Not much makes me proud to be british anymore, but the Hurricane and Spitfires will always be an exception.

@arno7804

9 ай бұрын

They’re perfect!👌🏼

@chuckpeasley212

8 ай бұрын

Add Lancaster and Mosquito... And de Havilland Comet and Concorde... The list goes on and on...

@midnightstriker7343

7 ай бұрын

You know it’s funny to think that Merlin is the company that made the p-51 engines

@jeannotschumacher1024

6 ай бұрын

Comet?? 🙄 ​@@chuckpeasley212

@johnhirtle4300

6 ай бұрын

This Yank salutes you and your heritage, m8! ❤❤❤

17:32 Wow those silhouetted Hurricanes... don't they look the business? I know the Spitfire has the more elegant lines but in that sequence the Hurricanes look so single-minded and purposeful. I was born 18 years after the end of WWII and my generation unquestioningly inherited the love and pride for these aircraft. There was only one Airfix model you wanted to make and that was the Spitfire. As a child I knew that these fighters and their courageous pilots had saved Britain from invasion by Nazi Germany. Long may they grace our skies.

I was born during WW2, but when I watch this video, I'm 50 years younger ~ thank you

@BarryPrice1959

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Michael.....Im glad you enjoyed the video.......have a look at this one, Im sure you will enjoy it........Regards Barry kzread.info/dash/bejne/dXeGuZJtdJXRXdY.html

@momclean

3 жыл бұрын

I also was born during WW2, and sounds such as these planes, and sirens, give me goosebumps even now ..

Purrin' Merlin is what I call my little cat, because his purr is as loud as a Spitfire. Oh, these are the most beautiful aeroplanes! The bravery of those pilots who took to the skies in Spitfires and Hurricanes and all the rest cannot be put into words.

lovely without crappy music just lovely merlin engine

So many flying hurricanes, how incredible modern restoration work is now. Thank you to all those who make this living history possible.

@andrewwaller5913

3 жыл бұрын

10 Hurricanes flying in the UK now, V7497 SD-X is currently under repair and should fly again soon.

@belchnasty

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewwaller5913 Brilliant isn't it!!

@neilpemberton5523

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic to hear! I had assumed there were probably only two or three.

@andrewwaller5913

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilpemberton5523 4 at Duxford, 2 at Biggin Hill, 2 at RAF Coningsby (BBMF) and 2 at Shuttleworth.

@roop298

3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap. last time I looked there was only one and that flopped at Duxford. 10 Hurricanes!! I can't wait for this covid crap to be over.

🤨 What do you mean, 'No Music'? That was one of the best Symphony's I've ever heard.

@sgkingly8392

3 жыл бұрын

The Symphony of 12 cylinders!

@honzabalak3462

2 жыл бұрын

@Willam Combs *symphonies

@willamcombs1106

2 жыл бұрын

@@honzabalak3462 🤔 Well, that might be true if this was an Instrumental Orchestra playing an Overture, but, since it was a Merlin V-12, I'll stick with Symphony's. 😉

The sound that gave us freedom. Thank you doesn't even come close to what our forebears gave up for us, we are indebted to you all

Those planes are art. The sounds, the looks, it's all beautiful.

Who needs musical instruments when those Merlin engines, creates such beautiful symphony.

We have a local airfield, here in Dorset, that has introduced Spits. for people to have a flight in occasionally. A mk ix went over yesterday at a 1000 feet, beautiful sight, but, the sound even better!

Sends chills down my spine. Edit: It must have been galling for Hurricane pilots, at least in the years after the war, to constantly hear the Spitfire get all the glory, especially for the BoB, when it was the Hurricane that did much of the heavy lifting.

I worked on Shackeltons while on 8 sqn They had the Griffon engine which was used on later Spitfires. I arrived at Lossiemouth main gate for my first time and reporting in with the gate guard and greeted by the sound of these griffons across the airfield. I went into the guardroon to tell them im here to join 8 to be told " thats your lot making the racket over there " . As an Airframe tech ,I very quickly learned a lot of my Shack commponents were shared by the Lancaster. At air displays it often meant Myself and BBMF fitters would hackel over aircraft parts that we carried to shows and help each other out. Best thing ever was to get both a Shack and the Lanc on an engine ground run together . what a sound and the smell of Avgas so rare these days.

@BarryPrice1959

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment Alan very interesting info.........Regards Barry

@andrewockenden

3 жыл бұрын

You should have heard the Shacks ground running with the Beverley accompaniment in Aden 1965 -67 when I was there....... a full orchestra of sound never to be forgotten. The Shack has never had the publicity that it deserved. I was airframes too!

@PieterHalveLiter

3 жыл бұрын

The only times I saw WWII planes were during airshows in The Netherlands. However I've heard RR-Griffons many times during tracktor pulling events. Nowadays capable of pushing 3500/4000hp out of a single Griffon.

@Lee0568

Жыл бұрын

I spent time on 8sqdn during the 80's,loved the fact that they were all named after magic roundabout characters

@davegoldsmith4020

Жыл бұрын

When 8 sqn was at Lossiemouth I worked on the BBMF at Coltishall, we had Vol threes for the Shackleton's we used to order bits for the Lancaster, they came wrapped in the standard plastic, with the part numbers on, once we took the original plastic off we found original Lancaster wrapping inside, with dates back as fart as1943. I also remember an 8 sqn shack coming in with a griffon fault, the BBMF engine guys sorted it.

I was born in the 60s, never joined the RAF, yet. Every time I see and hear these magnificent aircraft, it always gives me a lump in my throat and brings tears to my eyes.... Beautiful.....

@robertgarrett4046

3 жыл бұрын

I WAS born in 61 but I HAVE something a lot of people would like ,and thats a real Spitfire MK 5b.

@mass4552

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who actually gets choked up and watery eyed when I hear them start.

@brianthesnail3815

2 жыл бұрын

I know it always gets me that way. I think a lot of men are the same - my theory is that we know in our heart of hearts it could easily have been us flying a plane with one or more of those Merlin engines that make 'that sound' if we had been born 40 years earlier. We know what those men did and we know we would have done the same but we are the lucky ones who didn't have to.

@nathanduckeorth806

2 жыл бұрын

They saved the whole British Empire!

@Charlie59668

Жыл бұрын

Youa are not alone!

What a wonderful show!. I think the Spitfire is one of the most elegant war planes of the II WW, its shape is a blend of simplicity and beauty. When being a teenager I used to assemble scale model kits of these war planes, and would do it again at 52.

@Rapstiss

Жыл бұрын

54 and I still do... need something to decorate my ceiling!!

When the movie Battle of Britain was made in 1969 I was a in school in England and these planes were dog fighting over my school and being filmed for the action scenes of course none of the boys wanted to go to class. Good memories . 🇬🇧🇬🇧

The V12 Merlin is better than Music. A unique sound like no other. History.

@brianmcgovern9005

3 жыл бұрын

music to my ears, so to speak.

Wonderful. The Song of the Merlins. good to see the pilots so close.Well done chaps.

No music? Those merlins are the best music I've ever heard 😁😁

@iancurtis1152

3 жыл бұрын

Merlin song.

@spades1080

3 жыл бұрын

No sweeter song!

@nadiaheera8910

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@arnoldourrutia1320

3 жыл бұрын

Bien. Bueno. Elbuelo. Me. Encato.

@tedburnard841

2 жыл бұрын

Just can’t beat the Rolls Royce Concert Orchestra!

I am lucky enough to be in the flight path of some of the 'fly in a Spitfire' experience flights and during the summer get to see and hear Spitfires flying over my house almost every day. I can tell you it never gets old and i often rush out like a little boy to look up and watch them fly over.

What a Noise. Headphones, full volume, GOOSEBUMPS !!!

What a wonderful symphony...

Nice seeing them on grass, their natural habitat.

@lchapo6698

3 жыл бұрын

@MichaelKingsfordGray Me listening to your opinion: 🎧🗑️

@zackpenhaligon9904

3 жыл бұрын

@MichaelKingsfordGray... And you commented this rediculous comment... Where?

@ralphcrisp2896

Ай бұрын

The sky seems to be waiting for them when they're heading down the runway.

I recommend going to the Duxford Battle of Britain flying display. Huge open plan, on other planes in the sky, the commentator falls silent. Then you hear the sound of of a Merlin engine breaking the silence, running at close to power along the runway. Slightly diving down on to the airfield, the noise fading away as she climbs. The greatest sound you will hear

Hello Gentlemens! Amazing sound, Thanks for you and greetings from Somme.

Mr Mitchell thanks for these beautiful aircrafts look fantastic they look even better in flight especially from the front with 8 machine guns blazing away had to get that one in

I’m lucky to live very near Biggin hill airport, so on a summers day you can stand on the road while a spitfire throttles up on take off just above your head. At the air show they flew a Lancaster flanked by two spits. Now that was a sight to behold

@ianevans67

3 жыл бұрын

I'm only about 20 miles down the road and I see the lucky people in the 2 seaters having their joy flights. I'm on the flight path to the coast. One day it will be my turn

@tazman572

3 жыл бұрын

I'm Canadian. We have the only other airworthy Lancaster in the world. Located at Mount Hope, (Hamilton), Ontario, at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

27 min well spent! Thank you

Makes you wonder how all those Spitfires and Hurricanes were able to scramble so fast in 1940. Absolute pleasure to watch so many heritage aircraft like these take to the skies again.

@d17a2dude

3 жыл бұрын

They were lined up so all they had to do is fly straight ahead to take off, all simultaneously

@zzirSnipzz1

3 жыл бұрын

Radar my man

Phwoar! Sends shivers down your spine and gives you goosebumps. Marvellous!

Unforgettable sound of the Spitfires and Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain living as we did near Biggin Hill base

Imagine growing up around a air field at that time . This is beyond Awsome.

@crashrr2993

2 жыл бұрын

My friend’s father lived by Northolt, and told me he can remember watching the first squadron of Hurricanes flying in!

@David-ki6jq

Ай бұрын

My dad was evacuated from London to family in Kent during ww2. He had many memories of watching Hurricanes and Spitfires flying low over the fields returning to base

So good to see and hear these. What amazing aircraft and such evecative names: Merlin, Hurricane , Spifire. Leaves modern names for dead! I used to live under the flight path of an airport in the 1950s and now 60 years later iI still miss the sights and sounds of propellor driven aircraft.

What do you mean, no music? This video is full of 12-cylinder symphonies! Fantastic video. Well done!

Amazing sights and sounds with so many beautiful aircraft in one place. Thank you for sharing

Delicious. Every ounce of beauty possessed by the Spitfire was matched by an equal weight of menace in the Hurricane.

Thanks for keeping these wonderful machines alive.

wowzer Bazza. love the flames coming out the exhaust. :)

Gorgeous sights n sounds. Lest we forget. Air force forever!! Achtung spitfeur!!

Probably not since the filming of 1969s Battle of Britain has there been the number of air worthy Hurricanes and Spitfires. Cudos to the passionate preservationists!

@catey62

3 жыл бұрын

It almost looks like they have a full squadron there.

@Dragonblaster1

3 жыл бұрын

All the Spits are Mk IX or later. Shame there are no airworthy Battle of Britain-era Spits and Hurries around. It was the same with the classic film.

@johnmclean6498

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dragonblaster1 Actually I saw a Mark II (BoB) and at least 2 Mk V's. They are easy to spot as they have the authentic camo for their time of dark earth and green. When they started to take the war to the continent in 42/43 with the Mk IX, they changed to dark grey over green.

I’m booked for a trip in the Duxford 2 seat Spit in June, to say I’m excited is an understatement!

@venturetwo

3 жыл бұрын

I can only say, enjoy!!!!! Did the same in 2018, best day of my life!

@zackpenhaligon9904

3 жыл бұрын

I hate flying but I'd bury my fears somewhere deep inside for that 👍🏻

To see and hear all those Hurris together makes my heart sing and brings a tear to my eye. Thank you!

Love these warbirds ! This video was put together very nicely ! One of the best I've seen yet .. Thank you !! Joe... Navy veteran ACU-2..

7:05 mark reminds me of the opening scene from Battle of Britain. Love me some 1940 paint schemes on the earlier Hurricanes and Spitfires. Not to mention there's just something so bad-a$$ about taking off and landing with the canopy open. No other planes, other than maybe some of the US Navy planes from WW2, pull it off like the the Hurri and Spit. Great video!!

@robinharris4119

11 ай бұрын

909n

Both beautiful looking aircraft

Takes me back to my flight in The Grace Spitfire at Duxford , 14 years ago.. such a memorable occasion.. We are so lucky to have these war birds to see at different air shows..

@Bulletguy07

3 жыл бұрын

How much was the flight then? It's £2750 now!

@petersmith6794

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bulletguy07 My flight was £1250.

@Bulletguy07

3 жыл бұрын

@@petersmith6794 Blimey.....so it's more than doubled in that period! £1250 would have been affordable to me back then and still is now but £2750 is a stretch too far.

@petersmith6794

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bulletguy07 Possibly the insurance has gone up so the costs have also?

Imagine the atmosphere being at Northolt in late August 1940 with a jubilant group of Poles coming back in their Hurricanes after a successful sortie out against Jerry.👍

@davidmellott5049

3 жыл бұрын

You are so right and should be proud, as I am being a Canadian and knowing our history in the air battles of both World Wars.

These planes really are not just airshow candy and I think its important for airshow types to read and understand that they really did save us from the worst evil the world has ever seen....so important to keep them flying so we can remember all those brave young men lost in the worst of circumstances. Love the sound of the Hurricane tho....

Sight and sound out of this world.

This and the Hurricane are what saved my nana, great-aunt, and great-uncles

Rolls Royce Merlin, the sound of freedom! 😍

Being on the wrong side of the planet here (Sydney, AU) what a stunning experience for sight and sound. I recently watched the Guy Martin EP and even fitting, attaching and locking the Merlin to the frame was so precise. Being a retired automotive and marine mechanic makes me respect the endless hours needed to keep them flying. Thanks for posting.

Apart from the sound of the Merlin V12 l never fail to marvel at the beautiful lines of the Spitty and the rugged lines of the Hurricane!

Thank you for giving us the oportunity to see and hear these marvelous machines flying.

Oh wow! It is a beautiful flying and very difficult to find. Thank you for the visit. From Thai people.👍😊❤️

Thanks to all a lovely showing special thanks to ALL who maintain these beautiful pieces of history KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Thank you for the PERFECT sound track!

WHO NEEDS MUSIC , THE MERLIN OVERTURE IS ALL THATS NEEDED.

Excellent video. And that throaty, lovely Merlin sound. Magic.

Beautifully captured, The RR V12 Brill..

Nice to see a hurricane as well

I remember my first ever encounter with a Spitfire and hurricane, I was at my grandparents house in the 1980's and a Spitfire and Hurricane buzzed the houses at rooftop level, I was hooked and my Dad recored the battle of britain off the TV a few weeks later, the greatest tribute to those who gave their lives in world war II

7'49 Hurricane RFE that was flown by Jan Zumbach form Squad 303 on August 15th of 1940 with one BF109 confirmed as shot down. Perfect restoration!

The best video of these spits & hurricans , no music, close ups , great stuff !

Finally, someone who understands the music here is that of the RR Merlin. Thank you so much

The beautiful sound of V12 Merlin...Great filming!!! Thanks for posting this.

Scramble scramble !!!! they look like doing 100mph just sat there.....you can see they dying to get aloft where they belong...landings as good as take offs .brilliant imagine doing it for real not know if you coming back...brave men they were.

No sweeter sound in aviation than a Merlin at full throttle!

The Engines are music to my ears, thanks so much💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Gracias por poder disfrutarlos de esta forma. Maravillosas aeronaves. Saludos desde Montevideo, Uruguay.

When neighbors play there bass only I'll hit them back with this! Sounds like music to my ears! I was a metal stamper miss listening to the presses go up and down! This is just as good!

@racheljennings8548

3 жыл бұрын

Good speakers for it bawaha

Thank you for that glorious soundtrack! I recently watched a video of Bf-109s in flight. By comparison, they sounded like farm tractors.

Beautifully filmed Barry..no music, no poxy American computerised narration..just the evocative symphony of the Merlin

@BarryPrice1959

3 жыл бұрын

Many Thanks I really enjoyed filming the spitfire and Hurricanes at Headcorn........Regards Barry

@dapto234

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly they sure know how to ruin a good video with their shitty music drowning out the raw aircraft sound.

@vicsaul5459

3 жыл бұрын

@@BarryPrice1959 are there any Lancs still flying? 1 is great but 4 !!!!

@BarryPrice1959

3 жыл бұрын

@@vicsaul5459 The BBMF have the Lancaster only 2 in the world still flying, the other Lanc is in Canada.........our BBMF Lancaster was due to display at this airshow in 2020 but was scrubbed because of bad weather......Regards Barry

Now this is a real fabulous video and the engines are the music we want to hear! Also it's really cool to see them landing on the grassy turraine instead of the jet powered crap leaving the pavement!

no music ? MERLIN sound *IS* music, and the finest one you can get.

Amaizing video with A++++++ sound, thank you!!! Mosto beatifull airplane ever!

The deeds of the heroic and very brave men to scrambled to their aircraft to bathe themselves in GLORY in defense of their country must never ever be forgotten....these beautiful aircraft must be the CONSTANT REMINDER of their sacrifice.. keep them flying!!!!

I'm glad the Hurricanes are coming back. They should never be forgotten. I'd have hated to been in a Heinkel when they came at them.

Fantastic video clips what a noise wish I was there ! .

Fire literally came out of the spitfires, amazing!

True aviatic porn, thanks for this. I was at the flying legends in 2014 and there was a formation of I believe 11 Spitfires and I was crying.

Thank you for sharing this.

Great video. The sound these Merlins make is difficult to describe, other that amazing and perfection. I'm hoping the Government provides funding for keeping Merlin powered aircraft in the skies: they are a link to another time when the Country pulled together, and of course a vital part of Remembrance.

Amazing machines! Amazing event! Wish I'd been there. Thanks for sharing the video.

Tout simplement magnifique, et merci pour vôtre vidéo.

WOW, ALL VERY GOOD AIRCRAFTS! John P.

Sound of Freedom 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇫🇷

@petehoskins1267

3 жыл бұрын

🇦🇺 & 🇳🇿 & 🇿🇦 AU, NZ, SA

@joeshmoe9978

3 жыл бұрын

@@petehoskins1267 👍

I still have a soft spot for the Hurricanes, Tomahawks, and P-39s. They were "good enough" when good enough was all we had.

Headcorn is now my local airfield and living not too far and when the spring comes around, you always know. The Spitfire and Harvard are airborne and usually dog fighting overhead. Most people listen for the first cuckoo to announce spring, I listen for the spits.

Best video I have seen for a loooooong time, thumbs up wow 🙂

Bumpsy daisy! Awesome video. The Hurricane is a fine looking aircraft and doesn't get nearly as much love as it deserves. Seeing three of them flying in formation at 17:24 was the highlight for me :-)

It's amazing that these old birds were built so tough they didn't need a hard-surface runway, just a relatively flat grassy field. Oh, sure, they bounced a bit, but they were made to be handled this way.

Beautifully filmed. Thank you so much!

Nothing so evocative as a Merlin going 'flat out!'. Wonderful seeing all these machines together!. Was waiting for the 'take off' flare!. Don't know how many times I've seen this clip, never gets old. Lest we forget!. Nuff said.

Michael James Macaulay thank you for your kind reply ,I have lost our feed I am so glad you saw it as i was yours God bless You too

Amazing video. Some very special and beautiful planes right there!

The Merlin engine has the power to put me to sleep. Beautiful!

So beautiful..... !!!! Amazing....!!!!!! *-*

Nice to see the hurricanes, they look great in photos !

Wonderful symphony of sound ...The Rolls Royce Merlin ..!!!