Mr. Yohei HInoki Japanese Ace Pilot (English Sub)

[olbywong717c]

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[TheShoguneagle]

Mark of a true leader: Major Katoh tested the plane before any of his pilots set foot in one. That's something that modern officers and enlisted folks can learn from.

[tenrazo215]

I've never heard of any pilot bagging on a plane so badly :) It must have been a dog of a plane.

[MrDavkoz]

Nothing but respect for this pilot. Learning to master a difficult plane under combat conditions, plus being able to make it back to base with his leg blown off, wow!

[dutchomatic]

Rest in peace, honorable warrior.

~Dutch USAF

[mizututi]

At that time, the Japan Airlines army :.

12.7mm was called 13mm.

[gotcha109]

so what has change, Japan still builds crap like the oscar and forces it onto the world rather then it's pilots

[TopoRoger1]

Oscar like Zero was a difficult target,

very agile, but once hit it was as dead as the dodo.

[nerdicales]

a zero or a6m2 aircraft was a very fast and maneuverable aircraft because the zero got no armor or protection against bullets and the zero vas very very easy to shot down

[Oldsmobile442Estella]

@nerdicales IF the pilot was a novice. remember that the Zero was very very agile as well. if you tried to follow it in the loop or the tight turns, .....

[JSLegoMaster]

Well japaneses with their zeros and havyabushas etc were the best planes at the start of the war. But when the Mustang came, their glory was gone. However, the american F4 and hellcats were a bit better but not as realible.

[Oldsmobile442Estella]

@JSLegoMaster i would like to differ in opinion. the Nakajima KI84 Hayate / frank was a better plane than the mustang - and much harder hitting (2x .50-cal, 2x 20mm) - and more agile. the main problem was the lack of skilled pilots to fly it.

[Oldsmobile442Estella]

@JSLegoMaster there was a better plane than the mustang in the last 2 years of the war - the Nakajima KI84 Hayate Frank. it was much more agile and faster (if not equal in speed) than the P51, the F4U corsair, the Hellcat, basically anything the Americans had. the problem was the lack of skilled pilots to fly it. (it was hard hitting too - 2x 12.7mm, 2x 20mm, provisions for droptanks or bombs)

[gdub454]

@Oldsmobile442Estella please the P51 Mustangs P38 Lightnings ruled the skies in the Pacific theater with no worries from any Japanese Kates Oscars Vals....great maneuvering aircraft they had give them that and were speedy....but in wafer thin airplanes no protection...

[FilipinoZeroFighter]

@gdub454 given, they were weak in terms of armor (kates and vals were bombers.) but this guy managed to pull off something as incredible as shooting down mustangs in an "obsolete" Ki43. that takes a lot of skill and guts. and yes, the oscar looks like the frank. and I still stand by my statement that KI84>P51 (frank was faster by 20 or so KPH, much more agile too)... if you don't believe me check out the stats that the USAF boys put out flying a frank after the war.

[ickysdad]

@FilipinoZeroFighter The stats you refer to were estimates and I have copies of the officail documents pertaining to the matter.

[ickysdad]

@Oldsmobile442Estella Bull manure!!!1 It was not better then the any of the fighters you mentioned. I've seen primary documents pertaining to the Ki-84 and it was not even as fast as the F6F much less the P-51 ,P-47 or P-38. I wouldn't say it was even as hard hitting as any of the USAAF-USN fighters.

[genie52]

great interview! I want more of those with subtitles!

[paulhimsel101]

man of honor1, as an american, i have only respect for him.

[WouldBeHasBeens]

Fascinating, and neat to hear someone offering a balanced perspective on aircraft-- the good and the bad.

[lemonite1]

he was able to shoot down P51s in an Oscar. amazing. after his leg was blown off, he vowed to shoot down more P51s. they put a wooden peg to his leg and, being short on pilots, sent him up. he was able to down one more P51 before the end of the war. a true ace.

[xlr99]

something on nishizawa would be terrific

[RedBarcheta]

Interesting ramblings of a missed target. Don't know of any p-51s that had 13mm cannons.. all had .50 cals, to my knowledge. Other than that.. interesting interview. thanks for posting.

[thaygiaohotmail]

Remember that this is a translation; 13mm is ~.5 inch. Also, USAAF ammo mix included HE-I, so cannon is not far off, esp. when *you don't have armor!* Another thing, don't be talking smack until YOU have flown 100's of miles in a badly damaged, fragile plane with your leg blown off, desk jockey!

[wassuprai]

I read about his exploits in the Osprey book Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Aces of WWII. Without a doubt he is the ultimate 'Oscar' master.

[ArimaKihe1]

This guy is hardcore. Amazing he can be so casual about his experiences.

[blightsmite]

Thank you so much for putting this video up with subtitles. These interviews with wartime pilots are so important and interesting.

[akitsuki27]

Fascinating.

[502250223]

Very impressive and well worth the watch for any person interested in the Pacific War