Japanese Ace Interviews: Sakai Saburo (1)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
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Sakai Saburo (better known as Saburo Sakai in the West) was an IJN Zero ace with 60+ confirmed kills. In this video Sakai mainly talks about the Zero's characteristics.
CORRECTIONS:
"Hinero-komi" should be "Hineri-komi." (捻り込み)
3:22 Mistranslation; Sakai meant to say that 20% of the time you look out in front and 90% of the time you check behind you for enemies. (Your situational awareness had to be 11/10)
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Had the honor to meet him and his daughter. He was a very nice gentleman .
Quite a pleasure seeing and hearing the man whom I've read so much about. When he is mentioned in American aviation history books, it is always with very high regard for his prowess as a fighter pilot.
I respect this man a very good fighter pilot of my favorite a6m zero. He was also known as the samurai of the skies. Rest in peace saburo sakai.
He spent his retirement years as a Buddhist Monk AFAIK, I think that man oozes discipline and patience
One of the greatest pilot and an inspiration to me.
what a legend. IT was never boring listing to his stories.
Yep same these legends were never gone from history
he is known for taking part of pyramid scheme called "Tenka Ikka no Kai."
stealing money from people and lying constantly.
he was not even liked by subordinates and fellow pilots.
he was known as con-artist, very violent , exaggerate achievement
I grew up on Guam in the 1970 S. I read Mr.Sakai's book "Samurai" so many times it disintegrated. I loved that book. Aviation has a pantheon of hero's that knows no politics nor national boundaries.
Mr.Sakai was my childhood hero, as were other pilot hero's of mine. He still is a legend. May he rest in peace.
Same here
Reading it now. I was wondering if I would be fatigued by all the flying details, but the opposite happened when he got hit. His attention to all the details was phenomenal. You are IN that seat. One big wow of a tale.
Aside from everything else he is a great storyteller-great choice of words, like 'the wings were like the tips of our fingers'
it's good to see and hear a legend in the flesh! his passing is a loss for us all. thanks for sharing this video.
IIRC, Saburo Sakai dedicated the rest of his life to the cause of Peace. An honorable man.
From what I remember reading his memoir, he became a Buddhist monk after the war, and promised to not kill even a fly. He also mentioned that during WW2, he saw a C-47 with Red Cross markings, and seeing scared faces of nurses in the windows, decided to not to shoot it down.
He was a Real Ace in the Sky.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
R.I.P.🙏🏼
The brave pilot i ever seen
Rest in peace
INCREDIBLE READ. Samurai! I thought I might get bored being up in the plane so much in the read, but the opposite happened at a critical point. I was overwhelmed. I was in that seat. Getting really messed up. I'll be buying copies (ebay) and sending them to friends.
fantastic watch, thanks for the hard work!
Badass. Saburo Sakai was a legend among the IJN pilots in South West Pacific.
in these days i read his book..samurai. one of the best books i ever read about japanese pilots. great man.
"Looking back it was truly a waste of lives" Hear, hear.
A life well lived. I'd love to have met him. RIP.
For a man who got shot in the face by a .30 cal, he sure doesn’t look like he was shot at all.
Worthy Enemies become Best of Friends .....sometimes.
I am here because I just finished Sakai's book "Samurai". It's very interesting to hear the voice of the ace pilot that I just finished reading about.
When he starts getting hit, the details of it over incredible. I never read anything like it. And I read the good stuff.
Whoa, thank you so much for posting this! Amazing!
Sakai was a consummate fighter pilot and ace. RIP Mr. Sakai.
A great man and a great pilot, thanks for sharing!
I think he gives a tiny bit too much credit to the Zero's performance. He says that the turning and elevators worked the same at any speed, but other sources state that the Zero's capabilities drop at high speed.
Either way this is a wonderful interview with a great pilot!
respec and R.I.P Saburo. your book "Samurai" was best book i ever read..
Samurai was not looking for the fame, but samurai became legend known worldwide.
I can't believe i'm actually watching him talking.
Compared to Galland......this man is almost like a high school teacher, he wants you to understand the content.
Just finished reading his book R.I.P
SOME BOOK!
He explains his favorite attack from below that has always given him victory over the enemy. The fact that they looked back and flew in a group does not go together. He does not describe this in the book. But it is true that later all his comrades fell because they did not see the opponent behind. He was lucky and unlucky in his life, probably protected by the ritual belt Sasai gave him. Banzai!
Legends never die.
He was a good man.
The first time i heard of saburo sakai was playing a PC game called "Aces' of the Pacific" as a 16 year old is hard for me to comprehend how these men became flight aces shooting down 20 times the numbers allied aces had at the time. Later in Life i was blessed to run acrossed what i think was his autobiography i want to say was called "Samurai" ... His account of returning from his Kamikaze mission still gives me chills and will stay with me for the rest of my life after having read it some 20+ years ago ... A formidable flyer and a true Legend.
Very nice.
This legendary pilot really got great sense of humor
RIP brave opponent.
A truely Aviation Samurai. Thanks for bringing this video to all of us. Greetings from Mexico City.
Modern aviation realized Sakai was right. The most important aspect of a fighter is secretly it's range. You can chase AWACs and shoot them down leaving opposition blind and doomed. You can intercept and dictate fight while enemy is desperate for fuel. Now USN is trying to develop UAV refueling
This is Great!
He stories are very interesting in my life
I want to be one of zero pilot
I read his Book Samurai. Good read .
This why i like A6M zeroes
I'm reading his book : Samurai a old Bantam illustrated edition
I have the same copy. (Paperback) My favorite cover. Not many around with that cover. The book does require a lot of scotch tape...
Wiki article: Sakai had 28 aerial victories (including shared) by official Japanese records,[1] while his autobiography "Samurai!," co-written by Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, claims 64 aerial victories.[2] Such discrepancies are common, and pilots' official scores are often lower than those claimed by the pilots themselves, due to difficulties in providing appropriate witnesses or verifying wreckage, and variations in military reports due to loss or destruction. Claims have been made that his autobiography "Samurai!" includes fictional stories, and that the number of kills specified in that work were increased to promote sales of the book by Martin Caidin. The book was not published in Japan, and differs from his biographies there.[3]
+Na Ardri There are conflicting claims regarding Sakai's ultimate kill-count. Although your comments on the book "Samurai!" are very accurate I wouldn't trust a Wikipedia article as my primary source.
According to Imperial Japanese Navy Aces written by Henry Sakaida, Saburo's exact number of kills cannot be determined but is definitely above 60. There are no "official Japanese records" regarding the kill-count of aces because Japanese culture does not emphasize individual achievement.
As with every air battle so planes that were hit were counted as shot down. Many weren't seen to crash or bailed out. Many weren't counted because they weren't witnessed. Your lucky to survive combat under the most trying conditions.
-Juno- TakaLeon
+ - Juno - TakaLeon
*Well said*.
In particular:
1. _"I wouldn't trust a Wikipedia article as my primary source."_ Concur. Wikipedia has a clear bias and agenda.
2:28 Now in War Thunder, everyone can find their own "hinero-komi"! Also, what does that translate to? I get that it is effectively the same as a barrel roll, but I am curious about the translation.
101jir it translates to turn in
INFINITEFIGHTER Thanks.
Não é essa a ordem do nome dele ,é Saburo Sakai, mais de 100 vitórias.
Я горжусь этим летчиком!!! Вот истинный пример
Fucking Hard Guy, Really Enjoyed this thanks for sharing
eternal zero
This is great first-hand account from the man himself. But what bothers me is the noises the interviewer is making...totally distracting.
It is considered polite in Japan.
Who was the ace who lost an eye in a Dogfight??
Sakai got shot by a Wildcat in the head, after an excruciating surgery in Japan he became blind beyond about a foot in one of his eyes, however he was allowed back into combat fighter service as the war became more desperate.
@@thomasshively7338 Thanks
@@thomasshively7338 Not wildcat, it was Dauntless bombers.
@@thomasshively7338 I cannot imagine what he went through. I read it yesteday.
Самый лучший пилот-асс 2-ой мир.войны.
Rip
I want to be a pilot 🛩
I like turtles
0:31 XD
Does he have an anime? Lol
Onore a Saburo Sakai
Nippon banzai!
Did he actually have over 60 kills?
I heard Japanese ww2 pilot were notorious for overclaiming.
He had 64 kills. Why would one need to exaggerate once you pass 20 kills? American aces need only five kills to be called an ace. One of my heroes is BGen Robin Olds who was an ace three times over plus one extra kill for a total of 16 kills.
Robin Olds only became a one-star general even when he was an ace three times over with 16 kills. He became an ace twice in World War II where he had 12 kills (it takes five kills to earn an ace). He wanted to get into the fight in the Korean War, but the top brass kept him from serving a tour or two in Korea.
However, he was not going to let the Vietnam War slip through his fingers without getting into the fight there. He did and was successful in earning his third ace with two additional enemy planes shot down in World War II (WWII) and picking up four more kills in Vietnam. Hence, he got two extra kills from WWII and three of the four kills in Vietnam, which gave him his third ace and one kill to spare (16 total kills).
with all due respect he is wrong when he says " there is nothing they can do" even the lowly F4F Wildcat could outdive the zero and slip away, of course any light weight aircraft will out handle a heavyweight but this proves little when the lead starts flying.
He may be referring to early parts of the war. Not until 1943 the Zero was the dominant airplane in the skies
This. Sakai meant it as a slightly hyperbolic compliment to the aircraft, as he does acknowledge the plane's weaknesses in the latter half of the video. And furthermore, if one has ever read Saburo Sakai's book, "Samurai!", he already acknowledges that even in his early encounters, the enemy could use his superior diving ability put distance between themselves and his Zero and could feasibly escape, as the Zero could not handle high speed dives. However, in his encounters, he states not every American or Dutch fighters he encountered would fully take advantage of this and escape (especially early in the war), often at least one would make the mistake of continuing the engagement, and unwittingly lose more and more altitude until there was no more room to perform a high speed dive--it was here that the Zero would gradually turn inside the enemy aircraft's maneuvers until it was close enough to destroy it. Of course, this would change as American team oriented strategies would develop such as the Thach Weave and American aircraft would become more powerful.
Are you even a pilot to say that?
Take note that he's a SKILLED PILOT. And no matter how good a Grumman was on paper compare to the Zero, it's a complete bullshit if it's being flown by rookie Yank pilots and going in against like Sakai.
@@mkms685 indeed. Sakai actually *literally* *lived* through the stories hes telling. I think he knows more about what hes talking about than any of us.
Where's your WW2 air combat experience to prove him wrong? Warthunder? You know you're talking about one of the best pilots of the war with over 20 confirmed kills and many more victories, right?
This Man was incredibly talented,BUT ALSO LUCKY, MADE A MAJOR MISTAKE IN COMBAT,MOST PILOTS WHO MAKE THAT MISTAKE ARE DEAD!