Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Part 2 of memoirs of a Japanese Torpedo Bomber Pilot, He flew Nakajima B5N torpedo bomber from the carrier Sōryū during the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Indian Ocean Raid and the Battle of Midway. He is most notable for having released the torpedo that eventually sank the battleship California during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. He was shot down and lost his right hand during the Solomon Islands Campaign while flying from the carrier Jun'yō, but survived the crash and was eventually evacuated to Japan. Here is the link of the playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLGjbe3ikd0XEb8to3WScsn77gC7w7Az8S.html Link of Part 1 ua-cam.com/video/4aHenx86M-M/v-deo.html
The videos are great. It's just hard to start or follow the chapters. It would be great to have one title per series and label them part 1, 2, 3 and so on.
My father trained to be a pilot for the Army Air Corp. I remember he was told he was too gentle on his controls, but they with D-Day coming everyone was dropped from training and quickly trained for the infantry. Some men were already signed up for solo flights and grounded. He was ashore on D-Day +6. Of his motar squad he was the one alive in a week, immediately he was a Sargeant. With Patton fighting everyday till VE day he was only one of 11 standing out of 122 original men. He rarely spoke of his military years, but then the real heroes don't.
My father was an infantryman with the British army who also landed in France on D-day + 6. He was in a team using a 3 inch mortar and went through Northern France in a bren gun carrier, a light armoured tracked vehicle. He suffered burns to his hand in the Netherlands in October 44 when some fuel drums were hit. He was flown back to England in an American Dakota. After he healed he rejoined his regiment which had reached the Rhine. He never talked about combat but only characters and incidents away from the battlefield.
Like so many young men from time immemorial, this young pilot was serving his country, doing what was expected, and helping to provide for his family. Rejoicing is unstoppable victories ... until Midway.
It really shows the value of patience and perseverance. Just a couple of years later, those pilots rejected for minor issues were pursued without hesitation by japanese flight schools.
I give pause to all veterans that wrote a blank check to their fellow countrymen and marched off. It’s a honor to fight for your country. They aren’t the politicians, they don’t get to decide who or when to fight. They just followed orders to feed their families.
Nakajima B5N was also known as the Type 97 "Kate". It had a three person crew consisting of pilot, observer/navigator/bombardier, and radio operator/gunner.
@@steveschainost7590closest model I could find is the Type 89 Carrier Bomber which was used in China during 1937 but they were being replaced and used for carrier training duty.
Wondering. . this is an AI voice reading this. Is the 84 an error in the AI or in the original translation? Or is it the plane an earlier version of the Types 89/97? Maybe someone out the has additional info on a Type 84. I don't as my literature doesn't go into the development of the Type.
For those who know, what kind of engine was in the torpedoes he dropped? How far could it go before running out of O2 or fuel? (I had assumed they were battery-operated until listening to this.) TY in advance.
Based on the little research I've done, all the Japanese air dropped torpedoes were the Type 91 Torpedo. These had a range of 1.5km to 2.0km depending on the version used. The short ranged versions were used against battleships. The "Oxygen Torpedoes" had a much greater range (22km).
Yes genius, it is an American term. This is a translation from the Japanese in which, obviously, a colloquial term is used that might make no sense to us. Therefore, the translator has chosen an American/English colloquial equivalent. It really shouldn’t have been necessary to explain this to you.
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Part 2 of memoirs of a Japanese Torpedo Bomber Pilot, He flew Nakajima B5N torpedo bomber from the carrier Sōryū during the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Indian Ocean Raid and the Battle of Midway. He is most notable for having released the torpedo that eventually sank the battleship California during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. He was shot down and lost his right hand during the Solomon Islands Campaign while flying from the carrier Jun'yō, but survived the crash and was eventually evacuated to Japan.
Here is the link of the playlist
ua-cam.com/play/PLGjbe3ikd0XEb8to3WScsn77gC7w7Az8S.html
Link of Part 1 ua-cam.com/video/4aHenx86M-M/v-deo.html
The videos are great. It's just hard to start or follow the chapters. It would be great to have one title per series and label them part 1, 2, 3 and so on.
Couldn’t agree with you more!
Another agreement.
Also agree
My father trained to be a pilot for the Army Air Corp. I remember he was told he was too gentle on his controls, but they with D-Day coming everyone was dropped from training and quickly trained for the infantry. Some men were already signed up for solo flights and grounded. He was ashore on D-Day +6. Of his motar squad he was the one alive in a week, immediately he was a Sargeant. With Patton fighting everyday till VE day he was only one of 11 standing out of 122 original men. He rarely spoke of his military years, but then the real heroes don't.
My father was an infantryman with the British army who also landed in France on D-day + 6. He was in a team using a 3 inch mortar and went through Northern France in a bren gun carrier, a light armoured tracked vehicle. He suffered burns to his hand in the Netherlands in October 44 when some fuel drums were hit. He was flown back to England in an American Dakota. After he healed he rejoined his regiment which had reached the Rhine. He never talked about combat but only characters and incidents away from the battlefield.
Like so many young men from time immemorial, this young pilot was serving his country, doing what was expected, and helping to provide for his family. Rejoicing is unstoppable victories ... until Midway.
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws and asks no omen but his country's cause- Homer, The Illiad.
Thanks. I like these Japanese diaries or memoirs. This guy, Juzo Mori, was lucky to lose his hand over Guadalcanal as he survived the war.
Thank you so much sir
@fredbrandon1645the Imperial Japanese Army killed more people than any institution in history. 35 million. More than Stalin, Mao or Ghengis Khan.
Learn to spell correctly. Who is "nan king"?@fredbrandon1645
Back then we could not yet end all life on earth, perhaps it’s time we advance beyond war.
Thankyou for uploading.
It really shows the value of patience and perseverance. Just a couple of years later, those pilots rejected for minor issues were pursued without hesitation by japanese flight schools.
I give pause to all veterans that wrote a blank check to their fellow countrymen and marched off. It’s a honor to fight for your country. They aren’t the politicians, they don’t get to decide who or when to fight. They just followed orders to feed their families.
Great video.
28:05 The Japanese Navy accidentally bombed the Japanese Army? How remarkable!
I am liking these stories
Not many accounts from the Japanese, very interesting.
Anyone know what is the Type 84 Carrier Bomber? I do not know the model he’s referencing?
Nakajima B5N was also known as the Type 97 "Kate". It had a three person crew consisting of pilot, observer/navigator/bombardier, and radio operator/gunner.
I don't know what a Type 84 bomber would have been. Perhaps a pre-war plane used for training but obsolete for combat??
@@steveschainost7590 I knew the Type 97 but I’m asking about the Type 84, which he referenced after he piloted the Aichi D1A from training
@@steveschainost7590closest model I could find is the Type 89 Carrier Bomber which was used in China during 1937 but they were being replaced and used for carrier training duty.
Wondering. . this is an AI voice reading this. Is the 84 an error in the AI or in the original translation? Or is it the plane an earlier version of the Types 89/97? Maybe someone out the has additional info on a Type 84. I don't as my literature doesn't go into the development of the Type.
For those who know, what kind of engine was in the torpedoes he dropped? How far could it go before running out of O2 or fuel? (I had assumed they were battery-operated until listening to this.) TY in advance.
Based on the little research I've done, all the Japanese air dropped torpedoes were the Type 91 Torpedo. These had a range of 1.5km to 2.0km depending on the version used. The short ranged versions were used against battleships.
The "Oxygen Torpedoes" had a much greater range (22km).
@@ddegn Thanks. That was helpful.
Radio is on the fritz?! I thought that was an American term.
Yes genius, it is an American term. This is a translation from the Japanese in which, obviously, a colloquial term is used that might make no sense to us. Therefore, the translator has chosen an American/English colloquial equivalent.
It really shouldn’t have been necessary to explain this to you.
Easy Bob!
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Sorry...Easy Simon
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it does Sir :D
I keep on hearing the same names over and over, which makes these stories suspicious.
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Mmmm snake with soy sauce. Tasty 😎
Oh yes Sir.