World War II Pilot Tells a Brutal True Story

This is the second episode on Ed McNeff in my Saving History series Ed was a P-51 Mustang pilot in the 355th Fighter Group in 1944 and 1945. This video is about two difficult missions with his wingmen, Ben Johnston and Norm Olson. It also includes a run in with skilled German FW-190 ace Heinz Bar. If you want to watch the other videos from Ed's story, you can find them here!

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[ThetrueJester]

In your effort to preserve history, this magnificent gentleman will live on forever as well. Love and respect what you do TJ, Stay Awesome!

[SVTCobra]

WW2 Vets rock.
When I started working back in the 80s we had quite a few vets. One flew P-38s, one was on the Gambier Bay, my boss had been on a destroyer, cool stories. The Gambier Bay guy still had the thousand yard stare whenever he'd remember floating in the water for three days though.

[MUSTANG_P]

Thank you for another great story of the P51 and it’s pilot!! Hearing Ed’s story is truly incredible and I hope all this is taught to the future generations of American military aviators! Thank you for saving another piece of history!

[LancelotChan]

Thank you very much for saving history. It was obviously hard for Ed to tell the story about those losses, even after all the years.

[donnabonning]

Absolutely amazing!! What brave heros these men were. Supermen! Thankyou for giving Edward McNeff the means to tell his story!

[brianjschumer]

Alot of the surviving pilots of both countries, got together later after the war. I remember in a book, it might have been the number #2 ace in a P-47, who said after speaking with a few of the German aces about tactics, planes, kills, efforts, said.. and im quoting..im glad i didnt run into a few of those guys..i probably couldnt have taken them down..

[patrickyoung]

The courage of the flyers was never doubt, they had to learn quickly & became skilled in double quick time . They are all hero's to me . Honour & Respect . Lest we forget .

[michaelharman]

After completing three tour on Lancaster bombers( 90 missions) my uncle Bill Winchester was given the choice of what he wanted to fly. He chose fighters . He said he came closest to being killed in the war when he did a ground attack . After all those missions in Lancs l think this really scared the crap out of him

[joevanseeters]

The Focke Wulf 190 "Butcher Bird" was not an aircraft to play around with. In the hands of a skilled pilot (which most German Pilot's were) it was a deadly machine. As good as the P-51's were, the Pilots knew when they engaged an FW190, they had to be at the very top of their game. What the FW190 had was durability and speed! It was very similar to a P-47 Thunderbolt in that respect, it could take a massive beating and still keep on flying. The FW-190 was the most advanced aircraft of that time having many "firsts in aviation" in regards to it's equipment and technology including it's revolutionary engine design and cooling system, and it was also the first fighter aircraft to employ rockets. The Pilots that converted over to the FW190 loved the aircraft and knew it was a stellar leap ahead in technology and aircraft design compared to that of the BF109's that most of them flew previously.

[jimc]

Once again, reporting/storyline plus graphics along with this great personable WW II hero's interview with Ed McNeff!! Great work buddy!! Jim C.

[petej.]

Just think..kids were flying these magnificent planes soon after high school..kids today can't drive a stick shift car...My respects ✌️

[TJ]

If you want to watch the other videos from Ed's story, you can find them here!

[artawhirler]

Ed McNeff's story is fascinating! Thanks for bringing it to us!

[supercat]

These men were the best generation of America

[euanitv]

WW2 was the biggest fool's errand in history and Winston Churchill the biggest fool. For 500 years, Europe's policy was to prevent Russia's westward expansion. Good Old Winnie bankrupted Britain to facilitate it and seized on concentration camps to justify it. Following Stalin's Allies' victory over common sense, 'rights' racketeers ran amok with the racial 'equality' scam, open borders, criminalisation of free speech. . . and anyone objecting to this is A Nazi Who Wants To Gas Six Billion Jews, resulting in today's librul dystopia. Post-Gaza, instead of putting up with any more Poor Jews schtick, confront it with their part in slave trades, serfdom and Stalinism - the most murderous tyranny in recorded history, courtesy of Lazar Kaganovich, Jakub Berman, Ana Pauker, Salomon Morel, Béla Kun, Mátyás Rákosi, Lev Bronstein, Helena Wolińska-Brus, Grigory Zinoviev, Genrikh Yagoda, Rudolf Slánský et al.

[scottmyers-ci]

Awesome to see you maintain history mate!
My Dad was a tail gunner in the R.A.A.F, and i was told of his missions, but it was never recordered, so for you to do this, thankyou for keeping history alive!

[Russellw.-rmzb]

Quinten Anneson, in "A Fighter Pilots Story", gives a great account of the air war over Europe, in WW2, was like. Attacking enemy airfields, which were usually heavily protected by German Flak batteries, was extremely dangerous. Taking three passes over such a target was akin to a game of "Russian Roulette"!

[ericreynolds]

What game are you using for footage il2?

[PaulBrennan-bm]

Fascinating story respect 🤝🫶🙏 pleased he managed to survive the war when so many never came home R.I.P to the fallen thank you 🤝🫶🙏🪽

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