Best thing on the Internet this day. Heroes dont always wear capes. Always try and remember that. This world is full of history everywhere you look. Just please take the time to paws and sniff out a ruff idea of what is around you, you'll probably find a tail worth telling. Tall tails are sometimes a shaggy dog story, so watch that you don't get taken for a walk. ❤
My mother was a WASP ferry pilot. She has a picture of a Bell test pilot and his chihuahua dog that he always flew with on the wing of a new P-63. He kept the pooch inside his flight jacket when flying.
You got me with that one. It is only March 31st where I am, unincorporated Naperville, Illinois, United States of America. Thank you for your efforts. May you and yours stay well and prosper.
Your unexceeded aeronautical knowledge never ceases to amaze Brian. The illustrative information pictured in this episode will probably never be approached. Thank You again and Best Wishes to You and Your Family.
Fun Fact: the French Army's standard military dog was the greyhound. It was used to carry messages and drag wounded French soldiers from the battlefield. Why the greyhound, I hear you ask?? Well, in military trials, the greyhound was found to be the only dog capable of keeping up with the average retreating French soldier.....
Packed it plumb full. 😂 Nice job! I grew up in the same area as the Guardsmen, a little younger than them. Still bump into one or two of them every so often. Decent guys.
I grew up in the 60s watching the Charlie Brown specials. Snoopy and his flying adventures are what inspired me to fly. Got my private pilot mostly because of him!
This makes me want to go straight to the National Archive and research this fascinating topic further. Historians ought to be queuing up to turn this into a best selling book!
LMAO, In the nick of time, a hero arose A funny-lookin' dog with a big black nose He flew into the sky to seek revenge" The Royal guardsmen would love this!!!
Every year, probably from 1965 through 1969 at least, I would sit through the entire episode waiting for these few seconds; the way he would look over each side, or pump the rudder pedals back and forth… Charlie Brown’s distinctive voice: “ ‘CONTACT!’ he yells” and then upon sight of his nemesis, the King of the Fokker Scourge, The Bloody Red Baron himself, when Snoopy would press his mighty Sopwith Camel into an attack dive, lean forward, snarling through clenched teeth, and the sound track gave us authentic wind through the struts and wires, the rising pitch of a radial engine at full throttle, and the slow-firing machine guns, even through the little 4-inch speakers on our black and white Zenith TV - was enough to put me into overdrive. I remember the way, in his genius, Charles Shultz would illustrate the sheer helpless terror on Snoopy’s face when he lost sight of the Red Baron, and while desperately scanning the sky, out of nowhere comes a hail of bullets, so close he reflexively releases the controls to shield his face with his arms and hands, a look of fear on his face that is only shown when one is certain that they staring into the eyes of death itself. So powerful is this sequence that I would be lying if I didn’t admit that my eyes got wet, and a lump rose in my throat. I really felt genuinely sorry for Snoopy in that silly little cartoon, where all his bravery and skill could not save him, nor his craft, from the overwhelming forces he was contending with. There’s a reason they call it a ‘dogFIGHT’. (NPI). Bullet holes riddle the side, and smoke billows from his doomed ship, the stricken engine struggles and begins to cut out, and the chivalrous Flying Ace stands in his cockpit, and solemnly salutes his vanquisher, as he showed himself to be a skilled and worthy foe. There’s a lot more there than meets the eye, I think. I just remembered (I think), the little sequence following, where Snoopy, the downed ace, is evading capture and they play a really cool brushes and flute thing that is again, sheer genius in the conveying of a sense of loneliness, darkness, no immediate threat, but in the midst of a very serious big-picture type threat…. Am I remembering that correctly? I was every bit the aviation fanatic that I am now, but there just wasn’t much available back then in a tiny rural W Texas town. I was in the sixth grade I think when I got to see (and hear) the two iconic movies, “The Battle of Britain” and “Tora, Tora, Tora” in an indoor movie theater in San Angelo. Oh…My…Gosh… I was speechless… totally overwhelmed. By then, I had built models, and could quote you performance specifications on: the Zero, the P-40, the P-51, P38, P47, the B-25,24,17, and the Me-109, 110, 262; the FW 190; I learned so much WWII history, just from the little articles that were included with the instruction sheets for those plastic models, along with our set of encyclopedias - again, because that was all we had. Sorry, I didn’t mean to go on so long … it’s just, you know, you get old, and one thing leads to another… blah blah… if you get all the way to here - God bless you for suffering an old man and his rantings.
Thank you for sharing! I honestly love when people tell me about memories or family members that served and flew, etc...do you still build models? I was reintroduced to the hobby last year by Tanner (I don't know if you've heard her episodes yet) and it's been so much fun even after a hiatus of decades. I am presetly building a Japanese Betty Bomber being stalked by a P-61 Black Widow and they will soon be "flying" above my head where I record my episodes, providing inspiration!
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Amazing that even this long after the Great War historical research still turns up unknown stories like this.
🤣🤣
*_CURSE YOU, RED BARON!_*
(Actually, I've been up all night drinking root beer!)
Best thing on the Internet this day. Heroes dont always wear capes. Always try and remember that. This world is full of history everywhere you look. Just please take the time to paws and sniff out a ruff idea of what is around you, you'll probably find a tail worth telling. Tall tails are sometimes a shaggy dog story, so watch that you don't get taken for a walk. ❤
So we got a Easter Beagle
A fantastic insight into a little know aspect of WW1 - thank you!
My mother was a WASP ferry pilot. She has a picture of a Bell test pilot and his chihuahua dog that he always flew with on the wing of a new P-63. He kept the pooch inside his flight jacket when flying.
April 1st, here in UK. Good April Fool day video!
You got me with that one. It is only March 31st where I am, unincorporated Naperville, Illinois, United States of America.
Thank you for your efforts. May you and yours stay well and prosper.
I put it up early for our viewers in Asia!
i loved it. I grew up watching and reading Peanuts. Brings back a lot of good memories.
Your unexceeded aeronautical knowledge never ceases to amaze Brian. The illustrative information pictured in this episode will probably never be approached. Thank You again and Best Wishes to You and Your Family.
Fun Fact: the French Army's standard military dog was the greyhound. It was used to carry messages and drag wounded French soldiers from the battlefield.
Why the greyhound, I hear you ask?? Well, in military trials, the greyhound was found to be the only dog capable of keeping up with the average retreating French soldier.....
Ouch
Packed it plumb full. 😂 Nice job!
I grew up in the same area as the Guardsmen, a little younger than them. Still bump into one or two of them every so often. Decent guys.
I grew up in the 60s watching the Charlie Brown specials. Snoopy and his flying adventures are what inspired me to fly. Got my private pilot mostly because of him!
He was also quite the mascot for NASA and the space program!
One of my favorite computer games when I was younger was “Snoopy vs the Red Baron,” where you actually pilot a Sopwith Camel as the intrepid Beagle!
Fun!
So it was a sopwith kennel
thank you!!! this was such a well written piece.. you are truly talented
Fascinating and important history.
Brilliant story Happy April 1st
Thanks! You too!
This makes me want to go straight to the National Archive and research this fascinating topic further. Historians ought to be queuing up to turn this into a best selling book!
1:08 meatball!!
Well that's brightened my day!
That was excellent, thank you!
Planes you never heard of. Good one.
Cute. My little fluffy now wants an airplane.
LMAO, In the nick of time, a hero arose
A funny-lookin' dog with a big black nose
He flew into the sky to seek revenge"
The Royal guardsmen would love this!!!
Very cool, thank you
You're a day early.
Not in Asia!
@@worldofwarbirds
You're a day......
oh... never mind... I'm on UTC.
Foiled again.
Very nice
Sooo good!!
Everything an April Fools Day should be!
I thumbnail is the same as my Lock Screen on my phone
Note the date people.
LOL ! excellent.
I think you're a day early...
I’m Worldwide! It’s for the Aussies right now!
Cute!
Too Funny
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ist April lol
😊😅😂
I smell April Fool! Nice try Brian!! ;-)
April Fools 😉
😂
Lol
Every year, probably from 1965 through 1969 at least, I would sit through the entire episode waiting for these few seconds; the way he would look over each side, or pump the rudder pedals back and forth… Charlie Brown’s distinctive voice: “ ‘CONTACT!’ he yells” and then upon sight of his nemesis, the King of the Fokker Scourge, The Bloody Red Baron himself, when Snoopy would press his mighty Sopwith Camel into an attack dive, lean forward, snarling through clenched teeth, and the sound track gave us authentic wind through the struts and wires, the rising pitch of a radial engine at full throttle, and the slow-firing machine guns, even through the little 4-inch speakers on our black and white Zenith TV - was enough to put me into overdrive.
I remember the way, in his genius, Charles Shultz would illustrate the sheer helpless terror on Snoopy’s face when he lost sight of the Red Baron, and while desperately scanning the sky, out of nowhere comes a hail of bullets, so close he reflexively releases the controls to shield his face with his arms and hands, a look of fear on his face that is only shown when one is certain that they staring into the eyes of death itself. So powerful is this sequence that I would be lying if I didn’t admit that my eyes got wet, and a lump rose in my throat. I really felt genuinely sorry for Snoopy in that silly little cartoon, where all his bravery and skill could not save him, nor his craft, from the overwhelming forces he was contending with. There’s a reason they call it a ‘dogFIGHT’. (NPI).
Bullet holes riddle the side, and smoke billows from his doomed ship, the stricken engine struggles and begins to cut out, and the chivalrous Flying Ace stands in his cockpit, and solemnly salutes his vanquisher, as he showed himself to be a skilled and worthy foe. There’s a lot more there than meets the eye, I think. I just remembered (I think), the little sequence following, where Snoopy, the downed ace, is evading capture and they play a really cool brushes and flute thing that is again, sheer genius in the conveying of a sense of loneliness, darkness, no immediate threat, but in the midst of a very serious big-picture type threat…. Am I remembering that correctly?
I was every bit the aviation fanatic that I am now, but there just wasn’t much available back then in a tiny rural W Texas town. I was in the sixth grade I think when I got to see (and hear) the two iconic movies, “The Battle of Britain” and “Tora, Tora, Tora” in an indoor movie theater in San Angelo. Oh…My…Gosh… I was speechless… totally overwhelmed. By then, I had built models, and could quote you performance specifications on: the Zero, the P-40, the P-51, P38, P47, the B-25,24,17, and the Me-109, 110, 262; the FW 190; I learned so much WWII history, just from the little articles that were included with the instruction sheets for those plastic models, along with our set of encyclopedias - again, because that was all we had. Sorry, I didn’t mean to go on so long … it’s just, you know, you get old, and one thing leads to another… blah blah… if you get all the way to here - God bless you for suffering an old man and his rantings.
Thank you for sharing! I honestly love when people tell me about memories or family members that served and flew, etc...do you still build models? I was reintroduced to the hobby last year by Tanner (I don't know if you've heard her episodes yet) and it's been so much fun even after a hiatus of decades. I am presetly building a Japanese Betty Bomber being stalked by a P-61 Black Widow and they will soon be "flying" above my head where I record my episodes, providing inspiration!