We originally did this as a short but by popular request we have now remade it as a full film.
It’s January 11, 1944, and over 140 B17’s from the 401st Bomber Group are locked in desperate combat in the skies above Germany. Bf 109s, 110s, and FW 190s swarm all over the American machines. At the head of the formation Lieutenant Colonel Allison C. Brooks can do nothing but encourage his men forward and hope. 44 P-51 Mustangs of the 354th Fighter Group race to the rescue. Lead by Major James H. Howard he spots the battle taking place through the clouds but also a second group of BF 109s far below, he’s evaluating the situation when suddenly a voice shouts over the radio “go down and get them!”
To his complete horror his entire fighter group immediately dives for the Messerschmitts. He tries to order them back but in the confusion only 3 of his fighters abort the run while the rest head straight into combat. How could just 3 of them hold off the Germans? What happens next is an incredible feat of aviation skill by Howard. Brooks later said of Howard’s defense of the B-17s, “For sheer determination and guts, it was the greatest exhibition I’ve ever seen. It was a case of one lone American against what seemed to be the entire Luftwaffe. He was all over the wing, across and around it. They can’t give that boy a big enough award.”
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0:00 B-17s Under Attack
1:38 P-51s arrive but split up
2:17 Howard goes in alone
6:27 Howard under attack
7:42 One more warbird to go
8:24 Victory
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Anyone else notice the Japanese Kill Flags on the B Model???? Did I miss something? I googled the name of the P51. It would appear it served in both Theatres….or the pilot did. Good to know!!!
The German planes take down a couple bombers this guy and I took that personally
Excellent video, but with one major goof. At 6:50 the narrator states "the superior maneuverability of the 109 showing its worth." The 109 was NOT more maneuverable than the P-51, as documented by countless combat reports by Mustang pilots and their gun camera film that showed the P-51 clearly outturned all models of the 109 time after time.
Hey Britain. You're speaking english. Your welcome.
Thats one brave American! Thank you for your service, Veterans.
Imagine one American fighter taking your entire squad
The fighter is always leaving when the flak starts, both sides.
P51C is the really air dynamic plane of old fighter.
Small annoying detail, why are his kill markings under his cockpit Japanese flags when he's fighting in the European theatre?
For everyone asking about the Japanese kill marks on his aircraft, Major (later General) Howard originally was US Navy until Pearl Harbor. He left the Navy to join the American Volunteer Group, famously better known as the Flying Tigers over Burma, and got 6 confirmed kills there. When AVG disbanded, he joined the USAAF, commissioned as a Captain then later to Major. It's also said that he is the only USAAF fighter pilot to have been awarded toe MoH in the European Theater. He later would go on to help coordinate the air cover for the D-Day landings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Howard
waaaaaait a sec this happened in the red tails film ehere the fighters always takes the bait leaving the bombers defenceless
bro there are literally amazing warrior's in the western world, as a Turkish guy born in Europe and live in Belguim, i cannot say that west hasn't good fighters, as i know both eastern and western history.. we say in Turkish " yiğidi öldür hakkını yeme" it means kill the brave but also give his credit for his bravery".
Ahh a Florida man this makes sense
What is not being said here that the enemy pilots are all kids as older pilots where killed long before American entered Europe war.
That's my first time seeing a p51 with that paint and a new canopy
Old school heroes..
The P51 was one hell of an aircraft, with an exrtraordinary pilot on the stick
You are picturing Richard Turner's P-51 "Ding Hao" from the book Big Friend – Little Friend..
The animation is supa fire 🔥🔥
Like the movie Redtails he stayed with the bombers and didn't lose one while he was with them. This is history that needs to be taught in schools instead of all the woke teaching. How precious freedom is and how much it costs.
Awesome animation!
But some thing stick out to me, and am curious if these are valid questions-
Like seeing both flak and enemy fighters at the same time at 1:17 (plus the enormous amount of flak everywhere)-
Or the escorts flying so close to the bombers easily putting them in the disadvantage of being caught at lower altitude at 9:45.
And I have always wondered about the pilots (1:30), if the cockpit was heated or if they had to deal with the -40 degree temps at altitude like the rest of the crew.
Not trying to "armchair", and I appreciate all the hard work, just wondering for my own curiosity if those points are justified.
Also not a fan of the modern day gestures such as high fives and fist pumps 🙂
That scene of eye 👁️ to battle wow
Guts and skill he has
We need sabatan to make a song about him
How come all the killmarkers on the mustang are japanese kills? He's fighting Germans!
VIDEO ON FRED CHRISTENSEN 20th rank US ace. He was my neighbor when i WAS A KID. 6 KILLS on ONE MISSION deserves a video. Thanks
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Could you cover the 44th’s last stand at Gandamark ?
Or Waterloo, for that matter.
What a true stud!
P-51 c – Ding hoa- Cleary look at the markings below the cockpit Japanese kills – pure nonsense
Next time you want to depict the waist gunners, those .50's only eject the LINKS (which are BLACK spring steel) out of the side of the receiver. The spent brass ejects DOWNWARD, out of the BOTTOM of the .50's receiver, and not out of the side of the receiver. There'd be a cradle with twin-piston recoil-dampeners on either side of the lower receiver, between the .50's receiver and the pintle-yoke. This really IS a good way of showing people what was going-on, so keep it UP! 🙂
I love this channel
80 years ago tomorrow… WOW
Of course he was invincible, he was a Floridian