When One B‑17 Became a Flying Coffin: The True Story of “Old 666” vs 20 Japanese Fighters скачать в хорошем качестве

When One B‑17 Became a Flying Coffin: The True Story of “Old 666” vs 20 Japanese Fighters

An unwanted, beat-up B-17 and a crew of “misfits” were never supposed to become legends. But in 1943, over the Pacific, one bomber did exactly that. This video tells the true, documented story of the B-17E “Old 666,” its commander Captain Jay Zeamer, and navigator Joseph Sarnoski, who volunteered for a lone reconnaissance mission over the heavily defended Japanese base at Buka and ended up facing more than twenty enemy fighters. You’ll see how a written-off aircraft was turned into a flying fortress with extra guns, why this crew accepted what looked like a suicide assignment, and what really happened inside the cockpit and gun positions during forty minutes of brutal combat in the sky. Wounded and bleeding, Sarnoski kept firing from the shattered nose, and Zeamer kept the crippled bomber in the air against all odds, bringing “Old 666” back to Guadalcanal riddled with holes, missing engines, and carrying a dead hero in the front. This is not a movie script but a real World War II mission that ended with two Medals of Honor for members of the same crew, and decorations for every man on board. If you’re drawn to raw, unpolished stories of courage, sacrifice, and impossible survival, watch to the end and let us know in the comments if you had ever heard of “Old 666” and her crew before.