This YouTube video was sent via e-mail. Like those fleeting moments of sunset; we are losing the few remaining ones Tom Brokaw dubbed “The Greatest Generation”.

First seen – Supermarine Spitfire.  After the Spitfire,  a B-25 “nose shot”,  A Grumman F-6-F Hellcat, Odd tail shot of Century series Korean War era Jet belies it’s type. Douglas DC-3′s (AKA C-47′s, “gooney birds”)  Head on shot of an F-18 Hornet – Perhaps the Superhornet variant.   A group of P-51-D Mustangs – Folks these did not see action until 1944; too bad the B and C models are seldom shown which were the ones to finally turn the tide against the Luftwaffe [Toward the end of this video, there is a very short archive clip of perhaps the C models.]  Actual footage of Spitfires, and stills of those valiant ones. AT-6 “Texan Trainer, w/ B-25 in background. A Grumman SBD “Dauntless” divebomber (the ones who sank three Japanese carriers at Midway) and a F4U-4 Corsair to its left, followed by Acrhive shots of them,  a most famous and much used footage of a B-17-F Flying Fortress in a banking turn during take-off.  The old Vet is by a B-17 -G Flying fortresses; the chin turret was to reduce losses from hair raising head on attacks by Luftwaffe pilots.

An F-4-F “Wildcat” that bore the brunt of the bad days in 42; (Butch O’Hare flew this one)

http://partneringwitheagles.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/butch-and-easy-eddie-true-account/  A Cutiss P-40-E “Kittyhawk” then archive clip of a P-40-B “Tomahawk”, with E models after.

Other gut wrenching memories.  I cannot describe the degree of sadness I feel for the loss of life and sacrifices made…

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