US Army Air Force Bomber Flight Suit of World War 2

ASP PRESENTS:
A history lesson of what US Bomber Air Crew wore during World War 2.

Special thanks to the Army Air Corps Historical Association:

Thanks for watching! Sound off in the comments below!

TAGS
US Army Air Force, US Air Force, World War 2, Bomber, Flight, Suit,
WW2, B-17, flying fortress, B-25, Army Air Force, Lancaster, super
fortress, ball gunner, Luftwaffe, B-29, Enola Gay, Boeing, Army Air
Corps Historical Association, history, bomber crew, pilot, gunner, 8th
Air Force, Medal of Honor, Stuka, Stuka Dive Bomber, P-47 Mustang, Bf 109, parachute, flak jacket

[lawrencegoldstein]

I am an 8TH AF went through all of the conditions as an Radio operator...during the period Nov 1943 to March 1944.   We volunteered for flying the flight did we know what we would be exposed to.
Survival was to 10 missions was the average....as a crew we did 25
Goldie

[kirstybrough]

all young bomber crews showed guts and courage each time they went up. respect to them all. kids nowadays really dont know  how different it all could of been withought them. strength, & honour

[stephengreen]

I like this dude he should have his own tv show

[gilbertogonzalezr]

Wow!! Quite a story about the flak jacket!! “Life is a gift”. Too bad many of us in younger generations take it for granted ignoring the sacrifice others made so it can continue as a “gift”. Great video, great presentation, great host and a very well preserved military artifacts so we can learn our history in its true essence!

[ConnorPatrickNolan]

My great grandfather was a waist gunner on the B-17 Miss Minooky out of RAF Rattlesden. 447th Bomb Group. 709th Bomb Squadron. He flew over 30 missions before getting wounded by a piece of flak

[lindacase]

As a member of AAFHA (the group shown in the video), I wish to extend my thanks to Chris for sharing his time and talent to produce this video. It’s our mission to honor our veterans and such a pleasure to serve them and our community at the shows we attend. See you next year at Greenwood Lake and also at WWII Weekend in Reading, PA as well as other historical venues.

[Machrulz]

My father who stood 5'5 was a tail gunner on a 17 and as a teenager in the 60s I'd put  on his leather/wool fight suit to shovel snow in the winter. Kept me toasty warm. I was clueless about the suit and never ask. Thanks for making the video, I learned alot about the suit and the experience my dad had wearing it.

[coreyhansen]

Hi, Chris. My name is Corey, and I just watched your video on the flight gear that was used in world war 2b by the b17 bomber crews . I have a keen interest in ww2, I am proud to be a member of world war living history here in Canada. I've met 2ww to veterans who fought in the skies over Europe during ww2. One of them was a bomber crew member, the other one was an aviator in the royal Canadian air force. The veteran I met when I volunteered with the vets, was the father of my ex Deputy commanding officer in my Canadian air cadet squadron. He told me about about when he flew on a bomber as a bomber crew, he was a waist gunner. He passed away a little while after we met, but I'm proud to have met him, and I'm even more proud to have served in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets under his son. I have a ww2 b3 bomber jacket, just like the one you have in your video. I portray a member of the 1st Canadian parachute Battlion, but I also want to portray a bomber crew member as well as a paratrooper. I've got 2 pairs of the khaki tan pants, plus a ww2 army tan dress shirt and a matching tie to go with the shirt. Any way, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Where are you located in the states? Corey. Corey Hansen from Canada.

[jacksonlundquist]

my grandfather was a navigation on a B -24

[romansroad]

My dad was in WW2 All those men did what they had to do back then and service our country for out freedom today. Kids now think nothing of how many people did what they had to do for our future of the USA.
God Bless Them

[bjw]

The courage these young men showed humbles me, I had no idea how great the losses were, the movies always show only the odd bomber going down, may they find peace at last.

[ChattingwithMarkStise]

This was very interesting, I loved the opening and the information was great, I NEVER found myself bored.

[lindsaygelle]

This guy is awesome. I wish there were more videos of him. Like many comments have already written, I too could just listen to him for hours.

[warplanner]

Good briefing, major, and helluva 50-mission crush on that head gear, old son.

[deltaflyer]

Very nice video, my great aunt taught the B25 bomber pilots and gunners in Florida, they had to drop balls in to a bucket from 30. 000 ft, they would need a lot of precision for that! But most of them succeeded.

[ComfortsSpecter]

Amazing Video


Great Production for The Age


Incredible Examples, Presentation and Descriptions

Thank You

[ssww]

Who ever was a bomber or any family member's who were a ww2 bomber. You guys are mad lads, the uniforms and gear are crazy

[andresst]

bring it back and we'll give you a new one... oh gosh

[gwenhanzlik]

This was a very informative video. I had no idea those flak jackets were that heavy! I am writing a book about a B-17 gunner and I definately will include those facts. Thanks for sharing this!!

[nickgarcia]

that gunners story about his number is kinda chilling