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    These 80 men, dubbed the Doolittle Raiders, trained in secret, the daring pilots and their crews launched their B-25s off the flight deck of the USS Hornet, on what some said was an impossible mission.
    Flying at an altitude averaging just 200 feet above the ocean, all the raiders knew that they may not return. Low on fuel, Col. Jimmy Doolittle and his men thundered into the skies over Tokyo to take the fight to Japan.
    The raid became stuff of legend “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” shook Imperial Japan to its core and is still considered one of history’s most momentous bomber raid.
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  • @Yarnhub
    @Yarnhub  Před 2 lety +343

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  • @kriszuraw2255
    @kriszuraw2255 Před 2 lety +816

    The characters move so fluently now and the plane graphics are beyond good

  • @IJN_Guy
    @IJN_Guy Před 2 lety +943

    The last Doolittle Raider died in 2019. Most of their stories have been forever lost. However, the attack will always be remembered, as long as we allow it. These men knew they couldn't turn back, yet they still decided to go. My respect goes to all of them.

    • @dallas2697
      @dallas2697 Před rokem +6

      True. They are the Chad's we all wish to be. They are based.

    • @maureencora1
      @maureencora1 Před rokem +4

      Heaven is for Heroes.

    • @christhut8140
      @christhut8140 Před rokem +2

      My grandmothers maiden name is doolittle! although, my father did a family tree and his family is quite far from ours 🤷‍♂

    • @gmanawesome5773
      @gmanawesome5773 Před rokem +5

      MAY THE HERO R.I.P

    • @TomFynn
      @TomFynn Před rokem +3

      Their silver goblets are the closest the US Air Force has to what Catholics would call a relic.

  • @Panzeya
    @Panzeya Před 2 lety +133

    When this one crew landed in Vladivostok they technically did not escape, it was an agreement beetwen USSR and USA to release them free through Iran if my memory serves me right. Soviets announced their "escape" to save their neutrality because they promised Japan to stay out of the china-japan war. Just a small fun fact.

    • @Warawarayadnus
      @Warawarayadnus Před 2 měsíci +5

      Bruh thanks for this fact

    • @jamesdelaney3797
      @jamesdelaney3797 Před 10 dny +1

      They escaped on a train to Iran. Not a real breakout, an agreement not to go after them

  • @Alpha0727
    @Alpha0727 Před 2 lety +214

    The Doolittle Raid did more damage to the morale of the Japanese than all of the potential damage all the bombs dropped could have ever done. The Doolittle Raid told the Japanese that they weren’t invincible. It proved what Admiral Yamamoto wrote after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan had awoken “a sleeping giant and filled it with a terrible resolve.”

    • @yoseipilot
      @yoseipilot Před 10 měsíci +5

      He never said that

    • @lunarjackal9764
      @lunarjackal9764 Před 10 měsíci +21

      ​@@yoseipilotJapanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor would reportedly write in his diary, “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”

    • @canoshit
      @canoshit Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@yoseipilotmidway

    • @lauritorni4879
      @lauritorni4879 Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@lunarjackal9764Nothing supports he said that

    • @bojanglesthewizard8875
      @bojanglesthewizard8875 Před 8 měsíci +5

      ​@lunarjackal9764 he never said that. It was written into the script in the 1970 movie Tora! Tora! Tora! It was made up by the writers

  • @rmshorty11
    @rmshorty11 Před 2 lety +1179

    Most successful part of this raid was showing Japan they could be hit back. The raid didn't need to do a ton of damage when the much greater effect of mortality was demonstrated to a nation that felt invincible at the time.

    • @ncrranger6409
      @ncrranger6409 Před 2 lety +88

      Never underestimate the power of fear in warfare

    • @miguelangelcifuentescruz689
      @miguelangelcifuentescruz689 Před 2 lety +34

      @@ncrranger6409 Or lack thereof

    • @TheCaptainSplatter
      @TheCaptainSplatter Před 2 lety +15

      Ya it was a massive morale boost.

    • @ncrranger6409
      @ncrranger6409 Před 2 lety +9

      @@miguelangelcifuentescruz689 agreed

    • @VMan29397
      @VMan29397 Před 2 lety +27

      Not to mention it convinced the japanese that the us carriers were a threat and put into motion the battle of midway

  • @soppa24
    @soppa24 Před 2 lety +333

    actually the crewmen that landed in the soviet union "escaped" on the Iranian border. Its pretty widely believed the soviets let the crew go since they and the US we're allies at that point and didn't want to harm their relationship, but they captured them at first to not provocate the Japanese either with whom the had a NAP

    • @ceu160193
      @ceu160193 Před 2 lety +46

      I read notes of NKVD officer, that was assigned to those crewmen, and it confirms, that whole "escape" was simply to let USSR deny, that they let go of US pilots. In fact, they sent "smuggler" to those pilots, that agreed to make them cross USSR-Iran border in exchange for some cash. They paid $250 and made it to Iran.

    • @De_Man
      @De_Man Před 2 lety +2

      @@ceu160193 your money?
      Now it's our money

    • @aerosdacillo1227
      @aerosdacillo1227 Před rokem

      @@ceu160193 better than to drop in china

    • @trainknut
      @trainknut Před rokem

      So in other words they bribed him and he let them go and covered it up.

    • @ceu160193
      @ceu160193 Před rokem +16

      @@trainknut No, it was supposed to create full illusion, that it's legit escape. Which is why NKVD officer was undercover, so pilots were unaware, that whole "escape" was staged. So when pilots would speak to the press, they won't blow whole operation.

  • @Not_epic_josh
    @Not_epic_josh Před rokem +74

    My father loved talking about the Doolittle raid he was a history buff he would say “ I don’t know how that first plane made it off the carrier with Doolittles massive balls” you will be missed dad, you and your crazy history brain

    • @coconut4996
      @coconut4996 Před rokem +4

      rip your dad. he seems a funny dude.

  • @ishroonnazish9595
    @ishroonnazish9595 Před 2 lety +14

    2:15 is the Golden Moment of the Video where the Cat becomes Cat Gamer

  • @harshgandhi8972
    @harshgandhi8972 Před 2 lety +908

    Legend has it that Godzilla is still trying to fit inside the air raid shelter

    • @a_smiling_gamer9063
      @a_smiling_gamer9063 Před 2 lety +43

      HAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHHAHHAHHHAHHAHHAHHHHAHHAHHAHH 0:28

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 Před 2 lety +56

      apparently some of the early versions of Godzilla that were first shown in japan, were actually meant to symbolize the americans as a monster who comes out of the sea leaving a trail of destruction and leveling cities.
      in that light, i find this reference rather fitting, for the first bombs dropped on japanese soil as a prelude for what is to come.

    • @Leadblast
      @Leadblast Před 2 lety +26

      0:24 lol

    • @jeffpage1000
      @jeffpage1000 Před 2 lety +21

      @@livethefuture2492 ah, nope, that is not how Godzilla came to creation. It is supposs to represent the horrors of the nuclear bomb felt by the japaneses in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    • @frankt2398
      @frankt2398 Před 2 lety

      lol nice

  • @alvin2464
    @alvin2464 Před 2 lety +666

    Doolittle: “I have no physics, I have family”

    • @Doyle-
      @Doyle- Před 2 lety +29

      USS Hornet: Alright Domlitle

    • @ramal5708
      @ramal5708 Před 2 lety +7

      So you're saying his raid was successful in surprising the enemy because he has FAMILY?

    • @thesmuggest6680
      @thesmuggest6680 Před 2 lety +5

      @CobraPlayzYT I love his pfp lmao

    • @samjoseph1123
      @samjoseph1123 Před 2 lety +4

      Dom Toretto is that you

    • @natedturtle
      @natedturtle Před 2 lety +6

      @@ramal5708 Physics may be strong, but...
      Family is stronger

  • @samueldocski4426
    @samueldocski4426 Před 2 měsíci +8

    I have a signed picture of the B-25 flown by Lt. Richard Cole, Co-Pilot, taking off from the USS hornet. Awesome history!

  • @Ulquiorra4163
    @Ulquiorra4163 Před 2 lety +36

    Sad you didn't mention the tradition of the surviving Raiders meeting up on it's annual reunion. They would share a drink from the same bottle of 1896 Hennessy VS cognac (same year Doolittle was born) in personalized silver goblets, each engraved with their names twice, one right side up and the other upside down. The purpose was to flip the goblet when a Raider passed away. I had the privilege of seeing it with some goblets still upright, sadly this is no longer with the final passing Raider, Lt Col. Richard E. Cole, passed away age 103 (the only Raider to live older then Doolittle himself) on April 9, 2019. He'd also the the sole Raider to live to see the discovery of the wreck of the USS Hornet. RIP The Doolittle Raiders, the first men to strike back the Japanese on their homeland.

    • @iowa_lot_to_travel9471
      @iowa_lot_to_travel9471 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Maybe that s where the inspiration came in a Mash episode
      Col Potter drinks a toast to his buddies from ww1 ? as he is the last surviving member of their battalion?

  • @clemson9967
    @clemson9967 Před 2 lety +430

    Legend has it, Dick Best still owes 10 bucks from Eugene Lindsey if they don't take off...

  • @grigorynaumenko3087
    @grigorynaumenko3087 Před 2 lety +368

    I do not agree with statement about the bomber crew, who landed in Vladivostok. They were pretty lucky. They were captured by NKVD, they were transferred to the prison in USSR on border with Iran. In WW2, Iran was occupied by allies, so it happed in that magical way that these pilots have escaped the prison and have headed to Iran to reunite with British troops. Actually, wait, no magic here involved - that was a special operation of NKVD to return these pilots back to allied troops and then back to USA.

    • @jamesshaw3500
      @jamesshaw3500 Před 2 lety +19

      Why did the soviets arrest them in the first place?

    • @TheLakabanzaichrg
      @TheLakabanzaichrg Před 2 lety +14

      Good thing the russians were still salty about that japanese victory

    • @iknowsomestuff3209
      @iknowsomestuff3209 Před 2 lety +108

      @@jamesshaw3500 I'd imagine it was because they didnt want to anger Japan at this point in the war, they had signed a non agression pact with them as at this point they were losing on the eastern front

    • @trinalgalaxy5943
      @trinalgalaxy5943 Před 2 lety +65

      Honestly in their position, being interred in a "neutral" third party was probably a decent option. Their resulting "escape" was more to give the Russian's plausible deniability while allowing their ally's soldiers to return.

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 Před 2 lety +31

      @@jamesshaw3500
      because at this time the soviets were not at war with japan, and so as a neutral nation they interned the aircraft and crew, and later on in the war, they were returned back.

  • @justinewang6788
    @justinewang6788 Před 2 lety +7

    The little dip when the planes take off from the carriers 👌

  • @yeettheheat
    @yeettheheat Před 2 lety +16

    9:27 That is not entirely true, due to the soviets not being at war with Japan, international law states that the crew had to be imprisoned for the duration of the war, but after some time they were secretly let go. The escape being a cover up story.

    • @TheCaptainSplatter
      @TheCaptainSplatter Před 2 lety +5

      I can see them being sent to jail. But the jail has a back door with a arrow pointing to it exit here.

    • @lelouchvibritannia4028
      @lelouchvibritannia4028 Před rokem +1

      @@TheCaptainSplatter I can imagine the Soviet NKVD officer in charge like, "We have to hold you in captivity for 7 days, but here's some food, a radio, and beds with warm blankets."

  • @Daniel-ms9ks
    @Daniel-ms9ks Před 2 lety +142

    In 2014, I actually got to meet Doolittle's co-pilot in Dallas. He was one of the most incredible people I have ever met. God Bless these amazing heroes who were willing to give it all up for America

    • @sirmiles1820
      @sirmiles1820 Před 2 lety +4

      Last Doolittle raider died 2019.

    • @Daniel-ms9ks
      @Daniel-ms9ks Před 2 lety +1

      @@sirmiles1820 dang, that iso sad

    • @bargainbassist
      @bargainbassist Před rokem +1

      I have an uncle who worked for NACA (the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, precursor of NASA) back in the 1940's and 50's. He was good friends with Doolittle for several decades, and, post-war up until the early 1990's, met up with him once a year in the Hampton Roads area for dinner and to reminisce.

    • @gibdoolittle2823
      @gibdoolittle2823 Před rokem

      @@bargainbassist jimmy is one of my relatives

    • @gibdoolittle2823
      @gibdoolittle2823 Před rokem

      (a more distant one)

  • @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347
    @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 Před 2 lety +632

    You guys never fail to amaze me! Your topic may be Doolittle, but you Doobig stuff!

  • @25henrywatson
    @25henrywatson Před 2 lety +10

    When you get to the sponsor skip to 3:25. You'll thank me later

  • @xx_insert_cool_username_he6876

    7:30
    "both guns jam"
    "fixes only one machinegun"
    *shows 2 machineguns firing instead of 1*

  • @900xwb_
    @900xwb_ Před 2 lety +1089

    american civilians: * sees the army bombers on USS Hornet deck* hmm they must be transporting them to the frontline
    doolittle and his men: we're about to do this super crazy mission of taking off from USS Hornet and bomb tokyo and then go to china

    • @ww2expert283
      @ww2expert283 Před 2 lety +110

      Japanese:The americans are very smart to crash land at our part of china to do more damage.
      Reality
      Americans:We are running out of fuel

    • @900xwb_
      @900xwb_ Před 2 lety +6

      @@ww2expert283 oh hi there :)

    • @ww2expert283
      @ww2expert283 Před 2 lety +5

      @@900xwb_ Sup chap

    • @900xwb_
      @900xwb_ Před 2 lety +5

      @@ww2expert283 :)

    • @ww2expert283
      @ww2expert283 Před 2 lety +5

      @@900xwb_ Doing good?

  • @stevemc01
    @stevemc01 Před 2 lety +605

    Japan: “Heheh. They are too weakened to even try a counterattack.”
    If you’re fighting a nation who’s manufacturing policy is to make more ships than there is water and make more planes than there is sky, then that “saved by kamikaze” ideology ship has sailed/sunk already.

    • @Carjos07
      @Carjos07 Před 2 lety +14

      "Stevenc" from Star Wars Galaxies?

    • @cheeseninja1115
      @cheeseninja1115 Před 2 lety +56

      at this point in the war the US had not retooled its factories. Japan thought we couldn't do what we did, they didn't realize just how fast and powerful the US war economy could be up and running.

    • @stevemc01
      @stevemc01 Před 2 lety +4

      @@cheeseninja1115 Yep.

    • @stevemc01
      @stevemc01 Před 2 lety +13

      @@Carjos07 Uhh... no.
      A friend of mine back in elementary school suggested this name to me
      "steve" "mc" "01"
      Steve being the default character from Minecraft (and the 01 I dunno why it's there at this point).
      I was thinking about changing the name, but for now, it's "stevemc01".

    • @j.peters1222
      @j.peters1222 Před 2 lety +11

      They woke the slumbering beast and regretted it very dearly.

  • @therealluke4334
    @therealluke4334 Před 2 lety +3

    I love how some of Yarnhub's videos end dramatically like that video:" Bazooka Charlie" the ending almost made me cry, idk why but I think it is how he talks

  • @thebrazilianluigi2142
    @thebrazilianluigi2142 Před 2 lety +4

    "Warpath is realistic" *Bf 109 procceeds to carpet bomb a base* 1:58
    Also good animation, Yarnhub, it just gets better every time!

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang92 Před 2 lety +257

    This video didn't mentioned the unfortunate effects made by the Doolittle raid. The Japanese reprisals on the Chinese in assisting the Doolittle raid was brutal, killing about 250,000 Chinese civilians.
    For the Japanese, the raid was the first time their homeland was attacked since the Mongol invasion and was a key influence for the invasion of the Alaskan islands and the Battle of Midway.

    • @stevemc01
      @stevemc01 Před 2 lety +15

      One would be uneventful and the other would be disastrous (Japan POV).

    • @OverlordGrizzaka
      @OverlordGrizzaka Před 2 lety +36

      It is a damn shame they used this as an excuse for further war crimes.

    • @mikloridden8276
      @mikloridden8276 Před 2 lety +14

      @@OverlordGrizzaka This is also the place the infamous Unit731 would test some of its diseases on.

    • @Leadblast
      @Leadblast Před 2 lety +5

      Well that just proves how much of a tragedy war is. And how our peace is something so precious we should appreciate it every day

    • @thekaiseroftheeast3895
      @thekaiseroftheeast3895 Před 2 lety +6

      Thank you for finally mentioning this. I don't think these ignorant Americans in the comments sections care though.

  • @ExclaimThePain
    @ExclaimThePain Před 2 lety +140

    "The range of aircraft is wider than Van Damme's splits" this is the main reason why I love this channel.

  • @domenico7806
    @domenico7806 Před 2 lety +7

    5:30 i am laughing so hard,USS Enterprise with tirpitz turrets as secondaries omg,you guys are the best😂😂😂

  • @kennethmelnychuk9737
    @kennethmelnychuk9737 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Lt. Colonel Dolittle had balls to devise & accomplish such a feat, well done SIR 👍👍

  • @ronchristiantenala4056
    @ronchristiantenala4056 Před 2 lety +86

    Cant wait of these Yarnhub how about making a special video about Pappy Gunn the maverick who organized a bombing mission in the Philippines a week before the Doolitlle raid known as the "Royce Raid" with 10 b-25's and a couple of operational b-17 ,operating from Del Monte air field Mindanao they bombed shippings along Davao and Cebu a b-17 even manage to have a bombing run in Luzon lessons he learned from this mission were extensively used in modifyig bombers especially A-20's and B-25's . Rescuing his family who were imprisoned back in the Philippines and defeating the Japanese as soon as posible becomes his greatest obsession. Hope could see that in the near future since his daring exploits are rarely being told.

    • @ww2expert283
      @ww2expert283 Před 2 lety +2

      Indestructible is a good read ngl.

    • @TheLakabanzaichrg
      @TheLakabanzaichrg Před 2 lety +1

      They should, there are many interesting Pacific stories

    • @kamikazefilmproductions
      @kamikazefilmproductions Před 2 lety +1

      I never heard of this until now

    • @ww2expert283
      @ww2expert283 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kamikazefilmproductions He's literally the guy who invented the gunship with his friend

    • @ronchristiantenala4056
      @ronchristiantenala4056 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kamikazefilmproductions that is why it should be made into a video since few knew about this. Do some research about Pappy Gunn and you will learn his daring exploits.

  • @UnicornstalkRGaming
    @UnicornstalkRGaming Před 2 lety +73

    I never thought as a kid that a cat made of yarn would be explaining history to me.

  • @johngoldsberry3976
    @johngoldsberry3976 Před rokem +2

    My stepdad was the nephew of general dolittle his name was Don murrell dolittle he has some awesome stories, Don was a strong man he taught me a lot he had a high IQ. He past way 2012

  • @Sierra_116
    @Sierra_116 Před 2 lety +134

    It is true that the raid did little damage, however it dealt a major blow to Japanese moral telling them they f**ked up and now they aren't safe. As for the US it inspired them that the Japanese aren't invincible since at that time Japan had the best planes and Naval craft

    • @ZaHandle
      @ZaHandle Před 2 lety +6

      *morale
      don’t worry it’s a very common mistake lol

    • @donbrea
      @donbrea Před 2 lety

      not to mention that they had to move troops and equipment from the front lines to protect the cities

    • @AtheAetheling
      @AtheAetheling Před 2 lety +6

      The Japanese actually didn't have the best planes or naval craft...what they did have was some extremely good naval air power capability though.

    • @Sierra_116
      @Sierra_116 Před 2 lety +8

      @@AtheAetheling Well in the early parts of the war they had the best planes it's just that the US when facing against them they built planes that were superior to the Japanese planes later after learning the Zero's weakness

    • @owo1744
      @owo1744 Před 2 lety +2

      @@AtheAetheling Like Sierra said, at the start they had the best aircraft and ships, but as the war went on, the US proceeded to make superior aircraft and ships. The Corsair for example, was better than anything the japanese had access to.

  • @felix_halcs123
    @felix_halcs123 Před 2 lety +36

    5:29 anyone notice he uses the Scaled Down German 380mm Gun from His Tirpitz Model?

    • @jadejavelin3400
      @jadejavelin3400 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah, I don’t think the Yorktown class had those.

    • @Saipan2297
      @Saipan2297 Před 2 lety +1

      Cut them some slack lmfao

    • @DividedByZeero
      @DividedByZeero Před 2 lety +1

      the Yorktown class cv model isn’t great, but I can’t blame em, they don’t appear much in the video anyways

  • @BeanzWarThunder
    @BeanzWarThunder Před 2 lety +5

    These animations are so AWESOME!
    And the best part: THEY GET BETTER EVERY DAY!

  • @Jarod-vg9wq
    @Jarod-vg9wq Před 2 lety +2

    0:32 love the godzilla cameo.

  • @porky162yearsago9
    @porky162yearsago9 Před 2 lety +20

    0:25 yeah its normal to see Godzilla in japan perfectly safe

    • @avregecenturion5719
      @avregecenturion5719 Před 2 lety +1

      It's where he comes from, after all

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 Před 2 lety +1

      im not sure if this is entirely true, but i've heard, apparently some of the early versions of Godzilla that were first shown in japan, were actually meant to symbolize the americans as a monster who comes out of the sea leaving a trail of destruction and leveling cities.
      in that light, i find this reference rather fitting, for the first bombs dropped on japanese soil as a prelude for what is to come.

    • @porky162yearsago9
      @porky162yearsago9 Před 2 lety +1

      @@livethefuture2492 also i think The reason Godzilla’s atomic breath is called atomic cuz the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was call the atomic bomb or nuclear bomb leaving a sign of the effects of nuclear weapons

  • @satvikkrishna145
    @satvikkrishna145 Před 2 lety +83

    The timer is rather cinematic! Actually, the cat Easter egg is always good!

    • @josephhelgersonjoseph6115
      @josephhelgersonjoseph6115 Před 2 lety +8

      There is also Godzilla at 0:26

    • @satvikkrishna145
      @satvikkrishna145 Před 2 lety +5

      @@josephhelgersonjoseph6115 yes I saw, but it is godzilla's shadow!

    • @TheLakabanzaichrg
      @TheLakabanzaichrg Před 2 lety +5

      It looks like Godzilla but due to international copyright laws, it's not

    • @noobie5324
      @noobie5324 Před 2 lety +4

      @@TheLakabanzaichrg Still we should act like it is Godzilla

  • @modeler308
    @modeler308 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The silhouette of Godzilla on the building was a humorous touch.

  • @gamingmetnoel1900
    @gamingmetnoel1900 Před 2 lety +3

    I would pay for this quality. Thank you for making this content avaible to all!

  • @A_SG
    @A_SG Před 2 lety +131

    I'm more nervous for the release than the surprised Tokio AA crew that day

  • @miguellowe2407
    @miguellowe2407 Před 2 lety +63

    There needs to be a super-like button on here. This has been a very emotional 10 minutes. I've just been taught not to fear outcomes but to press on towards my dreams. My efforts may appear as failure because of my own expectations, but to someone else it will be a source of inspiration.

  • @brbrdeng9122
    @brbrdeng9122 Před 2 lety +4

    I am a Veteran of the Air Force and I was assigned to be a maintainer for the 28th Bomb wing, the same Wing that was used for the Doolittle Raid...from B-25s to B-1bs, how far we have come.

  • @xx_insert_cool_username_he6876

    Ah yes yarnhub finally did a video on the Doolittle raid
    Thank you to all the people who supported this and made it possible

  • @pyronuke4768
    @pyronuke4768 Před 2 lety +192

    The Doolittle Raid may not have done much damage, but it was a massive PR victory for the Americans.
    The quality of your animations continues to impress me, keep up the good work!

    • @SudrianTales
      @SudrianTales Před 2 lety +1

      It led to Midway so I would argue that made it a victory in every metric

    • @pyronuke4768
      @pyronuke4768 Před 2 lety +1

      @@SudrianTales fair, although with the Japanese's decisive battle doctrine Midway was bound to happen sooner or later.

    • @SudrianTales
      @SudrianTales Před 2 lety +2

      @@pyronuke4768 The Japanese wasted far too much time and fuel beating up on the British fleet. By the time they took on the US, the Essex class was a year away.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 Před 2 lety +1

      I wonder if the Soviets copied the technology on the one B-25 that landed in their territory. They usually did that with American planes that landed there, including B-29s.

    • @SudrianTales
      @SudrianTales Před 2 lety

      @@thunderbird1921 I wouldn't be surprised

  • @chefrowlet
    @chefrowlet Před 2 lety +17

    the crew that landed in the USSR and later "escaped" is a neat little footnote to this story.
    See, the USSR and USA were allies, but the Soviets had brokered a peace deal with Japan. They didn't want to invite a reignition of conflict on the Eastern coast while they were so busy fighting back the Germans; allowing American bombers to land would send completely the wrong message, which is a large part of why the Doolittle raid aimed for contested China instead of friendly USSR in the first place.
    But then, that crew went to the USSR anyway. Landed and were detained. Then they said, "Hey Japan, we captured some of those American raiders. We're transferring them to you soon!" Then while in transit, they happened to pass very close to friendly territory (or a ship, I can't quite remember off the top of my head) and the Americans "escaped" from the minimum-security escort, who presumably went, "Oh nooo please doooon't," as they let the Americans get away. Then, "Uh sorry Japan, but they escaped. Anyway good luck!"
    Another tidbit I love is that the Hornet was in the middle of a storm when the planes launched. The sky was overcast, the sea was heaving... and it was exactly what the bombers needed. The cloud cover hid them from spotters, and the pitching of the deck actually helped the bombers get airborne. A book I read mentioned how the pilots actually had to go full throttle while the front of the flight deck was pointing down into the water, so that when they reached the end, the Hornet will have pitched upward and actually helped them get a little jump-start.
    The Doolittle Raid is such an interesting story with a bunch of crazy moments within it, and I will never forgive the Pearl Harbor movie for getting it so wrong.

  • @maccaroonii
    @maccaroonii Před 2 lety +3

    Almost there to 500k guys! Although you never see me comment on your videos anymore, i never forgot about you! :)

    • @Yarnhub
      @Yarnhub  Před 2 lety +2

      thanks for the support !

  • @KorbinX
    @KorbinX Před 2 lety +2

    Ted Lawson's book Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is fantastic. Appreciate the video

  • @Brave_Sir_Robin
    @Brave_Sir_Robin Před 2 lety +25

    Holy cow this episode was really well animated. It gets better every single time

  • @asianguy3452
    @asianguy3452 Před 2 lety +8

    Nobody going to admire the transition at 6:16?

  • @johnnyjohnnyyespapa7110
    @johnnyjohnnyyespapa7110 Před 2 lety +2

    Guys Yarnhub's animations are really getting better they also deserve more subs
    Also: at 0:24 do you guys notice Godzilla's shadow in the background?

  • @Prokerboss
    @Prokerboss Před 2 lety +1

    0:28
    Gotta love that Godzilla cameo

  • @AtlasFlames97
    @AtlasFlames97 Před 2 lety +95

    I’ve heard about this event.
    Hope sabaton makes a song about it.

    • @kamikazefilmproductions
      @kamikazefilmproductions Před 2 lety +5

      Probably will

    • @mosalah2798
      @mosalah2798 Před 2 lety +10

      Sabaton gang rise

    • @Skylikesavation
      @Skylikesavation Před 2 lety +6

      Hey they’re working on another WWI album maybe they’ll do some more WWII stuff as well plus it’s a pretty iconic event

    • @Panzer-535
      @Panzer-535 Před 2 lety +1

      do another album like "Heroes", more heroic/daring missions like this or the Cologne Tank duel

    • @verios44
      @verios44 Před 2 lety

      @@Panzer-535
      Dolittle raid
      Midway
      Iwo Jima
      D-Day 101st Airborbe
      Etc

  • @jokodihaynes419
    @jokodihaynes419 Před 2 lety +27

    "We got broom sticks for tail guns" danny said "yeah maybe we'll scare them"rafe replied

  • @cherrypoptart2001
    @cherrypoptart2001 Před 2 lety +2

    The animation looks soo good. Especially the cherry blossoms. Looks like it can be an anime game map

  • @mayakaini9472
    @mayakaini9472 Před 2 lety +2

    5:19 lol when you are so sleepy that you put Bismarck main gun turrets instead twin 5in guns and FlaKs instead of Oerlikons. These aside another awesome video, thanks for effort

    • @phantompenguin1065
      @phantompenguin1065 Před 2 lety

      Im sorry but doo you have an idea how hard animations like this? Especially this fast. You really can’t blame them for reusing old models

  • @stealth225
    @stealth225 Před 2 lety +57

    Fun fact modern carrier fighter planes like F-35C, F-18 E/F can carry much heavier loads than B-25 ( 15 tons vs 32 tons in the case of F-35)

    • @mr.randomyt1097
      @mr.randomyt1097 Před 2 lety +10

      That is indeed a fun fact, thanks for the knowledge

    • @rpg2428
      @rpg2428 Před 2 lety +10

      obviously, Modern problems require modern solutions

    • @Mi-8TV
      @Mi-8TV Před 2 lety +4

      Thrust and engine power is a totally different factor tho

    • @masteroogway1586
      @masteroogway1586 Před 2 lety +1

      Thats odd

    • @spooky_lxix9042
      @spooky_lxix9042 Před 2 lety +1

      No sht

  • @wesleyghtan0717
    @wesleyghtan0717 Před 2 lety +53

    "Too far. We'll probably end up ditching in the East China Sea. But if we bomb Tokyo, we'll be the first enemy in Japan's history to hit their home territory. If any of you want to bow out, now's your chance." Jimmy Doolittle

    • @agniteyt
      @agniteyt Před 2 lety +5

      Victory belongs to the most who believe it in the most... - Jimmy Doolittle, Pearl Harbor 2001

    • @sentinel-wraith9060
      @sentinel-wraith9060 Před 2 lety +4

      Mongols that invaded Kyushu: "Are we a joke to you?"

    • @user-pn3im5sm7k
      @user-pn3im5sm7k Před 2 lety +1

      @@sentinel-wraith9060 Facts lol. Mongols did it first.

  • @tehehdbqywyeye8155
    @tehehdbqywyeye8155 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks! Very nice. It is clearly noticeable that the level of detail has increased, and small details are drawn. And the topics of the video are interesting!

  • @Tanknuggets217
    @Tanknuggets217 Před 2 lety +6

    2:22 Midway island is not that close to Berlin

  • @christinamorra-tiu2960
    @christinamorra-tiu2960 Před 2 lety +34

    Japan: America won't been bomb us back
    Doolittle: are you're sure about that

    • @kamikazefilmproductions
      @kamikazefilmproductions Před 2 lety +2

      a few years later
      LeMay: war crimes? Fire bombs? Dead innocent civilians? No its a tactical victory!

    • @ramal5708
      @ramal5708 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kamikazefilmproductions tell that to both British and American bomber command during Dresden raid too

    • @TheCaptainSplatter
      @TheCaptainSplatter Před 2 lety

      @@kamikazefilmproductions in war anything goes.

    • @swampdonkey1567
      @swampdonkey1567 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ramal5708 Dresden was military target, despite literal nazi propaganda(straight from the high command actually), the military factors where still running at full capacity.

    • @kamikazefilmproductions
      @kamikazefilmproductions Před 2 lety

      @@TheCaptainSplatter sadly

  • @jhypyro
    @jhypyro Před 2 lety +32

    "There's a beast deep inside you. It will not die, it will fight back!"
    7:30

    • @alvinz4865
      @alvinz4865 Před 2 lety +2

      Oh I get it. War Thunder Trailer reference

  • @Hyunny...
    @Hyunny... Před 4 měsíci +1

    That insignia change from Japanese to American was really neat

  • @dioad1739
    @dioad1739 Před 2 lety

    I flew 500 miles on a B-25 to a air show in Troy Alabama with the war birds back in the 90s one of my best memories that plane was awesome great video.

  • @kriszuraw2255
    @kriszuraw2255 Před 2 lety +10

    Cant wait! The teaser that yarnhub left on his comunity tab is amazing!

  • @person___9
    @person___9 Před 2 lety +4

    i went to an airshow a couple days back and actually saw the b-25 panchito. it was so cool

    • @jwrockets
      @jwrockets Před 2 lety

      My uncle is friends with the owners of Pancito. Years ago, he started a tiny pharmaceutical company. They spent many years making it better, stronger, faster. Eventually, some Big Pharma company offered to buy their company. They retired and bought a big silver war bird. I've got a picture somewhere of my dad and uncle onboard.

    • @person___9
      @person___9 Před 2 lety

      @@jwrockets yeah thats the one i saw!

    • @jwrockets
      @jwrockets Před 2 lety

      @@person___9 Many years ago, said uncle worked for the DAV. One of his responsibilities was to find and schedule warbirds for flyover at DAV events, sporting events, air shows, and such. I think there was a DAV flyover at the Indy 500 one year. He got to know a number of pilots that way.
      During my dad's flight, he remarked that it was amazing to get 12 miles to the gallon. The pilot corrected him in that it took 12 gallons to fly 1 mile.

  • @joseville
    @joseville Před 2 lety +8

    Just 2 min in and the editing in this video (like in many other Yarnhub videos) is just superb.
    The transition from the warships to the attack on Pearl Harbor to the war room was so well done and fits the narration brilliantly.

  • @juggernaut7_
    @juggernaut7_ Před 2 lety +3

    Wanna know more about this event? I cannot recommend the book “Target Tokyo” more highly. Incredible book.

  • @livethefuture2492
    @livethefuture2492 Před 2 lety +61

    Amazing Content as always! Your animations just keep getting better!
    0:25 love that godzilla reference, almost like a foreshadowing of what's to come. (Godzilla representing the destructive power of the US, coming out of the sea and leaving a trail of destruction behind) i found that reference quite fitting!

    • @thenorthstarsamurai
      @thenorthstarsamurai Před 2 lety +3

      That's not what Godzilla was meant to be it's literally the horrifying scenery of an atomic bomb not "America bad durhurr"

    • @GodzillaKid-px1le
      @GodzillaKid-px1le Před 2 lety +2

      Just wait until yarnhub makes a video about the bombing of Hiroshima and Godzilla will really show up. Well it should really be the castle bravo test that brings Godzilla to the channel

    • @darthkittyoustheunwise7581
      @darthkittyoustheunwise7581 Před rokem

      Indeed very destructive. Particularly their use of Atomic bombs.

  • @madmonsterbbb9131
    @madmonsterbbb9131 Před 2 lety +4

    Steps on avenging Pearl Harbour:
    1. Doolittle Raid
    2. Battle of Midway
    3. Yamamoto's shootdown

  • @691Micro
    @691Micro Před rokem

    I love how the video shows different perspectives… like it’s not focusing on the Americans only but it shows Japans perspective also! I’m addicted to these videos

  • @legotrain15
    @legotrain15 Před 2 lety

    The animation quality is so amazing This is television level animation and the fact that you're able to get a few videos out a month that's that's pretty good

  • @bestservedrandom2892
    @bestservedrandom2892 Před 2 lety +3

    im glad yarnhub never fails to bring the best of topics with the best of quality

  • @WW2Historybuff
    @WW2Historybuff Před 2 lety +36

    I lool forward to more of these types of videos which also focus on larger events, and not just a specific, but amazing event, although I DO like them, it would be nice to see one more often.

  • @thekingsamar5781
    @thekingsamar5781 Před 2 lety +4

    The reference of Goji was nice

  • @Mightymite1
    @Mightymite1 Před 2 lety +2

    The animations are getting way better. Still love the little easter eggs here and there.

    • @turklander69
      @turklander69 Před 2 lety

      where are u guys, why haven’t u uploaded in 1 month i miss u

    • @Mightymite1
      @Mightymite1 Před 2 lety

      @@turklander69 Excuse Me? What do you mean?

    • @turklander69
      @turklander69 Před 2 lety

      sorry again, i didn’t notice i was answering someone’s comment, sorry

    • @Mightymite1
      @Mightymite1 Před 2 lety

      @@turklander69 You co explain that.

    • @turklander69
      @turklander69 Před 2 lety

      @@Mightymite1 wdym?

  • @jackmunday7602
    @jackmunday7602 Před 2 lety +2

    Yes!!! This is the one I suggested. Thank you so much Yarnhub. 👍👍👍 May I make another suggestion. The raid at Cabanatuan. In which US Rangers from the 6th ranger battalion, staged a daring rescue. To liberate 552 allied prisoners of war from the Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp.

  • @ParkasGamesandAnimation
    @ParkasGamesandAnimation Před 2 lety +48

    I was waiting for this!
    THE CONTENT IS AMAZING!!!
    oh and also 0:25 I understand that Godzilla refrence
    Edit: this was 2 days ago and there is 38 likes thanks!
    Edit 2: what the..50 likes Thanks, This edit was made on December 11 2021

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 Před 2 lety +3

      apparently some of the early versions of Godzilla that were first shown in japan, were actually meant to symbolize the americans as a monster who comes out of the sea leaving a trail of destruction and leveling cities.
      in that light, i find this reference rather fitting, for the first bombs dropped on japanese soil as a prelude for what is to come.

    • @ParkasGamesandAnimation
      @ParkasGamesandAnimation Před 2 lety +1

      Understandable

    • @celticlad5866
      @celticlad5866 Před 2 lety

      @@livethefuture2492 that's a nice fact, maybe godzilla isn't that bad.

    • @thenorthstarsamurai
      @thenorthstarsamurai Před 2 lety

      @@celticlad5866 That fact is false it's meant to show the horrific scenery of the atomic bombs that dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what do you mean by that "Godzilla isn't that bad" because it literally just killed thousands of Japanese people it's good? better make a good excuse after saying something misleading like that if you did not meant to say it in that way

  • @ronchristiantenala4056
    @ronchristiantenala4056 Před 2 lety +31

    Well done again Yarnhub !B-25 is one of my favorite allied bomber in world war 2 it's versatility and easy handling is well known to the allies who flew them another is it's armament the model H is equpped with 75mm cannon while the J model could be equipped with as many as 18 machine guns making it one of the heaviest armed aircraft of world war 2 . A minor miss out of detail that I recognize is that tailguns were not removed but in the actual tailguns were discarded and was changed by broomsticks in order to save some weight also the waist guns have been discarded. looks to me the b-25 here is heavily armed in the video...the only operational defenses are the top turret and the nosegun a certain article about the Doolittle raid is that their main defense is their prayers....i'll better do some more research maybe

    • @jwrockets
      @jwrockets Před 2 lety +1

      Also, I learned from the Max's Models YT channel, the prop tips and spinners were blacked out for a touch of added stealth.

    • @bladecintron3872
      @bladecintron3872 Před 2 lety +1

      Not quite. The early model of the B-25 did not have tail guns, but you are correct about the broomsticks. They were added to make the japanese think there was a tail gun. There just wasn't a gun there to start with.

    • @Leadblast
      @Leadblast Před 2 lety +1

      My country Chile's Air Force had flown B-25Hs as "heavy bombers" at one point in the '50s.
      Loved it, one of the best medium bombers of WW2.

    • @bladecintron3872
      @bladecintron3872 Před 2 lety

      @@Leadblast That is a funny tidbit of history. Thank you for sharing

  • @bargainbassist
    @bargainbassist Před rokem +1

    0:27 Love the Godzill-houette here!

  • @psychlops924
    @psychlops924 Před 2 lety

    There was a podcast I listened to this summer, “America’s Forgotten Heroes”, and they had an episode called “Jimmy Doolittle Releases the Brakes”. It’s over an hour long, so it’s able to go into more detail, with the stories of those that were captured by the Japanese being particularly heart-rending. I’d highly recommend it.

  • @michaelhowell2326
    @michaelhowell2326 Před 2 lety +8

    Every video seems better than the one before. It's like seeing a long running show like Futurama or Archer in the early seasons the compared to newer seasons.

  • @Joukno26
    @Joukno26 Před 2 lety +1

    Your animations match up so perfectly with the commentary. Awesome!

  • @WilliamKing-hf8lc
    @WilliamKing-hf8lc Před 2 měsíci

    Navy Captain Francis S. Low, Assistant Chief of Staff for antisubmarine warfare. This is the man who conceived of the idea of using land based bombers on Carriers. He presented the idea to the President and war staff. The book" 60 seconds over Tokyo" is a good read for WWII history buffs!

  • @StuckOnAFireHydrant
    @StuckOnAFireHydrant Před 2 lety +8

    Even Godzilla needs to practice air raid drills!
    Great video guys! It was nice hearing the stories of the other planes more in depth. Most other coverage of the mission just generalizes all of it

  • @acockatiel3577
    @acockatiel3577 Před 2 lety +4

    Every video, the quality gets better.

  • @dominikjambrovic3741
    @dominikjambrovic3741 Před 2 lety +1

    This chanel makes exceptional good content.like its so unique and great quality,im so sad this chanel doesnt have more views and subs.guys,keep up the great work,I hope you will post on a more frequent schedual

  • @gersonamorim
    @gersonamorim Před 2 lety +2

    japan: destroys a few ships and kills a few soldiers
    us: oh yeah baby, it is nuking time

  • @FreedomTrooper89
    @FreedomTrooper89 Před 2 lety +6

    Wait.... There is a huge historical Inaccuracy here!
    Godzilla was not reawakened until 1954, so how can he be in Tokyo in 1942?????
    In all Honesty Great vid, You have some of the best Historical Content of any platform!

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 Před 2 lety

      because early versions of (at least from what i've heard)Godzilla was meant to symbolize the americans, as a monster coming out of the sea destroying cities and leaving a trail of destruction behind.
      in that context it is quite fitting that the first bombing raid on japan show the looming shadow of godzilla as a symbol of what's to come.

    • @thenorthstarsamurai
      @thenorthstarsamurai Před 2 lety

      @@livethefuture2492 And it is indeed what you heard and not the truth

  • @LancelotChan
    @LancelotChan Před 2 lety +6

    Thanks for the production of such daring story. You always manage to bring tears to my eyes.

  • @FlightCraft1117
    @FlightCraft1117 Před 7 měsíci

    Your animations are beyond good, thank you for spending the time for these videos!

  • @skull3374
    @skull3374 Před 2 lety +1

    The best story ever great work yarnhub!

  • @mihairo615
    @mihairo615 Před 2 lety +3

    Yay, another video, you made my day better.😀

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment Před 2 lety +47

    It's not about making the most damage, it's about sending a message

  • @StaceyIsles
    @StaceyIsles Před 2 lety +1

    I love that random shadow of godzilla n the banging of him walking that was funny

  • @rishidipmondal1916
    @rishidipmondal1916 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi!, Just discovered your channel today, browsed through all your videos and found out that holy shi many comments are of sabaton songs and what a coincidence, me also a fan sabaton btw your efforts are much Worthy, that can be seen in your videos, keep it up bro, and bring many videos like this, love from another universe ;)

  • @rayhatton7683
    @rayhatton7683 Před 2 lety +5

    Once again you have delivered a great one. Dolittle was the epitomy of bravery. Given a very difficult task. His leadership and his brovodo he said can do. Though the after affect of this raid shows little done. To use a great movie phrase. It will be a pin prick to the heart. In this there is no doubt. Thanks again for this.

  • @CarlsonSahlan
    @CarlsonSahlan Před 2 lety +5

    Yay doolittle raid! Can you do battle of midway next?

  • @FalcOwO
    @FalcOwO Před 2 lety +2

    2:06 nice bomb bro

  • @FillipOnDeez
    @FillipOnDeez Před 2 lety +3

    Amazing as always! Best telling of story and animation on CZcams! By far. I have played Warpath since beta! So awesome for them to sponsor! Super badass.