When a CIA Agent Fell to Earth

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @Yarnhub
    @Yarnhub  2 роки тому +435

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    • @k3xa1300
      @k3xa1300 2 роки тому +6

      2 hours ago? How

    • @burroball7794
      @burroball7794 2 роки тому +5

      wtf 2 hours ago

    • @TheMemeApprover96024
      @TheMemeApprover96024 2 роки тому +5

      2hours what

    • @Irobert1115HD
      @Irobert1115HD 2 роки тому +2

      can you guys make a video on beate d köstlin in the future? she was a transfer aviator for the luftwaffe during WWII and might even have been the first woman to learn how to fly a jet plane. oh and she invented the sexshop.

    • @Alliesisthemostmedicalstudent
      @Alliesisthemostmedicalstudent 2 роки тому +1

      @@Irobert1115HD
      You guys asking why this comment made 2 hours ago? This dude right here is speaking up ideas

  • @novemberdawn8145
    @novemberdawn8145 2 роки тому +2592

    Honestly guys the moment of 6:30-6:40 is just absolutely incredible. The music, the visuals, just perfect. I think this is my favorite video yet.

    • @zzaronn
      @zzaronn 2 роки тому +59

      for a moment i was thinking "this could be some James Bond movie" when i got to this part

    • @glitchy_weasel
      @glitchy_weasel 2 роки тому +27

      What's most impressive for me personally is that, If am I not mistaken, they use Unreal Engine 4 for their animations. It's so cool to see that technology repurposed so creatively!

    • @veezerrscharnhorst
      @veezerrscharnhorst 2 роки тому +5

      Yess, this is the best moments of all Yarnhub animations

    • @eviltuqueque8800
      @eviltuqueque8800 2 роки тому +11

      wallpaper material ngl

    • @DrewTheRotund
      @DrewTheRotund 2 роки тому +6

      @@unknownlox6971 Agreed

  • @theloosetrigger4514
    @theloosetrigger4514 2 роки тому +990

    No way, I thought you guys would never cover him! I'm the great great grandson of Francis Gary Powers! I recently did my junior year U.S. History presentation on him! I'm so glad you decided to do this.

    • @Yarnhub
      @Yarnhub  2 роки тому +199

      Wow! We hope you and your family liked the video !

    • @theloosetrigger4514
      @theloosetrigger4514 2 роки тому +188

      @@Yarnhub My family aren't really history buffs, but I adore your work and have been following your progress for quite some time! My father did enjoy the video as well, and even learned he died in a helicopter crash. He had no idea. Proud of you all, keep up the good work and continue making amazing content! I get super hyped when you upload.

    • @DNS-Freakz
      @DNS-Freakz 2 роки тому +10

      @@theloosetrigger4514 Thats cool man

    • @TribusMontibus
      @TribusMontibus 2 роки тому +32

      Hello Robert, my congratulations to you on your studies and your presentation.
      I am just a bit surprised that this video calls your great great grandfather a “CIA agent”. I would have thought of him as a ‘pilot’ (and a rather competent one, considering what he was flying). I would expect the word “agent” from a cold-war Russian propaganda article, not in a modern video 😉.
      Kind regards,
      Garret

    • @theloosetrigger4514
      @theloosetrigger4514 2 роки тому +39

      @@TribusMontibus He was an agent, he simply flew for the agency!

  • @teymurj2966
    @teymurj2966 2 роки тому +1082

    It was so beautiful when the missile detonated behind the plane, I love how much work they put into this

    • @VideoSpectator1223
      @VideoSpectator1223 2 роки тому +1

      It's really crazy to think the CIA Operatives basically have a "Suicide injection" to avoid being captured and tortured for information 👀

    • @grummanf-14tomcat31
      @grummanf-14tomcat31 2 роки тому +2

      If the missile had detonated behind and part of the explosion was touching the flammable jet blast how did it not catch fire and blow up instantly?

    • @Flyingcarrot321
      @Flyingcarrot321 2 роки тому +22

      @@grummanf-14tomcat31 The blast of the jet is the exhaust it is just hot air

    • @badbeardbill9956
      @badbeardbill9956 Рік тому +4

      If there’s any unburnt fuel you’re wasting it

    • @karantikoo9302
      @karantikoo9302 Рік тому +2

      @@Flyingcarrot321plus the high speed winds push back any blast-fire waves

  • @Glen.Danielsen
    @Glen.Danielsen 2 роки тому +61

    I was privileged to meet Francis Gary Powers. Delightful gentleman. Thank you for being fair in describing him and his actions during his captivity by the Soviets. He later died when the news helicopter he was flying ran out of fuel.

    • @AlexKarasev
      @AlexKarasev 3 місяці тому +2

      He was a forthright person - before, during, and after the Soviet incident. His helo running out of fuel due to a faulty gauge - anything's possible of course, but that's a highly unusual malfunction, not to mention the helicopter's main rotor blades are designed to auto-rotate - i.e. you can land a helicopter with no engine power by first letting the blades spin up as you fall and then use that stored energy to flare and soft-land and it's not some circus trick but is a thing you train for as a helicopter pilot.

    • @_Juanaev._5.5
      @_Juanaev._5.5 26 днів тому

      Как мне жалка Пауэрса😢

    • @kleanish
      @kleanish 9 днів тому

      Did you watch the video

  • @memecliparchives2254
    @memecliparchives2254 2 роки тому +2073

    Who the hell is this?!
    He's a high weather enthusiast who went off course.

  • @RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE
    @RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE 2 роки тому +203

    3:13
    THE greatest Soviet invention ever: the *telecomb*

    • @Andeez684
      @Andeez684 2 роки тому +9

      bruh you can comb your hair while at the same time calling someone

    • @gaming_gamer483
      @gaming_gamer483 7 місяців тому +3

      oh yes you can

    • @XstonedmonkeyzX
      @XstonedmonkeyzX 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@gaming_gamer483 No... No you can't

    • @Guardrailkid
      @Guardrailkid 6 місяців тому +4

      @@XstonedmonkeyzX propaganda

    • @niczim123
      @niczim123 3 місяці тому +1

      Ahh yes the telecomb! Which led to the *'Combile Telephone'*

  • @Coffelvlojlka
    @Coffelvlojlka 10 місяців тому +12

    Oh, they forgot to mention that the pilot didn't take advantage of the ejection due to the fact that the system had a built-in system to kill the pilot, so he got out of the cockpit on his own😅

    • @Bladsmith
      @Bladsmith 14 днів тому +2

      It says gullible on the ceiling

  • @neuroo_1691
    @neuroo_1691 2 роки тому +795

    Can literally outrun SAM's and can fly higher than MiG planes
    "Weather plane"

    • @justsomedepressedguy2512
      @justsomedepressedguy2512 2 роки тому +155

      Trust me bro he is just high altitude weather enthusiast

    • @totallynotthefbi3164
      @totallynotthefbi3164 2 роки тому +58

      @@justsomedepressedguy2512 that flew off course

    • @stevenpg9517
      @stevenpg9517 2 роки тому +43

      @@totallynotthefbi3164 due to issues with his oxygen equipment.

    • @JoelTVarghese
      @JoelTVarghese 2 роки тому +22

      Okay that sounds plausible waait a minute why does he have a gun and a poison needle?

    • @shars104
      @shars104 2 роки тому +5

      @@JoelTVarghese so they dont interrogate him he can can have a painless death then getting tortured

  • @GlitchyGamers18
    @GlitchyGamers18 2 роки тому +81

    The one thing that was wrong is that the u2 was never a fast plane. It was just much higher than the ceiling of everything else. It actually flies only a few knots above it’s stall speed when it is at 70,000 feet.

    • @strakhovandrri
      @strakhovandrri 2 роки тому +18

      Maybe above it's stall speed?

    • @badbeardbill9956
      @badbeardbill9956 Рік тому +18

      It’s above the stall speed, but also just short of its critical mach. Either case - it loses lift and sees more drag. Something called coffin corner.
      It’s fairly fast for that altitude but it has to be. The only way to go faster is to sweep the wings and/or use supercritical airfoils, and probably stronger engines. A fighter can most certainly go faster.

    • @gregburkett16
      @gregburkett16 Місяць тому +3

      It was basically a glider one at altitude

  • @F16boi
    @F16boi 2 роки тому +790

    I was so relieved until yarnhub mentions a random event of powers riding a helicopter
    I already knew he was gonna die

    • @micahgotracksplays2875
      @micahgotracksplays2875 2 роки тому +5

      Same

    • @jeezymclovin2215
      @jeezymclovin2215 2 роки тому +21

      He got helicoptered

    • @blitz9197
      @blitz9197 2 роки тому +41

      @@jeezymclovin2215 Helicopter Helicopter

    • @GeorgeSemel
      @GeorgeSemel 2 роки тому +29

      He was a helicopter pilot, there is more to the story, Powers was a good guy. I spent more than half my 45 years flying both airplanes and helicopters flying the same model of the Bell 206 jet ranger

    • @jeezymclovin2215
      @jeezymclovin2215 2 роки тому +1

      @@GeorgeSemel whoa that is a good lengthy career

  • @vivalaitalia8613
    @vivalaitalia8613 2 роки тому +117

    He was shot down near my city where I live, our locals gave him water and tried to provide some help until the army and police arrived
    greetings from Russia the city of Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk)
    No war.

    • @Alexander_Grant
      @Alexander_Grant 4 місяці тому +12

      2 years late, but I've always been floored by how much Russians just want peace. Being raised by parents who grew up during the Cold War and growing up in the USA, I had been propagandized into thinking that Russians were evil. When I grew up and actually started looking into the history of relations between the two countries, I realize that there were a lot of heroes in the Soviet Union, far more than there were in the US. Our heroes were never the ones who advocated for peace, yet there are stories of the people on the ground like those locals, or more importantly, the story of Stanislav Petrov. I know from the outside it seems like many Americans hate the Russians, but I think that's a consequence of what the media wants to portray as normal. It is sad that the countries are antagonistic towards each other, I'd love to visit one day.

    • @booognish
      @booognish 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Alexander_Grant We are natural allies with much in common culturally, it is one of the greatest tragedies of our lifetimes that we have been manipulated and used against each other like pawns on a chess board. I’m no fan of communism, and I understand why many things during the Cold War were the way they were, but it is solely political and military industrial propaganda that maintained that division beyond the collapse of the Soviet Union The relatively cozy relationships we’ve maintained with nations that truly view us as their enemy and are guilty of countless unspeakable atrocities, I mean we keep breaking the record for largest weapons deals with Saudi Arabia, which they use to fuel the massacre of civilians in Yemen.. Allegedly women are allowed to drive cars there now, but how many are tortured by the sharia morality police still? Right now, while hardworking Americans are struggling more than they have in decades, billions of dollars is sent to Ukraine to fund this nonsensical war. If it was put to a vote I don’t even think 25% of Americans would support it, yet on it goes. Billions to Ukraine, billions to Israel, billions to illegal immigrants, while they just take more and more from tax paying Americans. It is the very definition of taxation without representation….

    • @jabloko992
      @jabloko992 2 місяці тому

      "No war, just special military operation", eh comrade?
      Here's my line for you, d0g:
      No sympathy.

    • @jabloko992
      @jabloko992 2 місяці тому

      @@Alexander_Grant "The consequence of the media?" Yeah, because shooting missiles at hospitals and kidnapping tens of thousands of kids is just propaganda, correct?

  • @JG-xm8jy
    @JG-xm8jy 2 роки тому +551

    This is a new age of content you're putting out. Exquisite quality and story telling.

  • @rsoldat1
    @rsoldat1 2 роки тому +20

    This is beyond incredible.. everything about the music, the narrator's voice, and the visuals.. it's just beautiful

  • @Ethan.YT.
    @Ethan.YT. 2 роки тому +3283

    I was expecting to hate the sponsored segments but somehow Yarnhub managed to make it good and I even found it kind of funny

  • @gigachad5563
    @gigachad5563 2 роки тому +611

    Exquisite animation quality especially during the explosion. You guys have done it again!

  • @copernicus702
    @copernicus702 Рік тому +3

    and that's how the Lockheed Martin SR-71 "Blackbird" was born.

  • @skepticalmagos_101
    @skepticalmagos_101 2 роки тому +1087

    Never knew about the friendly fire incident on the Russian side.... The channel teaches you something new in every upload. 😃

    • @guts-141
      @guts-141 2 роки тому +53

      After playing DCS world and learning about missile locks I realized the systems would not distinguish between a friend or foe if the Radar lock is not carefully utilized
      Then this video appeared

    • @nekomasteryoutube3232
      @nekomasteryoutube3232 2 роки тому +29

      Thats why despite being subbed to several channels that may cover similar topics at one point or another (Sometimes around the same time on multiple channels) I still watch videos on the same topic as you learn other litlte things that people dug up, or related tangents to the topic at hand.

    • @Cybersharky_
      @Cybersharky_ 2 роки тому

      @@nekomasteryoutube3232 d egenerate

    • @flyingsac
      @flyingsac 2 роки тому +8

      @@Cybersharky_ r etard

    • @Cybersharky_
      @Cybersharky_ 2 роки тому

      @@flyingsac deviant

  • @epikstickbot
    @epikstickbot Рік тому +6

    that was the hardest nordvpn add

  • @kuruvillageorge1735
    @kuruvillageorge1735 2 роки тому +167

    Everything in the video was absolutely brilliant. Can't find a better History channel than this...

  • @KommanderEd
    @KommanderEd Рік тому +308

    i think the pilot did not use Nordvpn.

    • @wangtina7432
      @wangtina7432 7 місяців тому +5

      Best comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @stephennyangau5959
      @stephennyangau5959 5 місяців тому +5

      He could have evaded the radar while doing his weather stuff at high altitude. Very interesting.

    • @realdjoffski
      @realdjoffski 3 місяці тому +2

      Bono owned him regardless.

    • @VikromBookung
      @VikromBookung 2 місяці тому +1

      Fr

    • @booognish
      @booognish 2 місяці тому +1

      He did use established titles though, so at least he was a lord according to Scottish custom.

  • @karl_franz_prince_and_emperor
    @karl_franz_prince_and_emperor 2 роки тому +583

    "he's a high altitude weather enthusiast, who flew off course."
    "Oh, ok that seems reasonable. Wait a minute, why does he have a gun and a poison needle?!"
    "He's a... Very naughty high altitude weather enthusiast who flew off course."

    • @VK-jy3pi
      @VK-jy3pi 2 роки тому +13

      Ah, an Oversimplified reference. Classic.

    • @captainvanghn
      @captainvanghn 2 роки тому +3

      how much I would pay to have yarn hub and of a simplified do a collab just even if I hear oversimplified voice that would be blessing in disguise

    • @BreadBreeder42
      @BreadBreeder42 7 днів тому

      oversimplified haha

  • @livethefuture2492
    @livethefuture2492 2 роки тому +25

    I know everyone is talking about the incredible missile hit scene, but i just want to say i think that dice scene at 10:26 was absolutely hilarious!

  • @andrew1000rr
    @andrew1000rr 2 роки тому +224

    More than 25 years ago I read a book about Powers & U2 which was released in USSR. Soviets stated that Powers decided to jump from damaged plane instead of using catapult as he was afraid that plane could be mined with explosives by CIA. Another mentioned fact was that Su 9 (ceiling of 20km!) was used as it was the only soviet fighter capable to have visual contact with U2. Book did not mention destroyed Mig 19, unarmed Su 9 or a dozen lunched missiles.
    Thanks Yarnhub, that was great video!

    • @masterofreality926
      @masterofreality926 2 роки тому

      Jeez, the US were more evil then Empire of Evil itself

    • @OleDonKedic
      @OleDonKedic Рік тому +13

      OFC the soviets were going to leave those important details out of their "official story."

    • @yurikropotov3135
      @yurikropotov3135 11 місяців тому +17

      @@OleDonKedic how looks the truth of american 'official story' 10:30

    • @po4itatel_
      @po4itatel_ 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@yurikropotov3135You don't understand, this is different)

    • @alexlo7708
      @alexlo7708 9 місяців тому +1

      That is a sauce in the story. SA-2 is not self guidance missile. So it cannot fire without target indication.

  • @harbingerd.8457
    @harbingerd.8457 2 роки тому +740

    Khrushchev: Who the hell is this?!
    Eisenhower: He's a high-altitude weather enthusiast who flew off course!
    Khrushchev: Okay that seems- wait a minute! Why does he have a gun and a poison needle?!

    • @captain61games49
      @captain61games49 2 роки тому +56

      Oversimplified

    • @rudragupta2491
      @rudragupta2491 2 роки тому +36

      I see you are a man of culture

    • @Pvt_Wade
      @Pvt_Wade 2 роки тому +14

      what is the poison needle for?

    • @markgeorge447
      @markgeorge447 2 роки тому +4

      @@Pvt_Wade American spies have a poison needle in there kit so they can kill themselves before falling in the hands of the enemies so no one interrogates them and the secrets are kept secrets

    • @Pvt_Wade
      @Pvt_Wade 2 роки тому +7

      @@markgeorge447 but the dude didnt use it, why??

  • @LIFAD97
    @LIFAD97 2 роки тому +12

    Lots of praise for the U2 and it's justified. Personally, I'm in awe that the Soviet officer was able to talk on the phone through that comb.

  • @GuyPipili
    @GuyPipili 2 роки тому +101

    Wow! These illustrations are just beyond incredible. I also liked the little humor that gets "slipped" in. I didn't know about the friendly fire incident that occurred. There's always something new that isn't general knowledge. Keep up the great work guys!

  • @burnt7882
    @burnt7882 2 роки тому +3

    The suspense was very well done with that missile, the music, the narration, EVERYTHING.

  • @captain_commenter8796
    @captain_commenter8796 2 роки тому +682

    U2: “Im flying so high that they can’t hit me!”
    Surface to Air missile: *“are you sure about that?”*

    • @retard6552
      @retard6552 2 роки тому +51

      U2: "I fear noone, But that thing..."
      SAM: *exists* *
      U2: "it scares me"

    • @blackfacts6137
      @blackfacts6137 2 роки тому +34

      That's how SR-71 blackbird was born

    • @uwuowo4856
      @uwuowo4856 2 роки тому +27

      Mig 25:why out range it when you can out speed it

    • @taktuscat4250
      @taktuscat4250 2 роки тому +11

      Sr71: Nah anyway

    • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
      @Frosty_tha_Snowman 2 роки тому +12

      So glad that we then made the SR-71 that was even more advanced and badass.

  • @KellyAnnDavis
    @KellyAnnDavis 10 місяців тому +2

    NO WAY, I THOUGHT Y'ALL'D NEVER COVER HIM! I'm the great great grandson of Francis Gary Powers! I recently did my junior year U.S. History presentation on him! I'm so glad you decided to do this. My name is Robert Edward Powers!

    • @Yarnhub
      @Yarnhub  10 місяців тому +1

      We hope you and your family like the film

  • @LancelotChan
    @LancelotChan 2 роки тому +92

    Thanks for the story. Never heard of this one before! The final selfless act spoke highly of Powers.

  • @jenclydelemosnero2529
    @jenclydelemosnero2529 2 роки тому +8

    gotten me chills by the slow-motion is just incredible with a realistic stain on the rockets,i really hope i can find some more sick details,good luck yarnhub!

  • @lj6284
    @lj6284 2 роки тому +52

    Your momentum on this app is unmatched. Consistently interesting, well made, and informative. They always have something to offer with the animations others dont.

  • @flechette3782
    @flechette3782 2 роки тому +4

    Fun fact: at 70,000 ft the stall speed of the U-2 was only 10 mph above the speed of sound. This meant that if the U-2 turned much the inside wing would slow down and stall, and/or the outside wing would break the sound barrier and snap off because it was long and thin. Thus, the U-2 could only travel in a pretty straight line when that high.
    Remember, unless an airplane is turning a hard "knife edge" turn there is still an inner and outer turning radius for each wing tip.
    There is speculation that the missile did not actually hit the U-2 and damage it that much directly, but the blast simply stalled a wing. The Soviets displayed wreckage for propaganda purposes. The pieces were fairly intact without any shrapnel damage.

  • @sudeshpandey5889
    @sudeshpandey5889 2 роки тому +62

    I like how one of the clouds looks like a big MiG! Really cool easter egg!

  • @Q-lowGoblin
    @Q-lowGoblin 2 роки тому +10

    Now THAT, is a watchable sponsor break

  • @aaliyahdelrosario4497
    @aaliyahdelrosario4497 2 роки тому +2

    I love how the sponsorship part is actually related to the topic, AND it’s entertaining. I LOVE IT

  • @pocucopu3507
    @pocucopu3507 2 роки тому +144

    This happened today in Croatia
    "In what can only be deemed a totally bizarre event, Croatia's capital of Zagreb was awakened to a loud blast just hours ago only to find a large crater filled with what appeared to be aircraft parts. Some said it was a plane that crashed and that parachutes were seen nearby, others said it was a missile. After close examination of the visual evidence, The War Zone strongly believes this was actually a Tu-141 "Strizh" reconnaissance drone that must have severely malfunctioned and crossed over the entirety of Hungary or parts of neighboring countries and into Croatia from Ukraine. Flying direct from Ukraine's border to Zagreb is nearly a 350-mile journey."

    • @Ticki
      @Ticki 2 роки тому +18

      Impressive that it had fuel for this long of a journey...

    • @tamahagane1700
      @tamahagane1700 2 роки тому +21

      What happened near Zagreb, Croatia was a crash of a fuel-starved, repainted Soviet-era drone which was launched out of desperation from a war zone to provoke further NATO involvement in an ongoing bloody conflict. Despite my best effort, really can't see any similarity to U-2 incident very nicely depicted in the video.

    • @masterofreality926
      @masterofreality926 2 роки тому

      @@tamahagane1700 Yep, the ukrnazi will do anything to cause a WW3

  • @evosagara
    @evosagara 2 роки тому +2

    that was the best sponsor ad i've ever seen

  • @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347
    @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 2 роки тому +77

    Keep em coming Yarnhub! Definitely an underrated story in the pleats of an ever folding conflict! Love it!

  • @Lonsite
    @Lonsite 2 роки тому +4

    USSR : who are u ?
    CIA : weather reporter
    USSR: then why u have a gun?
    CIA:I'm a very nauty weather reporter

  • @LAH92
    @LAH92 2 роки тому +176

    Personally seen the U2 and even though it's made in the 70's what an incredible machine it is 😎
    (Correction in the 50's not the 70's)

    • @lordwintertown8284
      @lordwintertown8284 2 роки тому +9

      I think your era is a bit off chief as this baby first flew in 1955..

    • @LAH92
      @LAH92 2 роки тому +7

      @@lordwintertown8284 bleeming heck you are right buddy! Thank you for the correction

    • @spit_in_my_mouth420
      @spit_in_my_mouth420 2 роки тому

      I also saw the dragon lady fly a few years ago ;)

    • @Hamss_
      @Hamss_ 2 роки тому +1

      Thats plane not only spying soviet union but other country of Rivals USA and innocent country.

    • @abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186
      @abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186 2 роки тому +3

      literally an f-104 with loooong wings

  • @RAKIBULHASAN_404
    @RAKIBULHASAN_404 10 днів тому +2

    3:13 how can you communicate with anyone with a comb😂😂

  • @kingofgameing2774
    @kingofgameing2774 2 роки тому +68

    With this content quality it's a crime they are not at a million subs yet.

    • @lokiwiseyt8608
      @lokiwiseyt8608 2 роки тому

      Facts

    • @adamnivens4040
      @adamnivens4040 2 роки тому

      Very true!

    • @justarandomguylol6481
      @justarandomguylol6481 2 роки тому +1

      Yea.

    • @iPodiMaster
      @iPodiMaster 2 роки тому +1

      Lower quality channels get more subscribers, such as Simple History.
      But no worries. High quality videos win in the long run, in comparison to frequent but lame ones and I'm sure Yarnhub will be at the very top one day. Just a matter of time.

    • @justarandomguylol6481
      @justarandomguylol6481 2 роки тому

      @@iPodiMaster Agreed

  • @csbanki
    @csbanki 2 роки тому +33

    4:20 Can we just talk about the fact how brave that Russian pilot was?

  • @projectlessweforget
    @projectlessweforget 2 роки тому +60

    Fact: the U2 incident was the main benefactor for the development of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird recon plane that would replace the U2 until the SR-71 was replaced by satellites and the program was terminated in 1989 but was reactivated in 1994 until 1999.
    Fun fact: I was born on Oct-7-99 and the last flight of the SR-71 took place 2 days after I was born.
    Yes I admit that I used the wiki to find the correct designation for the Blackbird and I ended up finding something interesting in my own way.

    • @VandalAudi
      @VandalAudi 2 роки тому +5

      You forgot that the U2 is still in service while the SR 71 got retired.

    • @projectlessweforget
      @projectlessweforget 2 роки тому +2

      @@VandalAudi
      Actually Lockheed and the military have scheduled to retire the U2 recon plane from service in 2025 or 2050 and replace it with the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone (to clarify the US government can't make up their minds to when to retire the U-2 from service, which is why I said 2025 or 2050 but it will be retired nonetheless and it'll retire with a very impressive service record).
      Although the U2 have been upgraded over the years from the U-2R to the U-2S it's increasingly getting expensive to operate in military operations since it'll cost over 2 billion to retire, but NASA has been using the U-2S as a testing platform and we can't forget about the fact of the aircraft has converted into new models without making new U-2 planes which is far more cheaper and increases the service life of the aircraft.

    • @VandalAudi
      @VandalAudi 2 роки тому +2

      @@projectlessweforget okay, but that's not an "actually" statement, since as of this posting the U2 is still in service for atleast 3 more years. Maybe more for NASA, which coincidentally was orginazation used for the "weather recon" excuse the US used.for Gary Powers.

  • @thedootguy4444
    @thedootguy4444 2 роки тому +2

    he's pretty down to earth ngl

  • @foxhound24
    @foxhound24 2 роки тому +55

    Holy heck the middle hit part was amazing and really emphasised the gravity and seriousness of what it was like, I can’t imagine how terrifying it would’ve been hanging out of a plane billowing in flame, plummeting rapidly to the ground as tornado force wind is crushing your face , as you barely hang on to the oxygen cable.
    It’s unbelievable he survived.
    Thank you again for a wonderful new insight to an intresting history momento, and I do love the aviation related stories 😉

    • @masterofreality926
      @masterofreality926 2 роки тому +2

      I am more amazed how he did not die there, but years later cuz of faulty gauge... This is sad irony.

  • @stevemc01
    @stevemc01 2 роки тому +9

    Not gonna lie, the visuals of this were absolutely stunning.
    I feel Yarnhub saw the UPGRADE button and just kept slapping it every video.

  • @kolobanovmedal
    @kolobanovmedal Рік тому +2

    "He's uh... very NAUGHTY high altitude weather enthusiast who flew off course"

  • @strikex9543
    @strikex9543 2 роки тому +21

    6:32 the music in the background, the visual, the narration EVERYTHING IS JUST SO PERFECT IT'S SO CINEMATIC! WONDERFUL WORK YARNHUB!

    • @Peter-vz6vp
      @Peter-vz6vp 7 місяців тому

      bro i want to know the name of that music

    • @lynxian-6097
      @lynxian-6097 5 місяців тому

      @@Peter-vz6vp
      Horizons - Sylvain Darmon
      ua-cam.com/video/4c_zbJxDbkI/v-deo.html&pp=ygUXaG9yaXpvbnMgc3lsdmFpbiBkYXJtb24%3D

    • @Sk.ull._.Crusher
      @Sk.ull._.Crusher 3 місяці тому

      Name of music?

    • @bedmanGGxrd
      @bedmanGGxrd 3 місяці тому

      @@Sk.ull._.Crusherthe name of the music is probably either self produced or royalty free (like youtube’s music library), unfortunately i don’t think you’ll find it unless they tell you or someone knows it

    • @gunssom0078
      @gunssom0078 Місяць тому

      ​@@bedmanGGxrdthat's Sad

  • @clephedrone
    @clephedrone 2 роки тому +5

    The animations are so much better with each videos! Thank you yarnhub for creating all of those videos, they are always interesting to watch.

  • @TG_1027
    @TG_1027 2 роки тому +25

    The sponsorship alone was probably one of the best parts of the video.

    • @raihanwidodo1042
      @raihanwidodo1042 2 роки тому +5

      Most youtubers just read scripts and show videos that they were given by the sponsor but yarnhub actually made their own sponsor video and its awesome

  • @alexlo7708
    @alexlo7708 9 місяців тому +1

    The US didn't aware that the Soviet have capability in shooting down this slow jet U-2. A year earlier , China used the new s-75 missile from Soviet , shot down the Martin RB-57 ,the elder brother of the U2 already.

  • @Khyber_1
    @Khyber_1 2 роки тому +48

    My grandfather who lives in Peshawar (from where this U-2 took off for the mission) told me about this. He said Pakistan got into a lot of trouble after this incident. Pretty sad how Americans ignore/forget Pakistan's support to the USA in the cold war.

    • @cjclark2002
      @cjclark2002 2 роки тому +6

      Our government, not Americans. Please keep that in mind. The average Joe does not wield any power or influence.

    • @uap24
      @uap24 2 роки тому +1

      Pakistan being a terror hub outweighs everything else.

    • @mikesimms5750
      @mikesimms5750 2 роки тому

      Pakistan isn't given credit because Pakistan is a faithless "ally" who regularly houses and aids our enemies and those who have done us harm and have done so since it was born as an independent nation.

    • @Khyber_1
      @Khyber_1 2 роки тому

      @@mikesimms5750 name one such guy like that before osama.

    • @neoanderson4874
      @neoanderson4874 Рік тому

      Pakistan has strong allies nowadays

  • @khylesamuelkimmelanio688
    @khylesamuelkimmelanio688 2 роки тому +2

    Outstanding! Especially this part 6:34 until 6:50.

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 2 роки тому +28

    6:40 Powers also hears the eternal words, "THERE'S A HOLE ON YOUR RIGHT WING!"

    • @plaxxdhehe3445
      @plaxxdhehe3445 2 роки тому

      Umm sir i dont see a hole nor a right wing

    • @missilemans6688
      @missilemans6688 2 роки тому

      yoo war thunder

    • @Galaxy-oy4nj
      @Galaxy-oy4nj Рік тому

      You've got a hole in your left wing!

    • @h5skb4ru41
      @h5skb4ru41 5 місяців тому

      There is no wing there because it never existed! hes delusional! take him to the infirmary

  • @Shenalan888
    @Shenalan888 Місяць тому +5

    2:03 --- Soviet KFC be like

  • @j4imeonblitz636
    @j4imeonblitz636 2 роки тому +42

    Dear Yarnhub , Can you do Leftenant Adnan's Last Stand in Singapore or how Awang Anak Raweng ( Iban Tracker) managed to hold his ground against 50 Communist Guerillas while defending a wounded British Soldier ?

    • @baiazhar7213
      @baiazhar7213 2 роки тому +6

      @Imgladandrewgilllumisnotmykang Technically OP is correct. Leftenant is the Malay spelling of lieutenant.

    • @j4imeonblitz636
      @j4imeonblitz636 2 роки тому +5

      @Imgladandrewgilllumisnotmykang you do know that the British always use Leftenant instead of Lieutenant right ?

    • @Fjdjfjsz92938
      @Fjdjfjsz92938 2 роки тому +2

      @Imgladandrewgilllumisnotmykang ok? Different place use different words

    • @j4imeonblitz636
      @j4imeonblitz636 2 роки тому +2

      @Imgladandrewgilllumisnotmykang you know it's my right to use British English right ? You got a problem ?

  • @emilpelaa6732
    @emilpelaa6732 2 роки тому +3

    USSR : lets attack the spyplane with everything we have!!!
    Me: ohhh they are gonna use tanks!

  • @tkthegk_1394
    @tkthegk_1394 2 роки тому +11

    Woah, that U-2 animation is so sleek! Man this is why i always wait for your vids without complain!

  • @RxSBEET
    @RxSBEET 2 роки тому +2

    Bruh dude is goated at doing sponsors

  • @batticusmanacleas510
    @batticusmanacleas510 2 роки тому +9

    Even the custom ad animations are great. Spoiling NordVPN with some premium ad time lol. Love this channel.

  • @Cherno35
    @Cherno35 Рік тому +3

    The fact that they were willing to ram it with a plane proves how inept the soviets were

    • @POK1111111111
      @POK1111111111 Рік тому

      US version*

    • @Cherno35
      @Cherno35 Рік тому

      @@POK1111111111 of what

    • @POK1111111111
      @POK1111111111 Рік тому

      @@Cherno35 This is propaganda for the US version.

    • @Cherno35
      @Cherno35 Рік тому

      @@POK1111111111 US version of what?

  • @Ryan-ed1lq
    @Ryan-ed1lq 2 роки тому +12

    Every part of this video, including the sponsored part, has so much work put into it and it shows. Awesome.

  • @soundwave429
    @soundwave429 2 роки тому +2

    They also forgot to mention C4 planted by CIA on the ejection seat in case pilot decides to eject

  • @sayantansaha400
    @sayantansaha400 2 роки тому +5

    I don't have any words left for the animation part. Brilliant work. Keep it up.

  • @the_enforcersav
    @the_enforcersav 2 роки тому +1

    Animations have improved massively within 2 years

  • @johnryder1713
    @johnryder1713 2 роки тому +37

    What is really astonishing about the U2 is she flew so high and is even still in service, almost 70 years after she first flew!

    • @jmy7622
      @jmy7622 Рік тому +2

      It shows all these almost new planes they send to the scrap yard in AZ are still good. And they are , good enough to sell to other countries who get decade or more use out of them and they are just as good as what they put out today. A 1980 plane can take out a 2020 plane, it's about the pilot.

    • @johnryder1713
      @johnryder1713 Рік тому +1

      @@jmy7622 Yeah that museum, in AZ, I seen a B-24 when we passed thru there was sold to India and shipped back and was still in flying condition at the time! And for planes that stayed in service so long, try the old F104 widowmakers the Greek used over their mountains so long into the 90s I think, and the old Hawker Hunters not just used in Rhodesia up to the 70s, and over the Alps by the Swiss til the 80s!

  • @krishshah3974
    @krishshah3974 2 роки тому +3

    @9:54 the farmers are carrying the symbols of the Soviet Union towards the American, amazing easter egg!

  • @MoteofVolition
    @MoteofVolition 2 роки тому +8

    When you're watching an older yarnhub video and a new one gets uploaded as it finishes... *I win at life*

  • @O_2og
    @O_2og Рік тому +8

    Ah the Chinese weather balloon 10:38

  • @hmmmintresting3770
    @hmmmintresting3770 2 роки тому +12

    May 1st 1960 parade
    Event planner : what tanks should we use in our parade?
    General : We use the best of the best ,KV-1 of course

  • @goingoutonmyshield2811
    @goingoutonmyshield2811 2 роки тому +2

    Wow this was intense, Netflix better watch out its some new players in town!

  • @antonysaad3498
    @antonysaad3498 2 роки тому +12

    The details in the video is just absolutely beautiful and I loved the moment when the missile detonated and I never knew about the friendly fire

  • @t.b.5115
    @t.b.5115 3 місяці тому +5

    Powers was tortured. Repeatedly. No one ever mentions it.

  • @ballisticfuryau308
    @ballisticfuryau308 2 роки тому +48

    Just an average day in the life of a CIA agent

  • @AChit_store
    @AChit_store 21 день тому +1

    "Hey you better find a name for this plane"
    "U2"
    "Alr cya"
    "No I mean that's the name of the plane"

  • @n1tr352
    @n1tr352 2 роки тому +12

    3:00
    I have no words

  • @alexroselle
    @alexroselle 2 роки тому +1

    I thought I knew this whole story, but I didn’t know that the Soviets launched so many SAMs that they shot down one of their own. Thank goodness there wasn’t also an airliner in the area that day!

  • @goatcar4599
    @goatcar4599 2 роки тому +6

    you know that your gonna be depressed when yarnhub switches to a random story about powers flying a helicopter

  • @yanniquillopo2370
    @yanniquillopo2370 2 роки тому +3

    Animations getting better and better every video. Keep it up!

  • @Sllammyy
    @Sllammyy 2 роки тому +26

    Loving the animations Yarnhub! Such a big improvement from your first videos with 2d pictures.

  • @Lumotaku
    @Lumotaku Рік тому +3

    The Sr 71 blackbird has been and gone the U2 is still being used.

  • @Phoenix_7789
    @Phoenix_7789 Рік тому +2

    Yarnhub and a few others make me actually want to watch sponsored segments bravo

  • @RegressPanika
    @RegressPanika 2 роки тому +19

    Funny fact: Khrushchev specifically ordered not to disclose any information about this case, waiting for US statements. And when the United States thought that the USSR could not get anything, and the pilot blew up the plane, they announced that they had not conducted any intelligence operations. Then the USSR showed both the wreckage and the pilot who testified. Thereby showing the deceitful nature of the United States to the rest of the world.

    • @mofleh177
      @mofleh177 2 роки тому

      Khrushchev was the best leader the USSR ever had, I like that he condemned Stalin and his purges and gulags.

    • @donnguyen3795
      @donnguyen3795 2 роки тому

      Then things even be funnier when Khrushchev condemned the US, the US delegate waited for that to pull out "the thing", a big seal of the US which supposed to be gift but actually a bug for spying

    • @aaltuxov
      @aaltuxov 2 роки тому

      @@mofleh177
      It's fun to have a good attitude towards a person for revealing the others leader cruel dids, yet completly ignoring the fact that he was the one managing purges in Moscow, and then in the Ukraine 🤔

  • @noisyneko1638
    @noisyneko1638 2 роки тому +2

    i actually thought of skipping the sponsor segment but thanks to your beautiful animations, i kept on watching it
    Keep it up, Yarnhub!

  • @joyboy_-id5yp
    @joyboy_-id5yp 2 роки тому +5

    6:40
    Dude needs to work for movie creators

  • @strakhovandrri
    @strakhovandrri 2 роки тому +1

    His catapult contained explosives, so if he'd catapulted - he'd died instantly.

  • @Dzeividz
    @Dzeividz 2 роки тому +21

    CIA agent was just chilling in the air, watching the beautiful view while everyone on the land was going crazy 😂

  • @panha_reach2019
    @panha_reach2019 2 роки тому +2

    That slow-mo of the explosion is fire 🔥

  • @peacehash2953
    @peacehash2953 2 роки тому +5

    This Is first time I watched whole sponsorship promotion without skipping......... love from India..your animation team is awsom

  • @AbuctingTacos
    @AbuctingTacos 2 роки тому +1

    There's been a U2 in the air at all times 24/7 since

  • @mystlcgreatness
    @mystlcgreatness 2 роки тому +4

    I love the new way of animating the sponsors

  • @ivanalfonso5845
    @ivanalfonso5845 2 роки тому +2

    in 6:32 i like the slowmo of the plane and the missile

  • @k3xa1300
    @k3xa1300 2 роки тому +39

    STILL EPIC AS EVER! love from Philippines. 🇵🇭

  • @ArustwatDaGoat
    @ArustwatDaGoat 2 роки тому +2

    " we shot down one of your spy planes "
    " those aren't my spy planes "
    " then what are these ? "
    " those are.... a weather enthusiast "
    " oh... then why is he carrying a poison dart gun ? "
    " because.... he's.... a.... very naughty weather enthusiast "

    • @someone1539
      @someone1539 2 роки тому

      𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧

  • @richiecuzzz1
    @richiecuzzz1 2 роки тому +7

    Another incredible video! You all do such a great job animating and narrating the story of this incident and countless others.

  • @big_man_ank1768
    @big_man_ank1768 2 роки тому +2

    this has to be the best nord vpn ad i have ever seen

  • @VetrixOfficial
    @VetrixOfficial 2 роки тому +5

    That sponsor segment was great!