Breitling Fighters fly LOW down a canal - FULL SEQUENCE

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  • čas přidán 18. 06. 2020
  • So we've already posted clips of this, but here's the full sequence of the 4 Breitling Fighters flying down a canal in Yverdon. First is Ray Hanna in the P-40, then Nigel Lamb in the Mustang followed by Cliff spink in the Corsair ending with Lee Proudfoot in Spitfire MH434.
    FOR THOSE OF YOU MOANING ABOUT HOW UNSAFE THIS WAS, please bear in mind, the canal was next to an airfield, the correct permissions were obtained, the manoeuvres were, in effect "run and breaks," had any engine problems occurred then they were carrying enough momentum in flight to land on the runway next to the canal plus THESE WERE FOUR OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED WARBIRD PILOTS IN THE WORLD
    THE FULL 20 MINUTE FILM about the Breitling Fighters is available to subscribers at WingsTV.co.uk along with more than 75 hours of Airshow Films and Aviation Documentaries including 14 FULL Flying Legends Airshow Films and 4 RIAT Films. It also has Aviation Documentaries like "A Spitfires Story" and "One Summer- Two Messerschmitts". There's full in-cockpit films that put you in the Pilot's seat of a full airshow display and lots of other material. We're in the early stages of creating a "Netflix" style streaming service and at the moment you can get a years subscription for the same price as a single DVD/Blu-ray!
    It's available now worldwide starting at less than £1.60/$1.99/1.8 Euros per month
    Subscribe now at WingsTV.co.uk
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  • @graftedtheband
    @graftedtheband Před 8 měsíci +154

    I'm a P-51 and Corsair lover but I have to say the British made one of the most beautiful and intimidating aircraft of all time with that Spitfire. What a plane!

    • @meltdown6165
      @meltdown6165 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Nice sounding too ...

    • @martinjohnson9316
      @martinjohnson9316 Před 7 měsíci +2

      I would love to know the reason for the Corsairs dihedral wing design. Was it to aid carrier landing operations? To help with folding the wings for storage? Do you know?

    • @sidecarbod1441
      @sidecarbod1441 Před 7 měsíci +6

      @@martinjohnson9316 It allowed the plane to have a huge prop, it gave enough ground clearance without having to have long and therefore weak undercarriage. The folding wings were also a good idea for a plane being launched off an aircraft carrier. I had a Cox control line Corsair when I was a kid many years ago, since that time I have always liked this plane!

    • @martinjohnson9316
      @martinjohnson9316 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@sidecarbod1441 Ah thats why?...thanks for the info. When i was a kid (UK) i saw the boxed Cox powered control line plastic planes (my toy shop had a PT19 i think) but on my pocket money, i could'nt afford one.

    • @alfredeneuman6966
      @alfredeneuman6966 Před 6 měsíci +4

      The Spit had a terrific profile and sound and he really got low to the deck.

  • @desertpunk7588
    @desertpunk7588 Před 3 lety +1075

    Gold Leader to Red Leader, I'm starting my attack run!

    • @bombomos
      @bombomos Před 2 lety +64

      Porkins you're too low!!

    • @EasyTarget.541
      @EasyTarget.541 Před 2 lety +49

      Red Five standing by

    • @adrianh332
      @adrianh332 Před 2 lety +45

      "Lost Tyree lost Hutch, they came from behiiiiind" boooooommmm.

    • @sjmuffler1
      @sjmuffler1 Před 2 lety +40

      Stay on target

    • @puidwen
      @puidwen Před 2 lety +11

      Glad i was the only thinking something along those lines.

  • @SniffBackBetter
    @SniffBackBetter Před 2 lety +234

    The Spitfire was almost lapping up that water through its air intakes!

    • @1991apfel
      @1991apfel Před 2 lety +10

      Cools the engine down...

    • @chrisr5201
      @chrisr5201 Před 2 lety +3

      1:16
      That's one crazy pilot!

    • @RicDrgn
      @RicDrgn Před 2 lety +2

      Only one with flaps down, low and slow.

    • @mostevil1082
      @mostevil1082 Před 2 lety +5

      ​@@RicDrgn flaps definitely aren't down and she's not slow. That left rudder you can see means she's really shifting.

    • @stevebroughton4787
      @stevebroughton4787 Před 2 lety +9

      The Spit pilot was none other than Ray Hanna.

  • @dinosabic5383
    @dinosabic5383 Před 8 měsíci +44

    Some of the coolest pieces of aviation engineering. Absolutely incredible!! As a quadriplegic, i cant begin to tell you the envy i have of every pilot. Hats off to every one of you amazing individuals.

  • @WingsTVChannel
    @WingsTVChannel  Před 3 lety +547

    For those aviation filming experts who have been making comments about possible bird strikes - Bird strikes can cause engine failures in JETS, a bird strike impact on a WW2 aircraft flying at speed would NOT cause a sudden crash, In this case it would have resulted in prop or wing damage at worse. As this filming was done ON AN AIRFIELD it would have been easy to recover the aircraft back safely. We did a full risk assessment BEFORE filming to mitigate risk.

    • @223o
      @223o Před 3 lety +9

      Outstanding video. Out of curiosity are these fellas Ag pilots? A lot of Ag operators tend to have a passion for warbirds where I’m from 👍

    • @egocyclic
      @egocyclic Před 3 lety

      how fast were the planes flying? Over or under 200kts? 250kts?

    • @JD96893
      @JD96893 Před 3 lety +7

      but wait, isn't it obvious every low fly by is a spur of the moment thing a couple of idiots decided to do in old WW2 planes that could be in a museum?!?!?! People seem to think pilots are all stupid or that pilots are like drivers, because almost any idiot can get a drivers license.

    • @JeffyMor
      @JeffyMor Před 3 lety +8

      Wroger Wroger you should try contacting Mark Felton Productions on CZcams. He has outstanding knowledge of WW2 and has lots of videos about little known WW2 facts. This sounds like it would be right up his alley to research.

    • @darthelevader5873
      @darthelevader5873 Před 3 lety +5

      I'm sure you took all the necessary precautions for safety but you cannot say for certain that a bird strike won't cause a crash. If you say it can't it's almost in a similar vein to saying the Titanic won't sink.

  • @wegotaproblemuk
    @wegotaproblemuk Před 3 lety +1347

    The Spitfire with that Merlin engine gives me goosebumps

    • @captainLoknar
      @captainLoknar Před 3 lety +10

      do you have German family ^___^ (jk)

    • @kishascape
      @kishascape Před 3 lety +5

      Wizard bumps

    • @evoklax
      @evoklax Před 3 lety +12

      imo the corsair is better looking, but not better sounding that goes to the spitfire

    • @tmsmith3412
      @tmsmith3412 Před 3 lety +4

      Yasss pure legend himself we got a problem.
      Makes sense you do love your spit fires keep the great work up on your channel bro watch it daily thanks for fighting for us mate we need more people like you I can not speak higher if you and your channel mate.
      If I can ever help you or help out in doing something? Just let me know thank you mate.

    • @SWard-oe8oj
      @SWard-oe8oj Před 3 lety +1

      @@evoklax they weren't talking to you but take care of your self man :(

  • @Ratlins9
    @Ratlins9 Před 9 měsíci +4

    That pilot in the final run was the craziest of the lot, loved it.

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games Před 2 lety +803

    All that time, effort, and manpower to make this happen.... and it's in 480p

    • @blasterofmuppets4754
      @blasterofmuppets4754 Před 2 lety +66

      @Austin thats some first world luxury problems you have.

    • @Akislav1990
      @Akislav1990 Před 2 lety +42

      It's been up for only a year. I could forgive them if it was uploaded no later than 2009.

    • @DangerGnom
      @DangerGnom Před 2 lety +23

      the good stuff is behind a paywall....like they write in the description: you have to pay for it, to be at least in decent quality. As an advertisement, still this is bad. It is 1min25 sec, so what to loose by showing off at least 1080p and better sound, to get an impression if it is worth considering subscribing to their paywall? nah, just put a trash quality short length video on YT, should be enough to encourage peops, to come and pay - reality-check: no it's not.

    • @DangerGnom
      @DangerGnom Před 2 lety +16

      @@blasterofmuppets4754 your troll commment is also a 1st world problem. This video is an advertisment, for a subscription based video service. And the folks out there, that want some very specific video content -in that case old, flying, piston engine aircraft -, are telling here, that the quality is bad. so where is this a 1st world problem?

    • @Rick_Sanchez_C137_
      @Rick_Sanchez_C137_ Před 2 lety +7

      Last night at dinner, I ate the potato they used to film this sequence… overall it was good, but there was still a hint of exhaust in the aftertaste which the butter and sour cream did not cover up….

  • @davidmurphy8364
    @davidmurphy8364 Před 3 lety +206

    "Sir how will we avoid the AA guns??" "Go under em"😂😂

    • @ranggasaktibudiputra1547
      @ranggasaktibudiputra1547 Před 2 lety

      @Hoa Tattis hey care to explain more?

    • @francescofissore161
      @francescofissore161 Před 2 lety

      @Hoa Tattis ...actually, somehow uncorrect. What counts is the 'clearance' between ground and propeller tips, engine themselves have less than nothing to do with flying ultra-low.
      Many instances of P-47 flying in Germany or Low Countries having 7 - 8 feet between their bellies and the grass, at 370 - 390 mph without the least of problems in this sense - a couple photos of them back at the base showing some wheat stuck into engine cowling.

    • @francescofissore161
      @francescofissore161 Před 2 lety

      @Hoa Tattis one thing was Wright Field and their super-strictly technical tests under teodolites' control, another was the real fact under operational circumstances. Arriving at 10,000' altitude then peeling off and coming down aided by the diving momentum, and airspeed would increase dramatically - that's true for any airplane. Many a P-47D-25 pilot saw 400+ mph at the altitude of flak towers.
      Yes you didn't say could not do it, but simply saying they were hampered down there doesn't mean who knows what . They weren't 'hampered' at all by their radial engines (in the sense of radials' fault), that is what one could suppose by reading your statement.

    • @francescofissore161
      @francescofissore161 Před 2 lety

      @Hoa Tattis ... ok all right of course, but where is all that importance in the end. P-47, F6F, F4U, even the P-61 (when used as a strafer over North Europe and Italy) etc. each of them was born for a medium-altitude generic work, but also did a impressive job at super low levels without the least bit of difficulty or any kind of strain on engine and/or airframe.
      Do not know if there was even one single pilot truly aware in any given moment, that its radial plane was performing somehow worst than a online-engined one in any respective phase. Maybe somehow less efficient in strict technical/mechanical terms and calculations, but not hampered at all.

    • @Cyan_ImposterFNFV4NEO
      @Cyan_ImposterFNFV4NEO Před 2 lety

      Lol XD

  • @gus23a
    @gus23a Před 3 lety +1942

    My grandma often told me how terrifying it was, when the "Tiefflieger" ( word by word: low altitude planes) came. It were mostly American planes which did strafing runs on everything they saw moving in the streets. They would often fly so low that they barely made it past the roofs of the houses. Her parents´ farm was about 300m away from an anti-aircraft gun position and this was the prime target for the strafing runs. The gunners were mostly young boys, maybe 14 to 16 years old and manned a 20mm Flakvierling and two 88m Flak. Often times there was no alarm when surprise attacks by fighterbombers came and they were only alerted when the flaks suddenly opened fire. But by then it was to late to get in the cellar and my grandma and her folks tried to hide wherever they were at the moment, the bullets raining down around them. One day, in February 1945, so she told me, came the worst attack. The days before, there had been almost no attacks, only the usual bombing raids on the big city near them. One bomber was shot down by this AA position near their house and had crashed about half a mile away. They were inspecting the wreck, when suddenly the sirens started going off and the guns immediatley started blasting away. They could see the position from where they were and saw two fighters dive down on it, dropping four bombs on it. Two hit right inside the position, two missed it and fell right in my grandma´s barn where they also kept their livestock. The building collapsed and almost immediatley caught fire, killing all of their livestock. The firebrigade managed to save their house, though. Seven of the AA gunners were killed by a direct hit on their gun, 13 others were badly injured. My Grandma helped to take care of the wounded and bury the dead. They weren´t able to recover every dead, as two of them were just blown to dust and the others were sprinkled all over the position and fields.
    Now seeing these planes flying this low and hearing the sound of their engines howling to full power i can only imagine how terrifying this must have been back then.
    But nevertheless, those are magnificent machines and i´m thankful i can now enjoy them with no fear.

    • @PatrickKniesler
      @PatrickKniesler Před 3 lety +193

      Thank you for sharing.

    • @mil-fpv4931
      @mil-fpv4931 Před 3 lety +93

      Thanks for the story. Without knowing the sides here, it's hard to say who were the good guys and who were the bad ones. Was it a shame or a blessing the main character stayed alive, or should she have died as an enemy. (try to get the message in this)

    • @arisini
      @arisini Před 3 lety +19

      Thanks for the story!

    • @Percivallis
      @Percivallis Před 3 lety +203

      @@mil-fpv4931 Actually no, its very easy to say who the good guys are! The Allied Forces fighting and dying in their tens of thousands to free Europe from the tyranny of the German people whose regime were responsible for the deaths of millions many of them in purpose built death factories and the wholesale destruction of Cities and towns throughout Europe. I think its fairly obvious?

    • @trainzguy2472
      @trainzguy2472 Před 3 lety +283

      @@Percivallis You're missing the point. It's hard to tell who the "good guy" or "bad guy" is when you look at the people themselves. Forget about the politics and the government, it's just a bunch of normal citizens who got swept up in the chaos of war. The majority of the German public just wanted peace and solidarity. They didn't care about Hitler's twisted agenda, they just wanted the destruction and killing to come to an end so they could go about their daily lives.

  • @vtwintora
    @vtwintora Před 2 lety +4

    Nigel Lamb in the Mustang looks so badass, zoned right in, dialled right in, nothing but admiration for all you pilots.
    Thanks for the upload; it's top-notch!

  • @martyndeyoung8207
    @martyndeyoung8207 Před 2 lety +66

    You can't beat the sound of a single-engined Merlin warbird - unless it's a twin or a quad! Where I live, between Biggin Hill and Headcorn airfields in Kent, we regularly see and hear Spitfires and Hurricanes overhead.

    • @zaqwsxxswqaz3877
      @zaqwsxxswqaz3877 Před rokem

      Скажите, а там, где Вы живёте, между аэродромами Биггин Хилл и Хедкорн, Вторая мировая уже закончилась?

    • @martyndeyoung8207
      @martyndeyoung8207 Před rokem +2

      @@zaqwsxxswqaz3877 Yes, the war has ended - in 1945! Several of these aircraft have been restored and are still flying though, and long may they continue! If only I could afford the $000s to try one out. A few years ago, we had two Lancaster bombers fly over (one on tour from Canada), in formation with Spitfires and Hurricanes. Fantastic!

    • @SilentKnight43
      @SilentKnight43 Před rokem +1

      Here in Niagara region, Canada we often get flybys of the Lancaster with its 4 Merlin engines. We can hear it coming from miles away and gives us plenty of time to rush out to the yard and see it overhead. You can feel the sound vibrate the frame of the house - it's awesome.

  • @vernonmodglin5502
    @vernonmodglin5502 Před 3 lety +549

    Don't care what the newest jets can do, they'll never be as badass as these props...

    • @sepg5084
      @sepg5084 Před 3 lety +18

      Don't care what boomers say, nothing can be more badass than an F22 or B2.

    • @vernonmodglin5502
      @vernonmodglin5502 Před 3 lety +13

      @@sepg5084 ha ha I'm 35 gramps

    • @vernonmodglin5502
      @vernonmodglin5502 Před 3 lety +2

      @@westilldontknow3407 rugay?

    • @wideawake2462
      @wideawake2462 Před 3 lety +2

      Check this out then... pilot skills at its absolute finest czcams.com/video/kT7qrYi8R_M/video.html

    • @chriswolfenden39
      @chriswolfenden39 Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah I totally agree with you nothing compared to the sound of a propeller pulled aircraft in a steep dive over a area

  • @fhhfgj
    @fhhfgj Před 3 lety +521

    Corsair,mustang and warhawk: we're gonna fly low!
    Spitfire: hold my beer...

    • @hupreix2553
      @hupreix2553 Před 3 lety +19

      fhhfgj you mean tea? Xd

    • @kierenboimufc5940
      @kierenboimufc5940 Před 3 lety +11

      Electro playz Na we drink more beer than tea in Britain mate lol

    • @hupreix2553
      @hupreix2553 Před 3 lety

      Lol

    • @kierenboimufc5940
      @kierenboimufc5940 Před 3 lety +2

      Electro playz tea a morning thing beers for the evening

    • @imarcus1973
      @imarcus1973 Před 3 lety +3

      @@hupreix2553 Hold my tea while I take the biscuit in my Spitfire :)

  • @markw.2106
    @markw.2106 Před rokem +15

    Definitely gives you a sense of what a strafing run might have felt like. Incredible!

  • @e575fho
    @e575fho Před rokem +12

    Absolutely incredible. The sound of the Merlin really moves me! Beautiful aircraft.

    • @klondike69none85
      @klondike69none85 Před 5 měsíci

      which merlin, the mustang used a packard merlin xD

  • @fergusuan7371
    @fergusuan7371 Před 3 lety +497

    The Spitfire's heat haze and supercharger whine, stood hairs on end :)... Magnificent

    • @email4664
      @email4664 Před 3 lety +7

      He really planted it too, and for a long steady pass

    • @grahammattsson7515
      @grahammattsson7515 Před 3 lety +5

      That pilot was trawling for fish.

    • @Retrofordguy
      @Retrofordguy Před 3 lety +4

      Agreed spitfires always bring me to tears with emotions and I think that is why they resonate with the hearts of people so much

    • @qymaenjajshelaalgrievous
      @qymaenjajshelaalgrievous Před 3 lety +2

      Can anyone explain me what those vents at the downside of the Wings are for?

    • @mac4boys541
      @mac4boys541 Před 3 lety +5

      @@qymaenjajshelaalgrievous If you mean the rectangular openings on the underneath of the wings they are the water and oil coolers for the engine

  • @kittyhawk9707
    @kittyhawk9707 Před 3 lety +268

    Loved the P40 .. everybody always gushes about the spitfire / Mustang.. yet the Corsair looks fantastic ..but the P40 is truly awesome .

    • @oveidasinclair982
      @oveidasinclair982 Před 3 lety +6

      I liked the Corsair too

    • @bluemarshall6180
      @bluemarshall6180 Před 3 lety +2

      I love the P-40 too.

    • @marktimmer2212
      @marktimmer2212 Před 3 lety +6

      Imagine flying this bird in china, in the early 40s....

    • @historicbeef
      @historicbeef Před 3 lety +3

      Whistling death. Was their nickname. Air intakes on he wings did that.

    • @gian.4388
      @gian.4388 Před 3 lety +11

      I like the Spitfire more because of the Merlin engine's sound
      It has one of the best engine sound of all time imo

  • @gregtheredneck1715
    @gregtheredneck1715 Před 2 lety +7

    I live close to an airfield that hosts an annual airshow in the spring. I love when those classic piston engined warbirds from the days of yore fly over the house traveling to and from the event. Can't imagine the thrill of being strapped in one and making taking it through its paces.

  • @MARedleg
    @MARedleg Před rokem +50

    Love those old warbirds! Timeless, classic designs that inspired a generation that is slowly dying away.

    • @mustangmikep51
      @mustangmikep51 Před 3 měsíci

      I hear that brother! but I think we may still have a round or 2 left in us before we "kick the bucket!")

  • @tbwpiper189
    @tbwpiper189 Před 3 lety +100

    Man...these old birds are still heart-stopping and as lethal-looking as ever

    • @duanegeorges9339
      @duanegeorges9339 Před 3 lety +2

      That roar of engines

    • @Dante-yu5sp
      @Dante-yu5sp Před 3 lety

      @Spike Ragesonagain Exactly my thought!

    • @ralphcrisp2896
      @ralphcrisp2896 Před 7 dny

      The Spitfire was revolutionary in so many ways: retractable landing gear, landing lights for night time flying, and guns spread along the wings instead of clustered on the nose, gave the Spitfire a lot of fire power....like shooting a shotgun instead of a rifle.

  • @madpincy2606
    @madpincy2606 Před 3 lety +177

    I love the Corsair, a beautiful fighter plane.

    • @himonwillard5088
      @himonwillard5088 Před 2 lety +17

      Me too, grew up watching ba ba black sheep, and fell in love with the Corsair. Whistling death.

    • @Gollas4k
      @Gollas4k Před 2 lety +13

      came here to say the same... of all the things that are aesthetic despite only being designed to serve a specific function this has to be one of the most aesthetic things... that view from the front of the low flying corsair just looks unreal, a machine designed to kill and destroy looking like a piece of art...

    • @farticlesofconflatulation
      @farticlesofconflatulation Před 2 lety +11

      It doesn’t have the muscular growl like a spitfire but it has an equally pleasing whoosh!

    • @Drinksalotobeer
      @Drinksalotobeer Před 2 lety +1

      👍👍

    • @donmarshall4888
      @donmarshall4888 Před 2 lety +6

      VMF 216, my fathers squadron. Corsairs are only meant to be in the air.

  • @lincspreparednessandoutdoo2648

    This brought me to tears, such beautiful warbirds doing there thing

  • @tbtstt
    @tbtstt Před 2 lety +3

    Even at just over a minute, I'd happily pay for a download or DVD version of this: absolutely fantastic bit of film!

  • @berniecoles2337
    @berniecoles2337 Před 3 lety +766

    There’s low and there’s Spitfire low.

    • @RogbodgeVideo
      @RogbodgeVideo Před 3 lety +6

      Especially if these is a bridge crossing the water! (MH434 was flown under a river bridge by Ray Hanna for the mini series 'Piece of Cake'.)

    • @nobbytart27
      @nobbytart27 Před 3 lety +9

      Best till last, 'kin awesome 😁

    • @hoilst
      @hoilst Před 3 lety +12

      Swear to god, they must've been fish scales stuck to the prop.

    • @robr9905
      @robr9905 Před 3 lety +3

      nobody has beaten the record for "low".

    • @Sorarse
      @Sorarse Před 3 lety +9

      @@robr9905 Buccaneer pilots might give you an argument on that one. They reckon it was common to have to climb to give them enough room to lower the landing gear prior to landing.

  • @leesenger3094
    @leesenger3094 Před 3 lety +404

    That Spitfire wasn't just low, it was literally mowing the grass !

    • @ianrutherford878
      @ianrutherford878 Před 3 lety +7

      it was. It was literally mowing the grass.

    • @leesenger3094
      @leesenger3094 Před 3 lety +4

      Ian Rutherford I can surely guarantee that foliage was trimmed after that low pass!

    • @paulgmarriott
      @paulgmarriott Před 3 lety +2

      @Ian Rutherford @lee senger Nope; nowhere near. THIS is how a Spit mows the grass: czcams.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/video.html

    • @peemee4873
      @peemee4873 Před 3 lety +3

      have seen lower.... Ray Hannah at his finest. czcams.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/video.html

    • @eroche12
      @eroche12 Před 3 lety +1

      @@peemee4873 WOW

  • @956884266
    @956884266 Před 2 lety +52

    I'm a born Fighter Pilot trapped in the wrong time.

    • @Harry-qh5rt
      @Harry-qh5rt Před 2 lety +2

      I hear ya brother!

    • @kolbpilot
      @kolbpilot Před 2 lety +5

      1920 would have been a good year to be born. In the right country, of course.

    • @randylahey2242
      @randylahey2242 Před 2 lety +4

      lol if that were actually the case you would be flying f16s instead of bitching on you tube

    • @daleyfun2247
      @daleyfun2247 Před 2 lety +4

      @@kolbpilot you must be high as a kite to think experiencing ww2 would be fun.

    • @farticlesofconflatulation
      @farticlesofconflatulation Před 2 lety +1

      It’s like saying I’m a born cowboy but I chose to live in the city. Go get yourself some wings!

  • @qlccsa
    @qlccsa Před rokem +2

    That sound the spitfire makes bring tears to my eyes....must be the sound angels make when they take flight

  • @alishanmao
    @alishanmao Před 3 lety +1505

    the sound of these planes is simply music

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 Před 3 lety +17

      Yes. I am glad that at least some of these old warbirds are still able to fly.

    • @insolentstickleback3266
      @insolentstickleback3266 Před 3 lety +7

      It does something to my innerds when I hear them, something very good, a feeling of immense pride overwhelms me!

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 Před 3 lety +8

      @@insolentstickleback3266 Pride? Can't say that i can relate to that. But i would agree to a sense of appreciation for the technological achievement that these planes represent. In that sense it is kinda sad that none of the ME 262 survived and all the flying examples of those are replicas.

    • @gregorimg
      @gregorimg Před 3 lety +1

      Totally agree!

    • @jakmak1199
      @jakmak1199 Před 3 lety +8

      The sound of that Spit does it for me 👍

  • @Jim-ok9zi
    @Jim-ok9zi Před 3 lety +103

    That was brilliant.
    I would also loved to have been there.
    Those pilots are so skilled.
    Camera operators 10 out of 10. Thanks for posting👍

  • @jimderoche415
    @jimderoche415 Před 2 lety +14

    So very very impressive! All of the factors were top shelf including the aviation skills, cinematography and the assortment of aircraft! Blow me down! Whoa!

  • @tomahawk1556
    @tomahawk1556 Před 2 lety +4

    Magnificient~4 indeed! Splendid Flying Boys! Thank You So Much for the Flybys! Stay Safe & Stay Grateful! 🌷🌿🌎💖🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @rkoenig100
    @rkoenig100 Před 3 lety +93

    All beautiful aircraft. This was a unique and interesting way to view them.

    • @TOMAS-lh4er
      @TOMAS-lh4er Před 3 lety +1

      Can you imagine the fear in the Nazis when they saw that coming down on them ??

    • @Vibakari
      @Vibakari Před 3 lety +1

      They wouldn’t have spitfire were high altitude fighters and corsairs operated in the pacific. P47 and typhoons on the other hand...

  • @HughShower
    @HughShower Před 3 lety +22

    I’ve been waiting YEARS to see that again. I could watch it time and again and not get tired of it. Thanks.

  • @billy1673
    @billy1673 Před 2 lety +8

    Modern jets are cool, but this is just next level!
    The difference in the sound the Corsair makes is unreal.

    • @64MDW
      @64MDW Před rokem

      The Japanese called the Corsair...the "Whistling Death."

  • @1chish
    @1chish Před 2 lety +7

    Ray Hanna was just the best of the best and this reproduced the run he did for the film 'A Bridge Too Far' when he low flies in a Spitfire down a canal over a lad on a pushbike and waves his wings as the lad waves back. Just before the lad saw a wood full of Panzer tanks ....

    • @brucemitch928
      @brucemitch928 Před 2 lety +2

      Agreed, he was an awesome pilot, spectacular.

  • @RCFlyBoy314
    @RCFlyBoy314 Před 3 lety +24

    That Spit' got right down in there and showed them who's home this is.

  • @UrMomGoes2College
    @UrMomGoes2College Před 3 lety +18

    Man I grew up watching Wings Channel in the 90's. Brings back fond memories of being at my grandparents house because we couldn't afford cable after my dad got laid off. Its crazy the things your young mind retains!

  • @bodarville7860
    @bodarville7860 Před 2 lety +3

    That Corsair looks so beautiful and menacing in flight.

    • @AirtimeAerial
      @AirtimeAerial Před 2 lety

      Whistling death baby!
      #badmammajamma 💪💯

  • @robertf3397
    @robertf3397 Před 2 lety

    That is freakin awesome! I just found this and I can't stop watching. Turn the volume up and hit replay. Great stuff!

  • @OldGeezer55
    @OldGeezer55 Před 3 lety +168

    Spitfire pilot " Low? Here lads...hold my beer."

    • @Dicko1
      @Dicko1 Před 3 lety +4

      How about, "Hold my cuppa"😄

    • @TheJonkerr7
      @TheJonkerr7 Před 3 lety +5

      when I watched this, I smiled at the first lot...then when the Spit started its run I just went "ffaaaarrrrkkkk" HA HA natural reaction!

    • @wherethecrowflies1965
      @wherethecrowflies1965 Před 3 lety +1

      Defiantly brinks warm beer down the old dog and duck..

    • @OldGeezer55
      @OldGeezer55 Před 3 lety +1

      @@wherethecrowflies1965 Thanks lad. I'll take you up on that soon as I mow the field in a couple of passes. Clear the sheep!

    • @Executor009
      @Executor009 Před 3 lety +2

      *Hold my pint.

  • @marcodifruscio3707
    @marcodifruscio3707 Před 3 lety +24

    Love the sound of the big air cooled corsair

  • @blickfang3751
    @blickfang3751 Před 3 měsíci

    I can't even express in words how freaking awesome that video was/is

  • @miketobin2324
    @miketobin2324 Před 29 dny

    No matter how low I go.... this video always lifts my spirits!

  • @Rangermouse81
    @Rangermouse81 Před 3 lety +36

    We had a Harrier do this as a show of force down the canal in Sangin after an ambush. I was on the bank of the canal and I swear I was looking down at it. Awesome stuff.

  • @DougHanchard
    @DougHanchard Před 4 lety +54

    The last pass by the spitfire was epic. The head on view of the Merlin's 12 exhaust ports billowing heat at maximum power, is a sight to behold that few will ever see in person or on film.
    On display were superb flying skills that are rarely seen in the modern era.
    Have a nice flight!

    • @WingsTVChannel
      @WingsTVChannel  Před 4 lety +20

      The Spitfire 'head on" shot is probably the best bit of filming I've done in 25 years! Very lucky to have been part of such an amazing sequence

    • @tgmccoy1556
      @tgmccoy1556 Před 3 lety +4

      Tim McCoy here . Wife's account. Yes,the spitfire was
      the best. Even if it is Merlin
      powered it is distinct from the P-51.

    • @DougHanchard
      @DougHanchard Před 3 lety +3

      @@tgmccoy1556 I've always been able to hear the difference between a Rolls Royce built Merlin and its sister built Packard variant. It is easier in person.
      The Packard built model used an improved foundry casting process and adhered to machining tolerances. These differences in my opinion, reduced rotating assembly NVH and imbalance issues.
      If memory serves, propeller governor components were superior in MkIV Spitfires.
      One day, I shall go for broke and attempt to fly a Spitfire. The fastest I've flown was 20 years ago, a converted DC-8-63 freighter with a rather nice tailwind across the North Atlantic. For about 30 to 40 minutes we hit a ground speed exceeding 650 knots. I do not count my three flights as a Concorde passenger.
      I'm not sure if Nick / Carolyn / Richard Grace's dual seat Spitfire is still flying.

    • @tgmccoy1556
      @tgmccoy1556 Před 3 lety

      @@DougHanchard Tim McCoy here always could tell the difference.
      Now I know. I'm an old DC7/6 guy myself as an aerial firefighter.
      Flying mostly western US some in Alaska. Sad to see Douglas
      Go as a company. Erickson is flying MD 87's now As airtankers.
      I will miss the sound the 3350's.

    • @DougHanchard
      @DougHanchard Před 3 lety

      @@tgmccoy1556 Buffalo Airways has a few DC-6s in storage here in Canada and one in Florida.
      They also have a plethora of DC-4 models along with a stout collection of DC-3s and C-47s including at least 2 that flew on D-Day over Normandy.
      I've been in the right seat of a DC-7 for 3 - 4 hours during a ferry flight. That was fun!

  • @officialWWM
    @officialWWM Před rokem +2

    That Corsair looks awesome!

  • @ivanhenderson5157
    @ivanhenderson5157 Před 3 lety +1122

    The Spitfire didn’t just look the best, it sounded awesome

    • @domokoskelen3975
      @domokoskelen3975 Před 3 lety +11

      YES

    • @domokoskelen3975
      @domokoskelen3975 Před 3 lety +9

      @chris easly meh

    • @Tbonyandsteak
      @Tbonyandsteak Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah they added that sound and that backflib view.

    • @olsmokey
      @olsmokey Před 3 lety +35

      Preferred the P-40 but each to your own I guess. My dad flew a P-40N during the second war which explains my preference.

    • @jamesmurray3082
      @jamesmurray3082 Před 3 lety +6

      My son said in his last life he flew a spitfire.musta been one hell of a plane.just ask the nazis.

  • @viperlabs7735
    @viperlabs7735 Před 3 lety +154

    Oof that Merlin engine makes my soul happy

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 Před 3 lety +2

      Its got some pretty big cowling humps so might be the bigger Griffon engine. The Corsair with its horrible view for landing would not be the plane to do that trick with.

    • @enduser63
      @enduser63 Před 3 lety

      The camera man had to duck down when the spitfire passed over knees

    • @foamige
      @foamige Před 3 lety +1

      My goodness it is one of most satisfying sounds on earth. That throaty rumble. Pure english muscle right there.

    • @JohnyG29
      @JohnyG29 Před 3 lety +1

      @@davidelliott5843 No, I'm pretty sure its a MkIX, so it'll have a Merlin engine. Happy to be proven wrong though!

    • @JohnnyC01
      @JohnnyC01 Před 3 lety

      @@davidelliott5843 Nose is way to short for a Griffon. Also the wings are not from a Griffon Spitfire. I would also say it's an MKIX with a Merlin, the best Spitfire version btw.

  • @radishpea6615
    @radishpea6615 Před rokem +3

    imagine standing on the bridge watching those magnificent planes come in, breath taking

  • @Ripse455
    @Ripse455 Před rokem +2

    Props to the cameraman for somehow following the planes

  • @joeholmes3306
    @joeholmes3306 Před 3 lety +10

    The pilot never blinked his eyes once. He takes the term "never take your eyes off your target" to another level.

    • @gleggett3817
      @gleggett3817 Před 3 lety

      Though 'target fixation' is the way to end up in trouble too.

  • @perperson199
    @perperson199 Před 3 lety +103

    This is the best flying I've ever seen. The Corsair wasn't quite as low, but it's a massive bird and we're lucky to see it flown like that

    • @PCVMoldova
      @PCVMoldova Před 3 lety +5

      My mother, who was briefly engaged to one of Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers, used to tell me: There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots. But there are no old, bold pilots.

    • @leo11855
      @leo11855 Před 3 lety +1

      Watch Malvinas Pilots..

    • @jamesmccarty9762
      @jamesmccarty9762 Před 3 lety +1

      Our country was founded by those who" put their lives in great danger" your welcome angry white man.

    • @Thecrazyvaclav
      @Thecrazyvaclav Před 3 lety +1

      Per Person you want low flying? Check out the original spitfire low pass

    • @osamabinladen824
      @osamabinladen824 Před 3 lety

      @WithAStick AngryWhiteMan Ok

  • @rudolfpogori6754
    @rudolfpogori6754 Před rokem +1

    I can't find any words other than "just awesome" 🙂

  • @richriemer1
    @richriemer1 Před rokem +1

    the Spitfire just looked amazing. Toss up between the Mustang and the Spitfire. Awesome footage!

  • @residentoutdoors2303
    @residentoutdoors2303 Před 3 lety +72

    The sound o that spit at the end.🔥

  • @fobbitoperator3620
    @fobbitoperator3620 Před 3 lety +22

    Every time I see/hear a "Whistling Death" (Corsair F4U) screaming across the screen, the Black Sheep Squadron OST starts playing in my skull unit!

    • @skyhawk61
      @skyhawk61 Před 3 lety +1

      Was a Blacksheep years ago but never got to fly the Corsair. Only the Skyhawk. The Corsair is the icon of the Blacksheep, to me. Met Pappy while in Nam. A shell of his old self but still an impressive guy. SF..

    • @ctguy1955
      @ctguy1955 Před 3 lety

      @@skyhawk61 My Dad was on Iwo, and knew Ira, and later on met Pappy during a boxing exibition.

  • @eagleone5456
    @eagleone5456 Před 2 lety +8

    Beautiful, yet terrifying watching them come in and point straight at you.

  • @salazam
    @salazam Před 2 lety +1

    I can't believe I finally found the best video on youtube. I can stop now. Thank you!

  • @knowledgebyte
    @knowledgebyte Před 3 lety +30

    The Spitfire looked wired and so soft on the controls. The P51 looked lively and the Corsair looked very nice also in handling. Of course this could all be down to pilot handling, but I’d say the Spitfire has the best of both worlds, immaculate handling and performance. Plus it looks and sounds so beautiful in the air. Print your own 3D RC plane via 3DLabs. I have a bevy now at different scales.

    • @randomcamera746
      @randomcamera746 Před 7 měsíci

      the P-40 also looked pretty lively too, even if it is a bit underpowered with it's non-supercharged Allison engine

  • @saqibsultantemuri2437
    @saqibsultantemuri2437 Před 3 lety +708

    Pilots bragging about flying low...
    Corsair: ...
    P-40: I caught an apple from the trees.
    Mustang:I have grass stains on my wing!
    ...
    Spitfire: I caught a fish.

  • @chalkphil
    @chalkphil Před rokem +1

    Spitfire pilot..."I wonder if I can get the wings below the bank of the canal?"...amazing bit of footage.

  • @SunnyIlha
    @SunnyIlha Před rokem +2

    The Curtiss Warhawk has a low, mean, hunkin grumble that emits wicked low altitude pulling strength.
    And it's just full of steel including a 5-spar wing, a compact beast laden with armor plates weighing right at 9 thousand pounds *empty*
    This aircraft is underrated for it's handling characteristics down low.
    The Spitfire's pilot drove it so low, the prop screw hacked off grass clippings. The pilot hand a steel grip and L-iron fixed arms to the yoke since his trajectory path was ruler straight with not one smidgen of roll movement of the wings.
    It's deck hug lasted at least 350 yards, tabletop straight.
    The Vought ship was scary quiet.
    It climbed away nearly silent. 0:59
    It's climb away was obviously in excess of 415mph.
    When the pilot banked rolled descended into the canal run, it was so crisp, it's like it almost didn't happen.
    The Allies had *equipment* didn't they.

  • @ek2156
    @ek2156 Před 3 lety +49

    All 4 planes are awesome, and I am really glad that we still have these war birds flying. I hope we always have these great beacons of freedom flying our skies. The Spitfire won the closet to the water contest for sure.

    • @citetez
      @citetez Před rokem

      "...closet to the water contest..." - Could we say that might be called a pissing contest...

  • @topfuelfan
    @topfuelfan Před 3 lety +9

    What can you say but simply AMAZING !!!
    If I was shown this as a young man during turbulent times I would have enlisted on the spot 🇺🇲 🙏

  • @frankbrenner4852
    @frankbrenner4852 Před 2 lety +1

    Bad ass. That Corsair silhouette is so cool.

  • @christiaanbailey8629
    @christiaanbailey8629 Před 2 lety +1

    That p51 dive was sexiness personified! 😍😛

  • @timshei5199
    @timshei5199 Před 3 lety +32

    The whisling death, my favourite old bird!

  • @DaraM73
    @DaraM73 Před 3 lety +8

    Spitfire has the sweetest hissing growl.

  • @texasviewpoint195
    @texasviewpoint195 Před rokem +1

    So darn entertaining and to know probably the best pilots in the world for those aircraft’s were at the helm!

  • @mattwhittaker6122
    @mattwhittaker6122 Před 2 lety +8

    Wow, beautiful! Thanks guys! Thank you for saving these planes for the rest of us!

  • @rodgeyd6728
    @rodgeyd6728 Před 3 lety +11

    All 4 classic warbirds, but for me you just can't beat the lines and sound of the Spitfire. Great video 👍

    • @rodgeyd6728
      @rodgeyd6728 Před 3 lety +2

      @@hkg207 I saw the BF 109 at the Sunderland Air Show years ago, great sound from the Mercedes engine.

  • @JB-pp4nj
    @JB-pp4nj Před 3 lety +46

    The spit is in a class of its own - sheer lethal beauty.

  • @Warbird-Aviation
    @Warbird-Aviation Před 2 lety +1

    This is one of the nicest video of low passes!!!

  • @I_SuperHiro_I
    @I_SuperHiro_I Před 11 měsíci +1

    One of the greatest inventions ever devised by man.
    Use the force Luke…..

  • @Rushmore222
    @Rushmore222 Před 3 lety +15

    That Corsair, when swooping down and coming head on looks like something out of Star Wars.

    • @killemtoenjoythesilence
      @killemtoenjoythesilence Před 3 lety +1

      I don't care if the others are faster... I've always been a fan of the Corsair. The wings are just cool.

    • @f-20tigershark18
      @f-20tigershark18 Před 3 lety +1

      @@killemtoenjoythesilence i agree

    • @closer71
      @closer71 Před 3 lety

      @@killemtoenjoythesilence If it’s good enough for Col. Boyington it’s good enough for EVERYONE.

  • @aaronbrown2432
    @aaronbrown2432 Před 3 lety +4

    A real clear understanding of how that must've felt being on the receiving end of that!

  • @SISU889
    @SISU889 Před rokem +3

    All four planes represent classic form and beauty , all played their part impeccably, but ohhh the sound of the Merlin engines !

  • @GaryVelardo-rb6nw
    @GaryVelardo-rb6nw Před 4 měsíci

    Love the sounds of them good old birds, especially the Corsair.

  • @crazybrit-nasafan
    @crazybrit-nasafan Před 4 lety +417

    Aviation porn, keep it up 😂

    • @glitchinthematrix5761
      @glitchinthematrix5761 Před 3 lety +2

      My kriptonite

    • @AndyFromBeaverton
      @AndyFromBeaverton Před 3 lety +2

      in 4K please!

    • @13yearsaprepperr.jtilbury.51
      @13yearsaprepperr.jtilbury.51 Před 3 lety +2

      My wife said why cant i look at normal PORN like everyone else !

    • @crazybrit-nasafan
      @crazybrit-nasafan Před 3 lety +1

      @@13yearsaprepperr.jtilbury.51
      Great reply. My answer? Cos I have a stunning wife and love aviation. (and last weekend I did a whole flight hands on from taxy out to brakes on for the first time, with an instructor of course but I did all the flying) Almost as good as great s*x..... but not quite. 😂

    • @glitchinthematrix5761
      @glitchinthematrix5761 Před 3 lety +1

      @@crazybrit-nasafan you mist be young still. Or have a bangin ass hot lady. Either way, good for you.

  • @theintruder77
    @theintruder77 Před 3 lety +9

    The awesome sound of those Spitfire engines sends tingles up the spine and raises goosebumps on the arms. One of the most inspiring aircraft ever made. Beautiful.

  • @planetside11
    @planetside11 Před 2 lety +1

    Love all these. Really love seeing that F4U corsair glide over that canal.

  • @goneflying140
    @goneflying140 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing this. The footage is EPIC! Thank you for not putting music over the sounds of the Merlin, Double Wasp, and the Allison. Thank you Thank you!!!!

  • @devtank
    @devtank Před 3 lety +4

    I got to see a Spitfire fly around Budapest some years back, completely thrilling, that SOUND!!

  • @michaelmckinley4588
    @michaelmckinley4588 Před 3 lety +3

    (use the Force, Luke....) amazing. what a collection great to see them in such a bold maneuver. I love the look of focused determination when it cuts to the pilot cam...

  • @davidgray3321
    @davidgray3321 Před 3 měsíci +1

    That spitfire was magnificent!

  • @threadz-sr6305
    @threadz-sr6305 Před 2 lety +4

    The spitfire, one of mans greatest creations, just amazing

  • @nickjlyons
    @nickjlyons Před 4 lety +236

    Man. That spitfire wins that round. Easy. Lowest flight, most awesome sound !

  • @simon40607
    @simon40607 Před 4 lety +55

    I’d like to have been sat fishing by that canal on the day they did this 👍🏻Awesome

    • @rodgeyd6728
      @rodgeyd6728 Před 3 lety +5

      Even the fish were taking cover!

    • @philkennedy342
      @philkennedy342 Před 3 lety +2

      Your not the only one truly awesome stuff 👍👍

    • @mlee6050
      @mlee6050 Před 3 lety +2

      Lol peaceful fishing then this

    • @coryboy345
      @coryboy345 Před 3 lety +3

      You need a haircut?

  • @weekendstuff
    @weekendstuff Před rokem +1

    That's one cool airplane and fearless pilot. Thanks for sharing.
    Weekend Stuff

  • @wikster6630
    @wikster6630 Před rokem +3

    That was awesome , great to see some iconic planes in action! Thanks

  • @philipe7937
    @philipe7937 Před 3 lety +19

    Wow, so nice!
    I love each of those planes. I’ve had them all as models when I was a kid.

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn3292 Před 3 lety +11

    WOW. That was great. And you could even hear the Merlin's roaring.

    • @TOMAS-lh4er
      @TOMAS-lh4er Před 3 lety

      HOW'D you like to be on a road in WWII when one of them rolled in on your troops that fast ??

  • @Scum8ag
    @Scum8ag Před rokem +4

    Isn't it just so lovely how two planes with the same engine (Spitty and Mustang both sporting Merlin engine) can sound so incredibely different and each full of character. The 'Stang surely takes the cake when it comes to projecting image of power but the hopeful and a bit calmer sound of Spitfire just epitomises the spirit of goodness and hope the plane so well represented in Battle of Britain. Keep calm and lead your targets.

  • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
    @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Hello, thank you for uploading this video. Excellent photography of these legendary planes. Their pilots have done well to master them.

  • @ariochiv
    @ariochiv Před 9 měsíci +4

    The Merlin engine (in the P-51 and Spitfire) is just the quintessential sound of a WWII fighter.

    • @Randomyoutuber0000
      @Randomyoutuber0000 Před 7 měsíci

      I'm going to say it, even as a British person I'm going to say it........I prefer the sound of the DB600 series.

    • @alpearson9158
      @alpearson9158 Před 7 měsíci

      NAH MERLIN !@@Randomyoutuber0000

  • @danielbritton8588
    @danielbritton8588 Před 3 lety +5

    Loved that Spitfire sound.

  • @johnasti7429
    @johnasti7429 Před 3 lety +3

    Its all about the sound!!!! Amazing flying and amazing filming!!!! I totally enjoyed this!!!! Thank you.

  • @ianchesney9639
    @ianchesney9639 Před 2 lety +2

    That 27L rolls Royce motor sounds absolutely Savage. Best sounding mechanical engine ever made.

  • @lightningdriver81
    @lightningdriver81 Před 2 lety +1

    Very cool. Those were all magnificent machines. Thanks!