Why do old fashion things seem so much cooler and interesting than modern things? There’s a million idiots with KZread channels who sleep in the woods but this is a million times more watchable.

I find a lot of these era training films very interesting. I'd rather watch this than some of the big-budget movies of today.

@elimtevir1

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe More than todays, TV... but I say about a push between Big Budget and these. The added Bonus is with these I actually Learn somthing

@LinksRoyal

4 жыл бұрын

i feel that the films have a unique pacing to it

@garyteague4480

4 жыл бұрын

M P me too

@thekingsilverado9004

4 жыл бұрын

This is back before little dictators with stripes told ya what u can and can't have in air war. I preferred during my tenure to carry as much as ammo as possible as well as weapons & leave em all behind mind screwed anyway. Even a dishonorable discharge during Iraq woulda been better than being there.. I carried as much personal ammo and U.A. gear as I could and it saved my life. At the Captains Mast I had the pleasure of telling JAG folks to kiss my fat Hillbilly ass right when & where I was sworn in. I had a goddamned audience behind me that could not be silenced. They kept cheering over the prosecutor until the case was dismissed. Too bad other guys didn't have the known & UNKNOWN friends I had. I left Norfolk kinda humbled that many guys stuck up for me.

@ImGoingSupersonic

3 жыл бұрын

Course!

I could survive anything if that narrator was always giving me tips from the great beyond

I was born in Alaska and lived there 30 years. This video is excellent. I should only stress that there is not enough emphasis on the on the lack of daylight. In south-central Alaska, in December, the sun rose at 10 in the morning and set at 3 in the afternoon. The further north, the fewer hours of daylight. Yes, start a fire and make a frame for the parachute shelter. Do your best to pile spruce branches to get off the snow. If you can do these things in three to five hours you are doing well.

that airman was so productive i am surprised he wasnt renting out rooms at his chalet by the end of the film

There was another Pennington In Three Forks Montana this winter, 2018/19. He was stranded out on a rural road overnight at 38 below Fahrenheit. The ambulance driver showed me a picture of his hand. His fingers were black from frost bite. I said "I hope they can save his fingers". The ambulance driver said " no his finger are gone". I've learned to go heavy on the survival supplies. 15 years in Search and Rescue and 37 years as a truck driver in the Rocky Mtn West. Its a hassle to carry around until you need it. And I've needed my supplies a few times over the years. This is one of my favorite films because it's relevant to my area of operation. Thanks for posting!

I like these kinds of movies! They give you a window into the thinking and understanding of the time. They come off like “hey buddy, tough luck huh? Well, with a little know how and guts you’ll make it out alive if ya gotta ditch over the tundra.”

What is most surprising about these films is how much is still relevant and useful even today. Awesome work!

@nicolascastro5589

3 жыл бұрын

Doug00òpanu

@scettybagle5552

Жыл бұрын

Kept human kind alive for generations, if it ain't broken don't fix it;)

@michaelnoller3441

Жыл бұрын

Some of the best training in the world.

Nice footage. Keep in mind this is not "a movie". In the making of it, they did not care to entertain anyone. Just cramming certain information into a learning session. Still, it was pretty cool, nostalgic.

I remember my Dad bringing these various training films home for us kids to watch (I was in the 3rd and 4th grades then) when we were living on Adak Island in the Alaska Territory (yup , not a State back in 1949-50). Alaska became a State in 1959. As my Dad was an Air-Sea Rescue pilot then, he felt for some reason we just had to see these films. They are very good, and they did help me in later life when I taught Search and Rescue to Civil Air Patrol Senior Members and Cadets.

@leighrate

4 жыл бұрын

Summer Rose Sutton Probably because your Dad wanted you to live long enough to give him Grandchildren. 😀 I like these films, they are models of clarity and the basics don't change.

My father was in this film. He said it was filmed near the end of the runway in Fairbanks.

@braselton94

8 жыл бұрын

Where is he in it?

@pod9538

4 жыл бұрын

cool. excuse the punt.

@Tigerbythetoe

4 жыл бұрын

That’s cool! These films Im sure were sometimes regarded by the airmen that watched them as silly. But if they ever found themselves in the same situation, they mustve been wishing they’d paid more attention.

@beeleo

3 жыл бұрын

@@pod9538 "excuse the punt." "Punt???" What punt? Do you mean like in football???

@mikehagan4320

3 жыл бұрын

If possible ask your Father who was the main actor in this film? He looks like Robert Culp to me but Culp would have been to young to be in this film. I would really like to know. Best Wishes! M.H.

I just finished a good book on this topic. It's a true story of a B-24 pilot Lt. Leon Crane, who is the only survivor in an Alaskan crash in Dec. 1943. It's got a long title. "81 days Below zero - The incredible survival story of a WWII pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness". Author is Brain Murphy..Published June 2015. He's is given up for dead but fights to survive against nature at its coldest. Great adventure story. I got it at the library. Maybe you can too.

@mikehagan4320

3 жыл бұрын

Don Neary. I saw your comment about that book and who would've guessed my library had it. I really enjoyed that story of the Lone Survivor. Great True Adventure Book. I Recommend it Highly. Thanks for the heads up to a Great Book! Best Wishes! M.H.

@donneary7104

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikehagan4320 Thanks Mike...Glad you enjoyed it. It was one of favorites too.

@mikehagan4320

3 жыл бұрын

@@donneary7104 👍✈

@bubblegumbabeface6629

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikehagan4320 This was literally the most wholesome KZread comment chain I've ever read. You two are awesome.

@robstack3712

Жыл бұрын

OMG, what a story!!!

I remember seeing this film when I about 7-8 years old, when my Dad and our family were stationed on Adak Island, Alaska Territory in 1949-50. My Dad was an Air/Sea Rescue pilot, flying SA-16 (small twin engined) seaplanes. He and others were allowed to bring these films home for general viewing. This was one of many we used to see back then. Definitely taught me lots about survival in different "hostile" environments. Used to fall back on these films when I taught CAP cadets survival skills.

I thoroughly enjoy watching these WW2 training films. They are really interesting and informative. Thank you very much for sharing them!

" Such a landing faithfully executed is Only Slightly rougher than normal " ... WHAAAAMMMM BAMMM !!!

They forgot a lot of the most important parts - like what to do about all the leaking fuel from your upturned wreck of a plane (which is probably on fire), taking advantage of engine heat before it's gone, what to do if you don't actually land in the woods, digging/building snow shelters (Boy Scout stuff). On some WWII aircraft (like the C-47 that found him) the control surfaces were covered with doped fabric that's incredibly flammable, and their structural members might be made of wood. This seemed geared toward a single, narrow scenario that wouldn't be much use to pilots stranded in slightly different arctic conditions.

Pennington really drove home the point!! I grew up in Idaho, so have spent a lot of time in the snow. In the winter, I always carry a kit in the trunk of my car. I don't expect to get lost in the wilderness, but I'm ready if I slide off the road or something. In addition to my tire chains and tools (essential) a full set of extra clothes and boots, shovel, blue tarp, sleeping bag, propane stove and pan, along with a couple cans of Spam and tuna in oil--doesn't freeze solid like the cans in water. And these days a cell phone of course. It all fits in a box, I just keep it in there all Winter.

He should have built his shelter under the wing of the plane. put brush on both sides of the wing, then cover that with the parachute. Hold parachute in place with more brush. Then he could have built a fire at the tip of the wing/entrance.

"Where am I? - A certain well known creek!" "One camping knife, one match pack... one jerk!"

Good fun! And very important. Insane how good these films are, considering they were made during a war.

@ZenosWarbirds

Жыл бұрын

They had a very talented group of professionals producing them, including famous Hollywood directors like Frank Capra kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnumxciGka7IZrQ.html

We were shown this film in the Boy Scouts in approx. 1960. Good advice it was.

@sarjim4381

7 жыл бұрын

Me too. It had to have been 1958-1959. We did lots of winter camping in Ohio, including a survival exercise when we were put out with a shelter half, match, a knife, and a candy bar for three days. I used a lot of the tips in this movie at the time.

I wrote Lt Pennington 30 years ago but no reply... he is featured at conclusion minus his toes. Pennington b1915-d2005 chose the warmth of Longboat Key, Florida to retire. I couldn’t find records of Pennington making more flight to/from Alaska while with 7th Ferrying Group. Corresponded with several other ferry pilots on the flight in November 1942 that resulted in Lt. Pennington’s forced landing of the P-36 he was ferrying south bound from Anchorage to Great Falls, Montana. Plane went down near Wellesley Lake in Yukon Territory and this film was one of the results of an inquiry.

I love these old training films. A glimpse into the past, nostalgia perhaps. What I truly love via KZread however, are the comments of other viewers. Humorous; and the connection some have with the subjects and events herein! I love the “retro” crowd.

When those emergency ration packs came fluttering down i felt a pang of jealousy! I used to love camping out on Dartmoor, UK and making my camp as cosy as possible from just the stuff you could scavenge. Excellent film. Thanks for the restoration and posting. Much appreciated!

'I think it might be necessary', 1940's sarcasm, who knew? I'm busting a gut, that's priceless man.

This is such a relaxing and informative watch!

meat should be removed 2 minutes after boiling starts to preserve essential vitamins. that's the best cooking advice ive ever gotten and i just got it from a survival movie from the 40s.

@dirtywhiteboy4963

4 жыл бұрын

or drink the water?

@agoodchristianpilot159

4 жыл бұрын

Dirty White Boy only for canadians

I love these old survival episodes. They contain alot of excellent info and tips valuable even today.

How nice to know that one can survive an emergency without a roll of duct tape.

@bansheemania1692

4 жыл бұрын

@Patrick Ancona flextape. No joke. And if.You Really want it Sticky slap on a little tire glue/cement

@SAnn-rf3oz

4 жыл бұрын

@Patrick Ancona Information I didn't know. Thanks!🌹

@tom-fq5cf

Жыл бұрын

Or a cellphone !

Was a interesting film to watch as I had my artic SERE B training last year. Not a pilot but so our survival kit was but different, but the things taught are pretty much the same

>>-------------------------------> Why in the hell do I love these old training films so much? WHY!!!?

@xp9674

7 жыл бұрын

I have asked myself the same thing and I have no good answer, I guess we're just nuts.

@thothheartmaat2833

7 жыл бұрын

they're some of the most direct and succinct videos on survival without a lot of bs..

@andresmartinezramos7513

7 жыл бұрын

surearrow They are even entertainning

@1984potionlover

6 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the whole living thing is a passion of yours? The whole being curious enough to want to make sure that you might be able to survive in conditions away from your cosy home? Healthy curiosity, and a willingness to learn are never bad things. Be thankful that you have a brain that hasn't become deadened and in a rut. :)

@deadflowers7017

4 жыл бұрын

Because they're great.

Still relevant after all these years, starting to look like he was enjoying himself; food, tools to get firewood easily, extra rations, sleeping bag, and extra matches! Come back next week after you drop off more rations!

@shannonwhitaker9630

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing ! Kicking back having a ball just enjoying the camp out !

First thing is make fire. In winter is short daylight. Next shelter. paracord is best to tie wood and branches. Silk is good for blanket.

Love the parashoot boots he made 😊

Old but still great survival info! Thanks for posting.

This poor guy spends so much energy trying to pull down tree's One trick they taught us on my survival course was to feel for dead fall while walking and use that He's got to drag it back anyway The other thing they missed out was how much easier a snow shelter is ( and they're remarkably warm )

48:19 The pilot looks so happy eating that rabbit! I can't help but smile myself, and reminisce on my own times in the army :)

@chrisafp071

5 жыл бұрын

steelpanther88 same here bud

@hansmueller3029

4 жыл бұрын

Anything hunted in the wild and cooked on a campfire is the best thing I've ever eaten.

Thanks for showing these great training films.

In Canada we call this "going outside".

@andresmartinezramos7513

7 жыл бұрын

Gordon Murphy lmao

@dasboot5903

6 жыл бұрын

Going outside with the hot girl from Edmonton, Alberta :o))) And with Canadian beer !!!!

@coreycox2345

5 жыл бұрын

What's the big deal, eh Gordon Murphy?

@thekaiser4333

5 жыл бұрын

The pilot is a typical US-snowflake. At least he won't melt in the Alaskan winter.

@diamonddog257

4 жыл бұрын

hey ... at least the Americans made some good cars.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I was a tanker on the Chez border in the mid 80's and with all the equipment that the army supplies we had all of us always carried a separate loose ruck sack with Xtra stuff ...just in case ..never hurts to prepare ahead of time..never ..

For only halfassed listening in class he retained a lot of memory!😂

Thanks for that sharing that info -- much appreciated!

Gosh Golly Gee, This is swell fellas!

Thanks for posting this stuff!!!

@ZenosWarbirds

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Z

For those who have not see it. The movie In to the White is amazing. It’s not set in the Artic (but close to it) and is about WW2 downed pilots surviving in frozen tundra.

@Nghilifa

Жыл бұрын

Just to be anal, there ain't no tundra in Norway. They were in a mountainous area hehe. Cool movie though.

@Spielername

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tip. You should watch 'into the wild' if you wanna know how to fnck it up majorly. But it's an awesome movie...

@Spielername

Жыл бұрын

​@@Nghilifa Jupp... no tundra in Norway. But it's close enough to it.✌️

After I heard, Fairbanks, AK, I started looking around and looks like the western side of Fairbanks, where the Tanana flows through, to the north Checkmate hills. Yeah, at the western end of Fairbanks, AK Intrn'l near Phillips Field.

There was some good training in that film 😉👍👍🇺🇸

Best ending ever.

Thanks

gosh, it's so witty, like "rare rabbit, patriot. He serves his country." I learned a lot from this video.

So good a film love these old military films. Just watched 1 with Bergess Merideth and Ronald Regan. (Tail gunner).

@markpaul8178

4 жыл бұрын

With those 2 cats,the movie must have been a doozy

he is Capt. McIntire, he was in he ready room, at the beginning, when they mention his name and flying the B-17.

@douglascunningham768

4 жыл бұрын

Steven, I'm writing a book about these films, and I'd love to ask you a couple of questions about what you might know about this one.

@mikehagan4320

3 жыл бұрын

If you are writing a book would you Please research who the main actor in this film is. It's kind of bugging Me. I would Sincerely like to know!? I couldn't find anything on line about the film. Best Wishes! M.H.

Great video i remember the ones they showed us so boring this one was great they should have continued using it. I also remember they did make the guys who screwed up do briefings about how and why they messed up and we learned a hell of a lot more from that experience then today's touchy feely BS way of doing business. Thank for the video.

I've used a lot of these tips when hunting in the wilderness. Winter camped in a tent but we a small kerosene heater to keep warm. Best thing was washing dishes after a meal because you got to put your hands into warm water.

Wonder what happened to the P-40? She's no film prop fabrication, but the real deal. But as someones says in comments below it was filmed at the end of a runway. So she was surplus to requirements know doubt. a most enjoyable and instructional film.

@thaknobodi

Жыл бұрын

Probably a casualty of an accident already and was cheaper to use for this than fix, maybe

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@Jigaboo123456

7 жыл бұрын

Great clip thanks. Very watchable sitting here in my nice warm house, but compared to the (British)training films I saw in my early service, far more likely to be enjoyed(and thus watched and listened to much more attentively and discussed by a group of soldiers than the dry offerings we Brits had to watch,. A little bit of humour, even in such a serious subject, helps hold the interest, hence the message takes hold better- this film was well balanced in that respect. We often would have been training very hard physically, in cold weather, and the training team would cram in an instructional film. No video in those days, just a cine projector in a darkened billet, so cold exhausted troops+warmth+shelter+boring, if essential film= zzzzzz! You Yanks have never been scared to throw money at a project to get it done well!

@Surv1ve_Thrive

5 жыл бұрын

All the best Jay. one can nod off (even a micro sleep) during a film after coming from serious exercises etc (or worse) to a dark warm film room. Many often best watched many times to catch the details!

Just watched jungle survival, dessert survival and now watching this .hopefully will be as good . I'm so glad i wasn't a man born back then because i know i wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes 😊

Need to find that P-40. Its probably left behind after filming and still out there.

@galoon

7 жыл бұрын

Probably still is! Here we see an Allison engine performing to its usual standards LOL!

Good video 👍♥️

Fire is your only life line in arctic conditions all else is secondary. If help doesn't come,, well, just pray it comes. Every thing in deep snow becomes very much more difficult. Your body becomes exhausted very quickly. You'll spend most of you time trying to supply fire wood. A hatchet is your best friend then. Your plane was full of gas, if any left be prepared to torch craft for signal fire if you hear search craft. A fresh fall of snow will make your crash sight almost invisible. Your in a void of millions of acres of wilderness, to find you, hope for a miracle. Before g.p.s. it was darn hard to locate anything very easily.

This may come in handy some day soon......

I watched the Survive the Desert one…..If I had to choose I would go with Survive the Desert….The cold is painful

I can't believe he or anybody else would take off without carrying their 45.

@chuckhaggard1584

Жыл бұрын

I have to wonder if this was earlier in the war, because later a lot of pilots were issued a .38 revolver instead of the 1911, but agreed, I'd definitely take my sidearm with me.

Essential Equipment for the Arctic: 1. Rucksack or Duffle 2. Box of Matches 3. Gloves 4. Full Flight Suit w/ Hat 5. Auto .45 cal Pistol w/ 2 spare clips 6. Boots 7. Extra Socks 8. Rations, 2 MREs 9. Watertight Floatable Matchbox 10. Pocket Knife, Scout or Swiss Army 11. Small Axe 12. Parachute What you forgot: 13. Metal Cookpot, 750-1000 ml 14. Signal Mirror 15. First Aid Kit 16. Map & Compass 17. Wool Blanket

@user-jt1wz6gd5s

Ай бұрын

It is good film for keep calm in danger.Psihological film,not for practical.Luck of fair wood,no axe,...etc

very kool thanks so voted

Great survival music!

@bluefaery1865

2 жыл бұрын

Glen Miller and other Disney tunes.

Great training film. I'm a little skeptical about fashioning mukluks out of parachute silk and some odd scraps of leather, but the rest was very plausible. That's John Hodiak, I believe, doing the pilot's voice.

@wisenber

4 жыл бұрын

I thought he used canvas and the chute? They're far from perfect, but better at frostbite prevention than a frozen leather boot and damp feet.

Pretty cool.

Dang. If I were that dude, I'd work on a fire as soon as I made sure there were no fuel leaks and that I wasn't injured and bleeding. Way before I started making DIY snow boots.

I love watching this never interesting, entertaining and educational.

No planes were harmed during the filming of this video.

That's using your bean, Luitenant!! 😇👍

All ideal conditions. No 40 MPH winds at ten below! Cool video though. Shoulda helped. Spare us the criticism.

7:20 I love these fly boys. "Such a landing capably executed is only SLIGHLY ROUGHER than normal." Then the screen comes to life in a thunderous crash!

Fire and wood first always

If he would had only brought his cigarettes. I heard they kept an entire separate survival kit with just cigarettes.

"Maybe I shouldn't sleep." gEt PlEnTy oF sLeEp

No mention of what to do in case of run in with Sasquatch.

@deadflowers7017

4 жыл бұрын

So true

If this guy can build 3 signal fires with wood, another fire for warmth, a lean-to shelter, make snow shoes, snare and cook a rabbit, make a pair of mukluks ALL in one day following a crash - I would say he and Robinson Crusoe were cousins. But this film by the military is totally exaggerated. So scoring this out of 10 (and taking in considerations that this is from 1944 - I rated it at 6.

Well made training film. To search that long for one pilot? NOT!! But good film.

@ 45:29 i thought his face morphed into a monster. But it was just his goggles lol.

Off to watch Land and live in the jungle for airmen - 1943. / Then land and live in the desert for airmen - 1945 - restored.

slopes or ridges are generally warmer than valleys

Looks like he could have taken that whole plane apart with that little screwdriver

Here's a classic book about a French adventurer who chose to live a year inside of Artic Circle: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabloona Kabloona ("Fool") is anyone who goes into the Artic and doesn't know what he is doing. He learned a lot in that year. The most important survival tool is a "snow knife". How to make a shelter in open space.

I very much dig this. However, I wish I could do some sound tweaking on this baby, since I've got to crank up my laptop to maximum volume to make it audible, along with de-noising.

fred c dobbs talking to himselk again . good film!

35:29 Step 10 - Smoke em if ya got em!

@markpaul8178

4 жыл бұрын

I have heard that saying many times.why is it once in the army 4 quite a few years,u can't seem 2 shake this stuff.oh well

56:25 Here the C-47 deploys the survival sled and dog team out of the planes 3 day survival kit.

On this episode of I shouldn’t be alive

Mention Broads and pinup girls today and you'll get the me- too movement climbing up your whazoo.

@hansmueller3029

4 жыл бұрын

Hahah right ? Did ya catch the striptease comment too ? Life was better when I was younger, I hate to admit.

@matrox

3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised KZread did not ban this film.

Smoking is always a key part of these training films. They never address possible tobacco withdrawal though lol

@ZenosWarbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Representatives of major tobacco companies routinely gave away free cigarettes on movie sets during this period & encouraged smoking being shown in movies. It was an integral part of their advertising/pr strategy.

@aarond23

5 жыл бұрын

@@ZenosWarbirds I agree but what about all the men if this era who chain-smoked and would possibly have to go days it weeks without a cigarette could have had a negative effect on their mental health....maybe a small thing but never mentioned

@ZenosWarbirds

5 жыл бұрын

Aaron Davis From what I’ve heard, American servicemen were always very well provided with tobacco, even during combat. Civilians at home were rationed it. It was often used overseas as currency on the black market.

@jamesjoseph5707

3 жыл бұрын

American cigarettes have always been sought after by Foreigners back in the day. Traded and used as currency yes.

"maybe i shouldnt sleep" narrator: GET PLENTY OF SLEEP

with your gear retracted, danger of turning over is very slight

53:18, You don't need to make holes into your extra socks if you wantt to warm your hands. Just wear the socks like mittens under your weather-proof gloves. If you need to use fingers, take the glove off! (works well enough in survival conditions, although in combat you need to use trigger finger on the gun)

Looked like the original search plane was a B-18 Bolo. The RCAF had the B-18 titled the Digby Mk1. Almost all the US B-18's were employed for coastal patrol but Digbys were used for search and rescue in Canada. Makes me wonder if this whole things was filmed n Canada.

@ernestpaul2484

4 жыл бұрын

It states it was done at Wright Field which is in Fairbanks. It also mentions Ft. Wainwright.

45 caliber with two extra clips. It's a magazine! Lol If the Men of WW2 call it a clip, then I will too.

@TheAvkdutch

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha you are so smart, gun Einstein is what we should call you. Bet you are really fun to watch movies with pointing out every little inaccuracy with how they hold, load, fire, don’t have trigger discipline etc. A real barrel of fun. I am sure the world is smarter now that you have corrected a 75 year old movie, dip shit.

@bansheemania1692

4 жыл бұрын

@SaltyBrains exactly. Because that term Supposedly didn't start till the 80s 90s. Clips Meaning Magazine.

@bansheemania1692

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheAvkdutch hell ya. If im Spending time Watching something, I want To Notice everything i see..

Very important if you were assigned to the Aleutian Islands.

Never, Ever eat yellow snow.

@Flightstar

8 жыл бұрын

+Del Lawrence or brown

This needs a RiffTrax.