What if the RAF had lost the Battle of Britain? Would the Brits have been overrun? Would the Nazis have won the Second World War? Top historians debate one of the biggest what-ifs in history: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZV8lI-gYJfJeaQ.html

@evangallagher8550

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

@barrierodliffe4155

3 жыл бұрын

The big problem for the Luftwaffe is they could not win. They might have done a lot of damage to fighter airfields but couldn't put them out of action. The best they could have hoped for would be to force Fighter Command to withdraw North of London or West, but that would still leave a strong RAF and of course the Royal Navy. It would have been impossible for Germany to get canal barges across and land on beaches with enough troops, tanks and guns as well as ammunition to stand a chance. If somehow Germany could have landed 100,000 troops and 1,000 tanks along with fuel, ammunition and food they would still be facing rather bad odds but I fail to see how they could have got a fraction of that to Britain then it gets worse for Germany they would have to take the remaining barges back to bring more fuel, ammunition and food as well as replacements for any lost tanks or weapons.

@michaeldean1599

3 жыл бұрын

What If Or But...!!!

@TorontoJediMaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@barrierodliffe4155 I agree. The Germans simply didn't have the logistical capability of putting a large invasion force ashore on British beaches. Getting a large force across the Channel is difficult enough if the troops only have their rifles with them (as what happened with the BEF in the Dunkirk evacuation). Getting their vehicles and, most especially, their tanks ashore would've been something else entirely. And that's not even factoring in fuel, ammunition and rations. Germany didn't possess landing craft to put tanks ashore. They'd have to capture a harbour, which would be suicidal with a direct assault (as Dieppe evidenced), and trying to take one after landing a distance away would be difficult and time consuming...plus it would be certain that the retreating British would destroy all facilities to deny them to the enemy. Another factor is the weather. By early autumn, the English Channel would have been almost untenable, making the crossing of an invasion force even less likely to succeed. If Germany had attempted an invasion, they might've been able to put an initial force ashore if they had surprise and temporary command of the air. However, bad Channel weather would've made reinforcing and resupplying in sufficient quantities almost impossible, if they were landing on beaches. As well, the Royal Navy would've come out and engaged the German fleet. The Wermacht invasion force would've soon found itself ashore, but without tanks and pinned down on a beachhead...or perhaps even encircled inland. (I can see Churchill, if they control of the Channel back, giving orders to allow the invasion force to advance, to enable it to be encircled.) The end result would've been a total surrender of the invasion troops. It wouldn't have ended the war, but it certainly would have knocked Germany down a few pegs.

@johnroyle5255

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Whitbre

I love how they included the German pilot perspective interview in this. That's something you don't get to see a lot, from what I've watched. Awesome doc.

@robertjohn9684

4 жыл бұрын

Yea they are all brave men..

@gennieapulova8017

4 жыл бұрын

monoplanes are awesome... spits, mustangs, messers.. beautiful birds

@alexandervillarosa6172

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertjohn9684l,,k£∆ 🐔🐐🐦Z1 LM

@johnmorris7815

2 жыл бұрын

One of the German pilots featured has a book co authored by a friend of mine. “Spitfire on my tail” I think it’s called. Good read.

@christianmotley262

2 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree.

Best aircraft that has ever been made in my opinion. I live in Southampton and have seen the spitfire fly over many times and i never get tired of the sight and sound of that beautiful aircraft. I only live a short distance from where R.J Mitchell lived in Portswood. My great gran and aunt worked in the supermarine spitfire factor in Woolston during the war to and my grandad has told me some things what they told him including a German air raid that his dad who was stationed on the isle of white at the time saw the German bombers fly up the river and hit the factory.

@brotherscoobs

10 ай бұрын

Best ? Possibly...as an American I am a bit biased toward the mustang in that respect...that said...it is certainly the most graceful and beautiful aircraft ever made...followed closely by the mustang 😊

@animelovers000

10 ай бұрын

@@brotherscoobs I will admit and say the mustang is another great favourite of mine

@twr449

8 ай бұрын

It was the best

@topbanana4013

8 ай бұрын

they share the same heart. in uk when a mustang fly's over high people will put there life on it and say that's a spitfire lol both planes are my favorite i cant split them @@brotherscoobs

@notgadot

3 ай бұрын

@@brotherscoobs spitfire is the best!

When I look at the Spitfire I do not see a 80yr old aircraft. I mean just look at it, those flawless lines blending in so well together. I think it can't be that old can it? Nothing from 80yrs past looks anything like it. No car, no ship, no train, nothing. No she isn't old at all. She is timeless. I feel the same about the Mustang but she's abit more brute and less grace. Both of those aircraft will still define an aircraft in it's perfect form for 1,000s of years to come. Eternal measuring sticks. Well done R.J.

@wcstevens7

5 жыл бұрын

Warren Chambers ..If the Spitfire were an actress, she would be Joan Collins.

@jaimes350

4 жыл бұрын

@@wcstevens7 no i would say Audrey Hepburn, she like the spitfire was an eternal graceful beauty.

@stevemurnan1702

4 жыл бұрын

@soaringtractor All correct apart from the 'radical radiator housing design' The P51 utilised the 'Meredith Effect' to good effect in it's design. This was discovered in Britian in the 1930's. Nothing radical or new about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith_effect Also the visibility from the early A models and some of the B' wasn't so good until fitted with the Malcolm Hood giving superior visibility all round. Also invented in Britain and used on the later P51B' and P47's as well as other ww2 aircraft. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_canopy

@stevemurnan1702

4 жыл бұрын

@soaringtractor The radiator made use of the Meredith Effect. Not radical at all but a first based on the work of others and the designers at N.A. The Mustangs wings weren't true laminar flow as N.A. couldn't mass produce the wings to the required tolerances for it to have a true laminar flow effect but they did end up with a very efficient wing. The first 2ndWW aircraft to have a similar laminar flow style wing was the B24 which preceeded the Mustang into service. They had the same problem with tolerances. The boundary layer concept on which the laminar flow wing was based was the work of the legendary German aerodynamicist, Ludwig Prandtl. Prandtl hypothesized and proved the existence of the boundary layer long before the Liberator or Mustang was a gleam in anyone's eye.

@maryrafuse2297

3 жыл бұрын

@soaringtractor First built for the RAF. I totally agree, she was a wonderful aircraft when equipped with the best engine.

We tend to forget the brave souls who actually flew this wonderful aircraft. Without these pilots the spitfire is just a beautiful aircraft, with the pilots it became simply devastating. God bless those who gave their lives to protect us and god bless all those who continue to do so.

I'm from Belgium and I love the spitfire the most beautiful plane ever made

@toonvandenbroeck1697

3 жыл бұрын

@@GODSCHILD81 well it's your opinion and I respect that

@barrierodliffe4155

2 жыл бұрын

@@GODSCHILD81 The P 51 had more range and that was all, the Spitfire had better maneuverability, better rate of climb, better acceleration and went higher.

@OiOiSillyBoi

2 жыл бұрын

@@GODSCHILD81 You have to remember that the Spitfire was an older design built before the war, so that in itself puts it at a disadvantage compared to the p51 mustang, which was much newer. To make any such comparison fair, you’d have to look at two of the most popular and successful variants of each fighter. The P51D and Spitfire MK.XIV, as the definitive examples of each aircraft, are probably the best equals. In most cases, the Spitfire had better performance as an all-purpose fighter. The all-important climb rate for a P51D sat at 3200ft per minute whilst the Spitfire could climb at an impressive 3650ft per minute. The maximum speed of a P51D was 437mph whilst the Spitfire was slightly faster at 448mph. For interception, this was clearly quite important. However, the P51D was generally more specialized than the Spitfire. In it's main role, the Mustang proved itself as a superb escort fighter in Allied bombing raids over Germany. For this role, the American aircraft didn't really need the Spitfire's versatile performance. Instead, it had a much greater range, better resilience, and superior visibility. However, don’t forget, that the p51 mustang’s performance with regards to high altitude and speed was awful, initially-a result of the Allison engine. It wasn’t until the installation of the British Rolls-Royce Merlin that the aircraft’s capabilities improved. The Rolls-Royce Mustang Mk.X later used Rolls-Royce’s Griffon engine and the aircraft became, in its own right, a British variant of the original. In both cases, it was British engineering that solidified the capabilities of the aircraft. Both were very good at what they were designed to do. The Spitfire is arguably the most famous given its role in the Battle of Britain, and the significance that battle played in the overall outcome of the war.

@wiseknife4223

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I love my P-51D Mustang, but man, the Brits made a beautiful plane in the legendary Spitfire. Love these documentaries.

I love the Spitfire but the real winner was the Merlin engine. Given how standard it became for the RAF it deserves a pedestal of its own.

@Trevor_Austin

5 жыл бұрын

Merlin = Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Mosquito, Mustang, various boats, tanks and so on!

@donnyschort6150

4 жыл бұрын

The Merlin has it's pedestal, it's in Jay Leno's personal garage. His showcase Merlin is a beautiful work of engineering and art.

@quahkeong

4 жыл бұрын

The Merlin is a fabulous engine in it's own right...

@barrierodliffe4155

4 жыл бұрын

The Spitfire and Hurricane were designed to take the Rolls Royce Merlin engine.

@wilburfinnigan2142

4 жыл бұрын

@@donnyschort6150 And that Donny is a PACKARD built in America version !!! V1650-1 Single stage supercharged !!!!

26:48 Bob Doe quotations *"We do not want to be remembered as heroes, we ask only to be remembered for what we did ... that's all* *If you believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing then you are twice as strong as if you don't. That is what I believe and I certainly believed in my right to defend my land.* *Wing Commander Bob Doe, RAF pilot (1920 - 2010 Age 89)* *RIP Bob, and Thank you, you will be Remembered indeed.*

@guyjones6828

4 жыл бұрын

GrrMeister yes, but I’d rather be a German than a brexiteer. We’re slowly turning away from freedoms to becoming a part of American imperialism

@markgranger9150

4 жыл бұрын

America has no imperial ambitions anywhere period

@GrrMeister

4 жыл бұрын

@@markgranger9150 *Should have kept out of Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan etc as you appear to view yourselves as **_The World's Policeman_** and 100% Right no matter what damage caused.*

I'm Scottish/German , and had an uncle in the Luftwaffe . He had huge respect for the R.A.F.

@louisbeerreviews8964

6 жыл бұрын

99fruitbat booo The Germans lost the war ha ha ha

@99fruitbat

6 жыл бұрын

louis beer reviews and real ales Carft beer Thankfully they did indeed lose . My family fought on the British side . It was some years later that my Scottish father met and married a German nurse , working in Scotland , my future Mother . Her sisters husband had been in the Luftwaffe .

@lexxro87

5 жыл бұрын

@@louisbeerreviews8964 We lost yes, but we are winners now, have fun with Brexit and fall of Britain :)

@bryanjames5234

4 жыл бұрын

If Germany had remained the Weimar Republic (aka no Nazi's) Europe today would have been Communist. Think Warsaw Pact across Europe, including Britain. Do you seriously think that with Stalin dominating Europe, that the 'cold war' wouldn't have turned hot? The vast majority of Britons would have been carted off to the gulags, just like the Russians.

@barrierodliffe4155

4 жыл бұрын

@@bryanjames5234 Just in your dreams, the Nazi's were more likely to make Europe communist.

I love the spitfire. And I love hearing these pilots talk about their craft in such love, passion and respect.

The Spitfire was truly an amazing aircraft and always will be. One of the best looking aircraft ever in my humble opinion. The spirit of the folks that designed it and built it was very special, always looking to optimize the design and to make as many as possible. What it took just to construct those amazing and graceful wings was pretty daunting. When I think of the Spitfire, I also think of the Hurricane, slightly older generationally so not as fast but extremely rugged and maybe more of the somewhat unsung workhorse of the RAF. I also think of the mighty P-51 Mustang (kind of America's Spitfire in a way) which would not have come into its own without the same engine that powered the Spit and Hurricane.

I like this narrator very much, with his mildly northern accent and clear enunciation. Well done!

Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.

@hoopertoop

3 жыл бұрын

hope u r well.. its great to hear these old heroes, explaining WAR...without the foresight, of their Commander in Chief Hugh Dowding, & his 11th group commander Air Vice Marshall Keith Park, especially Robert Watson Watt & his RDF [ radar ] , the BOB would not have been won.... Dowding seized on this RDF very quickly, & built his chain home , new pioneering system for the defence of these islands, so again we would have lost. The Big wing theory of Douglas Bader & Leigh Mallory, of 12th Group, in the midlands would also have been a colossal disaster. & thankfully Dowding & Park, basically told them to shove it. Dowding & Park were SACKED, in November 1940, for not partying enough, or believers of spouting outrageous propaganda, & that was the thanks they got...How do i Know about all this, well it's not from books, so all the above mentioned, came from the lips of the Pilots of 11th group, whom did most of the fighting & they did not mince their words, when, describing the shabby way Dowding & Park, had been treated. Dowding referred to the American gangster Movies, when he said, if those gangsters, had cars with bullet proof windows, then why not his fighter pilots, his CHICKS, as he called them & they did get them.. There are numerous docus about fighter command, but the best a brilliant 3 Part documentary about the BOB called Fighting the Blue, & its worth a look, & the anecdotes from these air warriors, will confirm most , of what I have commented on.. stay safe A Merry Christmas from Scotland

My grandad was a spitfire pilot during ww2. He would always talk about his flying days at every opportunity he got and boy did he have some damn good stories to tell.

Those planes were magnificent machines. But the pilots who were willing to go up and face more experienced enemies deserve a world of credit. That took courage and determination. The men in the machines were what really made the difference.

@gordonlawrence1448

2 жыл бұрын

And nads like coconuts.

two spitfire aces came from my village, Johnnie Johnson and Stanford Tuck. Great guys and so ordinary after the war.

@crustyoldfart

3 жыл бұрын

Tuck also flew Hurricanes. I read his biography many years ago - " Fly for Life ", as I recall. He was taken prisoner and spent part of his captivity in the famous Staled Luft III

@daveandow2809

3 жыл бұрын

Johnny Johnson Lived in my home town, The Mk IX he thought was the ultimate MK All his 38 victories were Fighters mostly FW 190s.

@spanishpeaches2930

2 жыл бұрын

They were not both born in your village though.

@jessh5310

2 жыл бұрын

@@spanishpeaches2930 . You will be aware that Johnson was born on Warner Stand that there is a question mark whether Robert or his brother were born on Cotes Road before moving to Catford.It seems that both were recorded as Robert on official documents. Perhaps a parent remarried?

god bless those badass old men. every one of them.

@erlendlundvall

6 жыл бұрын

Most of them were atheists by the end of the war? I would like to see a source of that statement.

@creekwalker62

6 жыл бұрын

they saved England from invasion..fact!

@frederickbillington3350

6 жыл бұрын

Keith Rich w

@YourMom-lb3mt

5 жыл бұрын

And women

@reid1283

5 жыл бұрын

Creek Walker Not really. Germany had no capacity to invade britain

70 years later and the Spitfire is still a bloody good looking air craft. Also the Merlin power plant needs a mention. RR built some reliable motors in its time too. Thanks for the upload. I enjoyed this documentary.

Melhor documentário que já vi em minha curta vida de 30 anos. Senti tantas emoções, tive tantas lembranças inexistentes de dias que nunca vivi. É difícil explicar. Chorei como uma criança, uma, duas, três, dez vezes e desejei de todo coração ter nascido nessa época. Época em que homens eram homens de fato, patriotas e idealistas. Sinceramente não me encaixo neste século e fico feliz por isso. As feições enrugadas dos últimos pilotos ainda vivos têm mais vida que qualquer rosto jovem atual. Que todos os que viveram essa guerra descansem em paz. Eu realmente estou muito emocionado, obrigado por postar essa maravilha 😭😭😭😭😭

The most beautiful and iconic aircraft ever. That title will NEVER go to any other aircraft. God bless R.J.Mitchell , all who helped design , build , maintain and fly them .

@WALTERBROADDUS

3 жыл бұрын

Debatable.

@kestrels-in-the-sky

3 жыл бұрын

@@WALTERBROADDUS and you would say that the most beautiful and iconic aircraft is?

@WALTERBROADDUS

3 жыл бұрын

@@kestrels-in-the-sky My favorite? 🤔 Grumman F7F Tigercat. kzread.info/dash/bejne/haFrxrGlYpC-fbg.html

9:09 I know this is irrelevant but I died laughing at those T34 with german cross

@stevenvangeel8730

3 жыл бұрын

And at @18:45, the M3 half tracks >_< and Pattons, looks like a mingle of the movies Battle of the Bulge meets The Battle of Britain.

@marksockwell5500

3 жыл бұрын

The Germans would have loved to have a a few thousand T-34s

@fidan2fast

2 жыл бұрын

most of the footage is from the movie "the battle of britain"... one of the greatest war movies at it's time... most of the machinery is inaccurate I guess because there were't any surviving aircraft/tanks to use, and the visual effects tech was limited... the Messerschmits you see are actually Hispano Suizas

@peghead

2 жыл бұрын

@@fidan2fast Ironically, If I'm not mistaken those Spanish Air Force Me's used in the movie were RR Merlin powered.

Real men flying proper machines displaying amazing bravery and will to resist against all odds. Respect

3:30 to 4:40 illustrates just how many holes had to be drilled and riveted. That panel carried across at 4:35 is a real eye-opener. The work involved to make just one one airframe is amazing. At Dunkirk, the RAF were hardly credited at the time, but dd a much work behind the lines to keep the German army and Luftwaffe at bay.

@barrierodliffe4155

Жыл бұрын

Kesselring certainly credited the RAF with preveinting many of the Luftwaffe bombers from getting through to attack the troops and ships.

thank you to the man who fought on our behalf we well never forget you. you are legends

@bobkebob9980

5 жыл бұрын

Lol now your country has been taken over by Muslims.

@stuartjohns2779

5 жыл бұрын

And the woman that built these fighting machines. God bless all their soles.

@randyferguson3928

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobkebob9980 and the commies.

@giantape6465

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobkebob9980 do you have a problem with muslims?

Watched this some 10 years ago, fabulous documentary. Thank you for the upload.

@sixsixteensevens297

6 жыл бұрын

Rubbish, the Germans saved Britian by switching from bombing airbases to London after 100 bomber raid on german civilians in Berlin. History is for victors.

@barrierodliffe4155

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixsixteensevens297 History is written by people who do research unlike you, Germany did not switch, they had been bombing towns and cities in England all along and were losing.

@sixsixteensevens297

3 жыл бұрын

@@barrierodliffe4155 Do your history. Churchill said a place bombed by Germany was London and he bombed Berlin before anyone in his cabinet could complain. Don't worry, there areplenty of Spifire orgasming dimbos.

@nothingtoseehere1221

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixsixteensevens297 wat

@hoopertoop

3 жыл бұрын

hope u r well.. its great to hear these old heroes, explaining WAR...without the foresight, of their Commander in Chief Hugh Dowding, & his 11th group commander Air Vice Marshall Keith Park, especially Robert Watson Watt & his RDF [ radar ] , the BOB would not have been won.... Dowding seized on this RDF very quickly, & built his chain home , new pioneering system for the defence of these islands, so again we would have lost. The Big wing theory of Douglas Bader & Leigh Mallory, would also have been a disaster. Dowding & Park were SACKED, in November 1940, for not partying enough, or believers of spouting outrageous propaganda, was the thanks they got...How do i Know about all this, well it's not from books, so all the above mentioned, came from the lips of the Pilots of 11th group, whom did not mince their words, when, describing the shabby way Dowding & Park, had been treated. Dowding referred to the American gangster Movies, when he said, if those gangsters, had cars with bullet proof windows, then why not his fighter pilots, & they did get them. There are numerous docus about fighter command, but the best a brilliant 3 Part documentary about the BOB called Fighting the Blue, & its worth a look, & the anecdotes from the, saviours of Britain, these air warriors, will confirm most , of what I have commented on.. stay safe A Merry Christmas from Scotland

Bravery at its highest level. Can’t even imagine what they had to go through. The greatest generation!

@gordonlawrence1448

2 жыл бұрын

Not the greatest but one of them. WWI would have been terrifying in the trenches.

@OneofInfinity.

2 жыл бұрын

@@gordonlawrence1448 How ignorant, you have no clue, the greatest generation indeed.

The Spitfire is truly the most beautiful airplane then and now. I could never get tired of looking at a Spitfire.

@ryreinhardt

2 жыл бұрын

It's an aeroplane

@barrierodliffe4155

Жыл бұрын

@@ryreinhardt The 707 or747 are aeroplanes, the Spitfire is far more than that. The Spitfire took us from the biplane age, became the pinnacle of piston engine fighters and took us on to the jet age.

@ryreinhardt

Жыл бұрын

@@barrierodliffe4155 yes the spitfire is really the only legendary plane, there have been many great, and magnificent aircraft but only the spitfire is a legend. You missed my point, I was pointing out the word is aeroplane not airplane, why it is used I have no idea

These humble old dudes who saved all our arses, they had a proper set of balls.

@Grayman58

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine today's 19 or 20 year olds flying to save england . Yea sure .....

I will always love that sweet and gracious elegant elliptic wing. Yes, there were many WW2 exceptional warbirds but none like the Spitfire. I guess that not only England but the whole free world should be grateful with Reginald Mitchell for having created such a flying wonder.

My dad has flown the spitfire and P51 Mustang as a display pilot at airshows and what really surprisesd me was that the Mark 9 featured in the thumbtnail is exactly the same one my dad flew.

15:05 “You don’t *fly* a spitfire You just strap in and *fly* “ 10/10

I personally think that the spitfire is one of if not the most beautiful and graceful aircraft ever created.

I'm a American but I strongly LOVE the Spitfire it's the most BEAUTIFUL and the most FEARED aircraft of WW2. I also named my kitten Spitfire due to him being fast, fearsome, and beautiful.

@WackyIraqi777

5 жыл бұрын

I named my cat BF 109 because he goes downward pretty fast when i throw him off the roof.

@reid1283

5 жыл бұрын

93 Octane Don’t trash the 109. It would be your final undoing had this be 1940

@RJ3220

5 жыл бұрын

A Spitfire from Duxford just barrel rolled over my garden this afternoon. I heard the Merlin engine long before I saw the plane.

@barrierodliffe4155

5 жыл бұрын

Warbird Lover. I thumbed down 93 octane for illtreating cats. The Bf 109 lost in 1940.

@alanhutchins5916

5 жыл бұрын

Paint a Formula 1 Racing Car in Camo and in 1940 it's was the same thing...

I have had a beautiful print of this airplane as painted by Barrie Clark on my walls for 30 years. I love this plane.

Thank you R.J Mitchell for making the biggest banger in a dogfight scenario

I always loved seeing the spitfire in the Hanley museum, glad it’s getting a referb.

@MrVolvobloke

3 жыл бұрын

remember when it was in the big 'greenhouse' across the road?

This one plane gives me the best feeling of pride and has influenced me to join the RAF, so thank you to all those who fought in ww2 as the RAF fighters.

They met the Spitfire and times changed! The King!

My heart remained with the Spitfire. The mere sight or sound of a Spitfire still brings deep feelings. She was such a gentle little airplane, without a trace of viciousness. She was a dream to handle in the air. - Erwin Miller, P-47 pilot, 4th Fighter Group

@ollie5399

6 жыл бұрын

A heartfelt thank you from generation Z for your service to civilisation on planet earth sir.

@dambuster6387

6 жыл бұрын

There are some who say that this is better than that airplane, American saying he misses his Spitfire so easy to fly and that is what is needed in the heat of battle

@sixsixteensevens297

6 жыл бұрын

Rubbish, the Germans saved Britian by switching from bombing airbases to London after 100 bomber raid on german civilians in Berlin. History is for victors.

@dambuster6387

6 жыл бұрын

Tactical mistake by the Germans gave the RAF breathing space to recuperate and become much stronger.

@barrierodliffe4155

6 жыл бұрын

Seven sevens. Why resort to lies. The Germans did not switch, they had been bombing London and other cities all along. The truth is the Luftwaffe gave up on attacking airfields because they were unable to put any out of action.

This is the first time I saw this & I really love it. If you think about in a indirect way the Spitfire was a game changer during WWII. It ran circles around the Luftwaffe. It was also the begining to the downfall of Germany & the Luftwaffe as we know it. Please note this is comming from an American.

The most beautiful plane ever built,for shape and sound there's nothing like it long may it live

@sixsixteensevens297

6 жыл бұрын

Its a collection of metal and screws, thats all.

@sixsixteensevens297

6 жыл бұрын

Rubbish, its like your lawnmower only with oily blood soaked sentiment.

@info7809

6 жыл бұрын

but vulcan

@jimyoung2188

6 жыл бұрын

what holds the modern ones together craft paste glue idiot

@jimyoung2188

6 жыл бұрын

what do they use these days Craft glueno nuts or bolts come off It mate

The Spitfire (and it’s variants) was the only fighter to my knowledge that was in production prior to WW2, throughout the duration of the war, and continued after the war with the last ones rolling out in 1948. Many nations operated them in their armed forces for decades after that. This fact alone makes it remarkable.

@aerohk

Жыл бұрын

incorrect. BF109 production started earlier and ended later than the spitfire lmao

@piobmhor8529

Жыл бұрын

@@aerohk you are right, I found out that Hispano was producing their variants of the BF109 as late as 1958. Thanks for pointing that out.

@barrierodliffe4155

Жыл бұрын

@@piobmhor8529 Actually the Hispano was altered, it had a Hispano engine and later a Merlin engine Bf 109 production ended in 1945, although Czechoslovakia made some after the war.

WW2 aircraft have a special design quality that makes them stand out, even among modern jets. Top place in graceful, fluid design is the Spitfire, specifically the Spitfire MK IX. Ranking # 2 & 3 are the FW190A, and the P51B/C/D. Not only were these aircraft works of art in design, each was highly effective and made their mark on history. The most overlooked underappreciated aircraft are the Hawker Hurricane and the Grumman F4F Wildcat, each of which held the line and performed superbly, punching above their weight class!

@PappyGunn

Жыл бұрын

You can add the P-40 to that list. It fought in a lot of theaters, holding the line until better aircraft came along. The Spit, the P-40 and the Wilcat are the aircraft that fought the enemy to a standstill.

@63DW89A

Жыл бұрын

@@PappyGunn Absolutely the P40 is on that list. The P40 did get its share of limelight due to Flying Tiger use, while the Hurricane and Wildcat soldiered on in relative obscurity. However, the P40's limelight quickly ended, and the P40's very effective use throughout the war is overlooked. Two thumbs up to you for catching my oversight!

I read somewhere that not only was the Spitfire's wing elliptically shaped as lofted, but its dihedral was elliptical as well--what a jewel of aerodynamic engineering!

All hail the Spitfire! It is the icon because it deserves the status. Without still forgeting planes like Hurricane.

@peghead

2 жыл бұрын

Just as the B-24 was the workhorse of US aerial bombing operations, the Hurricane was the back bone of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Regards from the USA.

The British spirit, summed up in one magnificent machine. The Spit' will always be a British icon, and deservedly so (although it is a shame that other aircraft like the Hurricane, Mosquito and Lancaster are largely forgotten).

@moekitsune

6 жыл бұрын

Here in Windsor, Ontario, there's an organization restoring a Lancaster and building an airworthy Mosquito. The Lancaster was previously on display in a park.

@moekitsune

6 жыл бұрын

Just thought you would like to know that they aren't fully forgotten ;)

@falconeaterf15

6 жыл бұрын

WW2 planes of all types continue to amaze people. It helps that so many various types from all countries are being restored or already flying.

@falconeaterf15

6 жыл бұрын

A Hawker Typhoon restoration is well underway. That will impressive if/when completed.

@sixsixteensevens297

6 жыл бұрын

Rubbish, the Germans saved Britian by switching from bombing airbases to London after 100 bomber raid on german civilians in Berlin. History is for victors.

The French ace Pierre Clostermann (33 kills) who served as a fighter pilot in the RAF used to say Spitfire had a "feminine beauty". I agree, she is so gracious. I look at those videos as often I can, ans I read as many books I can, and I happen to be surprised not to see the name of Richard Hillary whose "The last Ennemy," is very moving. Great men, great aircraft, great History. Thank you for giving us this wonderful video. (So sorry for my dreadful English).

@MC-io7ru

4 ай бұрын

His book the Big Circus is a brilliant read!

My great Grandad Fuelled the spitfires in the battle of Britain.. Mad to think how tough these boys were and still are in our blood

*Aces High by Iron Maiden starts to play*

This is a really cool video! I’m only 14 but I LOVE history. Especially around the wwII era. Thank you to all the men who fought!

@paulwhite6745

4 жыл бұрын

Good to see a youngster who is interested in this stuff! We should never forget.

@LCDqBqA

4 жыл бұрын

Watch the series 'Soviet Storm: World War II in the East', they have it here on youtube, you will not be disappointed.

@faunbudweis

4 жыл бұрын

watch the 1969 Battle of Britain film :)

@jer26705

3 жыл бұрын

same im now almost 15 but then i also wad 14 and this plane is magnificent

@findout6903

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the respect. Young man 🖒

Still puts a tear in my eye when I see a spitfire ,most beautiful plane ever built .🇬🇧

Hands down the most beautiful aircraft ever made. Hearing the pilots who got to fly it talk about their experience in it has always been thrilling in and of itself.

Brings a tear to my eye...What a beautiful machine

100% the greatest fighter plane of WW2.

Thankyou for your service! 👊

Spitfire Mk.XVI Externally similar to the Mk.IX, it was powered by the Packard Merlin 266 and was flown with both normal and clipped wings. Total production of the type was 1,054, entering service in November 1944. Royal Air Force Museum

Although Yaks and Las are way more popular in my country, I never underappreciated Spitfire. Truly a wonderful plane to fly and fight in. Truly a legend.

It was, is and will remain a legendary aircraft.

My Mum and Dad spent all of the war doing double shift on Spitfire I am proud of them and the thousands of the generations that endured WW2 The war that will come will be airborne Not in an aircraft but the airwaves 😢

Excellent work here as an 'Appendix' to the Battle of Britain film of 1969; it rightly extols the beauty of its design and its heroic triumph shortly before, and during, WWII. Thank you for posting this documentary.

As child in the fourties i saw tem often in the belgian, Brussels sky. For shure they helped a lot in the victory. I gratefully keep in mind the Pilots who lost their lives and brought a major contribution to the end of WW2. But the friends of yesterday have changed their mind...and Europe will miss them.

To this day the Spitfire inspires generations. To this day the Spitfire can make anyone who sees one up close fall in love with it. I was fortunate enough to see a Spitfire up close 25 years ago, and I fell in love with the Spitfire that very moment. And to this day I would give anything to fly in one.

@sixsixteensevens297

6 жыл бұрын

Rubbish, the Germans saved Britian by switching from bombing airbases to London after 100 bomber raid on german civilians in Berlin. History is for victors.

@superancientmariner1394

6 жыл бұрын

Seven Sevens Not really....they didn't get air superiority before they switched. It could be argued,(being as Brits are tops in dirty tricks)...that the question was put......How do we get relief for our airfields? And Churchill, being the genius that he was , said....bomb Germany. Adolf will get so annoyed he will say...bomb British towns.........and thus were the Krauts defeated. However....to be Honest, Britain was bombing targets in Germany right from the word go.......and even then...he would still have to invade. Now I don't know if you have ever crossed the English channel.........?

@jameswallis6093

5 жыл бұрын

Give me a FW 190 D anytime,pretty loses to function all day.

@barrierodliffe4155

5 жыл бұрын

@@jameswallis6093 By the time the Fw 190 D came along the faster better performing Spitfire Mk XIV was in service and nothing could beat it.

@barrierodliffe4155

5 жыл бұрын

@Smalls You will not get much sense out of SixSixteen Sevens who used to be Seven Sevens

Absolutely outstanding documentary. It bears the hallmark of BBC excellence. 🙏🏼💛

such a beautiful aircraft

Such a beautiful plane, I miss seeing them fly. The sound of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine... Wow ♥️

I love their can do attitude and the matter of fact way they talk about engines cutting out and gun malfunctions.

As an American. I'm proud to say I'm proud that we were there to help these brave men take back the front and stop the Germans! Thanks

Fantastic Documentary!!! I really liked the footage and the interviews with the pilots... Just awesome!!!!

The Merlin, a magical name for a magical engine, this was the engine that realized the incredible performance of the spitfire.

@christianmotley262

2 жыл бұрын

It's actually named after a bird of prey, as were the other RR engines.

I went to duxford a few years a go and saw what u believe to be a first for 75 years. 3 mks1 spits in a v formation. Simply orgasmic

@louisbeerreviews8964

6 жыл бұрын

Sam I been to duxfourd with my dad and my grandad

@robertgarrett4046

4 жыл бұрын

You will see more Spit's there now Sam , if you get the chance go back and see. Rob.

My father was a airframe fitter repairing damaged spitfires. He always told me about the Polish pilots pushing to get the repairs finnished so that they could get back into the air. Brave fun friendly guys.

spitfire . mustang p51 . lighting p38. p47 the jug . bf109 love em all ..built many of them as a kid and radio controlled with my father ..we've had a love affair of aircraft over 50 years ...and dad still flys ..cheers for upload

Those planes are BEAUTIFUL

How fitting and poetic: @21:45 The Me109 sinks down, the Spitfire rises.

A Iconic Aircraft with a history that can not be Rivaled

@craigveurr452

4 жыл бұрын

I doubt that. It was a great aircraft for sure, but just look at the history of the Fw 190 ending in the best prop of its time, the Ta 152.

@barrierodliffe4155

4 жыл бұрын

@@craigveurr452 The Fw 190 had its moment of glory in 1942 but from the Spitfire Mk IX on it was outclassed. The Ta 152 H was for high altitude so a Ta 152 C was developed with shorter wings and a different engine, few were made and they achieved little.

@craigveurr452

4 жыл бұрын

@@barrierodliffe4155 the A variant was a bit outdated in late ww2, but there was still the Dora. Besides, the Ta 152 H was superior at all altitudes.

@craigveurr452

4 жыл бұрын

@Jack Tangles I disagree with your disagree. But since neither of us can convince the other one, I recommend we'll just leave it there.

@craigveurr452

4 жыл бұрын

@Jack Tangles Again, I won't bother wasting my time for nothing at all since you will stick to your opinion and I will stick to mine.

Land of hope and glory. Thank you Mitchell!

The Spitfire and the Mosquito . Thank you .

Spitfire and De Havilland Mosquito two legends of the RAF

@shannon7002

3 жыл бұрын

Many more, I lived near 303 squadron at Northolt airfield. Polish pilots flying Hawker Hurricane fighters. Watched them landing, sometimes with damage to the airframe or streaming glycol coolant. They were determined pilots.

Achtung ! Spitfire ! What a testament to those production engineers , with all those moving parts yet made reliable, absolutely awesome

It is wonderful to see all of the color footage. Thank you!

Much like cars nowadays, it seems modern jets just don't have the same character and beauty as the older versions before them

@MDzmitry

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps because then it was the time of trial and error, with more experiments and new design choices. Nowadays both cars and planes feel more "standartized", with similar designs and modernizations.

Superb! I fell in love with this aircraft when I saw my first one, at an airshow aged about four or five. That would have been about '69 or '70 - but I was smitten! The love affair has continued with me into my 50's.

Respect to all from this generation of true heroes iv seen loads of spitfire documentaries but this ones probably the best one

Bursting with Pride as I see my beloved IWM Duxford, Cambridge, England featured... a must to visit for any plane enthusiasts; a working airfield too, with pleasure flights available as well as the first place for the spitfires flew from during WW2.

Wonderful history of fighter planes so much interesting full of curiosity temptations 🎥

The narrator is the same one that does the British version of "How It's Made"... I keep expecting to see how tires are made or something..lol.

@StiggysGuitarLoft

4 жыл бұрын

And he used to do The Garage IM THE BOSS OF THIS GARAGE !

@RFGfotografie

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I've recognised him already.

@simonlloyd7557

3 жыл бұрын

he was also in Coronation Street

Great documentary-the combat scenes were take form "Battle of Britain"-one of the best WWII movies ever made.

My Grandad was a Navigator in a Wellington Bomber son,this is a well balanced doc!!!

The spitfire is the most beautiful thing that flew in the air

@Anglolord93

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but the Concorde beat that by a mile

@TheCsel

3 жыл бұрын

@@Anglolord93 and the SR-71 beat the Concorde by a mile and a half

@axlejohnson9156

3 жыл бұрын

Not being unpredictable. I'm sure the Russians thought the same things about their own aircraft. From their point of view. I mean really. Isn't it a fact, that all our opinions are based on our own point of view.

@egg5752

3 жыл бұрын

@@axlejohnson9156 seems like your right

@barrierodliffe4155

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCsel The SR 71 leaked fuel like a sieve and was so costly to fly and maintain that quite apart from the losses it was retired very early.

"other aircraft like the Hurricane, Mosquito and Lancaster are largely forgotten"?? Not by me

@psk1w1

4 жыл бұрын

In many ways, the Mosquito was a more exceptional plane than even the Spitfire.

@barrierodliffe4155

4 жыл бұрын

@@psk1w1 The Mosquito was good, bomber, night fighter, fighter bomber, photo reconnaissance, strike fighter. The Spitfire fighter, photo reconnaissance, fighter bomber, dive bomber, escort fighter. I would rate them both as the best of their type, the Beaufighter comes a close second to the Mosquito and the Tempest comes a close second to the Spitfire.

@psk1w1

4 жыл бұрын

@@barrierodliffe4155 I think we are on the same page.....

@somerandomguy___

3 жыл бұрын

And me neither

@ro31369

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in the 70's, building every model of all of them I could get my hands on. The P-38 will always be my favorite though. But let's all be honest. anything is a little cooler with an English accent.

I really admire the British for gallantry defending their mother country England..what a brave pilots that defeated the powerful German air force !

@pup1008

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

It’s extraordinary I can watch this documentary on my phone or tablet anywhere I want.

35:58 Made me proud to see the Valdemar Atterdag which I think was paid for by exile Danes and flown mostly by Danish pilots.

@hannecatton2179

4 жыл бұрын

Ja , Jeg er enig. Tak ska´ De har. Møjn fra Sønderjylland.

This is probably the most well known WW2 fighter plane of all time.

I have bought a scale model of the spitfire. And now i am leaning more about it. What great aircraft respect for spitfire and the pilot's that flys them.

Thanks for posting this vid!!!

I’m learning about this in class

They joy these wonderfully brave old men exude when they talk about flying these planes is infectious!

8:37 I live near there (Sleaford, about a 1/2 hr drive away). My driving instructor (a retired pathfinder for the British army - he was part of the 6 man team who detonated the Argentine air force fuel reserves) regularly gets me to drive around Grantham. Says it's good practice for urban areas. I'd have to agree with him. It's a lovely place.