How ONE German Pilot Became the Allies Worst Nightmare

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• TJ

  @TJ3 · 3 years ago · pinned

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• PI

  @Piledriver187 · 3 years ago

  Marseille, Barkhorn, Hartman, Galland, Mölders.... all of them were absolute beasts

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• CH

  @CH-lc3yf · 3 years ago

  German fighter pilots did not make ace with just five kills. The term was &quot;Expert&quot; and given after 15 kills. And there were many of them.

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• MI

  @michaelbatson1879 · 3 years ago

  If you&apos;re going to look at a German pilot, look at Heinz Baer (or Bar). A &quot;first to last&quot; pilot who started out flying Me 109 E&apos;s in 1939 to flying Me 262s in 1945. Second to Marseille in kills against the Western Allies, fought in all 3 theaters, 3 times nominated for the Diamonds to his Knights Cross and the Cherry on top, Georing didn&apos;t like him! As far as &quot;Spitfire Killer&quot; the top pilot was Josef Priller, who shot down 68 Spitfires.

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• ZU

  @zulubeatz1 · 3 years ago (edited)

  My Great Uncle was an ace with JG 1 Anton Rudolph Piffer. He shot down 32 US Bombers amongst others in a FW190. I wish I knew more about him. He was shot down after D Day by British pilots in &nbsp;Mustangs.

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• WW

  @WW2Relics-of-war · 1 year ago

  Some Luftwaffe aces were so skilled they seemed unstoppable—one pilot could change the course of entire battles and strike fear into Allied squadrons.

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• DI

  @dirt_ripper8734 · 3 years ago (edited)

  This is by far the most underrated aerial combat history channel on YouTube. &nbsp;Not only is it underrated, but it is also one of the very best . Guy&apos;s, please like this video so that this channels algorithm gains more traction and can be seen by other aerial &nbsp;combat enthusiasts such as ourselves . TJ , keep up the amazing work that you put in to bring these videos to us , the fans.

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• MU

  @mudkoerfgen9843 · 3 years ago

  Aussie here 👍🙃🍺🦘 Salutations to All WW2 Fighter pilots - what a fascinating period of History &amp; its machinery

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• T.

  @t.sommers6121 · 2 years ago

  As bad as I feel for the brave Allied airmen that perished I wonder how many civilians Meyer saved from dying in the bombings. War sure sucks

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• MR

  @Mr.Blonde22 · 6 months ago

  Hans-Joachim Marseille would’ve been the best fighter pilot of the war, period, if he didn’t die in an accident. He also was a very cool, very fascinating rebel of a German Pilot. Look him up if you’ve never heard of him

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• PO

  @Pokerface-tr1ds · 1 year ago

  According to various interviews with WW2 Veterans who were fighter pilots, the Hawker Hurricane was the working horse, while the Supermarine Spitfire was the racing car.

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• TJ

  @TJ3 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Historical notes - edit - also was just told I listed 1943 instead of 44. I&apos;m sorry :( that was a typo I missed. - &nbsp;Well guys, I put an unreal amount of work into this video. But like all, there are small inaccuracies here and there. For one, the paint schemes of planes are always extremely difficult, especially in videos like this that take place across multiple years when models and camos are constantly changing (Like the Spitfire models and roundels here). I have done my best to maintain the closest possible model throughout though. Also, Nick Hector was a huge help here, and most kill claims looked pretty legit. There were some days however, when confirmations could not be found. The ace in a day mission in December was one of these for example. Lastly, with the gun camera footage, I cannot say with complete and full certainty that this is Egon&apos;s death. But James Marshall said that it was this one, and he is, without a doubt an expert on the air war over Europe in 1944 and likely worked with Gresham&apos;s family on a lot of this. And compared to the recollections that I could find, it checks out. Egon was killed in a wide turn, from a distance, and his plane &quot;Blew up&quot; and immediately went into a snap roll and spiral, similar to what we see here. Finally, obviously there were other German aces with more kills, I know. But I believe there is a case to be made (and is made here) that Mayer may have been the premier and most valuable pilot to the Luftwaffe, fighting on the Western front and making such significant contributions, hence me calling him the greatest! Thanks for watching, love you guys! -TJ

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