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If you haven't heard of Boleslaw Gladych aka Killer Mike Gladych, you have missed out on one of the most exciting pilots of the war. I'll cover his exploits in this video. It's just a SHORT PREVIEW video, the full video should be up tomorrow. Oh and yes, I know the preview is not in the correct format and doesn't show full screen. I'm fixing that in the main video.
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I just finished your video on Killer Mike. Excellent! More profiles, please.
Check out Rich Stowell.com and hit the button for “Learn to Turn.” You’ll be pleasantly surprised.
From Gordo. Been watching your videos since we met in Taiwan. Loved them all. As an aerobatic instructor as well as an aviation history buff I have loved how you accurately break down the elements of performance in dogfighting and fighter tactics. People don’t seem to get that turning is a pitching/looping thing, and that rolling, diving, and “zooming,” among others, are additional elements that can bring about success. I love how you hit the point that which of these elements to design for gave radically different fighters, especially when comparing the Japanese fighters to the Americans. My study of Chennault’s training and tactics for the AVG pointed me in that direction initially. I think you’ve knocked it out of the park in those regards. As an aside, I have been teaching Rich Stowell’s Emergency Maneuver Training (EMT) program elements for a while now, and Rich has a new thing
Hello to Greg from Gordo in retirement!
Greg I absolutely love the fighter pilot highlight vids. They are maybe my favorites on the channel. The plane details are the bread and butter, the pilot details are the 5 star dessert.
Greg, I thought the video was GREAT! Loved the content and the length. For me about 20-25 min is the sweet spot. Also, the human side was an excellent.
My Uncle was one of the first pilots to arrive in England June 1942 (94th squadron, P-38). Because they had no combat experience they were divvied up amongst experienced RAF squadrons for training. He drew the famous 303 Polish squadron. They were pretty fearless and had scores to settle. The serious joke was that if they saw a German, Ruskie, Brit in the sky at the same time they would take out the Ruskie first then the German, then think about the Brit. the Germans would often go into a Lufberry circle for defense and the first guy to go in to one would usually get shot down and then it would break up for the rest. The Poles would draw straws before a mission and short straw was the guy to be first into the Lufberry. The 303 gained fame of course during teh battle of Britain flying Hurricanes.
Good preview. I guess a trained pilot is more important to air forces of developed country, so Gladych had a point. Airplanes can be produced, by slave labor if necessary. Good pilots are more difficult to procure
Excellent preview. They really didn't get US Army Air Corps / Air Forces uniforms and insignia? They were in a semi-official position as combatants? Allowed to fly and fight but not be uniformed combatants? Really.
Looking forward to the full video
Great intro Greg, looking forward to the complete video. Thanks!
Fantastic preview, I'm very excited for the full video. As an infantry combat vet I'm always fascinated by the experience of WWII pilots. Aerial combat with guns and ground combat can both be terrifyingly impersonal and horrifyingly personal in their own ways. I think it's always worthwhile to consider the man at the controls. I appreciate you tackling this one.