The Five Most Iconic Planes of World War II

I'm not sure if you've heard, but Simon and the gang really like planes.

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[MrDDiRusso]

Errata: first image of Bf 109 is ME 262.

[goldblackbrownwhite]

'When I saw the silver Mustangs over Berlin, I knew the jig was up' -> Als ich die silbernen Mustangs über Berlin sah, wusste ich, dass das Spiel vorbei war.

'..., the jig was up...' in this case is more likely '..., it was game over...'

Some sources claim Göring said: 'When I saw the silver Mustangs over Berlin, I knew that the war was lost.' -> Als ich die silbernen Mustangs über Berlin sah, wusste ich dass der Krieg verloren war.

A bit late, but correct realization by an arrogant drug addict in the end...

[I_Echion]

Id say Hawker Hurricane whould be a honerable mention

[joshuabennett]

I would love to see more on the BF109 and the F4-U Corsair

[NexNecis]

As an American, I would like to hear more about the British Lancaster bomber.

[spacecadet]

This is the first time I have ever heard the FW190 as "slow". For a long period, they were the only German fighter that could catch a Mosquito. Later on the Bf109s got heavier and heavier, especially the Gustav variant. But the Fw190 was built on the philosophy of putting the biggest possible engine in the smallest possible airframe. To the best of my knowledge every production variant of the FW190 was faster than the contemporary Bf109.

[tknispel]

Simon, when you made mention of the Messerschmit BF 109, the picture shows the 262.

Love the videos though, keep up the good work!

[freesk]

The British Mosquito was a cool plane, too!

[surferdude]

I would like to hear more about the Russian IL2 tank buster.

[Lord_Foxy]

The Spitfire and Seafire could alone be a megaproject...

[tnd-Gmr]

A more accurate translation from that day would have been "
Oh Scheiße"

[mugofbrown]

The Hawker Hurricane! During the Battle of Britain it shot more enemy aircraft than all other weapons (including the Spitfire) combined. It was more robust, quicker to produce and easier to repair. It paved the way for sort of close air support that is taken as read, seeing service as a "flying tin opener" in North Africa, on Catapult Armed Merchantmen and escort carriers during the Battle of the Atlantic. It flew as a fighter- bomber in Burma helping to defeat Imperial Japan and even during D Day as a fast armed courier taking important dispatches between the front line and HQ back in the UK. It was designed by Sir Sydney Camm, the genius behind the Hawker Fury, Demon, Typhoon, Tempest, Sea Fury, Hunter, etc. Without the Hurricane British history books could be telling a terrible tale. The Avro Lancaster? Amongst other talents it could carry the first atomic bombs without modification, unlike the B29. 617 Squadron are an iconic unit in part because this aircraft was so versatile. Even though it was born of failed Avro Manchester with it's terrible Rolls Royce Vulture engines it still remains one of the finest aircraft ever designed. Please do a Biographics video on Sir Sydney Camm and Capt.Eric Brown, RN; the best aircraft designer and the best test pilot to come out of Great Britain.

[Govthos]

P38 Lightening or as the Japanese called, The Fork-tailed Devil.

[marcbeebee]

B17 flying Fortress. Look how badly damaged They came Back. Excelent plane

Great real Stories Simon you can make a Video in a few interessing cases with the b17

[psikeyhackr]

Now see, you didn't cover the coolest looking plane of the war:
P-38 Lightning!

[timgooding]

Megaproject. The Snowy Mountain River Scheme. Just have a look at it .

[beowulfsrevenge]

Could you do the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II also called the Warthog. Not really a mega project plane but still and amazing aircraft!

[skyerose]

The american factory at willow run or the german jet fighters would be excellent megaproject videos.

[kenduncan]

You really have to go to about 15 or 20 to get all the iconic airplanes of WW2. A list of 5 really does no justice to all of them. Planees lift of but were iconic. B17, B29, Corsair, Hellcat, Mosquito, Lancaster, Stringbag Typhoon, BF109, Ju88, Kate, Val, Betty, Yak3, Yak9, Il-2 just to name some of them.

[macuss]

Translation of "The jig is up" to german, das Spiel ist aus