In 1991 in Huntsville Alabama, on Veterans day, there was a fly by of a B-52 and other assorted jets. When I first saw them, they were like a mile high, was disappointed, so I went home. Not 30 minutes later, as I was sitting on my front porch, I saw a B-52 in the distance coming right towards me. It didn't take long to get to me and came screaming over where I was sitting, maybe 700 to 1000 feet high going at least 450mph. Shook the ground, rattled my windows and was gone in seconds. That was the best low level flight I have ever seen!
Hey, I'm from HSV, too :) One of the best shows I've been to was in Pensacola back in the late 80s or very early 90s. There was a *lot* going on at it because there are other bases within range so lots of military planes were flying through just for fun. One of the best was a B52... I first saw this speck drop out of the clouds a really long ways away. I knew it had to be something big because it was so far away. It slowly kept getting bigger and then the other stuff flying around disappeared (giving the B52 space) and eventually the B52 came right over the tarmac at only a couple/few hundred feet high with all gear/flaps down, etc. Once he got half way down the runway, he picked up all the gear and flaps and pushed the throttles to the stops and climbed back up into the clouds. I swear you could see rocks bouncing on the concrete. Another show I lucked into (didn't know it was going on, was driving by and we saw the activity and just pulled over to watch) was in Ft. Lauderdale in the early 2000s (maybe around 2005?) right at nightfall so you could see the light from the engines when they were burning, etc. We were walking to the viewing area and one of the planes did one of the high speed "sneak up on the crowd being really loud" tricks and flew right over our heads at just a few hundred feet. This time, though, it was a B1B with afterburners going. That was pretty wild.
My first airshow was back in the mid 70s in Gainesville, FL. A B-52 flyby and the Blue Angels in their F4 Phantoms. I was forever hooked. Moved to Tampa after that and had MacDill AFB at my doorstep. Thunderbirds and Blue Angels typically came every other year.
I have to share this. I live in East Tennessee. A few years ago I was mowing the yard. It is mostly hills. As I was mowing uphill, something caught my eye. It was two low flying Warthogs that looked like they were heading straight for me. Directly overhead and so cool.
I was at a Cal football game a few years ago and the B2 did a flyover. It's hard for people who haven't seen it in person to understand the how LOUD they are. It literally rumbled the whole stadium when it flew over. And (it being Berkeley) half the people cheered, and half boo'ed. 😕
I know I am at least a year late here. Retired USAF many years ago. You British are special people. I was stationed in Guam with my family and the Vulcan would come by ever so often. I has permission to take my 2 boys aboard a Vulcan. Just the three of us. What a beautiful aircraft. One of my son was stationed in England flying A-10`s and he took me to Ducksford??? to a airshow. Went aboard your SST. I am old now and can not remember its real name. I was a boom operator in a KC-135. Got to see the world many times over with the SR-71.Lots of time at Mildenhall. Take care.
My dad talks about being just four or five miles away while 52’s bombed the Ho chi min and how everything shook and a deep rumble accompanied as well.He later seen holes where the bombs hit.Air support saved his outfit more than once.Thank you to every service man and to my hero and father Dale
I was in Vietnam and used to listen to the rumble of explosions from the B-52's, from the safety of an air base. Before that I was stationed at a SAC base and used to watch them train, quite impressive. Welcome Home to your dad!
Americans killed over one million people and to this date, Laos is littered with explosives going off and killing or crippling people. I've been there recently and it is truly abhorrent. That you can think your father is a "hero" says all about you and your indoctrination. The heroes of that time were in the freedom movement: The hippies who did not go "export liberty". It's remarkable how you guy lost this war and are still singing praise as if your empire had won it.
Having spent a good deal of my life in the aerospace industry, the sight of an aircraft in flight still thrills me. At 66, there aren't many things left that take my breath away.
I hear you there! I sometimes just full out tear up when I see a B-1B or a B-52 because I worked with them and to this day I cannot get over how absolutely awesome they are. We did Good. Loving the new WE OWN THE SKY USAF recruiting commerical.
My personal favorite is the U-2. I lived for 10 years about two miles from Moffet Field, in California, home of the Ames Research Center. They flew U-2s quite a bit. There is no mistaking the roar of the engine during the takeoff roll, the aircraft pitching up to about a 45 degree climb, and then holding the climb until the aircraft is out of sight, but not out of hearing. The roar can be heard for minutes as it climbs straight out.
Nice! Yes that sound sure does linger on forever, very loud for a single engine too. Glad you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments that I've managed to capture on video over the years 👍 Here's episode 2! - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
That Hunter Blue Sound - could listen to that a lot :) The B-2, its VERY quiet - we used to get the occasional flyby at Langley AFB when I was stationed there, and you wouldn't even know it was there unless you looked up in the sky or were in line with the engine thrust. Amazing aircraft. Loved this video, so many great aircraft :)
The Lancaster and The Vulcan, two iconic arcraft. Absolute magic to see them flying. And The Lancaster has a unique sound all of its own, with the Merlin Engines.
Yes,the Lancaster has a sound of its own. I remember first time hearing Vera flying over Hamilton, Ontario. At the time i was working on construction site. The roar of those four Merlins, we all had to just look up and watch that beautiful plane.
The best part of this is how almost all of the footage has audio from the planes and not "contaminated" by voices or other sounds not needed. I never manage that feat when I attend events. Well done sir.
Pleased you were entertained and got to enjoy the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years Here's episode 2 if interested - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
I get a bit misty-eyed out of pride seeing the B-2 flying, landing, and taking off. What an awesome plane and what awesome men who fly it. I felt the same with the SR-71 Blackbird too.
My favourite was the Vulcan, simply because I saw one here at Montevideo in the late fifties. Splendid aircraft. I also spotted an English Electric Canberra visiting Montevideo circa 1952 or 1953. I am 81. Saludos from Uruguay
As a youngster i had the chance to see the Vulcan take off many times. I lived in Lutterworth and we always knew when it was going to fly because they warmed up the engines for about fifteen minutes and you could hear them five miles away. Just long enough to ride my bike to the airfield . the road was a hundred yards from the runway and i will never forget that monster taking off in a huge cloud of blue smoke. I also remember the B-52's flying over our house heading for Bruntingthorpe air base ,it was like they blotted out the sun to a small child.
When I was a child I saw the Vulcan twice, one time it went right over my head and because I was so young it was really loud. Although I don't remember being scared of it but apparently my parents had to put their hands over my ears which I think I kind of remember! The other time was at South End.
The 787 Dreamliner is beautiful. And seeing it perform those steep almost vertical takeoff maneuvers just shows how powerful those engines are. Under normal use the plane is barely being pushed.
So many beautiful aircraft. Lancaster, Vulcan, B52, all of them magnificent machines, with amazing pilots. Impossible to pick. Even the 787 is wonderful. Thank you for making an old man's evening. 😊
Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years 😉👍 Check out episode 2 here! - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
yes, watching that "common" aircraft make a hasty, straight up ascent was spectacular, too ! A passenger plane that could and was still a badass plane with a brave Pilot ! zooooom
My Dad was in the RCAF and in the early 60s we were stationed in Goose Bay. All the V-bombers often stopped there, as well as countless other planes from all over the world, military and commercial. It was almost an air show every day. But the Vulcan was the favourite of everyone. My best friend's father was very high-ranking and we sometimes were allowed to 'hang out' in the tower. I was there once when a Vulcan took off and went straight up. An American colonel (it was a joint RCAF/USAF base) said, "Hell we have one of those - we call it the Atlas missile". I never forgot that remark. B-52s were also frequent visitors, but they barely cleared the trees on take-off. One wing comes up slowly, then the other wing, then it lumbers into the air. The two ME-109s used in the movie "The Longest Day" even stopped by one day. It was a great place to be when you were a 13 year old boy.
Somewhere I have several boxes of Kodachrome slides of Goose Bay from somewhere around the late 50s/early 60s. I shall have to dig them out and get them scanned some time. I had several more but I loaned them to the editor of a "Well Known UK Historic Aircraft" magazine and never got them back... (I don't think they were ever used in the mag either. Which annoys me a bit)
@@davebenjafield7037 I'd love to see them, Dave, if you do get them scanned. Pity about losing some to that magazine. They were probably the best ones, too. Alan.
@@xjstwr : I can't remember exactly what was on any of them - they came from a friend (who passed away in 1988) who was a Chief Tech for the RAF back then. Feel free to get in touch via FaceBook or something if you want to stay in touch regarding the slide.
The Vulcan XH558. As a young man in the military in the 70's, I remember watching them fly through the fells both above me near Keswick and Caldbeck and below me while on on the old man of Helvellyn and Sharp Edge. Such incredibly majestic power and draws out such pride in me!!!
We live in a airshow flight path for Oshkosh WI's EAA AirVenture. Back in 2017, we had a formation of a B-52h Stratofortress, B-1b Lancer & a B-2 Spirit flyover less than 5000' 16 times. It was a great day.
Lancaster always brings a lump to my throat. Those aircrews suffered horrendous losses yet it took decades for the country to put up formal memorials. They deserve to be front and centre, everytime we give thanks for our nation's sacrifices.
Outstanding warriors in the Lancasters willing to give everything for their country. I admire that dedication and willingness to give your life for king and country . If not willing to die for something then you've lived for nothing.
At my RAF basic recruit training passout parade at RAF Swinderby in 1984, as the parade was coming to its conclusion we were stood to attention and being addressed by the station commander. As we watched we noticed the assembled families on the viewing platforms all looking distracted, pointing behind us and looking away from the podium where he was speaking..... this was shortly followed by a low whistling noise, barely audible at first but very quickly rising, then to our shock and awe from behind us a Vulcan escorted by two Harriers passed directly overhead at low level, and within a second or two of doing so, all three pulled up into a near vertical climb, and I have NEVER experienced or should I say FELT noise like it !!! The very air around me sounded like it was being torn asunder like a roll of linoleum, my teeth & eyeballs rattled in my head and I could literally feel my internal organs quaking with the intensity of the sound... indescribably incredible.
I’m literally getting choked up watching the very first shot of the 9 jets in formation. It is overwhelming pride I am feeling. Just really incredible!
even though the B2 flypast at RIAT 2017 was memorable. And the Vulcan is god of all aircraft. And the Red Arrows are amazing. And F22 Raptor just kicks ass... IT HAS TO BE THE LANCASTER EVERY TIME! What a sight. What a sound.
You surely made the correct statement there, it is indeed the awesomeness of "THE AVRO LANCASTER" & the orchestrated harmonization of those magnificent "RR Merlin's" that send a shiver down my spine every single time that I hear them!! Loved all those other aircraft but the "LANCASTER" (respectfully) just has that something "EXTRA SPECIAL" about it!! It's no wonder Great Britain maintains the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight & so she must!! This stuff is like the family silver, ya just don't give it away or worse, even think of selling it!! It's family & so ya hold onto it forever!!
I’ve never seen such a ginormous target as the Vulcan. Without googling it, I’m asking what it’s role would be. Bomber, fighter, decoy? Even our B2 can get out of the way. Our B1B Lancer is a pig of an bomber but has the capabilities of sweeping wings and outrunning almost anything. The Vulcan is beautiful and majestic but what’s the purpose.
Good day , the Vulcan was part of the “V” bomber force I believe . Which included the Vulcan , Victor and Valiant as part of the United Kingdoms strategic nuclear strike force known officially as V force in the 1950’s 60’s . The Vulcan is probably more better known for its part played in the Falklands conflict of 1982 on "Operation Black buck “ against Argentina in a bid to deny them usage of the runway at Port Stanley . The strategy for refuelling was incredible to say the least as was its calculations which I believe to have been carried out by notepad and pencil at some point mid flight due to changing circumstances and mechanical failures. Very interesting reading .
@@travismiller7596 hi Travis, the Vulcan was a cold war British bomber, typically high altitude (remember this was before surface to air missiles could reach 60,000 feet) their designed job was to scramble get up to height and drop atomic bombs - at altitude, their large wing area actually made them more maneuverable than the interceptors of the day in within visual range. Because they are so large (yet shorter and narrower than a B52) the also seem slow at airshows, but they were one of the most powerful bombers of their day.
Definitely the Typhoon Low Pass 1st, followed by both 787 take-offs-the touch and go and Steep Climb. Are the 787 shots the same take-off from a different angle? I had no idea they could climb that steep!...or bank/turn that quick while still gaining airspeed and altitude. While in the Navy, I arrived on the carrier the USS Nimitz by COD, a Grumman C-2 Greyhound, watched numerous Tomcats, Intruders etc. take-off, and l live in the town w'/ a former AFB, home to the 379th Strategic Air Command that had B-52's and KC-135's. 52's are one part of our "Nuclear Triad"; SLBM's (sub launched ballistic missiles) and Minutemen missiles in silos are the other two.
Excellent video. Vulcan. I saw it while at OTS in San Antonio in 1970. It made me really hope to make it through pilot training after finishing OTS, which I did. I was then fortunate to be able to fly the A7-D before getting out of the USAF after 8 years. The roar of many shown is what makes them so impressive. Such was the case with the Concorde, flying over Kiawah Island, on it's way back to England after dropping off their team for the 1990 Ryder Cup. A definite goose bump moment.
So much awesomeness here. The U-2 and B-2 for rarity value were fabulous. The smaller jets and display teams are always pleasing. The Vulcan is simply the most beautiful machine to ever grace the skies. But for me, the Boeing 787 defies all the laws of physics with that steep take-off so it has my vote all day long. Just watched the red arrows out of my bedroom window about 20 minutes ago and I'm buzzing!
I saw something similar at the Farnborough show in 1996, I think it was an Airbus. You're used to seeing the military jets zoom up like that, but to see a great big airbus, it was so unexpected. I could only think of the line in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy where he said The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.
That was the case for me as well. I mean I loved all the clips; the Vulcan, the Lancaster, the U2, The B2 and I've always had soft spot for the B-52. Plus that English Electric is sooo underrated; it's basically the English counterpart to the F-4 Phantom II! But as a musician and musically obsessed person; the SOUND of the Hawker had me mesmerized.
Wonderful sound 👌 Glad you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years. Here's part 2! - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
I used to live next door to the former WWII fighter base at North Weald used to hold an annual air show… Vulcan appeared several times! And its sound at low altitude was amazing!!
When I was about 11 years old my parents took me to see the blue angles in 1977 in Chicago. They were ok, but when the Vulcan flight demo started out over the lake, I lost all interest in the Blue Angels. When that Vulcan went overhead I thought something was wrong because of how loud it was and how it howled. It scared the daylights out of me.
The Vulcan....Saw it in the 80s as a kid at the Toronto Air Show! Amazing sight and sound! Lived near Hamilton's Canadian Warplane Hertiage Museum where they would fly the Lancaster many time a weekend in the summer, I would drop everything to stop and watch it fly by. Amazing to watch.
Around 8 25 2023 the BBC did a show where the moderators TWICE said the "Infamous Dam Busters Attack" to which half of England HOWLED . Seeing the Avro Lancasters made me honor those gallant flyers on that history making attack.
I was stationed at RAF Mildenhall in the 80s and was regularly on the flightline when the SR71 landed and took off. My neighbor was one of the pilots and it was an amazing thing to see and an honor to have met him.
Vulcan the best of an amazing collection. I was at The Farnborough Air Show in the 70s. It came in at very low level in front of the crowd. The ground just shook and the elegance of this beauty has never been bettered in my opinion. A wonderful thing to behold. Timeless.
I used to live just seven miles from Farnborough and went to the air show every year starting around 1960. I recall the Vulcan making the ground shake too. She broke the sound barrier one year and shattered a few windows in the area. But what a beautiful plane! I agree with you. The Vulcan is matchless.
Thanks Glad you enjoyed watching along to my airshow memories. Vulcan memories are hard to forget, you must have seen some amazing moments at those 70s Farnborough airshows 👍
@@bobsurgranny I certainly did! The sheer power, noise, trembling ground and beauty of the Vulcan were incredibly emotional. I always had tears running down my face. Your vide brought back a lot of great memories. Thanks!
I was in an RAF band where we did passout parades every week. Facing the parade we could see a squadron of vulcans sneaking up behind the audience stand to suddenly l blast them and us with hot air and noise as they rose up behind us to normal flight height. Very exciting. A very graceful flying aircraft.
My favourite will always be the Vulcan. Reduces me to tears every time I see it. I was there for it's last flight. My name is now on it's underwing. My second favourite is the Concorde. My Dad was one of the first electricians to work on the Concorde .
The Vulcan has a special place in my heart for many reasons, but it's awesome close up and the sound at full throttle is out of this world, I was at the Waddington airshow a few years back, the Vulcan rolled down the runway and as it left the runway pointed its nose up vertically under full throttle and OMG, what a thrill that was, I was dead level with it at the point it left the ground, that was an unforgettable moment my chest was being pounded by the sound of those magnificent engines... Stunning.
Yeah Colin, I remember when i was younger and XH558 took off at one of the airshows, i was gobstruck, what was even more impressive, was when it did a low level pass and then went into afterburners and a straight climb, it set all the house and car alarms off at the show, was funny as
I remember the first time I saw the Vulcan. It was at Farnborough. My friend had been raving about the plane for ever. We got there and the plane was "parked up". We approached and I was puzzled because she just didn't look that impressive from the side. The back view was better, due to the width of the wings. But it was when she took off, that I knew what my friend had been talking about. I love the fast jets, but the Vulcan was something else.
@@michaelevans5953 My mistake, it just sounded like afterburners but with the Vulcan Howl, it was the huge air intake into the engines, I bet i am not the only one to make that mistake lol....
Right place right time for that one 👌 That particular Hunter makes a really sweet note - N294 Have you seen these synchronized blue notes - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
Im old enough to have seen Vulcan, English electric lightening and Hawker Hunter all flying in service. One of the most memorable moments was watching a Pair of English electric Lightenings take off and stand on their tails, then they went vertical, the sight and sound was incredible. I live not far from the old RAF manston airport.
In 1974, I was in the north of England on a student exchange. The school was near Doncaster and there were amazing things in the air.. Being from the US, I thought I was seeing the "SST", but my host family set me straight the what I was seeing, and very much hearing, was the awesome British Vulcan. Thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory and sound I never forgot.
The Vulcan you're talking about still resides in Doncaster and i believe you can take a tour to go and see it again! though sadly it no longer flies due to the expensive nature of maintaining the Rolls Royce Engines.
Always loved the Vulcan, saw it at the Abbotsford Airshow in the early 80's, very manouverable for a plane that big. Never seen/heard a Hawker Hunter in flight before, unique sound. Everybody loves a Merlin, honorable mention for the Lancaster.
Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav moments from over the years. Here's episode 2 - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
The low Typhoon runway approach reminded me a bit of when I took photos for the local press of a HEMS air ambulance land on a community field outside my house on call. When it took off for the best pics, I was almost blown backwards down the grass embankment, just about staying on my feet. The pilot had a big grin on his face as I was blown off-balance. I bet the Typhoon pilot smiled then, too! Fantastic footage, great work & efforts!
Great video! Couldn’t help but smile at the blue angel Passover! Reminded me of the time my grandpa retired air force vet took my twin and I to our first air show! The sounds they made as they passed over compared to when they was coming was so nostalgic! So silent then right above you the loud Vroooomm!!! My twin and I just ran back to our grandpa who was used to it but totally took us by surprise!! Him totally in his element showing us all the planes and naming them telling us what they do, and the size of the c-5 galaxy will never forget! Rip grandpa
I loved the Lancaster. It brings back so many memories of childhood. We had a military airfield on the outside of town and a Lancaster or a Shacklelton would roar overhead every afternon at 4:15. Like clockwork. Lovely video, thanks.
In 1987 I was honored and grateful to be part of an airforce exercise on a flight in an F-15 from Holloman AFB out over the Gulf of Mexico to just North of Cuba then North along the West coast of Florida to engage the Navy West of Saratoga then land at Barksdale AFB. Then from Barksdale back to Holloman I was given control of the F-15 from wheels up including comm with ATC, with five touch and goes at Holloman AFB. Just the touch and feel of that powerful aircraft was so enjoyable and incredible! (ATCS ZAB/ZDV, retired)
What a mega experience to have had! Thanks for sharing your memory. Pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years. Here's episode 2 you might also enjoy - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
@@bobsurgranny Thanks! It was a monumental experience, one that I'll treasure for the rest of my life. That flight was an ALTRV [Sand Eagle] with a flight of seven F-15s and a KC-10 tanker, about fifty aircraft total from various units. As explained to me, these flights were designed to aggravate Cuba but turn short so that Cuba radar controllers become complacent. Then one day, they don't make the turn and proceed into Cuba unopposed! The takeoff was with the five-stage afterburner, and you could feel every one kick in as we accelerated down the runway at 2-Gs acceleration, zoom climb to 18,000, and a barrel roll to join on the left wing of the KC-10. En route, we hooked up and refueled three times prior to Cuba and twice along the coast of Florida. We engaged the Navy in a warning area, one ship had missiles I believe they shot a drone. We pulled seven Gs, and that G-suit really worked, but since I wasn't flying, I couldn't anticipate the turns. I got a little ill but didn't barf! When the pilot gave me the aircraft, the sickness went away. The best part was the flight back to Holloman the next day. The pilot gave me the aircraft from wheels up and the radio. A flight of five took off before us, and we had a wingman that took off with us. The pilot advised our wingman that I had the aircraft, so he stayed about a quarter mile away. I had the main flight on the radar, and the pilot said just follow them. I learned much about altitude handling and the sensitive nature of flight controls and throttle response, which is sluggish at altitude! Our transponder was turned off, which was a good thing because, at one point, I had drifted upward nearly to the altitude of a Southwest jet flying the same direction, though far back, no one would have seen us. The wingman was squawking 4400 with no mode-C. Incredible, to be able actually to handle the aircraft in this manner. Then, upon arrival at Holloman, the flight had landed, and we were set up for approach with our wingman behind us. The pilot advised the tower that we would do a touch-and-go; I was flying the aircraft and reduced power to slow down. The first T&G was difficult, but the pilot also instructed me on airspeed control and handled flaps and gear; I had no access to them. The first go around, I was flying like I was flying my Piper Cherokee, and the pilot said that the tower might question why we were so far away, about two miles. So, the next T&G, I turned at 4-Gs and turned about a two-block radius. The pilot was excited and kept saying, “Hot-shit, hot-shit, that's the way to do it!” I also learned that by pulling hard Gs, I could control the airspeed and slow down. I had the radio too, so I answered all the tower instructions, like I knew what I was doing. LOL! An incredible experience and I was able to log the flight hours so I officially have 21.5 hours in an F-15!
Vulcan. Saw it twice in real life. About 30 years ago driving past an airfield in Lincolnshire UK. It came very low across the road, then the pilot pointed it up and gunned the engines. I was amazed that the old Datsun that I was in did not shake apart. Then another time at an airshow in Norfolk. The sight, noise, vibration are indescribable. The Falklands round trip attack flight nailed its legend. A shame that we will never see it fly again.
Only saw it at an airshow the once about 40yrs ago... incredible and I think my hearing is just about recovering... We also used to see them flying over our primary school about 1980ish... well in the main, you could HEAR it.. Sometimes you saw it... An amazing aircraft.
The fact it flew that far with a pretty large payload and delivered it with immense damage to the argentinians by way of equipment loss and moral is indicative of the superiority of the RAF
Definitely the Vulcan. Saw it years ago at a local air show and it cruised in over the tree line and then did a full vertical thrust and nearly deafened everyone on the ground, but it was fantastic to see, and hear.
The Vulcan because that's not something we're going to see often. Two flybys lower than a lighthouse from a cliff, from a world-historical bomber that performed with a bad knee in a successful war which isn't made any more and contains alternative tech paths from current jet-engined bombers. Yeah those were nice. America's stealth tech is awesome and gives me the chills simply because those are my UFO alien spacecraft I grew up with but they'll always be there. The Vulcan was just a fantastic rare.
I've worked on quite a few of those B-52D models. They have a very distinct sound all their own. I was in my office at Vandenberg AFB where they had no planes of their own when I heard a plane coming. I started out of my office and one of my co-workers asked where I was going and I replied I was going outside to watch the B-52 go by. She was skeptical that I could identify it just by it's sound. I enjoyed her astonishment that I could identify a plane that way. I worked at Davis Monthan AFB while in the service and they trained U-2 pilots there. Every takeoff is a 45 degree climb. I also knew on of the instructors there and he told me about having a flame out about 250 miles east of the Florida coast. He said he radioed in that his engine was out and he wanted a straight in landing approach. They asked if he wanted search and rescue sent out and got a bit testy with them and said "No! I need landing instructions." He landed it at McCoy AFB, dead stick after gliding 250 miles. That B-2 has almost exactly the same wingspan as the XB-35 designed by Jack Northrop in 1941 and exactly the same angle of the sweep of the wing leading edge. Where would our aircraft be by now if Symington hadn't ordered them scrapped because his buddies ran Convair. Check out this wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-35
I HAVE THAT TALENT (I HOPE STILL) -II was the only girl at the Combat Eval Test site and I could hear them low level, 8k ft , Nevada desert and tell the det that our sorties were inbound. My commander timed me one night and said I was 2min 36sec faster than the IP inbound signal. He also told me that if you could hear them it was probably too late if you were in the target zone.
The Vulcan, and also the Lancaster as my Dad served in the Canadian airforce in the early 50s and worked exclusively with Lancasters, and was fire and safety technician plus parachute packer on active bases, and remember all the stories he'd tell us as kids from his service days, both funny and sad as they lost quite a few planes with full crews even in peacetime!
I love all of these! I love the Vulcan the most. I’m so lucky to have had the opportunity to climb up inside of the cockpit of the XH558 when I was a younger. Beautiful plane.
The Vulcan certainly has that extra special magic about it 😉🇬🇧 Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments I've managed to capture on video over the years 🤗👍 Here's episode 2! - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
The B-2 with it's unique design is always a favorite! The Vulcan is another one of my favorite as I like the broad wings. It almost looks like a flying wing.
They are both similar viewed from the head on or rear perspective, both very flat and hardly identifiable. Thanks for your comment and I'm pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my favourite airshow moments and memories from over the years Bye for now..
Seeing the Lightening again. In the early 1980's I was serving on HMS Glamorgan and we did an ADEX (Air Defence Exercise) against Lightenings while steaming south down the North Sea. At the end of the exercise one of the pilots showed off for the benefit of the crew as was usual. It was a beautiful cloudless blue sky and he flew directly towards the ship. He pulled up into a vertical climb over our flight deck and just kept going, straight up, until he disappeared. The noise, being directly below him, was tremendous. An amazing aircraft.
I remember that - would have been 11 squadron iirc, and one of the Fighter Controllers (Ray Harris) was on one of the lightnings as an exchange, lucky so and so.
@@petermarshall6750 I use to bike out from Grimsby to Binbrook to watch the lightnings, Also as a lad my farther use to take me to Scampton to watch Vulcans take off, Now when 6/7 take off one after another , that's heaven.
When you add in the true nature and connection with what some these types of aircraft have actually achieved in missions takes the experience to a whole new level.
Yes that blue note was a real beauty, right place right time there 😉 Glad you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments I've managed to capture on video over the years 🤗👍 Plenty more action to come!
The Hunter brought back many memories for me. Their slower speed was exceptional for ground attack with their nose mounted cannons. That Blue Tone was so loud and dominant that for ground troops in that day a comforting noise if they were a friend and a pants crapping moment if you were a foe.
@@militaryweapons87 Good one! The Ruskies make some awesome planes. I saw some at Farnborough air show many years ago matched with USA equivalents (F16 & MIG 29). The American pilots were all over them and seemed pretty amazed. Just to get a taste of the Vulcan squadron scramble check this out, Its a bit rough but certainly gives an impression of the sheer noise that you really could feel beating on your chest. The Vulcan has to be one of the most evil looking aircraft ever built. My father was an aircraft fitter an built parts for the Canberra bomber then the English Electric Lightning and finally the prototypes for TSR2 so I was a bit of an enthusiast in my youth during the glory days of British aerospace engineering. th-cam.com/video/js3AWp1AM94/w-d-xo.html
The Vulcan always managed to stir emotions, it had a really strong presence, quite strangely. Pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years
@@bobsurgranny My favourites of all time are the Submarine mk2 Spitfire, the sea Harriers, the Avro Vulcan and I love the new F35's remind me of the Harriers. Also love the BAE Systems' Hawk T1! I love the shape of the jet
I agree that the Hunter was a beautiful looking aircraft. My favourite has to be the Vulcan being flown around as though it was an aerobatic aircraft, which is wonderful considering its size.
I remember being at an air show years ago when stealth was new. Announcer said to watch for the stealth bomber for the right. There was the sound of a jet going over but the sky was empty. Announcer said “Man, that stealth is damn good”.
My dad was at Normandy and he always used to talk about seeing so many planes in the sky it looked like you could walk from wingtip to wingtip and not fall off.
I am, as always, in awe of pilots as I am of physicians. I put my life in their capable hands and trust that they know how to do their job well. God bless them all!!
in 2001 I saw 3 (!!!) B-2 bombers fly very low over my home. I was astonished and to this day remember how simply brutal and simultaneously beautiful it was seeing those things in motion!!
Vulcan every time. The anticipation of the spectators to see this craft in the air is thrilling. The most advanced aircraft ever built. Lucky enough to witness a 3 vulcan take off many years ago, the blast was incredible. Broke my heart to see the last flight.
My favourite? So many great clips - it's almost impossible to tell! However, the Vulcans do bring back memories. As a kid, when I first saw pictures of this magnificent bird - I was instantly mesmerized, and even now so many years later, it still looks fantastic!
I was standing at the end of the runway in Charlottesville, VA during the Dogwood Festival in '72 iirc when the Blue Angels 4-ship did the low takeoff right over me. They were still flying F4Js. It was a life changing experience.
Top jet 💯 Looks, sound and performance No better buzz than a hunter jet trumpet'ing over you at full tilt Pleased you enjoyed seeing my airshow memories 😉
I was lucky enough to get stationed in the UK, so I could see the brilliant Vulcan every time it came to do a show in Mildenhall. Never, ever will forget that bird! Nothing else like her. May XH558 always spark your imaginations, England!
As a crewchief of 10 years, on 5 different jets, (3 were fighters) I always love watching Air Shows. I can not speak for all crewchiefs ( probably can) I love seeing the craft pilots put the birds through their paces. It looks like you were in England and I know the Brits love the planes. We had a bloke lose his LD lense to security at a base near RAF Lakenheath when he poke it through the fence, the day the U-2 landed. He was so pissed. Great shots.
Thanks. Yep all in England other than the Blue Angels. Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav moments I've managed to capture on video over the years. Be sure to check out the latest episode here - th-cam.com/video/9ccme1xg7sM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=58kLkmoJmXiaz8Fd
Without doubt the most beautiful, iconic and recognised by nearly everyone, the Avro Lancaster!! What a sight, I really hope it will be flying for many years to come.
so many of these were amazing. the lancaster flies over my house frequently and i never tire of hearing that distinct ominous drone of its engines. However....the B-2 Spirit is my pick. I have been trying to make it down for a show where it is flying, with little success. So its up there on my list of must sees and man it just captures my attention. Such a thrill to see on video. Now if i could just see it in person next time XD
Pleased you enjoyed watching my airshow memories. You can never have enough Lancaster that is true! The B-2 sure looks surreal as it glides over when you see it in person 👽👽
Saw one at the indy500. There is only one on display (I believe) at the USAF museum in Dayton, OH I got to see. My grandfather also built the B2 from '86-95' in complete secrecy in California. I have such a love for the B2. I had a B2 model toy as a kid and loved it, without knowing my grandfather built it. He just turned 91 yesterday and reckons he walked across the top of around 17 of the 31 made.
The U2 was amazing, but the B2 was so great to see like this!! never knew it was that thin from other footage I have seen! and the look of it from underneath, so menacing!!
Pretty damn surreal having it glide over your head like that. Pleased to know you were entertained and enjoyed all these sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years. Plenty more to come!
I have one that is hard to beat! I was in awe as we watched the 747 with a space shuttle on its back do a low-speed low level fly by at Hill Field Ogden Utah, USA sometime in 78-79. We had advance notice so were on a building's roof close to the flightline. Almost an eye level pass! Awesome! 22 years in the USAF. Seen a lot of amazing stuff. When the P-47 two ship "attacked" to three Harriers all landing on the same runway at the same time. This was early 1970's. Wow! Watched the first Space shuttle mission from takeoff on the 747 to landing on its own gear after separation, at Edwards AFB California. It sure looked like that sucker was gonna auger in! Watching T-Birds fly F-4s in Milwaukee during the 60s. Seen a bunch! Looking out the trailing Strato tankers forward windshield in a stacked deployment formation was a time I sure wished for a camera. 3 tankers stacked, all had 4 to 6 fighters flying wing. Amazing. I turned wrenches. It was all a treat! Mach Loop videos are always fun to watch!
Saw and heard the Vulcan at a Bournemouth airshow about 8 years ago. The sound was incredible - makes you forget everything else in the show. Feels like it's ripping the sky apart. Shakes you to your core. Practically deafens you for a minute or two after. Same 4 engines that were in the Concorde I believe.
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I was lucky enough, at the age of 12, to be on Hunts Road, parallel to the M11 as the B52 arrived at IWM Duxford 40 years ago. Because the runway had been shortened by the building of the M11, the pilot took two goes to get it down and I can still feel the effect it had on my chest when I watch your clip.
So many magic moments filmed here 👍 we just have to keep the faith, that there are still rare opportunities to film great aviation moments in the future.
Given the fact that the US has 3 aircraft that are top secret that the world hasn't seen yet and one of them is the US 6th generation fighter, I would have to say that there are plenty of moments to come.
@@Baronstone My favorite bird was not there, and I don't think he will be doing any fly by anytime soon, it was and still his the king of speed, the SR-71 Blackbird (3.85 MACH unofficially!!!)
They're all my favorite. My grandfather flew on the Lancaster. I love the Euro Typhoons, the B2 is just an alien looking beast, the Vulcan, i saw them up close in the 1980's. But i think my absolute favorite, is your video. Great camera work to all those people getting great shots, no annoying music and no voice over that we really don't need, i really appreciate you leaving the original audio intact. 100% perfect. I love it!
Pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years 🤗👍 All the clips are filmed by myself, as you can see the same style throughout 😉
@bobsurgranny That's fantastic! You've got great camera skills! Do you use the camera on a phone or a dedicated camera? I love photography, I use Nikon cameras.
@bobsurgranny Good choice in cameras, I grew up in the 80's, we had the huge Panasonic VHS camcorders, no where close to the audio video quality of today, they also cost way over $1000, back then that was insanely expensive. Technology has come so far.
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Where is the Turkish F16 landing ?
Nice bit of footage you've got there. Thanks for sharing'
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The F 22 flyover, definitely
In 1991 in Huntsville Alabama, on Veterans day, there was a fly by of a B-52 and other assorted jets. When I first saw them, they were like a mile high, was disappointed, so I went home. Not 30 minutes later, as I was sitting on my front porch, I saw a B-52 in the distance coming right towards me. It didn't take long to get to me and came screaming over where I was sitting, maybe 700 to 1000 feet high going at least 450mph. Shook the ground, rattled my windows and was gone in seconds. That was the best low level flight I have ever seen!
Wow that must be insane
Hey, I'm from HSV, too :) One of the best shows I've been to was in Pensacola back in the late 80s or very early 90s. There was a *lot* going on at it because there are other bases within range so lots of military planes were flying through just for fun. One of the best was a B52... I first saw this speck drop out of the clouds a really long ways away. I knew it had to be something big because it was so far away. It slowly kept getting bigger and then the other stuff flying around disappeared (giving the B52 space) and eventually the B52 came right over the tarmac at only a couple/few hundred feet high with all gear/flaps down, etc. Once he got half way down the runway, he picked up all the gear and flaps and pushed the throttles to the stops and climbed back up into the clouds. I swear you could see rocks bouncing on the concrete.
Another show I lucked into (didn't know it was going on, was driving by and we saw the activity and just pulled over to watch) was in Ft. Lauderdale in the early 2000s (maybe around 2005?) right at nightfall so you could see the light from the engines when they were burning, etc. We were walking to the viewing area and one of the planes did one of the high speed "sneak up on the crowd being really loud" tricks and flew right over our heads at just a few hundred feet. This time, though, it was a B1B with afterburners going. That was pretty wild.
My first airshow was back in the mid 70s in Gainesville, FL. A B-52 flyby and the Blue Angels in their F4 Phantoms. I was forever hooked. Moved to Tampa after that and had MacDill AFB at my doorstep. Thunderbirds and Blue Angels typically came every other year.
I don't believe you.😠
I have to share this. I live in East Tennessee. A few years ago I was mowing the yard. It is mostly hills. As I was mowing uphill, something caught my eye. It was two low flying Warthogs that looked like they were heading straight for me. Directly overhead and so cool.
The B2 always thrills me. The Vulcans entrance was spectacular. The Lancaster and all the other WW2 Warbirds are treasures
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Pleased you enjoyed watching through my airshow memories
I was at a Cal football game a few years ago and the B2 did a flyover. It's hard for people who haven't seen it in person to understand the how LOUD they are. It literally rumbled the whole stadium when it flew over. And (it being Berkeley) half the people cheered, and half boo'ed. 😕
people clapping the Vulcan ,gotta love that
FUNNY - wonder if they be booing if the B2 was saving their butts from a wartime attack.
With all of that wing area the Vulcan can go so slow it seems to be hoovering.
I know I am at least a year late here. Retired USAF many years ago. You British are special people. I was stationed in Guam with my family and the Vulcan would come by ever so often. I has permission to take my 2 boys aboard a Vulcan. Just the three of us. What a beautiful aircraft. One of my son was stationed in England flying A-10`s and he took me to Ducksford??? to a airshow. Went aboard your SST. I am old now and can not remember its real name. I was a boom operator in a KC-135. Got to see the world many times over with the SR-71.Lots of time at Mildenhall. Take care.
My dad talks about being just four or five miles away while 52’s bombed the Ho chi min and how everything shook and a deep rumble accompanied as well.He later seen holes where the bombs hit.Air support saved his outfit more than once.Thank you to every service man and to my hero and father Dale
Sleep well your Air Force is laying CARPET.
I was in Vietnam and used to listen to the rumble of explosions from the B-52's, from the safety of an air base. Before that I was stationed at a SAC base and used to watch them train, quite impressive. Welcome Home to your dad!
I loaded the bombs on the B-52 in 67-68. I hope that many of our guy's got to come home alive because of what our teams did.
@@mariannevanwormer2380 Many brave men flew those 52's. The men on the ground certainly appreciated them as did the POW's when the flew north.
Americans killed over one million people and to this date, Laos is littered with explosives going off and killing or crippling people. I've been there recently and it is truly abhorrent. That you can think your father is a "hero" says all about you and your indoctrination. The heroes of that time were in the freedom movement: The hippies who did not go "export liberty". It's remarkable how you guy lost this war and are still singing praise as if your empire had won it.
My Grandfather passed away 26/08/2022 He was a Lancaster pilot in WW2. What an age of men with guts and determination.
Men of steel buddy!
Each and every one of them top men
The greatest generation
lucky you....
I hope no war for anyone
thank you for "not adding some lame sound track". I like all of them.
Too right. It's as much about the sounds as the sights.
10!... The Hawker Hunter, 11.
Thanks. Yeah you can't beat the raw sound of the engines.
Jet noise is the best soundtrack!
@@bobsurgranny more like we don't do that things here
Having spent a good deal of my life in the aerospace industry, the sight of an aircraft in flight still thrills me. At 66, there aren't many things left that take my breath away.
Glad you enjoyed watching my airshow memories 😉👍
I hear you there! I sometimes just full out tear up when I see a B-1B or a B-52 because I worked with them and to this day I cannot get over how absolutely awesome they are. We did Good. Loving the new WE OWN THE SKY USAF recruiting commerical.
Copy that. I am a newbie, but in awe of the power and grace aircraft exhibit. It is a true privilege to be "airside" covering my butt haha!
My personal favorite is the U-2. I lived for 10 years about two miles from Moffet Field, in California, home of the Ames Research Center. They flew U-2s quite a bit. There is no mistaking the roar of the engine during the takeoff roll, the aircraft pitching up to about a 45 degree climb, and then holding the climb until the aircraft is out of sight, but not out of hearing. The roar can be heard for minutes as it climbs straight out.
Nice!
Yes that sound sure does linger on forever, very loud for a single engine too.
Glad you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments that I've managed to capture on video over the years 👍
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The B-2 looks like alien technology, the vulcan is just stunning and the sound of the Hunter was awesome, thanks for the upload!
That Hunter Blue Sound - could listen to that a lot :) The B-2, its VERY quiet - we used to get the occasional flyby at Langley AFB when I was stationed there, and you wouldn't even know it was there unless you looked up in the sky or were in line with the engine thrust. Amazing aircraft. Loved this video, so many great aircraft :)
Pretty much. Exactly my thoughts, 👍
Reminds me of Batman.
The Hunter wins it for me
It is alien tech, draconian
The Lancaster and The Vulcan, two iconic arcraft. Absolute magic to see them flying. And The Lancaster has a unique sound all of its own, with the Merlin Engines.
Can't beat the sound of a Merlin engine, imo. This clip really captures it - but don't forget to duck! 😁
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Yes,the Lancaster has a sound of its own. I remember first time hearing Vera flying over Hamilton, Ontario. At the time i was working on construction site. The roar of those four Merlins, we all had to just look up and watch that beautiful plane.
Nothing comes close for sound to that beautiful roar of the Lancaster thundering over head with those merlins.
Glad you enjoyed watching along
The Vulcan is sat at my local airfield
the Vulcan and the U-2 give me the shivers
The best part of this is how almost all of the footage has audio from the planes and not "contaminated" by voices or other sounds not needed. I never manage that feat when I attend events. Well done sir.
Pleased you were entertained and got to enjoy the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years
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@@bobsurgranny 😊 Ooooh, thank you again!
I get a bit misty-eyed out of pride seeing the B-2 flying, landing, and taking off. What an awesome plane and what awesome men who fly it. I felt the same with the SR-71 Blackbird too.
My favourite was the Vulcan, simply because I saw one here at Montevideo in the late fifties. Splendid aircraft. I also spotted an English Electric Canberra visiting Montevideo circa 1952 or 1953. I am 81. Saludos from Uruguay
That's awesome
As a youngster i had the chance to see the Vulcan take off many times. I lived in Lutterworth and we always knew when it was going to fly because they warmed up the engines for about fifteen minutes and you could hear them five miles away. Just long enough to ride my bike to the airfield . the road was a hundred yards from the runway and i will never forget that monster taking off in a huge cloud of blue smoke. I also remember the B-52's flying over our house heading for Bruntingthorpe air base ,it was like they blotted out the sun to a small child.
When I was a child I saw the Vulcan twice, one time it went right over my head and because I was so young it was really loud. Although I don't remember being scared of it but apparently my parents had to put their hands over my ears which I think I kind of remember! The other time was at South End.
The 787 Dreamliner is beautiful. And seeing it perform those steep almost vertical takeoff maneuvers just shows how powerful those engines are. Under normal use the plane is barely being pushed.
It's a truck. You don't want it being pushed, just safely within the envelope with full fuel and passengers.
Te;escopic photoigraphy, seen from a side angle, it is nowhere near that steep
Bear in mind it’s empty and carrying minimal fuel
Under normal use that power is needed to displace tons of fuel, load and passengers and make them fly.
So many beautiful aircraft. Lancaster, Vulcan, B52, all of them magnificent machines, with amazing pilots. Impossible to pick. Even the 787 is wonderful. Thank you for making an old man's evening. 😊
Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years 😉👍
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@@bobsurgranny Thank you very much. Another wonderful video
@bobsurgranny Great retrospective, thank you! 😊
yes, watching that "common" aircraft make a hasty, straight up ascent was spectacular, too ! A passenger plane that could and was still a badass plane with a brave Pilot ! zooooom
The Diamond 9 flyover was superb. The geometry of the typhoon combines nicely with the symmetry of the formation.
...and the Copper Horse/ Long Walk shows them off well :)
RAF perfection as they flew over the statue
I have a photo of 9 silver lightnings I missed if they was typhoons and apologise to my pilots at lincoln
My Dad was in the RCAF and in the early 60s we were stationed in Goose Bay. All the V-bombers often stopped there, as well as countless other planes from all over the world, military and commercial. It was almost an air show every day. But the Vulcan was the favourite of everyone. My best friend's father was very high-ranking and we sometimes were allowed to 'hang out' in the tower. I was there once when a Vulcan took off and went straight up. An American colonel (it was a joint RCAF/USAF base) said, "Hell we have one of those - we call it the Atlas missile". I never forgot that remark. B-52s were also frequent visitors, but they barely cleared the trees on take-off. One wing comes up slowly, then the other wing, then it lumbers into the air. The two ME-109s used in the movie "The Longest Day" even stopped by one day. It was a great place to be when you were a 13 year old boy.
The Vulcan was built for scramble take-offs due to where Britain is to the Warsaw Pact compared to America
The Vulcan is sat at my local airport
Somewhere I have several boxes of Kodachrome slides of Goose Bay from somewhere around the late 50s/early 60s. I shall have to dig them out and get them scanned some time.
I had several more but I loaned them to the editor of a "Well Known UK Historic Aircraft" magazine and never got them back... (I don't think they were ever used in the mag either. Which annoys me a bit)
@@davebenjafield7037 I'd love to see them, Dave, if you do get them scanned. Pity about losing some to that magazine. They were probably the best ones, too. Alan.
@@xjstwr : I can't remember exactly what was on any of them - they came from a friend (who passed away in 1988) who was a Chief Tech for the RAF back then.
Feel free to get in touch via FaceBook or something if you want to stay in touch regarding the slide.
The Vulcan XH558. As a young man in the military in the 70's, I remember watching them fly through the fells both above me near Keswick and Caldbeck and below me while on on the old man of Helvellyn and Sharp Edge. Such incredibly majestic power and draws out such pride in me!!!
We live in a airshow flight path for Oshkosh WI's EAA AirVenture. Back in 2017, we had a formation of a B-52h Stratofortress, B-1b Lancer & a B-2 Spirit flyover less than 5000' 16 times. It was a great day.
You hit the jackpot that day 🎰👌 Don't rub it in 😉
Lancaster always brings a lump to my throat. Those aircrews suffered horrendous losses yet it took decades for the country to put up formal memorials. They deserve to be front and centre, everytime we give thanks for our nation's sacrifices.
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Just watching one of them taking off gives you goose pimples, imagine the sensation of seeing 50 of them, all crewed by teenagers, early 20s at most?
@Alenas Kvasninas Like the civilians during the blitzkrieg?
Outstanding warriors in the Lancasters willing to give everything for their country. I admire that dedication and willingness to give your life for king and country . If not willing to die for something then you've lived for nothing.
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7:42 - "Ladies and gentlemen, the cabin crew will be serving drinks as soon as they have retrieved the beverages trolley from the rear bulkhead."
At my RAF basic recruit training passout parade at RAF Swinderby in 1984, as the parade was coming to its conclusion we were stood to attention and being addressed by the station commander. As we watched we noticed the assembled families on the viewing platforms all looking distracted, pointing behind us and looking away from the podium where he was speaking..... this was shortly followed by a low whistling noise, barely audible at first but very quickly rising, then to our shock and awe from behind us a Vulcan escorted by two Harriers passed directly overhead at low level, and within a second or two of doing so, all three pulled up into a near vertical climb, and I have NEVER experienced or should I say FELT noise like it !!! The very air around me sounded like it was being torn asunder like a roll of linoleum, my teeth & eyeballs rattled in my head and I could literally feel my internal organs quaking with the intensity of the sound... indescribably incredible.
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Incredible! Thanks for sharing that memory of yours and i'm pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of mine from over the years
I’m literally getting choked up watching the very first shot of the 9 jets in formation. It is overwhelming pride I am feeling. Just really incredible!
Glad you were entertained and enjoyed my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years.
That Diamond nine of Typhoon jets are RAF though 🇬🇧
even though the B2 flypast at RIAT 2017 was memorable. And the Vulcan is god of all aircraft. And the Red Arrows are amazing. And F22 Raptor just kicks ass... IT HAS TO BE THE LANCASTER EVERY TIME! What a sight. What a sound.
You surely made the correct statement there, it is indeed the awesomeness of "THE AVRO LANCASTER" & the orchestrated harmonization of those magnificent "RR Merlin's" that send a shiver down my spine every single time that I hear them!!
Loved all those other aircraft but the "LANCASTER" (respectfully) just has that something "EXTRA SPECIAL" about it!!
It's no wonder Great Britain maintains the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight & so she must!! This stuff is like the family silver, ya just don't give it away or worse, even think of selling it!! It's family & so ya hold onto it forever!!
Same for me,especially as my Uncle was an RAF Navigator on Lancs in the war.
I’ve never seen such a ginormous target as the Vulcan. Without googling it, I’m asking what it’s role would be. Bomber, fighter, decoy? Even our B2 can get out of the way. Our B1B Lancer is a pig of an bomber but has the capabilities of sweeping wings and outrunning almost anything. The Vulcan is beautiful and majestic but what’s the purpose.
Good day , the Vulcan was part of the “V” bomber force I believe . Which included the Vulcan , Victor and Valiant as part of the United Kingdoms strategic nuclear strike force known officially as V force in the 1950’s 60’s .
The Vulcan is probably more better known for its part played in the Falklands conflict of 1982 on "Operation Black buck “ against Argentina in a bid to deny them usage of the runway at Port Stanley . The strategy for refuelling was incredible to say the least as was its calculations which I believe to have been carried out by notepad and pencil at some point mid flight due to changing circumstances and mechanical failures.
Very interesting reading .
@@travismiller7596 hi Travis, the Vulcan was a cold war British bomber, typically high altitude (remember this was before surface to air missiles could reach 60,000 feet) their designed job was to scramble get up to height and drop atomic bombs - at altitude, their large wing area actually made them more maneuverable than the interceptors of the day in within visual range. Because they are so large (yet shorter and narrower than a B52) the also seem slow at airshows, but they were one of the most powerful bombers of their day.
787 touch and go, and low Typhoon are tied for first for me. But, the Vulcan was just a sheer beauty to behold.
Definitely the Typhoon Low Pass 1st, followed by both 787 take-offs-the touch and go and Steep Climb. Are the 787 shots the same take-off from a different angle? I had no idea they could climb that steep!...or bank/turn that quick while still gaining airspeed and altitude. While in the Navy, I arrived on the carrier the USS Nimitz by COD, a Grumman C-2 Greyhound, watched numerous Tomcats, Intruders etc. take-off, and l live in the town w'/ a former AFB, home to the 379th Strategic Air Command that had B-52's and KC-135's. 52's are one part of our "Nuclear Triad"; SLBM's (sub launched ballistic missiles) and Minutemen missiles in silos are the other two.
Glad you enjoyed kevin
@@bobsurgranny Thank you!
Excellent video. Vulcan. I saw it while at OTS in San Antonio in 1970. It made me really hope to make it through pilot training after finishing OTS, which I did. I was then fortunate to be able to fly the A7-D before getting out of the USAF after 8 years. The roar of many shown is what makes them so impressive. Such was the case with the Concorde, flying over Kiawah Island, on it's way back to England after dropping off their team for the 1990 Ryder Cup. A definite goose bump moment.
So much awesomeness here. The U-2 and B-2 for rarity value were fabulous. The smaller jets and display teams are always pleasing. The Vulcan is simply the most beautiful machine to ever grace the skies. But for me, the Boeing 787 defies all the laws of physics with that steep take-off so it has my vote all day long. Just watched the red arrows out of my bedroom window about 20 minutes ago and I'm buzzing!
.. yeah, sure hope they had the drinks trolley locked down on that 787!
I saw something similar at the Farnborough show in 1996, I think it was an Airbus. You're used to seeing the military jets zoom up like that, but to see a great big airbus, it was so unexpected. I could only think of the line in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy where he said The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.
@@wesleycardinal8869 I never made the connection but it's brilliant! Thanks.
Nice buzz when you see the reds from your house unexpectedly.
Pleased you enjoyed watching my airshow memories
Have you ever seen a Vulcan B2 do an almost vertical climb - that is awe inspiring.
That Hawker sound gave me chills. Such an awesome sounding plane!
That was the case for me as well. I mean I loved all the clips; the Vulcan, the Lancaster, the U2, The B2 and I've always had soft spot for the B-52. Plus that English Electric is sooo underrated; it's basically the English counterpart to the F-4 Phantom II! But as a musician and musically obsessed person; the SOUND of the Hawker had me mesmerized.
They are being retooled and repurposed to train rookies over the pond.
LOVED THE HAWKER BLUENOTE SOUND....
Wonderful sound 👌
Glad you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years.
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I used to live next door to the former WWII fighter base at North Weald used to hold an annual air show… Vulcan appeared several times! And its sound at low altitude was amazing!!
1:40 - the Hunter just has to be one of the most beautiful aircraft designs, ever!
sounds like a ferrari at top speed passing by
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Hope not....the V6 2020 Ferrari is pants 😂
Not wrong
When I was about 11 years old my parents took me to see the blue angles in 1977 in Chicago. They were ok, but when the Vulcan flight demo started out over the lake, I lost all interest in the Blue Angels. When that Vulcan went overhead I thought something was wrong because of how loud it was and how it howled. It scared the daylights out of me.
There is a Vulcan staged about 7 miles from me here in California at Castle Afb Museum
@@billyjoe415 Nice. There is a museum near my house, and though it does not have a Vulcan, it does have the SR-71C and a stripped F-117
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The Vulcan....Saw it in the 80s as a kid at the Toronto Air Show! Amazing sight and sound! Lived near Hamilton's Canadian Warplane Hertiage Museum where they would fly the Lancaster many time a weekend in the summer, I would drop everything to stop and watch it fly by. Amazing to watch.
Around 8 25 2023 the BBC did a show where the moderators TWICE said the "Infamous Dam Busters Attack" to which half of England HOWLED . Seeing the Avro Lancasters made me honor those gallant flyers on that history making attack.
I was stationed at RAF Mildenhall in the 80s and was regularly on the flightline when the SR71 landed and took off. My neighbor was one of the pilots and it was an amazing thing to see and an honor to have met him.
SR71 is my all time fave plane!!
Vulcan the best of an amazing collection. I was at The Farnborough Air Show in the 70s. It came in at very low level in front of the crowd. The ground just shook and the elegance of this beauty has never been bettered in my opinion. A wonderful thing to behold. Timeless.
I used to live just seven miles from Farnborough and went to the air show every year starting around 1960. I recall the Vulcan making the ground shake too. She broke the sound barrier one year and shattered a few windows in the area. But what a beautiful plane! I agree with you. The Vulcan is matchless.
Guess it was your first one.
Thanks
Glad you enjoyed watching along to my airshow memories.
Vulcan memories are hard to forget, you must have seen some amazing moments at those 70s Farnborough airshows 👍
@@bobsurgranny I certainly did! The sheer power, noise, trembling ground and beauty of the Vulcan were incredibly emotional. I always had tears running down my face. Your vide brought back a lot of great memories. Thanks!
I was in an RAF band where we did passout parades every week. Facing the parade we could see a squadron of vulcans sneaking up behind the audience stand to suddenly l blast them and us with hot air and noise as they rose up behind us to normal flight height. Very exciting. A very graceful flying aircraft.
The telescopic compression made the 787’s runway look like a postage stamp!
Sure does appear that way. That runway is over 9000ft long, but from this perspective looks tiny
My favourite will always be the Vulcan. Reduces me to tears every time I see it. I was there for it's last flight. My name is now on it's underwing. My second favourite is the Concorde. My Dad was one of the first electricians to work on the Concorde .
Thanks for the comment. My favs are Vulcan and Concorde as well.
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Hunter.. Absolutely epic sound
Hell yeah! Nothing like the Hunter's Blue Note on earth!!
Almost like an F1 car
@@charliemillar3040 I'd compare it to a P-51's gun muzzle whistle....
Hawker hunter..probably scared the enemy quite a bi.t
Also the ‘gate guardian’ for raf Henlow
The Vulcan has a special place in my heart for many reasons, but it's awesome close up and the sound at full throttle is out of this world, I was at the Waddington airshow a few years back, the Vulcan rolled down the runway and as it left the runway pointed its nose up vertically under full throttle and OMG, what a thrill that was, I was dead level with it at the point it left the ground, that was an unforgettable moment my chest was being pounded by the sound of those magnificent engines... Stunning.
Yeah Colin, I remember when i was younger and XH558 took off at one of the airshows, i was gobstruck, what was even more impressive, was when it did a low level pass and then went into afterburners and a straight climb, it set all the house and car alarms off at the show, was funny as
The first time that I saw the Vulvan I was station at Goose Bay AFB, Labrador in 1966 from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Beautiful aircraft .
I remember the first time I saw the Vulcan. It was at Farnborough. My friend had been raving about the plane for ever. We got there and the plane was "parked up". We approached and I was puzzled because she just didn't look that impressive from the side. The back view was better, due to the width of the wings. But it was when she took off, that I knew what my friend had been talking about. I love the fast jets, but the Vulcan was something else.
@@shaunbaxter83 The Vulcan did not have afterburners. Just straight Rolls Royce Olympus engines.
@@michaelevans5953 My mistake, it just sounded like afterburners but with the Vulcan Howl, it was the huge air intake into the engines, I bet i am not the only one to make that mistake lol....
Those hunter blue notes are insane 😮😮
Right place right time for that one 👌 That particular Hunter makes a really sweet note - N294
Have you seen these synchronized blue notes - th-cam.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/w-d-xo.html
Im old enough to have seen Vulcan, English electric lightening and Hawker Hunter all flying in service. One of the most memorable moments was watching a Pair of English electric Lightenings take off and stand on their tails, then they went vertical, the sight and sound was incredible. I live not far from the old RAF manston airport.
Blimey what a memory that is! Thanks for sharing
My favourite the Vulcan having worked on them and hearing those Olympus 300 series engines with their whine took to back to my days at RAF Scampton
Wow! What memories you must have. Would love to have gotten closer to those engines
In 1974, I was in the north of England on a student exchange. The school was near Doncaster and there were amazing things in the air.. Being from the US, I thought I was seeing the "SST", but my host family set me straight the what I was seeing, and very much hearing, was the awesome British Vulcan. Thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory and sound I never forgot.
The Vulcan you're talking about still resides in Doncaster and i believe you can take a tour to go and see it again! though sadly it no longer flies due to the expensive nature of maintaining the Rolls Royce Engines.
Huh. I have trouble maintaining my Rolls Royce of cars, a mere sedan. LOL @@vaughanrobinson9894
Always loved the Vulcan, saw it at the Abbotsford Airshow in the early 80's, very
manouverable for a plane that big. Never seen/heard a Hawker Hunter in flight before,
unique sound. Everybody loves a Merlin, honorable mention for the Lancaster.
Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav moments from over the years.
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The low Typhoon runway approach reminded me a bit of when I took photos for the local press of a HEMS air ambulance land on a community field outside my house on call. When it took off for the best pics, I was almost blown backwards down the grass embankment, just about staying on my feet. The pilot had a big grin on his face as I was blown off-balance.
I bet the Typhoon pilot smiled then, too!
Fantastic footage, great work & efforts!
I think the typhoon pilot must've shat himself because of how close he was to colliding with that wall.
Great video! Couldn’t help but smile at the blue angel Passover! Reminded me of the time my grandpa retired air force vet took my twin and I to our first air show! The sounds they made as they passed over compared to when they was coming was so nostalgic! So silent then right above you the loud Vroooomm!!! My twin and I just ran back to our grandpa who was used to it but totally took us by surprise!! Him totally in his element showing us all the planes and naming them telling us what they do, and the size of the c-5 galaxy will never forget! Rip grandpa
The Hunter amazing sound!! My Fav!!
Sure was, probably the best blue note I ever heard
I loved the Lancaster. It brings back so many memories of childhood. We had a military airfield on the outside of town and a Lancaster or a Shacklelton would roar overhead every afternon at 4:15. Like clockwork. Lovely video, thanks.
Great choice there. Pleased you enjoyed seeing my airshow memories from over the years
In 1987 I was honored and grateful to be part of an airforce exercise on a flight in an F-15 from Holloman AFB out over the Gulf of Mexico to just North of Cuba then North along the West coast of Florida to engage the Navy West of Saratoga then land at Barksdale AFB. Then from Barksdale back to Holloman I was given control of the F-15 from wheels up including comm with ATC, with five touch and goes at Holloman AFB. Just the touch and feel of that powerful aircraft was so enjoyable and incredible! (ATCS ZAB/ZDV, retired)
What a mega experience to have had! Thanks for sharing your memory.
Pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years.
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@@bobsurgranny Thanks! It was a monumental experience, one that I'll treasure for the rest of my life. That flight was an ALTRV [Sand Eagle] with a flight of seven F-15s and a KC-10 tanker, about fifty aircraft total from various units. As explained to me, these flights were designed to aggravate Cuba but turn short so that Cuba radar controllers become complacent. Then one day, they don't make the turn and proceed into Cuba unopposed! The takeoff was with the five-stage afterburner, and you could feel every one kick in as we accelerated down the runway at 2-Gs acceleration, zoom climb to 18,000, and a barrel roll to join on the left wing of the KC-10. En route, we hooked up and refueled three times prior to Cuba and twice along the coast of Florida. We engaged the Navy in a warning area, one ship had missiles I believe they shot a drone. We pulled seven Gs, and that G-suit really worked, but since I wasn't flying, I couldn't anticipate the turns. I got a little ill but didn't barf! When the pilot gave me the aircraft, the sickness went away.
The best part was the flight back to Holloman the next day. The pilot gave me the aircraft from wheels up and the radio. A flight of five took off before us, and we had a wingman that took off with us. The pilot advised our wingman that I had the aircraft, so he stayed about a quarter mile away. I had the main flight on the radar, and the pilot said just follow them. I learned much about altitude handling and the sensitive nature of flight controls and throttle response, which is sluggish at altitude! Our transponder was turned off, which was a good thing because, at one point, I had drifted upward nearly to the altitude of a Southwest jet flying the same direction, though far back, no one would have seen us. The wingman was squawking 4400 with no mode-C. Incredible, to be able actually to handle the aircraft in this manner. Then, upon arrival at Holloman, the flight had landed, and we were set up for approach with our wingman behind us. The pilot advised the tower that we would do a touch-and-go; I was flying the aircraft and reduced power to slow down. The first T&G was difficult, but the pilot also instructed me on airspeed control and handled flaps and gear; I had no access to them. The first go around, I was flying like I was flying my Piper Cherokee, and the pilot said that the tower might question why we were so far away, about two miles. So, the next T&G, I turned at 4-Gs and turned about a two-block radius. The pilot was excited and kept saying, “Hot-shit, hot-shit, that's the way to do it!” I also learned that by pulling hard Gs, I could control the airspeed and slow down. I had the radio too, so I answered all the tower instructions, like I knew what I was doing. LOL!
An incredible experience and I was able to log the flight hours so I officially have 21.5 hours in an F-15!
Vulcan. Saw it twice in real life. About 30 years ago driving past an airfield in Lincolnshire UK. It came very low across the road, then the pilot pointed it up and gunned the engines. I was amazed that the old Datsun that I was in did not shake apart. Then another time at an airshow in Norfolk. The sight, noise, vibration are indescribable. The Falklands round trip attack flight nailed its legend. A shame that we will never see it fly again.
Vulcan memories are unforgettable. Glad you enjoyed watching
Only saw it at an airshow the once about 40yrs ago... incredible and I think my hearing is just about recovering...
We also used to see them flying over our primary school about 1980ish... well in the main, you could HEAR it.. Sometimes you saw it...
An amazing aircraft.
The fact it flew that far with a pretty large payload and delivered it with immense damage to the argentinians by way of equipment loss and moral is indicative of the superiority of the RAF
Definitely the Vulcan. Saw it years ago at a local air show and it cruised in over the tree line and then did a full vertical thrust and nearly deafened everyone on the ground, but it was fantastic to see, and hear.
The Vulcan because that's not something we're going to see often. Two flybys lower than a lighthouse from a cliff, from a world-historical bomber that performed with a bad knee in a successful war which isn't made any more and contains alternative tech paths from current jet-engined bombers. Yeah those were nice. America's stealth tech is awesome and gives me the chills simply because those are my UFO alien spacecraft I grew up with but they'll always be there. The Vulcan was just a fantastic rare.
That's mega!! 😎
You're right about the sound of the Vulcan, it was deafening! But so sweet!
I've worked on quite a few of those B-52D models. They have a very distinct sound all their own. I was in my office at Vandenberg AFB where they had no planes of their own when I heard a plane coming. I started out of my office and one of my co-workers asked where I was going and I replied I was going outside to watch the B-52 go by. She was skeptical that I could identify it just by it's sound. I enjoyed her astonishment that I could identify a plane that way.
I worked at Davis Monthan AFB while in the service and they trained U-2 pilots there. Every takeoff is a 45 degree climb. I also knew on of the instructors there and he told me about having a flame out about 250 miles east of the Florida coast. He said he radioed in that his engine was out and he wanted a straight in landing approach. They asked if he wanted search and rescue sent out and got a bit testy with them and said "No! I need landing instructions." He landed it at McCoy AFB, dead stick after gliding 250 miles.
That B-2 has almost exactly the same wingspan as the XB-35 designed by Jack Northrop in 1941 and exactly the same angle of the sweep of the wing leading edge. Where would our aircraft be by now if Symington hadn't ordered them scrapped because his buddies ran Convair. Check out this wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-35
I HAVE THAT TALENT (I HOPE STILL) -II was the only girl at the Combat Eval Test site and I could hear them low level, 8k ft , Nevada desert and tell the det that our sorties were inbound. My commander timed me one night and said I was 2min 36sec faster than the IP inbound signal. He also told me that if you could hear them it was probably too late if you were in the target zone.
Saw a Vulcan bomber in an air show in Tucson back in the middle 60's. It was subsonic but really glided thru the air.
The Vulcan, and also the Lancaster as my Dad served in the Canadian airforce in the early 50s and worked exclusively with Lancasters, and was fire and safety technician plus parachute packer on active bases, and remember all the stories he'd tell us as kids from his service days, both funny and sad as they lost quite a few planes with full crews even in peacetime!
Its amazing that in a very short time scale Avro went from the Lancaster to the Vulcan, an amazing technological leap .
Both of these superb aircraft were conceived by the same man - Roy Chadwick.
Pretty incredible in just around 10 years, what a difference
@@bobsurgranny All that stolen German technology init !
@@adambane1719 Is it?
@@adambane1719 Frank Whittle, the only feasible engine of ti's time. Fact!!....
I love all of these! I love the Vulcan the most. I’m so lucky to have had the opportunity to climb up inside of the cockpit of the XH558 when I was a younger. Beautiful plane.
The Vulcan certainly has that extra special magic about it 😉🇬🇧
Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments I've managed to capture on video over the years 🤗👍
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The B-2 with it's unique design is always a favorite! The Vulcan is another one of my favorite as I like the broad wings. It almost looks like a flying wing.
They are both similar viewed from the head on or rear perspective, both very flat and hardly identifiable.
Thanks for your comment and I'm pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my favourite airshow moments and memories from over the years
Bye for now..
Seeing the Lightening again. In the early 1980's I was serving on HMS Glamorgan and we did an ADEX (Air Defence Exercise) against Lightenings while steaming south down the North Sea. At the end of the exercise one of the pilots showed off for the benefit of the crew as was usual. It was a beautiful cloudless blue sky and he flew directly towards the ship. He pulled up into a vertical climb over our flight deck and just kept going, straight up, until he disappeared. The noise, being directly below him, was tremendous. An amazing aircraft.
I remember that - would have been 11 squadron iirc, and one of the Fighter Controllers (Ray Harris) was on one of the lightnings as an exchange, lucky so and so.
@@petermarshall6750 I use to bike out from Grimsby to Binbrook to watch the lightnings, Also as a lad my farther use to take me to Scampton to watch Vulcans take off, Now when 6/7 take off one after another , that's heaven.
When you add in the true nature and connection with what some these types of aircraft have actually achieved in missions takes the experience to a whole new level.
Absolutely. Pleased you enjoyed watching
Hearing the Vulcan whine is just amazing! Such a crying shame they could no longer afford to keep her flying.
Having the Typhoon come in so low was really shattering. But my favorite of all the aircraft was the Hawker Hunter. That is one beautiful airplane.🛩✈
Yes that blue note was a real beauty, right place right time there 😉
Glad you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments I've managed to capture on video over the years 🤗👍
Plenty more action to come!
The Hunter brought back many memories for me. Their slower speed was exceptional for ground attack with their nose mounted cannons. That Blue Tone was so loud and dominant that for ground troops in that day a comforting noise if they were a friend and a pants crapping moment if you were a foe.
Such a great sound. Glad you enjoyed watching
Sounds a bit like our A-10 Warthog!
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I saw a full Vulcan squadron scramble at RAF Finningly airshow back in the 1960s. The noise was truly mind buggering.
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@@militaryweapons87 Good one! The Ruskies make some awesome planes. I saw some at Farnborough air show many years ago matched with USA equivalents (F16 & MIG 29). The American pilots were all over them and seemed pretty amazed. Just to get a taste of the Vulcan squadron scramble check this out, Its a bit rough but certainly gives an impression of the sheer noise that you really could feel beating on your chest. The Vulcan has to be one of the most evil looking aircraft ever built. My father was an aircraft fitter an built parts for the Canberra bomber then the English Electric Lightning and finally the prototypes for TSR2 so I was a bit of an enthusiast in my youth during the glory days of British aerospace engineering.
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Blimey! Would love to have seen that
Excellent collection of aircraft, I watch the whole video.
Pleased you enjoyed watching all these moments I've managed to capture over the years 🤗
Has to be the Vulcan for me that whistle still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up
The Vulcan always managed to stir emotions, it had a really strong presence, quite strangely.
Pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years
@@bobsurgranny My favourites of all time are the Submarine mk2 Spitfire, the sea Harriers, the Avro Vulcan and I love the new F35's remind me of the Harriers. Also love the BAE Systems' Hawk T1! I love the shape of the jet
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I agree that the Hunter was a beautiful looking aircraft. My favourite has to be the Vulcan being flown around as though it was an aerobatic aircraft, which is wonderful considering its size.
Easier to do when not loaded with ordnance, and also probably upgraded engines at this point.
I remember being at an air show years ago when stealth was new. Announcer said to watch for the stealth bomber for the right. There was the sound of a jet going over but the sky was empty. Announcer said “Man, that stealth is damn good”.
My dad was at Normandy and he always used to talk about seeing so many planes in the sky it looked like you could walk from wingtip to wingtip and not fall off.
I am, as always, in awe of pilots as I am of physicians. I put my life in their capable hands and trust that they know how to do their job well. God bless them all!!
3:30 is absolutely epic, 9 Red Arrow lifting off at the same time and slowly drifting apart. Incredible shot, absolutely perfect!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it
in 2001 I saw 3 (!!!) B-2 bombers fly very low over my home. I was astonished and to this day remember how simply brutal and simultaneously beautiful it was seeing those things in motion!!
...seeing the Lancaster touch down with the Vulcan XH558 waiting to take off is priceless. Two incredible aircraft from two different eras.
Yeah that was a great moment 👌 Glad you enjoyed watching
Vulcan every time. The anticipation of the spectators to see this craft in the air is thrilling. The most advanced aircraft ever built. Lucky enough to witness a 3 vulcan take off many years ago, the blast was incredible. Broke my heart to see the last flight.
Blimey that must have been mega! Thanks for sharing your memory - glad you were entertained and enjoyed watching mine
My favourite? So many great clips - it's almost impossible to tell! However, the Vulcans do bring back memories. As a kid, when I first saw pictures of this magnificent bird - I was instantly mesmerized, and even now so many years later, it still looks fantastic!
Great to hear. Glad you enjoyed watching along.
The Vulcan is iconic for sure and very futuristic looking, even still
I was standing at the end of the runway in Charlottesville, VA during the Dogwood Festival in '72 iirc when the Blue Angels 4-ship did the low takeoff right over me. They were still flying F4Js. It was a life changing experience.
Damn, that Hunter Blue Note is something else.
That was a beaut 👌 Right place right time
Favourite…Hawker Hunter, wonderful sound, great pace and speed plus those wonderful lines….what a special aircraft 👏👏
Top jet 💯 Looks, sound and performance
No better buzz than a hunter jet trumpet'ing over you at full tilt
Pleased you enjoyed seeing my airshow memories 😉
I was lucky enough to get stationed in the UK, so I could see the brilliant Vulcan every time it came to do a show in Mildenhall. Never, ever will forget that bird! Nothing else like her. May XH558 always spark your imaginations, England!
Lucky you, you must have some amazing memories
@@bobsurgranny My entire time in the USAF is one giant great memory! Even when we went to war.
The Vulcan always was my fav at air shows as a kid and it still is! It still looks so advanced, IMO
Sure does!
look liked it almost stalled :D
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I still don't know why but I absolutely love that B52! Such a monster And that Lancaster is the sound of freedom haha
Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years 🤗
@@bobsurgranny I love your videos buddy, you always get some cracking footage 👌🏻
Great video, enjoyed them all but I have always had a soft spot (If that's the right phrase) for the Vulcan Bomber, an awesome aircraft.
I was lucky enough to see the Vulcan fly at the Biggin Hill air show.The noise is indescribable, it’s a beautiful machine.
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As a crewchief of 10 years, on 5 different jets, (3 were fighters) I always love watching Air Shows. I can not speak for all crewchiefs ( probably can) I love seeing the craft pilots put the birds through their paces. It looks like you were in England and I know the Brits love the planes. We had a bloke lose his LD lense to security at a base near RAF Lakenheath when he poke it through the fence, the day the U-2 landed. He was so pissed. Great shots.
Thanks. Yep all in England other than the Blue Angels.
Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav moments I've managed to capture on video over the years.
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Without doubt the most beautiful, iconic and recognised by nearly everyone, the Avro Lancaster!! What a sight, I really hope it will be flying for many years to come.
Soon to be three airworthy examples with Just Jane preparing to take to the skies once again!
so many of these were amazing. the lancaster flies over my house frequently and i never tire of hearing that distinct ominous drone of its engines. However....the B-2 Spirit is my pick. I have been trying to make it down for a show where it is flying, with little success. So its up there on my list of must sees and man it just captures my attention. Such a thrill to see on video. Now if i could just see it in person next time XD
Pleased you enjoyed watching my airshow memories.
You can never have enough Lancaster that is true!
The B-2 sure looks surreal as it glides over when you see it in person 👽👽
Saw one at the indy500. There is only one on display (I believe) at the USAF museum in Dayton, OH I got to see. My grandfather also built the B2 from '86-95' in complete secrecy in California. I have such a love for the B2. I had a B2 model toy as a kid and loved it, without knowing my grandfather built it. He just turned 91 yesterday and reckons he walked across the top of around 17 of the 31 made.
He worked on the B1 as well.
the one where the Vulcan headed straight for you lot on the cliff there - everybody seemed really pleased
Yeah I was hoping he would fly right on over us, that would have been a thrill an alf'
The U2 was amazing, but the B2 was so great to see like this!! never knew it was that thin from other footage I have seen! and the look of it from underneath, so menacing!!
Pretty damn surreal having it glide over your head like that.
Pleased to know you were entertained and enjoyed all these sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years.
Plenty more to come!
4:16 Amazing Camera work following that high-speed flyby all the way thru.
Thanks. Was some adrenaline rush having that whizz over head at full tilt
I have one that is hard to beat! I was in awe as we watched the 747 with a space shuttle on its back do a low-speed low level fly by at Hill Field Ogden Utah, USA sometime in 78-79. We had advance notice so were on a building's roof close to the flightline. Almost an eye level pass! Awesome! 22 years in the USAF. Seen a lot of amazing stuff. When the P-47 two ship "attacked" to three Harriers all landing on the same runway at the same time. This was early 1970's. Wow! Watched the first Space shuttle mission from takeoff on the 747 to landing on its own gear after separation, at Edwards AFB California. It sure looked like that sucker was gonna auger in! Watching T-Birds fly F-4s in Milwaukee during the 60s. Seen a bunch! Looking out the trailing Strato tankers forward windshield in a stacked deployment formation was a time I sure wished for a camera. 3 tankers stacked, all had 4 to 6 fighters flying wing. Amazing. I turned wrenches. It was all a treat! Mach Loop videos are always fun to watch!
Saw and heard the Vulcan at a Bournemouth airshow about 8 years ago. The sound was incredible - makes you forget everything else in the show. Feels like it's ripping the sky apart. Shakes you to your core. Practically deafens you for a minute or two after. Same 4 engines that were in the Concorde I believe.
When I worked for Lucas Gas Turbine Equipt I was ordering parts for the Olympus B engine for Concorde.
think the Concorde uses a modified version of it
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My favourite was the Vulcan been in one as a young air cadet will never forget that moment thank you Tom
Blimey how lucky were you!
The hawker hunter sound is thrilling. Amazing what engineers created in those early days.
This particular Hunter blue note was a beauty 😉
I was lucky enough, at the age of 12, to be on Hunts Road, parallel to the M11 as the B52 arrived at IWM Duxford 40 years ago. Because the runway had been shortened by the building of the M11, the pilot took two goes to get it down and I can still feel the effect it had on my chest when I watch your clip.
How lucky to be there on that day to see that dropping in, pilot did so well with that landing.
Thanks for sharing that 👍
That hawker hunter sound though, that was new to my ears!!! Amazing!!!!
One of the best sounds in aviation for sure
So many magic moments filmed here 👍
we just have to keep the faith, that there are still rare opportunities
to film great aviation moments in the future.
Nice Viggen Pfp!
Given the fact that the US has 3 aircraft that are top secret that the world hasn't seen yet and one of them is the US 6th generation fighter, I would have to say that there are plenty of moments to come.
@@Baronstone But will we be able to stand where we want rather than be nannied with pathetic health and safety nonsense. That's the question
@@Baronstone My favorite bird was not there, and I don't think he will be doing any fly by anytime soon, it was and still his the king of speed, the SR-71 Blackbird (3.85 MACH unofficially!!!)
Oh hell yes!
B2 is other-worldy! What a profile image! Looks as if it's arriving from light-years away!
They're all my favorite. My grandfather flew on the Lancaster. I love the Euro Typhoons, the B2 is just an alien looking beast, the Vulcan, i saw them up close in the 1980's. But i think my absolute favorite, is your video. Great camera work to all those people getting great shots, no annoying music and no voice over that we really don't need, i really appreciate you leaving the original audio intact. 100% perfect. I love it!
Pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years 🤗👍 All the clips are filmed by myself, as you can see the same style throughout 😉
@bobsurgranny That's fantastic! You've got great camera skills! Do you use the camera on a phone or a dedicated camera? I love photography, I use Nikon cameras.
Thanks. I just use basic Sony handycams.
My current ones are the AX53 and PJ620
@bobsurgranny Good choice in cameras, I grew up in the 80's, we had the huge Panasonic VHS camcorders, no where close to the audio video quality of today, they also cost way over $1000, back then that was insanely expensive. Technology has come so far.
True that