Even before the mission started. I had to stop video. no lightnings aircraft. One of the famous aircraft in the 2nd WW. I've been watching for around 6 months now. That I didn't even notice. wow. 😊
@@grimreapers. Cool. Was one the fastest warbirds till other aircraft took over. had engineering trouble. Conging out when diving, I think. But stilled used ageast the the japs till the end of the war.. . I think. It had more USA aces flying the lighting. A brilliant aircraft. Made a airfix model when I was young. Great show. I even it gets tence sometimes. lol. 👽👍
A Mosquito is just a Lightning without the nasty Mach tuck, I suppose. They've gotten good at flying Mosquitos, though. No crashes on takeoff this time.
It is a well known and visited site since the 50s not complaining that the doc is bad it just annoys me when documentary's " Find " things every one and their dog has been to for decades
Before anything else, that takeoff into the sunrise and then formation flight was absolutely glorious. The trash talk and actual action was top notch as ever.
I know someone must have said it before, but I would love to hear Matrix narrate a military aviation documentary series or something. He's got the perfect voice and considering that he was a military aviator IRL he'd have the credentials for it as well.
The banter was entertaining, just finished watching the first lot of landings which reminded me of the Battle of Britain, only nobody tried landing without wheels. I’m absolutely loving your content guys. If I could ever afford it, I’d love to be gracing the skies with the rest of you!
I live in San Diego and I pass by Miramar every day on my way home from work and yesterday the F35's were doing vertical landings! Just thought you all would appreciate that...
Fun with the GR my day is better now! The Mosquito was made by carpenters and cabinet/furniture makers which greatly reduced weight and the planes were super durable! Thank you for sharing!
@@dexlab7539 "....and apparently it wen't horribly wrong." Not sure if they charge by the character. One of my daughters is a mortician. I'll have to ask.
The story says that famous Aviator Charles Lindbergh taught the pilots of this mission to lean the mixture far more than normal settings to pull that extra range needed for this pursuit for Yamamoto. Thank you GR's for making this historical flight, really entertaining to watch. Keep up the good work. 👍
Great video cap, something your team can try is the "Thach Weave" this was something developed by John S. Thach during World War II. The maneuver proved so effective that American pilots also used it during the Vietnam War, and it remains a viable dogfighting tactic today
With all the chat about the Mosquito I have to say it's one of my favourite warbirds, one of the best short documentaries on it is by an American, The Fat Electrician. Just for anyone who want's to know a bit more about it with some military humour but without a full hour long documentary.
I recently discovered your channel as I too am fascinated w the history of WWII in its entirety. (That and most combat scenarios) I enjoy these videos more than I probably should, Lol The commentary and wit within the humor makes it even more entertaining , not to mention that DCS looks absolutely incredible. So from this guy in Merica , I ask that you please keep these videos'a'comin ya hear?
Flying Iron is making the A-7E for DCS. They already have a P-38L for MSFS and XP-11. Maybe after the experience of the A-7 for DCS they can bring the P-38 into DCS.
When Grump landed and ran into those planes . . . Now THAT was funny ! I busted out laughing and my wife came into the room to see what was so funny. She didn’t appreciate it as much as I did. Oh well. Well done and keep the vids coming.
The quantity of Cap's banter is not in dispute.. quality however is possibly another matter.🤔 Cheers all, to another excellent Grim Reapers performance.
The crew in their individual aircraft were free to talk among themselves while in radio silence. Single seat fighters and tail gunners would have been driven insane I would think
Tons of fun! Friday night, whiskey, and a GR episode. Nice evening. Also, I was stationed at Pearl Harbor Harbor. We may have been late to the WW party, but we certainly ended it.
The merlin is arguably the best engine of WW2. It powered a wide variety of aircraft and made good aircraft like the P-51 into legends. I'm stoked to see this mission, the Mosquito is my favorite airplane of WW2.
Caps comment about 'herding blind cats' was perfectly timed. At work this week I likened some of the 'leadership' on my project as 'blind monkeys herding cats with ADHD'
Nice use of the USAAF 8th recon skin on the mossies. They were based at Watton/Griston airfield in Norfolk, not far from Bodney, which is where the blue nosed Mustangs you regularly fly were based. The mossie was a pioneer of true composite construction like airliners of today are built. You really need to follow The Peoples Mosquito charity who are building a mossie in the UK to fly. They show all of the design and construction methods used, and have all of the original drawings for every part of all the different versions.
My father flew B-25s, B-17s, and B-29s during WW2. His B-17 was once shot up badly and was limping home at lo-o-o-o-ow altitude. He was the only one not wounded, and the tail gunner reported three Bf-110s at 4 o'clock high and closing. At the same time, the co-pilot reported two Bristol Beaufighters at 12 o'clock level. When the 110s started their dives, the Beaufighters turned up into them. The 110s aborted their attack and ran east. The Beaus took up station on either wing of the Fortress and escorted them back to the English coast. The Brits were amazed that the B-17 was still flying with #1 & #2 not running and #4 smoking badly. Dad landed the B-17 as #4 died. He had to be carried from the plane since his legs cramped up from standing on the right rudder pedal for hours. He was recommended for a DFC and didn't get it.
We always referred to the R.A.F. as the word ‘raf’ rather than using the letters when serving in the RAF. Using the letters was far too much effort, and we airmen were far too lazy for that!
I'm still trying to unpack the fact that DCS doesn't have one of the most effective combat aircraft in WW2 in it's stable of aircraft. I think we have to rename the simulator from DCS to just DS. A travesty to be sure. The P-38 was a main character. I do love the messy bits in GR videos, poetry in motion.
Patton's buried in the US military cemetery in Luxembourg along with Muck and Penkala. The museum in Bastogne is great, get up on top of the monument also. I've been there a few times as I used to live in Luxembourg.
Flew it? In what capacity are you talking about? There were SEVERAL photo-reconnaissance squadrons of P-38's. They were given the designation of 'F-5' (I believe that they had a night fighter version in Europe as well. Roaming the skies as bomber protection or sweeps, I can see there only being a very limited amount of P-38's. But, again, in other capacities, they most certainly flew in Europe. In fact, there is a rather FAMOUS F-5 that 'Buzzed the Tower' (I am thinking that it took place in Bassingborne?) where the pilot struck the ground, augured in, pranged the aircraft on a low pass, and was killed in doing so. The ENTIRE crash sequence was recorded via film shot from a hangar at the field.
p-38 lightnig is my all time favourite aircraft and it's contibutions sadly underated. Glad you did it's most famous mission justice but am sad the P-38 itself isn't available to you in DCS
Who was navigating today? Or was it F10 use. Congrats if was navigated. Enjoyed this. It was really quite a important piece of history. I think the P38 would have been easier by far than the Mosquitos for use in this mission and would probably have been able to more than hold their own against the Zeros.
Great video, but you guys should never have been in horizontal turn fighting with the zeros. You should have boom and zoomed the bomber/transport and then either run away or continued to boom and zoom the fighters. Also, as others have said it would be cool to see you try formation tactics and wingmen. Nothing complicated since you don't have a lot of time to practice but even the basics may help with these engagements.
Would really love to see this done using US-Navy F4 Wildcats/F6 Hellcats. This way you have 1/2 of your forces being considered "inferior equipment" to the Zero, while the other 1/2 is considered "superior equipment" to the Zero. Having 1/2 your forces at a disadvantage and the other 1/2 at an advantage, it seriously becomes an issue of skill vs skill, or tactic vs tactic. Which, due to the wild nature of dog fighting can quickly shift each encounter, as well as the entire engagement.
"I'll cut all the nonsense out of the video so that it looks like a slick, scripted video; you won't even see it!" Thanks for not cutting the "nonsense" out, Cap, since this is the one of the reasons we watch Grim Reapers! 🤣
IIRC, the Mosquito could carry more bomb-weight (and faster) than the overrated B-17. I knew a Canadian WW2 Mosquito pilot who flew many pathfinding missions in preparation for bombing missions. He felt guilty for the bombing of targets he noted. He first saw the Mosquito one day roaring overhead faster than anything else in the air. It was love at first sight.
Just because they both have 2 engines doesn't mean the Mosquito is a good stand-in for the P-38. It's 2-seater, longer, wider, bulkier and less maneuverable. At the least it needed the use of a Mosquito version with more hp (which did exist but no idea if DCS has them).
The mosquito is probably so hard to fly because it was made for aces and experienced pilots and aces. Pilots that flew hated how hard it was to land. It could carry a 1000 pound bomb.
Enjoyed watching your reenactment, even if you used Mosquito in lieu of Lightning. Foxes hate beagles...if you've ever had one, you might too. GR landings...🤣🤣🤣
Ever wondered why the Mossie wasn't used in the far east ( Pacific) !?????? Its because of the construction method..............laminated ( strips of wood glued together) construction...........the heat and humidity of the tropics was ( an environment it was NEVER envisiged to operate within) pretty aggressive to its glue based construction
I am SOOOO glad you are covering this mission!!! I've read about it and watched loads of stories and accounts about this action. It had to be P-38's for instance because they were the only aircraft that could make the distance and return home with enough fuel, and barely enough at that. I also recall them having to fly rather low altitude to avoid detection, making the longest fighter intercept of the war also one of the hottest for the pilots!! Super Cap, by the way, regarding the Mr. Pickles and the recent mood change regarding the young one, that will totally change as the little one gets bigger!! My cat Ruckus was DRAMATIC about losing dad time when the little ones got here, but now that they are bigger, he just sees them as extra hands to pet him, and he has adjusted just fine, I hope the same for your family and Mr. Pickles!! Damn good flying as always Grim Reapers, this one was cool as hell. I hope one day they get the P-38 in DCS!!
Let the cat OUT Cap, there's a saying that intimates that if you put a fox and a cat into a dustbin it's the fox that jumps out first!! Mosquito? Balsa with birch ply either side...
I disagree with the P/A/F designation conversation-- There were all 3 in WWII, but the primary mission of the platform dictated the designation. P went away in the 50s and there was a consolidation of designations. While some aircraft were designed and fielded under a certain designation, a lot in WWII found themselves doing much more out of necessity. Certain versions of the P-38 flew bombs and rockets, same with the P-51. A lot of folks dont know that the A-10 is actually the O/A-10. The O is generally dropped, but it the aircraft documentation it's a thing. There is a whole US DoD document on how aircraft are designated and it even covers a vast majority of previous US aircraft.
You guys need to look up Glacier Girl. Which is the most original P-38 Lighting still flying. They have to find and recover the P-38 from a glacier in Greenland. Where a B-17 and five P-38 crash landed in 1943.
Cap, what kind of British baby dosen't like spice? Gotta get them craving a cheeky curry young! Canadian here, but one night with my wife away it was me and my 1-year old home for dinner, and I cooked up some lamb vindaloo for me, and some baby slop for her. Well, she was having none of her slop and demanded some vindaloo! I figured why not, made her a heap of rice with a little curry and she took one taste, then started two-fisting it down.....until the heat hit her. She turned cherry red and started shrieking! I got her milk, calmed her down, and she soon was smiling, saw her unfinished curry and rice and started chowing down again! Repeat until her bowl was empty and she was fast asleep, happiest baby in the world. Told my wife the story and all she said was 'YOU are dealing with the morning diaper!' And sure enough, it overflowed front and back. :( Still, she loves spice to this day 20 years later!
Look mummy...there's an aero plane up in the sky (little British girl voice) (no one will get the reference, every time I hear the warbirds fly over it makes me remember that)
Simple solution to foxes: Let them have their babies (that's why they've dug a den in your yard), and then about three weeks later, sprinkle some garlic or chili pepper in the yard... though KEEP IT AWAY from the Den site itself. Foxes hate these smells, and this will prompt the Vixen to move her kits somewhere else. I say about three weeks, because in those first three weeks, the kits are being actively tended to by the Vixen, and if she's forced to leave then, she may abandon the kits. Even if you follow this, keep an eye out as there's a chance (granted a small one, but always a chance) that she may abandon the kits anyway. If you suspect this has been the case, there's a number of Fox sanctuaries in the UK which will come and rescue the kits and move them elsewhere free of charge.
The new Mossie shock absorber modelling makes landing HORRIBLE , needs to be a main gear touchdown (NOT 3 point) with a VERY low sink rate. Check out real mossie landing videos.
You shoukd do some F-4 Phantom missions. A couple F-4's vs some Mig 17, 19 and 21's. Do the mission first with only missiles like the F-4 was originally designed. Then add in the 20mm cannon pod like on the D model, or the internal cannon like the later E models were designed. Maybe have some A-4 or F-105 POW missions. Since I imagine the Skyraider, the Dragonfly and OV-10 Broncos aren't in here. Maybe some F-111 Wild Weasel missions, or those vs MiGs,
Yeah, get the fixes out your garden, they get in houses and there are several incidents of them biting babies, just google it. They also carry ticks, they scratch the ticks and eggs off and so if you are out in the garden in the summer you and family have a high chance of getting a tick, they are no joke and can carry life altering diseases.
Even before the mission started. I had to stop video. no lightnings aircraft. One of the famous aircraft in the 2nd WW. I've been watching for around 6 months now. That I didn't even notice. wow. 😊
someday when we get the lightnings we'll recreate this again. but right now there aren't any good P38 mods.
We've also done a P-38 version: th-cam.com/video/oRh6-xGoKCc/w-d-xo.html
@@grimreapers. Cool. Was one the fastest warbirds till other aircraft took over. had engineering trouble. Conging out when diving, I think. But stilled used ageast the the japs till the end of the war.. . I think. It had more USA aces flying the lighting. A brilliant aircraft. Made a airfix model when I was young. Great show. I even it gets tence sometimes. lol. 👽👍
A Mosquito is just a Lightning without the nasty Mach tuck, I suppose. They've gotten good at flying Mosquitos, though. No crashes on takeoff this time.
Saw a recent documentary where they hacked their way through the jungle and found Yamamoto's plane still there. Pretty awesome piece of history!
That's amazing!
It is a well known and visited site since the 50s not complaining that the doc is bad it just annoys me when documentary's " Find " things every one and their dog has been to for decades
@@matthewrowe9903are there other, earlier docs about it?
Dark goes "splat" and Cap goes "That's survivable"... that is why I love the Grim Reapers videos.
Cap scoring the landings as a faded dog show-judge really hits the spot in all honesty
Before anything else, that takeoff into the sunrise and then formation flight was absolutely glorious. The trash talk and actual action was top notch as ever.
I know someone must have said it before, but I would love to hear Matrix narrate a military aviation documentary series or something. He's got the perfect voice and considering that he was a military aviator IRL he'd have the credentials for it as well.
2 take offs, 1 landing + GR. Waits for disaster - having watched the first landing - nailed the outcome! Great vid Cap
The banter was entertaining, just finished watching the first lot of landings which reminded me of the Battle of Britain, only nobody tried landing without wheels. I’m absolutely loving your content guys. If I could ever afford it, I’d love to be gracing the skies with the rest of you!
I live in San Diego and I pass by Miramar every day on my way home from work and yesterday the F35's were doing vertical landings! Just thought you all would appreciate that...
Yup that's pretty cool.
Fun with the GR my day is better now! The Mosquito was made by carpenters and cabinet/furniture makers which greatly reduced weight and the planes were super durable! Thank you for sharing!
For Simba. May I suggest demanding to be paid in the much superior chocolate covered raisins, the king of the chocolate covered poor man's treat.
ah but I went full diva and stated they had to be only one color. lol but I with think of that in my next contract negotiation.
Thanks Grim Reapers for the consistent high quality content!
I've updated my will with instructions to write "Apparently, a thing happened.... " on my marker at the local VA cemetery.
Thanks, Cap!
lol
…..mine will say “I did a thing” 😂
@@dexlab7539 "....and apparently it wen't horribly wrong." Not sure if they charge by the character. One of my daughters is a mortician. I'll have to ask.
Nice one Cap, glad I gave you the inspiration for this one!
Thanks
The story says that famous Aviator Charles Lindbergh taught the pilots of this mission to lean the mixture far more than normal settings to pull that extra range needed for this pursuit for Yamamoto. Thank you GR's for making this historical flight, really entertaining to watch. Keep up the good work. 👍
Lindbergh was a raging white supremacist, anti-Semite, and Hitler fan-boy, but he had no problem killing Japanese servicemen.
Great video cap, something your team can try is the "Thach Weave" this was something developed by John S. Thach during World War II. The maneuver proved so effective that American pilots also used it during the Vietnam War, and it remains a viable dogfighting tactic today
One of the best videos, I'm in stitches 🤣🤣 the landings 😂
With all the chat about the Mosquito I have to say it's one of my favourite warbirds, one of the best short documentaries on it is by an American, The Fat Electrician. Just for anyone who want's to know a bit more about it with some military humour but without a full hour long documentary.
I recently discovered your channel as I too am fascinated w the history of WWII in its entirety.
(That and most combat scenarios)
I enjoy these videos more than I probably should, Lol
The commentary and wit within the humor makes it even more entertaining , not to mention that DCS looks absolutely incredible.
So from this guy in Merica , I ask that you please keep these videos'a'comin ya hear?
Welcome aboard. We've got at 500 WWII vids scattered about the channel.
You found an AWESOME channel - welcome! Been here for years myself. I’m definitely a Valued Viewer
Man I love these videos. Great mix of laughs and cool sh$t. Thank you GR. Look forward to your posts everyday.
Pity DCS doesn't have the P-38 in game. Would have been more historically accurate. Not GRs fault and a good attempt with what they had.
Flying Iron is making the A-7E for DCS. They already have a P-38L for MSFS and XP-11. Maybe after the experience of the A-7 for DCS they can bring the P-38 into DCS.
When Grump landed and ran into those planes . . . Now THAT was funny ! I busted out laughing and my wife came into the room to see what was so funny. She didn’t appreciate it as much as I did. Oh well. Well done and keep the vids coming.
That devolved into an absolute bar fight pretty quickly
The quantity of Cap's banter is not in dispute.. quality however is possibly another matter.🤔
Cheers all, to another excellent Grim Reapers performance.
lols true that.
So nice to see someone using the livery I made! Thank you for this, I hope you guys enjoyed it :)
The crew in their individual aircraft were free to talk among themselves while in radio silence. Single seat fighters and tail gunners would have been driven insane I would think
Tons of fun! Friday night, whiskey, and a GR episode. Nice evening.
Also, I was stationed at Pearl Harbor Harbor. We may have been late to the WW party, but we certainly ended it.
I mean... I was stationed there in the 80's. I'm not *that" old, or a Highlander or anything.
Haha, I was gonna comment that you are quite old! Thanks for the clarification mate 😂
@@dexlab7539 It's the hair, isn't it? Been this way since my twenties... ;)
Now, THIS is the map set we really need in DCS, especially with the F-4U coming (two weeks?). This map set would also work for Viet Nam in a pinch....
It's never a grim reaper moment without the boys crashing 😂
Another banger once again, nothing better to see on a friday night #reapersforlife
The merlin is arguably the best engine of WW2. It powered a wide variety of aircraft and made good aircraft like the P-51 into legends. I'm stoked to see this mission, the Mosquito is my favorite airplane of WW2.
I have built a p40 Curtis on flite tests downloadable platform and it was exquisite lol. I loved it. It flew phenomenal 😊
Caps comment about 'herding blind cats' was perfectly timed. At work this week I likened some of the 'leadership' on my project as 'blind monkeys herding cats with ADHD'
Truly is top quality banter.
….come for the banter, stay for the boom boom
Actually got drawn into that dogfight. Exciting stuff.
Scenario idea:
Which CAS aircraft is best at removing foxes with minimal collateral damage to resident felines (cat-lateral damage)?
lol
Britain, Australia, India, Canada, France, Belgium, New Zealand and others are back to back World War champs
This ❤
legend has it that in my family, my great grandfather actually loaded the guns on the P38 that killed Admiral Yamamoto.
Nice use of the USAAF 8th recon skin on the mossies. They were based at Watton/Griston airfield in Norfolk, not far from Bodney, which is where the blue nosed Mustangs you regularly fly were based. The mossie was a pioneer of true composite construction like airliners of today are built. You really need to follow The Peoples Mosquito charity who are building a mossie in the UK to fly. They show all of the design and construction methods used, and have all of the original drawings for every part of all the different versions.
I imagine had it been Mossies on this job they'd have killed Yamamoto without damaging the Betty he was flying in!
Hi Grim thanks for featuring our beautiful island of Rota. I’m watching from Rota, CNMI.
Wow! What are the chances??
Omg, very funny the landing part 😂.
My father flew B-25s, B-17s, and B-29s during WW2. His B-17 was once shot up badly and was limping home at lo-o-o-o-ow altitude. He was the only one not wounded, and the tail gunner reported three Bf-110s at 4 o'clock high and closing. At the same time, the co-pilot reported two Bristol Beaufighters at 12 o'clock level. When the 110s started their dives, the Beaufighters turned up into them. The 110s aborted their attack and ran east. The Beaus took up station on either wing of the Fortress and escorted them back to the English coast. The Brits were amazed that the B-17 was still flying with #1 & #2 not running and #4 smoking badly. Dad landed the B-17 as #4 died. He had to be carried from the plane since his legs cramped up from standing on the right rudder pedal for hours. He was recommended for a DFC and didn't get it.
We always referred to the R.A.F. as the word ‘raf’ rather than using the letters when serving in the RAF. Using the letters was far too much effort, and we airmen were far too lazy for that!
In the Navy we just called you crabs.
@@mikehewitson9817 coming from a graduate of Joanna’s school of dancing in Southsea I’ll take that as a compliment 😂
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The Aussie air force (RAAF) is commonly referred to as 'raff', or R-double-A-F.
Zero: 350 miles per hour (565 km/h).
Mosquito: 400 miles per hour (640 km/h).
I say Yamamato
You say Yamamoto
Yamamato, Yamamoto
Let's knock the whole thing off!
37:00 "they left an impression on our ships."
Well, the British Armoured Carriers sure weren't impressed
I'm still trying to unpack the fact that DCS doesn't have one of the most effective combat aircraft in WW2 in it's stable of aircraft. I think we have to rename the simulator from DCS to just DS. A travesty to be sure. The P-38 was a main character. I do love the messy bits in GR videos, poetry in motion.
Patton's buried in the US military cemetery in Luxembourg along with Muck and Penkala. The museum in Bastogne is great, get up on top of the monument also. I've been there a few times as I used to live in Luxembourg.
Flew it? In what capacity are you talking about? There were SEVERAL photo-reconnaissance squadrons of P-38's. They were given the designation of 'F-5' (I believe that they had a night fighter version in Europe as well. Roaming the skies as bomber protection or sweeps, I can see there only being a very limited amount of P-38's. But, again, in other capacities, they most certainly flew in Europe. In fact, there is a rather FAMOUS F-5 that 'Buzzed the Tower' (I am thinking that it took place in Bassingborne?) where the pilot struck the ground, augured in, pranged the aircraft on a low pass, and was killed in doing so. The ENTIRE crash sequence was recorded via film shot from a hangar at the field.
They used P-38 lightings in this. My grandfather was in the flight squadron, but wasn’t on the raid.
p-38 lightnig is my all time favourite aircraft and it's contibutions sadly underated. Glad you did it's most famous mission justice but am sad the P-38 itself isn't available to you in DCS
It was also one of the first radar equipped night fighters
That was very enjoyable! Thx Gents!
Another great video Cap.
Love the (simulated) sound of all those Merlin engines!
If I'm not mistaken, the Pima Air and Space museum in Tucson Arizona has a zero. Plus a ton more of WWII aircraft.
You can't call the RAF Raaf not because you'd be liable to be called riff raff, but because the Australian RAAF are raff.
I love the ww2 stuff the most. great work as always.
Who was navigating today? Or was it F10 use. Congrats if was navigated. Enjoyed this. It was really quite a important piece of history. I think the P38 would have been easier by far than the Mosquitos for use in this mission and would probably have been able to more than hold their own against the Zeros.
The distances were so short we just navigated visually for this one.
Back to back champions, lol! Great chatter
Great video, but you guys should never have been in horizontal turn fighting with the zeros. You should have boom and zoomed the bomber/transport and then either run away or continued to boom and zoom the fighters. Also, as others have said it would be cool to see you try formation tactics and wingmen. Nothing complicated since you don't have a lot of time to practice but even the basics may help with these engagements.
Would really love to see this done using US-Navy F4 Wildcats/F6 Hellcats. This way you have 1/2 of your forces being considered "inferior equipment" to the Zero, while the other 1/2 is considered "superior equipment" to the Zero.
Having 1/2 your forces at a disadvantage and the other 1/2 at an advantage, it seriously becomes an issue of skill vs skill, or tactic vs tactic. Which, due to the wild nature of dog fighting can quickly shift each encounter, as well as the entire engagement.
“That’s survivable” :-)
NASA Ingenuity helicopter is officially dead. In memoriam, DCS needs a mod so that GR can fly on Mars!
"I'll cut all the nonsense out of the video so that it looks like a slick, scripted video; you won't even see it!" Thanks for not cutting the "nonsense" out, Cap, since this is the one of the reasons we watch Grim Reapers! 🤣
IIRC, the Mosquito could carry more bomb-weight (and faster) than the overrated B-17.
I knew a Canadian WW2 Mosquito pilot who flew many pathfinding missions in preparation for bombing missions. He felt guilty for the bombing of targets he noted. He first saw the Mosquito one day roaring overhead faster than anything else in the air. It was love at first sight.
Cool mission I didn't even know about!
Just because they both have 2 engines doesn't mean the Mosquito is a good stand-in for the P-38. It's 2-seater, longer, wider, bulkier and less maneuverable. At the least it needed the use of a Mosquito version with more hp (which did exist but no idea if DCS has them).
The Fat Electrician has a great vid on the Meteor 😊
Also Patton is married in Luxembourg not Bastogne. I remembered after the video was over lol
How embarrassing for you Simba? x
"Who are you gonna mock when...."*crash*
(Note: I have absolutely zero gaming skills, so I really shouldn't comment, but...)
The mosquito is probably so hard to fly because it was made for aces and experienced pilots and aces. Pilots that flew hated how hard it was to land. It could carry a 1000 pound bomb.
You know it's a great GR video when there's discussion on bulges, Patton, dogs/cats/fox mingling, Formula 1, world wars, and punching non-GR baby.
Thank you grump for the cockpit footage! Other gr members, you can get a copy of OBS studio free can we please see some more perspectives?
39:22 (Cap) _"Ahh, that's survivable."_
😄😆😅😂🤣
hi grim i love your vids
Enjoyed watching your reenactment, even if you used Mosquito in lieu of Lightning.
Foxes hate beagles...if you've ever had one, you might too.
GR landings...🤣🤣🤣
Abrams was the one who really rescued the 101st at the bulge.
Ever wondered why the Mossie wasn't used in the far east ( Pacific) !?????? Its because of the construction method..............laminated ( strips of wood glued together) construction...........the heat and humidity of the tropics was ( an environment it was NEVER envisiged to operate within) pretty aggressive to its glue based construction
They wouldn't have lasted long then...
I am SOOOO glad you are covering this mission!!! I've read about it and watched loads of stories and accounts about this action. It had to be P-38's for instance because they were the only aircraft that could make the distance and return home with enough fuel, and barely enough at that. I also recall them having to fly rather low altitude to avoid detection, making the longest fighter intercept of the war also one of the hottest for the pilots!! Super Cap, by the way, regarding the Mr. Pickles and the recent mood change regarding the young one, that will totally change as the little one gets bigger!! My cat Ruckus was DRAMATIC about losing dad time when the little ones got here, but now that they are bigger, he just sees them as extra hands to pet him, and he has adjusted just fine, I hope the same for your family and Mr. Pickles!! Damn good flying as always Grim Reapers, this one was cool as hell. I hope one day they get the P-38 in DCS!!
Noice Hop GR!!! Cool vid CAP ;)
Matrix wants it up his gear? Ooh er Matron.
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Let the cat OUT Cap, there's a saying that intimates that if you put a fox and a cat into a dustbin it's the fox that jumps out first!!
Mosquito? Balsa with birch ply either side...
Uhhh...you couldn't find P-38's for your thumbnail?
Mint Capt!
I disagree with the P/A/F designation conversation-- There were all 3 in WWII, but the primary mission of the platform dictated the designation. P went away in the 50s and there was a consolidation of designations. While some aircraft were designed and fielded under a certain designation, a lot in WWII found themselves doing much more out of necessity. Certain versions of the P-38 flew bombs and rockets, same with the P-51. A lot of folks dont know that the A-10 is actually the O/A-10. The O is generally dropped, but it the aircraft documentation it's a thing. There is a whole US DoD document on how aircraft are designated and it even covers a vast majority of previous US aircraft.
You guys need to look up Glacier Girl. Which is the most original P-38 Lighting still flying. They have to find and recover the P-38 from a glacier in Greenland. Where a B-17 and five P-38 crash landed in 1943.
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Cap, what kind of British baby dosen't like spice? Gotta get them craving a cheeky curry young! Canadian here, but one night with my wife away it was me and my 1-year old home for dinner, and I cooked up some lamb vindaloo for me, and some baby slop for her. Well, she was having none of her slop and demanded some vindaloo! I figured why not, made her a heap of rice with a little curry and she took one taste, then started two-fisting it down.....until the heat hit her. She turned cherry red and started shrieking! I got her milk, calmed her down, and she soon was smiling, saw her unfinished curry and rice and started chowing down again! Repeat until her bowl was empty and she was fast asleep, happiest baby in the world.
Told my wife the story and all she said was 'YOU are dealing with the morning diaper!' And sure enough, it overflowed front and back. :( Still, she loves spice to this day 20 years later!
Look mummy...there's an aero plane up in the sky (little British girl voice)
(no one will get the reference, every time I hear the warbirds fly over it makes me remember that)
Simple solution to foxes: Let them have their babies (that's why they've dug a den in your yard), and then about three weeks later, sprinkle some garlic or chili pepper in the yard... though KEEP IT AWAY from the Den site itself. Foxes hate these smells, and this will prompt the Vixen to move her kits somewhere else. I say about three weeks, because in those first three weeks, the kits are being actively tended to by the Vixen, and if she's forced to leave then, she may abandon the kits.
Even if you follow this, keep an eye out as there's a chance (granted a small one, but always a chance) that she may abandon the kits anyway. If you suspect this has been the case, there's a number of Fox sanctuaries in the UK which will come and rescue the kits and move them elsewhere free of charge.
Great battle boys! Real shame you don't have the P38 as it my favorite aircraft of the period! Although Mossie is a good substitute!
The Commemorative Air Force has a flyable type 52 Zero
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The new Mossie shock absorber modelling makes landing HORRIBLE , needs to be a main gear touchdown (NOT 3 point) with a VERY low sink rate. Check out real mossie landing videos.
Heavy metal screens laid across the entrances. Should discourage burrowing.
Mothballs thrown under the shed may chase them off.
You shoukd do some F-4 Phantom missions. A couple F-4's vs some Mig 17, 19 and 21's. Do the mission first with only missiles like the F-4 was originally designed. Then add in the 20mm cannon pod like on the D model, or the internal cannon like the later E models were designed. Maybe have some A-4 or F-105 POW missions. Since I imagine the Skyraider, the Dragonfly and OV-10 Broncos aren't in here. Maybe some F-111 Wild Weasel missions, or those vs MiGs,
didn't they fly entire mission with canopy closed no A/C airplane also
hay cap you guys make the best air guns.
Firedad's on this mission? ...if he's near you, watch out!!!
Yeah, get the fixes out your garden, they get in houses and there are several incidents of them biting babies, just google it. They also carry ticks, they scratch the ticks and eggs off and so if you are out in the garden in the summer you and family have a high chance of getting a tick, they are no joke and can carry life altering diseases.