Ghost P-40

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    December 8th 1942 and in the skies is an eerie sight. A plane that just shouldn't be there. A ghost plane.... A ghost Curtiss P-40 Warhawk!
    Pilots Robert Lee Scott and Johnny Hampshire from the “Flying Tigers” scramble to intercept the mysterious craft that is showing markings that haven't been used for 10 months.
    The plane is sporting extremely heavy damage; holes riddle the fuselage, pieces of the wing are missing, it has ad-hoc repairs with mismatched paint and bare metal in places, and one of its landing gear wells is completely empty. Taking a closer look at the canopy they see it destroyed, and the pilot slumped against the controls, unmoving.
    What could this strange aircraft be? How did it get there? We take you through the story of the ghost P-40 and how Milton McMullen was part of the team that built it in the jungle of the Philippines.
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  • @Yarnhub
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  • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
    @Frosty_tha_Snowman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3022

    There's a car dealership near where I live that's had a P-40 outside in front of it for as long as I can remember. I've never taken a picture of it because it was just always there, and I decided I was going to take one the other day when I drove by, and it was gone. The guy apparently sold it to a museum that plans on restoring it and putting it on display, and I plan on going to visit it when it's done.
    Correction: he donated a t33 shooting star to a place called the Missouri Freedom of Flight center, he actually sold the P-40 to a private collector.

    • @abandonedaccount123
      @abandonedaccount123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      nice!

    • @paulocalinao2267
      @paulocalinao2267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      which museum if i may ask

    • @kurayami2611
      @kurayami2611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      I mean it's's better than selling it to a scrap yard

    • @rascalme9754
      @rascalme9754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      We always seem to ignore treasures right infront of us until they disappear.

    • @ch3esebr3eadch3ese7
      @ch3esebr3eadch3ese7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@kurayami2611 no better to be in a museum

  • @darkspire91
    @darkspire91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1567

    The P-40 Warhawk is one of the unsung heroes of World War 2. It was never as fast, or as manueverable, or well-armed as the Zero, or Fw 190, or Spitfire. But it held the line regardless and pulled some amazing feats that it doesn't get enough credit for.

    • @Argentvs
      @Argentvs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      It's my favorite fighter in the US tech tree in War Thunder.

    • @greeneggsandsam2014
      @greeneggsandsam2014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      same with the F4F, the early war planes are my favorite because of the stories they produced

    • @Skinny_El.Funky6.9
      @Skinny_El.Funky6.9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Same goes with the IAR80/81
      When it rolled in production, it was the 4th best design in the world at the start of WW2
      Though the plane held its edge thill 1942 - 43, even after it was practicaly obselete, the pilots where so good in them that the americans still bitch about how the plane was a pain in the ass when bombing civilians and the oil rafineries.
      In 1944 IARs downed some P38s at low alt, wich would be deemed the worst single day loss of american planes in all WW2 american service.
      I love this plane because it was a one of a kind regarding romanian craftmenship, but also because my grandpa flew in the IAR81 and it was a really deadly foe in capable hands.

    • @bkjeong4302
      @bkjeong4302 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@greeneggsandsam2014
      The F4F was actually one of the better early-war fighters, about the same level as the A6M Zero.

    • @stevedeleon8775
      @stevedeleon8775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Darkspire...The attack on Pearl Harbor if you recall had two brave pilots in their underwear take off & shot down a few Zeros before being shot down in their P40 Warhawks👍RIP 🙏Unsung Heroes

  • @anonimxsidecas
    @anonimxsidecas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1208

    That was one of the most impressive and emotive story I've ever heard of WW2. Patching up a P-40 in the middle of the forest with scrap parts of other aircrafts is something unthinkable and amazing. These men deserve all recognition and respect in the world.
    RIP, brave soldiers.

    • @RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts
      @RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      It deserves a movie adaptation, this is incredible

    • @octaviovaladaoferreirinhad2689
      @octaviovaladaoferreirinhad2689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts Definitely. Why it does not exist yet is another mistery

    • @thephoenix3967
      @thephoenix3967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And knowing what the Japanese did to prisoners makes you respect Milton and his men even more

    • @brandontanis388
      @brandontanis388 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This was cover once in Aviation History Magazine. That pilot had will of steel.

    • @Shadowlistic_
      @Shadowlistic_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We're no strangers to love
      You know the rules and so do I (do I)
      A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
      You wouldn't get this from any other guy
      I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
      Gotta make you understand
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      We've known each other for so long
      Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it (say it)
      Inside, we both know what's been going on (going on)
      We know the game and we're gonna play it
      And if you ask me how I'm feeling
      Don't tell me you're too blind to see
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      We've known each other for so long
      Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it (to say it)
      Inside, we both know what's been going on (going on)
      We know the game and we're gonna play it
      I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
      Gotta make you understand
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
      Never gonna give you up
      Never gonna let you down
      Never gonna run around and desert you
      Never gonna make you cry
      Never gonna say goodbye
      Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

  • @franciscraig8164
    @franciscraig8164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1987

    As a Filipino who were born and currently staying here in Mindanao, this is the first time I've heard this story even tho I'm quite a history enthusiast myself. Thank you Yarnhub for telling this story. WW2 history here in our country is sadly not that well-discussed in schools even though we're one of the most affected areas of this conflict.

    • @hi-am-pat2k176
      @hi-am-pat2k176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Ah yes a fellow filipino historian enthusiast nice

    • @RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts
      @RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is an amazing story to share, it deserves to be adapted into a full movie

    • @_Grim_Reaper007
      @_Grim_Reaper007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Oooo another Fellow Filipino

    • @tuckerfromwotblitz3649
      @tuckerfromwotblitz3649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Same here this is the first time hearing about this even though i am a American history buff

    • @michawk3014
      @michawk3014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You was the first filipino that yarnhub put a heart

  • @iamicognito4203
    @iamicognito4203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +717

    that's gotta be one of the most badass things I've ever heard. Sure, people retrofit fancier gadgets or crazier weapons onto their crafts, or they cleverly use tactics to overcome weaknesses to improvise, but building a plane out of two and then stripping away whatever is deemed unnecessary? Hot damn that shit's cool!

    • @cheeseninja1115
      @cheeseninja1115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      straight out of Hogan's Heroes

    • @itsikorol
      @itsikorol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm sure she was one of the most badass rides in the skies, too.

    • @midorithefestivegardevoir6727
      @midorithefestivegardevoir6727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And its purpose wasn't to be a death machine, raining misery upon the enemy.
      No, it was the last messages of a handful of messages from soldiers to their families and the rest of the world. It was a swan song.

    • @VersusARCH
      @VersusARCH 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The story was a complete invention by Robert Lee Scott Jr. (by his own admission) for his 1944. propaganda book "Damned to Glory".

    • @iamicognito4203
      @iamicognito4203 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@VersusARCH Oh? Bit of a shame to look this up and find out what you're saying's true

  • @Goldsilver
    @Goldsilver 2 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    This needs to be a movie.

    • @mrqi3158
      @mrqi3158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Every yarn hub video needs to be a movie

    • @doctorwolf1229
      @doctorwolf1229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      indeed it does

    • @alexstojadinovic438
      @alexstojadinovic438 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was just thinking that

    • @shaunjoseph1530
      @shaunjoseph1530 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most definitely!
      It'd be the kind of thing that maybe Spielberg would like to do??? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤔

    • @Panzerkampfwagen_stuff
      @Panzerkampfwagen_stuff 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      YES

  • @Huziharamantics
    @Huziharamantics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Even though the pilot died while en route to China, he still accomplished his mission in the end by successfully delivering the letters to friendly forces.
    Godspeed unknown pilot. You will not be forgotten.

  • @Eidolon1andOnly
    @Eidolon1andOnly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Kinda got choked up hearing that at least the letters made it back to those they were addressed to. Shame that the diary was lost though.

    • @ZombieSazza
      @ZombieSazza 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Same that’s what got me the most, he made sure those letters got sent

  • @henrydomanboi8327
    @henrydomanboi8327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    using 2 broken p-40s and merging them together is genius
    R.I.P to all the men that worked on the amazing p-40 and the pilot aswell

  • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
    @Frosty_tha_Snowman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    A hi-jacked Frankenstein P-40.. engine from one, body from the other, with a bunch of damaged and homemade added parts.. pretty cool.
    Kind of reminds me of the Maus, how they took the working turret from one and the hull from the other to make one whole tank.

    • @michaelkevinmirasol8256
      @michaelkevinmirasol8256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's still being done by the Philippine Army, we assemble makeshift IFVs by transplanting turrets from FV101 Scorpion light tanks onto M113 APCs.

    • @johns9652
      @johns9652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Made me think of “The Flight of the Phoenix”, a book I read as a kid in the 70s or 80s. A small cargo/passenger plane crashes in the desert due I think a sandstorm. The plane design was similar to the P-38 Lightning, and only one engine was good.
      So, working at night to avoid sunburn and dehydration, they cut it down to make a single fuselage plane out of it. They also have to gather what water they can from condensation on a piece of canvas. And there’s a lot of arguments between the various characters involved, very tense stuff.

    • @dapperfield595
      @dapperfield595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaelkevinmirasol8256 I wouldn't call it "makeshift", modified would be a more accurate term.

    • @dapperfield595
      @dapperfield595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@johns9652 Sounds interesting, would you recommend the movie about it? Not that I'm not a fan of books.

    • @johns9652
      @johns9652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dapperfield595 I can't recall ever seeing the movie, though I do know that one exists. And to be honest, the book I read was one of those Reader's Digest "condensed books" which was one book with like 5 shortened books within it, so I may not have gotten the full experience myself.
      My parents had dozens of those around the house, and I read a wide variety of things I might not have otherwise. I think they must have had a subscription to RD at some point before I was born, I don't remember any new ones showing up to the house, just the old ones on a couple different bookshelves.

  • @motionsic
    @motionsic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Incredible story on the ghost plane! It had gone nearly twice as far as its original range allows. I am also amazed that make shift landing skid would work especially if accurately depicted under the left wing. For a tail dragger plane, lots of right rudder would be required on takeoff to keep straight on takeoff run to counter P-factor. I imagine the skid would be much draggier then right wheel requiring even more right rudder to compensate. Must have taken a heroic pilot to pull off the takeoff in the tight jungle strip!

    • @hisdivineshadow8263
      @hisdivineshadow8263 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Take into account how much lighter plane was after removing all the stuff they did.

  • @justasimplegamer129
    @justasimplegamer129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    The determination from the Pilot that flew the p40. You gotta give props to him even though with the circumstances and the chances of seeing land, meeting the enemy.
    Its a suicide mission to deliver the letters with little ammo and armor based on their location but someone's gotta go it right?

    • @justasimplegamer129
      @justasimplegamer129 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@adambane1719 Meh. No harm in using old words unless it's your ego talking about old fashion.
      get moving somewhere else that's 2025 for you.

  • @donaldwrightson
    @donaldwrightson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I had found out from my dad that my grandparents worked at the Curtiss plant during the war making P-40's. I always loved those planes and still do!!!!

  • @Dizzy.404
    @Dizzy.404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I have returned to show my love and appreciation for you yarnhub, not only do you provide entertainment but also education, please continue what you do.
    I'm also Filipino and this is good for my ego.

  • @infinitlycool
    @infinitlycool 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When I was a kid my Dad gave me a book called _Unexplained Mysteries of World War II,_ which contained many different unexplained events that happened during the war. The Ghost P-40 was one of the stories I remember the most. One of the best books I ever had during my childhood. The moment I saw this video's title I knew what the story was. Thanks for making this. It brought back a lot of memories.

  • @SleepyBoyo
    @SleepyBoyo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    As a Filipino, we are honored to be in Yarn hub videos as a Piece of History of the Philippines in 1940, i hope there's more missing or Unspoken Story of our great heroes on the day of ww2.
    Very Cool Content! I've still subscribe since 2020-2021

  • @fredr.1922
    @fredr.1922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I heard of this story when I was a kid. I'm 64 now, well, next month I am. This is the first I've seen it on youtube. My God, the shivers are still running up and down my spine over it. I must say, this must be a true story. I believe my Dad told me about it, but I do not recall for sure. He wanted to be a fighter pilot but was too short and he was not old enough to join the service until the Korean War so he would have flown then if he could have. I am flabberghasted this story showed up!

  • @abitofapickle6255
    @abitofapickle6255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The fact they put that thing together from two wrecks, and it still managed to land on its own after taking severe punishment, is a testament to the ruggedness of the Warhawks.

  • @peterrudenko4496
    @peterrudenko4496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I shivered when heard about those 10 month old signs. I thought "is this plane really flew it's way all 10 months?" But then... The pilot was a brave man... God bless him.

    • @Duncanois
      @Duncanois 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm very late, and you might not even see this, but what was meant was that the plane had markings (signs) that had been repainted/changed by the Americans 10 months before the Ghost P40 was seen. So the plane had crashed on the island 10 months before it flew again.
      Edit: It only flew again 10 months after it had first crashed

    • @peterrudenko4496
      @peterrudenko4496 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Duncanois Thanks for clarifying.
      I saw that

    • @Duncanois
      @Duncanois 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@peterrudenko4496 np. Glad you saw it. Have a great day/night :)

  • @endutubecensorship
    @endutubecensorship 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    1:45 Dear Yarnhub, I appreciate the little details such as animating the correct way a P-40 "twist & lift" retracts its landing gear.
    Thank you for your awesome work!

  • @FM1RacingOfficial
    @FM1RacingOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Yarnhub your animations are getting better every week, I wont be suprised if you make your own documentary! This was amazing

    • @fockwulf1
      @fockwulf1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      dude the model of the canopy on the P40 is a sin. what are u talking about

    • @FM1RacingOfficial
      @FM1RacingOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @hellship rc well im comparing this vid to Yarnhubs old vids if you actually see, its a big improvement

    • @Aceium371
      @Aceium371 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      all his videos are already mini documentaries :)

    • @FM1RacingOfficial
      @FM1RacingOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Aceium371 True, thats why Yarnhub would be good with a real one! 😁

  • @richardvonpingel2379
    @richardvonpingel2379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I grew up in Jackson MS. I am an Air Force brat and an AF Vet my self. My heart and respect to my WW2 brothers in arms who suffered so much.
    Exilent work YarnHub.

    • @Skadoo2
      @Skadoo2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Milton McMullen who was one of the Aircraft Mechanics on the ghost P-40 was born in Enterprise, Mississippi in 1921 and passed away in 2014 in Jackson, MS

  • @virus5600
    @virus5600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    As someone from the Philippines and watched all your videos, this one somehow played with my emotions similar to how the general felt… this was the first I've heard of it and I wonder if their camp can still be seen today… but given how long it has been since WWII, I bet that it's either destroyed or nature reclaimed it.

    • @virus5600
      @virus5600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Speaking of this, I wonder if you could do a video about the people who fought to their last munitions and supply at the Corregidor Island. It's one of the most valiant last stands in Philippine history!

  • @kaiyang1987
    @kaiyang1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I'm Chinese and actually heard this story when I was a kid but it was slightly different:
    It was said that American aircraft were sent on an attack mission from the Philippines to hit Japanese airbases in Taiwan. They were supposed to fly to mainland China after the attack but only one (the ghost one) actually got there. All the other details match exactly, including the American planes firing some shots at the ghost plane before realizing it was one of theirs, the ghost plane running out of fuel and crashing etc. Apparently Japanese records have mentions of at least 2(!) aircraft strafing up bases in Taiwan during this time. If anyone has more details about this I would love to hear more

    • @tafsirnahian669
      @tafsirnahian669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      me too!

    • @ding1466
      @ding1466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How do they teach about Americans in ww2 in china? We mostly supported KMT and then helped KMT escape to Taiwan. Then the Korean War happened so I can’t imagine we are viewed well during that specific time period. I’m curious tho.

    • @kaiyang1987
      @kaiyang1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@ding1466 WW2 era very favorably, people know that US helped Chinese forces (both communist and nationalist) a lot to defeat the Japanese. There is a story I heard a lot growing up that they used to teach us about unity against Japan:
      So many US planes were lost flying over the hump in the Himalayas to resupply Chinese forces that the large numbers of wrecked planes was used by other pilots to navigate the route. But US aviators never gave up and continued to risk their lives flying the route to help the fight to free China
      Stories of US and other allied nations helping China were commonplace in both schools (all run by CCP) and households. Now this was over 20 years ago and I dont live in China anymore but I doubt this view of USA has changed much

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kaiyang1987 The trail of wreckage " over the hump" was known as the "aluminum highway".
      The planes that over-flew Japan to land on Chinese soil were Dolittle's B-25s that bombed Japan in early 42. The Chinese people took great risks to try to help the survivors.

    • @clementnoel6663
      @clementnoel6663 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I heard the same story and was wondering if anyone did too. There might be a video from "Dark Skies" oe "The Front" about these events. Would be worth to check i think !

  • @psychlops924
    @psychlops924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why do you guys always have to make me tear up at the end of these? I came here to learn, not to cry!

  • @michaelkevinmirasol8256
    @michaelkevinmirasol8256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a Filipino, I have never heard of this heroic story. Hopefully, the remaining descendants of those Filipino and American fighters who worked on the makeshift P-40 have watched this video.

  • @superspaceman34
    @superspaceman34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Truly magnificent.
    The second rewatch started making me tear up, honestly.

  • @somenorwegiankid7587
    @somenorwegiankid7587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The animation just keeps on getting better

  • @dapperfield595
    @dapperfield595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I'm honestly more amazed that they managed to rebuild a P-40 from virtually scrap, refueled it, THEN built the runway themselves. Where they got the equipment to construct it in the first place, entirely a mystery to me. Real life can sometimes be crazier than fiction...
    Edit: That's because the story is fiction made up by Flying Tiger pilots.

    • @PinkStratovolcano
      @PinkStratovolcano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The whole story was made up by 2 pilots as a joke

    • @dapperfield595
      @dapperfield595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@PinkStratovolcano Source?

    • @PinkStratovolcano
      @PinkStratovolcano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dapperfield595 its the first chapter of Robert L Scott jr's WW2 book and was purely fictional. The first chapter of said book told the exact same story but more detailed. Many versions of this story was made but I heard that the first version was started by fighter pilots during the war as a joke, and Robert L Scott later added it onto his book.
      (Edit: not really a joke, probably just something they told to make stuff interesting as they were probably bored.

    • @_wanted_outlaw3007
      @_wanted_outlaw3007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@PinkStratovolcano in my opinion that doesn't disprove anything, while it's improbable that the plane was a "ghost plane" I still won't argue with that part but with some conjecture it is quite possible the plane was a real plane that crashed as they do claim they found it and they could just sold the real events as a story afterwards which has happened many times before; as an example Lord of the Flies book is fiction but the TV show documentary with the same name is based off of a real event, The Tongan castaways were a group of six boys aged between 13 and 16: Luke Veikoso, Fatai Latu, Sione Fataua, Tevita Siola'a, Kolo Fekitoa, and Mano Totau. In 1965 the boys ran away from a boarding school on the island of Tonga, stole a boat, and after a storm wrecked the boat, drifted to the abandoned, remote island of ʻAta where they were shipwrecked for 15 months.They were discovered in 1966 by Australian fisherman Peter Warner, in good health and spirits under the circumstances, and returned with him to Tonga, where they were immediately imprisoned for the theft of the boat. The boys were released from prison after Warner compensated the owner of the stolen boat with proceeds from sale of the film rights, and negotiated their participation in a documentary for an Australian television channel. This is an extreme example but it's the best one I could think of for when a real event can be turned fiction.

    • @PinkStratovolcano
      @PinkStratovolcano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@_wanted_outlaw3007 the example you gave had a LONG and DETAILED documentary proving the said event. This story doesnt have a documentary at all, and fixing up a plane without tools or parts necessary is impossible

  • @DetailAEgg
    @DetailAEgg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Your animations are getting cooler and cooler everyday keep doing the work!👍

  • @johnryder1713
    @johnryder1713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I always thought the American and Philippine guerillas of WW2 were most innovative, such as the use of the guerilla gun, a primitive slamfire shotgun even marketed as a tribute to these great men after the war. However I never heard tell of many resistance groups improving planes, bar maybe the Partisan air force using captured and otherwise planes in Yugoslavia

  • @hugo_a_j7113
    @hugo_a_j7113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The thing is yarnhubs animations are getting better and better day by day keep it up man

  • @Thatoneguy0007
    @Thatoneguy0007 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Okay, but the sheer fact that this group of soldiers built an entire P-40 out of scrap, wreckage, and literal bamboo, yet somehow managed to fly in a perfectly straight and level course with no pilot control and half its control surfaces is insane. These men have all my respect.

  • @taktuscat4250
    @taktuscat4250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    So we didn't know the identity of the pilot? I don't know why I feel sad but he did his best. May he rest in peace

    • @millerscorner2
      @millerscorner2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amen.

    • @ConkerVonZap
      @ConkerVonZap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen.

    • @michaelkevinmirasol8256
      @michaelkevinmirasol8256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He did his duty. He delivered the mails and diary to its destination, sadly he didn't make it.

    • @scottishscott3504
      @scottishscott3504 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Depends on the version. One said he made to Pearl Harbor but there was no body another went with that he was from Boston. Like many stories and myths these the story takes a life of its own.

  • @Creppystories123
    @Creppystories123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The quality of your vids are good and very detailed I found this channel when it had 4 vids and I'm really impressed on how this channel grew and I didn't expect this channel to go like this good job yarnhub team 👍

  • @charlessmith9903
    @charlessmith9903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I had a great uncle that was a P-40 mechanic during WW2 and immediately after. He was killed in a training accident after the war. I've got his journal though of the war. Amazing machine from what I've read in his journal.

    • @Eyes0penNoFear
      @Eyes0penNoFear 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any chance you could make a digital copy of his journal and share it online?

    • @charlessmith9903
      @charlessmith9903 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Eyes0penNoFear I haven't really thought about it. I also have his recordings of every speech FDR made during the war that I have thought about figuring out how to digitally copy them.

    • @Eyes0penNoFear
      @Eyes0penNoFear 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@charlessmith9903 I hope you do. Over time they'll likely degrade in quality until they're unwatchable. It would be fantastic to be able to access them online 😊

  • @rheniumzandor9938
    @rheniumzandor9938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks to researchers like you, people of the 21st century will remember world war 2 and remember and respect those who fought tremendous battles during that war. Thank You

  • @657449
    @657449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A haunting story. Thank you for sharing it. A brave act that will be forgotten in history as the people involved died.
    My uncle told a story of two navy or marine pilots who chased a Kamikaze fighter too close to the fleet. All three were shot down by the anti Aircraft fire.

  • @TabBuddie
    @TabBuddie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It always nice to watch a yarnhub video

  • @aurabanda6144
    @aurabanda6144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love seeing the animation quality getting better and better as each video goes by! Keep it up!

  • @StarflightProductions
    @StarflightProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A lot of people, even Colonel Scott himself, say that this was a fictional tale, but I don't believe that. While Robert Lee Scott was a skilled writer and storyteller, I believe his account of the ghost P-40 is actually true. I believe his reasoning for passing it off as a tall tale was merely because of the fact that no one knows what became of the P-40 after it landed in China. It's a hell of a story either way.

  • @privateer7766
    @privateer7766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great work yarnhub! Love the animations better every time

  • @dewoflife1160
    @dewoflife1160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow thanks yarnhub, you have never forgotten that our country has incredible history

  • @abandonedaccount123
    @abandonedaccount123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    that story was beautiful, it's so amazing that these are real!

  • @panzeroftheland5393
    @panzeroftheland5393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    one of the only youtubers i would never skip the ads cool videos as usual

  • @VictoriaStobbie
    @VictoriaStobbie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Damnnn that’s a good story! Hope it real, just having a plane riding “ghost” until it crashed must of been an amazing thing to witness.

  • @davidsapir3764
    @davidsapir3764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you really like WW2 fighters like the P40 and would love to fly one yourself, check out the Eachine/Volantex radio control Warbirds. They're a completely ready to fly plane. The plane, transmitter, flight batteries, everything you need is in the box. The plane itself has a 400mm (15 inch) wingspan. They look beautiful, they fly beautiful thanks to a 6 axis gyro stabilizer, they're affordable and very durable. I think there's a total of 10 or 12 different ones to choose from.

  • @Trexie19
    @Trexie19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I've been watching since the OG Franz Stigler video, and let me say all of yall have done amazing jobs with the animation, voice work, etc. Absolutely amazing video as well lads, keep it up!

    • @Yarnhub
      @Yarnhub  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Appreciate that. thanks

  • @johnthomas-we5tt
    @johnthomas-we5tt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yarnhub's Animation is getting better i like this channel

  • @HenochAbrahaM
    @HenochAbrahaM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Animation Getting Better Day to day,keep up your good work

  • @Just_lift_anyone
    @Just_lift_anyone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Saw your notification just before I head off to work 😀
    Rest in peace Ghost P40

  • @Rascal9527
    @Rascal9527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    if it weren't for you guys I don't think I'd ever have heard a story like this, damn nearly brought a year to my eye, absolutely amazing, thank you

  • @GIJoeFan-ms5sr
    @GIJoeFan-ms5sr ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yarnhub did a great job in their graphics and research. The Chinese soldiers at 1:26 were wearing German helmets that were one type of helmets that the Nationalist Army had.

  • @donstaples2221
    @donstaples2221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    These animations always have me in shock with how I notice they keep getting better and better! Yarnhub is becoming my favorite channel I get excited seeing a new video on the main channel and second channel 🙌

  • @tdpuuhailee8222
    @tdpuuhailee8222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    *"THEY BUILT THIS PLANE IN A FOREST. WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!"*

  • @brennanputz8330
    @brennanputz8330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I'd like to start by saying well done on this animation; awesome to see these tales being brought to life.
    I'd encourage people to do their own research (admittedly, mine was only a couple hours of digging), but I believe this story comes from "Damned Glory", written by Robert Lee Scott Jr. (mentioned early on as one of the pilots who intercepted the ghost plane). Scott himself has admitted the story is fictional, a joke, even. Whether you believe him or not isn't up to me.
    Still, doesn't make this video any less awesome. Again, well done, Yarnhub!

  • @lennardrhys
    @lennardrhys ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of the best Yarnhub videos ever

  • @juggledeeznuts5892
    @juggledeeznuts5892 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing, The Curtiss P40 Warhawk has to be one of my most favorite aircraft besides the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Another great masterpiece by you and keep up the great work

  • @ligma5058
    @ligma5058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is amazing team yarnhub! Time flies and you are still making diamond grade content! The audio,the graphics, even the humor, it's just......dazzling.

  • @ramonnajar1974
    @ramonnajar1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Amazing story, your tales are gripping and leave me a great feeling of satisfaction.
    I always look forward to the next episode!

  • @middleclassic
    @middleclassic ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s very rare that I haven’t heard a WWII story before. Unless of course it’s a Mark Felton video. Then it’s always a new story to just about anyone.
    But this was most definitely a new one to me. And incredibly interesting and amazing too!
    Well done Yarnhub.

  • @rendered5247
    @rendered5247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Super excited to see what you have in store today, I know it will be good!

  • @jacobb17
    @jacobb17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dad actually had the pleasure of meeting a pilot who flew in the Flying Tigers. Met him in Camden, Alabama while working as a nurse there. I'd have to ask what his name was, but my dad said he had amazing stories and was great to talk to.

  • @Commander_35
    @Commander_35 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Oh hey! The plane was built in Mindanao. The region of the Philippines where i live!

  • @banoid
    @banoid 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hollywood should make a movie out of this story.

  • @thecommonsenseguy7935
    @thecommonsenseguy7935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have not even watched it but I know it is going to be great. I can not believe you have grown some much.

  • @johnfun3394
    @johnfun3394 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man’s ingenuity never ceases to amaze me, usually with teammates like our soldiers, thanks to the greatest generation. God bless them.

  • @zachboyd4749
    @zachboyd4749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:45
    Nice! You fixed the P-40’s landing gear! It looks good!

  • @Danzii
    @Danzii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great story, and the animation just keeps getting better

  • @graustreifbrombeerkralle1078
    @graustreifbrombeerkralle1078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As always, the animations are superb. Also, this truly is an unbelievable story, thanks for sharing!

  • @Stargazzer811
    @Stargazzer811 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'd never heard this story until now. I used to have a model P-40B that I wanted to build as a kid but never actually did, it came with all the decals to dress it up just like one from the AVG. The Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk will always be one of my favorites though. A tough bird that produced over 200 aces and 20 double aces over the skies of northern Africa and the Pacific.

  • @LancelotChan
    @LancelotChan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This brings tears to my eyes. Such a myth story of ghost P-40, leads to heroic defiance under tyrannic invaders' rules!

  • @robertkreutzer4107
    @robertkreutzer4107 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the story - and a special thanks for a story with Robert L. Scott. Thanks to the fact that my brother was reading "God is My Co-Pilot" when I was born, I was named after Scott, so it's always great to learn more about him.

  • @HollywoodMarine0351
    @HollywoodMarine0351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of those two intercepting pilots, Robert Lee Scott Jr., would publish "God Is My Co-Pilot" in 1943. The book was adapted as a film by the same name which was later released in 1945.

  • @paulbriggs3072
    @paulbriggs3072 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the most amazing stories I ever heard. A movie could be made of it.

  • @bhutii
    @bhutii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    63 videos later, another mention of the Flying Tigers has come! Loved the crew's effort and love the channel for digging up so much stuff about history! Also can you please do a video of the Battle of Hilli, alternatively known as the Battle of Bogura? It is the most decisive battle of the Bangladeshi Liberation War and I would like this channel and all of its crew if you do this. It means a lot to me as a Bangladeshi.
    Yours sincerely,
    Yarnhub director and crew

  • @lukeskywalket2894
    @lukeskywalket2894 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I volunteer at the American Heritage Museum, and I’ve always loved the P-40B on display. I’ll never look at it the same after this, thank you.

  • @christosvoskresye
    @christosvoskresye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a CRAZY story! I was totally prepared to believe this was just an urban legend.

  • @BenLacey-p2e
    @BenLacey-p2e 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's a bittersweet story. Thanks yarnhub

  • @mhaseebalisonu7479
    @mhaseebalisonu7479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So much love to you and your cute cat YarnHub! Wish you all the best for the future! #100MClub

  • @phungquyen3511
    @phungquyen3511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Incredible, touching story. This is great work, Yarnhub.

  • @r0y538
    @r0y538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your video quality always improves. Keep it up!

  • @gaston01000
    @gaston01000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The best video of the month!

  • @ilikemacaroni1795
    @ilikemacaroni1795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am really proud for my country(Philippines) joining the right side to fight with.

  • @thejdmguru621
    @thejdmguru621 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is by far one of my favourite aviation stories

  • @eokara5204
    @eokara5204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the sponsor you made it enjoyable!!!!

  • @panzerlite8108
    @panzerlite8108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every time you post I learn something I would have never found otherwise.

  • @williamromine5715
    @williamromine5715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great story, but just that--story. To start with, the Flying Tigers were disbanded in July 1942, 5 months before the date when the "flying tiger pilots" encountered the ghost plane. Secondly, where did the guys get aviation fuel? Next, how is it that nobody knew the name of the pilot? The skid for one wheel means that plane would go in a circle trying to take off. Finally, American GIs were pretty resourceful, but you don't build one fighter out of two damaged ones that have sat in a jungle for months without a machine and electric shops, and a lot of spare parts on hand. So, great story, but one that should have been aired 4-1-22.

    • @arcosprey4811
      @arcosprey4811 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you not watch the video? First of all the P-40 was scrapped together from 2 long-downed P-40s in the Philippine jungle, and second the local Filipinos were helping the crew out and likely got them the fuel they needed.

    • @TannerSmith23
      @TannerSmith23 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Thinking about it rationally it could be 2 members who stayed after the disbanding and carried on the title so maybe not a story sir

  • @corbinclements2222
    @corbinclements2222 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Lost" Right. The pure ingenuity rebuilding a plane is awesome

  • @WORRO
    @WORRO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Incredible story! Thank you for bringing this to light. Thumbs up!~John

  • @curtiswest4272
    @curtiswest4272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is a great story! You outdid yourself on this one!

  • @zaidanmujahid6567
    @zaidanmujahid6567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nice,Ive been wondering about a Mysterious P-40 Ghost/Zombie thingy

  • @yourfavoritepereh1268
    @yourfavoritepereh1268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loved the video! My mom’s assistant teacher’s grandpa (wow that was a mouthful) was actually a Flying Tiger.

  • @morpheus2938
    @morpheus2938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such a good video, Animations are getting better by the upload!

  • @ZippyVtuber
    @ZippyVtuber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow….this needs to be a movie…

  • @Mofoindustries
    @Mofoindustries 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    you do such an amazing job telling these stories man... so much respect.

  • @mookie714
    @mookie714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This story would make a cool feature length movie!

  • @panzer_de_faust
    @panzer_de_faust 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn that's is a very solid episode
    Just good.

  • @jack-n-the-bots2926
    @jack-n-the-bots2926 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was at a reunion of the 20th Pursuit Squardron ( the only sqdn in the Islands using the P-40B) in Corpus Christi in 1996 and asked them about this story. Most of them didn't think it was true but couldn't say for certain. I want to believe its true. After the Dec. 8th disaster, mechanics began to disassemble destroyed or damaged P-40s at Clarke Airbase. Eventually much of the usable parts, wings, fuselages, props, engines, etc were trucked into Bataan where the mechanics worked miracles piecing a few more flyers together. Only about 5 P-40Bs survived the first day of the war. There was only one P-40B still flying on Mindanao in April 1942, and it was in horrible condition. Going by memory, I think they named it "P-40 Something", being mostly B but containing some E model parts like an E wing on one side, B on the other side. On a scramble to intercept A6M2 float fighters, the plane along with an E model climbed at full throttle. The pilot of the P-40E exploded an A6M2 and the pieces fell past the climbing B. With a worn out engine and unable to keep up, the P-40B stalled and flipped violently over, throwing off the canopy and the pilot half out of the cockpit. His gloves, helmet, goggles etc were thrown off. The engine quit and he was able to get out of the spin and dead stick it back on the ground. Its been awhile, so I can't remember their names or where they landed. (I still have all their letters and interviews in my safe). Maybe Maramag, a secret dirt airstrip in a beautiful area in central Mindanao. "P-40 Something" was destroyed in a crash not long after the above incident, killing the pilot. The heroic defense of the Philippines is worthy of so many videos like this one. A story of heroism on an unimaginable scale and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds. My veteran friends are all gone now, but never forgotten.