3 and 1/2 years later, and I've finally caught up with all the Great War's videos. What a ride it's been. Thank you Great War team for making such a captivating and informative series!

@klyanadkmorr

6 жыл бұрын

And now A WORD FROM THEIR SPONSERS. =P

@beefcakethemighty1488

6 жыл бұрын

I am looking at Indy in short sleeves. It's -32°C here in Toronto

Wonderful episode! Very nice to see these passionate folk keep history alive in such detail.

@Akm72

6 жыл бұрын

Sure; IFR flying does stand for 'I Follow Roads' after all. :)

@klyanadkmorr

6 жыл бұрын

And now A WORD FROM THEIR SPONSERS. =P a videogame

@eduardobetti8275

5 жыл бұрын

William Barker, Canadian won his VC by fighting many Fokkers D VII, some sources say as high as 60! And ended up wounded several times, even losing the mobility on his right elbow and survived because he was lucky enough to land near a field hospital. Great aviator and a great Canadian!

@austinsims6526

2 жыл бұрын

Trees

@austinsims6526

2 жыл бұрын

Twrwr we

Mr Forsythe gave William 'Billy' Barker modest praise, an I am certain he knows it. 27 October 1918 Billy Barker engaged and shot down a Rumpler two-seater. Immediately after dispatching the Rumpler, he was jumped by a Fokker D.VII and wounded in his right leg. He turned and shot down his attacker only to find himself in a fight with the rest of his victim's squadron (about 15 Fokkers). He was wounded in the other leg, passed out, and went into a spin. He regained consciousness, recovered from the spin, and shot down another Fokker. By this time, more Fokker and Albatros fighters had joined the fight. A bullet from one of his attackers smashed Barker's left elbow. He passed out again and spun down. At low altitude, he recovered from that spin and downed another Fokker. He managed a controlled crash within British lines. Scottish infantry pulled him from the cockpit and rushed him to hospital where he lay in a coma for the next two weeks. He did not recover sufficiently to walk to receive his VC from the King until March 1919. There were varying reports of how many German fighters were in the fight with Barker. The lowest number was 15, but that is almost certainly too low. The highest number was 60, and as farfetched as it may seem, that number is likely closest to the truth.

My great grandfather was a captain in the 12th Aero Squadron. He was a tail-gunner and photographer on the back of a plane, and my mom still has some of his flight kit and photographs that he took over France.

@BattleAxe1345

6 жыл бұрын

It would be fascinating to learn more and see his mementos from his time. Its always wonderful to uncover some pieces from the air war.

William Barker was awarded the Victoria Cross for shooting down 4 enemy aircraft, in an against all odds air combat, while flying a Sopwith Snipe and raising his score to 52 victories. He's a canadian who always got his man.

Fantastic segment ! Trevor and Dick are really great speakers and really into their roles as aviators. You could listen to them both all day. Indy did a fine job of letting them tell their stories. I hate when interviewers keep interrupting a person who is doing a great talk.

Note: the "Sidcot Suit", which is mentioned several times in this video, was a practical one-piece flying suit named after Sidney Cotton, the well-known Australian pilot and inventor who invented and marketed it. In addition, it is worth noting that the Sopwith Snipe was the RAF's first fighter, in the sense that preceding British fighters had been developed to meet the needs of either the Royal Flying Corps or the Royal Naval Air Service. The RFC and RNAS were combined into a new independent branch of the military, the Royal Air Force, on April 1, 1918.

I wonder if Snoopy would have upgraded from the Camel if given the opportunity.

@thurin84

6 жыл бұрын

absolutely!

@dougearnest7590

6 жыл бұрын

Balderdash! Revisionist history has no place on this site.

@blockmasterscott

6 жыл бұрын

Doug Earnest I love the word “Balderdash “! You made my day sir!

@billslocum9819

6 жыл бұрын

The faster airspeed of the Snipe over the Camel would have given Snoopy that much more time for root beer floats and Fifi.

@sopwithsnoopy8779

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I would have! (quaffs a root beer)

Billy Barker's VC fight was even more amazing than this guy gives him credit for. Barker shot down the first plane, then got jumped by a flight of 15 Fokkers. He shot down 3 more, had his left elbow blown away before being forced to land behind Canadian lines.

11:59 "It's a handsome gun." Spoken like a true scion of Texas!

@SvenTviking

4 жыл бұрын

Webley as used by General Custer.

I am also a WarThunder player and I welcome all the other players and wish a 2018 with many Kill and searched units

>sponsor the episode >have no WW1 gear in game anyway sasuga Gaijin

@marsoz_

6 жыл бұрын

Stalin wasnt in charge to invent the perfect airplanes then

@MrBandholm

6 жыл бұрын

As long as companies sponsor content creators such as The Great War, I wont complain too much

@Budjettisotilas

6 жыл бұрын

Plywood folded over 1000 times using ancient Muscovite woodworking techniques.

@derekhenschel1632

6 жыл бұрын

Noodles it's coming in the next update

@HojozVideos

6 жыл бұрын

HeliosRa Sounds like someone didn't want to play Arcade mode and got stuck in the furball

Love the part about how back in the old days they had landing fields instead of runways so they never had to land in a crosswind. Beautiful.

The Sopwith Snipe sure seems like a real killing machine. Especially against its own pilots. Yikes.

@ferbthe2gadgetguy

6 жыл бұрын

HellbirdIV I wonder how they faired against the Sopwith Camel.

@TheKommandanteur

6 жыл бұрын

It was a development of the Camel with what was basically the apex of rotary engine design (that gorgeous Bentley BR.2). It would've been no contest. (not that the Camel wasn't a fearsome aircraft, but its like comparing a Spitfire Mk.I with a Hawker Sea Fury

@Tankofdarkness

6 жыл бұрын

The snipe might be bad but compared to the planes in 1914 it was far more reliable and less prone to crashing and killing the poor pilot

@galoon

4 жыл бұрын

@CipiRipi00 The SE5 was actually quite a bit faster than the Sopwith Camel and Snipe. It had a top speed of 138 mph versus 115 for the Camel and 121 for the Snipe. The SE5 wasn't that much less maneuverable than the two Sopwith planes. It's worth noting that the top British aces like Mannock, Bishop, and McCudden all scored most of their kills in the SE5.

@galoon

4 жыл бұрын

@CipiRipi00 That's all true! Indeed, the Sopwith Camel went on to kill more Germans--and more Englishmen--than probably any other type in the Great War, with 1,294 German planes downed. Raymond Collishaw and William Barker were among the British aces who flew the Camel. I think one of the Camel's handling issues--apart from the rotary engine--was the fact that you had the engine, guns, pilot, and fuel tank all in the first seven feet of the aircraft--about 90% of the plane's weight.

Just started playing War Thunder again yesterday. And today's was sponsored by them. Let's just say Indy and the crew got me back into it :p

*the pilot pulls out his pistol* Me - "Is that a Webley?" Pilot - "This is a Webley Mark Six..." Me - "Thank you Gun Jesus!" It will be great to see all the collaborations coming with TGWII being made, but especially bringing Ian in gets me stoked!

It's a pity that there are no more veterans of WW1 aviation, the video would have been much better than it already is. Happy 2018 to all, 100 years after the Great War

Tremendous episode, Happy New Year!

Great job, as always. Thanks for all your efforts..

A nice episode Indy.. This was just spectacular... One of the best. Thank you for this. I loved it.

Hi again from Saskathewan, Canada. Watching with a cup of coffee and dreading the -40'C Weather :) happy holidays

@tf1090c

6 жыл бұрын

Damn.. Stay safe and warm dude! Greetings from Scotland

@belisarius6949

6 жыл бұрын

Where the heck do you get your internet from in the middle of cold nowhere? Do you guys make Wifi out of Maple Syrup?

@MrRenegadeshinobi

6 жыл бұрын

Donny S greetings from Arizona!

What?! I live 15 minutes from this place and had no idea you and the team were visiting! Gutted! Fantastic episode!

Hey! And here I thought we'd seen the last of Stow Marie's. This is a pleasant surprise!

That guy Trevor Poole is awesome, loved the interview. As always great job Indy, FLo and crew. Thank you and Happy new years... Keep your heads down!

These episodes are amazing. Thank you guys!

Happy New Year to The Great War Team. Thanks for all the educational entertainment.

Great episode. Thanks for sharing.

Another amazing visit to a very interesting place! Thanks.

That's funny about the talisman. In my years in Army aviation if flew with 2 talismans. One was a Mickey Mouse keychain on my helmet bag an on my flight suit a keychain with a flexible hand that I had it giving everyone the finger. I got out in 1990 and I still have them and as a private pilot I still carry them.

Most Informative!

Now THIS is the kind of content I love! I'm starting a series on WWI aircraft, what I would give to see some in person like that.

What a great episode! I learned a lot!

Great work as allways Indie !

Excellent as always Indy

finally a vid of the RFC! i love your channel

Excellent video ...

Beautiful plane! Thanks for the video and look at this plane. BTW, the Camel was also a rotary engine and had the exact same operational issues with adjustable mixture and blip switch and total loss oil system and the gyroscopic issues. You can’t turn at too low a speed to the left (I believe) as it will roll over and if sufficient altitude isn’t available it’s a crash.

What a treat to wake up to!

That's great, I looked at this video while in que for WT. That's gold.

I almost expected Bruce Dickinson to be in this episode, haha. Loved this (and every) episode!

@TheGreatWar

6 жыл бұрын

we were hoping he would do a flyby

@thurin84

6 жыл бұрын

that wouldve been too cool!!!

My grandfather flew Sopwith Camels off the Perth Esplanade Western Australia back in the day with no licence only his mates teaching him how to fly, oh how times have changed.

Now we just need a Squire collab now that Warthunder sponsors the show yeeeees.

@PhillipCowell01

6 жыл бұрын

Alexander Walker Haha, that would be funny, yeeees, yeeees.

Indy Nidel looks like he's gonna roast the soul outta whoever tests him on the thumbnail.

Awesome video

Wow war thunder advertising itself via sponsorship's? I want one!

@derptank3308

6 жыл бұрын

Ja

@kevinchapman2794

4 жыл бұрын

Three words: Super Unicorn Review.

You're one of my favorite channels.

7:05 WHALE GREASE

Awesome channel

Very interesting and informative. I would have thought that the kit would have been issued.

Forsythe is STYLIN in that uniform

You break by turning off the engine. Now that is hilarious!

Very cool

Nice plane. Had no idea one like this existed. Great job.

Im so glad Gaijin is sponsoring you guys!! If you guys could somehow make this a more permanent thing im sure it would be very mutually beneficial

Fiddling with a map... They should have just pulled out their officers smart phone!

@PetarJovanovic993

6 жыл бұрын

Dat compass, are you a monarchist?

@machscga6238

6 жыл бұрын

Petar Jovanovic yes

I've been in a lot of plains and a biplane is by far the funnest especially as a passenger because you get to set in front. It's like riding a motorcycle instead of taken the bus.

T34 stronk, warthunder represent!

@benoitbvg2888

6 жыл бұрын

Gaijin pls nerf ^^

@BentBicycle

6 жыл бұрын

da comrade but what about stronk KV-2 will stalinium shells and armour

@noger1234

6 жыл бұрын

Tox DaSandwich T 55 better!

@BentBicycle

6 жыл бұрын

nononoono Object 120 the rail gun

@kevindong9999

6 жыл бұрын

Tox DaSandwich KV-1 impenetrable tenk!

Such interesting gentlemen!

I've never been here so early ☆_☆ what a great job you do guys, greetings from Chile

@leonardoulloa8879

6 жыл бұрын

DonTinto canal qlo bakan ermano indy qlo belico

@Waakala

6 жыл бұрын

AI MAN djakjsdjkasjkd la wea buena cierto? Indy qlo es un grande y Flo uffff terrible sensual

@yesenlee1

6 жыл бұрын

Me dan ganas de llorar cuando veo un compatriota acá en el canal wn la huea. BF1 cabros es la mano.

@Waakala

6 жыл бұрын

cuatico como siempre que se encuentran chilenos en internet decimos esas weas como una declaracion de que de verdad somos chilenos ajksjkdajks

Very cool!

FINALLY, a channel that sponsers an actually decent game

@Oddball_E8

6 жыл бұрын

Actually, the game is sponsoring the channel, not the other way around.

@agaronek

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, War Thunder is not decent vs. Rise of flight. War Thunder i's so superior that it's not even worth to compare them.

@Oddball_E8

6 жыл бұрын

You couldn't really compare the two anyway since they have completely different goals and are set in two different time periods. Rise of Flight is a game about WWI air combat while War Thunder is a game about WWII combined arms combat with both Air, Ground and Naval combat... (Graphically, War Thunder wins, though)

@cnlbenmc

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but how the combined arms part is set up is really annoying in my view, you get screwed over so hard as the Germans by Allied air power.

@Oddball_E8

6 жыл бұрын

Not any more. They nerfed (or rather, changed to behave realistically) the rockets, so now it's mainly bombs that are a problem. German CAS is just as dangerous as Allied nowadays.

George's the bear is the best part of the episode 😂😂

This was great. I have seen mention of that aerodrome before. Looks like great fun being there. I hope those were dummy rounds in the Webley, sine he stuck his hand over the muzzle several times......

@troy9477

6 жыл бұрын

Squadron266 -That's pretty much what i figured, given their gun laws

The Canadian, Wm. Geo.Barker fought the most epic battle in air war history. He was ordered back to England because of the bad effect on the public of the loss of air aces. He ordered his plane armed and ready. He went for one last crack at the enemy. He was not disapointed. He attacked seven ? fighters. As they fought, they were joined by more and more enemy fighter planes. He shot down a few and even one after a bullet went through his elbow. Troops on the ground said he was fighting as many as 64 enemy fighters ! [ not verified ] He was able to get away with his Sopwith Snipe shot to pieces and crash-land on the Allied side of the lines. Being Canadian, no one knows of this record-setting battle ! ! ! [ just like Capt. Roy Brown who's brother pilot testified that he saw the Red Barron lurch in his seat as Brown was firing at him. ] Guess not ! For more unknown Canadian battles, check Korean war. Battle of Song Gok Trench. 500 Chinese against the Royal Canadian "Regiment" . Check the Number of Canadians ! [ you won't believe that one either ! ]

Love the fact i could see myself in the crowd

Shortly before his epic flight Barker had met Raymond Collishaw another outstanding canadian ace. Flying against the Fokker D-VII would be something different than flying on the italian front.

This was a great birthday video.

fun fact you can drive to vintage aviator in 5 mins from my house.happy new years fellas

Battlefield one taught me the Sopwith turns faster to the right than left, lol now I know why rotary engines were left behind.

this is one of the only channels I take my ad block off

War thunder is great! Excellent episode!

Great info. The pilot looks like valadamir harkonon

i dont know much about ww1 aircraft but i think this may be one of the best in the war.

I did not know Josh Homme did this as well. What a range of talent.

Excelent vídeo.

The Allies thought so much of the DVII that they outlawed their production in Germany and Austria in the peace accords. The Snipe was thought to be a less capable aircraft. Looks pretty serious up close.

Hey Indy where is your playlist with all the videos in order from start to finish

Sounds like an adrenaline rush

I said it once and I'll repeat myself here. With a mustache and a little more hair Indy would look just like Lord Flashheart from Blackadder goes Fourth. Perhaps what I'm really getting at is that we want to see Indy fly in one of these machines!

Warthunder is legit

Shuttleworth was mentioned! I've been there and have a friend who works/ed there - they got some nice vintage/replica aircraft; have you checked them out Great War?

Tfw your fav show gets a sponsor from your fav war game.

Hi Indie

That's one snazzy looking leather coat.

The pilot shows off his wristwatch. Prior to WW1,pocket watches were almost universally used. The very needs of combat whether air or ground,meant a wristwatch was far more expedient. Try pulling out a pocket watch when both hands are needed for gear or controls. In combat. Not easy.

I would say the Snipe is more of a leaky teabag or a garden mower joined to a toy kite with delusions of grandeur, rather than a rust-bucket ;-p

Indie is very nervous around brits with guns! I would be too!

It looked like he was carrying around a little bed for the bear ahahaha but then he showed it was a notebook

Is this where the Humber Super Snipe got its name?

Those early flyers were mad men, pure balls.

Go Billy Barker

So nice to see War Thunder getting some love. Most would have gone with World of Tanks. That's a great game, too, but not really my bag, personally. YOU'VE GOT A HOLE IN YOUR RIGHT WING!

finally a War Thunder sponsorship

Too bad the Snipe reached the front so late in the war. At least Barker cemented its place in WW1 aviation history.

There's a space in the war thunder referral link in the description

Indy knows more than the expert😂

Rnzaf has very few planes left I doubt they want to send anymore of their fighters over there

I wish I stayed there for the second day.

Eleven liters of oil per hour? I had a car that did that.

it's nice to see warthunder finally doing some sponsored videos.