When a BF-109 Sliced Through a B-17

The All American, high over the skies of Tunisia was practically split in two by a BF-109. A testament to the ruggedness of these birds was that this one kept flying and got all the crew back safely to Biskra air base. Over the years many versions of this story have been embellished with the mistruths. We tried to stick to the facts for this one, leaving out embellishments such as the lashing together of parachutes to keep the tail on and falsehoods such as landing in England over 2000 miles away ! We think it's an amazing story with just the facts.
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[@fostermounting]

B-17: "We goin' home today." BF-109: "I think not-" B-17: *"I said, we goin' home today."*

[@jmsgridiron5628]

He did say they was going home today

[@monicagoodwin8753]

Don’t get it

[@DJRainbowToxic]

i read the part "i think not" with tf2 spy's voice

[@professionalretard4647]

109: American bias

[@Ethan.YT.]

Yep

[@perrytheplatypus1662]

Another legendary history lesson made with animation

[@zed.lmaooo]

To be honest history should be taught with a combination of actual material and this

[@terminallydrunk1900]

@@zed.lmaooo yea i agree some more real pictures would be good was nice to have the one tho

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

You said it.

[@History-Secrets]

I feel so bad for that poor warbird.. She got through all of that scary stuff, and gets scrapped at the end.. 😔

[@ky9nth]

Me too.

[@Pyromain3650]

I agree

[@darthmeta6445]

I guess all she’s got now is our memories of her. Let’s not let her down!

[@rajorshighushkhor2024]

Agreed

[@invalidargument2.0]

Amen! The All American is alive forever in our hearts and minds!

[@josephstalin364]

The dogfight scene is just stunning. I still can’t get over how good the animations are

[@caleb7461]

Joseph is that you?!?!

[@jakebkelso1439]

Please I don't want to go to the gulag stalin

[@VictoryforALL915]

Indeed

[@pogfish4701]

Hi papi 😩

[@johnfowler9424]

диный, могучий Советский Союз! Припев: Славься, Отечество наше свободное, Дружбы народов надёжный оплот! Партия Ленина - сила народная Нас к торжеству коммунизма ведёт! Сквозь грозы сияло нам солнце свободы, И Ленин великий нам путь озарил: На правое дело он поднял народы, На труд и на подвиги нас вдохновил! Припев В победе бессмертных идей коммунизма Мы видим грядущее нашей страны, И Красному знамени славной Отчизны Мы будем всегда беззаветно верны! Припев

[@shiftytheone5844]

Me: this must be in a museum the army: how about we scrap this legendary plane

[@ZaYn.91]

What a pro moves

[@darthmeta6445]

The abysmal decision to scrap this amazing plane is right up there with the decision to scrap the USS Enterprise. The Grey Ghost and the All American - may they never be forgotten.

[@Mar1s3z]

@@darthmeta6445 Money and politics came first, sadly and disgustingly at the same time... Many of a history pieces are lost due to it. But hopefully we'll never forgotten about those stories.

[@darthmeta6445]

@@Mar1s3z Very true. Very true...

[@sgrizzo48]

Indiana is that you?

[@cf1925]

Aloha Airlines Flight 243: *Nearly gets pulled in half* All American: *"First time?"*

[@Zyron_Guy01]

Lol 😂😂😂😂

[@herbert5491]

Yes, they too barely made it in that 737-200

[@Heythebrodyboy]

The difference is that flight 243 wasn't sliced by a warplane

[@elliotttheneko]

Before: All American After: Mostly American and a little German

[@badrone2046]

and tiny British

[@beepthemeep12]

Mostly American. Little bit German. And slightly landed somewhere in Tunis

[@blueintc2]

All American means the plane. The BF-109 cut through the B-17.

[@beepthemeep12]

@@blueintc2 and the B-17 is an amerixan built plane....hence the joke. And the name of the plane

[@beepthemeep12]

@@blueintc2 they used british engines though. Rolls Royce if i remember

[@gadielplays2419]

Rear gunner: “bro I’m straight up not having a good time”

[@DMC_Motorsports]

Lmao

[@ZaYn.91]

Lmao

[@sooryan_1018]

Lmao

[@leofrith8976]

Lmao

[@AyyHotDogS]

Lmao

[@protorandom9097]

BF 109: I'll kill your tail B 17: How about no BF 109: Understandable, have a great day

[@themoneyguy1340]

Who found this channel randomly and fell in love with it.

[@randomperson3767]

Me

[@vergilserena2065]

34 seconds 1 day

[@dy1867]

Me yesterday and I watched all of them hahaha

[@rickyabaigar1241]

ye me too

[@josephstalin364]

The best channel on KZbin, hands down

[@pavelslama5543]

Before: All american After: 80% American, with few parts missing and some additional German parts

[@seflyingfaultier5806]

Ze superior German engineering just made ze plane survive ze Krieg!

[@rokoko3365]

Post hoc ergo propter hoc: after being modified with some German parts, the crew survived and the plane landed safely.

[@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611]

Perfect hybrid. The power of German engineering

[@attackonmars5198]

@@seflyingfaultier5806 Haven't seen the Germans reach the moon yet

[@Haldjas_]

@@attackonmars5198 never heard of Wernher von Braun then

[@iainballas]

Virgin 747: "Mommy a sparrow hit me and I need 2 months off" Chad B-17: "About 25 percent of me made it back? I'll be back over berlin before sundown."

[@probablynotdad6553]

*sips* yeup, those were the days.

[@stevemc01]

747 is a lot more durable than you think. I guess it's because this is the difference: 737 MAX: *autopilot-ish system that's supposed to help the plane fly instead leads to the plane crashing twice* 747: *pinnacle of Boeing engineering in the jet age and with ultra-fragile jet engines on the sides that could fracture from sucking up dust the wrong way, yet still lasts over 50 years* B-class bombers: "We have spinning metal to move metal. Gets job done."

[@nasic3764]

Yes

[@Akula114]

When I was a young kid, my best friend was my cousin, Mark. One day he and I were looking through a box of his Dad's WWII pictures and we came upon a photo of a B-17. This wasn't surprising since his Dad had been a mechanic at an air base in North Africa. The amazing thing was that this particular B-17 was almost completely cut in half just ahead of the vertical stabilizer. The plane had even been the subject of a Life Magazine article, so we thought it was pretty cool the see the plane his Dad had worked on made famous . That plane was the All American... subject of this video. From the stories Mark's Dad told us, everything in this video seems to get all the facts right, and it's fun to see that amazing story online. It really is a testament to the ruggedness of the B-17 and the crews who flew - and maintained - them. BTW, I had another uncle who was the pilot featured in a series of articles in Life Magazine as it flew a number of missions over Germany and another uncle, the late Sgt Major Brooks Cely, USMC who appeared on the cover of an issue leaping from a LVP-(R) landing craft as it his the beach on Guadalcanal. As you can imagine, we kids grew up with quite a few war stories, especially since my Dad came from a 5 star family. All the brothers made it home, even Uncle Raymond who spent a good deal of the war after 1943 in a Stalag (Luft) until liberated by my Dad.

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

If they're still with us, tell them thank you! I hope you compile all those stories into a book so future generations will know the sacrifices that were made for our freedom.

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

@@Eyes0penNoFear honestly the current freedom isnt really used properly but yeah you should make a book about it, newer generations must know that these men worked hard for us, and that we shouldnt waste what they worked on

[@thomasstejskal4244]

@Don Cely my uncle do assassination on Heydrich in 1943 and he succeed but they killed him after that I'm from family who never left someone who needed help what I was searched they also hide Us Paratroopers and also british soldiers 😅 and tell him I'm saluting to him

[@thomasstejskal4244]

@@phantomgeist. there was be 3 people who did assassination on Heydrich in 1943 Stejskal he was be my forgotten uncle

[@Blue-wh7mz]

Semmmemese like a LIE BLAYT CYKA Ps i am not a bot

[@iexist3153]

I mean there’s a reason why it’s called the “Flying Fortress” right?

[@duckysupreme6671]

Yeah b-17 are tanky and can take alot of hits like fortresses and a b-17 is a plane so

[@f100dsupersabre6]

@@duckysupreme6671 greatest explanation ever gamer

[@urelsen]

That’s the b 29

[@iexist3153]

@@urelsen no the B 29 is the Super Fortress

[@bandog3214]

Gaijin: haha, no.

[@thedepression950]

Pilot:we are going home today boys! Tail gunner: sir, our tail part is nearly torn off! Pilot: DID I STUTTER!?

[@mboss8556]

Yes the characters are much more realistic with their eyes white

[@affankazi5627]

Yes lol

[@siegfried2k4]

But it looks scary lol. Like it’s unsettling

[@TubersTubera]

Yea

[@tonyzhao4223]

That least they aren’t skin colored

[@Soobovic]

@@tonyzhao4223 what about the Tuskegee airmen?

[@melodicsauce5203]

On behalf of all the people watching Thank you for making all this consistent, high quality and well researched content for us to watch.

[@luke._.9270]

* Tail falls off * Tail Gunner: *Adios*

[@TheRobloxTheorists0]

It didt it still stayed

[@smoove_]

@@TheRobloxTheorists0 didn't*

[@majormelon7898]

@@smoove_ didn'ternv'se

[@banana-ku4wd]

Xd

[@marluk8628]

@@majormelon7898 ‘nt

[@jargon2532]

German pilot : fails to destroy the all american American govt: fine..... I'll do it myself!

[@NachiV]

😂😂😂

[@GetDougDimmadomed]

You'd think that the ones with the biggest stories to tell would have been the museum pieces. Like Enola Gay, she should have been the one kept airworthy, not chopped in half and put on display.

[@ProfessorAnticlimactic]

@@GetDougDimmadomed Aw man, that got me thinking about the USS Enterprise. Great potential as a museum ship, only to get scrapped.

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

@@ProfessorAnticlimactic The most decorated ship of WW2... The vessel that stood alone, as the only remaining operational aircraft carrier, against numerous Japanese aircraft carriers... Sold for scrap, because her admiral couldn't scrape together the funds for her...

[@emanuelceccarini9632]

@@ProfessorAnticlimactic Yeah, and look what they did to her captain Jean-Luc Picard, they completely ruined the series!

[@quandeldible]

The B17: *Critically Damaged* The Crews: Tis But a scratch.

[@Detr0y]

*Tis but a scratch

[@sopmodtew8399]

Except for the rear gunner.Poor guy.

[@mapleflag6518]

@@sopmodtew8399 Nah he survived.

[@bandog3214]

Charlie Brown: not bad kid

[@Chevroletmontecarlo]

Monty python

[@davidyang9902]

An interesting series of recent events have lead to this being recommended on my feed... Rest in peace B-17 and P-63 crews of the Dallas air show

[@garygenerous8982]

Them scrapping that plane is a crime against history... anyways thank you all as usual. Love seeing the story of the All American in any format but you guys make everything extra special!

[@herbert5491]

Yes Gary, absolutely

[@MrVampireFang]

Give it like another 40 years. One day you’ll look up, see what looks like a wreckage of parts that pulled itself together from different ends of the earth flying high with a smoke trail reading “YOU CAN’T PUT ME DOWN!” Because b-17s are tough old birds, and despite the damage this one kept on flying.

[@RS-ls7mm]

From what I read there was hardly a raid that didn't end with one or more B-17s coming home in bad condition. We would had to have kept all of them (not a bad thing) but not realistic.

[@helmerhjorton1334]

It was its canon event to be scrapped.

[@heartland96a]

At the end of the war and their useful life they were auctioned off , lots of them just for the fuel in their tanks , the aircraft were then turn apart and put in the foundry furnaces to be melted down to make all sorts of aluminum products including pot and pans . Some were saved from that fate . The same happened to hundreds of other bombers and even fighters , there are photos of those stripped of engines stacked on their noses in rows

[@gemarayasahatm.pxiips2525]

Real life: our tails is heavily damaged and almost Torn apart War thunder: *WE HAVE A HOLE IN OUR RIGHTS WING!*

[@Fred_the_1996]

In WT the plane desintegrates if another plane touches it, the hitboxes are waaaay off

[@neonblade8591]

we have no wing

[@nootaboot7042]

in wt if someone sneezes too hard your plane will explode

[@Cirnein]

@@Fred_the_1996 not anymore

[@Fred_the_1996]

@@Cirnein wtf??? Yesterday a Heinkel HE51, yes, the tiny biplane, desintegrated my PE-8 by ramming... he hit the central part of the plane, not even the tail

[@ISpinUWin]

I think it is so important and wonderful to have these old planes flying so generations can get even a small idea of the sacrifices that generation made. I had the honor of flying on one with my wife’s grandfather who had to jump out of one during WWII. Thx for telling this story.

[@khangkt1721]

B-17 is just a marvel of bomber engineering. There are so many stories regarding the bomber taking so much damage and still flew back home, while the same damage inflict upon other planes would basically disintegrate it in the air.

[@Mr.Vibe17]

Imagine if they remade the B17 with jet engines

[@hobogrifter]

@@Mr.Vibe17 cough cough b52

[@wargrizzero5158]

Cough cough A-10

[@Two-EyedShockwave]

@@wargrizzero5158 To be fair, the Warthog would be more closer to the P-47 which funny enough is also called the Thunderbolt

[@jamescooper7878]

@@Two-EyedShockwave no joke, the A-10 is named Thunderbolt II

[@thedukeofskull1383]

We need story's like these, The veterans won't tell them, They are too humble. 👍

[@greencat1199]

We don’t hear story’s like these because some veterans can’t even think about the horrible stuff they saw

[@whyiseverythingcake9488]

@@greencat1199 True

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

There aren't many veterans from WW2 still alive to tell these stories. 👍

[@GrumpyIan]

@@greencat1199 yup. My grandfather wouldn't talk much about what he went through over there.

[@thedukeofskull1383]

@@READYTEDDYBEAR, that's the shame. We need to hear the story's before they vanish! We are going to lose ALOT of our heritage ! They need to be honored .

[@endutubecensorship]

Scrapped, that's so heartbreaking. The ol girl got her crew home safe time after time only to be discarded

[@h5skb4ru41]

The damage was already too bad, it would be a waste of resources to repair her, just melt her down and rebirth her into another plane.

[@neonblade8591]

@@h5skb4ru41 but they litterally repaired her, where she lived till the end of the war.

[@mudgie3445]

Truth is that if they kept all the planes that had a story like this they'd have hundreds if not thousands of planes to worry about.

[@endutubecensorship]

@@mudgie3445 That is true. I just think about the more famous aircraft that would have been all over the news at that time.

[@iexist3153]

@Infinity you guys didn’t watch to the end of the video did you?

[@sup_py2515]

"How the hell she's still flying?" B-17: I didn't call the Flying Fortress for no reason.

[@dynamicduo3160]

B29 superfortress:hold my beer

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

*I'm not called the Flying Fortress for no reason. *They don't call me the Flying Fortress for no reason. I didn't *get named the Flying Fortress for no reason. Many ways to say the same idea, but the way you wrote it as "I didn't call the Flying Fortress for no reason" has a completely different meaning.

[@dynamicduo3160]

@@Eidolon1andOnly way what

[@sup_py2515]

@@Eidolon1andOnly I'm sorry, English is not my first language

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

@@sup_py2515 No need to apologize, I'm just trying to help you out.

[@ethansgamingchannel7077]

In War thunder : YOU'VE GOT A HOLE IN YOUR LEFT WING

[@imnotusingthisaccountnowne5936]

Haha so true

[@abdulkareemkhan8188]

OMG XDDDDDDD

[@abdulkareemkhan8188]

Also, greasy, iam Lasermaek! :D and I think you know it.

[@imnotusingthisaccountnowne5936]

@@abdulkareemkhan8188 E

[@gamingssboyo5700]

Thats true

[@johndavies9270]

Amazing story - those iron ladies were as tough as old boots. I heard a similar tale recently, of a B17 that came back from Germany with a gaping hole in the fuselage; she got her crew home, got down safely and only then, deciding she'd had enough, collapsed and broke in half. Truth never needs embellishing - never mind what John Ford once said!

[@herbert5491]

Mephis Bell?

[@theplaguedoctor4242]

And this is why B-17s were called “The Flying Fortresses”. Nice animation👍

[@sreetamganguly3204]

I am proud of these men who showed extraordinary courage.

[@teamcastro9187]

And yeah, I am still proud of the ones who defended their homelands.

[@teamcastro9187]

@ Didn’t the Germans bomb Rotterdam when peace was being made?

[@cristobalalvarez5491]

@ no fuck them they wanted war we gave em war

[@Cybersharky_]

@ yes in the name of the fascist regime!

[@cristobalalvarez5491]

@Chris Oli I'm not talking about me I'm talking about our country and its allies in ww2 learn how to differentiate

[@easycampfireguitarlessons]

I am a military historian (non professional jsut been at it since 1974). Bravo! I love seeing these stories come to life. How about a video on the man who inspired the opening scenes of Private Ryan, and the motto of the US Army Rangers? Brigadier General Norman “Dutch” Cota, was assistant division commander of the 29th Infantry Division and a major contributor to the strategic planning of and advisor in Operation Overlord. When General Cota came ashore at Omaha Beach, he saw men huddled and hiding, weapons tossed aside or lost in some cases. With Utter disregard for his own safety he rallied and led the troops to open one of the first exits off the beach. Shouting "Gentlemen, we are being killed on the beaches. Let us go inland and be killed. He advanced to the seawall, using Bangalore torpedoes and wire cutters to clear a path. They destroyed the machine gun nest, and punched through. General Cota had also found Max Schneider’s 5th Ranger Battalion under cover, Cota shouted “What outfit is this?" A loud voice replied "5th Rangers!" To which he shouted his response "Well, God damn it, if you are Rangers, then get up there and lead the way!" "Rangers lead the way" became the motto of the U.S. Army Rangers thereafter.

[@herbert5491]

Love it

[@celebritychit6876]

@@herbert5491 Hi Herbert, I'm EASY CAMPFIRE GUITAR LESSONS different account 😊👍

[@Mahesha2310]

B-17 Are Really A Flying Fortrees , Can Fly With Heavy Damages

[@ryanrong495]

What about the B-29?

[@gamingssboyo5700]

I can Approve that With the latest experience That i had

[@dynasty0019]

@@ryanrong495 Their engines killed more crews than the Japanese.

[@rusuproductions7474]

@@ryanrong495 also a fortress, but heavily defended instead

[@Four-of-Six]

@@ryanrong495 B-29 are not as good as they tell you. Most of them had technical problems.

[@sreetamganguly3204]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the collision? The projectiles were clearly depicted in the animation.

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

If this was war thunder: “You will leave your aircraft in 15 seconds”

[@Jaminhawk]

And despite the fact that you still have full control over the plane...

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

@@Jaminhawk exactlyyyy!

[@Daniel-ms9ks]

I know right? if you can still fly then you shouldn't be kicked out of the plane

[@creepergaming3280]

One part of wing: falls off War Thunder: how bout you don't fly

[@snugeffect5313]

I used to have this seen in my FW 200

[@akansha2308]

It’s extremely stunning that the plane survived. The animation quality is brilliant!

[@magma4800]

The animation keeps getting better

[@michiganheroesmuseum]

Again, well done, Yarnhub! Super accurate story here. We have SSgt.Sam Sarpolus' uniform and story currently on display. The Michigan Heroes Museum relates the stories of over 850 Michigan warriors and astronauts on a rotating basis, and we know Sam's story well. Here are some things about that day that you might not know: - Boeing used the photo of the All American in flight taken by Charles Cutforth in a magazine advertisement, boasting their quality craftsmanship in 1944. We have a copy of that in Sam's display - Sam said that during the event, he was preoccupied with fighting off the 109's. He looked to see if any chutes were dropping below him, but he just kept firing at the German planes until they disengaged, as he did not see any. - Sam also related that Captain Bragg turned over control of the All American to the co-pilot and called a meeting in the center of the plane. Sam said, "in order to get there, had to crawl over what was left of the catwalk and part of the German plane's wing that was embedded in the fuselage, looking at daylight on both sides of the ship, and got to the center the same time as the skipper." - The meeting in the center of the plane was where they decided that they would ride her (the All American) back. - A doctor who rushed onto the field to treat injured crew members, was happily told by Sam, "No business today!"

[@lugoenthar3669]

underrated comment

[@ryanhan4462]

Nice

[@BHuang92]

"Japanese deploys kamikazes" Germans: Can we copy your homework?

[@tankace324]

Japan:yes but don't make it obvious

[@moritzk3004]

The other way around That was 1943, but the japanese started using kamikaze in the battle of leyte gulf, 1944

[@moritzk3004]

@SCP-049 a joke that was already made in another comment, without stupid mistakes

[@kamikazefilmproductions]

Lol

[@Latif.Kakule]

@@moritzk3004 lol chill dude 😂😂

[@LAV-25A2_56]

A little piece: They reused some of the “When a Bf-109 spared a B17, the reboot” clips.

[@josephstalin364]

But they still somehow managed to make the animation look better

[@hotelvalsinestra6380]

ah who cares the are great

[@NoOneAlive_]

I shall destroy the 69th like

[@aaronpearce4671]

rule no.1 of 3d animation, if you can get away with it not looking like shit. Cheat your bloody arse of!

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

@@aaronpearce4671 True! As an animator, it's such a pain in the ass to animate the same frame every same time, especially with different intervals!

[@rashesttuba88]

Anyone else get a weird sense of pride watching this? Like "you bet your ass that plane is all American"

[@Etube-tp9xm]

Yes, I get that feeling when I watch this.

[@MrNicoJac]

No. But then I'm Dutch 😂

[@HalbeargameZ]

well... its a little german after that encounter

[@attackonmars5198]

@@MrNicoJac No shit why would you even comment then

[@GaryGoldbaugh]

My dad flew one of those things 28 missions from late '44 til the war ended..... said the B-17 was the greatest plane ever made

[@abdulkareemkhan8188]

This animation is actually very good! Apparently iam not the only one who thinks the animation gets loads better every episode. Xd

[@daltonsteedgaming2872]

This is amazing, my great grandfather was a b17f pilot in this raid flying the Miami Clipper.

[@Eskeletor_210]

Saw this in the recommended feed after what happened in dallas

[@CaptSlow127]

Ok. In all seriousness, this video is pure gold. The detail is crisp and the info is fantastic. Yarnhub seriously needs some more publicity since your videos are just amazing. Love this video and the channel.

[@SymmbolZS]

so nobody gonna talk about the two german planes that tried to fight an entire fleet.. talk about balls of steel for the german pilots

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Well the Germans were occupiers. They were ‘bravely’ (pointlessly) attacking US planes in process of liberating the region and handing back countries to their occupants. Germans just engaged in murder and theft. Their leader, Goering, was a fat, greedy fool. As were most of the German leadership barring a few exceptions. Little realistic long term plans (I mean real ones not fantasies.)

[@lukasv]

@@Surv1ve_Thrive Okay? I'm failing to see how all of that contradicts Casmir's statement that the German pilots had balls of steel to attack that bomber formation.

[@erickjericho6460]

No heroic moments for axis forces, they were considered as evil, fool, stupid, weak and... whatever... so, no

[@topimatero2807]

@@attackonmars5198 not all germans were nazis

[@Noname-ur4ct]

@@Surv1ve_Thrive they stopped bombers bombing Germany

[@papajonng9657]

Let's just appreciate how he puts so much effort into these videos each video must require lots of time and effort to create. you deserve more subscribers

[@jakebkelso1439]

This channel taught me more in a week than school teaches me in a year

[@manwhosoldtheworld_]

Japanese: * crashes enemy with plane * Germans: "Sharpen my wings, please"

[@manwhosoldtheworld_]

@@michawasilewski5789 they survived, it's just a slice from the wing

[@ReapersKid07]

@Achmad Bintang Sulaiman Erich died, his 109 practically disintegrated in the B-17. What was left of the Messerschmitt dove into the ground uncontrollably.

[@darkspire91]

5:33 "Ey man, could you grab my jacket on the way?" You gotta be kidding me.

[@jhypyro]

Finally. *a e r i a l k a m i k a z e.*

[@iplaygames8090]

the germans acutally used them quiete a lot. They even had a unit specialised in them, Sonderkommando Elbe, if i remember corectly.

[@zaichizaijan4235]

@@iplaygames8090 Uum excuse me wha-

[@iplaygames8090]

@@zaichizaijan4235 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonderkommando_Elbe germany wanted to destroy as many of enemy bombers as possible.

[@isislikesyou8605]

@@iplaygames8090 thats during only in the early war if Im right.

[@iplaygames8090]

@@isislikesyou8605 No thats late war. 45´ if im not mistaken.

[@Matthew-ei7ny]

I have waited a long time for this moment

[@andrewscott3176]

Samr

[@scarecrow2272]

Hello there

[@HeadhunterKev96]

General Kenobi! You are a bold one!

[@brentkalmbacher9092]

All American: I didn't hear no bell...

[@davidmckab7527]

The Bomber should be called "Slice n' Diced" Awsome video !

[@davidmckab7527]

@JONATHAN DELLAR Thank you bro

[@orue5499]

More like sliced n’ diced

[@syntax1235]

The BF-109 should be Slice n' Dice. The B-17 Should be Sliced n' Diced.

[@jgunawan11]

The thing I love about this channel is that they put captions up, other ww2/history channels may have captions but the captions would be word guessing or other stuff like that. Very nice channel!

[@indyjons321]

Hmmmm..... I wonder why this video was suddenly recommended to me the day after Texas.

[@scjargh6934]

same thing

[@stevemc01]

now THAT time, the plane was like "ok I finally petitioned to god and he reincarnated me as an American Mustang or whatever tf [P-63, actually, not 51]... I ain't letting a B-17 survive today."

[@bennoakes2477]

@@stevemc01 dumb

[@kilowhiskey7973]

@@bennoakes2477

[@TheMainMayn]

On the radio. Tail Gunner: ahh.. code brown code brown Crew: all our pants are brown bro. No judgement here man no judgement here 😂

[@f100dsupersabre6]

haha childish joke go brrrr

[@baseballboyAJ]

In dieing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@american357]

I cant imagine the terror and fear that men could feel during that, Is good to know they survived and God bless their path. Another amazing video Yarnhub!

[@johnbockelie3899]

Tail gunner " I'm getting out of here before I can say goodbye ".

[@troymillion8510]

What an incredible story!!! I live in Wichita kansas. Where those planes were built. We are So proud of them and the lives they saved!

[@supergeno128ds]

The B-17 truly lived up to its name "The Flying Fortress" with all the abuse it was able to take. I remember seeing that image at 4:45 in one of my World War II books. I loved the designs of the aircraft in that era. Its nice to finally know the story!

[@Wrathlon]

Whats crazy to me is shit like bullet holes through the fuel tanks in the wings were just "As long as it doesnt explode and blow the wing off its fine" like wut. Even more impressive when you consider that the Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk was only 40 years before this.

[@SteelCommanderCat]

@@Wrathlon Airplanes, I've read have been one of if not The fastest progressing technology in warfare. Just look at World War one. The Wright Brothers flew in 1903. just 15 years later in 1918, 15 Years, the Fokker D.VII was flying at over 20,000 feet! And that was with no computers or anything to help with flight or even calculations in the design!!! and the men flying at that height (mostly WITHOUT parachutes) in those wood and fabric machines rivel World War 2 soldiers for Biggest Balls of Steel if you ask me!

[@vibezbeatz3689]

It’s amazing to see the progress and smoothing of the animations since I’ve discovered you. Been here since thousands and it’s amazing to see how you’ve progressed.

[@jorelmendoza8842]

The animation is AMAZING! the colors, the motion, the blurs, the effects, the crew positions, their expressions, everything.

[@K-2SO]

Japanese Pilot Veteran After hearing this: Excuse me what? Edit: Ey Thx for the likes

[@aviationfilms5601]

N-nani?

[@cheems2992]

Banzai strike the b17 but the b17: survive Japanese: Nani B17 crew: let's stole the h**t*i collection

[@BaNaNaCeZeT]

nice pun

[@DanLoadan]

Vete-ram nice

[@Barri2410]

The Germans doesn't want to lose their personnel. Look for Sonderkommando "Elbe"

[@bartman9400]

I love the update to this and the added photo was amazing to see, this crew were so lucky to make it back that day.

[@wann2bSET]

I do sometimes miss the old 2D animation,it was colourful and stylish. But the 3D animation has come a long way.The amount of detail and work put into these videos are impeccable. I still wonder how much the quality will increase overtime. Great work yarnhub!

[@fenkupng]

I love seeing the improvements in animation quality with each new video, along with a new story to learn. Keep it up, this channel deserves to have a few million subscribers at least!

[@schmezzer]

I absolutely love this channel. This channel is absolutely amazing. I wish I could watch this everyday at every second. Keep doing what you love and keep up the good work.😄😁👍

[@alittlebitofeverything2408]

Wow it is night and I am like:”no way yarnhub is gonna upload a video now just have to wait for tomorrow, life is full of surprises

[@LolzLiamz]

war thunder players: HOW ARE THEY NOT DEAD I HIT THEM WITH MY OWN PLANE! Edit: thanks for 248 likes! i appreciate it

[@_aragornyesyes_7171]

B17 too op pls nerf

[@SMN-ct9gl]

@@_aragornyesyes_7171 da, comrade we balans it by adding 50K SL repair cost

[@LolzLiamz]

i also did this once on war thunder (i play as germany) and i failed

[@ForkLefts]

@@LolzLiamz always ram into the wing

[@kh2b573]

Bruh me and this Ki 84 rammed head on but nothing happened other than our props died

[@Alex_Guy1011]

I like how smooth and well-animated was the collision.

[@unusual_username8683]

“We are all American” Germans:MEIN GOTT THERE INVINCIBLE!

[@leofrith8976]

I find this funny

[@spypizzatasty8330]

Should've been all Floridian

[@f100dsupersabre6]

NEIN, HANZ, RUN!!!!

[@rexster_v5624]

There is no other history channel with this good animation....really love this !

[@gamezombie4.035]

I think it's amazing how much damage the b 17 can take without going down immediately

[@gamezombie4.035]

What do you guys think

[@imnotusingthisaccountnowne5936]

Japanese: I kamikaze on ships and it is cool! Germans: Hold my BF-109

[@ZacharyDarkes]

Lol this made me laugh thank you

[@imnotusingthisaccountnowne5936]

@@ZacharyDarkes Your Welcome! UwU

[@sgtmarshall1515]

One difference between the two sides Japanense fighter pilots were willingly do a kamikaze attack while the German pilot was trying tomanuever but injured, so its not a kamikaze. Its an accident

[@imnotusingthisaccountnowne5936]

@@sgtmarshall1515 Chill dude it's a joke

[@santiagoperez2094]

@@imnotusingthisaccountnowne5936 no u chill

[@steeltoe6811]

I remember my grandpa telling me WW2 stories, he was a tail gunner of a b-17, I forget most of the story as this was years ago, but I specifically remember him saying that he saw a fellow b-17 get almost cut in half when another plane crashed into its side, I forget what the name was, but if my grandpa witnessed this he must have been horrified. RIP Harold.

[@greener8180]

Sorry for that

[@swiftblaze_tv8671]

God Damnit, Why am I holdin out a Salute all throughout watching this 🇺🇲

[@jtbush]

“So Dad, what was your most intense moment of the war?” “The fact that I had a plane that was flying in two.”

[@CoolBluBoi]

That's legit epic.. I have no words. That's gotta be the most American thing I've ever seen. A B17 Still Flying after getting struck by a 109

[@f100dsupersabre6]

America frick yea

[@Fred_the_1996]

Russian IL-2s: *first time?*

[@CoolBluBoi]

IL-2s were called flying tanks cuz they could take bunch of shots, but they were still weaker then B-17s

[@Fred_the_1996]

@@CoolBluBoi Still, the IL-2s had armor all around them making them impervious to light arms fire (except for the wings), while the B17 didn't have that much armor

[@WalkiiiMooF1]

Its built different

[@stephensimpsoniii5662]

My Grandfather knew the bombardier Ralph personally. God bless the brave Americans who flew in WW2.

[@flyingfloorboard4097]

Nice

[@orue5499]

you see, i've already heard these stories before. But the storytelling here is so good and with these good animations too. It's just easier to digest it here on this channel. Keep it up :)

[@mokshmandalia5443]

German Commander: Go, take that B 17 down Pilot: Its more tougher than going into a volcano. It will take us down even before we make a proper gun attack. German Commander: Cmon learn something from Japan. Be a Kamikaze. Pilot: (Gulps)

[@mikesmith1290]

This channel keeps getting better and better! Love the content, keep it up!!!

[@ritonsj8424]

YESSSS I LOVE THIS TOOOO The lighting is amazing

[@ritonsj8424]

Finally more air stories

[@Rxph_Bxrt]

Mom yells at me, smacks me with a 1 inch thick broom stick, and even locked me in my room for 3 days without seeing the light for only watching KZbin. She says KZbin can never give me knowledge and KZbin is useless. However she still can't believe where I get all these knowledge from. She denies I get this knowledge from google history books and KZbin history animations. I think my mom is just confused that I can learn more in KZbin and google history books than in school but why does she have to torture me? BTW this is amazing history animation! The dogfights of those planes were stunning!

[@Alexei1727]

Poor you

[@crabshit589]

You fucking trooper

[@djshag277]

*Ifeelyou feelsbadman*

[@kyedeguzman2905]

Got,worst parent ever

[@Fred_the_1996]

Sounds a lot like my mom but instead of youtube it was mario kart on the DS when I was like 4yrs old😂

[@jettmthebluedragon]

I like how you guys added the REAL image it makes it WAY cooler 😎I can’t imagine being in their position 😳

[@broplaybro01]

The All Americans: "It is but a scratch!"

[@djshag277]

Tis but a scratch

[@IvailoStoianoff]

@@djshag277 But your tail is off!

[@laramieslater9433]

@@IvailoStoianoff pff no big deal we’ll just glue it back on

[@Bravo_BZ]

The animation is absolute amazing compared to other history KZbin channels, even big corporations like History. Amazing work!

[@gamerallys591]

He does such detailed videos, I highly respect it and I am trying to use any speech skills I hear for my videos to help speak clearly, thank you Yarnhub, your a big help.

[@paraphidd]

Simple history but it’s actually historically accurate.

[@cameronswim7364]

Yeah simple history doesn’t even know how bullets impact a human

[@exoticdrp4105]

@@cameronswim7364 Lmaoo u right

[@acccoplanning]

Big Epic sh makes videos mainly about tech and story while yh makes videos only about biographs and stories

[@Merc69420]

@@acccoplanning 12 seconds ago

[@cameronswim7364]

@@acccoplanning they made a video about Roy Benevides the Vietnam veteran and they understated how the bullets impacted him. They just brush it off and inflate a war story to make it into a more exciting video.

[@ghost_gamer1076]

I Love it! Your videos seriously make my day! I love how detailed the information is plus the animations look so stunning! Keep up the fabulous work! 😀😀

[@launcesmechanist9578]

And yet in video games bombers like the B-17 can be brought down by just practically spitting at it... Wonderful video and a very informative moment in history. Every time I see one of your videos, I learn something, I never forget it, I recommend it to my friends and my old high school history teacher (and my JROTC instructor), and I understand a little more that history is full of moments like this that, if not for people like you, would go completely forgotten or unnoticed. Bravo and Well Done.

[@Heythebrodyboy]

War thunder: the whole tail snaps off from one bullet

[@partiallyfrozen3425]

Dude... this video was incredible, the animation is brilliant, commentary is direct and informative yet still exciting, huge props to everyone who works on these videos

[@jjcha488]

Intense and brilliant is all I can say, animation are awesome as always but the story ufff. Another brilliant one Hub. Happy New Year btw! Best wishes for 2021

[@jakenbake4555]

Dude you need so many more subscribers, the cgi looked 100% like the photo and the break down was amazing

[@hereLiesThisTroper]

Doc: you only have 6 minutes and 20 seconds to live. Me: can you make it 12 minutes and 40 seconds? Doc: why? Me: so I can watch this video twice.

[@CB...]

BF-109: slams into B-17 B-17: imma do whats called a pro gamer move

[@somelegitcrusader6124]

The other BF-109 Formation : *Bonjour*

[@TubersTubera]

Lol

[@TubersTubera]

@@somelegitcrusader6124 Tf2 be like

[@brandonutgaming1426]

@@Graznavia *ram thunder

[@monsieurmig8969]

Man this dude be rockin that M2 without a stand 2:36

[@rizalardiansyah4486]

What a story! You guys have done incredible job here. Well... If i'm being nitpick, the 109's front end actually looks a little odd but i'm okay with that.

[@mr13anana41]

Man the faces on this animation look 10x better then ever

[@mr13anana41]

I didn’t expect to get a heart

[@mr13anana41]

But that’s why I love this channel