I couldn't think of a better Honour Guard for her final journey.

Respect for Dame.. Vera Lynn. She deserved it... Rest in peace Vera.. Bless you..

To all involved on the ground and the pilots you gave dame vera Lynn a unforgettable send off so so proud of being British R.I.P DAME VERA LYNN

Dame Vera Lynn and the Spitfire two great British icons. A sad occasion but the farewell was carried out with wonderful dignity. The military personal present were a fitting tribute to Dame Vera`s wartime support of the lads in the forces. A true patriot, RIP Dame Vera Lynn.

She has been lifted into the heavens far away from a world gone wrong.

@elizabethtaylor9321

4 жыл бұрын

Hooky Wooky With Malarkyman That sure is true , badly wrong , the men that fought and died in them would cry to see what is going on today !

@davidmarshall1259

4 жыл бұрын

amen to that.

@stendecstretcher4983

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@davidmarshall1259

3 жыл бұрын

amen to that.

vera was a fabulous singer during ww2. luved her music alot. rest in peace sweet songbird of england

@Dan-zc7ut

4 жыл бұрын

Britain*

gives me goose bumps when ever I see a spitfire no matter where it is

@clearcreek69

4 жыл бұрын

I had hoped the Lancaster would take to the skies too, but I was pleased with the video overall

Beautiful tribute to a fine lady. Let’s not forget the Hurricane though and it’s brave pilots.

@elizabethtaylor9321

4 жыл бұрын

Major Clanger My thoughts to ! It won the B of B .

@afenijmeijer9027

4 жыл бұрын

Dang, why is the Hurricane always neglected.

@johncartwright8154

4 жыл бұрын

@@afenijmeijer9027 I am not aware that there was such a thing as a 'Hurricane Fund' as there was for the Spit which raised much funds here during the war.

I grew up in Ditchling and met Dame Vera many times. As a teenager I worked in the village grocers. It was not unusual to see her around the village and in the shop. Dame Vera was a genuine person who rightly deserves respect. She often supported the local British Legion and village events.

Beautiful 💖🛩🛩🛩🛩RIP Dame Vera Lynn 💖🌼🌺💐💐💐

What a wonderful tribute and good job to everybody involved

Thank you for putting this up as me and hubbie watch whilst holed up in Singapore 🇬🇧🇬🇧

That was a couple of spits giving it the beans going to Dame Vera Lynn's flypast. Possibly the most British thing anyone could do. RIP Vera.x

they flew over me while i was working. it was so cool to see, i had an amazing view from where i was (i work and live in ditchling)

@tonyswan6834

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky Man, cheers from Oz!!

Awesome...and a fine tribute as well..

Is there a more beautiful aircraft than a Spitfire? I'd say no. What a fitting tribute to Dame Vera Lynn.

What an amazing woman. Rest in peace. 💜💜

The Elliptical wing is a work of art!

I named my cat Vera Lynn in honour of this lady when I got her in Novemeber of 2000. My cat died at the age of 19 years and 8 months on the same day that she did. I miss both of them. A lot.

@tonyswan6834

4 жыл бұрын

WOW i have tears in my eyes... Thank you for sharing!

@durium3113

Жыл бұрын

Vera Lynn--a great lady and an excellent name for a cat. Sounds like your kitty had a long and happy life. I named my cat Calvin, after President Calvin Coolidge.

Very classy. . . 👍

The MK1 in Alan Deere's KL-B livery is great!

@Bellakelpie

4 жыл бұрын

Philip LAIDLAW Interesting that X4276 (KL-B) has the “bump” that covers the starter of a MK2, on the lower right hand side of the engine cowl, under and just forward of the exhaust. Must be as a result of parts availability during its restoration. (You can see it at 0.23 and again at 1.03.)

RIP Vera Lynn always loved your wonderful songs .

Do you want to know what that sound is ...THE SOUND OF FREEDOM RIP

@lawrencelewis8105

4 жыл бұрын

@Tim Webb Can't you just enjoy the sounds and sights of these wonderful aircraft and a tribute to a wonderful woman and give the anti-semitism a rest? Can't you do that?

@lawrencelewis8105

4 жыл бұрын

@Tim Webb Ah, so moral depravity, evil and the murder of millions of all kinds of people were no big deal and not worth fighting a war over? Interesting.

@jaypeaaerialphotography5712

3 жыл бұрын

@Tim Webb funny how you havnt mentioned the Jews, concentration camps, Poland? Holland? France? and so much more? You seem happy to question Churchill, what about Hitler and the Nazi? Do you not think they needed to be stopped?

Our family, not that many years ago, played "We'll meet again" at my aunts funeral. She was from that time.

Perfect Ladies, to honour the Perfect Lady. God bless you Vera Lynn. May you Rest In a very well deserved Peace. 🌹

Good work BBMF! Rest In Peace Vera and Thank You. 💐

Just perfect.

Simply stunning!

Arguably the most heartachingly beautiful aicraft of it's era.

My dad had the chance to fly one. He was close to 6 foot , just couldn’t fit. It was a later model. He flew Mk111 Mustangs for the RAF in 1944 & also Hurricane 11’s. He loved flying the Mustang especially at higher levels where it was according to him on its own.

The sound of the Merlin, as sweet as Dame Vera's voice.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed ...xxx

At first I thought it said flypast over Ditching...had to recycle my head gear reads as Ditchling..DOH! No Ditching please just fly past.

Good to see a Mk2, the Genuine Battle of Britain machine.

@wattck

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is, but good to see that an actual Battle of Britain survivor was able to salute another dont you think.

Built many models of Al Deeres KIWI 2 Spitfire over the years. A great pilot and author.

Such a beautiful sound and fabulous shape-The Spitfire no other plane like it.

''Glorious'' !!!!!

Thank You, Vera Thank You /\

The Business.Simply the best,better than all the rest.

I can only imagine what an honor and a privilege it must be to fly these beautiful old birds on such flights.

Great sound

The Supermarine Spitfire was a fantastic fighter plane, fast and maneuverable. However, the design and the materials they were constructed from made them very easy to take down once a Luftwaffe pilot could get them in their sights. Now, the Hawker Hurricane was less maneuverable, but a much tougher bird. Love that sound of the Merlin engine, though.

@jimmacdonald5218

4 жыл бұрын

merlin actually.

@franklinnash

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimmacdonald5218 you're right. Was a spelling error. Corrected now, thanks.

@bobdyer422

4 жыл бұрын

@David Vance After Mk.V the fight was even

@MrDaiseymay

4 жыл бұрын

@David Vance Depended on which Mk, and which armament. The Spitfire had the longest production run of the war (From pre-War actually) but got Larger and more powerful with each mark, and as the opposition became more threatening. Obviously, the Germans did the same. But new Aircraft on both sides got even more powerful towards the end.

@judithnelson1665

4 жыл бұрын

Not quite.Me-109's had superior fire power but almost everyone agrees that an early Mark Spit could out turn a 109 and maybe avoid tail end destruction.Pilot skill was the main thing. The great German ace Galland said "the Spit was a worthy opponent, the Hurricane was simply a nice plane to shoot down."

Just finished reading The Big Show by Pierre Clostermann. Fantastic book by a pilot who flew the Spit.

How bieutiful planes

If it is possible, we'll meet again some sunny day...

Nice tribute for Vera.

LEST WE ..EVER..FORGET.....

Nothing NOT Nothing ..beats the sound of the Merlin........ Vale Dame Vera, Fare Ye Well on your onward journey.

1:47.....a most glorious sound

The UK is all about character and tradition. The Brits invented all that too. Unique gifts to the world.

A fitting tribute.

nice plane and in great shape how old is it and runs good. how much fuel does it burn and take thanks.

@mebsrea

4 жыл бұрын

I spoke to a Spitfire owner at an air show once and asked him the same question. I think he said something like sixty gallons an hour, generally.

Does anyone know what the Lancaster was doing running at the end of the runway at 2:43 ? Did it go somewhere too on that same day?

The entertainment industry did more for the Brits during those dark days than a hundred Winstons could ever manage. It is a continuing shame therefore, that none of the Arts realise their full potential in that regard. But that is probably because they too play the same stupid games of personality, power and cold, lifeless cash. The need for, the pursuit of, the humbling nature of great Art is what keeps humanity sane for it balances our other burning need for knowledge and understanding. Which oddly enough was also what drove the 'Great' Universities to become a powerhouse of their cultures. They too are fading from significance because they lost sight of that higher, ennobling purpose.

These guys make it look easy, but flying any high performance single engine plane like the spitfire or hurricane or P-51 is no mean feat. The single engine creates a terrific torque that pulls the aircraft's nose in the direction of the rotation of the propeller. It had to be constantly compensated for, even on the runway. I mean you had to be able to handle a tricky aircraft, dodge enemies and shoot back. Amazing anybody could do it.

does anyone know the story behind the Kiwi III logo on the plane? I am a NZ'er and interested. My father trained in the air force in NZ 1941 and flew at the end of the war out of the UK We had 'We'll meet again'" playing at the end of his funeral a few years ago

Is that an original 1940 MK-1???

@Bradburger

4 жыл бұрын

Not a MK.I, but a MK.II (P7350 is the oldest airworthy Spitfire flying) that actually fought in the Battle of Britain.

'...does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that we would meet again, some sunny day.' kzread.info/dash/bejne/lptkqZp8ZNaberA.html

Thanks for posting. Beautifully maintained planes. Do you know if the Germans have an analogous group that has maintained their WW II planes?

@Jabber-ig3iw

4 жыл бұрын

WJack97224 these are still maintained and flown by the RAF, doubt the Luftwaffe do the same but there are German aircraft kept in flying condition by various groups and individuals around the world.

@WJack97224

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jabber-ig3iw, Thank you. Maybe someday the Germans will collect a group of WW II era planes.

@jimmceachern9234

4 жыл бұрын

Jabber 1974 s

@WJack97224

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimmceachern9234, I don't know what "s" means. Call me ignorant.

@mebsrea

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the modern descendant of the Messerschmitt company has a restored 109. No chance of anything like the BBMF in Germany, though, as modern Germans have been brought up to be intensely self-hating about pretty much any aspect of their country’s history before 1945. Gravestones of war heroes are removed and monuments erected to deserters. In any event, the average “German” will be African or Arab within a couple of generations, so interest in what will be to them a “foreign” past can be expected to be pretty much nonexistent.

🇦🇺💐🇬🇧🙏

I was born in the wrong era

Sorry - keyboard misfire!

One of the planes was a Hurricane!

@judithnelson1665

4 жыл бұрын

No, Spits. that lovely straight back...and bat wings.

The spitfire without the invasion stripes, what is that a MarkII? I think that style of Spitfire is the best looking, simply a beautiful aircraft. I love how the UK uses their WW2 aircraft frequently in state and government functions and also funerals. I wish the US did that more. Of course the UK has a good reason to show these aircraft off because of the Battle of Britain. But it seems to me that the UK is a lot more patriotic than the US. Recently patriotism has been frowned upon in the US for some reason, I hope the UK never gets to that point. I fear that whenever the Queen happens to pass, patriotism will be tested in the UK. Hopefully I’m wrong, but don’t ever let patriotism wane in your country like it has in the US because it will then turn into disrespect, then destruction to monuments and cities. Let the US be a learning experience for other countries. Freedom shouldn’t be a pass to be free to destroy and dismantle your own country. Freedom comes at a high cost that a lot of us doesn’t ever see. Many people never take the time to ask themselves the question why they have freedom in the first place. But yet it is easy to for them to find faults with the system of government that provides that freedom. A lot of those people these days seem to think that destruction is an answer for the faults they have with their government instead of actually trying to make a difference by finding others that feel the same and then talking to your elected officials to hear your issues. They don’t want to put that kind of work into it, it easier for them to go out and tear something down. I’m sorry to make this political, I didn’t mean to go this in depth. I just don’t think a lot of the younger generation realizes the gravity of that all our elders that have passed on built and fought making sure their children and their children’s children lived in a world where they wouldn’t have to worry about the problems of invasion from an evil dictator and that countries of free men worked together against tyranny and formed a bond and structured a safer world for future generations. I just don’t think people get it today.

@keith-nb8ps

Жыл бұрын

Well Said..!

inpaindaily

As much as I love New Zealand, putting a flightless bird on a plane is not a good idea.

JULY 2020 there was blue birds over the white cliffs of Dover during WW2, but for Dame Vera Lynn's funeral she received a fly by from SPITFIRES truly an honour much deserved.