War Thunder - Corsair

[@WOTArtyNoobs]

I was wondering if Jingles was going to mention the Corsair pilot who found out that his guns had jammed, but still managed to bring down a Japanese twin-engined transport plane by cutting off the tail of the enemy aircraft with his over-sized solid aluminum propeller! He returned to base missing a few inches of his propeller blades!

[@MrAcuta73]

I remember that story...been a long time since I heard it. Thanks for the reminder!

[@korbell1089]

war brings out some really weird stories, my favorite, has to be the F4F that beat the Japanese Betty bomber to death with his landing gear.

[@Taka_Yamato]

@@korbell1089 you got the sources for that?

[@andrewcipriano2890]

@@Taka_Yamato One of Drachinifels guadalcanal videos

[@korbell1089]

@@Taka_Yamato ok friend, you caught me at the beginning of a sleep cycle and it was one of those small stories reported by a commander of a ship during the battle of Guadalcanal, so give me 24 hours and I will dig up the name and incident for you. Sorry I can't be more specific at this moment.

[@1110jesse]

I've lost count.. what millenia we are in? These WT vids are coming down like raindrops and I love it :D

[@jerrysmooth24]

its the only good thing about living in the future jingles WT uploads

[@ram3n_no0dle]

Because WoWs and Wot have fallen we get to watch this much better content 😎

[@theapostatejack8648]

And a history narrative too!

[@theGreenChangeling]

I think we're in the early 2080's, but I might be wrong

[@GUIZAR-kr2cj]

@@ram3n_no0dle Exactly. I really hope we see more Ground realistic though say like the Tigers, Shermans and maybe even modern tanks like the abrams or leopards.

[@billyhyde1415]

Another fun fact about the F4U - despite the fact that they went to such extremes to shorten the landing gear, Corsairs still weren't cleared for use on US Aircraft Carriers for most of the war. The gull wings could dip and cause dangerous stalls and spins at low landings, and the cockpit, set extremely far back for such a big-nosed plane, provided extremely low visibility on the higher-speed landings that were needed. That's why VMF-214 (and the Marines in general) got and exploited Corsairs, while the Navy didn't - by the time the kinks were worked out of the Corsair for US carrier use, the Navy had decided on uniformly adopting Hellcats, which were much easier to land on carriers despite using the same engine (which was also used in the P-47 Thunderbolt, by the way, AND on the B-29 Superfortress). The Hellcat solved the problem of the Double Wasp's engine by the same way it was solved in the P-47 - if you look closely, you can see that the Hellcat's forward fuselage is actually more oval-shaped, with the wings attaching slightly below the engine, rather than in line with the bottom of it, as was the case with most planes sporting a single radial engine.

[@nattybumpo7156]

The B 29 did not use the excellent R 2800. It wore the R 3350.

[@ret7army]

The thunderbolt's landing gear was also designed to shrink on retraction which contributed to it's high cost being the most expensive US single engine fighter of WWII as well as the heaviest.

[@PNurmi]

The Brits overcame all of this by not coming in straight for a carrier landing but basically turned into the landing. Thus, giving the pilot the visual look of the deck to make a safe landing. Once this was accepted by the US Navy, it was then approved for carrier ops.

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

@@nattybumpo7156 I don't remember which bombers DID use the R 2800, but I have seen one that was used in a bomber on a stand at the American Heritage Museum. I was told which model it came out of at the time, but it's been almost a year since and I didn't take notes at the time.

[@jarink1]

@@benjaminmiddaugh2729 Non-single engine fighters that used the R-2800 include the B-26 Marauder, C-46 Commando, PV-1 Ventura, PV-2 Harpoon, and P-61 Black Widow.

[@sailingmaster]

I hope I'm remembering this story correctly. There were a number of Corsairs that were in RN service at the end of the war, and according to the Lend/Lease agreement, the US would be reimbursed for those planes that remained in RN inventory after the war. So... there was a fairly large number of Corsairs that were rolled off the decks of RN CVs into the ocean and listed as wartime losses. Funny and sad at the same time.

[@robertdevito5001]

Wow, that’s surprisingly competent of them, I would’ve figured they’d order another batch of a thousand corsairs like a day before Japan surrendered. I guess sometime between selling capital ships to imperial Japan and selling fighter jet technology to Cold War era USSR for use in “civilian” aircraft and then not getting paid for it, the British had a moment of foreign relations brilliance.

[@GaldirEonai]

@@robertdevito5001 Selling warships to Japan was a solid strategic move at the time. They'd been allies for a while and there was no indication that would ever change. Their goals were aligned, relations were cordial and both sides trusted and respected each other. But the US flat-out refused to sign any part of the interwar naval treaties if they didn't break up that alliance, so that's what ended up happening (incidentally, this was also a massive boost for the "let's go to war with the US" faction in Japan).

[@forcea1454]

@@robertdevito5001 Given that Britain was building and selling capital ships to Japan from 1894 to 1906, and that these were pre-dreadnoughts, I would hardly describe this as incompetent, especially given Britain had been in an alliance with Japan since 1902. By the time Japan was seen as a competitor to Britain in the 1920s, and before they became an outright enemy in 1941, Japan had long since developed it's own industrial capacity to build warships, and did not make use of British designs.

[@jimminey-fooking-cricket4903]

I recall that as well I believe it was in the world at war T.V series that showed the corsairs going over the side but it's been 30 odd years since I have seen that show.

[@dogsnads5634]

@@forcea1454 The Kongo was delivered in 1913, built at Barrow in Furness.

[@shanchat]

Sorry to be that guy but Charles Lindbergh wasn't the first man to fly across the Atlantic. He was the first to do it solo. Alcock and Brown were the first men to fly across the Atlantic in 1919 and the were British.

[@Minanonn]

The actual Vickers Vimy they flew in is preserved at the Science Museum in London, on the upper floor. I've been there, and it's ...... surprisingly small

[@kaltaron1284]

Well, so he was the first man and they were the first men. ;-)

[@kaltaron1284]

@@Minanonn I'm pretty sure they checked their wills before embarking on that trip. Early aviation was a little bit dangerous. Not that later prototypes were less lethal of course.

[@jfan4reva]

Alcock and Brown were the first to fly across the Atlantic non-stop. The U.S. Navy did it about the same time using 3 seaplanes, each with a crew of 6, but two didn't fly the full route, and the one that did took 24 days, arriving two weeks before Alcock and Brown, stopping after each of the 5 legs of the flight. The Navy did it to demonstrate that the flying boats met their design goal of being able to cross the Atlantic under their own power, so that they could be delivered to Europe without taking up precious cargo space on ships. They were intended to be used for anti-submarine patrols. Kudos to Alcock and Brown though. If they ran into trouble, they would just have been another pair of aviators who disappeared trying to cross the Atlantic.

[@tsunsu]

Ya but amilia airhart was the first lady pilot to fly acrossed as well. Or did ppl forget that hurray for gender equlity.

[@laisy961]

He just casually rolls out of the head-on attacks, he has some balls, that's for sure.

[@Cthippo1]

That is not a smart tactic in War Thunder, 50/50 chance you'll lose, and giving the enemy an even fight is never a good idea!

[@laisy961]

@@Cthippo1 definitely not. As they say, there is only a fine line separating bravery and stupidity.

[@alialkharassani3958]

@@Cthippo1 well if you got an aircraft with 4x20mms mounted closer to the airframe, and you know your aircraft can take a beating before getting shot down its not really 50 50. it mostly why you see corsairs and FW190s forcing headons where as a spitfire would avoid that

[@conor9848]

@@alialkharassani3958 it still basically is, a stray 20mm going into your engine or cockpit will still mess your day up. The only impressive thing in this replay was the 8 kills, was still shit gameplay

[@mkba9291]

@@alialkharassani3958 thing is , he"s doing head on with axis planes , those have more guns than common sense

[@basildaoust2821]

That was one of my favourite war series "Black Sheep" that I watched when I was growing up along with MASH of course.

[@DeliveryMcGee]

Had to be a sitcom because people wouldn't believe it as a drama retelling the real-life events.

[@basildaoust2821]

@@DeliveryMcGee To be fair it was a bit like Hogan's Heros (If my memory serves me) who were all about not escaping from a POW camp. And yes that plane has always been my favourite.

[@VosperCDN]

I hear that theme anytime I see a Corsair.

[@Rosatodi2006]

We are poor little lambs, who have lost our way, baa, baa, baa.

[@termigasts5227]

yep, watched that then Airwolf, Knight Rider, and then Macguyver, man what a time to be alive

[@EmoSquirrel781]

Lindberg's work in WWII as a civilian would be a super interesting story to dig into for a Mingles. He also, iirc, did a lot to optimize the performance of the P-38, and due to his testing on engine settings was able to get fuel efficiency maximized enough to make the strike against Yamamoto possible.

[@Orca19904]

Jingles: *calls aircraft US Navy while looking dead at the word "MARINES" emblazoned on the fuselage* US Marine Corps: I sense a disturbance in the force...

[@silbay]

Marine Corps is part of the Navy BTW

[@Orca19904]

@@silbay Granted the Commandant of the Marine Corps answers to the Secretary of the Navy, but don't let a Marine hear you say that or you'll probably have a fight on your hands.

[@Xiphactinus]

Wow, look at the time, 2078 already! Time to submit my 13 kill X wing match to Jingles, I hope he'll watch it!

[@038alpha]

Sstar citizen must be a beta by now 😱

[@kaltaron1284]

@@038alpha Sorry, still only an alpha tech demo. But they have a road map to go into beta in 5 years.

[@TrueCanad1an]

I'm 86 year old sunny can you speak up.

[@tmarcus309]

Maybe Elite Dangerous has all those Odessy bugs fixed.

[@johnbeauvais3159]

I’d like to add a little about the gull wing shape, the Corsair was designed to maximize speed. It was the first navy aircraft to have completely faired over landing gear. The most efficient and aerodynamic fuselage shape was circular, so instead of the egg shape like the hellcat and thunderbolts cowling the Corsair started with a circular cowling. The lowest drag wing joint occurs when the line is perpendicular to the tangent of the circular surface, meaning the wing needed to come out from the center of the fuselage. And they had to stuff intercoolers and oil coolers into the plane in a place where they wouldn’t protrude and cause drag. So the wing was a compromise of all these design choices in order to make a 400+ mph airplane

[@drakko26]

Saw one of these things live. The feeling when the engine tries to come to life and eventually succeeds is 1 in a million. Won't be forgetting it billowing smoke and roaring to normal operating RPM any time soon.

[@jfan4reva]

Yes! The sound of a big radial coming to life is one of the best mechanical sounds on the planet!

[@ousou78]

Nice to see some "WW2 era" battles. I've been a console player for around 5 years but I had little interest for jets battles, specially now with all the air guided missiles.

[@Palinghufter]

I will always prefer piston aircraft over jets.

[@jonarific8504]

Can I just say Jingles I love these vids. I don't see any other KZbinr blending gaming and history as well as you. Being a WWII plane geek as a kid this is what got me subscribing in the first place. I also love the Greek assassins creed series too but anything you can tell a tale on and are clearly passionate about is a highlight. Your flight simulator stories has had me retelling your stories to friends and family and your alien isolation remains a real highlight where your love for the source shines through.

[@dolfandringa]

Can we upvote this comment please. I totally agree. The blending of gaming and history (and your personal gnome abroad vids) are definitely the highlight of your channel. This vid for me is one of the perfect examples.

[@chrismueller956]

try the european canadian. He's been doing it for some time

[@1958PonyBoy]

Speaking of Charles Lindbergh, despite being an isolationist, he quickly came on board once war was declared. In addition to the exploits Jingles mentioned, he was also an advisor to the Lockheed corporation, teaching pilots in the pacific theater in the P-38 Lightning. On one mission, his flight came across a Zero fighter and he peeled away and shot it down. He was told to stay out of the fighting afterwards.

[@ColoradoStreaming]

Apparently he was later quoted saying, "That little son of a bitch tried to ram me!" when he shot down that Zero lol.

[@TheJimbodean67]

On carrier landing difficulties, uk pilots figured out if you came in for landing in a shallow turn it allowed for greater visibility utilizing the gull wing therefore eliminating the stall characteristics. The US navy later adopted this technique and proceeded to finally use corsairs on carriers.

[@GamersOfTwoMinds]

I love the videos where Jingles gives us a history lesson, always find them so interesting

[@Jadefox32]

happy to have you covering WarThunder Jingles more frequently anyways lol

[@hubristicmystic]

He hates Wargaming, they broke up

[@cherami8445]

@@hubristicmystic I mean who doesn't really hate WG after ruining their games and not listening to their playerbase?

[@topsecret1837]

The “what year is it?” joke is dead. That’s how far into the future we’re in now.

[@LukeBunyip]

It's 20XX, and we're **still** dealing with COVID...

[@RailsOfTheSouthProductions]

@@LukeBunyip *cue the office don’t meme*

[@paulvamos7319]

@@LukeBunyip Covid is now able to cross the species gap/barrier and affect dogs, cats, birds and most farm animals (Sheep are immune which makes the Arkansas farmers extremely happy!) XD BTW, it's 2077! XD

[@nathanielgritzman6961]

its the fun battles, with cute commentary which really does provide the nicest backdrop to awesome history lessons, for example, on the shortcomings of American made 20mm cannons produced for WW2. Keep up the awesome content Jingles, its fantastic. Thanks.

[@sawyerawr5783]

Whistling Death: tied for first as my favorite warbird of all time. God I love that plane. I had the honor of seeing the CAF's Corsair dance with a Zero over Dallas a few years back.

[@kellhound7227]

Love History Lessons with Historian Jingles! Seriously I love it when you get to talk about the history of which ever plane/tank/ship you show in the replay, its entertaining as well as informative! You're the best Jingles, and Well done to Fordboy and his teammate who submitted it!

[@davidwhitfield6025]

My favourite model plane as a child with the Jolly Roger insignia on the nose. A great aircraft, thanks for the memories.

[@jarink1]

I had the honor and pleasure of meeting "Pappy" Boyington at an airshow in the early 1980s (might have been Oshkosh?). Got an autographed copy of his book "Baa Baa Black Sheep", which I treasure to this day. Gruff old timer but he seemed genuinely happy to see young kids like me take an interest.

[@AlqaZen]

You got a hole in your left wing! *Engine Overheating!* *Oil Overheating!* *Water Overheating!* - Tis but a scratch - YOU GOT A HOLE IN YOUR RIGHT WING! - Now that avenger threat level -

[@terranceroff8113]

Additional note on the F4U in brit service.. because the planes very long nose made carrier landing.. iffy, the brits developed the procedure of having the pane approach the carrier about 30 degree off the flight deck center line. The pilot would kick the rudder and bank right dead center onto the carrier deck following the signals of the LSO. Deck landing accident reduction was so great that the US Navy adapted the same procedure.

[@tacitus6384]

I recently sent a War Thunder reply to Jingles. Imagine my mini-heart attack when I saw that this was a war thunder video. Then imagine that heart sinking seeing that it wasn't mine, /sad-face.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Feelsbadman

[@thegeneralissimo470]

Well, maybe you could post it up on your channel? Free editing software is out there my dude.

[@jayvonwebb4864]

I remember sending him some wot clips and the same feeling came over me when he would upload one. He never did, but as he said, he gets so many emails, so I probably would've had to send it multiple times. I don't really want to be annoying though so I only sent it once

[@zephz1285]

I love that you are doing more WT. Even if the reason is sad. But i have been more of a WT player for a long time now, so im gratefull

[@Shadow__Lugia]

Geez, as I get older, the years keep coming by quicker. 3 years in what seems like 3 or so weeks

[@wretchedexcess1654]

Life is like a roll of toilet paper... ...the closer you get to the end, the faster it spins past.

[@freetolook3727]

How about Christmas? As a kid, it seemed like it took ten years for Christmas to come around again. Now, it's like Christmas... already? Didn't we just have Christmas??

[@tigeriussvarne177]

The Corsair is one of my favorite US WW2 aircraft, due to the look and because of the TV-series "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (or Pazifikgeschwader 214 in german).

[@boysenbeary]

Also nice to take a break from the jets and watch something slower

[@ivanpullen8369]

Actually Jingles when you move your account from console to steam there is no way of removing that console symbol even when playing on PC I have been complaining about this for years

[@jaybiscm8543]

As a console player I can definitely tell you this guy was using a controller lol

[@dolfandringa]

"Actually jingles" ;)

[@micklane7306]

The reason is because it's never actually a steam account it's still a console account. The apparent reason for this is because there have been a few vehicles made available to console players exclusively such as the xm1(Chrysler) which has a near identical counter part the xm1(gm) so because of that were not allowed to be converted and unfortunately likely never will unless they change that small thing. Really sucks if you play on PC bc then you can't use the PC marketplace and also can't buy packs as those have to be bought on said console.

[@j_fab3673]

You can now separate your Sony account from your PC account. They added the option around the end of last year and I took it. Not sure about X-Box tho

[@chrismueller956]

@@j_fab3673 doing so loses any console exclusive vehicles(a26c for the ps4) It isnt an option for the xbox

[@danhuff186]

Jingles, outstanding work as always! The balance of entertainment, history, and humor is a true bar set high. I really enjoy the lower tier war thunder content! I think I can speak for many by saying….. more salt, ya old man!!!

[@KorbinX]

Good Morning Jingles. Hope all is well with you and yours. Thank you for showcasing the pistons.

[@TheRayneFall]

Holy crap. Also its worth noting, this dudes game got me into grinding out american planes lol

[@paulvamos7319]

GG, Great video! Thanks for the replay and history lesson Jingles!

[@Pilotltd]

Documentary on the other day about Corsairs, dive, shoot and zoom was the successful tactic used against Zero's and definitely not get involved in turning dogfights.

[@YiotisTheGnome]

Man, how fast time flies. Another yearly War Thunder video. Feels like we are in the 3000's already...

[@dustinshadle732]

My great uncle flew corsairs in the Pacific. He got in late and took 4 down, losing an eye in the last fight, he left fighting the planes to the guys with both eyes and went to a ground support until heading home to land. He learned to judge distance by knowing where his weapons converged. He flew 2 more in ground support before being sent home. Dad always told me that his uncle was made of iron and leaning this really made that stand out. He passed away in april of 2002. He was also a hobby racecourse driver and superb engine mechanic for decades at the ford dealerships in the area he lived in. He taught many a team how to set a car up for drag racing. He saw the 70 torino I had bought not long before he passed. He walked up and layed a hand on the hood and smiled. He said I could be a town and track terror in that car. He was right. Never discount the word of a man wo rarely speaks

[@LightsEnd304]

This video is classic jingles. War Thunder realistic battles can have some slow starts, and I love Jingles filling that time with the historical background and stories

[@joelmccreaandfamily9469]

I remember watching the Black Sheep TV show as a kid and had always thought that Pappy had died crashing into the ocean. Was really happy to learn he hadnt and made it back! Thanks Jingles!

[@asiftalpur3758]

7:46 achkually jingles that landing gear is rated as a dive brake and won’t tear even at high speeds

[@jebator988]

I thought i was the only one spot that.

[@bakomusha]

That joust and spin is so graceful it's a work of art!

[@whpromo]

There was one of these at the airport where I grew up. When that engine started up, it could be heard for miles around. What a beautiful beast of an aircraft it was!

[@ELCADAROSA]

Video game play-by-play, humor, and a history lesson all in one production. Paul “The Mighty Jingles” Charlton, your skills never fail to impress me. Well done!

[@gyrro6377]

That intro music brings back so many memories from Wings of Prey. Man I miss that game.

[@DanielLaursen]

I love the historic commentary (& WT). It's good to watch some of your content again, Jingles.

[@Wzlang65]

I had the wonderful opportunity two weeks ago to attend an airshow that featured a F4U and boy howdy, no amount of art or online exposure can prepare you for the absolute size of this lad. It made me feel like an ant standing next to it, and when that double Wasp engine rolled her on by at 50 feet, that cat purred a deep primal purr that only American engineering from the greatest generation could produce. It was truly astonishing.

[@Kaname1981]

Loved it always the best warthunder in the background and Jingles history lesson on top

[@PNurmi]

Others have mentioned the initial difficulties of landing the Corsair on carriers. The Brits overcame all of this by not coming in straight for a carrier landing but basically turned into the landing. Thus, giving the pilot the visual look of the deck to make a safe landing. Once this was accepted by the US Navy, it was then approved for carrier ops.

[@hubristicmystic]

I read a book by one of the kiwi Corsair pilots. Japanese AA shot one of his cylinders away on a mission, for a while the piston just flapped around before finally breaking off. He flew back to base no problem. At the end of the war he got in a drag race with an Aussie mustang - the mustang overheated when he was at 3/4 boost. He said the mark 22 spitfire the brits were flying in the Japanese occupation force was something else though. A ground crew man had to lie on a wingtip as it started a take off run to prevent it flipping on its back.

[@corathus]

Thank you Jingles. I've always loved your War Thunder content. Would you ever do one on the P-40 Flying Tigers? They have one in the Chinese Tech Tree.

[@slateslavens]

Heya Jingles, Pappy Boyington was from Coeur d'Alene Idaho, just south of where I live now, and what I've considered my home town for most of my life. Coeur d'Alene airport is known as Boyington Field. Back in high school in the early '90s, I was one of the founding members of of the last Air Explorer Posts chartered by the BSoA. We hosted a 'fly-in' that year, basically a "local" get together at the airfield with pilots flying in from all over the Pacific Northwest. About halfway through the morning we had a flyover by a pair of F4 Phantoms escorting a B1 Lancer on a low level training run up the Purcell Trench. On the return leg of the flight, the Lancer made multiple passes over the field culminating in a high-speed low-level pass about 500 feet AGL. At the southern end of the runway, just above where I was standing, the Lancer pulled nearly vertical and went to full afterburner. It was bloody amazing. Following that last pass, the Lancer entered the landing pattern and _almost_ landed on the far runway. It was a very good thing he didn't. Neither of the runways were certified for the weight of the aircraft and it could well have literally sunk into the asphalt. Still, it was an amazing time. Now the Phantom was my absolute favorite aircraft _ever_ built, but the show that the Lancer put on had me completely ignoring the circling Phantoms. And all of this was taking place in the skies above Pappy Boyington Field. It was absolutely glorious.

[@AlexTheOilersFan]

6:51-6:55 That was a beautiful air to air kill. Gets the full profile of the plane, quick burst, and done.

[@ZinXlX]

I like the calming history lesson amidst the intermittent exploding warplanes and subsequent commentary thereafter 😆

[@eponra8988]

I really really love this kind of jingles videos... where you get some stories and technical data to the footage you´re watching. Also, everyone´s being named dave...

[@Banana_BOI1]

Man the F4U corsair is my favourite plane from WW2. I just love its looks.

[@firestarteronyoutube5542]

7:52 the reason he drops his landing gear here is because Corsairs were certified to drop their gear at insanely high speeds in War Thunder. The F2G (which is a up engined Corsair) for instance can drop its gear at 700kph, so that would explain what our friend in the Corsair does here

[@aaronwilcox2780]

This isn't just an in-game feature, IRL the Corsair's dive brake control lever actually lowered and raised the main gear. This didn't affect the retractable tail wheel, which would only come out when the pilot lowered the gear using the separate landing gear control level.

[@Kurairedgrave6297]

8:00 Actually Jingles… it’s a G.55S I can understand though why you confused the G.55S as a G.555, so I’ll let you off easy on this one

[@shannonnezul4903]

Another note on the US not swapping to cannon aside it wasn't overly necessary and teething problem with the gun was pilots didn't want them. Many US pilots stated they would rather have the faster firing M2 than the destructive power of 20mm. Many of these are navy reports and the Japanese didn't use armoured/ self sealing fuel tanks so 1 incendiary round in the tank was sufficient to knock out the plane. Chris (military aviation history) did a great video on the subject

[@hohenzollern6025]

Nice "Ace of Spades" he got there. The last achievement remaining for me in MWO. Bit harder to pull off in that game, as the enemy has armor.

[@veritas4887]

This game is only enjoyable when voiceover'd by a good youtuber. You just successfully made War Thunder interesting to watch, what a legend. For realsies tho the absolute torture it is to play this game is just overwhelming

[@stargazer79]

Another fun fact about the corsair, the landing gear has a 'dive brake' setting that lowers the main landing gear but leaves the weaker tailwheel retracted, specifically because the mains were strong enough to be used as a speed brake.

[@LuigianoMariano]

Past Jingles: I am done with WarThunder. *2021 Wargambling Buggery* Present Jingles: All is forgiven, WarThunder.

[@AlqaZen]

@Wirmire I be gaijined then wargaminbling, wait....

[@boysenbeary]

I was about to sleep when suddenly… Happy New Year!

[@thesickhorseranch]

This is and always has been your most valuable content.

[@lordahind8033]

I don’t claim to speak for everyone but I think I enjoy the history lesson more than I enjoy the video

[@josephsmallidge5556]

These are my favorite videos, when jingles gives the history of something. 👍

[@mema0005]

I’ve never played this game but I love that doing S turns is a tactic for bleeding off speed and height before landing

[@peteford7258]

Guy who went to high school with my mom, was one of those guys who bought the El Salvadorian Air Forces Corsairs after they sold them off in the 70s. Him and his friends went down there and bought them and flew them all back to the US. I understand they didn't demil them until after they got stateside as there was no time.

[@skid439]

These War Thunder videos are bringing me back to the channel!

[@normanf.diazbelot7657]

Greetings from Honduras, where the Corsair was the main fighter for the Honduran Air Force (FAH) during the 60's and early 70's; and where the last combat between piston engined fighters occured in 1969 during the 100 Hour War between Honduras and El Salvador. Ed Nash's channel has an excelent video about this air combat.

[@brianpennell2069]

My Grandmother was a Rosie The Riveter. She helped build the Hell Diver Dive Bomber and later the Corsair. While my Grandfather served in the Pacific aboard the USS Cero Submarine.

[@galerus3776]

This game reminds me another video you made a very long time ago called Mustang Sally. I watched that when it first came out. What a match!

[@Ravnican127]

If anyone is wondering about the use of landing gear in this video, this is unique (I believe) to the corsair. The gear is actually designed to be used as airbrakes without damage at high speeds, mainly for use in a dive.

[@02091992able]

The Donier 335 engines were counter rotating. The one in the back rotated in a opposite direction to the one in the front. Which gave the aircraft a insane top speed as well as a insane roll rate.

[@scrubsrc4084]

Not only is it ANOTHER warthunder video..... but it's prop powered!!!!!! Sweeeeeeeeet

[@1958PonyBoy]

Goodyear took a Corsair late in the war and dropped a R-4360 3000 HP Pratt & Whitney beast of a motor in it, gave it a bubble canopy and called it the F2G "Super Corsair". It was one of those like the F7F Tigercat and the F8F Bearcat that were just a little too late for WW2. There's a F2G on display in the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA

[@deadmangaming2535]

The Corsair is such a sexy beast and is my favorite carrier based piston engine, as well as my favorite us pacific aircraft, and holds the #2 spot for my overall favorite us aircraft

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

If I remember the gist of Military Aviation History's answer to to question of why the US took so long to adopt cannons in place of the .50 cals correctly, it came down more to "we have the .50 cal. now, aren't having problems shooting down what we need to be shooting down, and might even prefer not to add further complications into our logistics chain" than it did wanting to have reliable guns first. That said, there _had_ been a few lessons learned about the usefulness of reliable armament (like the Mark 14 torpedo) and there were definitely advocates for having cannons on aircraft, those at Bell Aircraft being some of the most stubborn. As always, the truth is likely at some point of synthesis between the two.

[@natholius1]

bell really liked that oldsmobile 37mm

[@oseansoldier]

We come for the War Thunder gameplay but stay for this history lesson. Keep up the awesome work Jingles!

[@freetolook3727]

We went to an airplane museum in Illinois. In the museum, their collection included a Corsair and a Mustang. I quipped to the guide (who owned the museum with her husband) and our group that the Corsair won the war in the Pacific and the Mustang won the war in Europe. The guide paused, thought about and said I was probably right, that she had never heard anyone put it that way before.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Well I'd like to think the Spitfire had something to do with it too, but yeah, you're probably not far wrong.

[@freetolook3727]

Yes, Spitfire definitely won the war of Britain and contributed greatly in the early part of the war. Not to be overlooked!

[@ibloody_4141]

I gotta say, I really do love this style of video

[@jkausti6737]

Didn't Lindbergh also help with the fuel effiency of the P38 (thus making possible the mission that killed Yamamoto)? There are stories that he also flew a few combat missions at the time, all without permission.

[@sstump9580]

Lindbergh did go to the Pacific and flew several combat missions beginning April 1944. Yamamoto was shot down a year earlier.

[@keshe2692]

Love the recent war thunder aircraft videos, make a great replacement for the WoW/WoT videos.

[@mikepette4422]

i'm never playing the game but they sure are nice to watch

[@keshe2692]

@@mikepette4422 it's the same for me and WoT/WoW.

[@chrisoddy8744]

Would be nice if some WT ground forces made it here as well (naval is a bit boring at the moment - so maybe avoid that for now)

[@pmc9088]

Interesting story that the highest award for valor received by a civilian in WW2 was to a Vought factory representative (mechanic) Donald H. Russell. He was aboard USS Franklin supporting the Marine air group which included VMF-214 when Big Ben was hit. For his actions saving lives and the ship he was recommended for the Navy Cross but it turned out that a Silver Star medal is the highest decoration that a civilian can be awarded for combat actions.

[@Bauhotte]

Love this documentary, with some footage showing in the background!

[@lucasfeliciano8766]

The landing gear of the F4U was indicated to use as a airbrake, as the gear design was soo good to elevate the plane so the propeller didn't hit the ground, it was possible to extend the landing gear up to 800 km/h

[@tal3799]

The corsair has some really interesting features! It's probably one of my favorite aircraft. For anyone who likes the super in depth details on things, try this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH_Gh2Rpqsasrtk *I hope you don't mind I linked another video in here Jingles

[@johannaldbrecht1594]

To the FAA the small airport in Post Falls ID, is Coeur D' Alene Airport. To the locals (not the transplants) it is and always will be Pappy Boyington Field.

[@CertifiedForkLiftOperator69420]

only corsair i had the privilege's of seeing IRL was missing its propeller, landing gear and the wings wernt attached but laying next to it. was a part plane for people. idr model. but was between first models and late war models. didnt have cannons only machine guns. but it was beauty. i was 7-8 years old and thats when i fell in love with this plane. was the first planes i went for when playing warthunder.

[@Kilerwhale13]

Jingles, have you considered at some point playing some IL-2 Great Battles? I'd love to hear your voice narrating IL-2 flights

[@sadflex9473]

Damn, last time I watched you was like 7 years ago. Huge nostalgia trip.

[@gunterg7309]

Fun fact, dropping the landing gear to be used as a air break was actually not a unconventional tactic in the Corsair. It was found because of how the gul wing design allowed the landing gear to be much more robust that gear could be dropped at much higher speeds then other aircraft. In this later model Corsair you can actually see a dedicated air break control and, well might as well let this original manual explain “(4) DIVE BRAKE CONTROL - (a) The dive brake control is located on the left hand shelf. To extend the dive brake, move the landing gear control into the ‘DOWN’ position of the dive brake slot; this extends the main landing gear only, leaving the tail wheel retracted. To retract the dive brake, move the control to ‘UP’”

[@SlyphYT]

WOW! What a throw back to see Jingles covering War Thunder again...

[@asiftalpur3758]

Actually jingles the propeller wasn’t the only reason why the Corsair had gullwing design, other US fighters used similar profile propellers yet they didn’t need this wing design. The reason is among many things the Navy’s request for having a fighter reaching a specific speed and in order to achieve that, Vaught had to use a very circular designed fuselage which couldn’t be “fatter” and had to follow the diameter of the engine. This meant that the landing gear couldn’t be centerally mounted or many of the oil coolers couldn’t be adjusted in the engine cowling like the P-47 and Hellcats much more oval and chubby frontal profile. This request for speed also dictated the fuel tank arrangement in this particular plane as the large tank is situated between the pilot and the engine as opposed to having a distributed fuel tank scheme leaving some flat tanks under the pilot making the Corsair very distinctive in its elongated and much further back pilot cockpit positing

[@Shadewe]

This is my favorite plane. Wasn't there black sheep squadron US TV show?

[@tigeriussvarne177]

Yes

[@Cam_Wight]

It's the yearly War thunder video! Love to see it

[@JohnDoe-ff2fc]

Charles Lindbergh was also responsible for figuring out how to increase the the range for the P-38 Lightning, (the aircraft shot down more Japanese planes than any other fighter in spite of the fewer numbers in that campaign) a rather important thing if you're going to be of any use in the Pacific theater.

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

Good discussion on the US development of aircraft cannon. The Navy might have had cannon on their aircraft, but the Air Force wouldn't have that for some time as the Ma Deuce was still working just fine (massive credit to John Moses Browning, he sure knew how to make a gun that just works)-- the F-86 Sabre had it through the end of the Korean War, although War Thunder gives the F2 variant a set of cannons. Not sure if it's still as overpowered as it was at first release. Then the US military discovered guided missile tech and thought, "Right, no one's gonna dogfight us anymore." Until of course they started losing close-ranged fights to MiGs in Vietnam, upon which they hurriedly developed gun pods for their Phantoms.