Great can't wait! I'm on board with any aircraft you cover as long as the dive is a deep one 😊
1 year ago
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Please do ask the floatplanes you want! Every country had incredible floatplanes that contributed to search and rescue, patrol, spotting, anti-submarine, and many more. Looking forward to the videos!
1 year ago | 20
Definitely keep the floatplanes coming. I'm thrilled that I'm not the only fan, it's been like an slightly embarrassing secret for years.
1 year ago
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First photo is an F-14A-70-GR, Bullets 206 (BuNo 158986) from VF-2 Bounty Hunters. It's being hoisted up onto the USS Enterprise at NAS Alameda in September 1974, shortly before their first Westpac deployment along with VF-1 Wolfpack.
1 year ago | 0
I love the fact your discussing floatplanes. I'd liked to see videos about the OS2U Kingfisher or Arado Ar-196.
1 year ago (edited)
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Flying boats are awesome. So many classics like PBYs and Kingfishers and even a few modern ones.
1 year ago | 0
My dad was on the first VF-2 deployment on Enterprise (17 September 1974 to 20 May 1975). He'd recently survived the Oriskany fire in the Tonkin Gulf and crossed over platforms to the F-14's fresh out of Bethpage. Look forward to the video.
1 year ago
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After just watching your video about all of the pre-Tomcat concepts I have a good feeling that I'll really like the next one.
1 year ago | 0
The tomcat looked so good in the old 2-tone "camo"
1 year ago | 0
Is that a tomcat landing with it's wings folded?! Edit: looks like it's being picked up by a crane
1 year ago (edited) | 4
Thank God you did, float planes are super interesting and fun. I look forward to seeing more videos about them.
1 year ago | 0
Not A Pound For Air To Ground
50 years ago this month the iconic F-14 Tomcat went to sea for the first time in an operational capacity. This Friday's video will therefore be a deep dive into the US Navy's ultimate Cold War fighter. The research process was quite a long one... and so is the video!
On a different note, this month's Tuesday video covers the Arado AR-231: an ingenious submarine-deployable floatplane. I can't promise that this will be the last floatplane on the channel. I have developed a taste for them.
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