The Canberra bomber has always been one of favorite bombers. The USAF flew and now NASA flies the Martin built/ English Electric licensed version. We have one here on static display outdoors at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo and another not too far away at the NMUSAF.
It is such a pity that the Farnborough airshow does not happen anymore, I don’t know why it was cancelled but it is a big loss to our area and the aviation industry, not only that but my home is right under the flight path for landing and I have a brilliant view towards the main airfield, less than 1/2 a mile away, I used to get everything flying low over my rooftop, from the A380 and Antanov down to the dead sparrows, sorry, Red Arrows. I still get some interesting aircraft flying over and in to land but nowhere near the “spotters paradise” I once had. I don’t know why the British aviation industry died so suddenly, right up to the 70s we produced some of the best aircraft, civil and military, to ever grace the skies, but, and there is always a but, I honestly believe that the advent of the American military industrial complex played a large part in it, in addition the succession of British governments and air ministries that failed to support British built aircraft and chose American designs over home produced aircraft was also a huge blow to the industry, I think the final nail in the coffin was the cancellation of the TSR-2 and the purchase of the F-4 Phantom for both the RAF & FAA, the TSR-2 was so far advanced that it could possibly have still been an asset today, and whilst the F-4 purchase was a sensible choice to replace the older aircraft types in service as it “killed two birds with one stone” it certainly didn’t help anyone but the USA. After that we ended up either collaborating with European partners, for example on the Jaguar and Tornado or buying from the USA, the Chinook, AWACS, Apache, F-35, and others, perhaps the industry in the United Kingdom will rise again, but I won’t hold my breath. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴🇺🇦
5:50 Janusz Żurakowski sat at the controls of the plane at the age of fifteen. In 1935 he graduated from the Aviation Reserve Cadet School, and two years later from the Aviation Cadet School in Dęblin (10th promotion, 12th position). After the promotion, he was assigned to the 161st fighter squadron of the 6th aviation regiment in Lviv. In March 1939 he was transferred to Ułęż as an instructor. He was an honorary member of the Polish Experimental Pilots Club, with membership card no. 2. He took part in the September 1939 campaign, then he made his way to Great Britain and served in the RAF. From 1st June 1940 he was at the Polish Wing at 3 School of Technical Training Blackpool to await a posting. He was at 15 EFTS Redhill in July for testing and grading. Zurakowski went to 5 OTU Aston Down on 21st July. After converting to Spitfires he joined 152 Squadron at Warmwell on 5th August, moving to 234 Squadron at St. Eval on the 12th. He flew his first operational sortie on the 15th, during which he destroyed a Me110. He was shot down in combat on the 24th and crashed on the Isle of Wight in Spitfire N3239, unhurt. On 5th September he destroyed a Me109 and on the 6th another. In this action Zurakowski's Spitfire, N3279, was damaged by a Me109 over Beachy Head and he crashed on landing back at Middle Wallop. He shared in the probable destruction of a Me110 on 29th September. Zurakowski was posted to 609 Squadron, also at Middle Wallop, on 4th October. He was awarded the KW and Bar (gazetted 1st February 1941) and left 609 on 7th March 1941 to go to 57 OTU Hawarden as an instructor. During the course of the next eight months, Zurakowski served at 55, 56 and 61 OTUs, finishing up at 58 OTU at Grangemouth. He returned to operations on 8th December 1941 when he joined 317 Squadron at Northolt. Zurakowski moved to 306 Squadron at Church Stanton on 11th April 1942 as a Flight Commander. He was given command of 316 Squadron at Heston on 6th June and led it until 28th December 1942, when he was posted to SHQ Northolt. From June 5 to December 28, 1942 he commanded the 316 Warsaw Fighter Squadron. In 1943 promoted to captain, he was assigned the position of deputy commander of the Northolt wing. He received many combat decorations for participating in missions in Germany and in the Battle of Britain, incl. Virtuti Militari and the Cross of Valor (three times). He spent the end of the war at the Imperial School of Test Pilots in Boscombe Down (England). He was a tester for most types of RAF fighters as well as British and American Navy planes. Known for his ability to perform aerial acrobatics, he developed and made new figures - Zurabatic Cartwheel and Falling Leaf, previously considered impossible by experts. His stunts at Farnborough have become legendary. He also broke the speed record on the London-Copenhagen-London route. Nearly a hundred new aircraft structures have flown. He ended the 2WW with 3 certain victories, 1 probable and 1 damaged plane.
Stunning example of British ingenuity in aircraft design and development. Seventy years later and there is almost no aircraft developed and built by our English forefathers. So very sad.
4:07 - They managed to combine two design shortcomings into one surprisingly good looking jet. - Fences (wing) to cover up poor fundamental design (re: MiG-15) - Stacked engines (re: Lightning) overlooks the possibility of adding lift (F-14 Tomcat) With as long as the nacelles are, all I'm saying. _But the aircraft looks good!_
@@K1W1fly you may be right! But having been an editor for 30 years it's preferable that you dub the sound of the aircraft you're looking at and not the sound of the camera aircraft you're in... But let's not fall out!
Plenty of innovative designs which came and went. The Canberra still flies today as the WB-57 for NASA.
The Canberra bomber has always been one of favorite bombers. The USAF flew and now NASA flies the Martin built/ English Electric licensed version. We have one here on static display outdoors at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo and another not too far away at the NMUSAF.
It is such a pity that the Farnborough airshow does not happen anymore, I don’t know why it was cancelled but it is a big loss to our area and the aviation industry, not only that but my home is right under the flight path for landing and I have a brilliant view towards the main airfield, less than 1/2 a mile away, I used to get everything flying low over my rooftop, from the A380 and Antanov down to the dead sparrows, sorry, Red Arrows. I still get some interesting aircraft flying over and in to land but nowhere near the “spotters paradise” I once had.
I don’t know why the British aviation industry died so suddenly, right up to the 70s we produced some of the best aircraft, civil and military, to ever grace the skies, but, and there is always a but, I honestly believe that the advent of the American military industrial complex played a large part in it, in addition the succession of British governments and air ministries that failed to support British built aircraft and chose American designs over home produced aircraft was also a huge blow to the industry, I think the final nail in the coffin was the cancellation of the TSR-2 and the purchase of the F-4 Phantom for both the RAF & FAA, the TSR-2 was so far advanced that it could possibly have still been an asset today, and whilst the F-4 purchase was a sensible choice to replace the older aircraft types in service as it “killed two birds with one stone” it certainly didn’t help anyone but the USA. After that we ended up either collaborating with European partners, for example on the Jaguar and Tornado or buying from the USA, the Chinook, AWACS, Apache, F-35, and others, perhaps the industry in the United Kingdom will rise again, but I won’t hold my breath. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴🇺🇦
5:50 Janusz Żurakowski sat at the controls of the plane at the age of fifteen. In 1935 he graduated from the Aviation Reserve Cadet School, and two years later from the Aviation Cadet School in Dęblin (10th promotion, 12th position). After the promotion, he was assigned to the 161st fighter squadron of the 6th aviation regiment in Lviv. In March 1939 he was transferred to Ułęż as an instructor. He was an honorary member of the Polish Experimental Pilots Club, with membership card no. 2. He took part in the September 1939 campaign, then he made his way to Great Britain and served in the RAF.
From 1st June 1940 he was at the Polish Wing at 3 School of Technical Training Blackpool to await a posting.
He was at 15 EFTS Redhill in July for testing and grading. Zurakowski went to 5 OTU Aston Down on 21st July. After converting to Spitfires he joined 152 Squadron at Warmwell on 5th August, moving to 234 Squadron at St. Eval on the 12th. He flew his first operational sortie on the 15th, during which he destroyed a Me110.
He was shot down in combat on the 24th and crashed on the Isle of Wight in Spitfire N3239, unhurt.
On 5th September he destroyed a Me109 and on the 6th another. In this action Zurakowski's Spitfire, N3279, was damaged by a Me109 over Beachy Head and he crashed on landing back at Middle Wallop.
He shared in the probable destruction of a Me110 on 29th September. Zurakowski was posted to 609 Squadron, also at Middle Wallop, on 4th October.
He was awarded the KW and Bar (gazetted 1st February 1941) and left 609 on 7th March 1941 to go to 57 OTU Hawarden as an instructor. During the course of the next eight months, Zurakowski served at 55, 56 and 61 OTUs, finishing up at 58 OTU at Grangemouth.
He returned to operations on 8th December 1941 when he joined 317 Squadron at Northolt.
Zurakowski moved to 306 Squadron at Church Stanton on 11th April 1942 as a Flight Commander.
He was given command of 316 Squadron at Heston on 6th June and led it until 28th December 1942, when he was posted to SHQ Northolt.
From June 5 to December 28, 1942 he commanded the 316 Warsaw Fighter Squadron. In 1943 promoted to captain, he was assigned the position of deputy commander of the Northolt wing. He received many combat decorations for participating in missions in Germany and in the Battle of Britain, incl. Virtuti Militari and the Cross of Valor (three times).
He spent the end of the war at the Imperial School of Test Pilots in Boscombe Down (England). He was a tester for most types of RAF fighters as well as British and American Navy planes. Known for his ability to perform aerial acrobatics, he developed and made new figures - Zurabatic Cartwheel and Falling Leaf, previously considered impossible by experts. His stunts at Farnborough have become legendary. He also broke the speed record on the London-Copenhagen-London route. Nearly a hundred new aircraft structures have flown.
He ended the 2WW with 3 certain victories, 1 probable and 1 damaged plane.
And 5:56 the first man to do a double cartwheel in a jet aircraft.
(Thanks for your post)
Love the inflight shots of the jets with piston engine sound effects. Who edited this thing back then?
Yes I noticed too.
Stunning example of British ingenuity in aircraft design and development. Seventy years later and there is almost no aircraft developed and built by our English forefathers. So very sad.
thank the politicians for that!!!
4:07 - They managed to combine two design shortcomings into one surprisingly good looking jet.
- Fences (wing) to cover up poor fundamental design (re: MiG-15)
- Stacked engines (re: Lightning) overlooks the possibility of adding lift (F-14 Tomcat)
With as long as the nacelles are, all I'm saying. _But the aircraft looks good!_
The Brabazon was a huge hit for British Airways. 😁
I do love that the audio for most of the aerial shots is a standard piston engine recording unfortunately over dubbed, never mind, we forgive them!
Well, I assumed it was the sound of the camera aircraft - which is what you would hear in flight!
@@K1W1fly you may be right! But having been an editor for 30 years it's preferable that you dub the sound of the aircraft you're looking at and not the sound of the camera aircraft you're in... But let's not fall out!
Awesome
A wonderful example of a newly positioned second-world country posing as a first-world one.
That so many people will cross dangerous waters to live in...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@eugenemurray2940 OK. Point taken. Even a second tier country is better than the shitholes that some leave.
Git!
@@Gruntol5 piss off. You are on the mute list now.
Have to give the Brits an E for effort. Kind of sad to watch.