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Proof that it is indeed very difficult to fly an aeroplane underground.

m.th-cam.com/video/pJAMPZYXijw/w-d-xo.html Tony Richardson was the man Percy was making reference to when he changed his name to Tony.

Basically Percy by calling himself tony was trying to give a coded message about a man called Tony Richardson.

Sufficient to say, he’s done dead

There’s old pilots, and bold pilots, but there are no old bald pilots

I have also witnessed what happens when pilots over extend their capabilities when performing to a crowd. 😢 .perhaps there will be an endorsement that must be gained prior to doing demo flights . It would probably incorporate a bit of psychology designed to keep their mind on the job of aviating safely within a new found recognition of their own limitations, and ,of course, the limited capability of the aircraft they are flying. ( also, thank God for the demise of 8mm movie film.) Cheers from Downunder👍

I have also witnessed what happens when pilots over extend their capabilities when performing to a crowd. 😢 .perhaps there will be an endorsement that must be gained prior to doing demo flights . It would probably incorporate a bit of psychology designed to keep their mind on the job of aviating safely within a new found recognition of their own limitations, and ,of course, the limited capability of the aircraft they are flying.

This film was made in focus. Why transfer it to TH-cam so badly out of focus?

This must've been pulled out of someone's attic for sure. It's an interesting video for me though as i am somewhat familiar with Barton Aerodrome, having been to many former airshows there. Barton had it's fair share of accidents, i saw one in person there, (a "Midget Mustang" augered in coming out of a loop, mid 80's i think). Back when these chaps were flying i suspect one or two drinks may have been downed before removing the chocks! Thanks for posting.

Amazing

Pushing aircrafts envelopes to put on a good show for the crowd is not always a good idea.

I did my PPL at Barton 1978 / 79 and flew from there for many years until our group-owned Chipmunk was relocated to Liverpool. The first on-site crash I remember was at an airshow, the Midget Mustang that went in off a low level roll, very similar to the Prentice in this video. There were several off-site ones like the Tripacer that flew into Winter hill killing 3, a Baby Great Lakes that spun in near Chorley killing the pilot, a C150 in Scotland, one in Spain, one in Gloucestershire where a friend of mine packed too much into the rear fuselage of his Titch and stalled and spun in, and several other Barton based aircraft such as the Luton Major that shed a wing near Culcheth when it was being aerobated even though it was not an aerobatic type. One of my PPL instructors and one of the owners were killed in that. It was the evening after the Barton Airshow and led to a ban on club members going post-show flying henceforth. There was the Broussard whose engine threw oil all over the windscreen in the Barton circuit causing the pilot to put it down 'blind' in a field the other side of the M62. Sadly it over-ran the field and hit a 2CV car on the motorway. Apparently 2CVs have no structural rigidity and the car collapsed like a house of cards and an occupant killed. A good friend of mine was killed in a banner pick up accident on the airfield when the wire rope hanging from the Rallye aircraft had unbeknown to the pilot got wrapped around the tailplane and elevator and when he picked up the banner, the drag tightened the rope forcing the elevator fully down and the Rallye dived into the ground at speed. A bunch of visitors one Sunday arrived from over the other side of the Pennines and the last in the gaggle spun into the ground off the downwind to base turn for 09. 2 killed I think. Another Rallye took off very early one morning before the airfield was open and stalled and spun shortly after lift off, crashing on the north bank of the Ship Canal. And then of course there was the loss of the Mosquito during a wing-over overhead Barton Moss. Back to this vid - I wonder what the first crash was, the one that didn't burn? And who would have been flying the Tiger Club Turbs back then? Vince C.

What the hell was this filmed with ??? A shoe box with a hole for a lens ??? My old Kodak brownie 8MM took much better clearer pictures than this....must have been a British camera !!!

Why this celebrating music???

What a waste, an appalling waste of life. Aerobatics in that aeroplane at that altitude was never going to end well. Mercifully the guidance and training for modern displays is so much better accepted. This however is written in 2024 and not 1959. RIP .

Complicated manoeuvres with high G forces on both pilot and machine are only appreciated by fellow pilots for the skills needed to execute them, the watching public for the most part are there to see the aircraft displayed flying within visible range ,simple wing overs and flying down the runway line at a safe height and speed plus a dedicated display team if there is one will send nearly everyone home happy and safe

Good grief ! I thought I recognised that aircraft. I did my initial training on the Prentice with the RAF in the early fifties. It was sluggish and underpowered and in no way suited to cavalier flying at low level. A sad loss from which Aviation has learned much since those days.

Pilots who think they can fly doing low level tricks. That's been a recipe for disaster since the time of the Wright Brothers. And pilots who think they can fly are still doing it.

Cute lamb, cute baaa ❤

0:02 baa 1 0:10 baa 2 0:25 baa 3 0:35 baa 4 0:52 baa 5 1:39 baa 6

I attended far too many crashes at Barton. My first was a 2/3rds replica Mustang in the 1981 Airshow and then there was a steady stream of them throughout the 80's at the airfield and the immediate surrounding area. One even made an emergency landing on the A57 Liverpool Road and was pushed into the airfield. One landed on the M62 resulting in one fatality. Another was the Piccadilly Radio Eye in the Sky aircraft which also towed an advertising banner which crashed killing the pilot whilst attempting to pick up the banner. An experimental microlight crashed on the other side of the M62 killing both the pilot who was the owner of the company who made them and his passenger a prospective customer and owner of a microlight flying school. Two died when they were the last plane landing in a flight of planes from West Drayton I believe. They stalled and crashed into a field just off the airfield. There were other serious crashes with injuries and a fatal helicopter crash after take off coming down between the A57 and the Manchester Ship Canal. I wasn't sorry to leave the local station when I transferred for a more mundane but busier station in Broughton. The year I retired was the year of the Mosquito crash. I'm glad I missed that one. I cycle to the airfield regularly and pass many of the crash sites, the details still vivid in my memory. When I first went to Irlam FS in 1981 I asked if the aerodrome was a problem only to be told there hadn't been a serious crash in years. Oh boy did that change within a few weeks and it never stopped till I transferred.

0:53 This reminds me of “Little Bo-Peep” & “Mary Had a Little Lamb” from Nursery Rhymes (1983)

0:35 Is Lamb, a boy or girl⁉️

That lamb is petting that awful glove on that man’s hand!

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Is the lamb a boy or a girl?

Devon had a little sheep! 😂

Why did Percy Henry Richmond change his name to Tony Richmond???

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Is that margo

My my my. Lovely.

Ohhhh what a cute little ball of fluff, so wooooly ❤

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It's easily one ot the most beautiful aircraft ever made!

Well, one thing's for sure. Whether as a practice maneuver or the real thing, the pilots of these aircraft can always rest assured that even when the engine stops, the fresh air conditioning system will still be operating OK.

I think it was abandoned years ago. We all want one.

before my time, this was talked about within family, we were often visitors to Barton Airshow through the 1980`s and early 90`s,

these animals are to pure for this world

I remember the crowd running towards the crash and the group I was with running away, at 10:31, and a club auster crashing on the Friday, the Turbulent was G-APMZ, I was 15, it was a bad 3 days.

Remember WP at Barton.

My God so cute 🐑 love ❤️

Want to hear the engine and some explaining not the music.

Is Lamb, a boy or girl⁉️

Family Home Entertainment presents Nursery Rhymes (1983)

This reminds me of “Little Bo-Peep” & “Mary Had a Little Lamb” from Nursery Rhymes (1983)

Very nice indeed. Such a shame that Redhill will be closing soon to make way for yet more darn housing.

Yeah I guess coming in to land and taking off is the most dangerous time any pilot has

I have flown this aircraft (C42 Reg AJA), at Jazirah Aviation Club. The most competent CFI I know is flying in this video Cpt. Zaigum now flies A320.. Respect. This is routine training flight from right downwind, dead stick / short final. Nice video brings a lot of memories.. thanks

Not a bad bit of entertainment if you turn the sound off. Ninety-nine out of 100 people have no idea how to choose music for their videos. Leave that to the Hollywood types.

Excellent video just edit again without the music after the first song least that way we get to hear the engine take off