The younger generation could learn a lot from this brilliant interview

@GULLPERCHFLYER

3 ай бұрын

They could indeed Steve how times have changed. Please do have a subscribe to my channel. Chris. kzread.info/dron/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ.html

As an American who's read and watched so much about the war for the last 50-odd years it's great to hear one of the best of the British, as well as see this awesome footage. Never had these kinds of things back when I was a kid, so it's really something of a blessing to be able to watch and hear from those who formed not only British history but world history. I've seen probably 90% of the WWII movies but of course movies are someone's fantasy and not normally historically accurate. These kinds of documentaries are what I search for now.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

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@steve5825

4 ай бұрын

What a breed of men, young men, that this country once had. We shame the memory of them.

@chipsawdust5816

4 ай бұрын

@@GULLPERCHFLYER Thanks I did subscribe. :)

@bimmjim

17 күн бұрын

I only watch history videos that have no music. NO music.

What a wonderful video and interview ! My late father was a flight engineer on Lancasters and often spoke about Ginger and other RAF personnel he admired from that era. Apparently Ginger lived in Flamborough Head on the Yorkshire coast and the local fishermen often left fresh fish on his doorstep for him as a means of showing their gratitude.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

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When I was small I met Ginger Lacey and got his autograph, it would have been in the early 70s. Living locally, he was opening a fete in Sewerby, I think. I remember being impressed by his courtesy and by his beautiful writing.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

3 ай бұрын

How interesting many thanks for taking the time to post up your experience. Please have a subscribe to my channel. Chris. kzread.info/dron/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ.html

thank you so much for the post absolutely stunning. their names should never be forgotten Thank you all for sacrifice 🙏❤️ royal navy veteran in Suffolk XX

@GULLPERCHFLYER

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Geoff appreciate your kind feedback. Please have a subscribe to my channel and check out some more wartime history. Chris. kzread.info/dron/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ.html

Danke für das super Filmmaterial,und das tolle Interview,sehr interessant 👌 Schade daß wir uns bekriegt haben! Im Gedenken an alle Piloten beider Seiten!

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

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@mason7778

5 ай бұрын

@@GULLPERCHFLYER ja die 80 er Jahre waren die besten 😎 heute wird es immer schwieriger in Deutschland 🤔

@yorkshirelad3524

3 ай бұрын

Both our countries have now been destroyed by our own politicians we needlessly fought each other to end up like we are shameful

@mason7778

3 ай бұрын

@@yorkshirelad3524 yes, you are right🤔

@dendemano

3 ай бұрын

Don’t mention the war!

Thankyou sir for showing this we should never forget those brave men and women.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

3 ай бұрын

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Absolutely wonderful thank you! My Mum was civilian ground crew (first line servicing) in The RAF during The Battle of Britain and the remainder of the 2nd World War. She served on a Hurricane Squadron, refuelling, rearming etc. similar to what was shown in the video. As an aside, my Dad served at Bletchley Park during the War. He was a Radio Technician.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks English Veteran and for your wonderful memories, please do have a subscribe to my channel. Chris.

@georgielancaster1356

2 жыл бұрын

Oh! To me,that is more exciting than a relative with a title, a rock star, a movie star! Bletchley Park AND servicing hurricanes during the BoB! Did you know that Bletchley Park was part of the divorce settlement of Anne of Cleves, the luckiest, most wise, of Henry's wives. She outlived them all, pleased herself, did not risk her life, giving birth - kept Henry happy, had a good relationship with all the children.

Absolutely phenomenal. Thank you so very much for curating this for generations to come.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your kind feedback. Chris.

What a marvelous footage of Czechoslovak squadrons getting ready for action. It was a pleasure to watch,keep up your work. My neighbor,back in 1973, was a navigator in 307 squadron(Polish),flying Mosquitos over Germany,as a bombing campaign went on. Thank you

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Piotr I have other films on my you tube, the Czech crew who lost their lives in a crash in a B24 near Salcombe and another on the Czech pilots at Exeter, please subscribe. Chris.

@johnjephcote7636

Жыл бұрын

Tak, zauważyłem wszystkie imiona.

What a quote: 'I don't know what you mean by chivalry, if it meant 'give a man an even break' the answer was there was no chivalry at all. I much preferred to kill someone without him even knowing I was there. His first indication that he was being shot at would be when bullets started coming out of his chest.'

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

It is an interesting quote and maybe more real than shouting put your hands up Please !

@terraflow__bryanburdo4547

2 жыл бұрын

Both Hartmann and Richtofen mastered the art of the ambush. Basically an assassination, but rather humane compared to some other scenarios.

@am4793

2 жыл бұрын

The top aces were hit and run merchants. They came in high from the Sun, with their wing man, clatter the enemy and use their dive velocity to get away.

@Pete-tq6in

2 жыл бұрын

@@am4793, I know, my comment was merely a reference to the brutality of the quote. People often think of air fighting as a gentlemanly way of waging war when it was anything but, it was every bit as ruthless as infantry or mechanised combat, dog eat dog, kill or be killed.

@am4793

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pete-tq6in Of course. War is Hell and what people do is unspeakable even when no war crime is committed. Young people don't get it until they experience war or live long enough to understand the implications.

Well done. I enjoyed his thoughts on how authority is perceived throughout the decades. Discipline is becoming a lost-art.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

6 ай бұрын

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The questions of FEELINGS by the interviewer are a sign of our present times.

What an absolute gem, thank you for posting.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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@N1611n

2 жыл бұрын

@@GULLPERCHFLYER Already subscribed sir

Fascinating. I have had the book, Ginger Lacey - Fighter Pilot, for close to sixty years, but your video is the first time I have ever heard him speak. So revealing. Quite calm, quite matter-of-fact about it all and incredibly impressive.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

3 ай бұрын

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Great vid my wife’s father a polish airmen flew with 316 .Hurricane,Spitfire and Mustang

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks AA keep an eye out and subscribe for my next upload Battle of Britain. Chris.

Let History not be forgotten! they fought for our freedom and ideals , this should be in all education : honesty, clear speech and defending what you stand for. Thank you so much for this impressive presentation, inspiring and as actual as ever!

@GULLPERCHFLYER

6 ай бұрын

I am glad you found the film of interest Samuel . Do please have a subscribe to my channel and check out my other films. Chris.

As a secondary modern student in the early 1960s in Wallasey, Cheshire our headmaster was Ginger Lacy. He was recognisable from the flying gear image, although in his 40s at the time. We were aware of his war-time role at the time.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

6 ай бұрын

How very interesting Geoffrey many thanks for that feedback. Do please have a subscribe to my channel Chris.

It's been quite a few years now, but I'm fairly sure I read his autobiography where he mentioned he would feel nautious whenever the 'tannoy' sounded a 'scramble'.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

3 ай бұрын

That is quite correct James I am currently reading his book. Please have a subscribe to my channel. Chris. kzread.info/dron/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ.html

Fantastic history thank you for uploading this.

Jim Lacey was my instructor at Grindale in the 70's. Being taught by a master of the air.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, I really appreciate your memories please have a subscribe to my channel , Chris.

@timhancock6626

2 жыл бұрын

@@GULLPERCHFLYER I jumped at Grindale Parachute Centre (Near Flamborough where Ginger lived) a few times and Ginger was the pilot of the yellow C206 on a couple of occasions in 1976. He told us to keep still as we were disturbing the trim of the aircraft.

Bloody brilliant and enjoyable! One of the most brutally honest interviews of a RAF Fighter pilot ever, stunning! Ginger Lacey, THANK YOU MATE!!!!!!

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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Absolutely bloody marvellous. The stunning thing is Squadron Leader Lacey wouldn't see himself as a hero but a bloke doing his bit for Great Britain .Thanks to him and thanks to you and god bless the pair of you ,happily subscribed .

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy appreciate your kind feedback. Chris.

A brave man talking straight and honest, no bullshit no glory just a very decent man telling as it was ✌️

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks knapster very true, please consider a subscribe to my channel. Chris.

Your videos are great they are history of a generation that should never be forgotten thanks

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Case, please have a subscribe. Chris.

I've read his biography a couple of times. A great pilot

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks tectorama. Chris

A superbly interesting video, so many thanks! Great to hear the words of one of our greatest fighter aces, and so down to earth, as one would expect from a Yorkshireman. Generations come and generations go. I am one of the "boomers" but Mr. Lacey was one of the rightly named, "Greatest Generation". We owe them a huge debt of gratitude.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks Anonnemo, he was a very interesting character and gave tremendous service. Chris.

Fascinating. Thank you. More please.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

17 күн бұрын

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As a child in the late 1950s I played in the old buildings of Gravesend airfield. Thanks so much for this remarkable posting.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Leningrad, Gravesend all gone now, do check out my channel please and have a subscribe. Chris.

Thanks for the upload. Fascinating.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen. Chris.

I love everything about the spits-n-hurricanes, especially the spitfire it's one beautiful plane

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

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Many thanks for posting my friend .

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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Tremendous, Chris. Both the archive footage which is magical and the interview. I spent nearly 30 years in yorkshire and you can certainly hear the accent coming through and the matter-of-factness of the description of events. I haven't heard before this sort of detailed first hand account of what it was like to be a pilot No attempt at all to glorify it and no attempt to elaborate on chivalry. Look forward to RAF Portreath. I spend holidays every year close to Portreath and wondered what sort of top secret installation was at the top of the hill on the north/east side. It's now clearer.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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Absolutely wonderful post. Fabulous interview too, all relevant questions. Good footage, of MkVB Spitfires, not around in the Battle, but there’d have been no time nor safety to film during it. Listening to the click of lighters and the exhalations of them smoking was surprisingly nostalgic even though I’ve always detested it. In 1982 I met Ginger Lacey, I was starstruck, he was a jolly avuncular character and he was still flying! He described himself as “the lift attendant in a Lunatic Asylum.” He flew the Cessna at the free fall parachute 🪂 club in Bridlington.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your memories William. Please consider a subscribe. Chris.

Thanks for this film . My grandad was in the RAF and like so many people in the war never spoke about it . I use to ask him what he did but he always changed the subject , even my mum never knew. Would love to find out his part in it all but never will as he died in '91 still keeping quiet. Thanks Jim

@GULLPERCHFLYER

10 ай бұрын

Thank You Jim, my father served in the 13/18th Hussars in Sherman tanks and went right the way across Northern Europe to liberate the town of Bremen. I can understand why they didn't speak of the horrors they experienced how would anybody back home even begin to understand and many did not want to remember the horrible time by talking about it they just wanted to try and forget it all but I guess that would be impossible. Best Regards Chris.

@charlestaylor8566

5 ай бұрын

You should be abled to find out from his service records if you know what regiment he was in , I have my fathers records , but many peoples got lost or whatever , but records will or should with his regiment , good luck .

@retrojet

26 күн бұрын

​@@GULLPERCHFLYER Amazing! My uncle was in the 15/19th Hussars... killed Winsen, April 14th, 1945, south of Hamburg by panzerfaust. My dad had landed the day before to join his brother's regiment. Dad ended up in churchill crocodiles, and only spoke of it's horrific effect on the enemy on his deathbed......... I'm 66 now, and even though I understand why that generation did not shout about it, we should have been taught this history at school.... So grateful for your recognition of an unforgettable time, that has been forgotten by too many!!! Just look at the mess the world is in again!!!! (sorry that I haven't seen your posts before now.....)

Excellent video. Thank you.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Miriam.

Thank you for posting the video. Somewhat puts the actual 'dog fight' time-frame into perspective when Ginger Lacey said it was one to one and a half minutes. ... Life, injury or death for some and all part of the 'day job' for the fighter pilots participating on both sides during the actual time. What I thought the video also shows well, is all the other work going on at the airfield, the intrinsic participation of others, the maintenance, etc., all comprising a contributing factor towards the 'sum of the parts'.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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Stunning interview with a no nonsense hero

@GULLPERCHFLYER

6 ай бұрын

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Absolutely fascinating thank you for your efforts and I look forward to the next one

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Macrobish next up Battle of Britain do subscribe please. Chris.

Best video I've seen for ages. Really well done, thanks.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Tim be sure and subscribe next upload Battle of Britain. Chris.

Great footage and stories. Thanks for sharing it with us.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

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We can only be thankful for Squadron Leader Lacey and all the men and women of that generation. WIthout them where might we be now? Something I don't like to think about

Wonderful program, keep hem coming

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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thank you an interesting compilation of footage,and interview

@GULLPERCHFLYER

Жыл бұрын

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I'm so glad your channel popped up in my feed, brilliant colour footage. Subscribed straight away, and now going through your back catalogue - thank you!!

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that Simon I have been at it for 2 years now, please leave feedback when you have time. Chris.

Thyank you for this footage. I particularly loved the sequence at 14:50 of "Bods for a two-six" which my Dad used to always laugh about, from his years with 66Sqdn.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks for that interesting feedback, do consider Gilbert. Best Regards. Chris.

@GilbertdeClare0704

6 ай бұрын

@@GULLPERCHFLYER Many thanks. I do love your vids, as they often spark up memories of the things my Dad used to tell me about. He met Ginger Lacey a couple of times, also Douglas Bader, but it was the everyday things made him, laugh. Like when a call went up for a Two Six, he knew where some of the "Bods" or "oiks" would hide to avoid being "chosen", and how early days, one or two pilots would try to rev the Spit up hard enough to blow one of them off in the slipstream. Never did, but my Dad said he could see the pilots laugh about it afterwards. Later in the Battle if runways had been cratered and quickly filled, one of them would ride on the wing to spot ahead for the pilot when on the taxiways. At Coltishall, my Dad had one Spit coming in to land actually aim the kite low at him as he was on perimeter guard duty, and my Dad had to dive to the ground. Always made my Dad laugh in his later years. Thanks for your vids, sir

Poignant footage and excellent interview. Heroes down to the bone. Bless 'em all.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Walter, please consider subscribing to the to my channel. Chris.

very interesting , loved every minute of the audio and visual , his thoughts on the young rang true even back in the 70.s

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

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A fascinating video, a great interview and really interesting questions and probing really important issues day to day for the pilots and squadron staff during the war. Thank you for putting this on YT.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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@mpersad

2 жыл бұрын

@@GULLPERCHFLYER Subscribed!

Churchill mentioned one thousand years in his finest hour speach, the way things are going in our modern Britain the second world war is almost forgotten in less than one hundred. Great post and channel, liked and subscribed.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate you subscribing along, check out my recent Douglas Bader film, now there was a character. Chris.

Excellent! Thank you. All the best, Rob in Switzerland

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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Epic men all. Thank you for the post. 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸

@GULLPERCHFLYER

6 ай бұрын

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Wonderful matter of fact interview

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ian gritty and down to earth probably one of a kind.

Thanks for this fascinating video. My only suggestion would be fewer questions about emotional/philosophical matters and more about what the encounters with the enemy were like.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick that interview was back in 1978 I did cringe at some of the questions, please take a look at my next upload and consider a subscribe. Chris.

Wonderful stuff. Thank you.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

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Man, you gotta love the Brits! They went toe to toe with the Luftwaffe and kicked their asses. Never has there been an organization like the RAF during the Battle of Britain. They used what they had to the fullest. The Spitfire and in particular, the Merlin engine helped win the war in Europe. It's amazing how Mr. Churchill was able to rally his people and his fighters. Of course there were some rubbings like the nonsense between Patton and Monty or the failed Operation Market Garden. We all took those hits as Allies and we all took the glory and joy of VE Day. If it were not for the amazing people of the RAF and the British in general, Hitler could have invaded the UK. The RAF and the Radar screen decimated the enemy and forced Hitler to back away from a cross channel invasion. I'll always keep a spot in my heart for the British. Hell, I went to Radar school with some Limeys and those people we tops. We always had a great time with our Mates as we slugged back some pints!

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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@mikehowarth6165

2 жыл бұрын

All the best sir,lovely words

@malcolmscrivener8750

Жыл бұрын

Did you ever ask your Pommie mates about Biggles ? Where’s he hangin out these days ?

@richardpeychers4076

6 ай бұрын

No mention of all the commonwealth countries and others Poles , Czechs, French, Canadians, volunteer Americans, Indians etc that made up the RAF.

@offshoretomorrow3346

6 ай бұрын

Czechoslovaks clearly visible near the start and mentioned too.

Good video Sir, well done. I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time with Jim Lacey, rather emotional hearing him again.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your feedback more to come on my next upload please have a subscribe. Chris.

My dad was a boy entrant at Cranwell. This brought tears to my eyes. Thank you Sir

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Michael appreciate your memories, please do have a subscribe. Chris.

Thank you for bringing history to the younger generations,again we live in dangerous times.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks poppy's bench your feedback is very kind please do subscribe. Chris.

I now know what the “VR” lapel insignia stood for. Aside from that this was an absolutely first rate video. The insights are priceless! Thanks

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

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@kenstevens5065

4 ай бұрын

Yes the RAF VR pin, the same reason VR naval officers had wavy rank insignia on their sleeves during WW2. I found that out after being curious watching the film Operation Mincemeat! Pity we never see our military wearing their uniforms in public anymore other than on ceremonial occasions. I used to see loads as a kid in the 1950's.

That was wonderful! I wonder what James Lacey would have thought of Britain nowadays?

@GULLPERCHFLYER

4 ай бұрын

I would guess Paul he may have become quite despondent. Chris.

I have read he book about Ginger Lacey and what he got up to an incredible man

@GULLPERCHFLYER

3 ай бұрын

That's interesting srg I am reading Ginger Lacey's book at the moment. Chris. kzread.info/dron/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ.html

@srgmiller340

3 ай бұрын

@@GULLPERCHFLYER You know how he taps his foot while flying he does that for the rest of the war

@srgmiller340

3 ай бұрын

If they made a film about him and what he and his squadron got up too they would say it was all fiction

Fascinating.i enjoyed that very much. Please continue…Cheers!

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

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Thank you for sharing. Very nice.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 ай бұрын

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Thank you Brother Lacey ❤️👍🙏

@GULLPERCHFLYER

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your kind comments. Chris.

Loved seeing the Lysander at the end! World's first "spy plane"! Some epic thrillers involving those airframes!

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks, please check out my film 'Rare RAF Westcountry Footage' that features more Westland Lysander footage with air sea rescue at RAF Portreath in Cornwall. Chris. Please have a subscribe. kzread.info/dron/Oh3lzlK4b9UtMzHagk7SaQ.html

Superb as always 👍

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Always welcome your feedback John 😊

❤ Thank you so much! Subscribed after one video, wonderful work!

@GULLPERCHFLYER

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the film and many thanks for subscribing. Chris.

Wonderfully put together. Colour film was still very new. It was fascinating to see the aircraft were not pristine, as we see them now. The exhausts were showing signs of rustings, and the panels 'sort of' fitting. I loved the shot of the pet dog watching his 'master' being strapped in, then being blown off the wing as the Merlin revved up. Living in Kent, I must take a trip to Gravesend and see if anything survives! Thanks again for your superb productions.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks Johnathan for your kind comments. Try googling RAF Gravesend it's very much built over. Do please have subscribe to my channel. Chris.

Thanks for this wonderful stuff,best footage I have ever seen…

@GULLPERCHFLYER

4 ай бұрын

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Incredible man

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks.

Totally absorbed from start to finish , Thanks muchly for the upload , i live near several airfields , one of which is very famous here in the south west .

@GULLPERCHFLYER

3 ай бұрын

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Brilliant, thank you.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

4 ай бұрын

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I joined the Royal Air Force in 1971 - posted to RAF Chivenor in N.Devon. We knew of the "WWII 2 Aces" and athough it was 30 years later, these fine men were highly revered and still appreciated, it was our heritage. I cant help thinking that while I was only 17 when I joined up, becoming an independent and conciensious adult as time went on, it must have been a very similar situation for the lads of WWII though I am sure there was an aire of urgency in their induction to adulthood, Great documentary, thanks. I have subscribed.

@GULLPERCHFLYER

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, maybe Hawker hunters at Chivenor during your time. Chris.

@4stevieb

2 жыл бұрын

@@GULLPERCHFLYER Yes indeed Chris, Hunters Mks 6, 7, 9,and 10. A couple of Meteors and a couple of Jet Provosts, Chivenor was great .... then we moved to Brawdy S.Wales.

Brilliant video thank you. I’ve subscribed.

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the subscription very much appreciated. Chris.

Another superb video.

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6 ай бұрын

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Great video. The pilots looked older than the movies portray them. They certainly looked like a very competent bunch of men.

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5 ай бұрын

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Excellent video and interview.

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4 ай бұрын

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GREAT VIDEO - THANK YOU! Hearing the interview along with actual footage of Ginger and his fellow airman/warriors reminds one of such a Beautiful Generation gone by. No one Ever wishes to be at war with anyone, however, it truly was a golden time of People Uniting against all that is evil in this world. My mother was born the year the war actually started and passed away a few years ago. I/WE long for generations such as Yours and My Mothers. A crying shame those people are mostly gone:(:(:(:( Again Thank You for a Wonderful video of Beautiful times, Not the war but of the people who fought to preserve a Free Society! I Love them All! Good Day and I Truly Hope All is Well!

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2 жыл бұрын

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Very good thank you

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2 жыл бұрын

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A most interesting interview as I had long wanted to know more about Ginger Lacey. I spoke at length tto a Hurricane BoB pilot who deplored being seen as a 'hero'; he and some who wrote expressed nuanced views on war and killing.

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2 жыл бұрын

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Very enjoyable- thank you.

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3 ай бұрын

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Very nice short documentary, well done. Cheers,

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2 жыл бұрын

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He used to fly us at the parachute club at Grindale near his home at Flamborough in the 1970s. Decent bloke.

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6 ай бұрын

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It’s not very often I watch a 25 minute KZread video 👍

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4 ай бұрын

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great and interesting to hear what Ginger Lacey had to say.

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5 ай бұрын

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Really interesting! Thanks

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3 ай бұрын

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Brilliant stuff!! How astounding to think what life was like for EVERYONE at that time!!! My dad lost his hero big brother in tanks, April 14th 1945... and I have always surmised that terrible event led to my dad taking a different path? ....and why I'm here? ....that's what fate is all about... So many unsung heroes in history!!!

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25 күн бұрын

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Was in the RAF myself, always been fascinated by the Battle of Britain for obvious reasons and like most people, had an overly “romantic” view of aerial combat. Listening to old pilots from all sides it is obvious that war represents human kind at its absolute worst. Sadly to survive one must function at the “kill or be killed” level.

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5 ай бұрын

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5 ай бұрын

My view of war was not romantic because I lived near Northolt airfield. 303 squadron, Polish pilots flying Hurricanes. I used to watch them returning from a fight streaming glycol or with only one wheel down or holes in the rudder or similar. Tough times for all our fighting forces.

Thank you boys.

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2 жыл бұрын

Appreciated Bill.

Battle of Britain film 1969. Still a great watch

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8 күн бұрын

Quite agree Robert. Chris.

@8:50; I was curious as to the dog's reaction when that "damn, fine Merlin" fired up, I wasn't disappointed.

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9 ай бұрын

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Great Video! Love it!

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2 жыл бұрын

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james lacey signed my log book for my first 100 hours of pilot in command back in 1986

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2 жыл бұрын

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Thank you very much for posting this! A true marvel and great joy to watch! For those interested, I'd like to point out that this short film (much too short if you ask me) offers a very good chance to observe the various stages of the Spitfire camouflage colour schemes. The Gravesend Spitfires showed some machines with a very pale or faded Ocean Grey (Upper surface Grey) colours and thus a high contrast against the Dark Green pattern (and some serious wear n' tear), and others with more fresh paint job and a lower contrast between the two upper surface colours. This you don't really see that well from photographs which usually depicts a single aircraft and from different time periods. Again, thanks for sharing!

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2 жыл бұрын

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So glad l stumbled on this. The footage and interview content was fantastic. Si, Christchurch, NZ.

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Ай бұрын

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thank you

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2 жыл бұрын

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Great video. Nice footage of RAF Hornchurch featuring wing Commander Wilfred Duncan Smith wearing his captured Schwim.vest and featuring his black spaniel (CO of 64 Squadron, Spitfire SH - Z), father of Sir Iain Duncan Smith, our president at the RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre.

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2 жыл бұрын

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I lived in Hornchurch from birth until I was 19 and joined the RAF as an air defence radar tech. In the late 60's early 70's my dad flew RC model aircraft at a club that used a part of the disused peri-track as a runway, and an old E pen dispersal as the car park. I well remember as a young kid playing in the old shelter in the E Pen. This was over the "back" of the airfield very close to St George's Hospital and Suttons Lane. When I knew it Suttons lane ended at a gate that we used to access the spot where the model club flew. That was about where the bus turning area is next to the Ambulance Station and the heritage center. At least looking on Google Street View. I now live up in the Norfolk Broads, close to where I was stationed in the RAF.

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2 жыл бұрын

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Love the Spit ! I have & had MK IX R/C ones of various sizes,, & all flew & fly supeb !!

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4 ай бұрын

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