Just wanted to say that my late father was a WW2 fighter pilot with the 78th Fighter Squadron based in Duxford. He first flew P-47 Thunderbolt during the first part of the war. Then flew the P-51 Mustang toward the end. Afterwards he and his fellow pilots were transferred to Guam to help fight the Japanese which never happened since it was over soon after they arrived. My Dad liked the P-47 better because he felt much safer while flying and hunting for the Luftwaffe than he did in the Mustang. He told me a time or two that flying the Thunderbolt was like being in an armored truck and very difficult to shoot down due to its thick metal plating and very thick canopy while in comparison it was like flying a sports car in the P-51. Although it was fast and agile, it didn't take much to shoot it down unfortunately due to its lighter plating. I like both planes and others from WW2 but I get a real thrill and a chill down my spine each and every time I see a P-47 fly as it's all too rare. I'm not ashamed to say that I also shed a tear or two for my Dad, Captain Ivan H. Keatley (his rank during WW2)as I can imagine him still flying those Jugs if only in spirit. Rest In Peace, Dad. You earned it and Keep 'em Flying!
Both the P-51 and P-47 had superb armor for the pilot/engine. The Mustang more actually. Respect to your father but... I don't know if he knew what he was talking about.
Have you seen the video of a P-47 flying and safely landing with half a wing shot off?! It well illustrates how tough a bird was the P-47! A true story that's available on TH-cam. Sorry, I don't have a reference to the video.
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this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
My grandfather was a B17 pilot during WWII, he flew bombing missions over Germany and dropped bombs on Normandy before the D-Day invasion. He died this past November at the age of 100 years old. Seeing a beautifully restored B17 like that always gives me goosebumps. It’s like a time machine to me, it makes me think about all the stories he told me about that time in his life. I often think of what it must have been like to be as young as he was and having the responsibility of flying that huge plane and the lives of his crew members. They really were the greatest generation.
My dad was a B-17 pilot also. The mighty 8th 401st bomb group out of Ducksford England. At 21yrs old, he was the oldest crew member. Most 21yr olds today can't even make it to work on time. I simply cant imagine the courage and commitment it took to do what they or any war vet in that era had to do.
i disagree. Why are they any better than all the prior generations. Both Yamamoto and most of the German generals knew the war was over when America entered WWII. Once the U.S. got onto a war footing, which it already was prior to Pearl Harbor, there was no stopping the Allied steamroller. The German Army and Luftwaffe was a shell of itself when the Allies landed on Normandy. The best of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS was ground down in a horrible war of attrition on the Russian Steps. Germany and Japan had no chance against the industrial juggernaut and resources of the United States and the Allied manpower was overwhelming. Britain had some great R&D minds and excellent intelligence. Both Germany and Japan had AWFUL military intelligence. The Allies knew just about every move of the Axis and the Axis forces had no clue. Also, both Germany snd Japan were being led ny lunatics. Germany had some great generals and damn good officers and troops. But Hitler and his inner circle were way behind the power-curve. After Midway, the Japanese were 'dead men walking'. They were hell of great warriors, but were outgunned and outnumbered. There was nothing so extra ordinary about the WWII generation. Who were the parents of my generation, the 'Boomers', who in turn raised the following generations and have us in the mess we have today. Just because a 250 pound heavyweight fighter beats up on a 120 underfed lightweight, it does not make the heavy weight the best fighter ever. Remember, your 'greatest generation' gave us the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam and the dirty wars and coups of the CIA through South America, Central America and assorted ops in Europe. Lest we forget JFK, RFK and MLK assassinations.
With all due respect, most pilots simply died. Flew to Germany and got shot out of the sky. How many missions was average? Those times were not "great" at all. Entire countries turned into murderers. That is called war. Your grandfather was just a lucky bastard, or a good pilot. Both I guess. But it was a miserable time, please do not forget that. These halleluia stories are deceiving at best.
Thank you for pointing that out because it looked like a near-hit, but both planes continued on without sparks, fire, nor even a bounce, at least from the video's perspective.
Don't know why there's so many dislikes on this video. I for one am glad that this video didn't have a violent midair and crash at the end. Just barely a nudge between those two Mustangs but you can definitely see some damage on the D model. Great video!
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
The Man of War P51 is the most beautiful airplane, in my opinion. But it is among many WWII vintage birds that are my favorite. Thank goodness it wasn’t worse. Great, great, video .... please continue sharing these high quality videos of the planes that saved the lives of many. We must never forget. Thank you to all the men and women that served, and are surviving to keep us all safe.
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
"Any landing you can walk away from was a good landing. If you can still use the airplane, it was an outstanding landing." Brigadier General Charles Chuck Yeager.
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
First off, I was introduced to your video through You Tube random selection, as I like to view older warplanes. I must also tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed watching those Dakotas flying in tandem with that magnificent B-17! Brought back a lot of memories from my youth. My mother was from England, in the ATS, and my father was a medic in the US Army and they got married in London on May 9th, 1945. They both loved to go to airshows, both in the US and in Europe, as we were stationed in France (Orleans), Germany (Karlsruhe) and England twice, as my Dad was an Army liaison to two different US Air force bases there. I got to have a great appreciation for these older warplanes, and I don't even have to look up when a P-51 passes overhead; I just know what went by! Thank you, sir, for the memories! God bless you and yours! PS: I have subscribed to your site and look forward to more!
Fantastic video. Thank you for the amazing footage. The sky you had that day provided an excellent back drop to see some really great detail of each of the planes
I watch a lot of aviation videos, much of ‘em World War II-era, and this one just popped up. The one who videoed this deserves an award; more than just the visual recording, the sounds of the planes flying over made me feel like I was there watching them in-person. Man, you had the camera right on the action I wanted to see most at all times, including the field gitting tilled.
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Wow...some very carefree flying....enthusiasts don't need to see vintage planes flying in close proximity...just seeing them flying around is pleasure enough. I saw a Lancaster fly over Studland beach, Dorset a few days ago....it made my year...just to hear those engines and see the incredible restoration...she looked INCREDIBLE!
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
Some absolutely gorgeous shots here! The aircraft look majestic in contrast to the clouds. Unfortunate collision, but very thankfully no one was hurt. You could see the collision happening almost in slow motion if you knew something was imminent. I'm sure the pilots may have wanted a peek at your footage as well if they knew it existed.
They tried to hit at 4:27 and succeeded at 10:48. I keep praying they’ll stop allowing these guys to run these beautiful aircraft into the ground. They believe they can run danger close formation because they did it 40 years ago when they were 27 and the peak condition of their mind and body. I appreciate their mindset of showing off these beauties in the air instead of the museum but if it’s not safe, it’s not worth it and they’ve proven countless times they’re not safe.
Wild. You can very clearly see the tailing Mustang being forcefully rotated from the impact, but he just maintains formation to the B17. Incredible that the stabilizer remained attached and the Pilot performed a successful landing
I live out by the AF Academy in Colorado. people don't really get it, when you're got multiple planes in the air, combined with the noise, and the excitement of filming- not to mention looking through a small eyepiece, not taking in the entire sky, it is NOT easy to catch something that subtle, in the "moment". The fact you have it on film happening, was pretty crazy to see- because those B-17's are just awesome to watch. We have all kinds of "Air Shows" that happen over the Academy, especially during graduation ceremonies- My favorite one I've seen so far, were F-35's doing their thing. Great job on the filming- albeit a bit too much "zoom" blurring for my old eyes- but easy nuff to look past. Thanks for posting this. And took your suggestion, subscribed. For times I may not be able to find anything fun to watch.
You asked why I happened to watch this video: I like WWII aircraft and I saw the image of the video and I decided to take a look. I subscribed to your channel because of this video. Thank you for producing it.
i just added info on the planes in this video to the description under the video please read that , and as i ran out of the allowed word count i added the B-17 info as a youtube comment so please read that ,
Wildlife ... who comes here to watch wildlife. I'm here to watch planes!! One never tires watching these amazing old birds. Great footage. My bet there was a bit of a chat after the incident.
Thank the Lord both P-51 pilots were able to land safely! All of those planes are such beautiful war birds and like you suggested, I watched the whole video. That B-17 reminds me of the B-17 Nine-O-Nine that would come to my town every year. I've climbed into the Nine-O-Nine several times as it would come into town. Sadly the Nine-O-Nine crashed October 2, 2019. That still breaks my heart. I still have video from the 90's of the Nine-O-Nine starting her engines.
I took a photo of my dad (a USAAF WW2 veteran) in front of Nine-O-Nine at Love Field (Dallas, Texas) about five years ago. Was very sad to hear about the crash.
@@slimfastfret sally B was used in the filming of Memphis Belle, as. A kid I remember watching them flying over east anglia for the movie. She retains the nose art to one side as a memento.
i just added info on the planes in this video to the description under the video please read that , and as i ran out of the allowed word count i added the B-17 info as a youtube comment so please read that ,
Watching that B-17 it looks like it just hangs there in the air. The illusion is compounded by the framerate making it look like the props are just windmilling. Absolutely brilliant video, thanks for posting!
Good video coverage 👌. I shoot with a Panasonic GH4, 4K SLR. One tip that I have learned is turn auto focus off. Auto focus ruins shots. Great job and keep filming.
Yes, auto-focus OFF and auto-exposure OFF, as you need to set a fixed exposure for the aircraft and not allow it to keep changing as you pan around the sky. That said, he captured some darned fine footage. And I just fell about laughing when he recorded his own loud yawn 🥱 Rick Bear Professional Aviation Photographer
My dad flew Lancasters and took part in a number of 800 to 1000 bomber raids at night. He said if you had a problem it was safer to continue than turn back, unless you could not maintain altitude. If someone smoked you could see it from from a plane near by. How did the Germans miss!
Nice work. Beautiful planes and thank you for the description of the video and really any thing else I might want know. You really nailed it and just wanted to say thank you
Scary event - so glad both made it back safely. The pair looked as if they got very close at 4:20. Loosing sight of the lead aircraft is the stuff of nightmares when in close formation.
Thank you very much . I received a 'link' , and I'm glad I responded . I keep thinking of aerial ballet , when I see flying-displays of old war-birds . Love the P-51 , especially the D . I remember about air-racer and stunt-pilot Paul Mantz . In August '44 , he bought 475 (!) surplus bombers and fighters for $55,000 . He kept 12 for 'personal use' then sold the rest for scrap ! 1-2-3-----all-together now----aaaaaargh !!
10:38 It's almost as if the Mustang pilots were surprised by their closing rate on the B-17. The right-hand Mustang essentially lost altitude during the hard-over. I'm probably wrong, though.
From the accident report: "The pilots had briefed and agreed that the lead P-51 would join on the B-17’s right side and the other on its left side. However, during the display both pilots tried to join on the B-17’s right, resulting in the two P-51s colliding.”
Looked to me like the P-51 pilots had situational awareness issues. In fact, the entire air show made me pretty nervous. It appeared not very well planned or choreographed.
We used to have a Dakota here in New Zealand that was a top dresser. That is dumping powdered fertilizer at low level passes not 200m away from our house. The noise was just great, and almost at the same level as our house on the hill.
thanks mate, this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
I was very relieved to see no crash nor explosion. It was a bit challenging & creepy to watch this footage, because on September 16, 2011, at the Reno Air Races, I was standing 100 yards down the fence line from where The Galloping Ghost slammed 4 rows into the audience. The thump sound of the P-51 pounding into the earth remains in my head 10 years later. I have yet to return to an airshow or pilot a plane. To witness death and total discintegration of a pilot and innocent spectators before your own eyes really messes with you forever.
Nice footage and nice camera and zoom. Not sure why so many dislikes, people have the attention span of a goldfish these days. Anyway, glad pilot is ok, that was close.
Thank you for sharing about your dad. Mine flew 120 missions in P 47C s and Ds. Seven sorties on D-Day, starting at 0300 and coming home in the dark. Then into airfields in France, which were usually captured fields right behind the Allied lines. Most of their work was to disrupt Germans supply lines, trains trucks etc. which meant a lot of very low altitude flight. He wrote a letter home to my mother saying that one of his buddies kept coming home with mud on his propeller tip. I believe a P 47D has a 13 foot propeller. He was shot down twice by enemy ground fire, once behind the German lines. An infantry squad saw his plane go in, pushed forward 100 yards against heavy fire and pulled him from the wreck. Then they scampered back to their own lines. They all got pretty drunk at an impromptu party that night, and the grunts presented him with a plaque. If you look at a photo of a P 47, on the port side of the aircraft just Forward of the cockpit you will see a quick release 12“ x 18“ cover where you check the oil. In my dad‘s squadron, the pilots name was written on that cover. Because when you brought an aircraft back full of holes, The ground crews could switch the cover to a new aircraft and you could fly the next mission while they got your old plane patched up. The “plaque “that the infantry guys gave him was that quick release cover with his name written on it hand painted in red. He was killed in a freak accident the day before he was to be discharged from the service. And the plaque hangs in my front hall where I see it every day on my way out the door to be a docent on the USS hornet in Alameda California. Come visit me Sydney, on the ship, if you want to see some great World War II history.
I like the story about swapping the plate to effectively tag the plane for the pilot. I'm so very sorry your father's life was stolen randomly while due to head home after his service. It truly does prove that any one of us can be taken away for anything and at any moment, considering your father survived his entire deployment. That's still a great feat that he owns though and by no means does that accident steal from what he accomplished.
Negative inertia from downward pressure most likely caused a -3 degree or more drop in fixed wing vertical fold. This can cause a stage 2 mass thermalturbine failure.... I have no idea what i am talking about....
Ummmmmm.... a clogged ventrical tube from Flux Capacitor to surface of the aircraft would give an incorrect pressure reading which would cause the thermal turbine to incorrectly provide altitude therefore causing the system to over heat.
This.video popped up on TH-cam. As to how I came around to view it I watch other aviation videos and this one just popped up. Good show. Glad no one was hurt.
693,485 views by 27nov 2019 , can i ask you guys how did you find my video ? was it promoted to you by youtube after you saw someone else's video or was it via a link on a nother website eg digg ? or how ? just trying to work out why lots of people suddenly find a video of mine , thanks
United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain ‘drag em oot ‘ has 2 x 1200 hp Pratt & Whitney radial engines, max speed 227mph, delivered at end of 1943 , 3X 2100882 has scars of its war time use in shape of numerous bullet hole patches on its fuselage and around the cockpit, painted in its D-day landings livery from 1944. It was used be a specialist unit to recover gliders from Normandy,
Thanks for telling me when to stop watching. I've decided that I don't want to see any of these awesome airplanes crash. Often times I wish I could go back in time to purchase surplus aircraft after WW2, there had to be tons of it. I'm not 100% sure if they offered it for sale or just scrapped it. I think someone should start building brand new WW2 era planes. This country pumped out tons of it, it's why we won.
Many of the surplus aircraft were sold, many to scrap metal dealers who promptly chopped the aircraft up and scrapped them for a profit. Some aircraft like the P-51 Mustang were valued as racing aircraft and were heavily modified for that purpose. As you might imagine, many of those aircraft were destroyed in various mishaps associated with the sport. You have to remember that many of the more famous military aircraft from WWII were actually designed in the 30's and had the technology of that era, making them obsolete certainly by the end of the war, if not before. As the U.S. moved into the jet age the aircraft from WWII were just about worthless, many of them selling for literally pennies on the dollar. I'm with you however, I wish that there had been someone who had the foresight to buy up the old planes for the future generations to appreciate. (p.s. it would be interesting to see someone build these grand old flying new, and with the building techniques and advanced materials of today. what a sight that would be!)
From the initial "form up" at 4:20, you can see that the silver Mustang struggles with regroup logistics and smooth "formation flying" ... his descent into the other Mustang at 10:50 (cutting him off) was due to sudden and uncharacteristic movements that don't allow the other aircraft to adapt or avoid him. Kudos to the videographer, excellent tracking and footage!
I used to live near Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, and the CAF has a B17 stationed there called Sentimental Journey. They would fly her over the Superstition Mountains several times a year and lots of times I would be out in the back yard BBQ'ing for my family when they flew her over. Usually accompanied by a Beech 18 plane set up for photography, also owned by the CAF. She was always so graceful in the sky! One night I saw a twin engined aircraft that had just taken off and flew right over my car , flying away from me. At first I thought it was a DC3, but it just didn't look right. Then it turned and I could see that it was a HE 111. A few weeks later it crashed and the worlds only flying example was gone. Very sad, but it to was graceful in the air. Not as grand as the B17, but it was incredible to see it flying. Years later I saw a B24 headed in for a landing at Williams Gateway. It was turning to line up for a landing and the fueselage was so deep that I could only see the left main landing gear. I kind of freaked out but then it leveled out and I could see both gear were down. I'd hate to see it crash!
I have attended many Warbird Air Shows in the USA. Presently in the UK rather than sunny Florida. Your Air Show video just showed up in my TH-cam suggestions.
Hi thanks for the video and your video came up via TH-cam suggested 'Up Next' while I was finishing making my Black Swan Lane - Vita Eterna album playlist, then watching some old train videos. Good Work!
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I think youtube suggested your video as I watched a video about crashes the other day. Great footage though! I haven't seen WWII planes in action since I was at a air show as a kid in the late 90's, though I wish I could find footage of it as they did mock bombing runs with a B-25 complete with timed pyrotechnics. They sure don't do shows like that anymore. Thanks for the footage. Glad to know he made a safe landing!
I was flying on SallyB that day as 2nd Engineer and watched the 2 Mustangs coming in from the starboard waist gun position. Crazy to think that with all that airspace they could contact.....it could have been much much worse!
The one Mustang pilot was very unfamiliar with the term "sink rate" and not just once but at least two times overshot then throttled back excessively and over controlled to stay in proximity of the other Mustang forgetting that in the process his sink rate would be high.
@@brustar5152: If he wasn't that skilled, then why was he up there flying next to the others? VERY FOOLISH to invite a nonskilled pilot buzz around everyone else in the sky over spectators.
Great video and thanks! To your question as to how I was turned onto your video, it was among the suggested videos in my listing. I often watch out for WW2 and other historical items, among other things, so I'm simply attributing this to an algorithmic recommendation (my guess). I am a TH-cam premium member, not sure if that has any impact on the recommendation logic, etc. Beautiful airplanes, beautifully captured! Great job, cheers 🇺🇲🤝🇬🇧
thanks a lot for the info and glad you enjoyed this
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I remember when RAF Duxford was a real working aerodrome. My father was a senior RAF photographer and took some shots of horrific accidents there. Once an air technician cut himself in half by over-filling an ioxygen tank, and in another a maintenance bod released the emergency seat of the aircraft while in the hangar. Both messy. A small factory in Duxford, village incidentally developed Aerolite Glue while my mother worked there. The Coronation Coach was also (re-tyred) in the factory at the same time.
My Dad worked at Ciba (the factory is still there and still making stuff for the aerospace industry) for years, so we got to go to the air shows every year and be right by the flight line. Sally B was always the highlight, well that and the Vulcan.
John Thornton I am 92. As an ATC cadet in 1944, I had a contact with the 306 BG based at Thurleigh. I was fortunate enough to wangle the two flights in a B17, going for new engine test, sat in the Bombardier's seat, 10 minutes duration, new engine caught fire, urgent return! 2nd flight was unusual, low level practice over S England, again in B's seat. 3 hrs. Memorable!!!.
I remember as a kid 3 C47’s flying over my house in Fawkner under the radar say 100 feet above house tops what a beautiful rumble it was. We had DC 3/4’s forever at Essendon airport
I found this video because I was watching other videos of WWII aircraft, and this one popped up in my feed. I've been lucky enough to take a flight on the B-17 Aluminum Overcast just last October, and intend to catch another ride soon. Although I hate to see these aircraft fly to the point were they end up as a statistic in a FAA investigation, I can't help but want to see them fly and to actually ride in one as well. It is an actual dream come true.
Just wanted to say that my late father was a WW2 fighter pilot with the 78th Fighter Squadron based in Duxford. He first flew P-47 Thunderbolt during the first part of the war. Then flew the P-51 Mustang toward the end. Afterwards he and his fellow pilots were transferred to Guam to help fight the Japanese which never happened since it was over soon after they arrived. My Dad liked the P-47 better because he felt much safer while flying and hunting for the Luftwaffe than he did in the Mustang. He told me a time or two that flying the Thunderbolt was like being in an armored truck and very difficult to shoot down due to its thick metal plating and very thick canopy while in comparison it was like flying a sports car in the P-51. Although it was fast and agile, it didn't take much to shoot it down unfortunately due to its lighter plating. I like both planes and others from WW2 but I get a real thrill and a chill down my spine each and every time I see a P-47 fly as it's all too rare. I'm not ashamed to say that I also shed a tear or two for my Dad, Captain Ivan H. Keatley (his rank during WW2)as I can imagine him still flying those Jugs if only in spirit. Rest In Peace, Dad. You earned it and Keep 'em Flying!
God bless your dad True hero Cheers mate ✌️
Both the P-51 and P-47 had superb armor for the pilot/engine. The Mustang more actually. Respect to your father but... I don't know if he knew what he was talking about.
DohlarDickin this is real life not war thunder mate.
Have you seen the video of a P-47 flying and safely landing with half a wing shot off?! It well illustrates how tough a bird was the P-47! A true story that's available on TH-cam. Sorry, I don't have a reference to the video.
@@rickbear7249 God Bless your father... hero and what a story for the family to keep for ever
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10:48 contact / impact , crash
11:42 mayday call over traffic radio
11:57 silver P-51 lands safely
12:08 left elevator damage
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
nothing at 10:48
@@albertLAPOINTE The exact moment of 'contact' between the two aircraft occurred at 10:50.
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Ty for time stamp
My grandfather was a B17 pilot during WWII, he flew bombing missions over Germany and dropped bombs on Normandy before the D-Day invasion. He died this past November at the age of 100 years old. Seeing a beautifully restored B17 like that always gives me goosebumps. It’s like a time machine to me, it makes me think about all the stories he told me about that time in his life. I often think of what it must have been like to be as young as he was and having the responsibility of flying that huge plane and the lives of his crew members. They really were the greatest generation.
My dad was a B-17 pilot also. The mighty 8th 401st bomb group out of Ducksford England. At 21yrs old, he was the oldest crew member. Most 21yr olds today can't even make it to work on time. I simply cant imagine the courage and commitment it took to do what they or any war vet in that era had to do.
i disagree. Why are they any better than all the prior generations.
Both Yamamoto and most of the German generals knew the war was over when America entered WWII. Once the U.S. got onto a war footing, which it already was prior to Pearl Harbor, there was no stopping the Allied steamroller.
The German Army and Luftwaffe was a shell of itself when the Allies landed on Normandy. The best of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS was ground down in a horrible war of attrition on the Russian Steps.
Germany and Japan had no chance against the industrial juggernaut and resources of the United States and the Allied manpower was overwhelming. Britain had some great R&D minds and excellent intelligence.
Both Germany and Japan had AWFUL military intelligence. The Allies knew just about every move of the Axis and the Axis forces had no clue. Also, both Germany snd Japan were being led ny lunatics. Germany had some great generals and damn good officers and troops. But Hitler and his inner circle were way behind the power-curve.
After Midway, the Japanese were 'dead men walking'. They were hell of great warriors, but were outgunned and outnumbered.
There was nothing so extra ordinary about the WWII generation. Who were the parents of my generation, the 'Boomers', who in turn raised the following generations and have us in the mess we have today.
Just because a 250 pound heavyweight fighter beats up on a 120 underfed lightweight, it does not make the heavy weight the best fighter ever. Remember, your 'greatest generation' gave us the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam and the dirty wars and coups of the CIA through South America, Central America and assorted ops in Europe. Lest we forget JFK, RFK and MLK assassinations.
My uncle was a top turret gunner/flight engineer on a B-17. Spent 2 years in a German POW camp.
With all due respect, most pilots simply died. Flew to Germany and got shot out of the sky. How many missions was average? Those times were not "great" at all. Entire countries turned into murderers. That is called war.
Your grandfather was just a lucky bastard, or a good pilot. Both I guess.
But it was a miserable time, please do not forget that. These halleluia stories are deceiving at best.
May your grandfather rest in peace. He had what it took to fight for his country.
Not to take away from the rest of the video but actual collision occurs around 10:50 . just saying because it's a long video and easy to miss .
Collision? The planes are really solid. I didn’t “see” the collision.
Thanks. I was wondering!
So the mustangs clipped each other? The one that went low after that crashed?
Thank you for pointing that out because it looked like a near-hit, but both planes continued on without sparks, fire, nor even a bounce, at least from the video's perspective.
They tumbled against each other a bit
Don't know why there's so many dislikes on this video. I for one am glad that this video didn't have a violent midair and crash at the end. Just barely a nudge between those two Mustangs but you can definitely see some damage on the D model. Great video!
People have been desensitized by school's, shootings, Hollywood, Playstation ect. They love to watch death and destruction or off they go.☠️
Too bad we still dont have any indication of dislikes. Maybe Musk will buy TH-cam and fix it too. lol
@@davebrittain9216 here's hoping!
10:46 is the incident
William Powell you the real mvp
I am at the air show
It is not Incident it is call accident
OhDear!
A Student Pilot Life the context works either way dumbass
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
The Man of War P51 is the most beautiful airplane, in my opinion. But it is among many WWII vintage birds that are my favorite. Thank goodness it wasn’t worse. Great, great, video .... please continue sharing these high quality videos of the planes that saved the lives of many. We must never forget. Thank you to all the men and women that served, and are surviving to keep us all safe.
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
My great grandfather brought down over 40 German aircraft in WW2.
He was the worst mechanic the Luftwaffe ever had 😂
lol good one : )
Excellent.
you should rather be ashamed of your great grandfather
Lolololol
Always a favourite :)
12:04 you can see the damage done to his left horizontal stab. I'm glad he was able to land the plane like that!
Very Very Lucky indeed ✌️
"Any landing you can walk away from was a good landing. If you can still use the airplane, it was an outstanding landing." Brigadier General Charles Chuck Yeager.
The C47 and B17 piloting was beautiful. The C47's flying formation in D-Day livery was awesome
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
I think the only thing missing was one towing a Horsa .
First off, I was introduced to your video through You Tube random selection, as I like to view older warplanes. I must also tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed watching those Dakotas flying in tandem with that magnificent B-17! Brought back a lot of memories from my youth. My mother was from England, in the ATS, and my father was a medic in the US Army and they got married in London on May 9th, 1945. They both loved to go to airshows, both in the US and in Europe, as we were stationed in France (Orleans), Germany (Karlsruhe) and England twice, as my Dad was an Army liaison to two different US Air force bases there. I got to have a great appreciation for these older warplanes, and I don't even have to look up when a P-51 passes overhead; I just know what went by! Thank you, sir, for the memories! God bless you and yours! PS: I have subscribed to your site and look forward to more!
Thank you. Seeing a B-17 in the air is a special treat. Such a storied aircraft, so few remain. May God Bless those that flew them into harms way.
Fantastic video. Thank you for the amazing footage. The sky you had that day provided an excellent back drop to see some really great detail of each of the planes
Thank you for the time you took to shoot this,
And upload,
Absolute Poetry of FLight.
Cheers,
Rob USAF
Still hard to believe we lost several souls today in a B-17 / P-63 collision. RIP to all.😥
No one died! Look closely!
@@Ceausescu_Nicolae The comment from bogdog999 referred to another accident in Nov'22: th-cam.com/video/zIi2b2Ztem0/w-d-xo.html
@@Ceausescu_Nicolae Read bogdog999's comment carefully. He's not talking about _this_ video.
Such a tragedy. I live in Dallas, and I have been to Wings Over Dallas several times. I have also been aboard Texas Raiders. just a terrible accident.
So, if I heard it correctly the P-63 hit a drone, which knocked him off course into the B-17, in Dallas?
I really enjoyed your video 😊
I watch a lot of aviation videos, much of ‘em World War II-era, and this one just popped up. The one who videoed this deserves an award; more than just the visual recording, the sounds of the planes flying over made me feel like I was there watching them in-person. Man, you had the camera right on the action I wanted to see most at all times, including the field gitting tilled.
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Wow...some very carefree flying....enthusiasts don't need to see vintage planes flying in close proximity...just seeing them flying around is pleasure enough. I saw a Lancaster fly over Studland beach, Dorset a few days ago....it made my year...just to hear those engines and see the incredible restoration...she looked INCREDIBLE!
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Thank you for posting this, I found it because I have been watching flying videos, commercial...etc..
I can confirm the pilot made a safe landing. I was at the show when this happened.
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
Spoilers
That's more than this video showed.
What happened
Great video. Just love seeing those old birds still flying. Found it in a YT recommendation.
Some absolutely gorgeous shots here! The aircraft look majestic in contrast to the clouds. Unfortunate collision, but very thankfully no one was hurt. You could see the collision happening almost in slow motion if you knew something was imminent. I'm sure the pilots may have wanted a peek at your footage as well if they knew it existed.
This is fantastic footage, couldn't stop watching it. Very glad the P51 guys were ok despite the mishap.
They tried to hit at 4:27 and succeeded at 10:48. I keep praying they’ll stop allowing these guys to run these beautiful aircraft into the ground. They believe they can run danger close formation because they did it 40 years ago when they were 27 and the peak condition of their mind and body.
I appreciate their mindset of showing off these beauties in the air instead of the museum but if it’s not safe, it’s not worth it and they’ve proven countless times they’re not safe.
Wild. You can very clearly see the tailing Mustang being forcefully rotated from the impact, but he just maintains formation to the B17. Incredible that the stabilizer remained attached and the Pilot performed a successful landing
Your video was suggested randomly. Excellent work!
Literally half my deaths in war thunder are represented by this video
So half your deaths huh
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Oh my god this comment is golden
Such beautiful aircraft. Each has their own particular engine noise that makes them easily recognizable. Awesome video.
I still run outside when I hear an old warbirds flying over.
Every time I'm not passing up a chance of seeing such beauty ✌️
I'm so old now,if I tried that,by the time I got to my door..the airplanes would be jets!!😗😁😆😅
I've lived around aircraft my whole life my ears can identify a Merlin the second I hear it and I'm out my front door xD
Hell, I run outside for a Piper Cub.
It’s Mandatory.
Thank goodness both pilots got the planes down safely. Usually in mid air collisions it's curtains for at least one party, if not both.
I live out by the AF Academy in Colorado. people don't really get it, when you're got multiple planes in the air, combined with the noise, and the excitement of filming- not to mention looking through a small eyepiece, not taking in the entire sky, it is NOT easy to catch something that subtle, in the "moment". The fact you have it on film happening, was pretty crazy to see- because those B-17's are just awesome to watch.
We have all kinds of "Air Shows" that happen over the Academy, especially during graduation ceremonies- My favorite one I've seen so far, were F-35's doing their thing.
Great job on the filming- albeit a bit too much "zoom" blurring for my old eyes- but easy nuff to look past.
Thanks for posting this. And took your suggestion, subscribed. For times I may not be able to find anything fun to watch.
You asked why I happened to watch this video: I like WWII aircraft and I saw the image of the video and I decided to take a look. I subscribed to your channel because of this video. Thank you for producing it.
excellent camera work! very close thing indeed! Well DONE!
i just added info on the planes in this video to the description under the video please read that , and as i ran out of the allowed word count i added the B-17 info as a youtube comment so please read that ,
Rhwre is a supweb video. On u tube. S say from a german perspextive. Its like you wre thers too. Mebfions the c47s flting ovwd witg d day strupes
Wildlife ... who comes here to watch wildlife. I'm here to watch planes!!
One never tires watching these amazing old birds. Great footage. My bet there was a bit of a chat after the incident.
Thank the Lord both P-51 pilots were able to land safely! All of those planes are such beautiful war birds and like you suggested, I watched the whole video. That B-17 reminds me of the B-17 Nine-O-Nine that would come to my town every year. I've climbed into the Nine-O-Nine several times as it would come into town. Sadly the Nine-O-Nine crashed October 2, 2019. That still breaks my heart. I still have video from the 90's of the Nine-O-Nine starting her engines.
@Clay Coffman Looking at the pinup on the nose, it looks like the "memphis belle", i just wonder if it's a replica or the real one
I took a photo of my dad (a USAAF WW2 veteran) in front of Nine-O-Nine at Love Field (Dallas, Texas) about five years ago. Was very sad to hear about the crash.
@@slimfastfret sally B was used in the filming of Memphis Belle, as. A kid I remember watching them flying over east anglia for the movie. She retains the nose art to one side as a memento.
..yep...and now, we have lost "Texas Raiders"...😓
Someone is grounded.
This video just turned up in my recommendations today. Awesome video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing, its good to know plenty of us still care about our history
It's fine to care about our history, but we really need to stop living in it.
i just added info on the planes in this video to the description under the video please read that , and as i ran out of the allowed word count i added the B-17 info as a youtube comment so please read that ,
Saw it my recommended feed kind sir ..thanks for the vids man!
Thanks for watching!
I was at duxford summer 19 so amazing to see all of that incredible I'm from canada. Amazing video glad every ones ok 👌
Very good footage of all the planes... lot's of nice, gentle pans and following of the aircraft. Good camerawork!
cheers Don
If you look at 04:20 the silver Mustang made a very sketchy move on the lead plane. I thought that was going to be the accident
Watching that B-17 it looks like it just hangs there in the air. The illusion is compounded by the framerate making it look like the props are just windmilling. Absolutely brilliant video, thanks for posting!
10:05 Great shot of the B-17 with the zoom!
Congrats you have a new subscriber, enjoyed watching all the different aircraft 👍
Superb video. Scary stuff.
Good video man, as for the description, that was really wholesome
Glad you liked it!
Never tire of hearing those engines traversing the sky overhead. That's the sound of VICTORY!
At war are only losers !!! Winners are only Rock-E-Fellers & Roth-Schilds !!!
Nice video
That was such a bad ass video, thanks for posting!!!
thanks
Good video coverage 👌. I shoot with a Panasonic GH4, 4K SLR. One tip that I have learned is turn auto focus off. Auto focus ruins shots. Great job and keep filming.
Yes, auto-focus OFF and auto-exposure OFF, as you need to set a fixed exposure for the aircraft and not allow it to keep changing as you pan around the sky.
That said, he captured some darned fine footage. And I just fell about laughing when he recorded his own loud yawn 🥱
Rick Bear
Professional Aviation Photographer
My dad flew Lancasters and took part in a number of 800 to 1000 bomber raids at night. He said if you had a problem it was safer to continue than turn back, unless you could not maintain altitude. If someone smoked you could see it from from a plane near by. How did the Germans miss!
Nice work. Beautiful planes and thank you for the description of the video and really any thing else I might want know. You really nailed it and just wanted to say thank you
cheers mate : )
Scary event - so glad both made it back safely. The pair looked as if they got very close at 4:20. Loosing sight of the lead aircraft is the stuff of nightmares when in close formation.
Duxford an amazing museum worth 300. visits
Stanley Robinson *losing sight.
@@tombrydson781 many fond school trips there.
Those 2 pilots are not in tune to one another. It just looks like they are flying around haphazardly.
They collided. You can see the damage to the P-51s horizontal left stabilizer when he is landing.
Thank you very much . I received a 'link' , and I'm glad I responded . I keep thinking of aerial ballet , when I see flying-displays of old war-birds . Love the P-51 , especially the D . I remember about air-racer and stunt-pilot Paul Mantz . In August '44 , he bought 475 (!) surplus bombers and fighters for $55,000 . He kept 12 for 'personal use' then sold the rest for scrap ! 1-2-3-----all-together now----aaaaaargh !!
@13:00, you're welcome
Well I thought I was gonna see a crash but on second thought I’m glad that it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be
10:38 It's almost as if the Mustang pilots were surprised by their closing rate on the B-17.
The right-hand Mustang essentially lost altitude during the hard-over.
I'm probably wrong, though.
From the accident report: "The pilots had briefed and agreed that the lead P-51 would join on the B-17’s right side and the other on its left side. However, during the display both pilots tried to join on the B-17’s right, resulting in the two P-51s colliding.”
Your parents made the 1st mistake.
@Sarah Michel Lafreniere Don't feed the troll
@Sarah Michel Lafreniere HaHa yep splat that troll like a bug 😁✌️
Thank god I have a ton of download time Missed a bit of my life waiting for the crash.
Looked to me like the P-51 pilots had situational awareness issues. In fact, the entire air show made me pretty nervous. It appeared not very well planned or choreographed.
I don't go to or endorse air shows any more. It's the wrong time to have accidents and there have been too many over the years.
only one of the P-51 pilots had a shortage of SA!
Thanks for the video. I like the WWII aircraft , very rare.
We used to have a Dakota here in New Zealand that was a top dresser. That is dumping powdered fertilizer at low level passes not 200m away from our house. The noise was just great, and almost at the same level as our house on the hill.
Beautiful old planes. TH-cam suggested your video to me. Keep up the good work.
thanks mate, this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
I was very relieved to see no crash nor explosion. It was a bit challenging & creepy to watch this footage, because on September 16, 2011, at the Reno Air Races, I was standing 100 yards down the fence line from where The Galloping Ghost slammed 4 rows into the audience. The thump sound of the P-51 pounding into the earth remains in my head 10 years later. I have yet to return to an airshow or pilot a plane. To witness death and total discintegration of a pilot and innocent spectators before your own eyes really messes with you forever.
Thanks for upload, it dropped into my recommendations.
Nice footage and nice camera and zoom. Not sure why so many dislikes, people have the attention span of a goldfish these days. Anyway, glad pilot is ok, that was close.
The dislikers read “accident” and were expecting to see a big ball of fire.
Some beautiful photography here with the planes and the diffuse light with the clouds. Gorgeous.
The sounds of vintage aircraft. Fantastic.
Thank you for sharing about your dad. Mine flew 120 missions in P 47C s and Ds. Seven sorties on D-Day, starting at 0300 and coming home in the dark. Then into airfields in France, which were usually captured fields right behind the Allied lines. Most of their work was to disrupt Germans supply lines, trains trucks etc. which meant a lot of very low altitude flight. He wrote a letter home to my mother saying that one of his buddies kept coming home with mud on his propeller tip. I believe a P 47D has a 13 foot propeller. He was shot down twice by enemy ground fire, once behind the German lines. An infantry squad saw his plane go in, pushed forward 100 yards against heavy fire and pulled him from the wreck. Then they scampered back to their own lines. They all got pretty drunk at an impromptu party that night, and the grunts presented him with a plaque. If you look at a photo of a P 47, on the port side of the aircraft just Forward of the cockpit you will see a quick release 12“ x 18“ cover where you check the oil. In my dad‘s squadron, the pilots name was written on that cover. Because when you brought an aircraft back full of holes, The ground crews could switch the cover to a new aircraft and you could fly the next mission while they got your old plane patched up. The “plaque “that the infantry guys gave him was that quick release cover with his name written on it hand painted in red. He was killed in a freak accident the day before he was to be discharged from the service. And the plaque hangs in my front hall where I see it every day on my way out the door to be a docent on the USS hornet in Alameda California. Come visit me Sydney, on the ship, if you want to see some great World War II history.
I like the story about swapping the plate to effectively tag the plane for the pilot. I'm so very sorry your father's life was stolen randomly while due to head home after his service. It truly does prove that any one of us can be taken away for anything and at any moment, considering your father survived his entire deployment. That's still a great feat that he owns though and by no means does that accident steal from what he accomplished.
Negative inertia from downward pressure most likely caused a -3 degree or more drop in fixed wing vertical fold. This can cause a stage 2 mass thermalturbine failure....
I have no idea what i am talking about....
Sadly, mid air collisions are not unusual at Duxford air shows.
Ummmmmm.... a clogged ventrical tube from Flux Capacitor to surface of the aircraft would give an incorrect pressure reading which would cause the thermal turbine to incorrectly provide altitude therefore causing the system to over heat.
This.video popped up on TH-cam. As to how I came around to view it I watch other aviation videos and this one just popped up. Good show. Glad no one was hurt.
693,485 views by 27nov 2019 , can i ask you guys how did you find my video ? was it promoted to you by youtube after you saw someone else's video or was it via a link on a nother website eg digg ? or how ? just trying to work out why lots of people suddenly find a video of mine , thanks
Promo by TH-cam after watching other aviation vids. HTH
Just watching Aviation clips in general.
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10:52 is the actual contact point. awesome footage love the sound of old planes!
United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain ‘drag em oot ‘ has 2 x 1200 hp Pratt & Whitney radial engines, max speed 227mph, delivered at end of 1943 , 3X 2100882 has scars of its war time use in shape of numerous bullet hole patches on its fuselage and around the cockpit, painted in its D-day landings livery from 1944. It was used be a specialist unit to recover gliders from Normandy,
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TH-cam brought this video up for me as a suggestion today because I’ve been watching similar videos.
Thanks for telling me when to stop watching. I've decided that I don't want to see any of these awesome airplanes crash. Often times I wish I could go back in time to purchase surplus aircraft after WW2, there had to be tons of it.
I'm not 100% sure if they offered it for sale or just scrapped it. I think someone should start building brand new WW2 era planes. This country pumped out tons of it, it's why we won.
They do build new warbirds from jigs and drawings. They cost 10x as much. 8-10 mil compared to 1-3 mil
Many of the surplus aircraft were sold, many to scrap metal dealers who promptly chopped the aircraft up and scrapped them for a profit. Some aircraft like the P-51 Mustang were valued as racing aircraft and were heavily modified for that purpose. As you might imagine, many of those aircraft were destroyed in various mishaps associated with the sport. You have to remember that many of the more famous military aircraft from WWII were actually designed in the 30's and had the technology of that era, making them obsolete certainly by the end of the war, if not before. As the U.S. moved into the jet age the aircraft from WWII were just about worthless, many of them selling for literally pennies on the dollar. I'm with you however, I wish that there had been someone who had the foresight to buy up the old planes for the future generations to appreciate. (p.s. it would be interesting to see someone build these grand old flying new, and with the building techniques and advanced materials of today. what a sight that would be!)
Which country is that exactly?
@@hgm8337 england
Thank God Pilot was ok. Nice footage!
* Mustangs literally collide mid air *
Guy with camera: hmm, looks like he's going a bit low...
very hard to tell if they touched so not a silly comment by me, your comment is more of a hrrmm whats wrong with you
@@AwesomeFullHDvideos yea, he just outted himself as someone who isn't very knowledgeable about aviation.
From the initial "form up" at 4:20, you can see that the silver Mustang struggles with regroup logistics and smooth "formation flying" ... his descent into the other Mustang at 10:50 (cutting him off) was due to sudden and uncharacteristic movements that don't allow the other aircraft to adapt or avoid him. Kudos to the videographer, excellent tracking and footage!
To be as large as those B-17's are, they are sure graceful in the air.
Not a b17 they have 4 engines
I used to live near Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, and the CAF has a B17 stationed there called Sentimental Journey. They would fly her over the Superstition Mountains several times a year and lots of times I would be out in the back yard BBQ'ing for my family when they flew her over. Usually accompanied by a Beech 18 plane set up for photography, also owned by the CAF. She was always so graceful in the sky!
One night I saw a twin engined aircraft that had just taken off and flew right over my car , flying away from me. At first I thought it was a DC3, but it just didn't look right. Then it turned and I could see that it was a HE 111. A few weeks later it crashed and the worlds only flying example was gone. Very sad, but it to was graceful in the air. Not as grand as the B17, but it was incredible to see it flying. Years later I saw a B24 headed in for a landing at Williams Gateway. It was turning to line up for a landing and the fueselage was so deep that I could only see the left main landing gear. I kind of freaked out but then it leveled out and I could see both gear were down. I'd hate to see it crash!
Unladen, she flies like a powered sailplane.
But she takes forever to get anywhere.
@@davidcapeheart7435
4:40 Look again! ;-)
@@davidcapeheart7435 he meant the B-17 as a type in general he wasn't commenting on the two C-47s.
I have attended many Warbird Air Shows in the USA. Presently in the UK rather than sunny Florida. Your Air Show video just showed up in my TH-cam suggestions.
thanks for letting me know, urm well sunny florida id take over cold wet windy uk !
Great video, take a look at the left horizontal stabilizer area. That's where the other clipped it.
Hi thanks for the video and your video came up via TH-cam suggested 'Up Next' while I was finishing making my Black Swan Lane - Vita Eterna album playlist, then watching some old train videos. Good Work!
Slow and gentle does it. The beauty of flight.
enjoyed the video, great job, thank you. Memories of living a couple of miles away in Barrington
The C-47s look like the "fly 2 and then replicate them over and over on the film to make it look like 100s" sources for "A Bridge Too Far"
this was filmed 23 September 2017 if you look though all the playlists ive created here th-cam.com/users/AwesomeFullHDvideosplaylists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 you will find other air shows ive filmed with the videos very helpfully grouped together for you, the Duxford Air Show videos for September 2017 are here th-cam.com/play/PLiVKwaUJvwmXJqTWuqoEex30FQozeTBkj.html so watch what else I filmed if you wish
@William Needham the two twin-engined planes
My Dad flew DC-3s for EAL after the war. He remembered the serial # of the one in the Smithsonian as one he copiloted.
I think youtube suggested your video as I watched a video about crashes the other day. Great footage though! I haven't seen WWII planes in action since I was at a air show as a kid in the late 90's, though I wish I could find footage of it as they did mock bombing runs with a B-25 complete with timed pyrotechnics. They sure don't do shows like that anymore. Thanks for the footage. Glad to know he made a safe landing!
I was flying on SallyB that day as 2nd Engineer and watched the 2 Mustangs coming in from the starboard waist gun position. Crazy to think that with all that airspace they could contact.....it could have been much much worse!
The one Mustang pilot was very unfamiliar with the term "sink rate" and not just once but at least two times overshot then throttled back excessively and over controlled to stay in proximity of the other Mustang forgetting that in the process his sink rate would be high.
@@brustar5152: If he wasn't that skilled, then why was he up there flying next to the others? VERY FOOLISH to invite a nonskilled pilot buzz around everyone else in the sky over spectators.
seems to me you're missing the point - the display was about formation flying, which means not spreading out across the airspace!
@@brustar5152 sink rate is nothing to do with it
Extremely awe inspiring video. Instilled the thrill,danger and miracle of flying .
Well done and hats off to you ,respect to you.
If you pause it on 12:03, look at the left horizontal stabilizer, he got lucky that the entire thing wasn't torn off!
the investigation said it was very close to the control wires and nearly was a catastrophic accident
@@brianwheway1933 Thanks for informing me.
Great video and thanks! To your question as to how I was turned onto your video, it was among the suggested videos in my listing. I often watch out for WW2 and other historical items, among other things, so I'm simply attributing this to an algorithmic recommendation (my guess). I am a TH-cam premium member, not sure if that has any impact on the recommendation logic, etc.
Beautiful airplanes, beautifully captured! Great job, cheers 🇺🇲🤝🇬🇧
thanks a lot for the info and glad you enjoyed this
I remember when RAF Duxford was a real working aerodrome. My father was a senior RAF photographer and took some shots of horrific accidents there. Once an air technician cut himself in half by over-filling an ioxygen tank, and in another a maintenance bod released the emergency seat of the aircraft while in the hangar. Both messy. A small factory in Duxford, village incidentally developed Aerolite Glue while my mother worked there. The Coronation Coach was also (re-tyred) in the factory at the same time.
Really?
My Dad worked at Ciba (the factory is still there and still making stuff for the aerospace industry) for years, so we got to go to the air shows every year and be right by the flight line. Sally B was always the highlight, well that and the Vulcan.
More like blew himself in half
Beautiful videography beautiful formation flying thank you for posting!
Beautiful aircraft from a bygone era That changed the course of history.🤔
So true. Such beautiful and important pieces of history.
The course of history isn' t pre-determined and cannot be 'changed'.
John Thornton
I am 92. As an ATC cadet in 1944, I had a contact with the 306 BG based at Thurleigh. I was fortunate enough to wangle the two flights in a B17, going for new engine test, sat in the Bombardier's seat, 10 minutes duration, new engine caught fire, urgent return! 2nd flight was unusual, low level practice over S England, again in B's seat. 3 hrs. Memorable!!!.
Beautiful planes. Great video.
I remember as a kid 3 C47’s flying over my house in Fawkner under the radar say 100 feet above house tops what a beautiful rumble it was. We had DC 3/4’s forever at Essendon airport
cool
Glad Piolt was okay! Cheers! A great view!
Sorry to to say, but money is going to kill some of these guys. Pretty bad formation flying.
Think it's the bad piloting that is dangerous TBH.
Those are c-47’s, not p-51’s
@@leemcmillian7260 the P-51 comes later
@@leemcmillian7260 P51s are later in the video.
@@garymitchell58990
I found this video because I was watching other videos of WWII aircraft, and this one popped up in my feed. I've been lucky enough to take a flight on the B-17 Aluminum Overcast just last October, and intend to catch another ride soon. Although I hate to see these aircraft fly to the point were they end up as a statistic in a FAA investigation, I can't help but want to see them fly and to actually ride in one as well. It is an actual dream come true.