Why 2-Seconds Meant Life or Death for a Dive Bomber

#avc #history #veteran #ww2 #worldwar2 #army #airforce

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[Anita-nn]

Thank you, Mr. Walsh, for your service. Blessings to you and your family. 🙏🏼🇺🇸

[Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

Now that puts an interesting perspective on the whole thing.

[bagoquarks]

To clarify for viewers not familiar with the Battle of Midway (June, 1942), there were NO biplanes involved in dive bombing on either side - the photograph at the beginning of this video was a confusing choice. Biplanes WERE involved in the torpedo attacks on the Bismarck, crippling her enough that British battleships were able to overtake and damage her in the Atlantic in May, 1941, forcing her to be scuttled.
The "score" at Midway was 4 IJN carriers set afire by by dive bombers and ultimately sinking within hours vs. 1 USN carrier damaged by IJN planes but actually sunk by an IJN submarine torpedo attack.

[jerrysalfi]

Two second and high g forces to pull out of a dive. Respect. The Kamikaze were such a waste of young men in a lost cause.

[charlesdesaintlaurent]

Nerves of steel what a generation thanks mate 🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲

[Noel-scp]

from Australia Thank You for your Service 🙏 🙏

[wilfredosantiago]

We didn't know this, thank you for your courageous service. God bless you. ❤ 🙏 Karen Murao

[alonzowinston]

God bless you for your service, and interesting story!

[gitfoad]

The idea of 'relative danger' is interesting.

[oscardominguez]

Great man, thank you for your service to the entire world!!

[johnlansing]

We are free because of your courage . Thank you Sir .

[jimburden]

Our Greatest Generation 🙏❤️🙏 My Dad, was Army Air Corp. 2 weeks, before getting his wings, they found out, he had falsified his age, to fight. He was technically a pilot. He was kicked out. 2 weeks later he had his birthday, he went down and reinlisted in the Navy. He was in Midway, on the USS Essex. He was a gunners mate. After, the war, at Midway, he was the only surviving member of his turret crew... Something he struggled with for rest of his life, despite burns and injuries... He went to college after the war, became a engineer and worked 38 years for International Harvester, in gauges and layout.

[JerryBourne-oj]

I salute you Sir ! Veteran First Infantry Division

[donaldhudson]

Thank you sir for your service God-bless you sir.

[zolaful]

Wow ! two (2) seconds. Just trying to put this into perspective is mind-boggling . Those pilots had nerve of steel. Everything was shot at them, and they kept plunging . Thank you, Sir, for your courage and very descriptive story.

[oceanhome]

On a SBD the Dive Brakes are huge out of necessity as Both the Stuka and the Val have huge fixed landing gear with “Spads” only the SBDs could safely ditch in to the Ocean ! When you pulled the dive brakes on an SBD it was like pulling a parachute ! The Japanese ship AAA was almost worthless as it couldn’t elevate enough or even get a target resolution ! Also the SBD (Slow But Deadly) had TWIN 30 caliber MG in the back !

[fighterpilot]

Years and years of all these men keeping the horrors of war bottled up. They truly were the greatest generation...

[soloboss]

Your generation was build different. Thank you for your service and sacrifice

[markshimaji]

Thank you for your service to Country 🇺🇸.

[adamwhatley]

I had my first kid trying to do the same thing.