B-26 Invader In Korea: Trains, Planes & A Big Pile Of Bricks
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As a kid I wanted to be a fighter pilot. Poor eyesight, risible spatial awareness and an inability to understand even basic instructions knocked that idea on the head. But even as my career went down a different path, I retained an analyst's interest in aviation. In particular I like to try and understand the military-industrial systems in which aircraft were developed and the doctrines and concepts that governed their employment. This channel is a way of getting ideas and research from my head into some kind of organised form. I really hope you enjoy watching them as much as I enjoy making them. But please remember that this is my passion and my hobby. I am not a professional documentary maker and I am at best an amateur historian. Please forgive the inevitable mistakes!
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The Douglas B-26 Invader was too late to see widespread service in the Second World War. But just as it seemed like its career was over, Kim's invasion of South Korea in June 1950 plunged the Invaders and it unprepared crews into a vicious fight against communism. For the next three years, the Invader owned the night skies over North Korea, playing a fundmental role in holding back the communist threat. Sources: Warren Thompson "B-26 Invader Units Over Korea" is a superb book with many first-hand anecdotes and good pictures Scott Thompson's "Douglas A-26 And B-26 Invader" is my personal favourite text on the Invader, although the section on Korea isn't the most fulsome Frederick A. Johnsen's "Douglas A-26 Invader" is also a great read Good information on Project Redbird can be found here: https://napoleon130.tripod.com/id816.html
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