It Could Take a Beating - History of the Kawanishi H8K Flying Boat [ WWII DOCUMENTARY ]

The Kawanishi H8K is regarded by many as the best flying boat of WWII, contrary to earlier Japanese designs it was designed for survivability, and was built with heavy defensive armament. If you'd like to support my channel, I have a Patreon:   / lookinthepast   Now you can join my channel members to get access to perks:    / @lookinthepast   Related books on this aircraft: Kawanishi H6K ‘Mavis’ and H8K ‘Emily’ Units: 153 (Combat Aircraft): https://amzn.to/4qMFna2 #history #war #wwii #combat #fighter #kawanishi Footage has been: Researched Edited Narrated by Look in The Past channel. 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Origins and Development 06:46 Variants 08:45 Technical Specifications 10:02 Combat History History of the Kawanishi H6K flying boat:    • Fragile Beauty - History of the Kawanishi ...   History of the Mitsubishi G4M bomber:    • The Flying Zippo - History of the Mitsubis...   History of the Mitsubishi G3M bomber:    • History of The Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" bombe...   I post digitally enhanced/restored rare documentaries regularly. Feel free to browse around my channel and subscribe if you like the content. Thanks! Check my Documentaries playlist:    • Documentaries   Also check my secondary channel for original history footage videos:    / @lookinthepastwararchives   Music: Epic Blockbuster 2 by Rafael Krux