My dad was a spitfire pilot in WWII and survived the war. Shot down once, survived that, and went right back in his new spitfire. We should appreciate that generation more than we do.

@splatcave3145

Жыл бұрын

Different breed back then ♥️

@MrMorseone23

Жыл бұрын

That get is one of the last great gens...now all we got is female males lol smh

@nabirasch5169

Жыл бұрын

Too many demographics now to hold historical perspectives in common. The collective identity has been disintegrated.

@philip167

Жыл бұрын

we will remember the men that never came home to there loved one's

@leeknighton5042

Жыл бұрын

Your dad is a hero❤

I’m a P-47 Thunder Bolt fan. But I tell you what, them Spitfires were the most badass fighter planes that the British ever built! The pilots that flew them were fearless and tough as nails! Thank you for making and sharing this film. And a big thank you to all the women in England that built these magnificent planes.

@charleskinuthia9210

9 ай бұрын

There is one at the Kenya Airforce Base in Nairobi. Preserve it. These planes stopped Hitler

A lot of German planes that were shot down were FW-190s which entered the war until after the Battle of Brtiain. The attacks on trains and road convoys took place in mainland Europe after the Battle of Britain. I did enjoy the video, I just like to see the details of historic events being shown as accurate as possible. Thank you for posting the video.

@finjay21fj

Жыл бұрын

The "Butcher Bird" 190 had an odd flaw, due to its aerodynamic excellence, the perfect flow of air would cause turbulence in changes of pressure in air, or direction at some speeds :-y it's perfection in forward flight upset it's stability at times, a bang would occur over the wing like hitting a lamppost in mid-air, called "snatch"- there was no recovery. You bailed out at altitude or hit the ground at low air (/°•°)\

@craig83cg

10 ай бұрын

Most if not all of this footage was from Europe, seen it on loads of other videos, not much if any from the battle of britain.

My gran worked in a factory building Spitfires. She had 2 brothers, one of them returned from Dunkirk. She said he wouldn't talk about it. He was in the D Day landings, she never saw him again. I found a book about Operation Overlord at her house when I was small, I had no idea that it wasn't just a book, it was about her understanding what had actually happened

@daveb227

3 жыл бұрын

These are great war planes and where it all started with the young ladies that built them.

Thanks for uploading this. My dad flew a Spit, 402 squadron RCAF. He got late to the show in '44. It was the Battle of Britain that inspired him to enlist.

@andysolution62

2 жыл бұрын

Wat is (was) the name from your dad?

@andysolution62

2 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_C._McConnell

I had the honor of training with some British troops when I was in the Army a few years ago, i told them how proud I was of the Brits heroism during the Battle of Britian, they smiled, when I mentioned that the Spitfire was the finest fighter of WW2, you could see the immense pride in their eyes and posture, we were great friends after that and I was honored to be in their presence. May the Spitfire fly forever!!!!

@serenityflies1462

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Hurricanes HOOT, they bore the brunt of the fighting! God bless you and your family! xx✌✌👏👏❤❤

Thanks it caused a misty eye, my dad was a RR engineer and worked on the Spities during the war and my mother lived thru the blitz. Thanks a lovely tribute.

What a great generation of people we had. Hard, loving, kind, tough people. Thank God for all of them.

@davidsiracuse6672

2 жыл бұрын

👍Well said

@michaelsullivan2554

2 жыл бұрын

And their children give up the hard won freedoms for socialism/communism. Also known as slavery.

@michaelairley2015

2 жыл бұрын

Jepp. Still Europe treats the British like shit now.

@christophercook723

8 ай бұрын

Proper discipline, few single mothers and male school teachers for males. This is the result of egalitarian feminist nonsense .

I am a black American who as kid has studied all of the major wars, and I have always come to the same conclusion that a people who stand by their warriors and pilots as the British and Israelis have and what they accomplish with so little will always have my admiration!

These clips are not strictly from Spits and definitely not BoB. Thanks for the time and effort. We should all be thankful to the brave young men who fought and died for us.

@dlewis8657

4 жыл бұрын

Some of the footage is from Typhoons

@andrewmckenna00

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, thought that because the Spitfire NEVER was used as a ground attack/strafing plane

@stewartw.9151

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew McKenna Spits were used frequently for ground attack, on missions after the BoB was over in late 1940. Those missions were called "Rhubarbs" and were designed to begin taking the fight to the enemy where he lived. Pilots roamed around northern France seeking any target of opportunity on the ground. Later even bombs were attached underwing to Spitfires.

@colinwhyte1526

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmckenna00 Might want to try telling that to Erwin Rommel

@andrea22213

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmckenna00 And certainly in the Battle of Britain.

Very moving footage, remember, young men died, whilst we watch. RIP all of you!

@canadianradiochemist4465

3 жыл бұрын

this movie raises many philosophical questions like "why can't we just live together in peace" and "why the hatred"

@OrdinaryJoe12

3 жыл бұрын

@@canadianradiochemist4465 hatred by the person feeling it leads to 'rughteous' acts in their minds eye. Everyone thinks they are the good guy

@oliverbourne9599

3 жыл бұрын

@@canadianradiochemist4465 Did Hitler attack out of "hate" ? The point is, we had to defend ourselves, our culture, our freedoms and way of life. People gave their lives for that. It's hard for this generation to understand the reality of actually going to face death. 'Hardship' these days is not having the latest iPhone

@canadianradiochemist4465

3 жыл бұрын

Whoops I started a war in the comments Edit: not all of gen z is as you say boomer

@feonor26

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverbourne9599 I do not believe that Hitler saw himself as an evil person, he actually thought he did some good for his country. Just like everyone else who has "good intentions" he lead the country to hell. The fact that his doctor gave him a serious dose of cocaine and other shit on a daily basis didn't help either.

My late aunt made Spitfires too (at Woolston); she was a riveter.

@xx6489

3 жыл бұрын

Riveting stuff.... Wink

@flybobbie1449

3 жыл бұрын

Customers girlfriends mother was an inspector at Castle Bromwich. He has all her old inspection documents. He offered them to Duxford restorers, but weren't interested.

@thenewbiegamer6003

3 жыл бұрын

Realy cool man

@Concetta20

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

I was born on the 3rd February 1947, and as boy I never tired of listening to my father's war stories of his service in bombing command, nor did I tire of listening to the stories of his best friend's experiences as a pilot in the Luftwaffe (he was former POW).These two men, who have long since sadly passed away, will always have my undying respect for their in humility both in defeat and in victory.

@nookie077

Жыл бұрын

My great uncle won the DFM, amongst many more, presented by the king during WW2, and he never even told me. I had to find out after he died. Most didn't speak about the war.

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

Oh if only you had taped them!!! What treasure!

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

@@nookie077 They often said you had to do a lot more for a DFM than a DFC for officers. I think it pretty petty to not give them the same medal for same bravery, in the first place... but if you say medal, people know if officer or not. Though of course, many non officers were then pushed to do officer's course, so by end of war were officers - but if there is a DFM, on an officer, you know he earned his rank the hard way...

@nookie077

Жыл бұрын

@@georgielancaster1356 But thank you for your insight.

@nookie077

Жыл бұрын

@@georgielancaster1356 Just had a comment deleted for some reason. I did give a name to check so maybe that's against policy. I just wanted to say thank you for the information - I didn't know about the M and the C difference. He flew 30 bombing missions as a navigator and was involved in special operations - Colossus being one of them at the beginning of the war when they were using Handley Page bombers, forgive me if I've spelt that wrong. And he did become an instructor and officer, but based on what you said it must of been after receiving the DFM.

I worked years ago with an old Spitfire pilot and he said that, although the Spitfire was a superb machine to fly and a beautiful, thoroughbred aircraft, the Hurricane was sturdier, could take more punishment and was a much steadier gun platform when firing. He likened them to a Champion Racehorse and a strong , dependable workhorse. Whatever the opinions, we owe a real debt to those fighter's and the young men who flew them so bravely, facing such a huge disparity in number's compared to the enemy. I for one, will definitely remember "The Few," for the remaining years of my life, in gratitude.

I was just flicking through you tube and I came across your wonderful film. My mother operated a lathe making parts for Spitfires during WW2.She left South Wales at eighteen in1940 to work in a Hoover factory in High Wickam near London. She was so good at her job Hoover wanted her to go to America after the war, but she stayed at home and married my dad. If they had been alive it would have been their seventy fifth wedding anniversary today, November 10th. The greatest generation this country will ever produce. God bless you.

Great video, my Granddad was in the BEF and was at Dunkirk, he was invalided out of the army due to shellshock. They had him pulling out the bodies during the blitz. I remember him shaking all his life. But boy could he work metal. I wish I had him make me something when I was a kid. He did make an ornament from a 50p piece but I lost it. He died of cancer when I was seven, it crushed me. I still remember him giving me bread and dripping to this day, you don't see that any more.

"Never was so much, owed to so few, by so many" Sums it up.

@sugarnads

3 жыл бұрын

Gives ya the tingles every damn time eh.

@CH-pv2rz

3 жыл бұрын

You have it quite wrong... "Never was so much, owed, by so many, to so few"...

@adriantrefon1

3 жыл бұрын

@@CH-pv2rz except it said “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”

@petermallia558

Жыл бұрын

Never was so much owed by so many to so few.

@nickviner1225

Ай бұрын

@@CH-pv2rz YER we knew what he meant.

The Spitfire was a beautiful machine, it’s a shame Mitchell didn’t live long enough to witness his dream. There’s a lot of romance around the Spit, much less for our other planes😢 The amazing Hurricane, which was undoubtedly, a real workhorse, and a better gun platform than the Spitfire; more kills too. The Tempest, Typhoon, Mosquito, Lancaster, Blenheim, Manchester, Beaufighter, and not forgetting, the Fairy Swordfish🤗 the old biplane that disabled the Bismarck🤗 Every aircraft played a major roll... as did every young airman😢

@nickviner1225

Ай бұрын

Oh so true.

When a former flight instructor of mine passed away his wife brought in a box of stuff. In the box were manuals from WW2 and reels of gun camera footage. I never knew what happened to them. The chap was a Spitfire and Mustang pilot. Later my flight examiner and fellow instructor. Always think of these chaps, knew a few, Battle of Britain, my birthday.

I know the Spit was a machine of war, but damn, what a gorgeous aircraft.

@salfordladcraigedeane2356

5 жыл бұрын

Sure is a gorgeous plane, ,,

@danzervos7606

5 жыл бұрын

Most inline fighters were very attractive. I particularly like the Italian planes. An exception is Russian fighters which typically had a broad wing at the root tapering continuously to the tip. It gave good aerobatic performance but is not pleasing to the eye.

@Sofala

5 жыл бұрын

They look good but sound even better.

@Bullzeye1000yds

5 жыл бұрын

No need to apologize about a machine of war. It was just one of the "machines" that kept you free.

@stevemorris6855

5 жыл бұрын

Never a prettier killer.

Guys please don't make fun of me, but that was probably the most badass intro to a video I've ever seen on KZread. Couldn't have stopped tyranny without you guys. Thank you for helping to save the world. Sorry we were late for the party. Love, USA.

@davered8746

10 жыл бұрын

checkout billy fiske , in wikopedia he was a usa hurricane pilot who died in the battle.

@gonewiththewind8072

6 жыл бұрын

Zack G fuck off, thanks for claiming the SPITFIRE MK9 WAS YOUR INVENTION!!!!! FUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK

@dramit1815

6 жыл бұрын

Zack G .."couldnt have stopped tyranny"..you aint seen tyranny yet boy with the ultimate consequences of the allies winning ww2 ..europe is struggling with the cancer of islam which is a far greater horror than the nazis will ever be

@arthurtwoshedsjackson4336

5 жыл бұрын

Zack G thanks mate .

@arthurtwoshedsjackson4336

5 жыл бұрын

And now Europe shits all over us . France and Germany have so little respect . We rescued France who was bummed by Germany . Why a Frenchman to negotiate ? The French hate us due to their national shame at being bent over .

a beautiful generation who without them this world would be a very very dark place. god bless them. and rest in peace to those who gave there lives for our free dome today.

@trialen

10 жыл бұрын

I never got my free dome :(

@infinitecanadian

10 жыл бұрын

Ashil Tokhai But without these heroes it would be far darker a place.

@DrCanyonero

9 жыл бұрын

The free dome was a lie..

@davidwhite4874

6 жыл бұрын

infinitecanadian Why?

@dimitriwolfs9370

6 жыл бұрын

tomato6999 free world?really? I sure hope so but it does not seem that way to me sadly!

The pilots that flew them and the women and men that built them were an amazing generation 🇬🇧

@williambennett26

3 жыл бұрын

Amazingly suckered, quite a few must have had bridge collections

@Na-if5ze

Жыл бұрын

@@williambennett26 you're pathetic.

The greatest generation that ever lived

@Argyll9846

4 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt the finest there ever was.

@glynnwright1699

4 жыл бұрын

My mother made spares for the Fairey Swordfish , which ended up sinking more Axis shipping, by tonnage, than any other WW II aircraft. She was separated from my father for the duration of the war, he volunteered to join the RAF just a few months after they were married. He spent most of the duration in Africa, the diseases he contracted there killed him by his mid fifties. She brought up my elder brother on her own, not knowing if my father was still alive. She was one of millions; as you say the greatest generation that ever lived.

@australianmade2659

4 жыл бұрын

Glynn Wright these biplanes pulled off one of the greatest raids at Taranto in Italy. They effectively took out the Italian fleet which was absolutely critical to supply lines in the Mediterranean. You should be proud that your mother did her part to make that happen

@littlejimmy8744

4 жыл бұрын

@@australianmade2659 i know these Germans where real men unlike todays "men".

@rickoshea4625

4 жыл бұрын

Well said sir👏

A very moving last few minutes of this video. Brought a lump to my throat. God bless all those brave young men who gave their lives. R.I.P.

One of the best documentaries I've seen on Spitfires and their contribution to the war. Well done!

@finjay21fj

Жыл бұрын

Hurricanes did it so much better :-y

I freaking love my British brothers. USA

@TylerBigHead

9 жыл бұрын

what a troll!!!!!!

@1200ukmatt

7 жыл бұрын

Drift_Team_NVG b

@alexsir2094

6 жыл бұрын

WE SAVE BRITAIN

@Sam-no8tt

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Sir I saved English yours

@HarrisHonda

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Sir You saved no one

From Romanian history absorbed, I can say, God bless your grandmother for her hard work in building that beautiful airplane, and help to save the world. And thank you for posting.

I wasn't sure if this would be worth watching but you've interspersed excellent combat footage with footage of the manufacture of Spitfires, preparation of airplanes, home front fundraising efforts and pilots receiving medals. It made for a very good video. Many thanks!

Thank you. My mother worked in a factory in Scotland with other women, building the Spitfires while the men were away fighting the war. My late father admired the Russian spirit and sacrifice, and of course their terrible loss of life in the war.

Incredible footage. It must be preserved. The skills of the pilots, at one stage a pilot was below the roof height of a single story barn firing on the building. And in another at cab height of what I thought was a train, firing at approach. No Hollywood, no b/s, no special affects you saw what they saw. Thank you for putting this up. All respect to the fallen, the serving and the retired for a debt we can’t repay.

My Grandmother built planes , as well. Never knew until she passed away 3 years ago. She was a Rosey the Riveter. She built Hell Diver dive bombers and my Grandfather served on the submarine Cero, in the Pacific, during ww2.

My father in law was an was a Spitfire Ace with the Eagle Sqn. Thank you for letting me see what it looked like from his point of view.

I want to show this to all people out there that does not understand war is a hell. I salute all men and women who died in World War 2.

@bowrudder899

8 жыл бұрын

+Space Pelican War isn't hell. Hell is hell. War is just the front door. The bad part is inside.

@williambennett26

3 жыл бұрын

Be careful to whom you salute, remember war manifests humanity at its lowest and stupidest level

@oliverbourne9599

3 жыл бұрын

@@williambennett26 I'm being careful here but are you suggesting in your answer that "saluting the dead" is saluting the "lowest and stupidest" ??

@williambennett26

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverbourne9599 are you referring to those who have passed generally or those of a category of consequence I.e. war?

@thefolder69

2 жыл бұрын

well, except for the truly reprehensible ones. no respect for them from me, at least.

The more I watch it ... The more I watch it! No problem for me that most of the footage is after the Battle of Britain, just glad you were able to get ANY footage and stitch it together so nicely. Churchill standing in front of one of them, impressive. That formation at 6:39 to 6:51 with the sunlight glinting off them: superb. Thanks Psari, and thanks to all who sacrificed so much then.

I once worked with an old aircraft mechanic who had kept the planes flying during the Battle of Britain. Their daily routine was 20 hours work and four hours off (sleep time).

AWSOME!! well done! I wish I was there! You brought tears to my eyes seeing those young boys fight and die for the cause! The Spit will always be a beautiful Lady! Thank you Grandma for helping to build her!

They called It Spitfire we call It LEGEND. Love from Italy

@oliverbourne9599

3 жыл бұрын

This comment made me feel emotional. Love from the UK

@eugeniocamporato8427

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverbourne9599 thanks my Friend. Happy to gave you an emotion😉

Great video, but I had to mute the audio. I build a model Spitfire as a kid years ago (crashed it on its first flight) It hung on my bedroom ceiling for years.

Fantastic footage my great uncle flew them amongst other aircraft survived the war only to crash testing a plane and equipment for Boac I wish I could of met him and listened to his stories cheers Buck

Thanks Psari, truly excellent! And a special thanks to the mothers and grandmothers who built the most beautiful killing machine in history. And eternal gratitude to the heroes who flew them. Remarks: Yes a lot of the footage is from before and after D-Day, not just BOB. Some of the dog-fights and straffing is beyond belief, look at the line-of-fire correction in 3:53 - he gets the whole train!

Looks like these dudes invented the GoPro! Big respect for these true heros. Great flying too.

To all the men and women, in the military and civilians, thank you so much for your sacrifice.

Let's take a second to appreciate the bravest and most skilful group of pilots in any wartime arena. If not for these glorious " few" the world today would be a much different place. Special mention too to R. J. Mitchell who designed the Spitfire and to Sydney Camm who designed the Hawker Hurricane ( which actually had more " hits " in battle)

@christophercook723

Жыл бұрын

While l agree but wonder if we would be better off speaking a European language than Arabic. or Asian and African ones . Keep going and English will soon be a minority language.

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

Remember, too, that there were Poles, Czechs, Belgians, and an Austrian, I think, in the BoB. And a Jamaican and a Barbadian, I think. And lots more from other places I feel I should actually research and make a full list, not leave out people, but I have a job to do... Just have to have a stab, from memory. Plus others, from the Colonies... First black pilot flying for Britain, in WW1, was Jamaican, I think. There was a black pilot in WW2, later than BoB, I think, descended from slaves owned by Benedict Cumberbatch's antecedents. His last name was Cumberbatch. Possibly, at some point, even had some Cumberbatch DNA, not just the name of the owning family... 7? Americans in the BoB? Billy Fiske in the Millionaire's Squadron, 601 best known. Edit: I think Billy pretended to be Canadian, but everybody knew Billy. A number of Brit millionaires had known him from Uni, I think. I think there are possibly 4 more Americans that MAY have enlisted claiming to be Canadian or something else - but it isn't 100%

@christophercook723

Жыл бұрын

No chance except it will be Arabic , Hindu and Spearchucker soon.

@markvickers3488

Жыл бұрын

My Ami Spitfire pilot father said many times, that 'Hurries ' were more important in Battle of Britain than Spits .

@markvickers3488

Жыл бұрын

Yes , And a lot of Indians , who were not Drafted, but Volunteers , in my Dad's Spit wing , both indispensable ground crew AND pilots.

"the whole nine yards..." nine yards of belted ammunition for each .303 Browning. If you gave them the whole nine yards you came back with empty magazines in the wings.

@SevenRavens007

2 жыл бұрын

Not so. The phrase was already in use in the 19th century

@PatTheRiot

2 жыл бұрын

Lol its amazing what kids can come up with with such certainty based on very little information, why don't you use your internet to go read on it instead of writting fake?

It’s hard to comprehend how absolutely badass the allies were in ww2. Think about it. They were going up against an enemy more powerful than the world had seen up to that point. An enemy that could conquer nations in a matter of WEEKS. A nation so much more technologically advanced than we were. And we won. We effing beat them. The courage and bravery is uncanny. We owe everything to them. Many people forget about the sacrifices they have made, but think about this: are you speaking German right now? Probably not, and that’s a miracle, because we would be had it not been for the brave souls who fought for freedom. Thank you to the infantrymen. Thank you to the factory workers. Thank you to the pilots, the sailors. Thank you to those who helped their communities during the war. If any of you are reading this, thank you so much. We wouldn’t be free without you.

What a truly amazing film, I'm absolutely staggered with these films. Thanks so much for sharing them, beautifully edited.

Very moving and a great tribute to the wartime generation. Incredible combat footage. Thanks for putting your time into this and i think the music complements the action and theme

Most beautiful fighter of WW2. Always loved the Spitfire. You can just see at the where the Spitfire is doing aerobatics just how maneuverable, and gracefully it performs.

A sight to behold, the grace of a ballerina, the instinct of a killer and a sound never rivalled.

WOW...just pulled the emotion out of me with that music and its timing through out the video , as my Granny worked near the docks of London. I too raised with all the stories from my family who where there. Well done ! Thanks.

I am so thankful to have known some of those from the greatest generation. Those small bits of footage especially strafing let one begin to understand the violence of combat. Can’t imagine suddenly being under a hail of large caliber gunfire. Thank you for the post and to all who have ever had to go to war.

This generation were exceptional. There will never be another like them!! God bless you all, and thankyou so much!!

Built in my city Birmingham, some brave boys them pilots were, my god bless

Thank you! I love every second of actual footage of WW2! Awesome time! And amazing people!

Truly excellent video. The editing was quite powerful. Well done!

'By so many... to so few.' The age when men sacrificed everything for their loved ones, so unlike today's selfish generation. God bless all those who gave their lives to defend freedom.

@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347

4 жыл бұрын

You generalise too much, Many of today's generation would sign up in a heartbeat to defend their homeland, raiding other countries resources they aren't so keen on...and yes god bless all that gave so much for us all.

The most part of this footage are late war and not related to the Battle of Britain. As an example Fw 190s werent in service until august 1941.

Don't know why, but this film footage and the music is very moving. What a brilliant wonderful generation. Thankyou, Anna 🖒❤

Fantastic footage of the sort I have never seen before. Some daredevil low flying at rooftop height as well. It never ceases to amaze me how Britain was able to mobilise the workforce at such short notice and to train up a multitude of unskilled workers into makers of Spitfires and indeed all sorts of munitions. My father was a chemist and during the war was in charge of a shift at the Bishopton Munitions factory in Scotland making high explosives. Some idiot gave my grandmother a white feather for this! Amazing also how the Cadburys chocolate factory at Bourneville, and lots of others, was transformed into a spitfire manufacturing plant.

The flying formation of the RAF in the sky was impressive !

@johndavey72

3 жыл бұрын

There was a clip of a pilot getting into a spitfire for that display . He was Douglas Bader the famous pilot who lost both legs pre war and "nagged" the RAF into re enlisting him.

It was called the Spitfire because the plane when hit from the front spit fire right into the cockpit and the pilot's face. The gas tank was in front of the pilot and when hit by bomber defensive guns would ignite (or explode). The pilots had to get within 220 yards to do any real damage to the bombers because of their "dribble fire" .303 rifle caliber guns. In the BOB the P-40 (even the early model with twin 0.50's) would have made mince meat out of the E type 109, and decimated the bombers from 400+ yards (outside the range of the bombers guns). The 1940 version of the P-40 was the equal or better of the 109E except in initial climb. The P-40 was proven to operate at up to 18,000 ft by the Flying Tigers (so much for the 15,000 ft myth). The P-40 had more range, and was better armed and armored than the BOB Spit, Hurri, and 109. The 109 did have duel 20 mm guns, but they were slow firing, and loaded with only 60 rounds. The two 8 x 57 mm in the nose were another slow firing short range "rifle caliber" only good under 220 yards or so. The P-40 four x 30-06 Browning's (250+ rounds each)hit harder than the 2 x 8x57 mm. The nose mounted 0.50 Browning's had a fast rate of fire, and 250+ rounds each of ammo. (relative to the 109's slow firing 60 round per gun 20 mm's). In the BOB England would have been better off with P-40s

@barrierodliffe4155

3 жыл бұрын

You really got that wrong, the Spitfire had protection for the pilot and was not the worst for catching fire by a long way. I have to wonder when people try to make out the Spitfire was so bad, how come the RAF did not lose the Battle of Britain but the Luftwaffe fighter pilots sat on top of a fuel tank and in a cockpit hard to escape from did lose. The P 40 which was not used in combat until June 1941 and had poor performance, In RAF service it was sent to North Africa where it suffered against the Luftwaffe and was replaced by the Spitfire which could fight. Fortunately the RAF had better fighters and more intelligent people in charge than you.

@peterwhitaker4038

2 жыл бұрын

how ridiculous..to think that they would inspire pilots giving it a name that would spit fire back at them and kill them? having a laugh Davey or what?

I had one of these gun cameras , made by Vinten , better known for making tripods and heads . This was a high speed camera which went through a huge magazine in a few seconds and when the film was played back , it was in slow motion . I gave the camera to a museum many years ago .

Excellent Video...Watched it many times, still get Goosebumps...Thank you psari.

a lot of that ground-attack footage is probably from Tempests and Thunderbolts

spitfires got the glory for the battle of Britain buts its a fact the Hurricane had more kills

@sigeberhtmercia767

6 жыл бұрын

illinoismontanacoach absolutely. Hurricanes the unspoken heroes

@linebacker79

5 жыл бұрын

illinoismontanacoach and the air to ground footage was American Thunderbolts

@barrierodliffe4155

5 жыл бұрын

@@linebacker79 Not only was the Spitfire better than a Hurricane but the ground attack footage more likely to be Spitfires with 20 mm cannon, not only more destructive but the Spitfire could pull out and climb away better the Blunderbolt was more likely to hit the ground.

@Shoshun2

5 жыл бұрын

Absolute rubbish. both were good aircraft but the hurricanes mostly were deployed against bombers, and the spitfires against fighters.

@tubbyidiot8312

5 жыл бұрын

Not to diss the hurricane because it was without debate the workhorse of the RAF, but the confirmed kill to sortie ratio for the spitfire was way better than the hurricane. THIS DOES NOT DISCREDIT THE HURRICANE, it just shows that the spit did prove what it was made of in the battle

No words can express the appreciation for salvaging and reproducing the record of the greatest moments in history.

Thanks for the video. A glimpse of history in the air

Friend of the family flew spits and told me one night (over a drink or three dozen!) told me what it was really like to be a fighter pilot back in those times (I say fighter pilot because he was pretty sure it applied to pilots of all fighters on both sides) - he told me it wasn't like in most of the films you see. He said the battle of Britain and subsequent battles in the sky was fought by DRUNKS he said the stress of combat and being on standby day after day was so great that getting sloshed was the only way for most to steady their nerves. He said BOTH sides lived in a near raw terror resulting in dogfights (on both sides) with pilots half out of their heads on whisky or booze. He himself got shot down three times - he was lucky as he got out and his parachute worked!

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Some were teetotallers, though. I don't think you can make a HUGE sweeping statement - but I bet it was the self medication of choice.

An excellent and well put together video, I love the inter cut clips of the women building the Spitfires. I have to say the aircraft at 6:42 are Hawker Typhoons. It is such a shame that the clips can' t be matched up to individual Pilots with some background as to when and where they are from.

Amazing editing, best I've seen in a vid of this type good job

Incredible footage. Many thanks.

Very nice. What an elegant aircraft. What brave men flying them.

Without the machinists, riveters, and assembly line workers there would not have been the aircraft to be flown by those brave pilots. Teamwork, self-sacrifice, and belief in their cause. The Greatest Generation showed how these attributes created the synergy that helped win the war. If only their inspired effort could be revived today. God bless them. God grant us the gift to understand what they did, and to take up our place to carry on. So be it.

A great video! Sometimes I think I must have been a Spitfire pilot in the second world war. Why else would I have had a life long fascination with this plane and viewed it in complete awe!

Just found this. Beautifully put together film, very nice - obviously a lot of footage from after the BoB, but no matter. Great to see the factory clips. You can see Douglas Bader around the 9 min mark too. :)

This us one of the coolest vids out there but at the same time it is pretty fucking terrifying. This is REAL footage if World War II. These are people who are barely aware that they are about to die. Brave ass people, man.

Well put together, my Grandmother worked in a munitions factory making bombs, Grandad was in the Fleet Air Arm, HMS Illustrious.

@exb.r.buckeyeman845

4 жыл бұрын

My Dad too Frances, Illustrious and Vindex, he was a Swordfish rear gunner 825 Squadron, and went on two Russian Convoys, one was PQ 17, to Murmansk, and then Arkangel.

@biglebowskithedude777

4 жыл бұрын

@@exb.r.buckeyeman845 may God bless your Dad,I know what the PQ 17 convoy was

@exb.r.buckeyeman845

4 жыл бұрын

Big Lebowski Thank you for your comment, they were brave men and very tough times. Stay safe in this virus tragedy.

Great film! Fantastic footage choice! Perfect human touch. Let us ALL not forget where our true freedom came from! Thank you for sharing!!!!!

AT LAST, someone has chosen appropriate music and not too loud as to obliterate the narration......very well done my friend.

The greatest generation. God bless all of them.

Wow! The pilot that was at about 5:15 was literally "on the deck" when he was straffing those houses. You literally couldnt get any lower unless you wanted the propeller to hit the ground. That guy had nerves of steel!

@chuuurles

2 жыл бұрын

He might even fly under the telephone lines?

One of the best videos on KZread.

My grandfather owned a sheet metal fabrication factory. They made Spitfire wing tips. My mother was evacuated to the countryside during the Battle of Britain. I might owe my life to the Spitfire

Fair Winds to the The Greatest Generation... So few of them left today. God Bless them all!

correct the title pls ... this is definetly not battle of britain but ww2 gun camera footage in general ....

@bluemarshall6180

5 жыл бұрын

DanottiTR Banzai????

@docholidayoutlaws104

3 жыл бұрын

It still footage of air to air battles my friend so what’s the difference???

Thanks so much. This must be preserved.

eerie desperate and poignant, alot of emotion packed into these small bits of 80yr old celluloid one of my all time favorite youtube productions

Chilling. Brilliant plane and pilots.

It's a shame that this nice film has become the focus for a sterile and meaningless debate about the merits of the USA and the U.K. It seems to me obvious that the Battle of Britain was a major turning point in the war. Germany had intended to invade Britain but those plans were scuppered by the remarkable defence put up by the RAF forcing a frustrated Hitler to attack Russia. This was of course a major mistake. After a rocky start the Russians fought back with incredible ferocity and it is no exaggeration to state that it was Russian efforts that defeated naziism, indeed one only has to look at the German casualty figures to realise this. The USA by contrast largely fought its European war in terms of overwhelming material superiority and it did so whilst expanding its economy. Britain, a declining power already, was bankrupted by the Second World War and has never recovered. Britain paid the USA handsomely for their 'help' contrasting with the genuine aid from the commonwealth, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in the main who paid heavily in blood and treasure to defeat the Nazi threat. Tony Danis asserts that he UK is now a 'Second World' nation. Well Tony if that means that Britain has one fifteenth the murder rate of the USA, longer life expectancy, a police force who does not execute black people randomly and real democracy then I for one am happy to live in such a backwater.

@bluehadoo1

6 жыл бұрын

l will not argue that Britain staved off invasion heroically and that the Russians suffered the heaviest casualties while inflicting the same on the Nazis. But how can you state that the UK "paid the US handsomely" whilst ignoring Lend-lease, The Battle of the Atlantic, fought equally by US naval and merchant seamen, and the over 50,000 American airmen based on British soil who died fighting Germany?

@brianhiggins3090

5 жыл бұрын

@@exercisemyrights The Yanks would never have been in WW2 if Pearl Harbour hadn't been bombed by a Japanese!!!

@varien3525

5 жыл бұрын

G R-S why did you have to ruin your comment with the last part...

@barrierodliffe4155

5 жыл бұрын

@@varien3525 Maybe because it is true, unlike the nonsense posted by bluehadoo1.

@charleslyster1681

5 жыл бұрын

bluehadoo1 very good points and the sacrifice is greatly appreciated. Lend lease was not a gift though, it didn’t begin until all UK gold and business assets in the USA had been handed over and then numerous naval bases given to the US in British overseas territories. Once it began the debt built up and all my life was spent paying it back; we made the final payment in 2006.

Best video I've ever seen on Spitfire's . Thankyou 👍

5:14 did he fly under powerlines? this pilot has balls

@mikeyforester6221

6 жыл бұрын

just pulled up I think very good pilot

@zeberdee1972

6 жыл бұрын

Agent Bill Wilson , he shot the power lines out first .......otherwise that would be complete madness........no this pilot had balls :-)

@patsmith6867

6 жыл бұрын

. . . . . unhappy with his Cable TV . . . . CUT THE LINES ! All kidding aside - Balls of Aircraft Aluminum !

@DrFrankensteam

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed that too. He pulled up to go over the power lines! Insane! I’ve seen crop dusters do that. Crazy. Just crazy.

@dellawrence4323

6 жыл бұрын

Every one of them had massive balls, the greatest generation.

Can't watch this like a war movie, it's so sad and earie knowing that these are real people getting killed and undoubtedly terrified in their last moments we can witness. Even though they were the "enemy", they too, were just regular people at the end of the day like us all :(

@coralbay00

4 жыл бұрын

Very well said 🙏 respect to you

@micheallaymance9866

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, don't watch then!!!🤯🔫✌🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Very interesting also very skilled ppl to pilot a plane with such accuracy!!!

@seniorslaphead8336

4 жыл бұрын

Some of the German servicemen were 'regular people'... however, enough of them subscribed to Nazi thinking to make the war and the holocaust happen. The idea that they were all somehow powerless victims of circumstance is revisionist tripe.

@bthorn5035

4 жыл бұрын

@@seniorslaphead8336 Its called propaganda. The vast majority didn't know any better. Most of these scenes would have been around 1940. There weren't any "camps" to speak of, outside of poland. These guys were doing their jobs, trying to survive.

@f3aok

4 жыл бұрын

Yer ordinary people trying to kill us.😕

They were the greatest generation. Wish my grandfather had spoken more about his time in Europe during WW2 but I was young when his time on earth ended. I miss my grandparents dearly.

Great! I was one bid away from owning one that was in the Battle Of Britain! Still think about it. What a Super film. Thanks!

Bardzo ważną rolę w tej bitwie odegrali Polscy Piloci. M. in. z dywizjonu 303. CZEŚĆ ICH NIEŚMIERTELNEJ PAMIĘCI!

@adamkowalski9559

2 жыл бұрын

Najważniejszą. To oni przechylili szalę zwycięstwa. Ale ważniejszą rolę odegrali trzej matematycy: Rejewski, Różycki i Zygalski, którzy rozpracowali niemiecką ENIGMĘ , dzięki czemu Brytyjczycy wiedzieli wszystko o ruchach Niemców, już od Bitwy o Wielką Brytanię.

@brucemitch928

2 жыл бұрын

Have you guys seen the film “Hurricane” worth a watch.

@serenityflies1462

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamkowalski9559 Absolutely correct Adam!!! Love, love love the Polish pilots and people!!! Thankyou, and God bless you all!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏✌✌✌✌👍👍👍👍👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

The Poles - and Czechs, were extraordinary. How Churchill and Roosevelt sold the Poles out to Stalin, was STINKING! Total betrayal! Lets not forget the 1 Jamaican in the BoB - and I think 1 Barbadian! And all the Colonials!

@georgielancaster1356

Жыл бұрын

@@adamkowalski9559 Yes. Though I think the Germans added 2 more rotors a bit later, and made it hard again Part of the breaking of the code relied on laziness of workers, using names of family or dog, moving rotors only 1 click... All the things tried first...

The RAF pilots laughed that "never was so much owed by so many to so few" actually referred to their bar bills!

Truly amazing footage. Thank you for sharing

Glad you included the clip of Douglas Bader.

my gran used to put rivets in lancaster bombers while my grandad was serving in the para regiment , how they all pulled together to keep our freedom