Whirlwind: Battle of the Ruhr 1943 - S1/E8: Failure Above the Clouds

[@stephenhall1099]

Thank you for including the loss of my uncle, Sgt. Eric Hall, in your raid summary. The family were notified, by telegram, that Eric 'was missing on air operations on the night of 26 March' within hours of his loss. The letter written by his sister, Mary, to her brother, Reg (my father was stationed in Egypt with the RAF), helps illustrate the sudden shock and grief suffered by many families at the time and I am pleased that you have used this story to good effect in your video. Your videos are very good historically and I am sure that viewers appreciate your attention to detail and that you include the actions and histories of some of the people involved. Thanks also to the person providing the voice over for Mary's letter. Well done.

[@kellyshistory306]

Thanks for letting me include your Uncle in the series. I'll pass on your thanks to Joy who voice acted Mary's note.

[@kellybreen5526]

@@stephenhall1099 Thank you for your comments. I remember when I was disposing of the family farm my aunt recounting how they were informed when their brother was killed by a submarine. My grandfather bellowed like a wounded animal and my grandmother held his shoulders and said : It is alright Albert, we will see him in heaven. It is missed on most how devastating the war was on average people.

[@michaelkovacic2608]

Great to see your content again! Pls never stop making these :D

[@theshepherd9382]

Thank you so much for making these videos! They’re absolutely amazing! Brilliant work! Fascinating stuff! Giving faces and names to many abandoned airfields and stations I drive past regularly!

[@cenccenc946]

another great one. Looking forward to more.

[@georgecoutts9625]

Just watched this episode again, incredibly poignant. Illustrates perfectly the difference between statistics, just the numbers, and the human tragedy behind them. Kudos Sir.

[@Kolya65]

I worried you stop making videos, cannot wait to watch the new one!

[@kellyshistory306]

Thanks. I didn't mean to stop making content for as long as I did. It was a really good year, but it proved difficult to get youtube content going during that time. I'm still doing a lot of travelling the next 3 months so content may still be spotty for a bit.

[@georgecoutts9625]

My Christmas present has come early this year!

[@kellyshistory306]

Merry Christmas hohohoho

[@thomasvandevelde8157]

Oh Finally! Another one! Made my day my friend, I wonder what's coming up...

[@primmakinsofis614]

The bomb loads for this mission as stated in the squadron ORBs: 408 Squadron (Halifax II, 10 aircraft dispatched) = 2 x 1,000 lb, 56 x 30 lb incendiary, 540 x 4 lb incendiary bombs 106 Squadron (Lancaster, 11 aircraft dispatched, 1 returned early) = 8 carried 1 x 4,000 lb and 96 x 30 lb incendiary bombs; 2 aircraft (R5573 and R5611) carried 1 x 8,000 lb bomb

[@bluestorm3628]

The Bomber Legend is Back To Spread His Influence Over The KZbin Area

[@kellybreen5526]

This is the episode that I wanted to comment on 426 Thunderbirds lost their CO and Sh Williamson had his rear gunner killed by a direct hit from an AA shell. This incident was the inspiration for the box art for the Matchbox Wellington issued in 1978.

[@klobiforpresident2254]

I think next March I will watch the videos you posted "live". The first on the night of the seventh and so on. The Great War's channel weekly format really made it possible to feel how quickly or slowly things developed. Seeing your videos so may make me feel similarly.

[@kellyshistory306]

Yeah the Great War Channel is very much an inspiration of mine. Doing this raid by raid stuff shows a lot of the evolution of how things went. That said I need to finish of my prelude video covering the period before the Battle of the Ruhr so people understand why this campaign is so important for the history of Strategic bombing.

[@klobiforpresident2254]

You're alive!

[@kellyshistory306]

Yeah, I'm still around. Just making youtube content wasn't in the cards for the last few months. That should change going forward.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

This is the first time I've watched one of your videos. I'll be watching them all now. The quality of this was amazing. In particular, whoever read Mary's letter about the death of her brother is a truly talented voice actor.

[@kellyshistory306]

Yeah, the voice actress Joy was very talented and did an excellent job. Hope you enjoy the other videos.

[@Galland_]

A nice touch using voice actors. You deserve a lot of respect for your work.