The Great War if you switched this channel to be just WW1 aviation specials like this, I'd be sad to see the other content go, but couldn't complain. An exceptional special. Thanks so much!
My great-great-grandfather served on the Salonika front in the Bulgarian infantry as a part of the 3rd Trakia Division. He has always fought as a frontline soldier and has survived the whole three years of the war in the trenches. It was quite interesting to hear the story of a man who served in the Air Force on the opposing side of the front. Greetings from a 15 year old fan of the show!
Susan Bremner What an absolutely wonderful dinosaur. Magical what you are doing, precisely 100 years later. Two questions if possible. Is that a Gnome or a LeRhone engine ? And most rotary engines have a large cutout of the sheet metal, such as Camel had. Yet this is tightly cowled. Is there a particular reason for that ? Cheers.
David Bremner is an incredibly interesting guy with an amazing voice.........could listen to him for hours. Keep up the great work on the channel......
This is one of the most amazing story's a grandson 100 years later flying the same aircraft that his grandad flew from the same airfield. I hope nothing bad happens to that aircraft that would be terrible
Simply wonderful. Three years after the beginning and you guys still can impress us with the effort you put in this series. In my hometown there is an aerodrome and this episode remembered me of some exhibitions I watched there when I was a kid, with beautiful planes flying.
We enjoyed it . Thank you David and all "BSRH" Team members. Our feelings are that the glorious pioneer Aviators were continue to talk to us from the past.
That guy is living history. Gotta love that he and his crew are bringing back brief snapshots of history. There's something very pure and good about it.
Love these WW1 biplanes-such elegant, minimalist designs with the tensioning wires, hand-formed wooded frames, and doped canvas skins. It looks like it was built by boat-builders, or saddlers or something.
I'm so amazed by this first generation of pilots. Now, I'm amazed by aviation pioneers of every generation, but those of the first generation were all pioneers in some way. Amazing.
How incredible is it that this gentleman is able to fly the very plane that his granddad flew in the war! What a fascinating bit of living history. Thanks for giving this an episode of it's own.
Lucky guy having his Grandad's plane. My Grandad was a mule tender in an American mortar battalion in 1918. Obviously, I couldn't have one of his mules.
Here is some additional information for Mr Bremner. Aleksandar Deroko one of first Serbian pilots and later famous architect, civic engineer, writer, Olympic committee founder and what not served as pilot on Salonika front. Later he published book about it and you can find it on French and Serbian. Original title is: А ондак је летијо јероплан над Београдом. So in 1916 French and Serbian squadrons flew for bombing mission to Greek town of Xanthi, objective was assassination of Feldmarschall August von Mackensen! Intel about Mackensen whereabouts had been provided by British recon squads (maybe even by Mr Bremner granddad). So every single Serbian and French airplane was at the air that day. Even Russian pilots helped. Aleksandar Deroko flew in cannon plane. Instead of bombs it had small cannon operated by spotter (Deroko). So they drop the bombs on small monastery in which they believe was Mackensen, and immediately they turn back to Salonika to avoid response of German and Bulgarian air force. There was around 50 planes but Deroko's one was heaviest because of the cannon. Fuel had started to drop and Deroko and his French pilot start thinking if they should land on only Thasos airfield. They concluded that they can reach Salonika but few minutes later they crash landed on Chalkidiki peninsula together with a Russian pilot whose airplane also had malfunction. On first day British scout cavalry found them and gave them food but they did not report this to Serbian and French squad in Salonika. On second day British recon plane from Thasos flew over them and they made SOS signal. That afternoon airplane from Salonica came to rescue Russian pilot and Deroko and his French friend spent on that swampy spot one more night, just to be rescue by their squad next day. So British airfield from Thasos was very important for right flank of Salonika allied army. Thanks for great video and wonderful story.
Such an inspiring journey David - my grandfather also flew with Nr. 2 Wing, although a little later than yours. You have faithfully reconstructed the spirit, skills, triumphs and challenges of our ancestors and brought the life of pioneering pilots,100 years ago, within our touch. Would love to see your Bristol Scout sometime - an amazing story.
Reviewing old military equipment and having a personal story connected to it is in my view the best format for doing this type of show/video. It brings it item in particular to life more and as the audience it more interesting instead of just listing of a bunch of stats. Hope to see more like this also the bias Brit in me would love more British/commonwealth oriented subjects ;)
I'd love to see more videos like this, the aircraft of WW1 are so fascinating. The rate at which the airforces and aircraft developed throughout the course of the war is incredible.
Wow! I just want to say thank you for such an amazing and informative video. I really enjoyed it. David is a true gentleman and historian who was very lucky to connect in a such an amazing way with his Grandfather.
Mr Bremner is a great communicator- just the sort of interviewee that really helps bring this sort of special alive and focused. You also notice that the Royal Naval Air Service had a different national roundel to the RFC version.
I met the plane (and Mr Bremner) at their home field, , before the plane was authorised to fly. One has to see and touch it in order to realise what a labour of love it was to rebuild the machine, and what sheer courage it took to go up in such a flimsy craft. I take my hat off to the family and to all of those pioneer fliers, as well as those who kept them flying
just an fabulous episode. the thought of that plane being flown over those fields 100 years later, you can envision the spirits of the men saluting the old plane.
Hi Indy and crew. Was a real treat meet you at Stow Maries and I so glad that you went to the Tank museum at Bovington. I am a avid wargamer and must give a shout out of two great games one is the wings of glory ww1 planes and rule set the other is the great war and tank expansion by the Plastic soldier company which uses the tanks as your current vlogs. Keep up the good work.
This was incredibly insightful. I'd love to hear more about what he says re: firing the lewis gun through a propeller without synchronization? How was that not suicidal? It would be great to see some calculations on how likely you were to hit it doing so!
Robert Hull you'd need to know the width of the blade at the point it intersects with the path of the bullets, the thickness of the blade at that point, the rotational speed, the ate of fire of the gun, the length of the bullet, the muzzle velocity of the bullet and the trajectory of the bullets. Don't forget their are 2 blades per rotation. If you ignore any effects of the thrust from the propeller it'll be quiet easy to work out just how long each blade takes to pass through the steam of bullets; once you start taking into account just how much the bullets are slowed by the airstream and the fact that the airstream is moving in 3 direction simultaneously and the bullet is being affect by gravity you'll wish you never asked this question. Many years ago, at school, my maths class solved the simplified problem, sorry but over the years since them the solution we came up with has been lost. We never did get a satisfactory answer when we added in all of the real world factors.
Love this! My great grandfather flew the DH.4 for the US in late 17 through the end of the war, he took a lot of pictures fortunately. Now I’m a 4th generation pilot, amazing stuff. Still trying to track down his logbooks from family.
What kind of wet fish would 'dislike' this? Indy and Crew, (Flo) are amazing! The in-depth MarkIV program, the intimate particulars of political and military shenanigans and now this Bristol Scout exploration have been Brilliant! Love, David
I regret your loss, milcoll73; but, perhaps, holding generational grudges perpetuates the probability that other progeny will also mourn their loss? Pretty much study war to embrace peace. Love, David
David must have been balling his eyes put recreating his families wartime footsteps. I would have and just by walking through Gettysburgh, I get chills down my spine just thinking about what all these soldiers went through.
I was on holiday in Berlin last week, looking for a stretch of the old wall I came across the grave of the Red Barron in old graveyard, he was re-interred there in 75 totally unexpected and looked untended.
I believe it was an old military graveyard opposite an old hospital also possibly military, lots of grand looking graves from the late 1800's to 1930's. The East Germans had built the wall right through the centre and flattened a lot on their side. Only a short walk from the new main train station.
Wrapping yer scarf round yer face wasn't only to keep the goggles clean, it was to filter out the lubricating cod-liver oil fumes. Many an early aviator got home only to discover he'd accidentally embarrassed himself in the air, without even the excuse of combat.
His move reminds me of the special that Guy Martin did with a Spitfire, one of the few times I've shed tears in the past couple years. Don't' know if I can handle another one of these.
If you are in the Ypres area I would strongly recommend trying to get in touch with Jacques Ryckebosch (who does some minibus tours of the area) - I did a tour with him in January of the Ypres area, he's a local who knows the terrain like the back of his hand and knew first-hand veterans such as Harry Patch, as well as several historians and descendants of generals such as Haig.
Question for out of the trenches my great grandfather served as dispatch rider on the western front with the british army during WW1 I would like to know the level of danger they faced compared to a solider in the trenches and the level of responability they had if they ever were in direct combat keep up the really great work indy an team
The best in depth interviews, the tank was awesome, same with the old biplanes, can you guys do an in depth on the old 2 stroke rotary engines please. Talk about the castor old in the fuel and how it killed lots of pilots.
This guy has an amazing voice
Yea, #TheNewIndy
DANNYonPC And he was a pretty good pilot too.
lol I was just about to post that. I hope he does voice over work.
DANNYonPC you're literally everywhere
I wonder if he's related to Christopher Lee? He'd play a good Saruman if they ever made a Lord of the Rings remake.
These in-depth vehicle specials are exactly what I wanted! Thank you!!!!
+Arch Stanton well, there will be more
The Great War if you switched this channel to be just WW1 aviation specials like this, I'd be sad to see the other content go, but couldn't complain. An exceptional special. Thanks so much!
My great-great-grandfather served on the Salonika front in the Bulgarian infantry as a part of the 3rd Trakia Division. He has always fought as a frontline soldier and has survived the whole three years of the war in the trenches. It was quite interesting to hear the story of a man who served in the Air Force on the opposing side of the front. Greetings from a 15 year old fan of the show!
Sharo of St. Very cool to see a young man loving history!
Sharo of St. Please come to Kavala Airsea Show in 2018 where we will hope to fly the Bristol Scout!
prophetic0311 We are more than you think :^)
Sharo of St. I am Greek and I don't know about my ancestors in ww1 Bulgarian front ,I will find out .
Susan Bremner What an absolutely wonderful dinosaur. Magical what you are doing, precisely 100 years later. Two questions if possible. Is that a Gnome or a LeRhone engine ? And most rotary engines have a large cutout of the sheet metal, such as Camel had. Yet this is tightly cowled. Is there a particular reason for that ? Cheers.
How many did they build?
About 374.
A very specific "about"
they built over 1000
374.345678910
David Bremner looks absolutely fantastic in his coat and flight cap! And the white scarf is a great detail too :D
He looks exactly like how I would expect a WWI aircraft expert to look.
I always ask myself, where can I get a coat like this.
+EvilGNU There are websites like The History Bunker that make reproductions of historical costumes for reenactors.
I agree, if I had a coat like that I would wear it every day!
Snoopy and charlie brown
David Bremner is an incredibly interesting guy with an amazing voice.........could listen to him for hours. Keep up the great work on the channel......
+martin dunne totally agree
This is one of the most amazing story's a grandson 100 years later flying the same aircraft that his grandad flew from the same airfield. I hope nothing bad happens to that aircraft that would be terrible
Ethan Presley local Brit paper said the aircraft was destroyed in a winter storm about 2 months ago.
Flying the same route as his grandfather, with the same plane and 100 years later. Simply amazing.
delvescoa I know right
What a wonderful preservation of history
Simply wonderful. Three years after the beginning and you guys still can impress us with the effort you put in this series. In my hometown there is an aerodrome and this episode remembered me of some exhibitions I watched there when I was a kid, with beautiful planes flying.
silvioevan11 that's really cool
We enjoyed it . Thank you David and all "BSRH" Team members. Our
feelings are that the glorious pioneer Aviators were continue to talk to
us from the past.
That guy is living history. Gotta love that he and his crew are bringing back brief snapshots of history. There's something very pure and good about it.
How nice is this gentleman
Love these WW1 biplanes-such elegant, minimalist designs with the tensioning wires, hand-formed wooded frames, and doped canvas skins. It looks like it was built by boat-builders, or saddlers or something.
Boar builders? That's right, and it stayed like that for years.
He really didn't want Indy to poke his finger through it lol
+sloppyjoe400 we didn't want that either.
Think about it, there were bed sheets spread tight over a wooden frame, too many holes and you need a new sheet.
Even WW2 planes were crazy like this. I remember touching the skin of a B-25 bomber, it was no thicker than a beer can! Not much to stop a bullet!!
The Great War yes, we guessed that but Indy kinda scared him with that sentence. Lol
I think it was more an issue of weight than not stopping bullets. For that they had armor, after 1940 that is....
I'm so amazed by this first generation of pilots. Now, I'm amazed by aviation pioneers of every generation, but those of the first generation were all pioneers in some way. Amazing.
+*TheVoxOfReason* yes, especially when you start to comprehend these fragile airplanes. incredible
its amazing their balls actually fit inside such fragile aircraft!!!!
The spirit of early flying days will live forever while there's people like the Bremners and Theo Willford to keep it alive. You tellum, David.
How incredible is it that this gentleman is able to fly the very plane that his granddad flew in the war! What a fascinating bit of living history. Thanks for giving this an episode of it's own.
bet you will enjoy this video of her flying and lots more from David: th-cam.com/video/PXT5oPZDzC8/w-d-xo.html
One of the best shows if not the best you've done. More like this please
There will be more.
Lucky guy having his Grandad's plane. My Grandad was a mule tender in an American mortar battalion in 1918. Obviously, I couldn't have one of his mules.
Swearing0000 it's not his grandfather's plane it's just the same kind.
Can we keep David on the show :p?
Ayyyy
DANNYonPC word
I want this in bf1 as a variant of a attack plane.what do you think?
This is the best war series I have ever seen. You Folks are doing an amazing job !! Thanks for showing us this special Air Plane !!
Thanks, glad you like it.
Really appreciate the people who rebuilt old vehicles or items. Really brings a blast from the past
As I sit writing this, I am looking out the window at a B-17.... another great episode fellas!
+glockensig would love to sit in one of those one day too.
which one (both window and b-17) you luck, lucky sob!!!!!!
Wow that guy looks absolutely fantastic, and has a voice that would win me over to anything.
Sorry Indy, I mean David.. ;)
"The Great War" is one of the best documentaries on any format, ever.
What a beatiful plane!
Here is some additional information for Mr Bremner.
Aleksandar Deroko one of first Serbian pilots and later famous architect, civic engineer, writer, Olympic committee founder and what not served as pilot on Salonika front. Later he published book about it and you can find it on French and Serbian. Original title is: А ондак је летијо јероплан над Београдом.
So in 1916 French and Serbian squadrons flew for bombing mission to Greek town of Xanthi, objective was assassination of Feldmarschall August von Mackensen!
Intel about Mackensen whereabouts had been provided by British recon squads (maybe even by Mr Bremner granddad). So every single Serbian and French airplane was at the air that day. Even Russian pilots helped.
Aleksandar Deroko flew in cannon plane. Instead of bombs it had small cannon operated by spotter (Deroko). So they drop the bombs on small monastery in which they believe was Mackensen, and immediately they turn back to Salonika to avoid response of German and Bulgarian air force.
There was around 50 planes but Deroko's one was heaviest because of the cannon. Fuel
had started to drop and Deroko and his French pilot start thinking if they should land on only Thasos airfield.
They concluded that they can reach Salonika but few minutes later they crash landed on Chalkidiki peninsula together with a Russian pilot whose airplane also had malfunction.
On first day British scout cavalry found them and gave them food but they did not report this to Serbian and French squad in Salonika. On second day British recon plane from Thasos flew over them and they made SOS signal. That afternoon airplane from Salonica came to rescue Russian pilot and Deroko and his French friend spent on that swampy spot one more night, just to be rescue by their squad next day.
So British airfield from Thasos was very important for right flank of Salonika allied army.
Thanks for great video and wonderful story.
Pretty interesting story, thanks for sharing.
Such an inspiring journey David - my grandfather also flew with Nr. 2 Wing, although a little later than yours. You have faithfully reconstructed the spirit, skills, triumphs and challenges of our ancestors and brought the life of pioneering pilots,100 years ago, within our touch. Would love to see your Bristol Scout sometime - an amazing story.
That is really interesting Geoff. Have you any photos or log entries from your grandfather? If you want to make contact with David just let me know.
Reviewing old military equipment and having a personal story connected to it is in my view the best format for doing this type of show/video. It brings it item in particular to life more and as the audience it more interesting instead of just listing of a bunch of stats. Hope to see more like this also the bias Brit in me would love more British/commonwealth oriented subjects ;)
Well, the challenge is of course to find someone like David who just happens to fly by with his machine.
I'd love to see more videos like this, the aircraft of WW1 are so fascinating. The rate at which the airforces and aircraft developed throughout the course of the war is incredible.
There will be a few more.
Wow! I just want to say thank you for such an amazing and informative video. I really enjoyed it. David is a true gentleman and historian who was very lucky to connect in a such an amazing way with his Grandfather.
Mr Bremner is a great communicator- just the sort of interviewee that really helps bring this sort of special alive and focused. You also notice that the Royal Naval Air Service had a different national roundel to the RFC version.
Wow! What a treat! Thanks for this amazing look at WWI airplanes and the story of David and his Grandpa. Truly a treasure.
I met the plane (and Mr Bremner) at their home field, , before the plane was authorised to fly. One has to see and touch it in order to realise what a labour of love it was to rebuild the machine, and what sheer courage it took to go up in such a flimsy craft. I take my hat off to the family and to all of those pioneer fliers, as well as those who kept them flying
just an fabulous episode. the thought of that plane being flown over those fields 100 years later, you can envision the spirits of the men saluting the old plane.
Hi Indy and crew. Was a real treat meet you at Stow Maries and I so glad that you went to the Tank museum at Bovington. I am a avid wargamer and must give a shout out of two great games one is the wings of glory ww1 planes and rule set the other is the great war and tank expansion by the Plastic soldier company which uses the tanks as your current vlogs. Keep up the good work.
This was incredibly insightful. I'd love to hear more about what he says re: firing the lewis gun through a propeller without synchronization? How was that not suicidal?
It would be great to see some calculations on how likely you were to hit it doing so!
Robert Hull you'd need to know the width of the blade at the point it intersects with the path of the bullets, the thickness of the blade at that point, the rotational speed, the ate of fire of the gun, the length of the bullet, the muzzle velocity of the bullet and the trajectory of the bullets. Don't forget their are 2 blades per rotation. If you ignore any effects of the thrust from the propeller it'll be quiet easy to work out just how long each blade takes to pass through the steam of bullets; once you start taking into account just how much the bullets are slowed by the airstream and the fact that the airstream is moving in 3 direction simultaneously and the bullet is being affect by gravity you'll wish you never asked this question.
Many years ago, at school, my maths class solved the simplified problem, sorry but over the years since them the solution we came up with has been lost. We never did get a satisfactory answer when we added in all of the real world factors.
Really cool, goodluck to the guy flying is all I can say! lol
I love the chap at 4:20 (nice) casualy pushing a airplane by his own in the background.
WOW! What a fantastic episode. These vehicle and firearms specials are %110 brilliant!
Those planes are beautiful pieces of machinery. What great stories David shared about his grandfather's war experience.
-Jen
Great story, interesting plane, and great hands on research with Indy poking his finger into the fabric
Indi this is one of your greatest ones so far thanks
finally up to date! it has been quite a ride, thanks!
Love this! My great grandfather flew the DH.4 for the US in late 17 through the end of the war, he took a lot of pictures fortunately. Now I’m a 4th generation pilot, amazing stuff. Still trying to track down his logbooks from family.
Brilliant brilliant episode. Well done sirs
What a great story! Got a bit misty eyed there...
Wow That's cool.
I wish i could fly one of Those machines
What kind of wet fish would 'dislike' this?
Indy and Crew, (Flo) are amazing! The in-depth MarkIV program, the intimate particulars of political and military shenanigans and now this Bristol Scout exploration have been Brilliant!
Love,
David
Thanks, glad you liked it.
perhaps the progeny of kin shot down by bristol scouts?
I regret your loss, milcoll73; but, perhaps, holding generational grudges perpetuates the probability that other progeny will also mourn their loss?
Pretty much study war to embrace peace.
Love,
David
Still can't believe Brian Adams was there!
+Sytze De Boer who do you think filmed?
It was the Summer of '17.
i hear his last visit was during the summer of 69.........
This is the best series on TH-cam ever!
What an absolutely wonderful episode!
Another informative episode, just gets better.
David must have been balling his eyes put recreating his families wartime footsteps. I would have and just by walking through Gettysburgh, I get chills down my spine just thinking about what all these soldiers went through.
No idea this plane existed at all. Not till I saw this video. The things you learn everyday. Great job.
I got to sit in that a while back. One of my best experiences ever :D even if getting out was incredibly difficult 😂
Indy agrees with both.
Great episode Indy,l9ve the great war getting the attention it deserves,keep up the great work for us ww1 history buffs,cheers
One of the best series on TH-cam and fully the equal of TV history series! I sure would like to see the History Channel pick up on series like this.
I was on holiday in Berlin last week, looking for a stretch of the old wall I came across the grave of the Red Barron in old graveyard, he was re-interred there in 75 totally unexpected and looked untended.
+69waveydavey yeah, the cemeteries in Berlin have a few of these surprises
I believe it was an old military graveyard opposite an old hospital also possibly military, lots of grand looking graves from the late 1800's to 1930's. The East Germans had built the wall right through the centre and flattened a lot on their side. Only a short walk from the new main train station.
BRISTOL SCOUT - Rebuilding History
Spitfire - Birth of a Legend
The Lancaster at War
= My weekend sorted :)
Yeah, I wanted to check the others out too.
Great episode. I have been constantly fascinated by the planes of the Great War since childhood.
Outstanding!
so adorable and admirable how much David references his granddad in this episode
I want to make love to that plane.
Absolutely stunning history and craftsmanship!
Love,
David
That was a fantastic story. More of these men and machines please
Great episode and always love hearing stories about enthusiast that have a personal connection. A question why does the airplane have French markings?
RNAS used these.
RNAS-Royal Naval Air Service part of the British Royal Navy. So why does a plane in British service have French markings?
Lots on our blog about our French markings :) bristolscout.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/286-colouring-in/
OK and thanks. Did the RNAS ever adopt the RFC roundel or did that not happen until they became the RAF?
The Great War not 100% sure, just know that after end of WWI RAF and RNAS both displayed roundels but actually dates I cannot say.
Amazing dedication,.. well done sir
Great video. The Bristol Scout was very important to the history of aviation.
Thank you for visiting my home town :)
Exceptional! Great work all.
Great episode! Hope to see more like this one. The personal story makes it even better.
Wrapping yer scarf round yer face wasn't only to keep the goggles clean, it was to filter out the lubricating cod-liver oil fumes. Many an early aviator got home only to discover he'd accidentally embarrassed himself in the air, without even the excuse of combat.
His move reminds me of the special that Guy Martin did with a Spitfire, one of the few times I've shed tears in the past couple years. Don't' know if I can handle another one of these.
Brilliant as always
Just stumbled on the tank video and this one. Fantastic work.
If you are in the Ypres area I would strongly recommend trying to get in touch with Jacques Ryckebosch (who does some minibus tours of the area) - I did a tour with him in January of the Ypres area, he's a local who knows the terrain like the back of his hand and knew first-hand veterans such as Harry Patch, as well as several historians and descendants of generals such as Haig.
+Sam Keays great recommendation, thank you
Exceptional Episode!
That plane is a real beauty
Thank you for protecting my Grand-grand-father on Salonica front
That airplane is beautiful.
I had heard that the pilots wore silk scarves to reduce chaffing of their neck. They were constantly swiveling their heads to look for enemy aircraft.
as well as to wipe their goggles clean (and look dashing for the ladies on the ground!).
Excellent episode.
I did volunteering at Stow Maries Aerodrome for just over a year a year last April
Fantastic sound quality !!
Thanks.
They chose to use this plane instead of the Sopwith in Battlefield 1. So there's a little bit of recognition
That instrument panel is beautiful
This channel is fantastic!
Yeah baby, rotary power. Rev it, keep it well oiled and have fun!
good special guys keep it up.
I'm really jealous of Indy sitting in that beautiful plane.
Great history with a connection
amazing video, thank you
This is a awsome episode
What a wonderful story
Question for out of the trenches my great grandfather served as dispatch rider on the western front with the british army during WW1 I would like to know the level of danger they faced compared to a solider in the trenches and the level of responability they had if they ever were in direct combat keep up the really great work indy an team
Indy, it's come to my attention that, minus the Kaiserstache, you bear a striking resemblance to the Kaiser himself.
Are you saying he should grow a Kaiserstache?
The Great War Yes, yes I am.
Awesome & Very interesting. Thank you.
The best in depth interviews, the tank was awesome, same with the old biplanes, can you guys do an in depth on the old 2 stroke rotary engines please.
Talk about the castor old in the fuel and how it killed lots of pilots.
if we ever come across a working example and an expert, sure.
I watched their documentary great show.
Thank you .