THE TWO LANCASTERS OVER DERWENT RESERVOIR
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2014
- The BBMF's Lancaster and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's "VERA" re enact the Dambusters run over Derwent Water in the Peak District along with a Spitfire and Hurricane and a RAF Puma.
About 1954, as a teenager I was at Grasmere for a weekend visit. All one afternoon, Avro Lancasters were flying down the valley, low over the lakes, then coming round again for yet another pass. Unknown to us at the time, they were being filmed for "The Dambusters" movie - it was an unforgettable experience.
I can imagine that sometimes a conversation in the RAF might go something like this:
"Well, Flight Lieutenant, you have two duty choices: one is to transition to the F-35 Lightning, the most advanced aircraft in the RAF, and the other is to learn how to fly the Lanc.."
"Lancaster!! Lancaster!! I'll fly the Lancaster!!"
What a beautiful sight to see and hear-- Spitfire, Hurricane and two Lancasters.
80 + ... retired aviator ... was about five years old when the Mohn and Eider were breached .... seeing /hearing these magnificent machines roaring overhead again ... brought tears. Just outstanding!! Am sure the crews of these machines must have all experienced a few moments of breathtaking, incomparable emotion ....
The sound of just those 8 Merlins is mesmerising, what on earth must squadrons of them sounded like! 😍
I was fortunate enough to see these two fantastic aeroplanes a few minutes before this video was shot, as they passed about a mile south of my home. The sight of them and the sound of eight Merlins brought a huge lump to my throat. It's something I will never forget. 😀
God Bless the Canadian's for coming over to do this I am sure they must of loved every moment themselves, and God Bless the Lancaster.
I live in the flight path of the Canadian Lancaster on its way from Hamilton to Niagara Falls. The sound of those Merlins is like music.
God never will bless a killing machine.
@@madame-rosalitaduchesse7636 the son of god killed many
@@Sherwoody I live not far from Coningsby where the Battle of Britain flight is based see the lanc often I saw them both together while thew Canadian Lancaster was here
@@newton18311 A friend of mine was at Broughton, near Chester when the Lanc visited, a few years ago. He was lucky enough to get the guided tour by a member of the flight crew.
it was here 80 years ago that 617 squadron royal airforce flew training missions over this damb to pre-pair dropping barnes wallaces bouncing bombs on 3 dambs in germany ..
respect to all who gave their all for our freedom today ..
When this country stood for something. Greatness
The sight of 2 lancasters is absolutely awesome, the sound of the rolls Royce merlin engines certainly makes the hairs on the back of your neck and arms stand up
There is just something utterly magical about the sound of Merlin engines.
Those two Lancs are just so beautiful as they approach.... then OMG that sound!
Goosebumps!!! We had been waiting for a good 8 hours but, to spot them approaching in the distance was something to behold. My son had the added pressure of filming from the hillside...
Sideways Media wow respect for the stamina 💪! I don't think you could have picked a more perfect spot! I hope you thought the time was well worth a t, because Man... that was just something to behold! 👍👍
Just imagine when a few hundred would fly over at a time.
Woody Beautiful to freedom, Terrifying for the Nazi’s and those that propped them up…
The beauty of TH-cam is amatuer footage without people gibbering or stupid background music to ruin the glorious sounds of the Merlins.
I get tired of TV producers trying to be arty!
Thanks for posting.
Bloody helos ruined it tho...
I'm with you...a lot if videos are ruined by stupid music or commentary..
@Big Dirt yes the baying & clapping is irritating too. People who do so fail to appreciate the glorious sound .
Yep. Just damned well show us whats happening and stop trying to prove how talented you are with editing software.
Kiwi haka is another case in point. Fuck OFF with 50 jump cuts to other angles just when its getting interesting. Show it from the oppositions POV.
too bad everyone’s like it now.
I live not far from Hamilton airport where the Lancaster is stationed.no matter how many times I see it fly over ..it never gets old....salute..loved to see the both if them together again
I live in Burlington ontario and I was driving over the Skyway bridge and I saw this magnificent bomber last year in the summer. What an awesome sound and sight.
Brilent video ,lovely to see the spitfire and hurricane and two lovely avro lancaster ,lovely British aircraft 😸😸😸
Those brave men during the war. We will remember you.
Greatest composer of all, Rolls Royce and the sound of the Merlin engine!!!
You cant beat Merlins on full chat - goosebumps
8 Merlin's at full harmony! A sound just synonymous with this type!
10 if you include the Hurricane and Spitfire.....
@@snapper8v the engines on the Canadian Lancaster are different not Merlins , One engine was lent to the Canadian Lancaster because it broke down flying over from Canada.
@@newton18311 as I understand it, they are still Merlin engines, but made under license by Packard in the US, rather than by Rolls Royce
@@vikinglord7545 That`s correct sir. I believe it was the same Engine that was fitted to the P51 Mustang Fighter.
The significance of the Puma helicopter in the video is that it flew across the dam to show the the actual height that the wartime Lancasters flew across the Eder, Mohne and Sorpe dams on their bombing mission. They had to be exactly seventy feet above the water on their bombing run for the bouncing bombs to work properly.
When I first started work in the mid 70's, I worked with a Tail End Charlie. He survived (obviously) but never spoke of his experiences, even though we pushed him to talk. Poor guy was knocked down and killed by a bus. RIP Ron.
The only thing better than 4 Merlins is 8 Merlins. Bloody marvellous! .
10 actually
I was 617 with the 'thumbs up' and
I am from Lincolnshire. 😊
Great video of this very special time at Coningsby.
Thanks for posting. 👍🏻
Gives you a sense of meaning and purpose and where in life.
I wish I could see one over here in the US. Salute and Cheers to all.
You can....One of these two is based in Hamilton, Ontario...near Niagara Falls.
The Canadian Lancaster is from the Canadian warplane heritage museum in Hamilton Ontario. It’s the only one in existence that offers rides to the public. They have a great selection of airworthy vintage aircraft, that fly throughout the warmer months. Many of them including Lancaster fly several times a week
Great stuff, two Lancs together
Probably never to be repeated again, hence why we chose this location which is poignant to the Avro Lancaster.
Yes, nice video Lawrence, thanks for the share! ;o)
Amazing stuff. Thank you UK and Canada. To the men who flew these during the war, they definitely had big bouncing balls.
My father was a Warrant Officer in RCAF 408 Goose Squadron as a navigator flying Lancs. Motto: "For Freedom". Shot 3 times in the leg courtesy of a German fighter. Cannot imagine the skies filled with with these aircraft. The sound must have been incredible. Horror in the skies for the crews and horror on the ground as the Germans knew what was coming.
great video, I'm in tears! so brave of them boys.
Awesome to think that most of the fighters and bombers flown during the war, were no more than spotty teens !!! Much respect!!!
God bless the men who did not return.
And not forgetting the ones that did
God bless the men who sent them to hell !
@@kal.50bmg32 My Uncle Joe Barber was one that didn't return.
@@kennyb9058 And?
Had the pleasure of seeing these two mighty aircraft over killingholme area. Was truly an honour to see them flying over there bomber county home.a truly amazing sight and the sound of 8 mighty merlins was unforgettable
Simple awesome .A moment never to forget. I got goose bumps !!
trimode11 Yes, a truly awesome few minutes that probably won't be repeated. They certainly saved the best fly pass to the last day :-).
Can't believe this was 8 years ago . Utterly fantastic . Fingers crossed for a,repeat performance.
These guys returned to base.........55,000 RAF and Canadian chaps didn't. This is a loving tribute to those heroes, and their families, who helped win a War. RIP
Bloody wonderful.
I get chills every time I watch this.
I was in the air cadets back in the late 80s and was fortunate enough to be allowed to go with a small group to see inside of our city of Lincoln Lancaster and sit in every seat and included the tail end gun chair baring in mind that the actual hero’s that flew these amazing beauties sat on their parachutes if they had them. I can’t imagine some of the youth of today if they were in the same situation actually run to the plane to risk everything. We owe so much to our grandparents for the bravery they shown and not asked for a safe space or mobile phone.
Excellent footage very well shot, what a great day and amazingly awesome sight.
As mentioned below, thank you for your comment. It was my 13 year old son who was shooting the footage from the hillside. I'll pass your comment along :-).
I had Goose bumps all over me as I watched that clip. My Dad's brother was an Australian RAAF Pathfinder Pilot flying Lancasters in WW2. He was on loan to the RAF. He was one of my most admired heroes. Sadly he passed away a couple of years ago. RIP Ian Henry Deramore Denver.
The Lancaster bomber is such a majestic bird and the sound it spine tingling.
Absolutely stunning. Thanks so much for sharing this!
You're welcome :-)
I was on the hill to the south of Dawlish when they flew at the 2014 airshow. They came over with the bomb doors open so low you could count the rivets. It so underlined what they were built for. Impressive and scary stuff.
The Avro Lancaster, designed by Roy Chadwick, the most efficient Bomber aircraft of World War II. The Lancaster ultimately carried the Grand Slam - a 22,000lb bomb designed by Barnes Wallis. This was known as the "earthquake bomb" - it buried thirty or forty feet into the ground before exploding.
Strange how barns Wallis came from Derbyshire as well lol
soaringtractor What is YOUR point? Incidentally, I learned recently that in the run up to the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan the Lancasters were used in testing as the Boeings couldn't fit the bombs. The bombings were delayed until the Boeings were modified.
@@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY I'm glad for the crews the Lancaster didnt drop the A bomb my God
I wouldnt want that on my concience though I know more lives would have been lost without the A bomb missions
The engine sound is poetry. There is a weight and meaning to that sound. It's sublime.
I've viewed a few of the other videos of this event and whoever decided a better view point was up on the hills instead of down by the dam was really thinking ahead! Nice side profiles of PA474 and FM213 instead of the typical black underbellies seen everywhere.
The final shots of the RAF helicopter at the actual speed and altitude of 617's practice runs really shows how big those young crews' brass danglers were!
Thank you for your comment. It was my 13 year old son who was shooting the footage from the hillside. Yes, totally agree that THE shot was on the hillside, but seeing that we had the use of two cameras, Jordan drew the short straw and made the climb :-).
***** Hello Richard,
Here's what caught my attention of young Jordan's portion of this video. There is a nice balance (50/50) of the sky and the hill background. It really emphasizes the fact that these aircraft are barely above the horizon, and these hills change their acoustics. On the second pass he made use of what he saw from the first pass and made the subject well-centered in the frame and as soon as FM213's nose appears around the valley wall, Jordan adjusted his focus from just PA474 to include both aircraft centered. Then as the aircraft fly by, he changed his attention from the aircraft to the environment they are flying in by panning out to include more scenery. Very smooth camera work here Jordan!
bfmcarparts Last I shall pass all of your comments along to Jordan. Thank you all very much for taking the time to reply.LAWRENCE
Holy smokes that (heli altitude) was low for a big Lanc!! Thanks for pointing that out 😃
@@brycenew And nobody is firing AAA at them
FAN-TASTIC! BEAUTIFUL!
“I think about 20 guns, Skipper. Some on the dam and some in the towers........” Don’t worry chaps, the Super Puma will get Jerry!
Saw them flying in formation over Staverton Golf course, came straight at us over a long par five. Absolutely magnificent!
Brilliant photos thanks
What wonderful sights and sounds. Fantastic tribute to all the young men who flew these machines.
Fabulous, brought a lump to my throat, thank you guys on behalf of my old man who served in the RAF.
Those two Lancaster's, WOW!!!!!!
Just amazing!!! Really amazing!!!
Aircraft that saved the known world, thank you!
Это по-настоящему круто! молодцы, что сохранили эти легенды
Thank you so much
Our pleasure. It was a sight and sound to behold...
Awesome to see - we were going into Lincoln when we saw these returning from a flight when the Canadian Lanc was over here, was it this flight we don't really know, but they stopped the traffic as everybody got out their vehicles to see them coming over and applauded them .. an amazing sight, possibly never to be repeated again.. But a really big hand to those camera people to have captured this - thank you one and all:)
The applause said it all !! !what a sound...
I always wonder at the fact that machines created to destroy and kill in war can be so beautiful and graceful. No matter how many times I see these beauty's I get goose bumps and my hair stands on end.
My great uncle Flight Sergeant Gordon Steele flew a Lancaster Bomber out of his base never to return .RIP and God Bless
God bless all the commonwealth servicemen and women who supported us in our hour of need
That is the sound of Victory and freedom.
It's the sound of killing German women and children !!!! That's what the British prevered.
@@apicolo4954 I am sure many Czechs, Serbs and Russians would like to remind people like you of places like Stalingrad, Lidice or Jasenovac.
@@apicolo4954 There's a saying that you reap what you sow. Don't complain when you're forced to eat the crop you planted.
I live in Hamilton and they have a Lancaster there and it flies around. I cannot believe how loud the engines are. I could never imagine how loud a squadron of them would be. It is a beautiful machine.
That's one of the two in this video. There are only two Lancasters still flying.
@@BarnDoorProductions there is a Lancaster at East Kirby Lincolnshire it taxis but cannot take off, They are trying to to raise money to make it airworthy.
@@newton18311 Here's hoping they can find the money and the sweat-work to get it in the air.
Beautiful!
Oh Lord....what a wonderful sound. Love!💕
I love these beautiful aircraft, but seeing them always makes me sad for all the beautiful boys who died in them.
fantastic,
What an excellent video.
Thank you :-).
Hypnotic
Andy R Thank you. It was just a perfect day. We'd been waiting for a good 8 hours by it was well worth it. The sight and sound of both aircraft was truly stunning. Then the Puma completing a low level pass just added to it 😊
If you are lucky enough to view a fly over featuring these classic WW2 Airplanes in person and you don't get a tear in your eye then you haven't got a pulse.
I'm getting goosebumps just watching this video and hearing those engines as they both fly past at 1:10.
The beautiful song of eight Rolls Royce Merlin engines.
A sight to behold.👌
There is no better sound than eight Rolls Royce Merlins at full chat.
She's just perfect ❤
Great thrill....
De magnifiques images, et j'ai une pensée pour tout les équipages qui sont venus risquer leurs vies dans notre ciel de France pendant la seconde guerre mondiale, essayons de vivre en paix en leurs mémoire! En tout cas bravo pour les équipes qui font voler ces belles machines 🇫🇷😉
I was there, next to the dam. Fantastic footage of a fantastic event.
Thank you. It was a very long wait (we arrived around 8am) but thoroughly worth it. Just a shame that the Vulcan didn't make an appearance whilst returning from the Southport airshow....
@@snapper8v yes I saw them all together at Waddington. I feel they missed a trick by not returning over Waddington once they had all formated. You had to go to the war memorial to see that, and the local police In their wisdom prevented anyone from leaving the car park we were in for what seemed like hours. Instead of allowing everyone out in one go and getting it over and done with, they dragged it out until it started to conflict with rush hour traffic. Totally unnecessary in my view,, and bad enough to take the shine off what was otherwise a very enjoyable and historic event. In fact that was one of the benefits of seeing the lancs at the dams iirc no police traffic control to spoil everything😊
super...wow...
This is part of my birth right because my grandmother before she died, she was born in England, so this is why I like the Royal Air Force
The only thing cooler, would be to see three or four more with them. I know there are a couple more Lancasters being worked on in the hopes of being flyable one day. Maybe we'll get lucky.
Incidentally one of the other lakes the Dambusters used for training was the Eye Brook reservoir near Uppingham, there's a plaque there commemorating the fact.
Very nice!
To think that Hundreds of these Bombers took off at once, 4 Merlins are enough for the shivers, I can't even begin to imagine a single mission for them.
what a sight
1.05 echt super vett!!! uber nice!.. chaarch:P
Erik Nieuwenhuijzen Thank you :-)
Hopefully in 6-7 years time they will do this again but with NX611 "Just Jane" leading once they finish making her airworthy. Will be epic to hear 12 merlin engines roaring past in sinc
What a beautiful site the greatest WW2 bomber bar none
Too much, I cry
My dad was a 16 yr old air gunner on the
Lancaster in 44/45
Wow just makes you think
STEADY!------STEADY!---------STEADY!-------STEADY! ----------BOMB GONE!!!!!!!
Beautiful
The only bad thing is they didnt drop the the same height for the drop as the dambusters did. The roar of the Merlins would have been so much greater.
I love B17's and B24's... but maaaan the Lanc is a gorgeous aircraft.... and you can't beat the sound of Merlins...
Absolutely awesome.... but it shows how slows these planes were and an easy target for AA and an me109... needed balls of steel to be in one of them...
There is Nothing else that sounds like the Lancaster, those 4 Merlin V12’s
What a view.
The best of British.
We should build another for the Ozzies. Les Munroe was an ozzie and so the story goes. While carrying out low flight training at 120 ft Les flew his lancaster underneath us. CANZUK! To the End lads and lasses.x
There is a static Lancaster (G - George) at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia 🇦🇺 since the end of the war. I've been there three times to see her. Our federal government and none of the so -called millionaires have made any offers help build any WWII aircraft. I've heard a whisper that Chris Hemsworth is supporting a Rebuild of a B - 24 Liberator in Avalon, Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺. They're rebuilding the B - 24 to be able fly. Which be the only WWII four engine aircraft flying in Australia.