I Found the Worst (and Best) WW2 Pilot!

(Please Subscribe!) Ray Harris, Jr. of the History of World War II Podcast joins Dan Millican to talk about the Wacky Pilots of Malta in the early days of the war and how two pilots helped turn World War II towards the favor of the Allies.

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[BraapZ]

🔥Awesome story telling, BRING HIM BACK FOR MORE! ❤👍😎 Thank you.

[markspecht]

I faithfully follow Ray and his podcast. Thanks again Ray!

[markdenney]

heard Ray speak about the interviews. Love his podcast thanks for putting a face to the voice.

[parrotraiser]

Thanks for introducing warburton; he was a new name to me.
Beurling was a great shot in civilian life before joining the RAF. He was particularly good at deflection shots. He calculated the speed and distance from Malta's local lizards that would correspond to an aerial shot at a 109, and practiced hunting them with his service Webley.
I believe it was one of his claims that was initially denied because the target wasn't on the gun-camera film. It was outside the lens' field of view. (Off to one side.)
The RAF tried using him as a propaganda hero, but his comments to the Press were so shocking that they decreed "This officer should no longer be exposed to the public", or something very similar.

[Michael-oypz]

Fantastic stories, can’t wait for more ✈️🇦🇺

[davidmalpass-mqzu]

Nice to hear stories from Malta during ww2 my grandad was raf engineer in malta fixing planes his name was James William malpass he never received his medals applied after the war and still didn't receive them his words after was thay can shove them up their *** but he loved talking about the war and before he passed had spoke about people he met pilots one famous name but he wasn't a fan. Anyway thank you very interesting.

[KevinSmithAviation]

Awesome episode Dan, thank you. I love WWII history. Thank you Ray for sharing your incredible knowledge. Keep up the excellent work as always. Safe skies 🇺🇸🛩️

[teachkel]

Yay, somebody is talking about Malta's importance, the whole war could have been very different if it was lost. The guest was an excellent speaker!

[jttrumpet]

Wonderful story. I agree. This would make a really cool movie!

[kevinphillips]

Absolutely wonderful historical story. Thank you for this.

[patrickheavirland]

Good morning from Minnesota! What a fantastic story! It would make a great movie!

[davidallan]

Such a great episode. Marvelous stories.

[thomashammett]

What a history buff your guest was on that subject. He was very captivating and the story was a class A true tall tell. I had no idea that Malta was any significant part of WWII. Those two pilots were more than amazing and their collective results were more in line with miraculous and beyond natural. I wonder how many aces there were in all of WWII that matched or surpassed there kill records. Could each of them have possibly been a 10+ ACE, 100 and more kills, if they were left in the thick of the fight? Great session. Thanks.

[clarencewiles]

Thumbs up 👍 doing it and getting it done ✅

[jamesburns]

Warby was lucky there was a pilot shortage during the war. Today, there are a lot of young men who love flying but never get the chance to become pilots. 🤠