Wildcat Down - When a Pilot Escaped Japanese, Sharks and Natives
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
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On 31 January 1943, 1st Lieutenant Jefferson J. DeBlanc led a group of F4F Wildcats over the Japanese-held Kolombangara island. The group was on an escort mission for a strike force of 12 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers sent to attack Japanese shipping. DeBlanc reported that he had a serious fuel leak, and soon he and his wingman, Sgt. Jim Feliton had to leave the group and then to push into the battle against superior enemy forces: 2 American Wildcats vs 10 Nakajima Oscars. Forced to ditch, DeBlanc had to face terrors from the depths of the ocean and from the jungle.
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00:00 Jefferson J. DeBlanc leads the Wildcats
02:16 The Japanese fleet
02:40 DeBlanc and his wingman rush into action
04:18 10 Nakajima Oscars
04:41 2 Wildcats vs 10 Oscars
05:48 Jim makes a fatal mistake
06:18 Nakajima pursuit
07:41 Hearts of Iron IV
08:39 Almost out of fuel
09:40 First enemy is down
10:23 The second enemy is down, but a 3rd one is lurking below
11:11 DeBlanc bails out
12:12 Sharks…
12:51 DeBlanc reaches the island
13:56 Jungle night
15:03 DeBlanc wakes up to see the islanders
15:43 The hero is put into a cage
16:23 Restless night
17:00 The natives want to rescue DeBlanc
18:38 DeBlanc is picked up by a navy patrol
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ok thanks guys
I love this channel
@@Jason_the_Persian_cat indeed
Okay, good vid, but why would he be afraid of jaguars in the Pacific? There are no big cats, jaguars or otherwise, in the Pacific islands.
the traib is saying philippino words
this channel truly is a movie studio
true
Yeah honestly the graphics keep getting better
Indeed
Truly it is indeed
It’s better than a movie studio
The Filipino Dub took me off guard lmao! As a Filipino, this makes me proud! Awesome job Yarnhub!
Eyy, pinoy who likes history!
Sa philipinas pala nangyari Yan hahaha
Haha kala ko ako lang pilipino nanunuod neto HAHAHA mga kabayan!
This is grossly inaccurate as Kolombangara is not part of the Philippines. Speaks volumes how many Filipinos can't be bothered to take a quick glance at a map or do a 5 second Google search.
PINOYS
BRO AINT NO WAY THEY SPEAK TAGALOG! I QUICKLY UNDERSTOOD THE FIRST SPEECH OF THE VOICE ACTOR AND WAS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS AND JOY AND SURPRISE! I LOVE YOU YARNUB! ❤️
Why are you happy with that?
@@avilancer2516 Probably because he understands a dialog that doesn't get much representation in media... C'mon man😂
@@avilancer2516typical proud Filipino bs lmao
U mean Filipino language or different?
@@jp_4g646YEAH!!!!! Wait, what? 😂😂😂
The filipino voice acting is so good and very natural. I can understand everything that they said clearly and with emotion.
Its odd tho because they're no where near the philippines.
@@nathan4750the Japanese captured a Philippine island
@@cecilllarena2676 Kolombangara Island is in the Solomons, far away from the Philippines.
i was confused as well, kolombangara is no where near the philippines, their language isn't close to filipino either
Same bro ,😭🙏@@epicvinemoments
The fact that this video is getting the number of views in the time it has been out is a testament to the quality of this channel.
Trying to get my grandma into this channel since she the daughter of a ww2 vet and absolutely love the quality of the videos
The people of Kolombangara island DO NOT speak TAGALOG. TAGALOG is the basis for the FILIPINO national language. TAGALOG is mostly spoken in the island of LUZON in the PHILIPPINES. Please make the necessary correction. Otherwise, people who knows how to speak FILIPINO will be laughing at this video.
They said Louisiana
@@emilio1969laughing is the best medicine 💊
@@emilio1969 Yea I was going to say the same thing. As a Filipino, I'm so happy to get the shout out but also, the natives have their own culture and language which should be represented.
Still, as always, the videos are great! Something to improve on next time for Yarnhub
That spear must now for sure be an amazing heirloom in his family. Not many can say they brought back a highly decorated spear from their times during WW2.
Once more Yarnhub spoils us with one amazing story.
Evidently it’s at the National WW2 museum with his moh now
Btw do you know if he ever visited the island ever again and met with the locals again after the war?
@@happyomatic1328 no idea, would be interesting though
"If this is a one way ticket, so be it."..... man, show what these people are really made of. Staring death in the eyes and grinned.
You'd be surprised how often we [myself and other, much better men I knew who served in combat over various wars] adopt that attitude. There comes a point of time where you no longer fear the outcome- other people depend on you to survive, and you'd like to think... well, you have to think, that they feel the same way about you.
Whether it is protecting bombers or throwing man after man into the line of fire to raise the odds of survival for a wounded friend, I've always said "you don't know who you really are unless you're willing to die for a 'maybe.'"
@@thesmirkingwolf U guys are heroes in my eyes.
"We're all scared. You hid in that ditch because you think there's still hope. But Blithe, the only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. And the sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier's supposed to function. Without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it."
That spear, while being worth little material wise, holds such a profound significance that I genuinely hope he kept it and has it in a safe, secure location
I guess the question isn't whether or not he kept it safe, but whether or not the Navy decided to use bureaucracy to take it away from him...
Bro didn’t have jungle experience but came from Louisiana? Must’ve been a city boy
Nah the swamps in Louisiana are close enough.
@@strickersniper7909 then bro must've spent too much time at home playing fortnite.
@@noob.168sadly
A jungle and a swamp isn't nearly the same. America has 0 jungles. However jungles do have swamps but a swamp in the US isn't in any jungle because there are none. Only US jungle would be in Puerto Rico, but thats ok we dont need experience as we have the south for the swampy jungles, alaskans for the cold, midwest and west coast for about anything else thats needing to be dealt with, combine all that together you got one diverse country with people who can deal with weather as hot as the desert to weather as cold as an ice pack in the freezer, oh and don't forget many of us do know how to traverse the mountains to.
I like how Yarn went from 2D paper-like animations (i really liked the one on lauri torni) to basically just making movies.
My father served in the same theater of operations, and he also passed away in 2007. I had every WWII Pacific Theater fighter plane model both Japanese, and American. Dad bought me my first 3 models on my 7th birthday. I still have most of these. This is the first time I heard this story, very nicely presented. Thank you.
He is a brave heart...Hope he visited those natives later for their hospitality
Me about to sleep at 3am:
*yarnhub uploads*
me: Well look what we got here
source from wikipidia:
Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc (February 15, 1921 - November 22, 2007) was an American World War II Marine Corps fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with shooting down nine Japanese aircraft during two tours of duty in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Okinawa. On January 31, 1943, despite mechanical problems with his aircraft, he pressed forward with a mission and shot down five Japanese aircraft in minutes before being shot down himself. DeBlanc parachuted to safety and was rescued by native islanders, traded for a sack of rice, and picked up by a Navy seaplane. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions that day. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1972. In that time, he also taught school and completed graduate and doctoral degrees in math, physics and education.
He died just after the day I was born, Woah.
@@anglowarrior7970 And he died just a day before i turned 2 yo, Woah
@@nicolasiiiletzar7984 And he died before I was born, woah 😮
Another video, "Dogfights," said this happened while fighting for Guadalcanal.
''A ten pound sack of rice.'' 🙂
I've heard of this guys story thanks to an episode of "Dogfights" were Deblanc himself was interviewed. He was a really fascinating character even into his golden years. RIP Deblanc. You were quite the character.
Deblanc said he always knew what he was worth after this. One ten pound sack of rice.
@@daleupthegrove6396---Yeah. That's part of what made him fascinating.
When the tagalog speaking natives started talking it shocked me. I understand them even without subtitles and all. Great job yarnhub!! And thank you for featuring the unique stories of these heroic individuals who fought in ww2
I was so confused when the video started and it wasn't the same ol' narrator's voice that I'm so used to but another voice in my mother tongue. 😂😂
It just shows the level of quality this channel has achieved 🎉
It’s crazy how far you’ve come with these animations, they’re amazing
bro those are filipinos and i,m a filipino 😊
The people of Kolombangara island DO NOT speak TAGALOG. TAGALOG is the basis for the FILIPINO national language. TAGALOG is mostly spoken in the island of LUZON in the PHILIPPINES. Please make the necessary correction. Otherwise, people who knows how to speak FILIPINO will be laughing at this video.
Stop showing off @@emilio1969
DeBlanc is a legend here in Louisiana. His Medal of Honor is on display at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
It's astonishing how far you guys have come! From choppy, low detail animations, to triple-A studio tier animation and voice acting.
It's beautiful... The voice acting keeps getting better!
Yay
Just when I thought the stories or the graphics couldn’t keep topping off the prior video. I already said they need to make a full feature movie. The voice acting is also top notch. Keep it up folks.
The homage you pay to our Veterans is heart-warming. Keep doing what you do best and I will always be here.
This channel really is the best, it gets every accent right. Those Filipino voices and words are very spot on, like very very spot on. Even the hospitality and kindness of Filipinos are excellently displayed. And these are coming from a Filipino myself. Outstanding Work Yarnhub! Keep it up my man.
After a quick research these aren't supposedly Filipinos. Solomon Islands are not part of the Philippine Archipelago but I understand it maybe hard for them to get actual native speakers to act so, this is forgivable.
Plus I love their videos.
The Filipino voices are spot on, because they're literally using Filipino voice actors😭 Even the mic quality is so Filipino
@@balaysalidathey must have made a mistake or the natives are Filipino some how because they said they use a bolo knife which is a traditional Filipino o weapon
@@Some_dude_from_hawaii My best bet is that this was narrated from the Pilot's side which they were taught that the locals used sabres called bolo. When he got stranded he identified it as bolo instead of what the local name for that is. Which I understand because you don't go around knowing what are sabres called from whatever.
And I assume that the researcher googled what bolo is, so he thought it must be Filipino. Therefore the natives speaks Tagalog.
It’s 3 am fuck sleeping I’m staying up till it starts
Bet your asleep
Same here.
As you should
Yet a beautiful masterpiece. Shall never be forgotten…. To many masterpieces and the original masterpiece that started it all will be forgotten.
I don't understand why Solomon Natives suddenly speaked Filipino but i was so shocked on how good the voice acting was❤
I saw an extended interview with 1st Lieutenant DeBlanc. This video about him is very accurate. As a measure of his bravery, he knew when he launched off that day he would not make it back because of the fuel leak, but continued on knowing he'd be bailing out over water. He told the flight to watch for his raft on their flight back. He later said he continued on in the mission rather than turn back because his job was to protect the bombers. It was that simple, and that brave. Jefferson DeBlanc is a legend amongst combat aviators.
Way to put exposition in the dialogue. Phenomenal work and so accurate!
Man your grafic style gets better and better with every video. Props for that!
The people of Kolombangara island DO NOT speak TAGALOG. TAGALOG is the basis for the FILIPINO national language. TAGALOG is mostly spoken in the island of LUZON in the PHILIPPINES. Please make the necessary correction. Otherwise, people who knows how to speak FILIPINO will be laughing at this video.
Your animation put me on disbelief of how realistic it is.
HOLY HECK!!!!
I JUST NOTICED YOU GUYS HIT AND ARE OVER 1 MILLION SUBS!!!!
It feels like yesterday I was sharing all your videos and cursing the fact you didn't have more subs. Now look at you! You're a bonafide YT channel 😂
Honestly tho. You deserve 10 times as many subs. All the hard work, the progress, the never ending pursuit for amazing story telling. Your videos now have voice actors, the sound editing on said V/A, the phenomenal improvement in animation.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Bravo Yarnhub, Bravo!!!!!
CRAZY realism and animation
I subscribed to this channel 3 years ago I thaught your animation was awesome but now the quality is 10x better every upload is like a short movie certain points I can't even tell it's animated it looks so amazing
Wow. Just wow
The quality is just insane
I mean the sound design, animation, graphics, camera direction, the everything!
Though i just have one little critique, while i do love hearing my mother tougne on a yarnhub video the filipino they speak is a very modern version with spanish loan words, something natives wouldn't have learned, and while tagalog is a very common language, I doubt they would've spoken it compared to the hundreds of dialects...
...and just realised he probably didnt land over the philippines either, i mean finding a native marshallese isnt easy, plus the filipino is probably just an easter egg, yarnhub does take a lot of liberties in the dialog, i bet everyone had fun doing this episode
Again, never disappointed by this channel. Such stories SHOULD be told to the young folks of this modern era.
What a wonderful video!
The growth from the 2d animations in the eric whitmen video to the realistic animations today is insane keep up the good work.
How my parents describe how they got to school every day:
This makes me Love this channel even more.❤ For someone from the Philippines i truly appreciate this on. MABUHAY yarnhub. Hope to see more ally stories bein helped by Filipino soldiers during those times❤
Your best video yet. The most cinematically diverse by far. Way to go
I'm so glad I randomly found this channel a week ago it's been the best experience I've had watching these animations and listening to the narration
Filipino dub caught me off guard literally! I can't help but marvel the progress of your animation's! Truly the best progression ive seen!!
As a Filipino, the Tagalog was pure music to my ears. I love it so much. Thank you Yarnhub!
Bro the filipino accent really shocked me because im a filipino im really impressed thank you yarnhub keep the good work coming
Dude every one of your videos might as well be seen in movie theaters with how flawless they are :D
The production quality of these videos is beyond outstanding; they're MAGICAL!
so happy to see you hit the 1m mark. been a LONG time coming. ty so much for the vids.
PEDAZO DE VÍDEO!!
X FIN EN ESPAÑOL, LES DOY MI ENHORABUENA!!
GRACIAS X ESTE REGALO, SIGAN ASÍ 👍
It always makes my day when y’all release a new video
I love that i was born and raised in the same place as this man
I've been watching yarnhub since your 3rd video ever came out man. I'm agog at the progress and quality upgrades over the past year and so forth. Just saw your channel hit a little over a million subs and was something I was hoping for a long while since. You deserve it. Cheers from the eastern seaboard.
Hace poco conocí este canal y se ha vuelto unos de mis favoritos, literalmente ya me vi todos los videos incluso los que no estan traducidos, como no había encontrado este canal antes!
I've been watching all your videos since the video about Franz Stifler and Charlie Brown (the first one). The videos improved so much in the past 4 years. Crazy good.
As always im in awe with your work. Not only do you bring these true stories of brave men n women in battle to life, It looks incredible. Thabk you for all your hard work and research! Your channel only gets better with every video
Watching your animations turn into what you make today is truly beautiful. Keep up the wonderful work!
The people of Kolombangara island DO NOT speak TAGALOG. TAGALOG is the basis for the FILIPINO national language. TAGALOG is mostly spoken in the island of LUZON in the PHILIPPINES. Please make the necessary correction. Otherwise, people who knows how to speak FILIPINO will be laughing at this video.
This was Great, These are Always a Joy Waiting For The Next Video to Watch With Good Old MotherBerry ❤
It’s Great to See How Much This Channel Has Grown Since the First Ones I Watched so Long Ago Now, Keep Up With The Good Work Yarnhub and Bringing Stories to Life that you Don’t Usually Hear👌
So glad to hear his mate Jim made it back! Just brilliant again guys. You are the best!👍😎
I read about this story one time, love to see actual voice actors! love your animations, as always!
BRO your animations are INSANE! you NEED to make a movie bro!
I love your channel.
Always am glad to be watching you. I've been seeing your videos for a long while and have noticed your quality increase and get better and better.
Gotta say, DaBlanc is a crazy pilot...
Well done Yarnhub! Also trying to give us an authentic presentation. Don't know what research you guys had to do to know the language in the Solomon Islands. Even if it's wrong (not saying you guys are) it's the effort that counts!
Wow the quality of your videos keep on getting better and better.
You should consider making a video presenting the very talented people working behind the scenes
I’ve seen how much better the videos have gotten over time, good work
Yarnhub, I just don’t know how you get this any better, my birthday is in a few days so this is a good early birthday present. Keep up the good work mate.
Happy birthday!
Thanks
How TF is the quality this good and free. I've always loved this channel you guys just keep getting better and better this is movie quality animation! CZcams's changed a lot since 2005 🤣. Imagine how animation will be in another 20 years
Excellent video. Great quality. Very impressed. Keep up the good work! I get excited when I see a new release!
This channel brings all the history into life. Keep it up, man
his animations have become works of art
Yarnhub stil remains my favorite CZcamsr keep up the good work bro ❤️
DeBlanc was featured on Dogfights back in 2008. God bless than man. Rest in peace, soldier.
Dayum! The Animation Quality turning into a Movie Quality Animation 😮
I look forward you every single video you guys put out, thank you ❤️
I randomly found your channel and fell in love with it
Your vids are rlly good😊
This has become my favourite channel of all time! Your videos are top-notch, and you deserve millions of subs!
Every video is better quality than the last one
I am checking this channel every day for a new video!
They are just to good
And heards of iron4 is free this weekend! I got it free
Yay another great video. Love how realistic it’s gotten
The animation on this channel is getting seriously good. The stories are amazing, as well. Really impressed
My favourite war animation channel
"I aint no yellow belly bobcat."😂 Man, military dialogue is the best!
I love the quality of the video! So cool to see the how you guys have improved! 😁 👍
What an amazing story. These are the kind of stories that should be imade into movies
Yarn hub is staying the path. Good stuff people
I love yarnhubs videos they have gotten so much better
this channel is so underrated keep it up!
It's always something to keep me up at night watching your videos! Your videos have come a long way and I enjoy the high quality yet entertaining story! Hope you keep this up and maybe you can make an actual movie!
Thank you yarnhub for highlighting my comment from the past video, great content, keep it up
as a filipino, this channel is getting better and better every upload.
and the language of the natives is correct
This is great as always! Keep it up
Well done Yarnhub, well done. Once again you have exceeded my expectations with this spectacular video. I loved everything, the action, the the voice acting(especially the voice acting of the natives) and the animation. You Yarnhub would make an exceptional movie producer because whenever i watch your new videos it's like i'm watching a movie and your animation never ceases to amaze me and as a history buff you have my most sincere gratitude. I'm so proud of you😊👍.
i dont know how to see how long i have been following this channel. id say about 2y but im not sure.still, man, the quality, the story telling, the animation and special effects have been a continuous upgrade. oh shoot, almost forgot the voice acting! haha you have been told that this is movie quality so many time! id like to know. well... id like to see a full movie made from your channel. either a made up story or a real one, or even one taht you have covered a few years back that could be made up into a movie with all your channel upgrades would be fantastic! im sure you open up a way to your followers to give you an extra few bucks for the project and you will get it in no time! im wishing the best for this channel because i want more! so much more of those so well made story that are told back to us!
Keep the great work Yarnhub you are my favorite history channel and the best animations I’ve ever seen
This channel deserves more money
This channel is a gift that keeps on giving. Love your work ❤
The bravery is honored and never forgotten. This channel keeps those memories alive.
Good job as always yarn hub keep it up
As always yarnhub always delivers a amazing video
holy shit ima just say it now, your channel makes me so impressed. I remember when it was moving 2d pictures and now it has improved and become full on cinema. Keep the good work!
I'm very happy to see that you post a new video :)