@RodTurk
Eugene Moran was my father's cousin. I visited his grave a couple of years ago and a copy of Armbruster's book, Tailspin. was taped to his headstone in a Ziplock bag. The book is amazing and a testimony to Gene's story. There is much more to Gene's story and is chronicled in the book. Gene lived a long life in Soldier's Grove, Wis. When asked how he was doing, he would say in a gravelly voice, "Everyday above ground is a good day!" God Bless you Gene.
@Swiftrider2050
"Buddy I'm done" sent shivers down my spine. Especially because the one voicing the character sounded so calm
@ExtremelyAverageMan
2 broken arms, broken ribs, fell 4 miles and survived the equivalent of a traumatic car wreck without restraint, and crushes his skull. My god these men were just built different. What an incredible story. We owe so much to these men.
@mso82
The shadow of the crosshairs on the tail gunner is... just wow... the detail, story telling, models, animation, all are top notch. I would watch a full multiepisode show of this. Amazing.
@patrickmoran5148
Thanks for developing this video about my Dad and his crew of the Riki Tiki Tavi. The Book Tailspin by John Armbruster, is an excellent read.
@TwinsSquared15
I’ve been watching this channel for years and it is INSANE how much their animation has evolved… we are talking movie quality at this point.
@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347
Those names with ages of the crew of the Rikki Tikki Tavi really struck me cuz I'm quite the same age, maybe just a year older than those men. RIP for them.
@killahurtz6786
Thats pretty cool. Similar thing happened with a Landcaster. Tailgunner was trapped in the turret, the crew abandoned the plane, and just before the plane hit the ground and exploded with its full bomb load, the tail snagged on a tree and cracked the turret open like an egg, ejecting the tail gunner into some treetops. Between this story, the upcoming B-17 one, the guy who fell without a parachute onto St-Nazaire and the Little Skipper/Nine Lives tandem flight.....it really does give credibility to the expression. "When its your time". Cause damn, its amazing whats possible when it isnt your time to go and fate pulls some crazy miracles to keep its destiny timeline intact.
@MrMusicboy91
When you hear stories like this, it’s hard to not realize that men were built different in times past. Truly we live on the shoulders of giants
@Vuk_Stajic
Phenomenal work. @13:41 when I saw the ages of those boys. All younger than me. Real men. I almost started to cry, tears built up in my eyes. Heroes.
@make_no_mistakes
めちゃくちゃ見入ってしまった ここまでリアリティのある動画を無料で観れるこの環境に感謝しきれない
@cedleouf2
Une histoire vraiment touchante. Quand j'ai vu la queue de l'appareil se détacher, je me suis dit c'est fini pour lui. Il a vraiment eu une sacrée étoile. Un ange la protéger une vidéo captivante remplie d'histoire ça nous rappelle les horaires que il y a pu avoir à la guerre. Ils sont souffert ils se sont battus jusqu'au bout et ça c'est vraiment admirable à toutes ces personnes, vous êtes des gens admirables courageux qui a changé le cours de l'histoire. Merci à vous
@Spartan902
Just incredible that he survived such a crash! I respect that German pilot for giving them a chance to bail out or maybe he was directing him to land the bomber. Either way, respect! Cheers Yarnhub for another epic post and the book info.👍😎❤️🇦🇺
@f1shhead1roblox92
wow the quality is unreal
@rafaelalexie2417
The animation quality, the script, the dialogue has no right to be this good!!!
@Ross-v5t
I worked at Boeing for 35 years, mainly as a R&D technician. Back in the 1990's in Renton WA, I was in the 4-20 wings building. This building, the oldest of the Renton plant where the 737 wings are built today was originally built during WWII and where the B-29 was built. Back in the 1990's there was a area that had those temporary fencing around a brand new B-17. I couldn't believe my eyes. I entered the fenced area and talked to a elderly man. There were eight to ten elderly gents all WWII vets restoring this (if I remember right) B-17F model. The only remaining F model. I talked with these guys and got the tour, I even crawled back to the rear tail gunner position. Everything in that airplane was brand new. I'll never forget it, talk about going back it time to a place I've only read about.
@networkg
Both of my parents were in the Army Air Corps in World War II. My father was based in England with the B-17s. He is no longer with us, but on his behalf, thank you for telling their story and for honoring those who did not make it.
@ExtremeWaysWR
Why is this not in a movie.. holy hell. My respects! Greatest Generation ever.
@CountryMusicObsessor-m4g
If I ever purge my subscriptions, this is one channel I won't unsibscribe from. The stories only ever get better, and the animations are more phenomenal than each previous episode
@Yarnhub