den Spitznamen "One shot lighter" ein.

[@ual737ret]

Imagine if 40 or 50 P40s were able to get airborne that day. It would have been a different story for the Japanese.

[@rsg1963]

That was better than I expected. Nicely done.

[@jimnewton4064]

Thank you for all the work you did in producing this video, I didn't know that they were ordered to remain on the ground when the Japanese came in with their second wave. I learned something today I will never forget.

[@windward563]

Ah yes, the December 7th video came early, really good.

[@numberpirate]

Thanks for making this, its nice as an American to see things that actually make me proud.

[@nunyurbyznes7611]

I think the film Tora Tora Tora cronicles their explots! Great video, loved it! Thanks so much!

[@bluejeans8001]

Excellent piece of work to honor this heroic act during the Pearl Harbor attack. 👍👍👍

[@kepler186f4]

Excellent job! The same attack fleet hit Ceylon in April, 1942.

[@janesaints5249]

The airfield at Hale'iwa still exists and the show "LOST" was filmed near by.

[@rileycpo]

Awesome presentation! Only one problem...it wasn't long enough. Nice!

[@motorTranz]

Beautiful and inspiring! Excellent job! Thank you.

[@bennybenitez2461]

Outstanding

[@MrLikeke]

There is a Zeke lying in Kailua Bay offshore from Kaneohe Bay MCAS. It was shot down by a USMC aircraft which was also shot down. I do not remember the type aircraft. There was a marble memorial on the rocky bluff above the final resting place of the USMC aircraft. Inset in the marble column was a photograph of the Marine pilot which had been transferred onto a ceramic tile.

[@theloneranger8725]

These two pilots were already experienced air warriors in aerial dogfighting. Before being stationed at Pearl Harbor, they fought in England against the Germans for Britain and had already shot down Messerschmitts and Heinkels. Their experience is one reason they were so successful against the Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor.

[@danielhallback]

Great video, impressed by the recreation and style !

[@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423]

We'll done, and thank you for keeping the memories alive!

[@ronaldstephenson4380]

The only complaint would be that the game didn't have the correct Japanese planes. Otherwise it was a great video. Very impressed with your deflection shooting. I join a while ago and have watch many videos you've posted.

[@dusanrajicic3373]

True...on Pearl Harbour atack was diferent japanese plains, not model which this video shows...the plains like Nakajima ki43 Oscar, and Mitshubishi A6m2 21 Zeke...

[@samburkes7552]

@@dusanrajicic3373 ..True. You use what you've got..!

[@salembeeman370]

TJ3 nice work. Always nice to be reminded o f those who came before and their selfless heroic actions

[@threvalu]

Really enjoyed this video, and have always been impressed with what these two heroes did on that fateful day. I agree with what some others have posted regarding the sheer idiocy (my term) of the 'stand down' order issued after their first sortie. Having stated this I do have an observation which is admittedly critical yet not meant to be derisive. The first Japanese aircraft depicted being shot down is ( I believe) a KI-61 'Tony' which unless I'm mistaken was not in service that early in the war and moreover not used as a front line shipboard based fighter. The other Japanese fighters are not Zero's (Zeke's) but almost certainly Russian Lavochkin Lagg-5s with meatball insignia. Otherwise a very enjoyable and well done piece

[@sniper59jl]

Eagle eye...¡¡¡ you are 100% right 👍

[@derekrusso6069]

Cool video the P40s is a cool plane

[@samburkes7552]

..Yes, it was. Probably the best single-engine fighter we had at that time, other than Lockheed's P-38 Lightning. It was a tad slow, and the Allison V-12 tended to foul plugs at too long an idle, too rich mixture. Narrow gear spacing made it a bit difficult on takeoff & landing...but a helluva a fighting plane!!

[@arnddegenhard2278]

@@samburkes7552 Zumindest bei Pearl Harbor war sie der modernste Jäger, über den die amerikanischen Flieger verfügten. An Wendigkeit war sie der Zero haushoch unterlegen, aber im Gegensatz zur Zero konnte sie auch eine Menge Treffer wegstecken, während die Zero aufgrund ihrer faktisch nicht vorhandenen Panzerung und ohne selbstdichtende Tanks häufig schon nach wenigen Treffern in Flammen aufging oder direkt explodierte.

[@auralfury]

great vid and a bit of history there..good to show the actual pilots...your hard work paid off imo

[@dacarls]

I was lucky enough to be towed up in a glider from this historic Haleiwa airfield in 1968. It belonged to a famous BeachCat designer still seen on Waikiki Beach. I spent the whole day pulling up his buddies using his Ford V8 Flathead 1952 Mercury stationwagon and a long cable. A beautiful day, and my only glider ride ever. ToraToraTora was filmed all over Oahu & Pearl Harbor one summer, and the fakey painted Zeroes attacked Pearl really LOW! Oil was still leaking out of the Arizona back then. Now too, probably, and you can read the names of its crew still down there. Welch & Taylor well deserved the MOH.

[@kenfox22]

Great 👍 graphics in this video 📷. Thank You for your hard work.

[@AggressivelyMediocre]

Imagine being told “Son, you would have been awarded for your galant feet however no one ordered you to be a hero so you’re out of luck.”

[@StephenLuke]

RIP George Welch (1918-1954) and Kenneth M. Taylor (1919-2006)

[@TyroneSayWTF]

Nice effort; kudos to you for a job well done!

[@TJ3]

Thanks man!

[@danielfmontero]

Thank you I learned new things

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

Excellent simulation! Considering that both Ken and George had gone to a party just the night before and guzzled down some booze, I can only imagine the hangover they must have had while getting into the air and gunning down those six Zeros. That's Medal of Honor material in my book - will someone SERIOUSLY award them posthumously NOW!?

[@michaelfuller2378]

Well done my friend, well done!

[@rickyc8026]

These 2 fighter pilots are real heroes. Their bravery during chaos says it all.