Luftwaffe Defection - The German Pilot Who Changed Sides
Discover the extraordinary story of the Luftwaffe pilot who defected to Britain in 1943 at the controls of Germany's latest radar-equipped Junkers 88 night fighter.
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I consider myself a WW2 enthusiast, and like to think I know more than the average person, but it's insane how much of your content I've never heard about. Great job man, keep it up!
i like to personally double check all sorts if im able, ive seen far too many ww2 stories that conflict in practicality, like when he says smit or smith the pilot may have been suspected as an English spy employed before the war, yet he says any claims of this is very hard to find, yet i cant find zero. without credible sources half of it could be technically just filler, not meaning its untrue or false as a whole but some parts could be added extra sort of like when you watch 'reality' tv shows they add in drama or points of interest(not really relevant to whats going on) the only actual talk i see about this story is a forum on google which i still wouldn't class as official info. jacket worn till end of the war and sold in 2012 somehow not explained where or how much for or what day. there is a lot to be discovered and the fact i cant find the story as a whole and yet these intricate finite points just blows my head, im not saying hes lying its just i like to have the definite know if i am going to learn or know something. thats my 2 cents anyways.
@@Dockhead all this stuff sounds credible and odd snippets ring a bell but where's he digging this stuff up from.
I was under the impression only one JU-88 existed today, it in America. Good to know another specieman of this important aircraft is yet extant
Likewise! I had no idea about the two captured ME.110 night fighters. Thank you Mr Felton!
@@Dockhead the story is here bud - www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/whats-going-on/news/german-bomber-wings-its-way-to-the-midlands/
Absolutely unreal content Mark, thank you so much!
I concur.
Ditto
Again Mark Felton, you impress! Bravo to you good sir, bravo!
I'm glad the fighter still exists. The number of aircraft, tanks, and other machines lost to history is regrettable.
My uncle Jim, (Sherry) was Flight Engineer on a Lancaster assigned to act as a test target for a Ju88 night fighter that landed by accident in England.
I met the spitfire pilot that escorted this plane to the airfield Ben is 99 years old and living in Calgary He told me he was tailing the 88 with his thumb on the trigger ready to fire if they made a wrong move .
Thanks so much for all these "small" stories of WW2 that would be otherwise unknown to the general public!
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I'm here for stories like this. This should be made into a movie IMO.
Mark please blink if you are being held captive.
I can report that I have full liberty!
I am WW2 nut and I have to say Mark you have educated me with some hidden gems from that period. Great stuff Mr Felton.
When I was a kid I used to wait for certain cartoon animes at certain times. You Mark Felton brought back that long forgotten feeling to me...
Well you already failed because you dont pluralize the word anime...
@@AsukaLangleyS02 Could have at least made sure your comment was grammatically correct.
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Verbatim what makes you think your opinion is valid with that anime profile picture?
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6:05 Sergeant Clifton: "Right! What's all this, then? (Punch, punch) That'll be all for you lot. Come along, now."
I used to spend weekends with my father going to RAF St Athan near Cardiff in the 1970's whilst they stripped the paint off the JU 88. I can remember him undoing the catches on the hatch below the cockpit and then shouting for help as he had all the weight bearing down on his back! Very informative video.
I wonder if there were any allied pilots defected to the axis.
Here's a video I made that answers your question: kzhead.info/sun/h8OyZ5WXj5qHpHk/bejne.html
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@@MarkFeltonProductions Please make a video about the legendary clashes of spitfires and a6m zeroes over Darwin !!!!!!!!!!!!! Love from Pakistan.
I'm really glad you did a piece on the American defector. I read about the incident in Military History Magazine about 5 years ago. A cold shiver came upon me when I did. My father was in the 354th Service Squadron while the organization was in Naples. While it is an embarrassing incident , it is permanent record of a very particular branch of the Air Corps who dealt not in guns or bombs but in cameras, speed, and reconnaissance. A fine group of gentlemen from all over the US who had many war reunions some of which I attended. I am rest assured each man in the 354th would have stopped the defector had they known his intentions.
I have 3 hungry cats tearing my trouser cuffs for their dinner. *Mark Felton uploads:* _"Sorry chaps, dinner will be served in another __7:03__ minutes."_
I was stationed at RAF Woodbridge in the 70’s and had heard the story. Thanks for the extra detail!
My Opa's He111 is in the Smithsonian now. Oberfedwebel Wilhelm Kriessmann. He was so happy the day his plane was unveiled at the Smithsonian. He passed away at the age of 93 and had a great life. He wrote many books on his war experience and left me with the aviation bug at a very young age. Great story Mark. I very much enjoy your channel.
Saw you recently on TV in a documentary. Very much love your work Mark.
The interwoven path your content crafts is fantastic, it all links together.
These are extraordinary historical stories you tell. Thank you.
Thank You, Mark, for the always interesting, informative and well-produced videos!
Another Gem, Mark! Love the detailed accounts & great footage.
Thanks again Mr Felton, and team, if you have one, for another interesting upload. Thumbs up 👍
That was an education and no mistake. Thanks for another great video.👍
I really like your editing, content, narration as well as soundtrack. Thank you for your work, I'm always learning from it.
I’m a young man in my 20’s who is already interested in ww2 history myself but I can tell you right now that I’ve show these videos to other kids my age and it leaves them thirsty for more knowledge regarding these topics!
I never tire of these films. In each installment I learn something new. I so appreciate your ability to suss out all these detailed side stories no one else teaches. Your field work is much appreciated, adds punctuation to an already great yarn. To know and see the JU-88 still exists completes this tale.
Your videos are short, to the point and the way you present them is absolutely delightful to watch. Thank you
A cracking upload Mark ,it's amazing how many little pieces of untold history are there to be told in a no-nonsense way like you do ,keep up the great work
The most consistent and relevant information about history! I love this channel!
Oberleutnant Herbert schmid : hold on guys I have a plan Oberleutnant Herbert schmid : *changes team*
Absolutely fabulous content! Very very much appreciated!
This channel is the best thing around for miles. Thank you for the great content. All the best !
I love these history lessons astounding and a great commentary . Thank you very much.
great piece of history as well as story telling - love your work Mark.
Another fantastic informative video Mark well done. Many thanks for these videos
And I thought I knew a bit on WW2... Never assume you're done learning :) Thanks for all of the interesting videos!
What an incredible tale ! I had no idea this had happened.
Great stuff mark, outstanding quality and impressive frequency.
I read of a Fokker test pilot who escaped Nazi occupation in an old Fokker G.1 heavy fighter with a former Dutch airforce engineer. Could make an interesting topic for a video.
I was thinking the same because that plane (the saw) is interesting. Unfortunately the Dutch only had a few of those planes. So Dr. Felton....please.
then I like to know what happened to the g1 ? no more in a british museum.....
I've never seen one, any links?
@@oddballsok as far as I know They are all destroyed or scraped There is a replica plane in the Netherlands inside a museum I think
@@oddballsok was it once in a British museum? Awesome plane.
Highlight of the week, and it's only Tuesday! Another excellent production and once again an interesting story.
Sometimes a footnote can give the story outcome can add to the plot line tremendous value. Mark for for your excellent work!
Excellent video as always Mark! Love these content, never heard of most of the stories you upload here.
Another fascinating upload. Thank you.
Each video I see, I can safely say I'd never heard about. What an eye opener this channel is, keep them coming.
You're videos are extremely informative, I love them
Thanks so much for your videos. Everyone of them that I have watched have been very informative and most entertaining Thank you once more again. Pete 🇩🇪
Thank you for bringing us this type of content.
Awesome video Mark, I'm glad you come up with these excellent pieces of WW2 history.
Mark, you provide a most excellent presentation always. Keep up the good work. Cheers
Great videos as always. I look forward for more knowledge!
I'm learning every week with your very informative videos. Good stuff
I like this intro a lot too.
I love these obscure stories. Keep up the magnificent work
Fantastic knowledge and history! Thank you Mark as you are xtremely well researched and your video archives are very enlightening!
Great work, thanks for that. Greetings from Germany.
Mark you are amazing! How does not BBC or History Channel not grab you is beyond me? Thank you for what you do!
just wanted to tell you I thoroughly enjoy your channel, a lot of obscure WW11, very entertaining!
work war 11 lol
Ww11 might wanna correcr that
Your war stories are unlike anything I’ve ever found! I love them!
Once again a fabulous story, thank you Mark!
First time I have heard this story, thanks for uploading.
Thanks for great vid. Always brilliant, different and educational.
I am a Sr. Engineer, Vietnam era ARMY Officer, Historian, and War Airplanes enthusiast all my life, yet I did not know this interesting story, Good for you for uploading the same, Danke, Gracias, Thanks!
Don't go a day without humming that intro. It's my jam!
Excellent video, full of information and pictures. The Dyce JU-88 story is well covered in "The Wizard War," by Dr. R. V. Jones, 1978. Jones was a civilian scientist whose job was to discover everything he could about the technical and scientific aspects of the German military. He was just out of graduate school and eventually became involved in nearly every major intelligence field of the war, including the Enigma codes, German radar, German night fighters, V-1, V-2, beam guidance systems for bombing, and much much more. He wrote Wizard War after the secrecy regulation expired. This book should be in the library of every serious student of the war years. His thoughts on the JU-88 were interesting. He said, half-seriously, that he was almost disappointed when he was handed a fully functional night fighter, since his group was having so much "fun" working out the German's night fighting capabilities the old fashioned way--by analysis of radar frequencies, by listening in on the ground controllers during operations, and such like. His biggest problem after getting the JU-88 was security. If the Germans ever realized that the Allies had gotten their hands on a current model night fighter, there were many things they would have changed and he would be back to the starting line. Anyway, excellent video all around. Here's hoping Mr. Felton keeps up the good work.
Very cool story. Glad some one knew which side of history to be on.
Thanks so much for your videos. I love these stories of ww2 and history. Keep them coming.
Man i love your channel, keep it up!.
another excellent story Mark , love them keep them coming buddy ....Shaun.
Another great story that I hadn't heard about! Keep up the great work!
Another great story. Thanks Mark.
No way, I’ve been to Cosford and seen this Ju 88 in person twice, but had no idea about the history behind it until now. Thanks for sharing this amazing story, keep up the amazing content as always!
Thanks for yet another incredibly interesting video!
A riveting story; I never heard of it until today.
Why is your channel so good? Why can't I stop watching?!
Fantastic history lesson! Thank you Prof Mark Felton.
First time commenting after watching your videos for a few months. I must say that we are being spoiled with so many consistent high quality films
Thanks, Mark. This is another very informative video. At least this one aircraft survived.
I read about this story once before but had idea of full story. Thank you.
Thanks Mark, really enjoy your channel!
Love these little unknown war stories , many thanks.
Great story and production, as usual, Mark
Talking about scrapping, during the 1960s I used to go with my dad to a place in Alyth called Murray Lorne and Thomas. It was a military surplus breaker and dealer, dad was pally with the owners. The stuff was mainly RAF, some army and navy. After airframes were stripped and the metal recovered, all the instruments and useful bits were racked on shelves in their main building, an old mill. Amazing place. I remember being there once and they were crating up ejector seats for export. By that time the stuff was mainly fifties, scrapped as a result of the Wilson cuts, but there were still loads of ww2 parts and even a few big bits like wings and stripped fuselages. Our house was full of treasure from there. We faked up a cockpit complete with all controls and a bunch of instruments and for years I had a one man liferaft which I used to take out on the local duckpond!
Wow, Mark! Blazing Combat! Another great register!
Thanks mark, I’ve stood next to that JU88 many times and always wondered what the story was behind it. Coincidentally my great-uncle also flew JU88s but was killed in an accident, still an aircraft that I think was second only to the Mosquito as the best multi role aircraft of the war.
Man, this guy produces the best videos. Mark Felton should have over a million subs. Awesome !!
another little gem
A beautiful aircraft, thanks for the video.
wow! that is amazing! bloody love this channel.
Amazing video as always
Another great presentation..Thank you.
These videos Dr. Felton are simply extraordinary..... Les Griffiths
Great vid. Ty for posting.
Normally I'd say never trust a turncoat. But this one came with a gift. What a gem of history.
This is good stuff, always interesting and concise
You`ve got the right voice-over...
Gute Nachmittag Herr Doktor Felton, your German pronunciation is very good. However at 0:50 in this video you pronounced "Nachtjagdgeschwader" (night-time fighter squadron) as "Nacktjagdgeschwader", as if the pilots were flying naked. I just thought I'd point this out ;)
yor content keeps me entertained for hours, very informative indeed
Mark, you are the man! Keep up the great work!