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My father flew as a gunner in the Dauntless during World War two in the Pacific with the R.N.Z.A.F

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the Dutch halved the fuel and ammunition load in the wings, which allowed their Buffalos (and their Hurricanes) to stay with the Oscars in turns. The Finns bought bare-bones Buffalo's and added their own guns and radios. They were almost 500kg lighter than the Malaysian Buffalo's. Brewster was shut down after the war for turning out constant inferior equipment. Massive problem with Quality control and financial scams. Combat flaps and a diet could have changed the tide of battle for the Buffalo.

This series is fantastic. I have one question for you. Did the armament change in these B-29 for the fins or do they carry 812.7 mm machine gun throughout the continuation war Someone tried to tell me that they were down to just one 7.7 and one 12.7 that was it It was my understanding they carried four 12.7 throughout their tour of duty in this conflict Thank you again for your hard work well done I've been watching and re-watching them for a while now

Greatings from Greece.very good work!

Many thanks for this great show. WHY do I see so many images of SBD's diving on IJN carriers from an angle to the carrier's centerline (length wise) ? I woud assume that diving from the stern of the target lining up on to its center line, towards the target's bow would give a dive bomber pilot much more chance to correct for wind and for evasive actions by the ships ? Also, I did not see many images showing SBD's making a "shoulder roll" just before entering the dive, although such roll would be the preferred way ? This opposed to Stuka bombers often seen rolling over the shoulder. Who could explain this plse ?

Yugoslav government haven't capitulated. It's a lie that British government and Yugoslav communists invented after the war.

great series and photos!! thank you!!

outstanding!!

I think there are 2 main reasons for moderates to oppose communist parties: the anti-theist, anti-ecclesial, anti-clerical, anti-democratic factor and the anti-private property/forced resumption of property factor.

That was fantastic, thanks. I need to listen again.

Nice video

Most people dont know this, but when somone is close to a big explosion,it turns your body in jelly,and if you are closer,small pieces are the only thing found.Thank you for another splendid video.

A navy pilot by the last name of best,hit one japanese carrier dead center and flew back to his carrier to be rearmed and refueled.He took off again and hit another japanese carrier dead center,not bad for a days work!

Outstanding thanks

4:12 I thinks it's a misinformation as the trigger is located on the LEFT side of the weapon reachable by LEFT hand, instead of right ones.

My father served on DD228, a Clemson class destroye,r part of the Asiatic fleet.

Great in depth analysis of a much maligned aircraft. Keep up the great work mate. I've watched all of your productions and look forward to new episodes. Maybe an in depth analysis of the desert air war featuring all the allied participants. Cheers

Mark, Thank you much for telling the story of the heroic Buffalo pilots over Malaya, Singapore, Burma, and Dutch East Indies. They are deserving of having their stories told and have all but been left out of history because of the losses. It is very interesting that B.O.B. aces got a TERRIBLE surprise from the Japanese and, had they been equipped with Spitfires at Singapore, the outcome would've remained the same. This would be confirmed by the first few battles between the IJNAF Zeroes and Spitfire MK Vs when the "Churchill Wing", commanded by Clive "Killer" Caldwell, took over defense of Northern Australia. Another lost cause. The Zero was the force to be reckoned with early in the war. I spent nearly 20 years writing veterans of the early Pacific war 1941-42. I knew Geoff Fisken, Rex Weber and many other veterans. Like always the Australians are usually blamed by the Brits when things go wrong in war. This is a great mistake. There are so many stories of heroism beyond anything people could imagine in modern times. Rex Weber was a good friend and told of the time he chased Ki-21 bombers out to sea after their raid on Singapore. Running at full throttle it took over 40 minutes to slowly catch them but the rear gunners caught him in a crossfire and his Buffalo was badly shot up. As it was all over the Pacific at that time, they were failed by their leaders and sacrificed by them. Many of the veterans went into captivity and died by the thousands in the various slave labor camps and on the Burma-Siam Death Railway. And on the Hell Ships or Unit 731 horror camps. The movie Bridge Over The River Kwai is a disgrace and dishonors those men. A better film is "Railway Man". The book Series "Bloody Shambles, Vols 1 and 2" is most excellent for those wanting to know more. Fisken loved flying the Buffalo during training days and was thrilled by the way it handled. The lack of armor, low quality machine guns and ammunition, combined with Brewster installing used Wright Cyclone engines bought cheap from the airlines and poor quality workmanship at the Brewster factory contributed to the defeats. Brewster had an evil reputation with a number of Allied governments and their sales people were well-known for being crooks who would promise anything to get the sales. As a former DC-3 mechanic, I can state from experience that the Wright Cyclone is an outstanding and worthy engine, known for its reliability and toughness. The story of the Pacific War 1941-42 overall is huge and will draw you into a rabbit hole where one answer creates 50 more questions and, after awhile, a person realizes the history we were taught in school is a stretch of the truth at best. Governments cover up and white-wash events like we see here to protect the lousy politicians and ignorant, arrogant, egotistical leadership from public outcry and criticism, something that is worse today, although they can't get away with it anymore! Thank you again for your fine tribute to those who lived this part of the story. Heroes one and all.

Of all the sites discussing the Buffalo your presentation is by far superior. Great research Mark, keep up the good work mate!

Outstanding!

Thanks for the in depth war history of the Buffalo! Malaya sounds like one big British / Commonwealth cluster.

Your music and stylings is interwar

Great Series! The Finnish experience very similar to the Japanese in the Far East and the Pacific; more experienced pilots (therefore, better) sometimes with a performance advantage, sometimes without racking up kills until overwhelmed by attrition and technological obsolesce.

Great to learn about little known RNZAF action in the pacific. Proud to be a kiwi

This is a great series you are producing. Thank you. The Buffalo needs more love and understanding.

The Finns were co-belligerents with Nazi Germany vs the Soviets similar to the Soviets and the Nazis in their joint attack on Poland '39.

The moroccan sultan cooperated with the french with senegalese and moroccan soldiers vs the rif

The allies just had too few buffalos and not very experienced pilots. The Japanese were in no way facing a Battle of Britain like situation over coloanal Asia. But the Allies had their best & brightest commanders in Europe & North Africa not the Far East and it showed badly.

Great series so far but....only folks to call the Brewster F2A a Buffalo was the British. Their version of the export B-339 was officially named Buffalo Mk 1. American's were F2A's, Finns mostly called them "Brewsters" Dutch also used B-339 (and 439).

I need help, a while ago I saw a video showing some German generals (WW2) reviewing an invasion plan (I think of Poland) using a model of the terrain with lights and smoke but I can't find it, in case someone could help me with the search.

I love this Buffalo series! For such an obscure WW2 fighter it sure got around the War in spite of it's low numbers of production.

No contest against the .mitsubishi Zero.

Thank u Marky, liked and subbed

Unbiased and insightful. Was gonna pace my way through this series but now I think I'm gonna binge it.

I'm really enjoying this series, thanks for producing it! One small point, the name Noel (i.e. Noel Sharp of 488sqn) is pronounced differently in British (and thus Commonwealth) english compared to that of the US, in that it is pronounced 'Nole', rhymes with 'mole'.

Always enjoy the content and detail of your videos Mark, keep up the great work mate 👍

Great video on battles seldom covered , really into this series . Thanks again Mark

Nice video

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While it is true 1 large carrier sunk and 1 damaged sums up to a greater loss then 1 small carrier sunk and 2 large carriers out of action, nonetheless Yorktown was there for Midway while neither of the 2 Japanese carriers were. This boils down to a 3 to 1 advantage for the USN coming out of Coral Sea.

another excellent vid! Worth pointing out Hornet, not involved in the Early Raids performed relatively less efficiently then the air groups of the carriers that were involved with those early raids.

another excellent vid from a gem of a channel.

I was a member of a P3B Orion flight crew that flew a Maritime Air Patrol (MAP) flight where we flew to most of the islands in the Carolines looking for signs of habitation on the unpopulated islands. We were able to add Truk to our flight and we got photos of some of the wrecks visible from the air. One of the wrecks is the San Francisco Maru which sank in fairly shallow water because her forward mast is still visible above the water. I wonder who sank her.

Great stuff. The British and Commonwealth response to the Japanese invasion is almost a model of how not to defend territory and as such transcended the undeniable bravery of service personnel on the ground. On a practical note, I was intrigued by the 'clipped' appearance of the Blenheim's left wing tip and the semi-solid appearance of the nose in the shot covering the 15-16 minute mark. Presumably this is the heavy work of an official censor of the day.

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Very well done. The Western militaries in the Pacific at the start of the war were in Japan's back yard. Most of the British effort was in Europe and Africa. Force Z was sent to act as a deterrent - not out of any expectation that they could defeat the Japanese if they attacked. Here they were going against Japanese aviation at it's best. One thing about those Ki-43's is that they only at 2 like 7.7mm machine guns in the cowl - so - as mentioned - they had to make several runs. The Western nations were ill prepared and their men given a touch row to hoe. As "The History Guy" likes to say - they deserve to be remembered. Thanks. .

When “IL-2 1946” had a campaign based on this I definitely played it because it is an important part of my country’s History especially with the fall of Singapore in 1942.

I think it worth pointing out the actual theater commander, Air Chief Marshal R. Brooke-Popham, was an RAF officer who had over a year to operationally prepare command before being rapidly replaced in late December 1941 for having what we might call a nervous break down. Popham was obviously ineffective. similarly, one reason Percival was given ground command was because he had done an assessment of the Defense of Malaya in the late '30s, an assessment which apparently failed to resonate with it's author. Also, one reason Churchill personally appointed Adm. Phillips was Churchill believed Phillips was possessed of 'remarkable foresight'. Is there a worse concatenation of flawed commanders in military history?

another episode in the series that can be boiled down to a skilled pilot in a mediocre airplane is more effective then a bad pilot in a good airplane. However, it is more likely pilots will survive to be good in a better airplane.