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  @Spitfiresammons43 минут бұрын

  Amazing story hopefully MK356 would be send for repairs to Duxford or Biggin hill and fly again in 6 or 10 years time RIP Mark Long.

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  @stewartgarner-jones9226Сағат бұрын

  I'm sure this is a very interesting video, which I will watch, just not yet. For me, it feels a bit soon as I live near to where this happened recently. Respectfully ❤ May mark rest in peace

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  @setchey972 сағат бұрын

  On a matter of technicality, only the fuselage is from the original MK356 when with BBMF. During its restoration to flight, its wings were deemed in too poor of a condition to be used and were swapped with the wings from Mk.XVI SL674, which the RAF Museum holds in its reserve collection. MK356's original wings still survive and are currently in storage in the RAFM reserve collection in Stafford.

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  @andrewgeddes21032 сағат бұрын

  Very tragic news this beautiful aircraft should go down in peace time taking the life of its pilot, RIP Squadron leader Mark Longford, have just seen news that as a direct result the whole BBMF is grounded and will miss the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Very sad. Thanks for your efforts putting this video together deepest sympathies to Squadron Leader Mark Longfords’ family.

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  @frankstewart83323 сағат бұрын

  5,950??? The only score that I've seen beaten against German losses for the entire war is 4,007 Spitfire Claims that match German losses! This is the only way to know the actual truth as the Germans know EXACTLY how many planes they lost on every day of the war AND kept great records! But the Published RAF Spitfire losses are more than twice that ~5,950 number you post! Look up the BoB numbers! The RAF lost over 500 each Spits and Hurries, totaling ~1,100 Fighters For just over 500 Me-109s shot down! So even with the famous hometown advantage, Spits and Hurries EACH LOST more fighters than they shot down 109s! Then there are the Famous RAF cross channel raids called Circuses and Rhubarbs in which the RAF lost >FIVE Spits for every 109 they shot down! The only number I've ever seen is over 12,800 Spits shot down during the entire war! But I'm not from over there, why don't you visit the MoD's Records Branch and post the True numbers For us? The RAF must know how many planes they lost and when!

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  @tuc-dh4df4 сағат бұрын

  Rest in peace Mark. Sad loss of a nine.

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  @bfc30575 сағат бұрын

  A plane is an inanimate object

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  @frankstewart83325 сағат бұрын

  Your first comment is so full of BS you have no clue about what you ramble on about! Payload is fungible! Don't believe me, look up Greg's planes and cars video on this same topic! While the typical Lancaster could carry up to ~14,000 pounds, the -17 could carry 17,600 pounds at the same MTO! If you divide the Lancs total of bombs dropped, found in many books and every plane museum on the planet by the number of missions flown you get an average much less than 8,000 pounds! 22,000 pounds, in about 30, out of over 7,000 total? RIGHT! A lot less. Both planes had the exact same MTO, or Maximum Take Off weight of 65-72,000 pounds based on exactly which model of each plane we want to talk about. The B-17 was at least 5-700 pounds lighter depending on model, so it could carry 5-700 pounds more payload than the Lancaster! That is 500 pounds more fuel, to take the same bombs farther, or 500 pounds more bombs to the same distance. But wait. The B-17s engines were turbocharged AND IT COULD FLY OVER 12,000' HIGHER than the Lanc with the same load of fuel or bombs WHERE THE AIR IS THINNER AND THUS go either faster, or farther, or both! But since most Lancaster missions were flown into France, or the low countries, over much shorter distances, at lower altitudes, where FLAK was so much deadlier. The RAF came to the conclusion that the casualties went down by 50% for every 5,000' over 7,500' the planes flew higher. That was the reason why over 56,000 Bomber Command crew died. PS. The Lanc was a death trap with only one way out if hit and almost no ARMOR to protect the crew. GO FARTHER. Over 12,000 B-17s Vs >7,000 Lancs. B-17 casualties were a small fraction of Lanc crews killed. The, last of all because of the range and altitude advantage of the B-17, B-17s dropped more bombs on Germany proper than Lancs did and in fewer missions, TOO! SO IF GIVEN THE CHOISE BETWEEN A PLANE WITH OVER HALF A TONNE OF ARMOR AND 10-13 .50 CALIBER HMGs, THAT WAS FAMOUS FOR GETTING YOU HOME, IN SPITE OF BEING SHOT TO HELL, OR A PLANE WELL KNOWN AS A DEATH TRAP, WHICH WOULD YOU WANT TO FLY IN? Tell us the truth!

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  @joeharris38786 сағат бұрын

  I thought this was going to be about a woman pilot .

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  @TheOsfania6 сағат бұрын

  Feck the plane, a person died.

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  @dwightnix8936 сағат бұрын

  Stop flying these old aircraft. They are not airworthy and so few are left for our descendents.

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  @Tomkinsbc7 сағат бұрын

  I heard from a different site, that Curtis had already designed a new fighter and sold it to North American. This fighter in there story was the P 51 Mustang and that is why they were able to produce it so rapidly.

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  @MrBobby7658 сағат бұрын

  Had they not been so successful we wouldnt even know about them, let alone hear about them.

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  @MrBobby7658 сағат бұрын

  There were in fact several black aces, they just didnt get the credit due to being black. Lets not get it twisted, history books are rewritten all the time and have from the very beginning.

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  @MrBobby7658 сағат бұрын

  How many Tuskegee Airmen do you know personally? Well i had the pleasure of meeting a couple as one is a family member Airmen Gordon Morgan right here from Kokomo Indiana.

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  @BigDuke6ixx9 сағат бұрын

  Godspeed, Mark.

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  @HunterDFtwo12 сағат бұрын

  I did notice that it did lose its clipped wings.

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  @B1nZybox16 сағат бұрын

  You made a video on it did you make the video before or after I mentioned it in one of your posts? Edit: my bad I didn't see your video on it

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  @azboakes390017 сағат бұрын

  The airframe has a history unique to her which I didn't know at all! So tha k you for shearing this with us all. Rest in peace sir.

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  @shoominati2320 сағат бұрын

  Thankyou for at least putting the effort into finding the correct pronunciation of the Frog words. (Now, I'm half of one FYI, and am not a fluent speaker ) It annoys the hell out of me when people with letters after their name pronounce place names such as 'Grenobles' with received english pronunciation - when the correct pronunciation is along of the lines of Gren-ohr-blhh..

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  @CalibanRising20 сағат бұрын

  No worries. I am a French speaker after living there for 6 years, but never got rid of the pomme de terre anglaise dans ma bouche. 😉

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  @shoominati2316 сағат бұрын

  @@CalibanRising How I could go a good Steak au poivre with Pomme Frites right now.. You have to get the Green Peppercorns in that little can

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  @bryanhunter2077Күн бұрын

  My farther was on Fairy Battles and when they were sent to attack the bridges over the Meres when the Germans broke threw the lines in 1940. The whole squadron (No 1 Squadron} was shot down, he survived as he was stood as he had a young family which was me

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  @CalibanRising21 сағат бұрын

  They were very brave lads in those Fairey Battles. I did my flight training in Belgium and I would always think of those boys when flying around those target areas.

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  @bryanhunter207711 сағат бұрын

  @@CalibanRising My father was a Radio Operator/ Navigator and after his Squadron was wiped out he made his way to Dunkirk then to Hawkinge where he acted as fighter controller during B.O.B then was shipped of to Canada to help set up the Empire Flying Schools and works an instructor . I did not see him for 9 years.

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  @CalibanRising10 сағат бұрын

  @@bryanhunter2077 Thank you for sharing his story with us. It's a reminder of the personal sacrifices men like your father had to make to obtain victory.

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  @TofuBoy1Күн бұрын

  Beautiful plane... Such a loss... And condolences to the poor pilot involved in the crash :(

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  @robertbate5790Күн бұрын

  Amazingly detailed research. Thanks for sharing. Not met your channel before so ive subbed to see a bit more. 👍👍👍

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  @CalibanRising21 сағат бұрын

  Thanks Robert, hope you enjoy the rest of my content.

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  @hc1355Күн бұрын

  The plane crashed just after taking off from the base not as it was returning to the base. It was due to do fly past over England that day but sadly did make it

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  @CalibanRising21 сағат бұрын

  Thanks for the correction. That information was public while I was researching the video.

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  @66lesjoКүн бұрын

  Extremely sad news RIP Mark Long. Condolences to his family.

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  @antiochman8222Күн бұрын

  Perhaps the mathematical optimum was to remove the crew and guns from a proportion of the aircraft so the Germans were forced to maintain their tactics. Let’s say 2 fewer crew lost on each aircraft shot down and you would have a material reduction in deaths without a commensurate increase in risk for the crews themselves.

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  @LiddledriverКүн бұрын

  What mark of Spit was it? Looks like either a late Mk IX or Mk XVI.

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  @CalibanRisingКүн бұрын

  Yep, Mk IX. Some sources say it's a IXc some a IXe, so I can be sure about the exact variant. I'm sure someone else will be able to tell us.

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  @LiddledriverКүн бұрын

  @@CalibanRising the best way to tell the E from the C mark is if the cannon is mounted to the right or left of the 50 cal machine gun. The Mk IXc will have the cannon on the inside of the machine gun. I really enjoy your program by the way Cheers

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  @CalibanRising21 сағат бұрын

  @@Liddledriver That is a great little tip. looking at its latest incarnation it seems to have the IXe wing.

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  @tim7052Күн бұрын

  The LEGENDARY Mossie every time!! (Plus NO chance of the metallurgy of the engines letting you down at height like the Allisons regularly did. 👍

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  @plbinghamКүн бұрын

  dreadful news ...... am curious though to understand how the tail section keep changing shape?

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  @dmg4415Күн бұрын

  Was there any attempts to change the 4 .303 + 4 20mm to .50cal in some combo 4/6/8?

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  @user-vo9lc3hk3wКүн бұрын

  That's my great great uncle he was bronze in new Zealand date: 15 of June 1892 Died:6 of Feb 1975

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  @CalibanRisingКүн бұрын

  You should be proud mate! He's also officially one of 'The Few' as he flew at least two official sorties in a combat capacity.