The Infamous Eager Beavers & Their Custom B17 Bomber - Old 666

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Honestly Im surprised the plane could even fly with the sheer amount of balls it had to carry

To be completely honest, I don't think she could've had a better name than Old 666. This crew and plane deserve a movie

My neighbor is a 89 year old gentleman that is completely blind and he loves to listen to The Fat Electricians videos, and he is blessed with a special kind of memory so when play list is over the material is all new to him again and he enjoy it all over again.

As the grandson of a B-17 tail gunner who survived 3 yrs in a Nazi POW camp and lived to tell the tale, I love stories about B-17 bomber crews. This one might be my favorite (next to my Grandpa's). Seriously, all of the those bomber crews were such incalculable badasses, especially those that went on daytime raids. Great video. Apparently my house is also infested with onion-cutting ninjas as well

Hell yeah, giving the military anti heroes the respect and recognition they deserve, these long videos are the best bro

I was curious to read what happened to the plane and- "By March 1944, Lucy had been returned to the US to be used as a base transport aircraft and later as a heavy bomber trainer. It was finally flown to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in August 1945 to be sold for scrap." Damn shame because that plane deserves a spot in a museum.

The interesting thing is the average lifespan of a bomber in WW2 was like 3 runs, and the last recon mission was in fact the third mission between the eager beavers and the 666. They also had to wait Months for weather conditions to be right for the final mission. The final mission is also the one they had all 19 50 cal on. 20 missions was enough for a bomber pilot to end his tour of duty, and Jimmy Stewart was one of the relatively few to make that number (though reportedly he completed more missions without permission of command).

This is the first time I've heard of these guys and Im pissed. These heroes need to be in every textbook

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Old 666 is the most gangster name for a plane EVER.

Wow. How does one even comment to that? As a US Navy FireControlman that phrase "Putting warheads on foreheads" is f'ing gold. Brother your narration of this story is beyond perfect. My grandfather was an Aviation Machinist in the US Army Air Corp in WWII and worked on a bunch of these B17's. Like most of those incredibly strong and badass men he never really spoke to us about what he did over there. Although he did receive several awards, medals, etc for some pretty brave stuff he did under fire. I can't I'ma trying to work on my Harley with guys shooting at me with machine guns and just continuing to turn wrenches. That's the breed of man that made this country so great. I can only pray that we can find those few amongst these younger generations that still have that type of heart, drive, and integrity in order for us to retain our nation. Because let's face it, a lot of the younger kids out there now are weaker than wet toilet paper. God bless these heroes and the freedom they sacrificed so much for in order for us to live under the blanket of. Godspeed to each and every one of them! Killer job on the video sir.

I'm 73 and a WWII aviation buff since I was 12. I knew this story but have never heard it told so well and completely. I love the way you present these stories. One small point, they could not have damaged both rudders since the B-17 only had one. B-24 had two. But that didn't hurt your great story-telling. Oh, and one other thing. Where was your wife? I always get a kick out of her little interruptions.

Holy balls. How has this not been made into a 3-hour action-adventure movie yet?

There is a story about a Wildcat pilot during Guadalcanal who, when out of ammo, lowered his landing gear and clubbed a Japanese bomber repeatedly, finally knocking it out if the sky. Japan didn’t learn until far too late that Americans also have a Samurai spirit—we just express it differently!

My Dad, Jim Cobb, was a radioman on a B17 plane called the Eager Beaver.

Can I just thank you. One of my grandfathers was army in WWII. While the other was Civilian construction in the pacific. Your stories bring back some of the stories my father (a marine) would tell me of their histories. All three are now deceased so this channel brings a smile to my heart in remembrance.

Jay Zeamer really is the embodiment of "DO NOT DENY ME MY FREE BIRD SOLO" for not letting the copilot do his thing whilst bleeding out and doing all other kinds of shaboingery.

How has this story NOT been turned into the best WWII movies ever. If Spielberg had made this his follow up to Saving Private Ryan, it would have made 500 million dollars and won 5 Oscars.

Every time I listen to your videos I'm like, "wow this HAS to be the craziest WW2 story". Then you find one that tops it in the next video