Breitling Fighters fly LOW down a canal - FULL SEQUENCE

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  • So we've already posted clips of this, but here's the full sequence of the 4 Breitling Fighters flying down a canal in Yverdon. First is Ray Hanna in the P-40, then Nigel Lamb in the Mustang followed by Cliff spink in the Corsair ending with Lee Proudfoot in Spitfire MH434.
    FOR THOSE OF YOU MOANING ABOUT HOW UNSAFE THIS WAS, please bear in mind, the canal was next to an airfield, the correct permissions were obtained, the manoeuvres were, in effect "run and breaks," had any engine problems occurred then they were carrying enough momentum in flight to land on the runway next to the canal plus THESE WERE FOUR OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED WARBIRD PILOTS IN THE WORLD
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  • @desertpunk7588
    @desertpunk7588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1131

    Gold Leader to Red Leader, I'm starting my attack run!

    • @bombomos
      @bombomos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Porkins you're too low!!

    • @Cosmic662
      @Cosmic662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Red Five standing by

    • @adrianh332
      @adrianh332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      "Lost Tyree lost Hutch, they came from behiiiiind" boooooommmm.

    • @sjmuffler1
      @sjmuffler1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Stay on target

    • @puidwen
      @puidwen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Glad i was the only thinking something along those lines.

  • @davidmurphy8364
    @davidmurphy8364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    "Sir how will we avoid the AA guns??" "Go under em"😂😂

    • @ranggasaktibudiputra1547
      @ranggasaktibudiputra1547 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hoa Tattis hey care to explain more?

    • @francescofissore161
      @francescofissore161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hoa Tattis ...actually, somehow uncorrect. What counts is the 'clearance' between ground and propeller tips, engine themselves have less than nothing to do with flying ultra-low.
      Many instances of P-47 flying in Germany or Low Countries having 7 - 8 feet between their bellies and the grass, at 370 - 390 mph without the least of problems in this sense - a couple photos of them back at the base showing some wheat stuck into engine cowling.

    • @francescofissore161
      @francescofissore161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hoa Tattis one thing was Wright Field and their super-strictly technical tests under teodolites' control, another was the real fact under operational circumstances. Arriving at 10,000' altitude then peeling off and coming down aided by the diving momentum, and airspeed would increase dramatically - that's true for any airplane. Many a P-47D-25 pilot saw 400+ mph at the altitude of flak towers.
      Yes you didn't say could not do it, but simply saying they were hampered down there doesn't mean who knows what . They weren't 'hampered' at all by their radial engines (in the sense of radials' fault), that is what one could suppose by reading your statement.

    • @francescofissore161
      @francescofissore161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hoa Tattis ... ok all right of course, but where is all that importance in the end. P-47, F6F, F4U, even the P-61 (when used as a strafer over North Europe and Italy) etc. each of them was born for a medium-altitude generic work, but also did a impressive job at super low levels without the least bit of difficulty or any kind of strain on engine and/or airframe.
      Do not know if there was even one single pilot truly aware in any given moment, that its radial plane was performing somehow worst than a online-engined one in any respective phase. Maybe somehow less efficient in strict technical/mechanical terms and calculations, but not hampered at all.

    • @Cyan_ImposterFNFV4NEO
      @Cyan_ImposterFNFV4NEO 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol XD

  • @wegotaproblemuk
    @wegotaproblemuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1386

    The Spitfire with that Merlin engine gives me goosebumps

    • @captainLoknar
      @captainLoknar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      do you have German family ^___^ (jk)

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wizard bumps

    • @evoklax
      @evoklax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      imo the corsair is better looking, but not better sounding that goes to the spitfire

    • @tmsmith3412
      @tmsmith3412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yasss pure legend himself we got a problem.
      Makes sense you do love your spit fires keep the great work up on your channel bro watch it daily thanks for fighting for us mate we need more people like you I can not speak higher if you and your channel mate.
      If I can ever help you or help out in doing something? Just let me know thank you mate.

    • @SWard-oe8oj
      @SWard-oe8oj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@evoklax they weren't talking to you but take care of your self man :(

  • @graftedtheband
    @graftedtheband ปีที่แล้ว +209

    I'm a P-51 and Corsair lover but I have to say the British made one of the most beautiful and intimidating aircraft of all time with that Spitfire. What a plane!

    • @meltdown6165
      @meltdown6165 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Nice sounding too ...

    • @martinjohnson9316
      @martinjohnson9316 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I would love to know the reason for the Corsairs dihedral wing design. Was it to aid carrier landing operations? To help with folding the wings for storage? Do you know?

    • @sidecarbod1441
      @sidecarbod1441 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@martinjohnson9316 It allowed the plane to have a huge prop, it gave enough ground clearance without having to have long and therefore weak undercarriage. The folding wings were also a good idea for a plane being launched off an aircraft carrier. I had a Cox control line Corsair when I was a kid many years ago, since that time I have always liked this plane!

    • @martinjohnson9316
      @martinjohnson9316 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sidecarbod1441 Ah thats why?...thanks for the info. When i was a kid (UK) i saw the boxed Cox powered control line plastic planes (my toy shop had a PT19 i think) but on my pocket money, i could'nt afford one.

    • @alfredeneuman6966
      @alfredeneuman6966 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The Spit had a terrific profile and sound and he really got low to the deck.

  • @SniffBackBetter
    @SniffBackBetter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    The Spitfire was almost lapping up that water through its air intakes!

    • @1991apfel
      @1991apfel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Cools the engine down...

    • @chrisr5201
      @chrisr5201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      1:16
      That's one crazy pilot!

    • @RicDrgn
      @RicDrgn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only one with flaps down, low and slow.

    • @mostevil1082
      @mostevil1082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@RicDrgn flaps definitely aren't down and she's not slow. That left rudder you can see means she's really shifting.

    • @stevebroughton4787
      @stevebroughton4787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Spit pilot was none other than Ray Hanna.

  • @vernonmodglin5502
    @vernonmodglin5502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    Don't care what the newest jets can do, they'll never be as badass as these props...

    • @sepg5084
      @sepg5084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Don't care what boomers say, nothing can be more badass than an F22 or B2.

    • @vernonmodglin5502
      @vernonmodglin5502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@sepg5084 ha ha I'm 35 gramps

    • @vernonmodglin5502
      @vernonmodglin5502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@westilldontknow3407 rugay?

    • @wideawake2462
      @wideawake2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check this out then... pilot skills at its absolute finest th-cam.com/video/kT7qrYi8R_M/w-d-xo.html

    • @chriswolfenden39
      @chriswolfenden39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah I totally agree with you nothing compared to the sound of a propeller pulled aircraft in a steep dive over a area

  • @fhhfgj
    @fhhfgj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    Corsair,mustang and warhawk: we're gonna fly low!
    Spitfire: hold my beer...

    • @hupreix2553
      @hupreix2553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      fhhfgj you mean tea? Xd

    • @kierenboimufc5940
      @kierenboimufc5940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Electro playz Na we drink more beer than tea in Britain mate lol

    • @hupreix2553
      @hupreix2553 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @kierenboimufc5940
      @kierenboimufc5940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Electro playz tea a morning thing beers for the evening

    • @Марк.Фетнов
      @Марк.Фетнов 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hupreix2553 Hold my tea while I take the biscuit in my Spitfire :)

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games 3 ปีที่แล้ว +818

    All that time, effort, and manpower to make this happen.... and it's in 480p

    • @blasterofmuppets4754
      @blasterofmuppets4754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @Austin thats some first world luxury problems you have.

    • @Akislav1990
      @Akislav1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      It's been up for only a year. I could forgive them if it was uploaded no later than 2009.

    • @DangerGnom
      @DangerGnom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      the good stuff is behind a paywall....like they write in the description: you have to pay for it, to be at least in decent quality. As an advertisement, still this is bad. It is 1min25 sec, so what to loose by showing off at least 1080p and better sound, to get an impression if it is worth considering subscribing to their paywall? nah, just put a trash quality short length video on YT, should be enough to encourage peops, to come and pay - reality-check: no it's not.

    • @DangerGnom
      @DangerGnom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@blasterofmuppets4754 your troll commment is also a 1st world problem. This video is an advertisment, for a subscription based video service. And the folks out there, that want some very specific video content -in that case old, flying, piston engine aircraft -, are telling here, that the quality is bad. so where is this a 1st world problem?

    • @Rick_Sanchez_C137_
      @Rick_Sanchez_C137_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Last night at dinner, I ate the potato they used to film this sequence… overall it was good, but there was still a hint of exhaust in the aftertaste which the butter and sour cream did not cover up….

  • @leesenger3094
    @leesenger3094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    That Spitfire wasn't just low, it was literally mowing the grass !

    • @ianrutherford878
      @ianrutherford878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it was. It was literally mowing the grass.

    • @leesenger3094
      @leesenger3094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ian Rutherford I can surely guarantee that foliage was trimmed after that low pass!

    • @paulgmarriott
      @paulgmarriott 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ian Rutherford @lee senger Nope; nowhere near. THIS is how a Spit mows the grass: th-cam.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/w-d-xo.html

    • @peemee4873
      @peemee4873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      have seen lower.... Ray Hannah at his finest. th-cam.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/w-d-xo.html

    • @eroche12
      @eroche12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peemee4873 WOW

  • @gus23a
    @gus23a 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1958

    My grandma often told me how terrifying it was, when the "Tiefflieger" ( word by word: low altitude planes) came. It were mostly American planes which did strafing runs on everything they saw moving in the streets. They would often fly so low that they barely made it past the roofs of the houses. Her parents´ farm was about 300m away from an anti-aircraft gun position and this was the prime target for the strafing runs. The gunners were mostly young boys, maybe 14 to 16 years old and manned a 20mm Flakvierling and two 88m Flak. Often times there was no alarm when surprise attacks by fighterbombers came and they were only alerted when the flaks suddenly opened fire. But by then it was to late to get in the cellar and my grandma and her folks tried to hide wherever they were at the moment, the bullets raining down around them. One day, in February 1945, so she told me, came the worst attack. The days before, there had been almost no attacks, only the usual bombing raids on the big city near them. One bomber was shot down by this AA position near their house and had crashed about half a mile away. They were inspecting the wreck, when suddenly the sirens started going off and the guns immediatley started blasting away. They could see the position from where they were and saw two fighters dive down on it, dropping four bombs on it. Two hit right inside the position, two missed it and fell right in my grandma´s barn where they also kept their livestock. The building collapsed and almost immediatley caught fire, killing all of their livestock. The firebrigade managed to save their house, though. Seven of the AA gunners were killed by a direct hit on their gun, 13 others were badly injured. My Grandma helped to take care of the wounded and bury the dead. They weren´t able to recover every dead, as two of them were just blown to dust and the others were sprinkled all over the position and fields.
    Now seeing these planes flying this low and hearing the sound of their engines howling to full power i can only imagine how terrifying this must have been back then.
    But nevertheless, those are magnificent machines and i´m thankful i can now enjoy them with no fear.

    • @PatrickKniesler
      @PatrickKniesler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      Thank you for sharing.

    • @mil-fpv4931
      @mil-fpv4931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Thanks for the story. Without knowing the sides here, it's hard to say who were the good guys and who were the bad ones. Was it a shame or a blessing the main character stayed alive, or should she have died as an enemy. (try to get the message in this)

    • @arisini
      @arisini 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Thanks for the story!

    • @Percivallis
      @Percivallis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      @@mil-fpv4931 Actually no, its very easy to say who the good guys are! The Allied Forces fighting and dying in their tens of thousands to free Europe from the tyranny of the German people whose regime were responsible for the deaths of millions many of them in purpose built death factories and the wholesale destruction of Cities and towns throughout Europe. I think its fairly obvious?

    • @trainzguy2472
      @trainzguy2472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +285

      @@Percivallis You're missing the point. It's hard to tell who the "good guy" or "bad guy" is when you look at the people themselves. Forget about the politics and the government, it's just a bunch of normal citizens who got swept up in the chaos of war. The majority of the German public just wanted peace and solidarity. They didn't care about Hitler's twisted agenda, they just wanted the destruction and killing to come to an end so they could go about their daily lives.

  • @berniecoles2337
    @berniecoles2337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +767

    There’s low and there’s Spitfire low.

    • @RogbodgeVideo
      @RogbodgeVideo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Especially if these is a bridge crossing the water! (MH434 was flown under a river bridge by Ray Hanna for the mini series 'Piece of Cake'.)

    • @nobbytart27
      @nobbytart27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Best till last, 'kin awesome 😁

    • @hoilst
      @hoilst 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Swear to god, they must've been fish scales stuck to the prop.

    • @robr9905
      @robr9905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nobody has beaten the record for "low".

    • @Sorarse
      @Sorarse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@robr9905 Buccaneer pilots might give you an argument on that one. They reckon it was common to have to climb to give them enough room to lower the landing gear prior to landing.

  • @956884266
    @956884266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I'm a born Fighter Pilot trapped in the wrong time.

    • @Harry-qh5rt
      @Harry-qh5rt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hear ya brother!

    • @kolbpilot
      @kolbpilot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      1920 would have been a good year to be born. In the right country, of course.

    • @randylahey2242
      @randylahey2242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol if that were actually the case you would be flying f16s instead of bitching on you tube

    • @daleyfun2247
      @daleyfun2247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kolbpilot you must be high as a kite to think experiencing ww2 would be fun.

    • @farticlesofconflatulation
      @farticlesofconflatulation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s like saying I’m a born cowboy but I chose to live in the city. Go get yourself some wings!

  • @alishanmao
    @alishanmao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1505

    the sound of these planes is simply music

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes. I am glad that at least some of these old warbirds are still able to fly.

    • @insolentstickleback3266
      @insolentstickleback3266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It does something to my innerds when I hear them, something very good, a feeling of immense pride overwhelms me!

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@insolentstickleback3266 Pride? Can't say that i can relate to that. But i would agree to a sense of appreciation for the technological achievement that these planes represent. In that sense it is kinda sad that none of the ME 262 survived and all the flying examples of those are replicas.

    • @gregorimg
      @gregorimg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agree!

    • @jakmak1199
      @jakmak1199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The sound of that Spit does it for me 👍

  • @crazybrit-nasafan
    @crazybrit-nasafan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    Aviation porn, keep it up 😂

    • @glitchinthematrix5761
      @glitchinthematrix5761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My kriptonite

    • @AndyFromBeaverton
      @AndyFromBeaverton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      in 4K please!

    • @13yearsaprepperr.jtilbury.51
      @13yearsaprepperr.jtilbury.51 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My wife said why cant i look at normal PORN like everyone else !

    • @crazybrit-nasafan
      @crazybrit-nasafan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@13yearsaprepperr.jtilbury.51
      Great reply. My answer? Cos I have a stunning wife and love aviation. (and last weekend I did a whole flight hands on from taxy out to brakes on for the first time, with an instructor of course but I did all the flying) Almost as good as great s*x..... but not quite. 😂

    • @glitchinthematrix5761
      @glitchinthematrix5761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@crazybrit-nasafan you mist be young still. Or have a bangin ass hot lady. Either way, good for you.

  • @kittyhawk9707
    @kittyhawk9707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    Loved the P40 .. everybody always gushes about the spitfire / Mustang.. yet the Corsair looks fantastic ..but the P40 is truly awesome .

    • @oveidasinclair982
      @oveidasinclair982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I liked the Corsair too

    • @bluemarshall6180
      @bluemarshall6180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love the P-40 too.

    • @marktimmer2212
      @marktimmer2212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Imagine flying this bird in china, in the early 40s....

    • @historicbeef
      @historicbeef 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Whistling death. Was their nickname. Air intakes on he wings did that.

    • @gian.4388
      @gian.4388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I like the Spitfire more because of the Merlin engine's sound
      It has one of the best engine sound of all time imo

  • @dinosabic5383
    @dinosabic5383 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Some of the coolest pieces of aviation engineering. Absolutely incredible!! As a quadriplegic, i cant begin to tell you the envy i have of every pilot. Hats off to every one of you amazing individuals.

  • @saqibsultantemuri2437
    @saqibsultantemuri2437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +708

    Pilots bragging about flying low...
    Corsair: ...
    P-40: I caught an apple from the trees.
    Mustang:I have grass stains on my wing!
    ...
    Spitfire: I caught a fish.

    • @chroniclesofbap6170
      @chroniclesofbap6170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Beautiful.

    • @57thorns
      @57thorns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      At least no one flew _under_ the bridge....

    • @saqibsultantemuri2437
      @saqibsultantemuri2437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@57thornsWell, in that case it would not be a Super Marine but a SUBMARINE.

    • @verarivers9266
      @verarivers9266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      OH I commented then seen this :D Gold!

    • @scottcampbell7944
      @scottcampbell7944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You can only tie the record for low flight....

  • @Jim-ok9zi
    @Jim-ok9zi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    That was brilliant.
    I would also loved to have been there.
    Those pilots are so skilled.
    Camera operators 10 out of 10. Thanks for posting👍

    • @WingsTVChannel
      @WingsTVChannel  4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thank you :)

    • @justana3507
      @justana3507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jim 671467 it’s fake

    • @WingsTVChannel
      @WingsTVChannel  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@justana3507 I'd get that eyesight looked at if i were you

    • @simonfleming886
      @simonfleming886 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WingsTVChannel HaHaHa... I bet he aint a pilot if that's what his visions like

    • @simonfleming886
      @simonfleming886 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@justana3507 You're fake

  • @ivanhenderson5157
    @ivanhenderson5157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1123

    The Spitfire didn’t just look the best, it sounded awesome

    • @domokoskelen3975
      @domokoskelen3975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      YES

    • @domokoskelen3975
      @domokoskelen3975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @chris easly meh

    • @Tbonyandsteak
      @Tbonyandsteak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah they added that sound and that backflib view.

    • @olsmokey
      @olsmokey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Preferred the P-40 but each to your own I guess. My dad flew a P-40N during the second war which explains my preference.

    • @jamesmurray3082
      @jamesmurray3082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My son said in his last life he flew a spitfire.musta been one hell of a plane.just ask the nazis.

  • @Ratlins9
    @Ratlins9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That pilot in the final run was the craziest of the lot, loved it.

  • @viperlabs7735
    @viperlabs7735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Oof that Merlin engine makes my soul happy

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its got some pretty big cowling humps so might be the bigger Griffon engine. The Corsair with its horrible view for landing would not be the plane to do that trick with.

    • @enduser63
      @enduser63 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The camera man had to duck down when the spitfire passed over knees

    • @foamige
      @foamige 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My goodness it is one of most satisfying sounds on earth. That throaty rumble. Pure english muscle right there.

    • @JohnyG29
      @JohnyG29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidelliott5843 No, I'm pretty sure its a MkIX, so it'll have a Merlin engine. Happy to be proven wrong though!

    • @JohnnyC01
      @JohnnyC01 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidelliott5843 Nose is way to short for a Griffon. Also the wings are not from a Griffon Spitfire. I would also say it's an MKIX with a Merlin, the best Spitfire version btw.

  • @WingsTVChannel
    @WingsTVChannel  4 ปีที่แล้ว +555

    For those aviation filming experts who have been making comments about possible bird strikes - Bird strikes can cause engine failures in JETS, a bird strike impact on a WW2 aircraft flying at speed would NOT cause a sudden crash, In this case it would have resulted in prop or wing damage at worse. As this filming was done ON AN AIRFIELD it would have been easy to recover the aircraft back safely. We did a full risk assessment BEFORE filming to mitigate risk.

    • @223o
      @223o 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Outstanding video. Out of curiosity are these fellas Ag pilots? A lot of Ag operators tend to have a passion for warbirds where I’m from 👍

    • @egocyclic
      @egocyclic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      how fast were the planes flying? Over or under 200kts? 250kts?

    • @JD96893
      @JD96893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      but wait, isn't it obvious every low fly by is a spur of the moment thing a couple of idiots decided to do in old WW2 planes that could be in a museum?!?!?! People seem to think pilots are all stupid or that pilots are like drivers, because almost any idiot can get a drivers license.

    • @JeffyMor
      @JeffyMor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wroger Wroger you should try contacting Mark Felton Productions on TH-cam. He has outstanding knowledge of WW2 and has lots of videos about little known WW2 facts. This sounds like it would be right up his alley to research.

    • @darthelevader5873
      @darthelevader5873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm sure you took all the necessary precautions for safety but you cannot say for certain that a bird strike won't cause a crash. If you say it can't it's almost in a similar vein to saying the Titanic won't sink.

  • @madpincy2606
    @madpincy2606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    I love the Corsair, a beautiful fighter plane.

    • @himonwillard5088
      @himonwillard5088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Me too, grew up watching ba ba black sheep, and fell in love with the Corsair. Whistling death.

    • @Gollas4k
      @Gollas4k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      came here to say the same... of all the things that are aesthetic despite only being designed to serve a specific function this has to be one of the most aesthetic things... that view from the front of the low flying corsair just looks unreal, a machine designed to kill and destroy looking like a piece of art...

    • @farticlesofconflatulation
      @farticlesofconflatulation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It doesn’t have the muscular growl like a spitfire but it has an equally pleasing whoosh!

    • @Drinksalotobeer
      @Drinksalotobeer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍👍

    • @donmarshall4888
      @donmarshall4888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      VMF 216, my fathers squadron. Corsairs are only meant to be in the air.

  • @rkoenig100
    @rkoenig100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    All beautiful aircraft. This was a unique and interesting way to view them.

    • @TOMAS-lh4er
      @TOMAS-lh4er 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you imagine the fear in the Nazis when they saw that coming down on them ??

    • @Vibakari
      @Vibakari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They wouldn’t have spitfire were high altitude fighters and corsairs operated in the pacific. P47 and typhoons on the other hand...

  • @fergusuan7371
    @fergusuan7371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    The Spitfire's heat haze and supercharger whine, stood hairs on end :)... Magnificent

    • @email4664
      @email4664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He really planted it too, and for a long steady pass

    • @grahammattsson7515
      @grahammattsson7515 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That pilot was trawling for fish.

    • @Retrofordguy
      @Retrofordguy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed spitfires always bring me to tears with emotions and I think that is why they resonate with the hearts of people so much

    • @qymaenjajshelaalgrievous
      @qymaenjajshelaalgrievous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can anyone explain me what those vents at the downside of the Wings are for?

    • @mac4boys541
      @mac4boys541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@qymaenjajshelaalgrievous If you mean the rectangular openings on the underneath of the wings they are the water and oil coolers for the engine

  • @OldGeezer55
    @OldGeezer55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Spitfire pilot " Low? Here lads...hold my beer."

    • @Dicko1
      @Dicko1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How about, "Hold my cuppa"😄

    • @TheJonkerr7
      @TheJonkerr7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      when I watched this, I smiled at the first lot...then when the Spit started its run I just went "ffaaaarrrrkkkk" HA HA natural reaction!

    • @thevintageenglishman
      @thevintageenglishman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Defiantly brinks warm beer down the old dog and duck..

    • @OldGeezer55
      @OldGeezer55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thevintageenglishman Thanks lad. I'll take you up on that soon as I mow the field in a couple of passes. Clear the sheep!

    • @Executor009
      @Executor009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *Hold my pint.

  • @martyndeyoung8207
    @martyndeyoung8207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    You can't beat the sound of a single-engined Merlin warbird - unless it's a twin or a quad! Where I live, between Biggin Hill and Headcorn airfields in Kent, we regularly see and hear Spitfires and Hurricanes overhead.

    • @zaqwsxxswqaz3877
      @zaqwsxxswqaz3877 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Скажите, а там, где Вы живёте, между аэродромами Биггин Хилл и Хедкорн, Вторая мировая уже закончилась?

    • @martyndeyoung8207
      @martyndeyoung8207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zaqwsxxswqaz3877 Yes, the war has ended - in 1945! Several of these aircraft have been restored and are still flying though, and long may they continue! If only I could afford the $000s to try one out. A few years ago, we had two Lancaster bombers fly over (one on tour from Canada), in formation with Spitfires and Hurricanes. Fantastic!

    • @SilentKnight43
      @SilentKnight43 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here in Niagara region, Canada we often get flybys of the Lancaster with its 4 Merlin engines. We can hear it coming from miles away and gives us plenty of time to rush out to the yard and see it overhead. You can feel the sound vibrate the frame of the house - it's awesome.

  • @Wonkabar007
    @Wonkabar007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +523

    Spitfire for the win 👍

    • @campeador94
      @campeador94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hawker hurricanes are better P

    • @shaggydogg3786
      @shaggydogg3786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thunderbolt!

    • @shaggydogg3786
      @shaggydogg3786 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lee Bartlett funny but harsh..Lololo

    • @1970cgb
      @1970cgb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sound of that spit never gets old ,awesome .

    • @ianwoods2152
      @ianwoods2152 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @richard snape don't forget faster as well.

  • @tbwpiper189
    @tbwpiper189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Man...these old birds are still heart-stopping and as lethal-looking as ever

    • @duanegeorges9339
      @duanegeorges9339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That roar of engines

    • @Dante-yu5sp
      @Dante-yu5sp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Spike Ragesonagain Exactly my thought!

    • @ralphcrisp2896
      @ralphcrisp2896 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Spitfire was revolutionary in so many ways: retractable landing gear, landing lights for night time flying, and guns spread along the wings instead of clustered on the nose, gave the Spitfire a lot of fire power....like shooting a shotgun instead of a rifle.

  • @RCFlyBoy314
    @RCFlyBoy314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    That Spit' got right down in there and showed them who's home this is.

  • @MARedleg
    @MARedleg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Love those old warbirds! Timeless, classic designs that inspired a generation that is slowly dying away.

    • @mustangmikep51
      @mustangmikep51 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hear that brother! but I think we may still have a round or 2 left in us before we "kick the bucket!")

  • @timshei5199
    @timshei5199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The whisling death, my favourite old bird!

  • @Rangermouse81
    @Rangermouse81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    We had a Harrier do this as a show of force down the canal in Sangin after an ambush. I was on the bank of the canal and I swear I was looking down at it. Awesome stuff.

  • @yourhandlehere1
    @yourhandlehere1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    So you've always dreamed of flying...taking to the skies....finally you get your chance....what do you do? Try to get close to the ground.....

    • @aerobyrdable
      @aerobyrdable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! thanks for this one.

  • @markw.2106
    @markw.2106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Definitely gives you a sense of what a strafing run might have felt like. Incredible!

  • @knowledgebyte
    @knowledgebyte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The Spitfire looked wired and so soft on the controls. The P51 looked lively and the Corsair looked very nice also in handling. Of course this could all be down to pilot handling, but I’d say the Spitfire has the best of both worlds, immaculate handling and performance. Plus it looks and sounds so beautiful in the air. Print your own 3D RC plane via 3DLabs. I have a bevy now at different scales.

    • @randomcamera746
      @randomcamera746 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the P-40 also looked pretty lively too, even if it is a bit underpowered with it's non-supercharged Allison engine

  • @TheophilusPWildbeest
    @TheophilusPWildbeest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    All amazing, but the spitfire is below the level of the camera on the canalside!

    • @GeorgiaBoy1961
      @GeorgiaBoy1961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The USAAF - United States Army Air Force - discovered that the best ground-attack/low-level interdiction pilots were guys of only 18-19 years old. Pilots - especially experienced ones -of only a few years age older - had by then figured out how dangerous those missions were, not just from flak, but the possibility of augering into the ground when clipping the tree-tops. The great test pilot, Chuck Yeager, who became an ace flying a P-51 Mustang in the ETO, took part in many such low-level strafing missions - and he talks about in his autobiography of climbing out of his cockpit back at base and finding pieces of tree tops embedded in his aircraft, dirt and debris from the ground, etc. That's how low they flew. A job for young, fast reflexes and a fearless attitude....

    • @howardchambers9679
      @howardchambers9679 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GeorgiaBoy1961 see Buccaneers at Red Flag. Flying at 10 feet off the ground at 600+ kts

  • @fobbitoperator3620
    @fobbitoperator3620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Every time I see/hear a "Whistling Death" (Corsair F4U) screaming across the screen, the Black Sheep Squadron OST starts playing in my skull unit!

    • @skyhawk61
      @skyhawk61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was a Blacksheep years ago but never got to fly the Corsair. Only the Skyhawk. The Corsair is the icon of the Blacksheep, to me. Met Pappy while in Nam. A shell of his old self but still an impressive guy. SF..

    • @ctguy1955
      @ctguy1955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skyhawk61 My Dad was on Iwo, and knew Ira, and later on met Pappy during a boxing exibition.

  • @e575fho
    @e575fho ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Absolutely incredible. The sound of the Merlin really moves me! Beautiful aircraft.

    • @klondike69none85
      @klondike69none85 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      which merlin, the mustang used a packard merlin xD

  • @nickjlyons
    @nickjlyons 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    Man. That spitfire wins that round. Easy. Lowest flight, most awesome sound !

    • @robertsullivan4773
      @robertsullivan4773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah but that F4U is it's Daddy😊

    • @kittyhawk9707
      @kittyhawk9707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very close second was the P40 ..

    • @fandangobrandango7864
      @fandangobrandango7864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @M W an honest one.

    • @007raybould
      @007raybould 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      M W who cares he’s right the spitfire number by far

    • @cyberbird451
      @cyberbird451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@robertsullivan4773 no

  • @residentoutdoors2303
    @residentoutdoors2303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    The sound o that spit at the end.🔥

  • @thelastjohnwayne
    @thelastjohnwayne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Instead of the canal I would like to see it flying low over a lone country road and flying over a WW2 German Staff car.

    • @gumnaamaadmi007
      @gumnaamaadmi007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s how Rommel nearly bought it.

    • @Ichijoe2112
      @Ichijoe2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How about over Montgomery instead?

    • @Praise___YaH
      @Praise___YaH 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guys, HERE is The TRUE Savior
      YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
      From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
      "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
      Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
      Yad - "Behold The Hand"
      He - "Behold the Breath"
      Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

  • @marcodifruscio3707
    @marcodifruscio3707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Love the sound of the big air cooled corsair

  • @rolandtraynor
    @rolandtraynor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    ooohhh The Spit made ripples on the surface of the canal........b they are all beuts ,

  • @117Jorn
    @117Jorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    At least some of us are watching this and thinking: "Just like beggar's canyon back home!"

    • @duanegeorges9339
      @duanegeorges9339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's not your home - that's a space station

  • @FOXHOUNDProductions91
    @FOXHOUNDProductions91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Suddenly all those cool scenes from the movies don't look so "unreal" now do they? :-)

  • @Grayman58
    @Grayman58 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Nothing like the sound of a RollsRoyce engine in that spitfire

    • @FishyNipples
      @FishyNipples 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...except the superior 109

    • @butchyshoe
      @butchyshoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't forget the combination of the Rolls engine in the P51. The best flying platform combined with the Rolls engine, was THE war winner. The 51 flew escort all the way to Germany. The 51s then looked for targets of opportunity. The 51s had 6 50 cal. machine guns. The Spit only had 303 cal. guns.That was a rifle round. Had no range to fly to Germany. Don,t get me wrong. The Spit was a excellent fighter for defending the home land.

    • @KumaBean
      @KumaBean 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was lucky enough to hear the sound of nine Merlins one time, two Lancasters and a Spitfire, it was truly incredible, 👌
      I found footage! There's a Hurricane in the mix too, hold-on to your heckles - m.th-cam.com/video/M0hOJ3BPpzY/w-d-xo.html

    • @KumaBean
      @KumaBean 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found better footage, if this doesn't make your hairs stand-up, you're dead inside, lol 👌
      m.th-cam.com/video/iCQov9IQD1E/w-d-xo.html

    • @otyliciu
      @otyliciu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@butchyshoe American volunteers who flew for the fledgling Israeli Air Force in the 1948 Israeli Independence War unanimously agreed that, among the types then-in Israeli service, the Spitfire was the greatest dog fighter (types then-in Israeli service including the P-51D, which many of the American volunteers had flown during the Second World War, multiple Spitfire variants, and the Avia S-199 - essentially a wartime Bf-109G air frame coupled with a postwar Czech engine). The only advantage of the P-51 over the Spitfire was range and the Spitfire had plenty enough of its own for that regional conflict. Israel's principle enemies, Syria and Egypt, were also flying mostly Spitfire variants and the American volunteers flying for Israel did not want to be at a disadvantage: whenever some available, the opted to fly and fight, themselves, in Spitfires.
      Quick detail correction: early Spitfire variants had 8 x .303 cal' MG. The U.S.A.A.F. P-40 variants in service at the time had only 4 x .30 cal' MG (the later B variant picked up an additional gun in each wing for 6 x .30 cal). By the time the U.S.A.A.F. began to introduce the .50 cal' as standard armament, Spitfires were likewise supplementing their .303 cal' with 20mm cannon.

  • @simon40607
    @simon40607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I’d like to have been sat fishing by that canal on the day they did this 👍🏻Awesome

    • @rodgeyd6728
      @rodgeyd6728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Even the fish were taking cover!

    • @philkennedy342
      @philkennedy342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your not the only one truly awesome stuff 👍👍

    • @mlee6050
      @mlee6050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol peaceful fishing then this

    • @coryboy345
      @coryboy345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You need a haircut?

  • @lincspreparednessandoutdoo2648
    @lincspreparednessandoutdoo2648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This brought me to tears, such beautiful warbirds doing there thing

  • @perperson199
    @perperson199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    This is the best flying I've ever seen. The Corsair wasn't quite as low, but it's a massive bird and we're lucky to see it flown like that

    • @PCVMoldova
      @PCVMoldova 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My mother, who was briefly engaged to one of Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers, used to tell me: There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots. But there are no old, bold pilots.

    • @leo11855
      @leo11855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch Malvinas Pilots..

    • @jamesmccarty9762
      @jamesmccarty9762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Our country was founded by those who" put their lives in great danger" your welcome angry white man.

    • @Thecrazyvaclav
      @Thecrazyvaclav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Per Person you want low flying? Check out the original spitfire low pass

    • @osamabinladen824
      @osamabinladen824 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @WithAStick AngryWhiteMan Ok

  • @neillaidlaw7116
    @neillaidlaw7116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I think the Spit was fishing any lower and it would of been a sub

    • @jamesmartin9401
      @jamesmartin9401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You mean a....wait for it...............Submarine Spitfire.

    • @Nightdare
      @Nightdare 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamesmartin9401
      "YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH"

  • @urbanmidnight1
    @urbanmidnight1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Ah the Spitfire, the best till last!

    • @aidanmccarthy844
      @aidanmccarthy844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah p-51

    • @ianlaw7454
      @ianlaw7454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aidanmccarthy844 p51 was crap until it was fitted with a rolls

    • @aidanmccarthy844
      @aidanmccarthy844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ian Law that’s why all of the pilots in the Luftwaffe said that they were most afraid of the p-51. It could go farther and was more maneuverable. That’s why it is and always will be the best fighter plane in wwll

    • @ianlaw7454
      @ianlaw7454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nobody said it was a bad plane I was talking about what engine was fitted to it

    • @ianlaw7454
      @ianlaw7454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aidanmccarthy844 until it was fitted with a Merlin the us airforce didn't want it

  • @1chish
    @1chish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ray Hanna was just the best of the best and this reproduced the run he did for the film 'A Bridge Too Far' when he low flies in a Spitfire down a canal over a lad on a pushbike and waves his wings as the lad waves back. Just before the lad saw a wood full of Panzer tanks ....

    • @brucemitch928
      @brucemitch928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed, he was an awesome pilot, spectacular.

  • @MrRugbylane
    @MrRugbylane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    If any of these were the last thing I ever saw in my rear view mirror before being blown to kingdom come I would like it to be the Spitfire.

    • @saginawdan
      @saginawdan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Laughing, what a way to go. Thanks!

    • @TOMAS-lh4er
      @TOMAS-lh4er 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      CAN YOU imagine being one of those NAVZI convoy on a road ,and one of those BEASTS rolls in over the trees ontop of you @!!!

  • @kartyhybrydowe9285
    @kartyhybrydowe9285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Rolls Royce Merlin sounds much better than Marylin Manson!

  • @secretagentbloke
    @secretagentbloke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    There’s low, then there’s Ray Hanna low. RIP legend.

    • @1chish
      @1chish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One word: Goodwood 😳👌

    • @patoverend7395
      @patoverend7395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      his son was just as mad as his dad both legends, honour to have known Ray and his son, was a roar at biggin Hill airshows......

    • @silvergtotwinturbo9984
      @silvergtotwinturbo9984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@1chish th-cam.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/w-d-xo.html

  • @NicosProjects
    @NicosProjects 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best of the best of the best oft the best.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

  • @Rushmore222
    @Rushmore222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That Corsair, when swooping down and coming head on looks like something out of Star Wars.

    • @killemtoenjoythesilence
      @killemtoenjoythesilence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't care if the others are faster... I've always been a fan of the Corsair. The wings are just cool.

    • @TafakkaMen
      @TafakkaMen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@killemtoenjoythesilence i agree

    • @closer71
      @closer71 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@killemtoenjoythesilence If it’s good enough for Col. Boyington it’s good enough for EVERYONE.

  • @raisagorbachov
    @raisagorbachov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Now imagine having to fly at that height for 8 hours without crashing. That was what the Dambusters had to do but in MUCH bigger planes.

    • @SpudEater
      @SpudEater 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lancasters, correct?

    • @raisagorbachov
      @raisagorbachov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@SpudEater correct and I gather it's a pig of a plane to fly with very heavy controls.

    • @010falcon
      @010falcon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zephod Beeblebrox they had to fly like that for 8 hours?
      Really??!
      Was that to remain undetected or why?

    • @raisagorbachov
      @raisagorbachov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@010falcon Enemy fighters would not engage below 1000 feet. Going at low level they were also below the level at which most flak guns could fire. They were also not visible to people until they had flown by so less chance of sentries firing their guns at them. They actually flew underneath power lines.

    • @Bim_Chicken
      @Bim_Chicken 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Quite a few of the Mosquito missions were like that too. Like the prison raid (Amiens I think it was).

  • @mirror1675
    @mirror1675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Spitfire won. The other two were pretty low but the Corsair was 50 feet higher and pulled up earlier too. I bet ol Cliffy Spink got a ribbing from Biggles back in the officers’ mess.

    • @insolentstickleback3266
      @insolentstickleback3266 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL : D

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Corsair was built for carrier operations but the US Navy refused to take it. The long nose and rearward cockpit made carrier landing near impossible. So I'm not surprised that pilot gave himself some room. The British Royal navy solved the issue by making a curved approach so they could see the flight deck almost all of the way in.

    • @mirror1675
      @mirror1675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davidelliott5843 Have you read the book "Wings on my sleeve" by Eric Brown?

  • @ariochiv
    @ariochiv ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Merlin engine (in the P-51 and Spitfire) is just the quintessential sound of a WWII fighter.

    • @Randomyoutuber0000
      @Randomyoutuber0000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm going to say it, even as a British person I'm going to say it........I prefer the sound of the DB600 series.

    • @alpearson9158
      @alpearson9158 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NAH MERLIN !@@Randomyoutuber0000

  • @michael-ju8tv
    @michael-ju8tv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    An ag pilot watches this and says "Ya ya another day spraying fields"

    • @LezDentz
      @LezDentz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spray crops at these speeds and it'll all land in the neighbours fields.

  • @DougHanchard
    @DougHanchard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The last pass by the spitfire was epic. The head on view of the Merlin's 12 exhaust ports billowing heat at maximum power, is a sight to behold that few will ever see in person or on film.
    On display were superb flying skills that are rarely seen in the modern era.
    Have a nice flight!

    • @WingsTVChannel
      @WingsTVChannel  4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The Spitfire 'head on" shot is probably the best bit of filming I've done in 25 years! Very lucky to have been part of such an amazing sequence

    • @tgmccoy1556
      @tgmccoy1556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tim McCoy here . Wife's account. Yes,the spitfire was
      the best. Even if it is Merlin
      powered it is distinct from the P-51.

    • @DougHanchard
      @DougHanchard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tgmccoy1556 I've always been able to hear the difference between a Rolls Royce built Merlin and its sister built Packard variant. It is easier in person.
      The Packard built model used an improved foundry casting process and adhered to machining tolerances. These differences in my opinion, reduced rotating assembly NVH and imbalance issues.
      If memory serves, propeller governor components were superior in MkIV Spitfires.
      One day, I shall go for broke and attempt to fly a Spitfire. The fastest I've flown was 20 years ago, a converted DC-8-63 freighter with a rather nice tailwind across the North Atlantic. For about 30 to 40 minutes we hit a ground speed exceeding 650 knots. I do not count my three flights as a Concorde passenger.
      I'm not sure if Nick / Carolyn / Richard Grace's dual seat Spitfire is still flying.

    • @tgmccoy1556
      @tgmccoy1556 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DougHanchard Tim McCoy here always could tell the difference.
      Now I know. I'm an old DC7/6 guy myself as an aerial firefighter.
      Flying mostly western US some in Alaska. Sad to see Douglas
      Go as a company. Erickson is flying MD 87's now As airtankers.
      I will miss the sound the 3350's.

    • @DougHanchard
      @DougHanchard 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tgmccoy1556 Buffalo Airways has a few DC-6s in storage here in Canada and one in Florida.
      They also have a plethora of DC-4 models along with a stout collection of DC-3s and C-47s including at least 2 that flew on D-Day over Normandy.
      I've been in the right seat of a DC-7 for 3 - 4 hours during a ferry flight. That was fun!

  • @WingNuts2010
    @WingNuts2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    At last this clip has returned. It is a shame that it was removed from TH-cam several years ago, do not know why, but glad it is back.

    • @costaricaflyer1532
      @costaricaflyer1532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Kevin Reed I'm a leftest liberal Marine who served in the bush in Viet Nam for a year. So STFU you fascist pussy.

    • @erbenton07
      @erbenton07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@costaricaflyer1532 Thank you for your service, but I cant understand how you can be a leftist.

  • @blackterminal
    @blackterminal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would like to see a Me109 and FW do that run

  • @topfuelfan
    @topfuelfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What can you say but simply AMAZING !!!
    If I was shown this as a young man during turbulent times I would have enlisted on the spot 🇺🇲 🙏

  • @ZoeyTheGSP
    @ZoeyTheGSP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If you listen closely, you can hear the sound of their giant brass balls clanking.

    • @markwebster3105
      @markwebster3105 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not from the Spitfire pilot! His were dipping in the canal!! 😝

  • @markswain5021
    @markswain5021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    There is one thing missing in this sequence of events, a mosquito passing underneath the spitfire !!! .

    • @5hiftyL1v3a
      @5hiftyL1v3a 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jack Tangles different use mate

  • @insertname5057
    @insertname5057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anyone else wishing they were doing a gun run as well

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn3292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    WOW. That was great. And you could even hear the Merlin's roaring.

    • @TOMAS-lh4er
      @TOMAS-lh4er 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      HOW'D you like to be on a road in WWII when one of them rolled in on your troops that fast ??

  • @davecrupel2817
    @davecrupel2817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Love the inclusion of the Corsair.
    The only thing that can beat the sound of a Merlin is the great two-row R2800.
    Such a powerfull engine.

    • @amanwithnoname2744
      @amanwithnoname2744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imagine putting one of those engines in a car

    • @jeremy7383
      @jeremy7383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Certainly one of the scariest sounds according to the Japanese. It was called the Whistling Death for a real good reason.

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jeremy7383 So _that_ sound is courtesy of the shape of it's ram-air intakes on the base of it's wings. At higher speeds, they'd bend the air in just the right way to create a deep whistling sound.
      Matter of fact, most warbirds that have visible intakes made such a sound. Each different in pitch and tone. The mustangs and spitfires did it. The hurricanes did it. I think 1 or 2 german fighters did it too.
      Probably the loudest and most aggressive sounding one was from an underrated Australian built fighter called the Boomerang. Underappreciated, ferocious machine. Very fast, very maneuverable. Had a HUGE radial engine driving it (huge in relation to the plane's overall size). I think that also was an R-2800. Rather fat target profile, compared to other planes of it's day.
      But it was a demon with wings, and it flew like one.
      The thing sounded off like a screaming banshee when it got up to speed. And speed it has.
      I say "has" because at least 1 still flies. Enjoy:
      th-cam.com/video/-9-luVivamY/w-d-xo.html

    • @jeremy7383
      @jeremy7383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davecrupel2817 that's correct, Especially in a dive. But you have to admit the radial sound helps :). And while the sound might happen on the aircraft it's definitely a nickname that stuck with the Corsair.

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ngatimozart And boy did they make good use of it. That was a screaming little plane!

  • @DaraM73
    @DaraM73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Spitfire has the sweetest hissing growl.

  • @introspective6103
    @introspective6103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Over 2k people disliked this?? Were they both blind and deaf

  • @FockeWulfFW200
    @FockeWulfFW200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm more of a German and Russian planes guys but... When I see a P-40, I know that video must be watched

    • @nancyhobson9710
      @nancyhobson9710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We know why that generation are called the Greatest Generation.

  • @johnnyfavorite1194
    @johnnyfavorite1194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Gold Leader: I can't maneuver!
    Gold Five: Stay on target 0:27
    Gold Leader: We're too close!
    Gold Five: Stay on target.
    Gold Leader: Loosen up!

    • @pennystout4753
      @pennystout4753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's what I was thinking..lol..they sound great

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...and then a FW190 shows up behind him...
      Sounds about right.

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jack Tangles Maybe so, but the FW190 was called Butcher Bird for a reason - which is (IMO) fitting in this adaptation of the iconic scene...

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jack Tangles Agreed. But would you rather have a P-51 go after the Tempest in such a scene? I don't think so.

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jack Tangles Maybe so, but if my memory is correct, there are still a few around that are in flying condition (and from my perspective this is the best way of aircraft preservation. A static exhibition in a museum is nice, but keeping these old birds flying is - at least in my opinion - a downright celebration of the engineering skill that went into the creation of these airplanes in the first place - regardless which side of the conflict they served on.)

  • @liesorlullabies1165
    @liesorlullabies1165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This Spitfire owner to pilot: We need to talk about a vid of my plane
    I just found

    • @randyvanvliet226
      @randyvanvliet226 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's proper understated Brits for ya!

  • @vtwintora
    @vtwintora 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nigel Lamb in the Mustang looks so badass, zoned right in, dialled right in, nothing but admiration for all you pilots.
    Thanks for the upload; it's top-notch!

  • @gooble69
    @gooble69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "FOR THOSE OF YOU MOANING ABOUT HOW UNSAFE THIS WAS"
    Karens are going to Karen. I don't want to live in a world where people listen to anything Karen says.

    • @bikersoncall
      @bikersoncall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nancys

    • @BikingVikingHH
      @BikingVikingHH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The term Karen is cringe

    • @bikersoncall
      @bikersoncall 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BikingVikingHH He's enjoying
      getting away with throwing in
      a racial slur.

    • @DarkenedSpell
      @DarkenedSpell 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's not what a Karen does.

  • @ek2156
    @ek2156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    All 4 planes are awesome, and I am really glad that we still have these war birds flying. I hope we always have these great beacons of freedom flying our skies. The Spitfire won the closet to the water contest for sure.

    • @citetez
      @citetez 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "...closet to the water contest..." - Could we say that might be called a pissing contest...

  • @stevegoddard9756
    @stevegoddard9756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    That last one was nearly mowing the grass

    • @artistjoh
      @artistjoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Steve Goddard Spitfire’s don’t mow the grass - they scare other people into mowing it for them :)

    • @longnamedude3947
      @longnamedude3947 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@artistjoh More like the grass mows itself..... Haha

    • @TOMAS-lh4er
      @TOMAS-lh4er 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      YEH ! WE HAD our tanks lined up on the road , when out of nowhere a Spitfire rolled over onto us !!

    • @sniperbob1992
      @sniperbob1992 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mowing? The guy could almost be fishing in that Canal!

    • @artistjoh
      @artistjoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jason Howland That would explain the fish the mechanics pulled out of the air intake later :)

  • @Desertduleler_88
    @Desertduleler_88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Spifire was the most menacing....

  • @lozinja
    @lozinja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:24 In a strange twist of fate, Igor, a Bratislavan potato farmer from the Middle Ages is shocked to find himself teleported into the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang in the far future but at a time where these warbirds are wholly uncommon.

  • @pauls.3400
    @pauls.3400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Loved them all but here it was the Spitfire for me 💖🏁🇬🇧

  • @johncare
    @johncare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My father flew Beaufighters low on torpedo runs in North sea TorBeau

    • @OldGeezer55
      @OldGeezer55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Under appreciated aircraft! It was a total badass. CAS mod was GREAT!

  • @philkennedy342
    @philkennedy342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow that's amazing the spitfires lowest all the fishermen ducked 😂😂

  • @Von45Rose
    @Von45Rose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    😮😮😮😀😀😀
    that last guy was down in it!!!

  • @carlosfigueroajr9141
    @carlosfigueroajr9141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Woooow that send chills through my spine ! Them Pilots must have Steel Cojones ! ! 🇺🇸💪🇺🇸👍👍✌

    • @Dicko1
      @Dicko1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @dermotshaw5722
    @dermotshaw5722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Had the pleasure of seeing a mosquito at an air show here in Ireland when i was a kid. Still remember that sound, id love to see a spitfire

    • @stevebroughton4787
      @stevebroughton4787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have a look at the history of Spitfire ML407....it might interest you. 👍

    • @leifvejby8023
      @leifvejby8023 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I grew up with Argonauts out of Copenhagen - four are even better, but nothing will beat a runaway turbo compound!

  • @SmiTTyy-sh8nc
    @SmiTTyy-sh8nc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Always loved the bent wing design of the Cosair !!
    Nicknamed "whistling death" was hoping to get to hear it..👍

  • @SunnyIlha
    @SunnyIlha ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Curtiss Warhawk has a low, mean, hunkin grumble that emits wicked low altitude pulling strength.
    And it's just full of steel including a 5-spar wing, a compact beast laden with armor plates weighing right at 9 thousand pounds *empty*
    This aircraft is underrated for it's handling characteristics down low.
    The Spitfire's pilot drove it so low, the prop screw hacked off grass clippings. The pilot hand a steel grip and L-iron fixed arms to the yoke since his trajectory path was ruler straight with not one smidgen of roll movement of the wings.
    It's deck hug lasted at least 350 yards, tabletop straight.
    The Vought ship was scary quiet.
    It climbed away nearly silent. 0:59
    It's climb away was obviously in excess of 415mph.
    When the pilot banked rolled descended into the canal run, it was so crisp, it's like it almost didn't happen.
    The Allies had *equipment* didn't they.

  • @joeholmes3306
    @joeholmes3306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The pilot never blinked his eyes once. He takes the term "never take your eyes off your target" to another level.

    • @gleggett3817
      @gleggett3817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Though 'target fixation' is the way to end up in trouble too.

  • @kilcar
    @kilcar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    74 plus years ago, that was the sound of Freedom!

  • @paulco4145
    @paulco4145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The only moaning from me is that I wasn't there in person. Fantastic!!!

  • @martkbanjoboy8853
    @martkbanjoboy8853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My dad told me of how during the war a P38 collided with an ME109, the wreckage plunged into a farmers field, then burned there for hours with occasional popping noises from all the ammunition burning.
    According to dad there were no survivors. The general location: Belgium. For every American patriot who wishes to poke holes in this story - every single air to air battle over Europe is not uploaded to the internet, & dad has long since moved on to the next world.
    The countryside bisected by canals put me in mind of Flanders. Lest we forget.

  • @xjet
    @xjet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Someone has to say it.... *"LOWER!!"*

    • @udubidub
      @udubidub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      only in a Boat

    • @kenhurley4441
      @kenhurley4441 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Possibly,,,, their spouses.

    • @zariyah295
      @zariyah295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kenhurley4441 underrated comment

    • @gsz83
      @gsz83 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@udubidub P P

    • @lobonegro027
      @lobonegro027 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check the pilots of Argentina ;) search "Vuelo rasante"

  • @JonoZaidi
    @JonoZaidi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would hate to be a German on night patrol on that bridge seeing a silhouette of a spitfire racing towards you and it’s guns firing at your direction showering the bridge with its beaming red tracers and then hearing the sound of the plane flying just meters above your head would be absolutely terrifying

  • @billy1673
    @billy1673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Modern jets are cool, but this is just next level!
    The difference in the sound the Corsair makes is unreal.

    • @64MDW
      @64MDW 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Japanese called the Corsair...the "Whistling Death."

  • @eagleone5456
    @eagleone5456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Beautiful, yet terrifying watching them come in and point straight at you.

    • @venomsnakeYGBSM
      @venomsnakeYGBSM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only if you are German or Japanese in the 1940s

  • @ReferenceFidelityComponents
    @ReferenceFidelityComponents 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    SPITFIRE! Awesome

  • @JB-pp4nj
    @JB-pp4nj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    The spit is in a class of its own - sheer lethal beauty.