Thai Fighters vs USA

Hit join to become a member and get exclusive perks youtube.com/channel/UC-f2WBfSCZiu0bOBydjot3w/join Check out our exclusive merch yarnhubstore.com/ Join us on Discord discord.gg/yarnhub

It was really nice that despite being enemies, the Thai and American pilots displayed such chivalry and respect towards each other.

Love the Star Wars references. The “Thai” Fighters, to the tie fighter roar and when Henery says “I have you now”. Most impressive.

The first pilot (Chalermkiat Wattanangkul) actually went on to became the Chief of the RTAF (Royal Thai Air Force) in the 1950s. He died with his entourage in 1960 when his C-54 hit a mountain in Taiwan, and got posthumously promoted to Air Chief Marshal.

As a Thai person myself, thank you for covering our fighter's stories. We're often overlooked in the grand scheme of World war 2 despite how much we've done for our own survival. Our air force might not be the biggest, greatest or anything really, but we used it in desperation for the survival and independence of the country. Again, Thank you.

It’s insane to see how well the animation has improved. I don’t dislike the older videos at all but it can’t be denied that you guys have come very far. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

Thank you Yarnhub, for making this video for the history of our RTAF fighters to younger generations to know.

I know my country's air men has been involved in WW2 against the allies but holy hell I never knew we were this ferocious. Thank you for sharing this story. I'm grateful to hear the heroism of my people during hard times generations ago. Thank you so much.

Thai Air force history in the WW2 is a rare topic since there isn't much talk in education system. As a thai, I only know that we mostly fought the french and some skirmish with Japanese. US on the other hand, I vaguely remember that they bombed Bangkok or something. So it quite surprised to know that we have a history of dogfight with the US as well, especially with the Mustang. Thank you for this spectacular story.

The most touching part isn't the combat. It's the brother in arms that did not forget about the fallen ones and sought to bring him back! This is the most touching part!

i love the brotherhood pilots share across all nations. they rarely see the other man in the canopy, and despite how hard they try to kill one another theirs still a bond of fellowship. its inspiring to say the least

I may not be Thai. But as one who's spent more than 12 years of his life learning about the forgotten participants of ww2. I thank you for making this video. Thailand got a raw deal in the war. And had to make do with a lot of old equipment. My favourite thing about them militarily at the time is that they shared a similar naval theory to my home (Sweden). Where we made use of oversized gunboats in lieu of cruisers and battleships. This was to allow them to work in the island strewn coastal waters where physical cover was a factor unlike the open seas (and because they were cheaper than full battleships). It's a shame that the Thonburi class coastal defence ships didn't fare too well but I love them nevertheless. Coastal battleship gang unite ❤🇸🇪🇹🇭🇸🇯🇫🇮🇩🇰❤

My great great grandfather was in the RTAF as well. He served in the Thai French Indochina war of 1940. He was a rear gunner in the first air engagement in Thai history and was credited with shooting down a French fighter in the very first engagement. There's much more to this story but this is getting long. I really wish one day my family's story will make it to Yarnhub as well but this air engagement is famous in the Thai historical community compared to my story. It's more like a side show since it's not even in the Second world war but a few years back. I made a video of his story to make sure that this story will never be lost to time but I really wish I could make a video like Yarnhub did here. Really really excellent work 👍

Fun fact: the line at 17:46 is part of a prayer called "บทแผ่เมตตา", which is usually prayed upon whatever or whoever the sayer wants to let them find peace and not meet and harm/be harmed by each other again in their next lives. The line in Thai can be directly translated to "จงเป็นสุขเป็นสุขเถิด อย่าได้มีเวรอย่าได้มีเวรแก่กันและกันเลย"

Wow - as a veteran and the son of a Vietnam vet (Cobra Pilot - 1/9th Cav - Phuc Vihn) - these stories hit home. My father was shot down twice, and the war had a profound effect on him and his generation. ****Yarnhub - what you do is so important and so respected by everyone in the vet community I show your videos to. You don't take sides, are fair, and you highlight valor, bravery and mercy. I will give you the best compliment I can in regards to your work: I have watched *many* reaction videos (your Sabaton collaborations are amazing) and the comments are always the same: "If this was how history was taught in my school I would have loved history" THANK YOU Yarnhub for this service you do of keeping these stories alive.

Hello, I'm Thai. Thank you for bringing to life the story of one of the greatest air battles in my country's Thai history.

As a Thai born in Lampang myself ( next to the airfield even), this is an impeccable story telling! Details is slightly different from what I have been told but still an encouraging underdog fight story. Thank you Yarnhub for covering this.😊

The salutes of the American pilots and the saddened reflection by the Thai pilots harken back to the "knights of the air" honor from WWI. The respect by the Thais in helping with the search and eventually the excavation demonstrate that honor still lives.

THANK YOU! Yarnhub to cover this story. As a fan from Thailand this video is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. It is always fascinating for me to learn about my country's history, its involvement in global conflict, and the ordeals of our ancestors regardless of their nationalities from a foreign channel like yours. This is the second time your video have managed to bring me to tears (the first one was that of the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident). Also I absolutely appreciate that you put efforts in pronouncing Thai names clearly and calling them by their names (Thais don't usually call people by their surname). I cannot thank you enough for bringing this story to life. Cheers to Yanhub, and my utmost respect to those brave souls who fought for their country and people. Love from Thailand.

Kamrop (Tongkam) Plengkam, he later retired as a rank of Wing Commander in RTAF. Slightly before the Pacific war broke out during the French-Thai border conflict of 1941 he (his old name is Tongkam Plengkam) flew Hawk 75 the most advanced thai fighter (during that time) and claimed 1 French MS 406 shot down during the dogfight over Angkor wat on 10 January 1941.