Man when he said “I’m half laughing half crying.” That hit deep. Damn! I salute this man with whole hearted respect.

@OriginalGansta88

3 жыл бұрын

Damn.... I teared up a bit.... Not gonna lie

@Chompchompyerded

3 жыл бұрын

@@OriginalGansta88 Me too. But then again, I tear up at a lot of things.

@rustleweighed-thrasher

Жыл бұрын

When you get an enemy plane at your 6 engaging and realize the only way out is from shaking them off... You feel every emotion we have as humans at the same TIME !!! EFFEN hardcore 💪😎🚬

@wolfbassgames1244

Жыл бұрын

@@rustleweighed-thrasher I totally agree!

@rustleweighed-thrasher

Жыл бұрын

@@wolfbassgames1244 Bury stick....with rudder flaps Down throwing stick foward while almost stalled out 💪😎🤘get rolled over from the force of motor and propeller going against each other. Into a 2,000 ft. Drop before it's motor gets caught up to just level out 😬 YIKES that's 100 times worse than what the baddest fair ride can do to you. And not just hanging on to something but having to control what your hanging on to in that sumbich 😎🚬. That's like hitting a tree head on in a vehicle at 80mph but no tree stopping you, but no damage in a plane . Lol That's hardcore shit 🙃 right there. 98% of people would be instantly sick from their guts and blood being mushed against the inside feeling that losing your stomach sensation. And knowing you could have big caliber lead ripping through your plane at any moment cause you just did that to another plane watching it explode catching fire and burning straight to the ground. Kinda like coming up on a bad accident on the highway and seeing some vehicle mangled to hell. You usually don't start speeding immediately over the limit when you get past it for a while.

The greatest generation, God bless him and our country.

@traecummings9853

2 жыл бұрын

Got that right. 💯

@GetDougDimmadomed

2 жыл бұрын

You can't help but have the utmost respect for these national treasures. It's an honor to just be in the presence of these old folk.

@coryboy345

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.... God help our country and the direction it's taking with the people in charge, and the weak people we are creating because of those people in charge....

@johnshields9110

2 жыл бұрын

@@traecummings9853 They were! My old farming community had many Navy (Pacific) and European Army vets. They got it done!

@sokal98

2 ай бұрын

Something Joe Biden will never understand

Even in advanced old age, it seems pilots stay as sharp as ever. Good for him.

@Chompchompyerded

3 жыл бұрын

Not all of them. You don't see the unlucky ones. They're hidden away in nursing homes, suffering endlessly with dementia, Alzheimer's, and other degenerative diseases. And as for the WWII guys, as well as more and more of the Korean War fellas, many of them are already gone. John F. Porterfield MD, HM (medical corpsman), USS Massachusetts (WWII), BB-59, then HM (medical corpsman), USS McGinty DE-365 (Korea) My love also to John Rechs, and to all the other men of the McGinty. I love you all! Though it may sound trite and overused, Thank you so very much for your service to this land I love so dearly. Also of my Uncle Ben Petrie, who few a Wildcat fighter off of aircraft carriers during WWII You guys really were the greatest generation. Rest in peace Uncle Ben.

because of men like him, you have the rare privilege to travel about in a free country. We owe them everything!! I'm an early persian gulf vet (desert shield) what we did pales in comparison! These guys were truly fighting to keep us free and safe. We owe them all,what little are left nowadays,more than we could ever possibly give! Thank You sir for securing our freedom,it will NEVER be forgotten!

@michaelshan7141

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sir, thank you for your service!!

@Dapper-Lil-dude

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, your service is just as Appreciated as anyone who fought in any other Conflict

@sokal98

2 ай бұрын

Something Joe Biden will never understand

I heard one WW2 fighter pilot vet describe an aerial dogfight this way; "It's like being chased on foot through a neighborhood by a guy with a 38 in his hand".

@justavideo6324

3 жыл бұрын

plus that you can't stop running

@14goldmedals

3 жыл бұрын

daniel moran and you don't know the neighbourhood. Allies always flew missions in the other guy's neighbourhood and did ok because of superior training.

@shelbyseelbach9568

Ай бұрын

​@@justavideo6324 why would you even want to stop running if a guy is chasing you with a 38 in his hand?

They were truly the ‘greatest generation’

Sometimes ordinary men are called upon to do great things and become great men. He is one.

Look at the way he lovingly and almost reverently touches that P-51 at 0:51 to 2:00! That choked me up! There is no date given so I don't know if this dear man is still with us, but we thank him and ALL our veterans who have fought in WWII, and every war since then to help keep our Country free, we salute you and thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Bravo-Zulu, old soldier, we will never forget you!

@sokal98

2 ай бұрын

Something Joe Biden will never understand

@mikearakelian6368

Ай бұрын

Airplanes have there own personality; everything on my DHC 4 worked (C 7)....I worked on it everyday; it knew it...

@mjleger4555

Ай бұрын

@@mikearakelian6368 I have to agree with you on that, if you fly a certain aircraft long enough, it becomes very personal to you and, maybe, vice versa! And especially in war-time, the bird becomes your safety-net, will fight for you even wounded and get you back home alive! I was impressed with several pilots who stated that about the "Hawg" -- (warthog A-10)! It could be all shot up and still bring them safely back to base. Superb aircraft and with that 50 mm Gattling gun, they could protect ground troops close quarter and take a lot of ground-fire and still get them back safely -- the pilots loved them! Our heart goes out to ALL our military who fight like hell to keep our Country safe and we are in their debt, especially those who didn't make it back but paid the ultimate price -- they will NEVER be forgotten, no matter which war they were in and still are! A skirmish may not be a "World War" but the loss of any of our warriors is never taken lightly and we thank them all!

“I’m half laughing half crying.”, gave me a lump in my throat, deepest respect to you sir.

Reunited. I worked on an EC-121 we had at the Camarillo airport - it's in Chino now. One Saturday an older gentleman and his wife came by. They were passing by the area to visit their daughter in Santa Barbara, and saw our aircraft from the 101 freeway. He told us he had flown an EC-121 in the 60s, and wanted to take a look at the aircraft. He did, and came back a few minutes later, crying. Our aircraft was the very one he had piloted many times some 50 years earlier. We were able to put him back in touch with some of his crew members who had contacted us as well. He didn't make it to Santa Barbara that day.

@maxwellbricks7632

3 жыл бұрын

Good story, thank you.

@5695q

3 жыл бұрын

My college aeronautics professor was a retired air force Colonel, one time we went on a field trip to the Pima museum in Tucson and walking around we came to the C-124 on display. He stood back and looked at it and said I bet I've flown this one, When we got back home he brought his logs into class and sure enough he had made several trips from California to Vietnam in that airplane. Another friend had a Ryan PT-22 that we took to a fly-in, an older man walked up with his family and was looking the plane over, his log book that he had with him showed that he had flown over 100 hours as an instructor in that plane. there is a good reason to restore and fly these old planes.

@dougfuller7314

3 жыл бұрын

@@5695q Too many people are quick to dismiss the "meaningless ramblings" of their elders. They're missing a lot of wisdom that was learned the hard way. "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." There was a file cabinet bolted down in the back of that EC-121 which had only a few properly sanitized manuals in it. Lots of blank paper. When I pulled out the drawers, though, I found an original 3-page Project Blue Book reporting form. I wonder how many of those the crew went through.

@VictoryAviation

3 жыл бұрын

@@5695q that’s absolutely incredible!

@5695q

3 жыл бұрын

I was stationed at Pt. Mugu from '91-'95 and remember the EC-121 plus the blue and white one that now fly's with Breitling in Europe, I sat in the right seat while a pilot went through drills in preparation to fly it although we didn't start it up.

As much as this is a touching story, I would love to have this guy in the passenger seat of an F-15

@dr.greenmm1501

3 жыл бұрын

Sameee

@Chompchompyerded

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the weapons officer's seat? That's a fine aircraft too, and there is nothing like it, but he's right. There's also nothing like flying in a single seat piston banger fighter or racer. All aircraft have their own personalities. The sad part is there is not time in one lifetime to fly them all.

@12vibaba

2 жыл бұрын

He would probably die.

Truly the greatest generation.

I admire Mr. Browne in so many ways, including his balanced perspective. He allows himself to feel the pain of loss of other P-51 pilots he knew who were shot down and perished during WWII, while at the same time feeling proud that he was there with them fighting to stop the Axis powers. Mr. Browne's love for his country is so real, and we know this because he also calls attention to what we still need to work on in order to make it even better. In other words, Mr. Browne doesn't avoid the reality of our still to be resolved problems as he proclaims his love for his country. This is REAL love: Mr. Browne loves his country so much that he can't help but aspire to help change things for the better in every way that we need it. This is the definition of a patriot. A REAL patriot. My infinite gratitude to you, Mr. Browne. And to every person of The Greatest Generation - the generation of my parents - who answered the call to defend not just our country, but every freedom-loving country in the world. You were there for all of us, Mr. Browne! Thank you, Sir!

1:51 "I'm still proud of my country. It has it's weak points, but still a wonderful country." amen to that.

@teller121

2 жыл бұрын

getting weaker and weaker.

@capitaljushman5756

2 жыл бұрын

@@teller121 did I ask

@teller121

2 жыл бұрын

@@capitaljushman5756 Haha... I'll get permission next time I want to comment.

@capitaljushman5756

2 жыл бұрын

@@teller121 please do before you make yourself look like an asshat

@teller1290

2 жыл бұрын

@@capitaljushman5756 stupidest, rudest, most provocative fools I've ever met in 59 years ...on KZread. And you're one of them.

This is what America is all about , not racist and political fighting , hats off to you pilot

@onlythewise1

3 жыл бұрын

ya right idiot , greed is always around

@JetFire9

3 жыл бұрын

@@onlythewise1 Who hurt you?

What a legend. As they say Hard times make strong men. Strong men make easy times Easy times make weak men Weak men make hard times This man was a a strong man.

I could give this man and his plane the biggest hug ever! God bless them both and those who restored that beautiful bird!

You were one the young heros who flew for your country. Well done!

After all this time and he still took time to think of the men that were shot down. Thats why they are still the greatest generation.

God bless this man he fought so we can all have freedom in the USA.

Can't possibly imagine the myriad of emotions that would run through someone's head upon being reminded of such experiences...just remarkable

@fermiticus4034

3 жыл бұрын

I work at a small county airport. We had a B-25 coming in to sell rides. I spoke with a lady there, that said her dad flew B-25's. He lived in the area, so I asked her to go get him. I was able to speak with him as well. Long story, short...87 missions in the South Pacific and he lost a lot of friends. I talked the crew into getting this guy in the plane and taking a flight. There happened to be a seat for me too! At the end of the flight, we had to physically remove him from the aircraft. He was so overcome and overwhelmed with emotion, he could barely move. I still get chills, thinking about it. I can't even imagine.

@steveb6103

3 жыл бұрын

I took my dad to a airshow back in 2003 where a F6F Hellcat was! He was in his 80's and could no longer walk without help. But he almost ran to that plane. He had flown one from 1943 to 1945 . They got him a chair and he sat and talked about his time in the service for over an hour! I learn more about him in that hour than in my life!

@kingcamilo

2 жыл бұрын

@@fermiticus4034 you clearly woke some preivous trauma lol

**click bait title*** good story though. God bless this hero

These special guys lives MATTER!

*Most under rated news story of all time.* Thank you to all veterans, POWS and KOAs that served our nation. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤

@PhilG999

3 жыл бұрын

My Father was a WWII Veteran. Battle of the Bulge and all that. Was originally reported MIA but had actually been captured by the Germans. 97 days in a POW camp. Made it home after being liberated and lived to be 93. Passed in August 2015 one week after his Birthday.

@fbidenflagguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhilG999 I installed carpet for a man that was a Battle Of the Bulge survivor. Jess N. Parmer was his name out of Athens, Ohio. Most humbling job and experience I have ever had. Not very often you get to hear about how a man faught frost bite and killed a German while fighting for his life.

@fbidenflagguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhilG999 Your father is a hero. I thank them every day for their ultimate sacrifices.

I wish i could listen to his stories! 20 missions and here to tell about it when at the time the return rate of most pilots were approx 40% or less that he would return! BEAUTIFUL!

Dude was a fighter pilot! That man still has it! That young man walked the ground and ruled the skies

You can't beat the smile off of his face.

What a terrific piece this is with these great men. But it was far too short. How great that the actual plane he flew is still around.

This restores my faith in humanity

God bless you and your service....forever

He is the real deal, flying over Fortress Europe in a prop driven plane and engaging enemy aircraft hundreds of miles away from your base took a special breed of pilot.

What an honor for these two to be brought back together once again.

Mr. Browne, thank you for your service, thank you with all my sincerity!!

I used to volunteer at the Wings Over Houston Airshow and a lot of the jet fighter pilots would say, They'd love to fly some of the old WW2 fighter aircraft. God bless you Sir. Thank you for our freedom.

This segment needed to be a lot longer. I think his story had so much more to give. I love seeing pilots from WW2 reunited with the airplanes they flew so long ago.

@jgunther3398

3 жыл бұрын

They need to fill in a couple minutes after weather if there was no sports that day.

@ralfie8801

3 жыл бұрын

If he had only truly flown that plane, the story title could be true, but I doubt he flew a two seat P-51 trainer in combat.

Thankyou for your Service... :)

God bless you young man for serving our country. My grandfather was in the Philippines when they thought they had things secured ,grandpa was getting shipped out the next day . Japanese soldiers attacked before dawn and it was hand to hand combat with only perimeter positions with ammunition. The greatest generation of your era to serve thank you

Thank you for your service Jerry! I’ve always admired combat pilots. It takes nerves of steel to fly these missions.

I actually wrote this comment when i stopped crying, absolutely brilliant..

Great man for sure ......thank you .....you are a hero

Awesome reunion, you could see both the joy and the sadness in his reunion with this great aircraft.

An amazing man and patriot. They just don’t make them like this guy anymore.

As Thomas Paine said, if there is trouble let it be in my day, that my child may live in peace. I am afraid we are there now. The few that are left must look around and see what is happening now & shake their head.

Some heroes don't wear capes............

@BullGator-kd6ge

3 жыл бұрын

He can fly though

Deepest respect.

God bless you sir! You will always be a hero!!!

this so wholesome how this man acts like a kid again when he reunites with his old plane

To ALL of our combat veterans that served in a war zone anywhere - Thank You for your service and your sacrifices! You are appreciated and loved. You are and always will be remembered.

@rustleweighed-thrasher

Жыл бұрын

My Grandfather From Galveston, Texas was a topped out Navy plane mechanic in the Pacific theater. He seen these planes make it back to him with wings half gone, tail sections shot to pieces, oil leaking from motors with smoke rolling out of them like a dragster doing a burnout, and my Grandpa cleaned up canopies, cockpits, guages and controls covered in Blood...⚠️

His hands touching the wing....that moment...that got me....damn

This man is a True American Hero that answered the call to fight for the freedoms we have today but my heart aches for what America has become. The greatest generation, those who fought in WW II are almost gone now and when the last soldier passes on, the entire world will have lost one of its greatest treasures.

Very touching. We look at old faces and rarely get to see the boy or girl they once were.

remarkable man.. thank him for his service.. for he is a Patriot!

Any time they can present one of these WWII vets with the opportunity to go marching down memory lane, it's gift for those there to listen. They will soon be all gone along with their first person stories. That gentleman deserved to lay hands on that airframe before he leaves this life and regardless if it was his actual plane or not, I'll bet the two of them connected as kindred souls through metallurgical osmosis.

@tomboard1

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, except it's not the plane he flew. It's another P-51.

Jerry Browne Jr. seems like a nice guy.

the greatest reunion

Thank you for your selfless service, Jerry Browne of the greatest generation!

What a moving video. Thank you for your service. That line of '...think of the guys shot down.' Powerful.

What a hero... THANK YOU SIR...

Thank you for your service, sir. My Dad also flew the P-51 during World War II.

Hats off to all gentlemen like him

The men and women of the Greatest generation was made of sterner stuff

@oldmillrd1506

3 жыл бұрын

And they would gladly wear a mask if it would help their country and fellow citizens stay safe. It's too bad so many americans don't know what the real meaning of being a patriot is and are unwilling to sacrifice even a small amount for the good of their country. How did we become such a selfish society?

God bless you sir, and thank you for your service.

Thank you Sir for your service and bravery.

GOD BLESS HIM, and he did get to fly the coolest ww2 fighter plane didnt he.....

Thank you sir for what you did for this Country and the World.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

That was just awesome

Thank you very much from a very thankful Marine sir.

Thank you sir...

God bless this man.

Lovely story. Very poorly worded title. He did not fly THAT airplane. He flew an airplane of the same make and model as the one in the video. Typical of the current sad state of journalism today. Unable to tell the TRUTH, no matter how hard they try.

@JungleYT

3 жыл бұрын

Echoed my exact same sentiments and thoughts... Scrolled down and saw your remarks. Glad I'm not the only one recognizing the sad state of journalism these days...

@mikebornholdt3900

3 жыл бұрын

Somehow it reminds me of journalism trying to make something that it isn't. Sounds better to tell it's the plane he flew when it's not, just a catchy phrase that attracts 1 or 2 extra viewers.

@alanf403

3 жыл бұрын

Today, it's all about clicks, watch-time and advertisements. Truth in journalism is a thing of the past.

@doctormcgoveran2194

3 жыл бұрын

There is nothing wrong here. This si not a documentary about the guy flying this specific airplane. I doubt if he would have had any different reaction to the exact plane. It may have been shot out from under him.

@JungleYT

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikebornholdt3900 Yeah... Guess so

What a sweet heart 😭 thank you

God bless you Jerry! Thank you for your service.

I’m proud of you sir and your generation of selfless Americans.

Thank you, sir.

My father wouldn't get the schooling he needed to be a pilot, so he snuck into the Navy and spent his time as a tail gunner in a B-17 when he was only a teenager himself! (Snuck in at 16 years old!) When an air show was nearby and a B-17 flew overhead, my father came running out of the house going I know that sound, I know that sound! So I can relate to you sir! It was a strange experience looking at that tail Gunner seat where my dad's sat! He was stuck in there and whatever came at him came at him! But he only got the chance to shoot at 1 zero, missed! Thank you for your service sir!!

Facing it all is its own kind of bravery

Unassuming hero as they all were who served in that conflict and those that followed and serve today! Lest we forget!.

God Bless you Sir, Thank you so much for your service....May you soar with the ANGELS they are always needing great flyers✝️🙏🇺🇸

Touching, so touching…❤

God bless you bud you are a brave hero!!

I salute you sir with utmost respect

Much respect sir.

Amazing! These All; true Americans, true spirit, real guys.

both icons thank you for your service sir ! ! !

A true hero.

If you didn’t tear up, your not human.

I recommend reading about this aircraft or any others of the era. Not the advanced technology of today, but what they did with it is really impressive.

@screamingpencil

2 жыл бұрын

What impresses me is that they were all designed with pencil, paper, and slide rules, no computers or calculators. Back when people knew how to think.

Like a reunion between old friends

They call his generation the Greatest Generation for a reason. Tough as nails and never complained about the tough conditions.

Wow imagine being reunited with the very machine that brought you home safe and sound every day so you could live a long happy life.

@TheSaturnV

Ай бұрын

That's not his aircraft. It's a retired Air National Guard 2-place trainer.

Sir, Thank you for your service! 🫡🇺🇸

Pilot and plane friend's forever

Lovely segment

It wasn’t the mustang he flew in combat! The headline is deceiving just like most of the media!!

Different breed of cat back then. RESPECT 🇺🇸🫡 Sir!

He served in 2 wars. HE'S AMERICAN HERO. Thanks for your service. 👍

Gosh ! so touching...

Thank you for ur service, Men and women like that is what made this country....God Bless...

Really great doesn't anything other than my pain make me cry ...stay tuned..

God bless you Mr. Jerry! Thank you for your Service Sir! Wish I could have been there with you! The Mustang is my favorite airplane too!