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@@Mike-vk3mb Mike: Thanks a lot for your feedback. We will take it into consideration for future videos. We are a very new at this so we appreciate all the help we can get. This is one of our longest videos so far. It’s always an interesting balance. Some viewers like you want more details, some get bored and move on. Thanks again for looking out for us. Have a blessed day!

@@chrisholder4978 Thanks a lot

Ok, you've got me!

@@johnclarke2553 Congrats John: You win Gold for being the first viewer to recognize that important difference to the traditional Tiger Moth.

@@CowboysVintageWings They're almost unknown here in Australia. I've not flown one, but I have taxied one, which ironically was about to have it removed! (1200hrs DH82 aircraft)

@ Thanks for tuning in frlm Australia, that is awesome. Now the video has one more easter egg that I am hoping only an Australian can find…Lucky, Lucky, Lucky!

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Looks like a reflection from the propeller on the window.

@@johnwedzicha Thank you very much for sharing your story. I really appreciate your “boots on the ground” perspective and thank you so much for your service and sacrifice. Politics aside, that was a very difficult time to wear the uniform, but please know that we will never forget!

@@SEO_Expert_TH-cam Wow, Sierra Hotel. thanks a lot for your support. I am doing great. Comments like this one keep us going. Hang in there with us, we have a very interesting project in the works.

@@dano4787 Thanks for your support Brother,

@@tomash9116 Thanks for the input. As a new channel, we are always learning something new. We Appreciate your constructive comment. Have a great Day!

Keep it up i didn't mean to be rude, hope you didnt experience it that way, but try and say things that are more than glaringly obvious!

When you forget the " counter" part of counterpart

B-17's German counterpart would be an HE-177..no? as in another bomber but German.

@@stacyfinley7700 Thanks for your contribution.Lets keep his legend alive!

@@CowboysVintageWings , I will on my side......I just wished I kept in touch with him better over the years. I'm glad I got to speak to him one last time and he offered me some fatherly advice about midlife and life changes back in May. He was proud when I told him that I probably might teach ROTC and follow his lead when I finally retire.

@@fighterbomberMiG27 Thanks a lot for your comment. I really appreciate. Thank you for helping me grow the channel. Welcome to Cowboy’s Vintage Wings. Your insight will always be welcomed.

@@CowboysVintageWings Absolutely, take care

@@StarshipTrooper32 Thank you very much for your comment. I did not have the pleasure to meet him but had the honor to fly on his Missing Man Formation. I Would have love to sit down with him and listen to his stories. As luck would have it, I built a model of his F-86 when I was a mere teenager dreaming about flying. He was an incredible pilot and amazing human being.

​​@@CowboysVintageWings.....thank you for flying over and doing the Missing Man Formation. I was watching from the ground in uniform. I had my sunglasses on and I was in tears. Between the Missing Man Formation, Taps and the 21 Gun Salute, I got watery eyed. It was hard to know that would be my last salute to a wonderful person and a great fighter pilot.

@ Glad to know that we made an impact

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@@kaisholeopard Thanks for the insight. I find the Rhodesian Civil War fascinating.

@@heartofoak45 Thanks for your insight. I agree with your position. What you are describing is a pivotal shift from Tactical operations to Strategic execution. What is interesting is the shift was accidental and not deliberate to planning. One Heinkel 111 Bomber crew made a navigational error that put them off course. Due to the strict British blackout posture, the crew aborted the target and dropped their bombs not realizing that they were overflying London. London as a city was forbidden on their Rules of Engagement The next Day Britain responded by going after Berlin. Once Berlin was hit, made the German High Command seem vulnerable in front of their people. Therefore, they shifted their strategy to go Eye for an Eye, and spared the RAF and galvanized the British people into an all out War.

@@CowboysVintageWings Yes, I appreciate the 'accidental' nature of the switch. I think it is covered in the film 'Battle of Britain' where the two Luftwaffe Officers are summoned back to a 'floodlit' Berlin for a dressing down only to be interrupted by the first air raid on the city. Churchill didn't waste any time on hitting back. So started the process of Germany 'Reeping the Worldwind' In the words of later Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris.

@@heartofoak45 Yes I love that particular scene. Before the aircrew was reprimanded in Berlin , the change in nature of the war had caught with them. The film did not show It directly but implies that the change so much that made the reprimand irrelevant. You see it on the Speech and on Goering’s good mood the next visit to his commanders. Imagine getting a court martial for doing something the whole Air Force is Doing the very next day. The fragility of war when the leadership jumps on the Hype train. I assure you those guys were quietly sent to their aircraft with nothing but a stern talk. In reality the event was much bigger than one single bomber crew. And the one crew represented on the movie is symbolic.

@@dominicnash9156 I appreciate your comment. I agree. This video is designed to be an introduction to bring general audiences to WW2 discussions. We barely scratched the surface with this one. This was a decision based on analytics. Seems that most persons that watch our videos only hang around about 90’seconds before they move on. We tried to keep the videos under 3 mins so that our viewers get the essence of the topic in a concise presentation. That comes at the expense of details that the seasoned viewers expect. If we get solid interest we will revisit the topic in the future. Thanks Again

@@HootOwl513 Thanks for your comment. The Air Force retired them at Davis Monthan AFB AZ. Being a military derivative of the Civilian 337, did not take very long for them to be available for sale to civilian and state government functions. Naturally, some end up serving Law Enforcements. A large number of them end up serving overseas with military contractors abroad and some were used to support military training functions due to its low cost of operations. Many nicknames were used, suck and blow, wading duck, push-pull, oscar deuce, coming and going, but Washing Machine Charlie is new to me. Thanks for Sharing.

@@CowboysVintageWings ''Washing Machine Charlie'' is a historical reference to the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. The Japanese flew slow and often deliberately mis-timed aircraft, at night, over the dug-in Marines -- often dropping grenades or randomly strafing -- to disrupt sleep. The Sherrif's ''Mixmaster'' was always flown at night, orbiting the metropolitan area and suburbs in a racetrack or figure 8 pattern. Sorties were around 0200 - 0400. The 337's powerplant configuration creates a unique audio signature, because the aft prop chews into disturbed air from the forward propwash. For that reason I called them Washing Machine Charlie missions. The slang term for the 337/0-2 that I recall was Mixmaster.

@@HootOwl513 Thanks a lot for the explanation. Very interesting historical correlation.

@@stevegomez3505 The Skymaster was very popular choice for utilitarian applications like that. It was multi-engine with out the major controllability issues on a conventional twin.

@@SteveBull-tg8mi Thanks for your comment. Your brother Charles was right on point. The Skymaster had a very limited cockpit real estate. It was originally designed for civilian use, as the Cessna 337 and then later adapted to military use. This resulted in the cramping of many instruments for navigation, military radios, and even weapons systems packed on top of each other, all ergonomically collocated in a smaller space.

@@rs5360 Thanks for your service and sacrifice.

@@joshuastrunk1133 Me Too. It kooks like is speeding, even when is sitting inside of the hangar. So slick, so aerodynamically beautiful. Just pure perfection. Only if they would let me take one for a spin.

@@CowboysVintageWings sign up with the CAF? Maybe?

@@joshuastrunk1133 Its a work in progress. I am currently building my Tailwheel time before I meet their pilot insurance minimums. I have been engaging with both Tex Hill Wing and Centex.

@@dano4787 Thanks a lot for your comment. Bob Hoover is still remembered by his incredible air show performances but his WW2 service is relatively unknown. If they ever do movie it would be an epic undertaking.Thanks for your support!

@@oveazeus1 Wow, I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks a lot for your support.

@@MayankPrasad111 Thanks for your feedback. Its growing pains. The music Its software generated, it seems that if I adjust the music the speech also gets affected. I am trying to sort this issue out. I will definitely take that into consideration in future videos. Thanks Again