My great uncle flew these. He sadly lost his life over Germany - we have his letters and medals and that’s a very special keepsake. Harry was 23 years old. In his last letter he wrote that he had lived a good life. That he didn’t want his mum to get upset because he had happy memories. Every time I watch one of these magnificent planes take off, I think of how brave Harry and everyone else was. Specifically, Harry was a flight engineer. I think of how hard he would have tried to keep that big girl up in the sky so she might make it home. I’m not sure how many flights he made but watching videos like this - I always cry. That engine roar is power and these bombers are old timers now - but still majestic and loved. Xxx

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

Allegra, thank you for posting your message. To think that a 23 year old could face the terrible ordeal that confronted many during that time makes me wonder how today's generation, including myself, would react. I bow my head in respect of your great uncle.

@allegrarosa4371

Жыл бұрын

@@Dolomite110 ohh! You are so kind to reply. Thank you! We have a photo of Harry on a ladder next to the right inside engine of one of those Avro Lancasters - during a routine check no doubt. So special and a piece of history. He’s smiling and happy and that fills my heart. Thank you for your lovely words x

@robleary3353

8 ай бұрын

My Aunt Molly lost her fiance over Germany. His possessions were returned to her and I still have his damaged silver vesta case. Lest we forget.

@liverpoolscottish6430

6 ай бұрын

What a marvellous and heart felt comment Allegra! I've been fascinated with RAF Bomber Command since I watched, 'The Dambusters,' in 1997 at 7 years of age. By the time I was 9-10 years old, I'd read Gibson's, 'Enemy Coast Ahead,' and was churning out Airfix models like a production line! Over the years, I've been privileged to meet a number of men who served in RAF Bomber Command. I was in WH Smith a few years ago looking at, 'Aviation Classics,' magazine- which oddly enough, was featuring the Lancaster in that edition. An old boy came and stood alongside me and picked up a copy, I said to him, "Now, there's a real aeroplane for you, the Lancaster!" He smiled a broad smile and said, "I flew on Lancs during WW2, I was a Flight Engineer." That started a conversation off that lasted ten minutes or so...... On two occasions whilst visiting RAF Cosford Museum, I have met and spoken to RAF Bomber boys. The first chap was wearing a green flight suit, with his Navigator brevet badge on it. He was there to engage with the public alongside a few other WW2 veterans. I approached him and said, "Ah, a navigator hey? You were the brains of the outfit then, not just a bloody bus driver!" His face lit up and he laughed, he asked me, "How do you know about that bus driver jibe then?" I told him I had a great uncle who was a navigator on Blenheim bombers (By a miracle, he survived the war) and that I had heard the term from him. We then spoke at length- at least 30-40 minute. He told me how he was on a daylight raid in December 1944, when his Lancaster was shit down. He had to take to his parachute and became a POW, I think he said that 3 of the crew didn't make it. He told me how he was taken to a POW camp in Poland initially, before the German's evacuated the camp in the face of the approaching Red horde. The POW's were force marched 250 miles to reach Germany over a 14 day period. They lived in the open and had little to eat during the move and conditions were harsh. They were then housed in a camp in the east of Germany. Eventually, Ivan was 'knocking on the door' once again, this time, the German soldiers abandoned the camp and the POW's. The Russian's arrived shortly afterwards and took over the camp. Within a couple of days, it became apparent that the Russian's had no intention of releasing the prisoners, so the Nav and one of his mates too the initiative and they went over the wire. The pair spent 7-10 days on the run, moving at night, sleeping during the day as they moved through German lines. They lived off raw potato's and anything that they could lay their hands on. They had to swim one of the major German rivers in order to reach allied lines, both men made it, despite being weakened by malnutrition. The pair found themselves in the American sector of the front. He went on to tell me how well the American's treated the two RAF men. He explained how they were immediately taken to see an MO, who examined them and gave them vitamin injections. Immediately after seeing the MO, they were escorted to a shower block- his first hot shower in months! On exiting the shower cubicles, a pair of US soldiers were waiting with fresh clothing for the pair. As soon as they were dressed, a SNCO escorted them to the cookhouse- to use British parlance. He spoke to the NCO in charge and stated, "These two RAF guys have been POW's for months, they've had it really rough. They escaped and spent days on the run to reach our lines. Give them anything they want and as much of it as they want!" The American lads pushed the boat out and served them with steak, potato's and other veg, they even made an urn of tea! The old boy said to me, "I will not hear a word said against the American's- EVER. They treated us like Royalty, and I will never forget their generosity towards the pair of us." He told the the entire story in the most modest, casual manner- as though he was telling me about going out for a stroll to fetch the Sunday newspapers! On the second occasion, I met a Lancaster rear gunner at Cosford. He had a 1/48th scale Lancaster on display built by his son-in-law. He showed me photo's taken at East Kirby a few months earlier. He visited the museum to see, 'Just Jane.' At some point, he spoke to a member of staff, he mentioned that he had served as a rear gunner on Lancs. The guy told him, "Wait here, don't move!" He then disappeared off for five minutes or so. When he returned, he said, "Come with me, I've fixed it so that you can go aboard Jane!" He told me that despite his age, he practically leapt into the rear crew access door and made his way to the rear turret. He got inside the turret and sat behind the two twin .50 Brownings that Jane has. Another staff member was standing at the rear of the aircraft and took numerous photo's of the old boy sat in the turret. It got even better, before he knew it, Jane was carrying out a start up and taxi run. He was delighted by the experience and you could see the delight in his eyes as he recounted the tale. Finally- I visited the BBMF 4 years ago. During the hangar tour, a reference was made by the guide that he was being assessed as a new guide, and that the assessor was the son of one of the Dams raid pilots. I made a mental note to approach him at the end of the tour. Who was it? John Maltby- son of pilot Dave Maltby! I ended up speaking to John for 30-40 minutes, he served in the RAF himself as a pilot. John was carrying an attache case, he said, "Let me show you something rather special!" He then produced his own father's Pilot's Log book, turned to the page with the entry for the dams raid and said, "Note the signature on the bottom of the page!" There it was in black ink, 'G. GIBSON.' What a piece of history and an absolute privilege to view it! You are SO right about the sound of the four Merlin engines on the Lancaster, they radiate power and they are very evocative, the sound is glorious! The Lancaster has a nobility and majesty about it which is quite unique, only the Vulcan came close to having the same appeal.

Those engines oh gee they are sweet music to my ears.

I could HAPPILY listen to that All Day!! A Lanc on start-up, taxiing, and opening-up for take-off. A Symphony of Merlins.

There's nothing like the sound of those Merlin engines.

@paulthecityzen5472

4 жыл бұрын

Like an angel singing in your ears

@the_gameing_otaku

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed I'm sad I couldn't see ours take flight this Canada day

@lornaburgess9762

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like them.

My Grandfather Group Captain Gerald Warner CBE piloted these planes on countless raids to secure our future, God bless him & all the brave selfless souls who flew these magnificent machines

@fleuger99

4 жыл бұрын

Amen! They did what had to be done to ensure freedom survived.

@maryfinnfan4140

2 жыл бұрын

We have betrayed their great sacrifice!

@ralphthebulldog5163

2 жыл бұрын

Brave man.

love seeing theses planes, my step Granddad flew one in the war, he was shot down in Germany, last year i went to see his grave in Berlin, all the airmen lost in his plane are all buried in the same line, what brave men

Sound never gets old.. Hear it every Sat flying out of Hamilton, On. Ca

Wow that sent Goosebumps and spine tingling pleasure at the take off sound, magical.

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

I am delighted you like this Allen. Thanks for posting the message.

@allenshaw5146

Жыл бұрын

@@Dolomite110 Thanks you are welcome, the majestic sound and purr of R.J Mitchells masterpiece is such a joy to hear.

startup - what a difference from radials! Those babies fired right up. What a marvelous engine, the Merlins.

Having experienced the blitz, the doodlebugs and the rockets in London during WW2 I cannot agree with the views of the downvoters and I always thrill at the sound of the "Merlin" engine either singly or in concert.

@davecrupel2817

4 жыл бұрын

If i may ask, which was scarier to people at the time? The V1's bone chilling humming? Or the silent suprise of the V2?

@andypandywalters

2 жыл бұрын

@@davecrupel2817 My late father lived in North London during the entire war. He said there were two especially scarey times:- 1/ When he heard a V1 puttering across the sky and then its engine would suddenly cut and he would wait for the explosion......but where ! 2/ When sticks of bombs were dropped during the blitz he would count them as they exploded and the sound got ever nearer. Would one reach his house ? Frightening times.....

@ollyalme

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, Sir. Indeed.

@Baard2000

Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right !!! Only thumbs up should be given and I would prefer each thumb up counts as a thousand!!! In my hometown there is an airgunner monument. Each 4 year the Lancaster flew over as airgunners were present at the 4th of may WW2 remembrance. Unfortunately the last remaining airgunner past away 2022 ..... The Lancaster flying by...always gives goose bumps !!!!

@lesliehayton2929

Жыл бұрын

Could be a griffon on that one ! Best wishes !

I was privileged to be present at the Families Day at RAF Marham a couple of years ago when the BBMF Lancaster, the Canadian Lancaster AND the Avro Vulcan overflew the airfield together in Vic formation. What a tremendous sight - never to be forgotten.

@Dolomite110

4 жыл бұрын

Wow....fantastic. Never to be forgotten. What a sight to behold.

"Never was so much owed by so many to so few"......all those brave young men and women who gave so much and sacrificed so much.....their friends, their families their lives. Everyone gave eveything they could...collecting saucepans to melt down to make aircraft parts, working the land to grow food, working in munitions, working Bletchley park, working under the sea, on the sea, on the land and in the air....risking everything they loved....they all gave so much...and if you are one of them, I thank you... and if you are one who lost your father or mother....I thank you....and if you are one who lost your grandfather or grandmother or friends...I thank you. I guess if you downvoted this video, you or your family are amongst the few who gave nothing, and continue to give nothing and will breed so your future generation can continue to give nothing. Maybe, just to please you, youtube can replace the "thumbs down" symbol with a "thumb suck, bed wetting" symbol.

@johnbovay8353

4 жыл бұрын

The following quotes and articles betray the real reason why NSDAP Germany was targeted: "Should Germany merchandise again in the next 50 years we have led this war in vain" - Winston Churchill in The Times (1919) "The nation does not live for the sake of the economic system, and the economic system does not exist for the sake of capital. On the contrary, capital is the servant of the economic system and the economic system is the servant of the people." - Adolf Hitler "G. Bank and credit policy 1. Bank supervision The problem's with today's private banking systems are clear. Bank presidents receive hundreds of thousands in pay for their supposedly vastly important work; each member of the board of directors, which usually meet only once a year, often receives tens of thousands. The responsibility of bank presidents and boards of directors is shown by the fact that the state had to pay 1 1/2 billion marks for their foolish speculations and bad investments. Bank presidents do what they want, and the state pays the bills..." - Emergency Economic Program of the NSDAP (1932) A copy of the English translation of this document can be downloaded here in pdf format ia600307.us.archive.org/33/items/RodneyMartin-TheEconomicPlanOfTheNsdap/nsdap_1932_economic_program.pdf The Jewish Declaration of War on Nazi Germany: The Economic Boycott of 1933. M. Raphael Johnson, Ph.D. - judeadeclareswar.pdf jrbooksonline.com/PDF_Books/judeadeclareswar.pdf "We will force this war upon Hitler, if he wants it or not." - Winston Churchill (1936 broadcast) "Germany becomes too powerful. We have to crush it." - Winston Churchill (November 1936 speaking to US - General Robert E. Wood) “… The elimination of unemployment in Germany during the Great Depression without inflation -- and with initial reliance on essential civilian activities -- was a signal accomplishment. It has rarely been praised and not much remarked. The notion that Hitler could do no good extends to his economics as it does, more plausibly, to all else.” - John Kenneth Galbraith, economist How Hitler Tackled Unemployment And Revived Germany’s Economy www.ihr.org/other/economyhitler2011.html This too: "...as long as Germany and Italy are under their present governments, they will not touch foreign loans, and Germany by her method of internal economy and trading has eliminated the international financier, and those who make profits by playing with foreign exchanges. That is doubtless why the government is being forced by the "City" to start a trade war with Germany. If the economic methods devised by Germany are successful, and spread to other nations, and if Hitler succeeds in his policy of establishing permanent peace in Europe, the high financier will cease to be able to exist. It is therefore their main interest today to plunge the four powers into war, in order to destroy Germany and Italy..." - From the chapter titled 'The Dance of Death', The Case for Germany. A Study of Modern Germany, by A. P. Laurie, 1939 (Cued to the quote on page 91 of the book.) The Case for Germany: A Study of Modern Germany : Arthur Pillans Laurie : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive archive.org/details/TheCaseForGermany/page/n89 The Case for Germany. The Dance of Death, by A. P. Laurie. www.wintersonnenwende.com/scriptorium/english/archives/caseforgermany/cfg11.html The case for Germany;: A study of modern Germany, : Arthur Pillans Laurie: Amazon.com: Books www.amazon.com/case-Germany-study-modern/dp/B00086B3UC Note: The 'City' that Mr. Laurie referred to is the City of London: September 29, 2014 The City of London's strange history www.ft.com/content/7c8f24fa-3aa5-11e4-bd08-00144feabdc0 The author of the above article: Lord Glasman - UK Parliament www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-glasman/4240 (First published in 1944) The Empire of The City: E. C. Knuth: 9780944379127: AmazonDOTcom: Books www.amazon.com/Empire-City-C-Knuth/dp/0944379125 (First published in 1944) The Empire Of "The City" - the-empire-of-the-city.pdf www.1215.org/lawnotes/misc/the-empire-of-the-city.pdf Note: The spelling checking feature of whatever scanning software that was long ago employed to scan a copy of the above rare book into a .pdf hasn't been kind to the text. However there's enough there to get the point across. "The enemy is the German Reich and not Nazism, and those who still haven’t understood this, haven’t understood anything." - Churchill’s chief counselor Robert Lord Vansittart (as said to foreign minister Lord Halifax, September 1940) "Not the political doctrine of Hitler has hurled us into this war. The reason was the success of his increase in building a new economy. The roots of war were envy, greed and fear." - Major General J.F.C. Fuller, historian, England "Germany’s unforgivable crime before WW2 was its attempt to loosen its economy out of the world trade system and to build up an independent exchange system from which the world-finance couldn’t profit anymore..." - Winston Churchill (The Second World War - Bern, 1960) (Translated from German) "We made a monster of Hitler, a devil. That is why (therefore) we could not after the war say otherwise. We had personally mobilised the masses nevertheless against the devil. Thus we were forced after the war, to play along with this devils' scenario. We could not possibly have made our people clear (to them) that the war was only an economic preventative measure!" --James Baker , ex-US Foreign Minister SOURCE: DER SPIEGEL, 13/1992 James Baker III's Interesting Quote About WWII rense.com/general84/baker.htm 30 March 1997 The Nazis' British bankers | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/the-nazis-british-bankers-1275885.html 31 July 2013 How the Bank of England helped Nazis sell looted gold | Daily Mail Online www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2381587/How-Bank-England-helped-Nazis-sell-looted-gold.html Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler: Antony C. Sutton: 9780945001539: AmazonDOTcom: Books www.amazon.com/Wall-Street-Hitler-Antony-Sutton/dp/0945001533 Wall Street and The Rise of Hitler www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/wall_street/index.htm Summary: WW II was - and still is - one of the most lied about periods of human history. There's a _lot_ more information available re who & what really steers major events. All one has to do is follow-the-money and look for it. The Anglo-American Establishment (9780945001010): Carroll Quigley: Books www.amazon.com/Anglo-American-Establishment-Carroll-Quigley/dp/0945001010 The Anglo-American Establishment : Carroll Quigley : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive archive.org/details/carrollquigley_angloamericanestablishment The Anglo-American Establishment: A Ph.D.-Level Reading List | Tragedy and Hope Media tragedyandhope.com/the-anglo-american-establishment-reading-list/ "There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know." - Harry Truman

As an Aerospace Engineer I absolutely love the sound of the olden day Aircraft.

@piirakkaliisa8340

Жыл бұрын

I am a sawmill worker and so do i. There is something about old engines in general.

@Sherwoody

Жыл бұрын

I used to live in Niagara Falls and the Lanc, Vera passed over daily. I used to love the sound of her passing overhead. I sure miss her.

@normannokes9513

11 ай бұрын

Boost and revs are I believe used carefully considering rarity. I remember the Avro York a workhorse in the Berlin Airlift. No restraint then...... wonderful roar. On night tests those flaring exhausts once a beacon for German night fighters.

My uncle Bill flew the Lanc as well as other aircraft in WW2. He made quite a few runs on Dusseldorf and survived the war to make it home to be a flight instructor in Texas at Randolph Field. Passed away retired in Mexico. A hell of a man he was. I look around at the young clowns we have nowdays and all I can do is shake my head.

@asmodeus1274

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great uncle to have and agree with the clowns comment. That’s why these men are considered the greatest generation

@jgdooley2003

3 жыл бұрын

When push comes to shove our "young clowns" will rise to the challenge when called on to do so. I have every faith in the basic good nature and sense of right in todays young people. So far they have not really been challenged in todays world. Remember that in the early 1930's most people lived relatively dissolute lives just as is tragically happening today. A lot were unemployed and did not have any rigidly defined purpose in their lives. This all changed in 1939 for the UK and in 1941 for the US and USSR. The vast majority of people rose to the challenge and prevailed against fearful odds. Montgomery and other Allied generals were appalled by the low standard of fitness and health of the general population from which they were obliged to draw their manpower. Older people now say the same thing about todays young people but a few months basic training and conditioning will solve a lot of these deficiencies when the will is there.

@larry4789

2 жыл бұрын

@@jgdooley2003 I've no doubt today's youth could rise to the challenge. I never ever heard my parents who were both in the forces during the war, come out with a comment about "the young people today"

Excellent thank you. We should never forget the brave pilots,and crew, who flew these, and why. Also remember the factories,and people, that built these amazing machines, and the engineers who designed them, sometimes they only flew one mission. We are privileged to be free, and able to see the Lancy still flying, still hope to see "Just Jane" airworthy again.

The sound of freedom....nuff said

Love the B17s too. Brave men in all the theatres of war. Regards from the UK. Thank you for your massive contribution of forces.

@jgdooley2003

3 жыл бұрын

I met two crewmen personally as a young kid in a west of Ireland guesthouse from the US. They flew B24 liberators which one gentleman described as "twin tailed flying caskets". they were very vulnerable to enemy fire as everything was devoted to range. The USAAF did most of their bombing by day and the RAF at night. Both Airforces suffered high casualties and had the unusual situation of being in the home front when not on duty, and in the most dangerous situations in aerial combat in a matter of hours. They said you could be drinking coffee at 10am and being shot down by 12 or one o'clock hundreds of miles away from home and safety. Many were in their late teens and very early 20's. Nothing upsets me more than a close up of the crew photographs from this period of history. How desperately young the actual crews were. Half of whom died in WW2.

Thank you to all the Men and Women who gave their lives to this Country during both Wars, so people like me can continue to try and live a better life.

@Dolomite110

2 жыл бұрын

Well said Alistair.

A glorious sight and sound of an iconic aircraft flown by so many brave crew the real sound of freedom

There is nothing to equal the sound of four Merlins running up to full power! Good on those preserving this aircraft and the memories of the aircrews!. Lest we forget. Nuff said.

Beautiful plane.

That sound will brighten anyone's day.

I just watched Night Bombers and then this, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. I am just sitting contemplating what these mostly very young men voluntarily put themselves through. A 50/50 chance of coming back - or not?! My uncle, Guy Muffett, ran away from home to join the RAF (Bomber Command). He was in his late teens so not long out of school I suppose - his brother, my dad, was still in school! His aeroplane was shot down over Germany whilst on a raid. He and his mates - the rest of the crew - are all buried at small grave near Munich. We who owe so much to the few.

@Dolomite110

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bark Chip. It brings a lump in my throat when I see the many photos of crews with their aircraft, knowing what dangers they have to face day to day, yet they're looking 'happy'. However the faces sculpted on the Bomber Command Memorial near Hyde Park Corner in London truly show the horror they experienced. i bow my head in respect to them all.

Thanks to all of the brave men who flew so we can live in freedom let us never forget.

@sirvic1

6 жыл бұрын

Very brave men in all fields of war we salute

beautiful memories of seeing her at the airshows doing her flypast

One of my top 3 faverate plane engine sounds!!!. Love the sound of all plane engines infact. Weather jet, turboprop, radial or piston prop. Every plane is beautiful.

Its interesting how we, who were not born during the war, see things like the Lancaster. To me it is a thing of beauty and I wish there were more, it is a privilege and stirs my love of country every time. But not all loved it, I knew a man who has now passed away who was a radio (wireless) operator on Lancs during the war and his take was, "I hated them, all they meant to me was terrible fear, freezing cold and losing pals" or words to that effect. I think I understood him, but couldn't begin to imagine what he went through. RIP my friend and thank you.

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

Great comment. I was born after WW2 and I made lots of plastic model kits, Lancasters and others, as they were great to do and I loved their shapes. However these aircraft were designed for the horrors of war and many that flew them lost their lives. Your friend's comments are very understandable and show what courage these crews had to have to do their duty facing the horrors they endured. I am not sure how I would feel if I were to face what they did. Regards to you, wherever you are.

I was lucky enough to see the Lancaster Bomber twice at air shows and the noise is incredible! must have been so frightening flying over Germany with flak trying to bring you down. Massive respect to the bomber crews especially the ones who knew it was a 'one way ticket'. Thanks guys (tears in eyes as I type)

@sextoncardew903

5 жыл бұрын

Just remember they killed a lot of German children.

@tonyrobinson362

3 жыл бұрын

To Sexton cardew so did Jerry.

@larry4789

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyrobinson362 and in more countries

I see these in my garden flying over sometimes on the way to airshows in Lincolnshire the heavy drone of those engines is an awesome sound. Just imagine a whole squadron back in the day .. Heros Thank you ! always remembered.

@Dolomite110

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christopher. I was very, very lucky to have been able to record the engines starting.

@lornaburgess9762

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky bugger 😁

Our vet at the farm was a navigator on these bombers he came back his name was Adam Farrel a very good man

@Dolomite110

4 жыл бұрын

Respect to him. Thank you Adam.

Beautiful stunning plane and them engines certainly belt out a true tune that I could sit and listen too for hours on end. It certainly makes the hair on your neck stand up. Thank you for sharing,

@Dolomite110

9 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. I am delighted you are pleased with it. Regards, Richard

Thank you for your Service mates!, with love from America!

How great would it be to see the now 3 Lancaster flying in a formation with an escort of spitfires over Buckingham palace

@Dolomite110

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes indeed Raymond, with Hurricanes also.

I remember this aircraft from 1980 (I think), it arrived at RAF Abingdon and as a lowly Junior Technician I spent many weeks on the corrosion control team removing the surface corrosion from the wings. Not the most enjoyable of jobs, but very satisfying to see it flying.

@Dolomite110

10 жыл бұрын

Are there only 2 left in the world Lancasters that can fly now Mike? To have contributed to keeping this Lancaster still air worthy deserves praise indeed, although not enjoyable at the time. Well done mate...and thanks. Regards, Richard

@mikeboggan9190

10 жыл бұрын

You are correct Richard, the other belongs to the Canadian warplane heritage museum and it will arrive in the UK on the 8th August 2014 to fly alongside this one in a series of display flights.

@mikeboggan9190

10 жыл бұрын

see this website for details. www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-bbmf-to-host-canadian-warplane-heritage-museum-lancaster-during-visit-to-england-24022014

@Dolomite110

10 жыл бұрын

Mike Boggan Many thanks Mike. I would be wonderful to see two flying together...and to hear the sound of eight Merlins too. I live in Maidstone, Kent so I look forward to seeing when they are near to me. Thanks for the info again Mike...regards, Richard

@thedisabledwelshman9266

4 жыл бұрын

i used to live in abingdon.

Love and remember all the flyers in the dambusters raid, i have a large picture of Guy Gibson, his dog, standing in front of a Lancaster.Got the pic of internet, and its in my kitchen. May you be blessed in Heaven, AND THANY YOU x x x x . Love you Guy, you were gorgeous, P.S. my dad was in the R.A.F. based in Hull. LEST WE EVER FORGET.

@Dolomite110

3 жыл бұрын

Grateful thanks to all the men and women in all services, whatever their names, who gave their all and sustained many horrendous times. Heroes and horoines all.

My mother's parents were in the RAF ,based at Biggin hill , my grandmother towed these aircraft out of a hanger ,my grandfather was a fire tender for downed damaged aircraft .I am very proud of their contribution to the war effort .great nostalgia

My uncle flew one and I have his medals he got when he came home. He was my godfather. I can only imagine what it was like to fly one and in battle.

@Dolomite110

10 жыл бұрын

Hi Ken. Thanks for posting your message. I wish it could be possible to say 'Thank you' to him. I realise that during that time many young men, in any armed service, did their duty but soon realized,, when they saw the loss of so many comrades, how likely they were to be next. To have backbone to carry out their role is awesome and makes me wonder how I would do in those circumstances.

@bplayer47

10 жыл бұрын

Richard Dixon I was so proud to get his 2 medals. I will cherish them forever. My other uncle that was also over there when they came back, not even 2 weeks he commited suicide in the garage. But they did what they had to do and I'm still proud of them. I have about 4 pictures that my auntie gave me of him in his uniform. Such a proud man. But my mom said he never talked about over there. I've watched this over and over and just imagined.... Thank you for sharing that video.

@markereid7690

7 жыл бұрын

Ken Kun s

@1141951fraffly

6 жыл бұрын

Wow!

this aircraft is immaculate and proper pampered. and rightly so, its a national treasure. but they were battered, tatty, hammered and thrashed during wartime. they were serviced and looked after by many overworked and enthusiastic groundcrew, who grew to love the aircraft they kept in the air. if you had an original Lancaster from back then and placed it at the side of this one, they'd look amazingly different in appearance.

A lovely English sky adds to the atmosphere of this enjoyable little video.

@Dolomite110

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I am delighted you like this video. I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to film it, especially as I was with a dear friend, alas no longer with us.

I agree Philip. It must have been a spectacular experience to see them take off but so devastating to know that many never returned. I was very moved when I visited the beautiful memorial to the bomber crews that stands near Hyde Park Corner in London. Heroes all. Thanks Philip.

@jackmunday3286

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Dixon 1

Beauty. Magnificent sound.

The sight and sound of Victory. Victory at any cost.

Thanks soo much for not adding corny music!! Awesome restoration!! Awesome sound!! I was at an airshow a couple of years back and they flew 4 Mustangs in formation! Sounded just like this!!

@Dolomite110

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comment and I am pleased you like the sound, without music or commentary over it.

That's a bloody Rolls Royce orchestra.......All those wonderful roller bearings I wonder if the Merlin engine used Castor oil as a lubricant... My old mam remembers the 1000 bomber raids.

What a beautiful sight

I cannot imagine what it must have been like during WW2, living near an East Anglian Bomber base, and hearing a 1000 bomber raid take off, or fly overhead.

@jgdooley2003

3 жыл бұрын

The 1000 bomber raids were flown by a lot of twin engined Wellingtons as well as some early 4 engined types such as Stirlings and Halifaxes. It was the brainchild of Arthur Harris and was possible by taking aircraft from Coastal Command, Training units and holding back on earlier raid patterns to build up numbers and strengths. In later raids a more typical number was 300 to 600 on a single night. Cologne and Hamburg were 2 of the most notable raids in and Operation called Gommorrah and marked a change to citywide area or "carpet" bombing as opposed to the precision bombing still advocated by the daytime operations of the USAAF.

Love the Lancaster.... Four merlin engines. Made in Castle Bromwich Birmingham.. Based in North Lincolnshire..

@Dolomite110

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it Patricia.

Thank you. That was really special footage. So many of these machines never came home. I'll never own a Rolls Royce but I think much of my freedom is because of their Merlin engines.

@Dolomite110

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. It was a wonderful visit to Coningsby that day so imagine my surprise when I was able to get so close to see this happening. Whilst it was a joyfull visit it nevertheless makes you think of the real reason these aircraft were designed and their usage. As you say, many of these and their crews never returned.

I love the sound of the merlins

Just love everything about this plane. Gives me goosebumps everytime I see it hear it.

@Dolomite110

6 жыл бұрын

I am delighted this video gives you such pleasure. I was very lucky to have been there to film it, without other sounds overriding the beautiful engine noises. Thank you for your comment. Regards, Richard

@mrsneaky2010

6 жыл бұрын

Richard Dixon it just seemed to perfectly fulfill what it was designed to do and that engine note must have put the fear of God to the Germans as they heard them approach! One of the true great man made machines ever made. They just have to keep at least one from dying into history!..

BEAUTIFUL sound of those MAGNIFICENT!!! MERLIN engines ( the same as those used on the also MAGNIFICENT!!! SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE). These FANTASTIC!!! engines don't roar they PUUUUURRRRRR!!!! Such a real SHAME that there are not a LOT MORE of these BEAUTIFUL!!! aircraft in airworthy conditions & able to fly. Giving us a a real enjoyment of a formation fly by. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

God Bless You All, Each and Everyone. THANK YOU AGAIN. Fighting back tears but I mean everything I say. It takes true Guts to fly into another Country to fend off the Enemy, and then return safely, then to hear you have to do it all again, and may never return. Love you ALL. THANK YOU.

My mum and dad met at RAF Coningsby just after the war. My dad had been a rear gunner and my mother a WAAF. My sister took them to East Kirkby in 1989 and the year after I took them back again and to RAF Coningsby. I'll never forget the look on his face as he looked at the Lancaster lovingly and all the memories came back. The tour guide told the rest of the people that my dad was ex Lancaster air crew and the looks of admiration were plain to see, but he only had eyes for the Lanc. She's a lovely old lady is the Lanc .

@Dolomite110

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had been there Larry, To meet one of the aircrew that flew in the Lancaster during the War would have been a wonderful experience. Any crew member would be a privilege to meet, but a rear gunner too! Thanks for commenting,

@larry4789

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dolomite110 Thanks Richard, it's a day I'll never forget. The year before after he'd signed the visitors book at East Kirkby the bloke at the desk told him there had been other visitors from 61 Squadron. When my dad looked at the names one was his old crew mate out of the mid upper turret. So he got in touch with Les and he sent up copies of their crew photos and information on getting the medals he'd never bothered with, plus his Kings Warrant.

We live just outside Ottawa where the other airworthy Lancaster usually resides. A few years ago it flew over our way and scared the bejeesus out of my opa. We were in the back field fixing a fence when we heard a very distant hum. Opa got a hold of my arm and dragged my very confused childhood self halfway to the treeline before he remembered what year and which country he was in. He had a good laugh over his reaction, said he wouldn't have thought he'd still remember that sound quite so clearly since he was only ten by the end of the war. Then we went and sat up on the hill to watch the Lancaster make a few circles. He ran through all his favourite Churchill witticisms and how he used to run through spiky hayfields without shoes and never get cut, his feet were so tough. Times do change, don't they?

I was just wondering. Those three people who downvoted this video. What can be wrong about this video? I guess they must be pacifists or something. But pacifists always seem to forget they can be pacifist because of these planes and the men that flew them! It's a fantastic plane and a great video!

@Dolomite110

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your posting Thijmen. I have to admit that I had not noticed the three thumbs down. Ah well, I don't mind....but why they felt this way?...I can't think why. I have just spent time watching the Normandy commemorations - brave men here too. What that generation went through to give us the freedom we have now. Regards to you Thijmen, wherever you are.

@Dolomite110

10 жыл бұрын

Thijmen de Jong Hi Thijmen. Regards to you in Holland and great condolences to you after the terrible loss of life in the Malayian Airlines tragedy. I am 65 years old and therefore I was not around in WW2. I have great respect for people that endured so much during the period....and I wonder what these people, now in their late years, think about the world now, after the great sacrifices many people made to free the world during that time. I am in awe of the veterans and people of that era that experienced those horrors that can be seen in videos.

@thijmendejong3950

10 жыл бұрын

Richard Dixon hi again Richard. Well thanks and yes it's very sad what happened. It really doesn't matter where they are from. Just people going on holiday or visiting relatives blown out of the sky by some morons. (moron isn't really the word but this is youtube. I have to behave) I talked alot with my parents about the war. And the strange thing is that they don't hate the Germans at all. At the time they did but later they understood it wasn't so simple to hate all Germans for what happened. The same thing you hear from war veterans. They don't hate the Germans. they hated the enemy! For myself I respect WW2 veterans enormously. I even don't like it that they go in the same parade as for example Afghanistan veterans. It's just not the same. But that's my own opinion! And a little word about what my old folks think of the modern times. it's funny, they like the new things like computers and tv. They can watch whatever and whenever they like and so on. What they don't like is how people treat eachother. They mean the respect for one another. And I think they are right!

@cactusjack9364

7 жыл бұрын

they are muslims

@davidmg1925

7 жыл бұрын

Just a thought perhaps they wanted to see the aircraft actually go down the run way? That's the inference of the title.

Avro Lancaster Flypast It's all about the engine noise !

Imagine the noise when dozens of Lancasters were warming up.

@Dolomite110

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. I guess we must be thankful that there are two still able to fly. We can only listen to their sounds on older films like "The Dam Busters" to get some idea.

Always so impressive, and such a great tribute to all Bomber Command aircrew (my w/op Dad flew in Halifaxes with 346). Vive la RAF!

One of the best bombers of W W 11, the workhorse of night bombing over Germany. Beautiful plane and it sounds great.

@kf8575

3 жыл бұрын

That very same engine, the amazing Rolls Royce Merlin, was used to power the Spitfire, Hurricane and a few others, inc the american p51

what a beautiful sound

my honour and respect to all of those heroes of the british and american flyers. ....

@Dolomite110

2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree...and to all the other allied forces. Thank you.

These things fly over my house almost every week in the summer months. Thank you for sharing :D

@Dolomite110

8 жыл бұрын

+John Hunter A pleasure John. Regards for 2016. Richard

@rachandellieable

8 жыл бұрын

+John Hunter these things is just one. theres only one flying in uk (just jane ) and one in canada (thumper) . so ,,everytime she flys over..pop us a big grin chief ;)

@revman417

8 жыл бұрын

+Rachel Wilcock Just Jane doesn't fly, she is at East Kirkby and does engine start up's and taxi runs. This is 'City of Lincoln' the only flying example in the UK.

@Mika-85

7 жыл бұрын

John Hunter every week? Sure it's a Lancaster? There like none in operation today

@john_hunter

7 жыл бұрын

Mika8513 Almost every week during the warmer months. The one in Hamilton is managed by the Hamilton air museum (I think that's it's name) Every week they replace parts and fly it around.

The words Avro Lancaster and I know I'll like the video before I've even seen it

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The full name does indicate its heritage. Happy you like it.

Most beautiful yet most threatening WW2 bomber, by miles... And the sound is pure thrill. What an aircraft!

@guillaumeromain6694

Жыл бұрын

@@ennnellll nah. The brits made the best airframes in ww2.

MANY THANKS!!!! Richard for posting this AWESOME!!! video.

Awesome plane love that engine sound!!

Thank-you. The wonderful sound of the Rolls Royce Merlin engines. Turn your sound up and enjoy !

Thanks Phrixos 28. I am just pleased you loved this video. Thank you.

Unmistakable sound of merlin engines..

I could scarcely believe it when I was a bit South of Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump and found a Lanc in a barn. Was able to climb over the infamous mainspar and sit in the mid upper turret. What a machine

Such an awesome aircraft.

THIS IS SO COOL. A B-17 Flew over my house 2 weeks ago. The gutteral sound was just so cool. This in not a leisure plane

She's such a beatiful bird.

And we have one here in Auckland New Zealand, at our Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT). Now, mercifully, under cover she is not flyable, no airfield handy! In earlier times she was gate guard at MOTAT and I have stood beside her with 3 merlins running, chains over the fuselage and they dared to blip the throttles. She was raring to go down the Great North Road and into the sky! I wonder if they would run now? 50 gallons an hour at cruise I believe, that's EACH engine. Ouch!

@MarsFKA

7 жыл бұрын

In the 1990s, I was at MOTAT, talking to one of the staff about the Lancaster. He told me that it had been sold to the French Air Force after the War, as part of the equipment purchase to help get the French back up and running. It was fitted with tropical radiators and operated out here, in the Pacific. At the end of its operational life, it was donated to MOTAT and was flown into Whenuapai AFB by its French crew at the last gasp of its airframe hours. Even back then, getting it up to flying standard again was prohibitively expensive, so you can imagine the horrendous cost today, especially after the years it spent sitting outside at MOTAT. The only reason that the BOB Memorial Flight Lancaster has remained airworthy for all these past decades is because the RAF is determined to keep it flying, as an operational memorial, for as long as they can. Accordingly, they are very parsimonious with its flying hours and take it out as little as possible.

@terryofford4977

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarsFKA When I visited MOTAT some years ago, my quest was to actually SEE the Lancaster they had on show. She was Under cover and if I recall, One side was painted in one Sqdn markings whilst the opposite side showed Kiwi 75 Sqdn, who played a major part in the wartime. The sight of the Aircraft really brought back memories as a Kid, I had an Aunt who lived near to 617 Squadron's base in Boston Spa, I could recall that very special noise of the engines starting up despite being a small boy of 5 or six years old, The sight of the old girl brought tears to my eyes and still does, as we kids ranging in ages 5 to 9 or 10, would see the aircraft take off, count them and very rarely had the same number count return, very emotional. The sound of those Merlins is unforgettable. Terry Offord

@MarsFKA

4 жыл бұрын

@@terryofford4977 You have memories of times that few today have. I last saw the MOTAT Lancaster in, I think, 1995, when it was displayed in their new hangar, together with the Solent and some other aircraft. I honestly didn't take any notice of the markings. The staff member who I was talking to said there was a debate going on at that time about fitting a mid-upper turret to the aircraft. They had a Mark III turret and some wanted to mount it in the place where those marks had the mid-upper - the aircraft had arrived in New Zealand with no mid-upper turret at all. On the other side of the argument was the faction who said the aircraft was a Mark VII, which had a different type of turret mounted further forward - a good comparison is seen in the BBMF and Canadian Lancasters. This faction wanted to keep the aircraft in its original configuration. In later years, I read that the Mark III turret faction won and the Mark VII Lancaster was fitted with a Mark III turret.

On nights where Air operations were on the sound of twenty plus Lancasters on each of the airfields must have woke every-one living in Lincolnshire ,Beautiful music 166 Squadron -"Tenacity "

You can't beat that sound

when the Biggin Hill air show is on the Lancaster comes overhead where i live. The sight and sound is just terrific, it brings a lump to your throat when you remember the young lads who flew and didn't survive. 'When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today'. My question is, would they recognise our Country as it is today, and would they still believe it was worth their sacrifice?

@terryofford4977

4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, you are right there, to think all those young lives thrown away for what Britain has now become.

Those engines sound awsome

@Dolomite110

2 жыл бұрын

I am delighted you are pleased to listen to them. Thank you.

I am proud my father went as a volunteer from Chile to your home country served in the RAF DFC in these great Planes Avro Lancasters 156 squadron

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

My respect and admiration to your father and all those that came together from all over the free world without hesitation to help defeat tyranny.

@petersteel9331

Жыл бұрын

@@Dolomite110 Richard thanks he was sent to SA to train got to know my mother and married after the war to add to the story

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

@@petersteel9331 Hi Peter. I am so pleased that he found great happiness after the war. Regards to you.

Oh my lord, she is magnificent. 😃

Is that the best sound in the world or what????

Amazing video shots of her. Saw the Canadian Lancaster take off on her way to the UK.

What a terrific plane! The City of Lincoln is the last one flying. The bravery of the crews in Lancasters amazes me. I think most were only predicted to last for two or three sorties, yet many survived. It was planes like these that won the war.

@footygirlful

3 жыл бұрын

There’s Thumper in Canada and hopefully Just Jane will be airworthy again in the not-too-distant future.

@tobyduckworth3020

Жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to have flown Lancasters especially the city of Lincoln , and my name is the last one to fly in combat,I am now in my nineties Raymond Rhodes

I LOVE THIS PLANE!

This video reminds me of one of the United States of America's unforgettable and remarkable Movie (The Beautiful Dreamer). Thank you very much for posting this video. спасибо!

@Dolomite110

8 жыл бұрын

+Sylvan Atup Thank you very much.

The sound of freedom. Lest we forget…

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

i couldn't agree more. Thank you.

very awsome engine sound right it does the fly by

I understand that the Spitfire and Hurricane Museum near Manston, Kent has an authentic Lancaster cockpit that you can pay to enjoy a simulator experience - £75 per person for 45 minute duration I think. You can also view inside from the rear of it. Call first to book though as it is only done on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Fantastic sound of those Merlin engines revved up

Exceptionnel! Formidable!

Beautiful machine

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. I am pleased you have viewed it. Thank you.

Beautiful, so beautiful. Just watched some interviews in the Dutch tv-programme "Andere Tijden" (Different Times) with some of the guys that flew on those during Operation Manna in 1945. My grandfather's brother was involved in arranging some landing spots for the food in his area, since he and his group had some experience from weapon drops during the war. What a joy it must have been for the starving people to see 30-60 Lancasters dropping these at, well, this one is kind of low isn't he. And no shooting since there was a truce for this operation. I believe they came in at 150 meters, but some of them went as low as 110-120. Often, on the 5th of May, Liberation Day in the Netherlands, I can recognize this gorgeous hum, or a Wellington, or a Spit, from miles away. Hartelijk dank RAF, voor uw hulp aan Nederland :-).

These guys start up a hell of a lot quicker than my little 152 hahahah

A great aircraft but can't help feeling for the brave men who flew them !

@Dolomite110

Ай бұрын

Oh so true. I hope to visit the Spitfire and Hurricane Museum at Manston, near Margate, Kent as they have just opened a real Lancaster cockpit exhibit where you can sit inside it to experience its confinement. I share your comments - thank you.

Fantastic

I knew a Lancaster pilot who flew over Germany who said he only survived because he had pneumonia and was taken to hospital and the rest of his Unit died. I was proud to have known Ray Heward whose wife said he suffered from nightmares all his life,

@Dolomite110

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this. A fortunate but tragic story indeed. The horrors experienced during that time would haunt many after the war. Their 'war' did not stop in their mind at the end but, as in Ray's case, went on throughout the rest of his life. I am pleased you knew him and were proud to know him, as I would be too.

what a beautiful old bird

@roblaa3198

7 жыл бұрын

hyronomus bosch how dare you say that about my mother lol

Just imagine nearly one thousand of these machines all heading for Hamburg........and the fire infernos they caused burned for weeks.......

Beautiful planes made by our British friends. I still prefer the B-17 though lads love from America. 💕

awesome