Birth of the B-29 Part 2

[colindominy]

From the historical perspective, this is amazing footage. It's most interesting to actually see just how the mighty B-29 was put together in the manufacturing plant. The magnitude of effort, materials, labour, new technology & output is staggering to behold. Yamamoto already knew that the USA's manufacturing capacity was unbeatable. He voted against war but was outvoted. Pity the jap leadership didn't realise this at the outset.

[hkjazzable]

Very clearly explained. The product of this effort is death. The objective is peace.

[LIONDEFLANDRE]

Mi viene da ridere a pensare a una fabbrica del genere in Italia controllata dallo

Stato : il quaranta percento di questi operai sarebbe assente per malattia. un'altra percentuale per pausa caffè o, fatto timbrare il cartellino da un collega, a spasso per shopping o per il parrucchiere. Di B29 non ne avrebbero fatto volare neanche uno. Da noi ci godiamo le vicende che hanno visto protagoniste Alitalia, Parmalat, Cirio, gli anni e anni per un giudizio in Tribunale eccetera

[BandCinc]

The Russian Plane: Tu-4

[TheWasatch]

“Their product death, their goal peace”… for some reason that sentence struck me.

[1bottlejackdaniels]

i dont see a big difference with the goebbels nazi-propaganda-movies! the message is the same>> we are the best, the enemy deserves to die, fight for your fatherland ...but the war-winners write the history-books ...cheers

[lonewulf44]

@1bottlejackdaniels Well the definition of propaganda is of course the same ... but the content and context are what changes things. Making some kind of equality to US and Allied propaganda is downright naive and more so ... dangerous.

[MrCuntPunch]

My grandfather was a radio operator in one of thise sexy beasts.

[thegoosebrain]

The Russians made exact copies of this plane by reverse engineering.

[hwoods01]

Yes, the Russians knew good weapons from bad... That why they never reversed engineered the Tiger, or any german tank..

[MadDogDucati]

the russians had a B-29 land in their territory and would not let it leave. They reversed engineered the plane poorly and it took them about 3 years or so to get it off the ground.

[lonewulf44]

@thegoosebrain Yep, some of our boys had to land there and they nabbed it there ... just like stealing the nuke plans.

[Fastbikkel]

@thegoosebrain yup. Better copy well, than badly invent.

[jonzflicks]

Presentation::: Great words but dreadful music. But a fantastic aircraft!

[N9155E]

this is a masterpiece in industrial manufacturing.

[broot4u]

I think it's cool, thanks for posting. Remember people, this was during the golden years of Wartime Propoganda... not written for modern audiences, rather, for War Bond drives.

[quagmire427]

Nice bit of racist commentary! Interesting video once you get past the flag waving bullshit.

[ThunderAppeal]

If you think it is bullshit you can not watch it and pine away for the old days when the world was underthreat from the Japanese and the Germans.

[kbroma01]

So what is your point? How can this be termed Racism? Racism is a negative term directed towards another race.

[quagmire427]

Listen to the commentator don't just look at the pretty pictures! ;)

[kbroma01]

And your point?

[hwoods01]

uh, who attacked who??  It was racism that led to war, JAP racism...

[kbroma01]

Nice crisp response beginning with "Uh".

[aribenzane]

It was a racist time.

[milktoastmatty]

Hmm, I wonder when this film was made. Hmm, how about...1944! Of course its going to be racist towards Japanese!This is a war propaganda film.

[MrCuntPunch]

65 years of forgetfullness make it seem like propoganda. I'm sure if you had been drafted and sent to fight those bastards during the war, your opinion would be quite different......

[greenhornet59]

Outstanding Video!!