Witness the Unbelievable True Story of Dick Audet's Ace-in-a-Day Mission!
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- Опубліковано 2 гру 2022
- 29 December 1944, the Allies are pushing German forces out of occupied Europe and into Germany itself. Allied pilots now don't meet their Luftwaffe opponents as often as before, but some resistance is still there. The 411 Squadron of Royal Canadian Air Force flying Mk IXe Spitfires operates from the Netherlands and mostly flies air-to-ground sorties. Flight Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Audet flew over fifty combat sorties without ever seeing a German fighter plane. And for two years before that, he flew only second line duties. But on this day, he will have a chance to show that a proper ace pilot only needs a good opportunity to shine.
Sources:
- Alfred Price - Late Marque Spitfire Aces 1942-45
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- Wartimes.ca - F/L Richard “Dick” Audet, 411 Squadron RCAF
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- Respect Calls for Thoroughness - Digging Into the Story of Flt/Lt “Dick” Audet
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"How to become an ace in your first mission against enemy fighters" by Richard Audet. It's a pity that he claimed at least 10 victories and be killed during an attack against a train... Good job as always Showtime112!
Thanks for commenting! Yes, this sounds like a recipe.
Most pilots during WW2 were kill by ground fire and accidents than from an enemy fighter. For example, the US lost over 15,000 airman just from training accidents. And being killed by ground fire includes friendly fire.
So great to see Canada represented! Thank you
Thank you for watching! Views from Canada are always near the top and their average view duration is excellent.
Wow a great day for Audet. Wouldn't have thought towing targets would prep a guy this well. The gyro stabilized sight on the Spitfire apparently gave an excellent sight picture.
He was able to log many hours and master flying pretty well. The gyro sight certainly helped because even an average pilot could aim well with them.
Remarkable pilot. He did well.
Yeah, he sure did.
Must have been incredibly frightening, even for the most daring pilots
Probably. But I guess ability to keep the fear under control is what makes good pilots really good.
A couple of points: 1) The beauty of the Spitfire: oooh, mama. 2) Five kills in one mission in a Spitfire is amazing. Shows great fire control and accuracy from this French-Canadian pilot. Such a shame he didn't survive to tell us more.
By the end of 1944 to the end of the war in May 1945 most of the Luftwaffe's experienced pilots were out of the game. A marginal numer of skilled pilots lead ramshackle Staffels comprising inexperienced youngsters. A handful of the old guard migrated on to the Me 262's.
Yes, the pilot quality wasn't high at that point. But as always, a good ace needs good opportunities.
I greatly enjoy these WWII histories. Thanks for the post.
WWII is currently the most exciting thing for me too, thank you for commenting!
@@showtime112 More WWII would be greatly appreciated.
What a bloody legend!! Really good to hear a Canadian war story. Awesome video mate👍👍👍
Thank you! I agree Audet's achievement was extraordinary and I feel bad this video didn't reach a wider audience.
Thank you for covering this.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
I dunno why but the music hit different at the intro, love the tone you set with this video Showtime. Very cool story, neat to hear about Canadian aces, I've had the pleasure of meeting a few of the remaining aces at mess dinners. Great video as usual Showtime112.
The music sounded like something they would have used in a 60's or 70' movie about WWII :) I'm glad you liked it, thanks for commenting!
Nice work Showtime112.
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Excellent video!
Thanks, glad to hear you think so!
Najljepši zrakoplov Spitfire, kao i F-4 Phantom.
Mnogi bi se složili.
Great presentation.
Thanks for posting. 😃
Thank you, I'm glad you appreciated it!
The best historical content and comment. The Baron advised that a pilot must get right up on his opponent and use short bursts to win. Break away fast and watch your ass. Audet had learned that lesson early.
Yeah, opportunities did present themselves to him but he took them in a clean and efficient manner.
Minor correction: The FW 190s that Audet shot down were the D model, with the long nose. The ones shown in the video are FW 190As.
Thank you for pointing out. I don't remember finding the exact specifications in the sources I had but perhaps I simply missed it.
Thanks!
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So nice to hear such things! Interest in this video is kinda low but it might still change 😉
@@showtime112 Don't worry, it will come!
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Very Cool!!
Glad you liked it!
The Spitfires Tail Fin is not right for a Mk IX , that was the design for Mk VIII's and Griffin's.
Another Canadian Ace at that time , also flying IX's was Don Laubman . He was also a member of 126 Canadian Wing. On the 26/7 of September 1944 he shot down 7 Germans , 4 FW 190's and 3 Me 109's . His final tally was 15 .
Quite a few pilots achieved ace in a day, Eric Hartmann did this several times, so did Gunther Rall. Just two I can think off my head.
It wasn't a unique event, but it's still worth some attention I think.
Well done presentation and great aerial accomplishments and success. Excellent as always.♠️🎩🎱🇺🇲🏁🎯🇺🇦🔱🏵️💮💮🌼🌸🏴☠️🏹
Thanks, I appreciate this!
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Towing targets and watching others hitting them definitely helped him to learn the precision hitting . . I bet after this mission he still bring half of his ammo back . .
He did log many, many flight hours during his early career and the experience must have helped when an opportunity showed up.
@@showtime112 he trained himself for the opportunity . . And he trained himself well . . And when the opportunity knocked . . He succeeds . . . And what a way to die, no grave, no grave stone . . Just a memory . . .
@@showtime112 I remember some verses on the grave stone of a soldier . . It says . . "In the mosaic of history . . Here, I lay this priceless One" . . .
Hey Showtime, where did the gunfire that shot down his plane originate from? From the train itself or AA guns near the train? Just curious. Great video, thanks!
Thanks for the feedback! If I remember correctly, it was the trains' own defense.
He Was killed in 3 march 1945 near Munster. Hè straffed à train at very low level but Was hit by à flak-wagoon certainly fittéd With lethal 4×20mm Guns called vierling
Thanks for contributing additional info!
What were they thinking??? The Spitfire is a HORRIBLE ground attack aircraft!!! MUCH too fragile for it. Even the tanky P-47's took heavy casualties in this role.
I suppose there were too few Luftwaffe aircraft in the air and they had a whole bunch of fighters with little to do.
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I'm on fire? I know 😀
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Thanks for the comment!
In the video, why did the Spitfire take off with full flaps?
Thats what happens when a jet pilot flies warbirds. It still took off just fine 😁
Have you considered doing one about operation bodenplatte? New year 1945
It could be done. The entire operation would be perhaps too complex for a single video so it could either be a series of videos, or maybe it could focus on some elements.
Bf-109 skin is based on the one that is on display in Australia in it's original colors
Didn't know that. How did it end up there?
@@showtime112 it is not clear how it was captured. AWM posted some info, that it was transfered from No 4 Maintenance Unit (UK) in 1946 to Australia. Other info is that this aircraft was withdrawn from frontline unit, where it was battle damaged in december 1944, for major overhaul. Probably, this is when it recieved this paint job of later colors of RLM 81, 83 and 84. Since G-6 production halted in summer of 1944 this aircraft's original colors were RLM 74,75,&76.
In heat of battle either you get shot down or become an Ace in a day. Fortunes of War or just plain lucky but every day is different n terrible. Sadly this Canadian pilot did not survive WW2
I really like your job and greetings from Brazil! ! !
Muito obrigado!
Good day for him. On a related note, did any French pilots become aces during the Battle of France, May 1940?
Some did, I will probably cover some of that in the future.
Pierre Le Gloan is the most famous of them. 5 italian airplanes downed on 30 minutes the 15 of june 1940.
Not to rain on Audet's parade, but it is worth noting that by late 1944, the general quality of German pilots was in rapid decline. Not at all like from 1939 to 1943.
That's true. But again, achieving ace in a day against experienced pilots in five heavy maneuvering dogfights would have been akmost impossible.
@@showtime112 True. Ace in a day was something that very few pilots ever achieved, even in target-rich environments.
Just check the list of WII aces and you will find the first non-German ace on rank # 95! Need I say more?
Actually, yes. It might have something to do with the skills of German pilots. Or the lack of skills of Soviet pilots they flew against 😁
No flaps for take OFF in spitfire 😉
That's what happens when you take crash courses 😁
Yay Canada!
I had to do something for Canadian viewers!
@@showtime112 Thank you.
This audet fellow had infinite ammo cheats on
No. But the video wasn't recorded in one single take, it would be very difficult to achieve.
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I meant the actual WW2 pilot
German by 1944 was lost there fuel, fighter aces and flight pilots, they ran very short on skill pilots, line formation in WW2 air combat is outdated, the finger four formation was invented by the Germans.
Not sure why they were using that formation here except because of pilot inexperience.
A shout out to our Canadian brothers whos contribution in both world wars is not appreciated enough imho 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Yes, Canadian contribution seems overlooked. I hope I helped with that at leas a little bit.
@@showtime112 Yes you did thanks. Love your content 👍
Great video!
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