A cool story of a famous Zero filmed in War Thunder (with some effects). Cool piece of history she is! Any other infamous crashes from WWII you think we should know about?

Enjoyed the video Envy, especially the music. I felt your choice of music fit the subject matter quite well.


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Very well done

How about the B-24 "Lady Be Good." She disappeared over North Africa after a bombing mission. No one knew what the hell happened to her, and her crew, until an oil company surveying team located the wreckage in 1958. The remains of the crew weren't located 'til years after that. The Twilight Zone did an episode based around the story, I remember. But they used a B-25.

Never heard of this. Well done and an interesting background story.

This is to cool. My uncle was stationed there at the time and was wounded in an air attack. This could have been it.

I'm surprised that some of you don't know about this. The plane was found practically undamaged. A real coup! The pilot was hanging upside down in the cockpit with his neck broken. Petty Officer Koga.
There is debate about just how much the discovery helped the Allied cause. Some historians say it helped shorten the war while others say that nothing was found out that we didn't already know. I've read erroneous reports that the F6F Hellcat was designed using info gained from this Zero. But if you check out the dates, the Hellcat prototype was already built before the Zero was found, and flight testing had begun on the F6F before U.S. test pilots had flown the captured Japanese fighter.
It was tested by a lot of U.S.pilots until one day it was taxiiing out for take-off. A Curtis Helldiver, landed, lost control and crashed into the A6M completely destroying it.

Thank you, I sifted through a lot of music. Really have to find that one that can capture both the ballet of dancing aircraft and motions, but also echos with the cost of war. Since it was based of true events in which people were killed, it is also mindful to be respectful when making representations and be responsible.



Thanks Roll'n! Cheers.





Incredible, we've a family friend two who was stationed up there! This attack also strafed a few PBY and there was a bit more to it than I depicted, just didn't want to stray from the interest of the story, being a particular Zero.


Yeah! I found it most interesting that while testing, they found that the Zero rolled left, quicker than to the right. This helped a lot of pilots at their 6 have a higher certainty at which way the Zero might break.


I actually have done one for Lady Be Good! Since it was a while ago, I'd love to re-do it with more practical effects and film on location in some dunes by Glamis, California. I'm thinking about it!

Are you sure it wasn't this movie with Shatner?
Sole Survivor (1970 film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sole_Survivor_%281970_film%29



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At the bottom of that Wiki story I found this:
"In the 1960s TV series The Twilight Zone, an episode entitled "King Nine Will Not Return" was also based on the discovery of the "Lady Be Good"."
But I remember that Shatner film, too. Similar story lines, also, if I recall correctly.

Then there's the Last Flight of Bomber 31. Great book, and pretty good Nova episode.

Forgot about that Twilight Zone episode Pooch. I have definitely seen it though.


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