Abandon Italian & German aircraft, Castel Benito, Tripoli

[spindlegrinder]

1948 WWII

[kolbpilot]

3:17. Not sure what it is ?, probably from the '20s, but quite an old bird for the time. I wonder if that was flown by the Americans or the English as well for it looks to be in good shape.

[romanbrough]

A hurricane pilot said of the Fiat Cr42. "A very manouverable aircraft often very well flown. but squirt it with 8 brownngs and they just fall out the air"

[kolbpilot]

@romanbrough That's good stuff. I'll remember that.

[oldfart387]

Bomberguy, thanks for all of these historical tidbits!

[0Zolrender0]

bing was the da man of this age. even now i love his voice

[OHBISX]

What song is this? it's a nice music!

[CJBnow]

The Brits are talking shit about my EL Duce while they kiss the queens ass lol.

[0Zolrender0]

@CJBnow umm wasnt your el duce killed and we invaded? and we would have invaded and won weather that ponce was on the litle hitler throne or not....

[ichmalealsobinich]

That's the way how 70% of german planes found their end: been scuttled and scrapped due to the fact they ran out of fuels & thus worthless for combat.

[215alessio]

Did they preserved some of those planes?

Or did they demolished them just for fun?

Anyway congatulation with your victory, Libia is laughing and sending terrorist towards you guys

[PitbullNL]

@215alessio

I think they used them as target practice?

[215alessio]

@PitbullNL

Very funny haha, I wanted a serious anser

take care

[PitbullNL]

Actually, i dont find it funny with such a reason.

They were either used for targetpratice, or scrapped ;)

Think of that before you choose to bash people who are smarter than you ;)

[215alessio]

@PitbullNL I didn't bash you at all.

I tought you where bashing me with that target practise.

anyway congratulations at being smarter.

But I am proud of my country even it did mistakes in the past.

[thecoolerstinger]

Heck yeah i can. I heard spitfires are going for 2 million.

[terryjohn]

legend has theres Axis aircraft hidden under a underground hanger in italy...

[thecoolerstinger]

That would be awesome. We only have one operational junkas 88 here in the usa. I heard there are only 3 or 4 messerschmidts that can fly today.

[terryjohn]

well i got info from a aviation book in 1978 it's still out. but the name escapes me.

yes Axis italian and german me 109's built into a hanger around 1944.when they retreated.

[terryjohn]

there's loads more flying too.abroad france germany finland sweden.and uk.

[thecoolerstinger]

I'm glad to here that. These machines are from a different time. From the time of Churchill, Patton, FDR, and Eisenhower. And sadly of Hitler, Himmler, and Heidrich. That was a different time and place and the good was good, and the bad was very bad. Save FDR who imposed some socialist doctrine. Churchill, Patton, and Macarthur are my heros. Those are great men, and I really hope more people study them today.

[terryjohn]

in 1974 we saw a spit on a scrapyard we asked how mush for it £10 he said.

[thecoolerstinger]

If you found a spitfire mark 9 (the later model) and could fix it up, they are selling for like 2 mill today. Lol. The only places that keep them up are pro history companies or private affluent pilots.

[terryjohn]

the scrapyard was a mk9-later 44-45 i could have it for £10.1974.true..

[terryjohn]

only way to find a mk9 is broken prob'in the jungles.or the sea.

[thecoolerstinger]

The mark 9 is the plane that is on the winning side of the war! The Messerschmidt 109 is much rarer! Infact most of the ones that can still fly were sent to Spain for their civil war. They kept them up!

[terryjohn]

you mean buchorns-my grandad worked on them for film battle britain i was in it just that one at the end as a child.

[thecoolerstinger]

Never heard it referred to as that, only an ME 109 or a BF 109 or a messerschmidt. Technical names. The mark 9 was superior to that plane, but the bf 109 could out climb it. Little victory when the spitfire can out turn you.

[terryjohn]

the buckhorn was 1947 rolls royce engined bf 109 wikopedia it......

[DannyBomber09]

@thecoolerstinger the hurricane was slower but could out turn lots of the planes

[binaway]

@thecoolerstinger The Spanish built their own 109's after their civil was was over. The last version in 1957 with Rolls Royce Merlin supplied engines. The Swiss also built them under license but retired them well before the Spanish. Both these nations also built Junkers Ju 52 transports. It is these retired Swiss and Spanish air force planes you see in films repainted in Luftwaffe colours. 

[pinwizz69]

Can you imagine what some of those birds would be worth today ! Even the "totaled"ones would be good for parts.

[fjbutch]

nice music

[LazyGigolo]

thx.

I have been on the ancient US Air Base in Tripoli. Does anybody its name now or in the past ?

[NickB1967]

Wheelus Air Base I think.

[ATTACKDOG39]

SCREW ENGLAND!

[granskare]

I think that Italian air base became Wheelus Air Base for the USAF...I was waiting there for 3 weeks to get a flight to Turkey back in 1957.

[Granduca233]

Poor BillyJimmy, where are your car/airplane industry? Your country has only rocks and sand...and where is the "ability of greek airforce"?, in your mind, perhaps.....

[Pipweed]

youre an idiot if its abandoned why didnt u make a video of u smashing it up and breaking the windows. prick

[SmiertSpionem]

Italy had great planes, they just couldn't make enough of them.

[verbusen]

they also had some bad old designs that they seemed to make more of then the good designs.

[SmiertSpionem]

true. But I would say more outdated than bad, the CR-42 was one of the last great biplane fighters.

[nemesixsixsix]

that and the polikarpov I-153 also the gloster gladiator. the lines of the CR.32 are an alltime favourite though.

[SmiertSpionem]

Yeah the gladiator fought very well against Italain planes in Greece and Malta (or so I heard).

[SmiertSpionem]

One squadron at the top of scotland was still equipped with gladiators at the beggining of the Battle of Britain. I bet they were replace in a hurry

[nemesixsixsix]

the gladiator only flew for two weeks in malta the planes being dug up and assembled from storage. they managed to disperse a couple of bomber formations and had a few probable victories but they didnt really achieve much and were relegated to night fighting and such when the hurricanes started coming in. and i probably wouldve wept if i had to replace my gladiator with a hurricane or spitfire haha such a nice plane

[BillyJimmyLee]

hmm, if they ever had good planes why are there no good stats? Probly for the same reason italian cars suck, hehe

[SmiertSpionem]

Oh yes I also hear those ferraris, lamborghinis, Alfa Romeo, bugatti etc are the least desired cars on the planet.

Not!

[BillyJimmyLee]

we say italian man, lighten up ;) Not the north italian-germanic colossy. What about Fiat? buhahahahah! Unless you will ever get to afford those cars you mentioned...then I'll pass...

[SmiertSpionem]

FIAT has made some appalling cars but some nice ones too. All affordable :)

As for the planes: Fiat G.55, Macchi Mc.200, 202, 205, Reggiane 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 all good but not enough produced. Cr.32, 42 - out of date (but good for their time)

Most of the bombers were out of date by the start of WW2.

Now as for the Greek airforce... ;)

[BillyJimmyLee]

BUHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA! You are right. Although we had a few pioneers, especially in the balkan wars and in Korea a few decorated Spitfire pilots (hmmm), nothing much because we don't have industry.

[GerbilEssences]

I think we gave you guys some nice spitfires just in time for the civil war.

[BillyJimmyLee]

yep. it sucks to read that but you are right. Japanese cars own though, lol

[BillyJimmyLee]

as for the greek airforce in terms of abillity I think they are one of the best in the world.

[GerbilEssences]

in ww2 I meant ;)

[poitrenaud]

Andrews Sisters, with Bing Crosby--Sounds like Dean; doesn't it?

Dean was too young then-

[5eugenic1]

The Guy singing sounds like Dean Martin, but I think his balls might not have dropped by then to be singing dance the VIKTORY POLKAS!!

Sweeet vid bomberguy, Keep em comin'.

[solenero128]

tenetevi gheddafy mo

[kino57]

@solenero128

Giusto, avevate un impero ed ora siete in merda come noi , c'é poco da cantare , dovreste lamentarvi e stracciarvi le vesti.

[TheBlackdago]

@solenero128 ahahhah tu sei un profeta lol

[TheRealNeill]

Keep 'em coming Bomberguy! Ha!

[fourfortyroadrunner]

I don't remember just how they worked, but those Caproni trimotors had a VERY strange engine starting system

[Aviazione]

Hy to all, thanks bomberguy for this amazing video, in fact Mc. 205 and Re.2005 did not figtht in Africa Settentrionale ( Libia).

Mc.205 beginning in Sicily and the Re.2005 first to defend Napoli from B.17 and after in Berlin with the Luftwaffe.

[twinten]

Those Andrew Sisters can actually sing !!! This kind of harmony isnt accomplished today.

[eurich1]

more great work bomberguy! thanks

[spritz0]

WOW- this is a rare jewel of a video, Bomerguy!! 5 Stars once again, and the rest of you out there please subscribe, Bomberguy rocks!!!

[stjohnstjohn]

Thanks, for the memory.

[naqruf91]

man..

was the germans and italians is stupid enough to leave those planes?

idiots...

lovely planes by the way..

:)

[nemesixsixsix]

probably not enough spares, pilots or fuel to even bother and the damage on some of them, however minimal probably wasnt worth the risk.

[MikeNC2371]

5 stars! Thanks, Bomberguy!

[SmiertSpionem]

Oh good stuff! No Mc.205' s, Re2005's etc (already swiped by the retreating Germans)

[denberg2]

My late friend Tony Bruce was also, briefly, the officer commanding Tripolitania. He helped rebuild and fly an SM79, Fieseler Storch, Fiat CR42 and Macchi 202 that had been abandoned there. He thought the Italian aircraft were superior to ours, even the Spitfire. They had been booby trapped and it took some time before they were safe to fly.