The models used in this film were all made by a chap called Mick Charles who owned a ran a model shop in south London until it closed five or so years ago.

@cpj93070

9 ай бұрын

You mean the Stuka's? they were the only models used for the film, the rest were all real aircraft.

@gdwlaw5549

8 ай бұрын

The shop was in Frimley Green,Surrey. A very large model of the Henkel 111 could be seen in the window shop front until the early 80’s. As a teenager we would drive past quite often on the way to see our grandparents in Deepcut. We did stop to take a look on a number of occasions.

@johnmorris7815

7 ай бұрын

Yep , I used to be a regular there.

@gdwlaw5549

7 ай бұрын

@@johnmorris7815 interesting. I imagine the shop is now closed. It was a very regular drive for our family from The Solent to Deepcut to visit our grandparents.

@johnmorris7815

7 ай бұрын

@@gdwlaw5549 I think so, Mick’s son took over for a time but I guess it closed a few years back.

I love the scene with Edward Fox bailing out and landing in the greenhouse, the young boy is so proud to offer that cigarette. “Thanks awfully old chap”

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

This looks like it was must've been based on an actual incident, but I can't find any reference in the books I've read.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

9 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 It is often said to be the depiction of the actions of RAF Sgt Pilot Ray Holmes of 504 sqd Fighter Command on 15th September 1940.

@raypurchase801

9 ай бұрын

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 THANKS! I'm also curious about the scene where Robert Shaw's squadron leader speaks to the corporal with the German prisoners. "Give 'em a bloody shovel". Like most of the scenes in the movie, it's probably based on an actual incident.

@josephstevens9888

8 ай бұрын

One of my favorite scenes in the movie!

@raypurchase801

8 ай бұрын

@@josephstevens9888 "You can teach monkeys to fly better than that!"

IMO the finest aerial combat scenes in any movie ever. And real aircraft; no CGI (Except for the burning 109) and models used only when that type didn't exist (eg JU87) or they wanted to show a crash.

@barniem3148

Жыл бұрын

It's not even conventional CGI, think they had to draw the special effects onto the negative film one frame at a time? Something like that - hours and hours of work. CGI wasn't used in movies until much later during the mid 70's onwards and "perfected" with Jurassic Park (1993), which is the digital motion capture type CGI we have today.

@oldgoat142

Жыл бұрын

@@barniem3148 They did have to draw it out. By hand. The technology to do it mechanically didn't exist back then so they had to draw it out during editing. Cartoonists were hired to do the job since they knew how to do it and all cartoons were hand drawn cell-by-cell back in those days.

@alanjm1234

Жыл бұрын

No CGI because there weren't really any computers.

@garyeastment

Жыл бұрын

Agree, wonderful movie, but... Dunkirk?

@JohnyG29

10 ай бұрын

​@@garyeastmentDunkirk's aerial bits are rubbish (if you are talking about the recent film).

I was living in Luton at the time this film was made. Most of the aircraft flew from Duxford , but I was surprised to see a Spitfire fly over so I went to the airport & saw it plus one other I think put away in Hunting’s old flight shed,but my biggest surprise was when the aerial filming aircraft turned up. It was a B25 painted in very garish colours. The irony of this was that it was older than the Messerschmidt’s & Heinkel’s taking part which were Spanish license built & fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. that can be seen by the exhaust coming out of the top of the engine cowling instead of the bottom. I hope this is of some interest. I think I still have a couple of photographs I took at the time.

@robharris8844U

Жыл бұрын

Most of the sky combat was actually filmed in Spain as better weather conditions.The more limited scenes actually over Dover England were then inserted , such as the cliffs.Even in 1968-69 there were limitations in the number of flyable spitfires left - hence the Spanish airforce collection was useful.

@alantunbridge8919

Жыл бұрын

@@robharris8844U The filming in Spain would explain the German aircraft not being seen in England ,plus the availability of appropriate aircraft.

@robharris8844U

Жыл бұрын

@@alantunbridge8919 Yes, the German planes were from Spain ( left over from the help they gave Franco possibly) Fantastic job done on the scenes though, when you realise CGi did not exist, I think the special effect of the day was painted planes on glass to make the numbers in formation look larger.

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

The B25 camera plane was also used for "633 Squadron". It can be glimpsed in that movie, supposedly being used as the aircraft being used to carry George Chikiris back to Norway.

@alantunbridge8919

Жыл бұрын

@@raypurchase801 The mention of 633 Squqdron also brings back memories. During my apprenticeship at Hunting Aircraft ,in probably 1964, when I was working in the Stress Office I heard a noise & looking up I saw a Mosquto at low level heading above the then airport approach road closely followed by two more . Rushing to the window I saw the last one do a barrel roll over the airfield & disappear in the general direction of Hatfield. My father worked at DH in WW2 buiding them (Percival,later Hunting Aircraft also built them) & I still have a toolbox he made incorporating some Mosquito plywood.

The scene where the Luftwaffe bombers flying up the Thames towards London i think i was about 9 when my dad, an ex RN veteran just got up and walked thru the front door (i followed) and stood looking up east towards Woolwich in the east when about 40-50 planes appeared out of the sky heading towards the city .The rumble of engines i hadn't noticed but he had. I remember the noise and the people running out of there houses to see what the fuss was about as my mum ( who lived thru the blitz) took one look and said F**k this and ran back inside.

A beautifully crafted film. Authentic, accurate and anointed. The contemporary films don’t even get close. I salute these brave young men.

@MarkHarrison733

Жыл бұрын

They died for nothing.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

8 ай бұрын

This awful film was a huge flop.

@raypurchase801

8 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Expressing your hatred like this suggests you'd prefer the OTHER side to have won.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

8 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 We should have allied with Germany against the real threat.

@johnord684

7 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw wow what a fool you are.

Imagine acting with just the eyes and conveying that kind of intensity. No CGI in existance can match these classics.

The SOUND of those SPITFIRES… GOOSE BUMPS!!! Ear candy!

This movie deserves a fresh, digitally cleaned up print, and a major theatrical re-release.

@raypurchase801

5 ай бұрын

Wouldn't be allowed a general release today. Too many w height people. No subplot about transgender aircrew seeking acceptance in a homophobic environment.

@MarkHarrison733

5 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 People were not interested in this racist film in 1969.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

3 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 The film flopped in 1969.

@raypurchase801

3 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw No. The film was a success, but it had gone over budget and it took a couple more decades to claw back the expenditure. Nothing unusual in that.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

3 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 It was a massive flop all over the world, losing $10 million and bankrupting the terrorist supporter Saltzman.

I happened to visit the Oberschleissheim branch of the Deutsches Mus yrs ago (2001?) which is a former Luftwaffe airfield. It features a restoration center and from the observation deck, I could see what looked like an He-111 fuselage being restored. I thought it had to be one from the movie. I conned my way into the area and was given an impromptu tour by a super nice resto guy there and he confirmed it was one of planes used in the BOB movie - a CASA used by the Spanish AF. Since it's my favorite movie, it was a life experience for me to make such a connection.

The flying sequences using authentic aircraft in this film are still awesome.

The sound design in these sequences is fantastic.

2:54 dang, that’s probably my favorite scene

That and Tora Tora Tora were brilliant movies, neither got the commercial appreciation they deserved.

Quint survived and went on to hunt sharks for a living.

One of the most important battles in WW2 it essentially decided the fate of our Country.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

8 ай бұрын

It ensured the UK would be a satellite of the United States, Europe would be Communist and Islamic, and the British Empire would cease to exist.

@thethirdman225

7 ай бұрын

Yes and no. Germany was not really in a position to invade successfully.

@quineloe

6 ай бұрын

correct. During the Norway campaign, the Wehrmacht paratroopers seized many Norway airfields and the Luftwaffe immediately had those available to attack the British Navy at Narvik. All, literally all they had to show was a Tribal Class destroyer and a completley outdated, 25 year old light crusier sunk in two months. They repeatedly sortied against the Royal Navy in the North Sea and failed to sink anything else. In return, HMS Warspite, an old WW1 Dreadnaught, steamed into the 4th destroyer flotilla and sunk all eight Kriegsmarine destroyers without losing a single ship. That was just one capital ship, and the British had dozens of those. The Luftwaffe was not the Imperial Japanese Navy. They were downright awful at sinking warships. Air superiority would not have helped. @@thethirdman225

@Rapptor22

6 ай бұрын

Now you guys can't even keep out all the migrants coming into your country.

@PepitoMegaChocolato

2 ай бұрын

The Battle of Kursk is surely the confrontation which was the most decisive in terms of the outcome of WW2

The Film will never be real flying sequences like these ever again.

2:01 you can’t beat the sound of that Merlin

A timeless classic among all WW II air battle movies. I believe this movie proved very inspirational for the making of "Dunkirk" by Christopher Nolan in 2017 (if I am not mistaken).

@benlewis2475

Жыл бұрын

The spitfires sequences were well done. Nice touch with Michael Caine as the controller.

@juliocesarpereira4325

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly that while watching it.

@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401

Жыл бұрын

Dunkirk is better original version in 1958

@BedtimeStoriesChannel

Жыл бұрын

@@benlewis2475 Michael Caine was the Squadron Leader

@benlewis2475

Жыл бұрын

@@BedtimeStoriesChannel I know. But I was referring to the film Dunkirk where he was the voice of the controller.

One of the best airborne combat scenes ever made. Couldn’t make it today

@thethirdman225

7 ай бұрын

What makes you say that?

@minerran

7 ай бұрын

Now they often don't even need real hardware. Computer work is very realistic. Star Wars certainly was not filmed in space, was it!

@thethirdman225

7 ай бұрын

@@minerran Agreed, as long as they don't make a Spitfire fly like an F-16.

The Arial shots of this movie are excellent for the year it was made

FUN FACT: Only two Heinkels were brought over to England, to be filmed alongside Spitfires and Hurricanes. The "wide" shots of massed Heinkels were filmed above Spain. The sky looks pretty-much the same everywhere. Cleverly interspersing the shots of two Heinkels with the massed formation makes it look like all the shots were filmed in the same place on the same day.

@asicdathens

7 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: The "Henkels" from Spain had Rolls Royce Merlin engines

@douglaslorin739

Ай бұрын

​@@asicdathensNearly all the full sized aircraft, both British and German/Spanish were powered by Merlin V12s.

当時スペイン空軍にあったハインケルと メッサーシュミット(ライセンス生産機)を 残らず調達して当時のカラーリングに しました。さすがにスピットファイアと ホーカーハリケーンは動態保存の良い機体が 沢山あってこの映画は出来上がりました。 ここまで細部に渡り見せてくれた映画は 他にはありませんわ❤

I remember many moons ago (the late 70's I think) going to an airshow at RAF Finningly and seeing one of the Heinkel cockpits they used in this movie.

so well done movie it holds up today

Real film!No cgi.....

Keith Park, now there was a leader.

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Definiterly.

I like how even back then they used simple electronics to track the progress of a battle.

@richardsimpson3792

5 ай бұрын

RAF Fighter Command was the first centralised data clearing centre in the world. Inputs from the Met Office, Home Chain RDF (radar), Observer Corps, signal interceptions etc and reports from the aircraft and RAF bases themselves. Back then, the UK led the world in TV, telecoms, radio etc. All thrown away.

Love this movie. In my collection 👍

Best movie ❤️

Had the book of how the movie was made. Lots of American pilots owned spitfires and flew as a part of the film in 1969.

@colinbarron4

Жыл бұрын

I think you are referring to the Confederate Air Force. They owned three Hispano Buchons and they were used in the production, flown by CAF pilots lead by the late Connie Edwards.

@Bruce-1956

Жыл бұрын

The German aircraft were loaned by the Spanish Air Force.

@colinbarron4

Жыл бұрын

@@Bruce-1956 That is true but the Spanish Air Force had already agreed to sell three of the Buchons to the Confederate Air Force. An agreement was struck in which these three would take part in the film along with the other Buchons , but flown by CAF pilots.

@ThePierre58

Жыл бұрын

@@colinbarron4 Thanks, I vaguely recall reading that.

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I read that book as a kid. Still got it somewhere.

Amazing movie. Also.....Michael Caine did a 'cameo' as squadron leader on Dunkirk as a voice!

@MarkHarrison733

5 ай бұрын

This film was garbage. Caine was far too old, like most of the others playing pilots.

Top guns of their day please restore this film to be enjoyed and revered by a new generation

@MarkHarrison733

6 ай бұрын

People no longer support imperialist wars.

One of my all time faves👍

This is a fantastic film, I cant believe it was made in 1969. Incredible filming and effects. I watch it right through, it makes me proud to be British. Of course nowadays, BBC wouldn't show it in case it offends the Germans, or not WOKE enough because all the actors are white.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

4 ай бұрын

The film was a huge flop, with very bad special effects and very obvious models. The battle is why England is Islamic now.

@daneelolivaw602

4 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Grow up muppet.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

3 ай бұрын

@@daneelolivaw602 Churchill was bribed by Strakosch.

@daneelolivaw602

3 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Still a muppet i see.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

3 ай бұрын

@@daneelolivaw602 Churchill openly confirmed it.

1:48-2:00 The spit showing a great demonstration how much more manoeuvrable it was to the 109

@xj900uk

9 ай бұрын

The Me109 had a far better power-weight ratio thanks to its DB fuel-injected 601 engine, which actually gave it the edge especially at high altitude. Surprisingly, it was nearly as manoeverable as the Spitfire, but only Aces would really take it to the edge because of its very unpredictable stall at low speed; also the 'Emile' had a bit of a reputation for weakness and the wings and tail tended to fall off if you tried to flog it too hard, which put off a lot of pilots from trying to 'dance with a Spit', as Galland puts it in his autobiography. Funnily enough, Galland preferred fighting Spitfires as he always said they were easier to shoot down than the Hurricane... he certainly got a lot of them so perhaps he knew what he was talking about...

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

8 ай бұрын

German aeroplanes were far better.

@xj900uk

8 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Don't think there was that much to choose between the Spit and the Me109. The Hurricane was a little slower and had a poorer rate of climb, but could absorb more punishment, was more forgiving to novices and was very easier to maintain/repair, as well as manufacture.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

8 ай бұрын

@@xj900uk The UK and its defunct empire was only a satellite of the United States by 1941.

@cpj93070

5 ай бұрын

@@xj900uk Spitfire pilots had no problem shooting down more 109s than the other way around, anyway later Mks of Spitfires were vastly superior to the 109 and the FW 190.

And they managed all that without Johnny Mills! A good day's work, gentlemen!

1:33 “Roger Red 3, I see them” followed by the enemy fighters banking exactly the way the incoming TIEs do

@kirkp7470

Жыл бұрын

TIEs???

@theloneranger8725

7 ай бұрын

@@kirkp7470 I believe he is referring to Imperial TIE fighters featured in the George Lucas Star Wars movies. Lucas studied old fighter dogfight films to base the movements of his CGI and model Star Wars fighters on.

Spitfire was amazing! Rolls Royce engine and could out manoeuvre a 109 on a hurricane dive

1:27 - this maneuver looks nice.

"Leave the flaming fighters....it's the bloody bombers we want...."

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

As spoken by Douglas Bader during the Battle, but he used a different F-word. According to Bader's biography, the word got him into trouble because it was overheard by the many WAAFs on duty.

The unsung hero of the battle was the Hurricane whose priority target was the Luftwaffe bombers.

@donarthiazi2443

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Why does the Hurricane never receive much praise? Yes, I know the Spitfire was a more capable aircraft, but the Hurricane was also a great little fighter. I just wish our awesome cousins across the pond had more powerful machine guns... at least the .50 cal. Seems like ejection problems kept the mighty 20mm Hispano out of the fight... not sure though.

@MrVolvobloke

Жыл бұрын

Ah the standard old youtube reply. Why can we never watch anything about Spitfires without 'But it was the Hurricane that did all the work, the hurricane this, the hurricane that'...There is a myth that the Hurricanes went after the bombers and the Spitfires took on the fighters, but in reality they both took on whatever was in front, pilot histories bear this out. But the fact remains that only 1/3 of fighter command had Spitfires and they still scored 46% of the kills, a much higher ratio than Hurricanes. You were also far more likely to be shot down in a Hurricane. If we had had only Hurricanes we would have been in trouble. Hurricanes had a ratio of I hurricane lost for every 1.6 German machines, whereas the Spitfire had a ratio of 1 Spitfire lost to every 2.3 German machines. I'm not interested in which was the 'true' hero of the battle of Britain, They were BOTH the true heroes and I love both aeroplanes, but can we for once just enjoy a clip of Spitfires without the tedious 'but the Hurricane......'

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

@@MrVolvobloke Well Done for opposing the myth about Hurricanes targeting the bombers whereas the Spitfires targeted the fighters. A myth so frequently repeated, it's become accepted fact.

Awesomeness

Amazing really when the totality of firepower was about 17 seconds from start to finish. Short bursts men!!!

We had the finger of three at the time in fighter formation. The Germans with their 'four' were far more effective.

Super video.😇

The film is actually called 'Battle of Britain' not 'The Battle of Britain.' However, when production first started it was to be called 'The Battle of Britain.'

0:33 "We're Red Squad, we can do anything!"

great Film

Timeless movie 👍🎥✈️

Though it was always cool that their was Sargeant Pilots in the RAF 🇬🇧

The whole 9 yards - which refers to the 27 feet of ammunition for each gun on a hurricane or spitfire.

How can you get it wrong when the advisers were actually there.

ロバート・ショウの声が好き！

@yamato-yosoroku-klausketeer

Ай бұрын

絵作りが美しい！

These lads saved the free world…nuff said

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

8 ай бұрын

They made Europe Communist and Islamic.

Christopher Nolan definitely made nods to this movie in Dunkirk. Many similar shots that were no doubt inspired by this.

@stevetheduck1425

7 ай бұрын

Michael Caine in both, in Dunkirk, he's on the radios as the leader of the Spitfires.

It even had Winston from John Wick.

@alanhynd7886

Жыл бұрын

It was back in 1940 when he first heard the lines: "Go do what you do best." "What's that?" "Hunt."

Dakka Dakka Dakka

Very authentic, except for the old pilots.

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

True, but if you look at photos of the aircrew taken in WW2, they often looked much older than their years. Heavy strain, the risk of death, being woken at 3am to be ready for 6am raids and a barely-adequate diet will do that to you.

Got the LP of the music from the film.

Top Gun takes the cake, but Battle of Britain, Midway and Blue Max get thumbs ups!

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

8 ай бұрын

You jest of course.

My mother was a wraf at stanmore And biggin she never mentioned Much about her time there Obviously rather traumatic!

@raypurchase801

9 ай бұрын

The scene in the movie, about a direct hit on a slit-trench full of WAAFs, really happened.

GET OUT ANDY, JUMP !!!!

The statement is wrong here, the fighters were actually mostly Hawker Hurricanes.

@Fordnan

8 ай бұрын

Mostly, but not solely.

Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it’s starting a new business, whether it’s leaving home, whether it’s getting married, or whether it’s flying into space.

@janebrian6300

Жыл бұрын

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@jennifergibson7968

Жыл бұрын

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@veronicablissful6993

Жыл бұрын

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@davidginty1244

Жыл бұрын

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@drydengerrard6431

Жыл бұрын

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The 109 sounds better in real life

Ok i feel for the German air men sorry

When a heavily - laden bomber, albeit flown well by a crew of "Eperten" but equipped with only one effectively operating defensive machine gun tries to evade or fight off a vengeful attack by a more agile enemy fighter firing EIGHT equivalent machine guns, the air battle gets desperate, hopeless and even fatal for the former. The tables are turned, though, when their canon - firing escorts join the fray, now "evening out the odds"!

Kinda impossible to beat the 8 .50 cals of the P-47 Thunderbolt Beat TLS out of a couple of 20mm and two .303 Mgs of the Spifire

@billb207

6 ай бұрын

Didn't exist in 1940.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

5 ай бұрын

Yet ANOTHER clueless yankee commenter who thinks they won WW2 alone. Listen Cletus, at the time that the RAF were fielding fighters with 8x .303 brownings, the USAAF were pootling about the skies with the P40 Warhawk, which at the time carried two light barrelled .50 cals and two .30 or .303 cals. Give over with your Yankee BS, in 1940 the RAF would have wiped the USAAF from the skies.

What is the music from right at the end of the video?

Schnell! Raus! Jawhol!

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

"Achtung - Spitfire!"

How in Jesus's green land they made aerial sequences like this?

@oldgoat142

Жыл бұрын

With a helluva lot of work and a helluva lot of pre-planning down to the smallest detail.

@ronsmyth2005

6 ай бұрын

Experienced pilots.

If they all, the German, British, Polish, French and Dutch could see Europe now. Sad state.

The Few.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

29 күн бұрын

Myth.

Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa,. Jamaica, Free French, Czechoslovakia and Poland 303 Squadron were very much involved as the few US volunteers the RAF Eagle Squadron were up in the sky's over Kent against their governments neutrality.

@dalj4362

Жыл бұрын

Yes, big thanks to the. 126 New Zealanders 98 Canadians 33 Australians 25 South Africans 145 Polish 88 Czechs 10 Irish 11 Americans (US) 2,345 British We thank them all.

@thevillaaston7811

8 ай бұрын

There were no Eagle Squadrons in the Battle of Britain.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

8 ай бұрын

South Africa should have remained neutral.

@cpj93070

5 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Shut up Na*i boy.

@daneelolivaw602

4 ай бұрын

@@dalj4362 You forgot to mention a few countries and their brave pilots, who also fought in the BoB. Barbados 1 Belgium 28 France 13 Jamaica 1 Newfoundland 1 Rhodesia 3 God bless every single one of them.

Looks like Seven Sisters near Eastbourne? Is that correct?

@TheSeafordian

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Couldn't see my house though.

Curiosity, the diretor of air batlle in this movie has a anciant German pilot and veteran this batlle! (Sorry mi english fail)

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

Your English is OK! Many German and British veterans advised in this movie.

@kirkp7470

Жыл бұрын

@@raypurchase801 ...and they were not old in 1969! Maybe 46-60 years old.

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

@@kirkp7470 It was intended to invite the South African ace "Sailor" Malan, but he was very ill and couldn't come. The special edition DVD has lots of interesting commentary. The person wearing the white jacket in the Luftwaffe mess scenes was himself a veteran of the Battle. He was an advisor and was given a walk-on part.

Great movie, except they all forgot to wear parachutes!

The problem of using in-line engines is that one shot in the engine manifolds can virtual stop the plane. Unlike radial , one shot in the one radical cylinders won't be effective.

@jjsmallpiece9234

Жыл бұрын

Radial engines have too large a cross section, so cause too much drag, Hence why most piston engine aircraft were water cooled in-line engines

@colinbarron4

Жыл бұрын

The weakness of a liquid - cooled engine like the RR Merlin is that even a single bullet anywhere in the cooling system can cause the engine to overheat and seize.

@raypurchase801

9 ай бұрын

@@colinbarron4 All true. The USAAF preferred Thunderbolts to Mustangs for ground-strafing in '44 and '45,. Mustangs had vulnerable cooling systems and many were lost.

Anyone else realize how much this feels like the death star space battle from Star Wars: A New Hope at points?I wonder if George Lucas was inspired by this

@raypurchase801

9 ай бұрын

Nah, but I expect Lucas watched "633 Squadron" and "The Dambusters".

@andrewjones5513

7 ай бұрын

It’s a know fact the attack on the Death Star is based on 633 squadron @@raypurchase801

Were the frames of the Spitfire crashing into the sea at 2:50 cut or am I experiencing the Mandela effect?

@robharris8844U

Жыл бұрын

I think that cut is as it is in the movie - they used that sort of cut a number of times, as obviously they could not actually crash them - smoke flare then the plane would go out of shot of the camera and scene cut to another scene. Crashes seen from above at distance were plane models so the camera did not dwell on the scene as it would effect excitement and that it was a model would become evident.

@plymouth5714

Жыл бұрын

This scene takes place about half way through the film, the scene of the Spitfire going all the way down to the beach was, I think in the final climactic battle towards the end just before the final scenes of the RAF pilots waiting around for the enemy who weren't coming after the invasion was called off.

@Elcore

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouth5714 Ah, that makes sense; knew I'd seen it somewhere. Thanks.

@robharris8844U

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouth5714 Yes, and you can unfortunately tell it is a mock-up of plywood and balsa wood- notice the edit quickly from the scene. It adds to the excitement though.

@kirkp7470

Жыл бұрын

@@robharris8844U There were MANY models in the film. I enjoy the paper fighters on the ground blowing up! You see several 'wrinkled' planes on the ground...paper and wood...

Wonder How many forgot to pull the rip cord

@richardsimpson3792

Жыл бұрын

Slightly under 50% of British fighter pilots in the Battle survived a shoot-down, and most of those did manage to return to action. Sportingly, the German's didn't shoot parachuting British pilots very often. And the British, under orders of Winston Churchill, weren't allowed to shoot parachuting Germans...the argument was they would be captured anyway..and the British then put them in a very agreeable stately home hotel where they happily chatted away to each other about the merits of the various tactics used, the performance of the different aircraft etc unaware that everything was recorded!

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

@@richardsimpson3792 A similar discussion took place in the Luftwaffe a couple of years later. The aircrew and commanders all agreed they wouldn't shoot a man in a parachute.

1:20

実際には英国空軍はパイロットが足らず、ポーランドなどからパイロットを調達した模様。

This film was made on Spain. Without the old Heinkels 111 and Me 109 od the civil este of Spain was imposible of filmer

@animelovers000

10 ай бұрын

Some of it was filmed in Spain

@Fordnan

8 ай бұрын

A big thanks to Franco...

@rafaeldonosoparedes

7 ай бұрын

Some, no,no,no..... All

Per ardua ad astra

Essex Nimitz

lol.truth be known? spits wings were from german designer,

Sad thing is ...these guys were real men ...the country survived because of these guys and the troops on ground ..epic people..now wat about today ...pathetic culture ...my god .. no comparison ❤

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

2 ай бұрын

Churchill destroyed the UK and Europe.

CGI looks amazing, they actually look like proper old peoples aircraft.

captain from Jaws? I thought spitfire could take more hits before going down because it was a heavy fighter

@stevetheduck1425

7 ай бұрын

The Spitfire then was an interceptor. Later marks (models) could carry bombs, had larger cannon weapons, and the last Spitfires were more than twice as powerful and twice as heavy, and could take on many roles. At the time of the Battle of Britain (mid 1940 to that winter), it had eight .303 machine guns and flew short sorties to intercept and attack bomber formations, up to five times a day.

@Greggee100

7 ай бұрын

thanxs

no, allí allí. the he 111 no are he 111. they are casa 2111, made on Spain bye the Factory casa, construcciones aeronáuticas sociedad anónima. and the me 109 are made off the hiispano aviación. anda allí of the foñm was made on Spain. blue dly, good time, beautiful old aircraft.... Spain IS best like England

German bombers were designed to be as fast or faster than the fighters of their day. Unfortunately for them, the fighters continued to gain in speed, and by the time bombers such as the Heinkel He 111 came into service they were outpaced by the Spitfires and Hurricanes. German design relied on that speed to negate the need for fighter escort, and also to minimize the need for defensive armament such as in the heavy bombers of the Allies (Lancasters & Flying Fortresses). This forced the Germans into a series of compromises trying to hold to the original design, while adding machineguns in defense. The outcome was fleets of bombers that did neither job (bombing nor defending themselves) well. Proof is in their defeat during the Battle of Britain, which on paper at the outset seemed unthinkable.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

7 ай бұрын

Germany did not lose the battle.

@denneledoe873

4 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw uh huh, and how did operation sea lion fare?

@JamesRichards-mj9kw

4 ай бұрын

@@denneledoe873 Sea Lion was a deliberate bluiff while the Axis prepared for Barbarossa, as Galland and von Rundstedt confirmed in July 1940.

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"Sailor" Malan ("Skipper") said he would sometimes let one go- shot up and smoking- to help demoralize the staff back at the German aerodromes.

In this movie Spitfire is overrated. 80% of german losses at the Battle of Britain were shot down by Hurricanes.

@animelovers000

5 ай бұрын

When this was filmed there were only a handful of airworthy hurricanes at the time so they couldn't do big formations like they could with the sptifre. Thankfully the number has grown over the years

@denneledoe873

4 ай бұрын

@@animelovers000 and even then, they had to supplement flying scenes with mustangs, which they put way in the back. From a distance they can pass for a hurricane or a spitfire. quite crafty.

I actual fact the story that the spitfire was superior to the me 109. Is another British myth.

@MulbeeryDeer

Жыл бұрын

Which version of each are we comparing? There's around 20.

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

@@MulbeeryDeer Agreed. During the BoB, the 109 and the Spitfire were closely comparable. The 109 had the advantage of fuel injection for -G bunts, but otherwise it was honours-even. The 109F was marginally superior to the Spitfire V. The Spitfire IX matched or was superior to the 109 and the 190. Lots of special Spitfires for high or low altitude, which were superior to the 109 at those levels. The later Spitfires were superior in virtually every regard to the best 109s and 190s available. Only two aircraft were in front line service from 1939 to 1945: The 109 and the Spitfire. Whereas in 1945 the Spitfire remained superior to everything it met, the 109 was at the end of its design-envelope.

@TheNickt1

Жыл бұрын

@@raypurchase801 I also read somewhere that the Spitfire had a tighter turning circle so was able to literally get back behind what was trailing it.

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNickt1 Exactly. The Spitfire had a greater wing area than the 109, allowing it to out-turn its opponent. The greater surface area also meant it was slightly slower than the 109, which could also accelerate more quickly into a dive. Every marginal advantage possessed by the 109 or the Spitfire was countered by a marginal disadvantage. The 109's significant advantage was that it could nose-over in a -G bunt without a cough-splutter, but this only applied up to the end of 1940.

@raypurchase801

Жыл бұрын

@@TheNickt1 Funny how there are always trolls who claim the 109 was better than the Spitfire. History has demonstrated otherwise. End of discussion.

03:03 At this stage in the battle the Germans were running out of bombs and resorted to using suicide vests on parachutists.

Pretty sure it was the Hurricanes did most of the work 😇

@MrVolvobloke

Жыл бұрын

I do wish people would stop saying this. I'm pretty sure it was more or less honours even. They BOTH worked together. Spitfires (33% of fighter command) shot down 46% of the enemy aircraft , whereas Hurricanes (66% of fighter command) shot down 54%. Had we only had Hurricanes I think we would have had a much harder struggle.

@ratius1979

Жыл бұрын

Most people say it was Spitfires that did it all so not sure what youre talking about 🙄

@keithnixon2918

Жыл бұрын

Hurribirds my dad called them - he was ground crew at this time.