The Greatest Low Flybys & Airshow Moments " Bobsurgranny "

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  • My favourite airshow flybys and moments I've managed to capture on video over the years.
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  • @bobsurgranny
    @bobsurgranny  Před 4 lety +194

    👇
    Comment which was your favourite . . . ??
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  • @wc6975
    @wc6975 Před 3 lety +987

    thank you for "not adding some lame sound track". I like all of them.

    • @PJ_PARA
      @PJ_PARA Před 3 lety +27

      Too right. It's as much about the sounds as the sights.

    • @sparkdog44
      @sparkdog44 Před 3 lety +9

      10!... The Hawker Hunter, 11.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety +81

      Thanks. Yeah you can't beat the raw sound of the engines.

    • @umpea1
      @umpea1 Před 3 lety +10

      Jet noise is the best soundtrack!

    • @imamangoo8632
      @imamangoo8632 Před 3 lety +2

      @@bobsurgranny more like we don't do that things here

  • @jimford795
    @jimford795 Před rokem +21

    I know I am at least a year late here. Retired USAF many years ago. You British are special people. I was stationed in Guam with my family and the Vulcan would come by ever so often. I has permission to take my 2 boys aboard a Vulcan. Just the three of us. What a beautiful aircraft. One of my son was stationed in England flying A-10`s and he took me to Ducksford??? to a airshow. Went aboard your SST. I am old now and can not remember its real name. I was a boom operator in a KC-135. Got to see the world many times over with the SR-71.Lots of time at Mildenhall. Take care.

  • @OldShortyInCanada
    @OldShortyInCanada Před 9 měsíci +26

    The best part of this is how almost all of the footage has audio from the planes and not "contaminated" by voices or other sounds not needed. I never manage that feat when I attend events. Well done sir.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci +1

      Pleased you were entertained and got to enjoy the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years
      Here's episode 2 if interested - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

    • @lynnegee6814
      @lynnegee6814 Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​@@bobsurgranny 😊 Ooooh, thank you again!

  • @thejohncraig1299
    @thejohncraig1299 Před rokem +179

    In 1991 in Huntsville Alabama, on Veterans day, there was a fly by of a B-52 and other assorted jets. When I first saw them, they were like a mile high, was disappointed, so I went home. Not 30 minutes later, as I was sitting on my front porch, I saw a B-52 in the distance coming right towards me. It didn't take long to get to me and came screaming over where I was sitting, maybe 700 to 1000 feet high going at least 450mph. Shook the ground, rattled my windows and was gone in seconds. That was the best low level flight I have ever seen!

    • @Oskarsgaminglife
      @Oskarsgaminglife Před rokem +6

      Wow that must be insane

    • @shanehebert396
      @shanehebert396 Před rokem +6

      Hey, I'm from HSV, too :) One of the best shows I've been to was in Pensacola back in the late 80s or very early 90s. There was a *lot* going on at it because there are other bases within range so lots of military planes were flying through just for fun. One of the best was a B52... I first saw this speck drop out of the clouds a really long ways away. I knew it had to be something big because it was so far away. It slowly kept getting bigger and then the other stuff flying around disappeared (giving the B52 space) and eventually the B52 came right over the tarmac at only a couple/few hundred feet high with all gear/flaps down, etc. Once he got half way down the runway, he picked up all the gear and flaps and pushed the throttles to the stops and climbed back up into the clouds. I swear you could see rocks bouncing on the concrete.
      Another show I lucked into (didn't know it was going on, was driving by and we saw the activity and just pulled over to watch) was in Ft. Lauderdale in the early 2000s (maybe around 2005?) right at nightfall so you could see the light from the engines when they were burning, etc. We were walking to the viewing area and one of the planes did one of the high speed "sneak up on the crowd being really loud" tricks and flew right over our heads at just a few hundred feet. This time, though, it was a B1B with afterburners going. That was pretty wild.

    • @patrickvanrinsvelt4466
      @patrickvanrinsvelt4466 Před rokem +2

      My first airshow was back in the mid 70s in Gainesville, FL. A B-52 flyby and the Blue Angels in their F4 Phantoms. I was forever hooked. Moved to Tampa after that and had MacDill AFB at my doorstep. Thunderbirds and Blue Angels typically came every other year.

    • @ricktaylor3748
      @ricktaylor3748 Před rokem +1

      I don't believe you.😠

    • @tennbuckeye
      @tennbuckeye Před 11 měsíci +1

      I have to share this. I live in East Tennessee. A few years ago I was mowing the yard. It is mostly hills. As I was mowing uphill, something caught my eye. It was two low flying Warthogs that looked like they were heading straight for me. Directly overhead and so cool.

  • @Ghostdog4
    @Ghostdog4 Před rokem +319

    The B2 always thrills me. The Vulcans entrance was spectacular. The Lancaster and all the other WW2 Warbirds are treasures

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +6

      💯
      Pleased you enjoyed watching through my airshow memories

    • @dpelpal
      @dpelpal Před 9 měsíci +1

      I was at a Cal football game a few years ago and the B2 did a flyover. It's hard for people who haven't seen it in person to understand the how LOUD they are. It literally rumbled the whole stadium when it flew over. And (it being Berkeley) half the people cheered, and half boo'ed. 😕

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors Před 9 měsíci +4

      people clapping the Vulcan ,gotta love that

    • @caffeineninja4139
      @caffeineninja4139 Před 9 měsíci +2

      FUNNY - wonder if they be booing if the B2 was saving their butts from a wartime attack.

    • @armadillotoe
      @armadillotoe Před 8 měsíci +1

      With all of that wing area the Vulcan can go so slow it seems to be hoovering.

  • @dark_cloud_6312
    @dark_cloud_6312 Před 3 lety +486

    The B-2 looks like alien technology, the vulcan is just stunning and the sound of the Hunter was awesome, thanks for the upload!

    • @PDXpackrat
      @PDXpackrat Před 3 lety +14

      That Hunter Blue Sound - could listen to that a lot :) The B-2, its VERY quiet - we used to get the occasional flyby at Langley AFB when I was stationed there, and you wouldn't even know it was there unless you looked up in the sky or were in line with the engine thrust. Amazing aircraft. Loved this video, so many great aircraft :)

    • @jimkhana007
      @jimkhana007 Před 3 lety +6

      Pretty much. Exactly my thoughts, 👍

    • @Hexnilium
      @Hexnilium Před 3 lety +8

      Reminds me of Batman.

    • @ianmuir3640
      @ianmuir3640 Před 3 lety +2

      The Hunter wins it for me

    • @RR-kb9uz
      @RR-kb9uz Před 3 lety +8

      It is alien tech, draconian

  • @chuck1641
    @chuck1641 Před 9 měsíci +11

    So many beautiful aircraft. Lancaster, Vulcan, B52, all of them magnificent machines, with amazing pilots. Impossible to pick. Even the 787 is wonderful. Thank you for making an old man's evening. 😊

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci +2

      Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years 😉👍
      Check out episode 2 here! - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

    • @chuck1641
      @chuck1641 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@bobsurgranny Thank you very much. Another wonderful video

    • @lynnegee6814
      @lynnegee6814 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@bobsurgranny Great retrospective, thank you! 😊

    • @KindCountsDeb3773
      @KindCountsDeb3773 Před 2 měsíci

      yes, watching that "common" aircraft make a hasty, straight up ascent was spectacular, too ! A passenger plane that could and was still a badass plane with a brave Pilot ! zooooom

  • @lauraleland377
    @lauraleland377 Před rokem +28

    Having spent a good deal of my life in the aerospace industry, the sight of an aircraft in flight still thrills me. At 66, there aren't many things left that take my breath away.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +1

      Glad you enjoyed watching my airshow memories 😉👍

    • @caffeineninja4139
      @caffeineninja4139 Před 9 měsíci +1

      I hear you there! I sometimes just full out tear up when I see a B-1B or a B-52 because I worked with them and to this day I cannot get over how absolutely awesome they are. We did Good. Loving the new WE OWN THE SKY USAF recruiting commerical.

    • @gregbooth1551
      @gregbooth1551 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Copy that. I am a newbie, but in awe of the power and grace aircraft exhibit. It is a true privilege to be "airside" covering my butt haha!

  • @jordan-bj2jt
    @jordan-bj2jt Před rokem +140

    My Grandfather passed away 26/08/2022 He was a Lancaster pilot in WW2. What an age of men with guts and determination.

  • @theguywithone
    @theguywithone Před rokem +22

    That Hawker sound gave me chills. Such an awesome sounding plane!

    • @mneman9364
      @mneman9364 Před rokem +2

      That was the case for me as well. I mean I loved all the clips; the Vulcan, the Lancaster, the U2, The B2 and I've always had soft spot for the B-52. Plus that English Electric is sooo underrated; it's basically the English counterpart to the F-4 Phantom II! But as a musician and musically obsessed person; the SOUND of the Hawker had me mesmerized.

    • @caffeineninja4139
      @caffeineninja4139 Před rokem +1

      They are being retooled and repurposed to train rookies over the pond.

  • @stillwater62
    @stillwater62 Před 10 měsíci +7

    I get a bit misty-eyed out of pride seeing the B-2 flying, landing, and taking off. What an awesome plane and what awesome men who fly it. I felt the same with the SR-71 Blackbird too.

  • @Rixtory
    @Rixtory Před rokem +11

    The Vulcan XH558. As a young man in the military in the 70's, I remember watching them fly through the fells both above me near Keswick and Caldbeck and below me while on on the old man of Helvellyn and Sharp Edge. Such incredibly majestic power and draws out such pride in me!!!

  • @iforeverfly
    @iforeverfly Před 2 lety +9

    Great video! Couldn’t help but smile at the blue angel Passover! Reminded me of the time my grandpa retired air force vet took my twin and I to our first air show! The sounds they made as they passed over compared to when they was coming was so nostalgic! So silent then right above you the loud Vroooomm!!! My twin and I just ran back to our grandpa who was used to it but totally took us by surprise!! Him totally in his element showing us all the planes and naming them telling us what they do, and the size of the c-5 galaxy will never forget! Rip grandpa

  • @ivanlussich8146
    @ivanlussich8146 Před 3 lety +56

    My favourite was the Vulcan, simply because I saw one here at Montevideo in the late fifties. Splendid aircraft. I also spotted an English Electric Canberra visiting Montevideo circa 1952 or 1953. I am 81. Saludos from Uruguay

  • @chriskolterman8851
    @chriskolterman8851 Před rokem +50

    My dad talks about being just four or five miles away while 52’s bombed the Ho chi min and how everything shook and a deep rumble accompanied as well.He later seen holes where the bombs hit.Air support saved his outfit more than once.Thank you to every service man and to my hero and father Dale

    • @caffeineninja4139
      @caffeineninja4139 Před rokem +2

      Sleep well your Air Force is laying CARPET.

    • @ssgtsouth
      @ssgtsouth Před rokem +4

      I was in Vietnam and used to listen to the rumble of explosions from the B-52's, from the safety of an air base. Before that I was stationed at a SAC base and used to watch them train, quite impressive. Welcome Home to your dad!

    • @mariannevanwormer2380
      @mariannevanwormer2380 Před 11 měsíci +4

      I loaded the bombs on the B-52 in 67-68. I hope that many of our guy's got to come home alive because of what our teams did.

    • @ssgtsouth
      @ssgtsouth Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@mariannevanwormer2380 Many brave men flew those 52's. The men on the ground certainly appreciated them as did the POW's when the flew north.

    • @21Guitars_
      @21Guitars_ Před 9 měsíci

      Americans killed over one million people and to this date, Laos is littered with explosives going off and killing or crippling people. I've been there recently and it is truly abhorrent. That you can think your father is a "hero" says all about you and your indoctrination. The heroes of that time were in the freedom movement: The hippies who did not go "export liberty". It's remarkable how you guy lost this war and are still singing praise as if your empire had won it.

  • @goldenbleau846
    @goldenbleau846 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I’m literally getting choked up watching the very first shot of the 9 jets in formation. It is overwhelming pride I am feeling. Just really incredible!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci +1

      Glad you were entertained and enjoyed my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years.
      That Diamond nine of Typhoon jets are RAF though 🇬🇧

  • @michaelstumpf4371
    @michaelstumpf4371 Před rokem +22

    In 1974, I was in the north of England on a student exchange. The school was near Doncaster and there were amazing things in the air.. Being from the US, I thought I was seeing the "SST", but my host family set me straight the what I was seeing, and very much hearing, was the awesome British Vulcan. Thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory and sound I never forgot.

    • @vaughanrobinson9894
      @vaughanrobinson9894 Před 7 měsíci +1

      The Vulcan you're talking about still resides in Doncaster and i believe you can take a tour to go and see it again! though sadly it no longer flies due to the expensive nature of maintaining the Rolls Royce Engines.

    • @KindCountsDeb3773
      @KindCountsDeb3773 Před 2 měsíci

      Huh. I have trouble maintaining my Rolls Royce of cars, a mere sedan. LOL @@vaughanrobinson9894

  • @delb64
    @delb64 Před 2 lety +308

    The Lancaster and The Vulcan, two iconic arcraft. Absolute magic to see them flying. And The Lancaster has a unique sound all of its own, with the Merlin Engines.

    • @sunnyjim1355
      @sunnyjim1355 Před 2 lety +3

      Can't beat the sound of a Merlin engine, imo. This clip really captures it - but don't forget to duck! 😁
      czcams.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/video.html

    • @saycat6758
      @saycat6758 Před 2 lety +9

      Yes,the Lancaster has a sound of its own. I remember first time hearing Vera flying over Hamilton, Ontario. At the time i was working on construction site. The roar of those four Merlins, we all had to just look up and watch that beautiful plane.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 2 lety +11

      Nothing comes close for sound to that beautiful roar of the Lancaster thundering over head with those merlins.
      Glad you enjoyed watching along

    • @cryptosammy
      @cryptosammy Před 2 lety +2

      The Vulcan is sat at my local airfield

    • @Ksweetpea
      @Ksweetpea Před 2 lety +2

      the Vulcan and the U-2 give me the shivers

  • @jimcole1840
    @jimcole1840 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Excellent video. Vulcan. I saw it while at OTS in San Antonio in 1970. It made me really hope to make it through pilot training after finishing OTS, which I did. I was then fortunate to be able to fly the A7-D before getting out of the USAF after 8 years. The roar of many shown is what makes them so impressive. Such was the case with the Concorde, flying over Kiawah Island, on it's way back to England after dropping off their team for the 1990 Ryder Cup. A definite goose bump moment.

  • @deanakennedy3878
    @deanakennedy3878 Před 9 měsíci +4

    They're all my favorite. My grandfather flew on the Lancaster. I love the Euro Typhoons, the B2 is just an alien looking beast, the Vulcan, i saw them up close in the 1980's. But i think my absolute favorite, is your video. Great camera work to all those people getting great shots, no annoying music and no voice over that we really don't need, i really appreciate you leaving the original audio intact. 100% perfect. I love it!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci

      Pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years 🤗👍 All the clips are filmed by myself, as you can see the same style throughout 😉

    • @deanakennedy3878
      @deanakennedy3878 Před 9 měsíci

      @bobsurgranny That's fantastic! You've got great camera skills! Do you use the camera on a phone or a dedicated camera? I love photography, I use Nikon cameras.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci

      Thanks. I just use basic Sony handycams.
      My current ones are the AX53 and PJ620

    • @deanakennedy3878
      @deanakennedy3878 Před 9 měsíci

      @bobsurgranny Good choice in cameras, I grew up in the 80's, we had the huge Panasonic VHS camcorders, no where close to the audio video quality of today, they also cost way over $1000, back then that was insanely expensive. Technology has come so far.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci

      True that

  • @juliewardman7520
    @juliewardman7520 Před rokem +106

    So much awesomeness here. The U-2 and B-2 for rarity value were fabulous. The smaller jets and display teams are always pleasing. The Vulcan is simply the most beautiful machine to ever grace the skies. But for me, the Boeing 787 defies all the laws of physics with that steep take-off so it has my vote all day long. Just watched the red arrows out of my bedroom window about 20 minutes ago and I'm buzzing!

    • @racketman2u
      @racketman2u Před rokem +16

      .. yeah, sure hope they had the drinks trolley locked down on that 787!

    • @wesleycardinal8869
      @wesleycardinal8869 Před rokem +9

      I saw something similar at the Farnborough show in 1996, I think it was an Airbus. You're used to seeing the military jets zoom up like that, but to see a great big airbus, it was so unexpected. I could only think of the line in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy where he said The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.

    • @juliewardman7520
      @juliewardman7520 Před rokem +2

      @@wesleycardinal8869 I never made the connection but it's brilliant! Thanks.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +4

      Nice buzz when you see the reds from your house unexpectedly.
      Pleased you enjoyed watching my airshow memories

    • @VulcanBomber101
      @VulcanBomber101 Před rokem +3

      Have you ever seen a Vulcan B2 do an almost vertical climb - that is awe inspiring.

  • @trevorcolbourne9405
    @trevorcolbourne9405 Před rokem +15

    Vulcan the best of an amazing collection. I was at The Farnborough Air Show in the 70s. It came in at very low level in front of the crowd. The ground just shook and the elegance of this beauty has never been bettered in my opinion. A wonderful thing to behold. Timeless.

    • @anncoffey8375
      @anncoffey8375 Před rokem

      I used to live just seven miles from Farnborough and went to the air show every year starting around 1960. I recall the Vulcan making the ground shake too. She broke the sound barrier one year and shattered a few windows in the area. But what a beautiful plane! I agree with you. The Vulcan is matchless.

    • @theresarobinson4084
      @theresarobinson4084 Před rokem +1

      Guess it was your first one.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +1

      Thanks
      Glad you enjoyed watching along to my airshow memories.
      Vulcan memories are hard to forget, you must have seen some amazing moments at those 70s Farnborough airshows 👍

    • @anncoffey8375
      @anncoffey8375 Před rokem

      @@bobsurgranny I certainly did! The sheer power, noise, trembling ground and beauty of the Vulcan were incredibly emotional. I always had tears running down my face. Your vide brought back a lot of great memories. Thanks!

    • @Bryt25
      @Bryt25 Před měsícem

      I was in an RAF band where we did passout parades every week. Facing the parade we could see a squadron of vulcans sneaking up behind the audience stand to suddenly l blast them and us with hot air and noise as they rose up behind us to normal flight height. Very exciting. A very graceful flying aircraft.

  • @walterkronkitesleftshoe6684

    At my RAF basic recruit training passout parade at RAF Swinderby in 1984, as the parade was coming to its conclusion we were stood to attention and being addressed by the station commander. As we watched we noticed the assembled families on the viewing platforms all looking distracted, pointing behind us and looking away from the podium where he was speaking..... this was shortly followed by a low whistling noise, barely audible at first but very quickly rising, then to our shock and awe from behind us a Vulcan escorted by two Harriers passed directly overhead at low level, and within a second or two of doing so, all three pulled up into a near vertical climb, and I have NEVER experienced or should I say FELT noise like it !!! The very air around me sounded like it was being torn asunder like a roll of linoleum, my teeth & eyeballs rattled in my head and I could literally feel my internal organs quaking with the intensity of the sound... indescribably incredible.

    • @grahamfisher5436
      @grahamfisher5436 Před rokem

      molecules movers
      😁

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 10 měsíci

      Incredible! Thanks for sharing that memory of yours and i'm pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of mine from over the years

  • @scottcol23
    @scottcol23 Před rokem +41

    The 787 Dreamliner is beautiful. And seeing it perform those steep almost vertical takeoff maneuvers just shows how powerful those engines are. Under normal use the plane is barely being pushed.

    • @clanktank
      @clanktank Před rokem +4

      It's a truck. You don't want it being pushed, just safely within the envelope with full fuel and passengers.

    • @Hattonbank
      @Hattonbank Před 10 měsíci

      Te;escopic photoigraphy, seen from a side angle, it is nowhere near that steep

    • @jra55417
      @jra55417 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Bear in mind it’s empty and carrying minimal fuel

    • @straitouttahell
      @straitouttahell Před 3 měsíci

      Under normal use that power is needed to displace tons of fuel, load and passengers and make them fly.

  • @gavanwhatever8196
    @gavanwhatever8196 Před 2 lety +102

    The Diamond 9 flyover was superb. The geometry of the typhoon combines nicely with the symmetry of the formation.

    • @timdeegan3753
      @timdeegan3753 Před 2 lety +2

      ...and the Copper Horse/ Long Walk shows them off well :)

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +7

      RAF perfection as they flew over the statue

    • @fredfranks4664
      @fredfranks4664 Před rokem +1

      I have a photo of 9 silver lightnings I missed if they was typhoons and apologise to my pilots at lincoln

  • @blairwatson2
    @blairwatson2 Před 3 lety +10

    When you add in the true nature and connection with what some these types of aircraft have actually achieved in missions takes the experience to a whole new level.

  • @jamestorrence9340
    @jamestorrence9340 Před 8 měsíci +18

    My personal favorite is the U-2. I lived for 10 years about two miles from Moffet Field, in California, home of the Ames Research Center. They flew U-2s quite a bit. There is no mistaking the roar of the engine during the takeoff roll, the aircraft pitching up to about a 45 degree climb, and then holding the climb until the aircraft is out of sight, but not out of hearing. The roar can be heard for minutes as it climbs straight out.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Nice!
      Yes that sound sure does linger on forever, very loud for a single engine too.
      Glad you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments that I've managed to capture on video over the years 👍
      Here's episode 2! - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

  • @caffeineninja4139
    @caffeineninja4139 Před 9 měsíci +5

    LOVED THE HAWKER BLUENOTE SOUND....

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci

      Wonderful sound 👌
      Glad you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years.
      Here's part 2! - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

  • @rattywoof5259
    @rattywoof5259 Před 3 lety +35

    7:42 - "Ladies and gentlemen, the cabin crew will be serving drinks as soon as they have retrieved the beverages trolley from the rear bulkhead."

  • @oliverwilson7903
    @oliverwilson7903 Před 4 lety +63

    even though the B2 flypast at RIAT 2017 was memorable. And the Vulcan is god of all aircraft. And the Red Arrows are amazing. And F22 Raptor just kicks ass... IT HAS TO BE THE LANCASTER EVERY TIME! What a sight. What a sound.

    • @brendondesbarres1023
      @brendondesbarres1023 Před 3 lety +5

      You surely made the correct statement there, it is indeed the awesomeness of "THE AVRO LANCASTER" & the orchestrated harmonization of those magnificent "RR Merlin's" that send a shiver down my spine every single time that I hear them!!
      Loved all those other aircraft but the "LANCASTER" (respectfully) just has that something "EXTRA SPECIAL" about it!!
      It's no wonder Great Britain maintains the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight & so she must!! This stuff is like the family silver, ya just don't give it away or worse, even think of selling it!! It's family & so ya hold onto it forever!!

    • @markl4670
      @markl4670 Před 3 lety +1

      Same for me,especially as my Uncle was an RAF Navigator on Lancs in the war.

    • @travismiller7596
      @travismiller7596 Před 3 lety

      I’ve never seen such a ginormous target as the Vulcan. Without googling it, I’m asking what it’s role would be. Bomber, fighter, decoy? Even our B2 can get out of the way. Our B1B Lancer is a pig of an bomber but has the capabilities of sweeping wings and outrunning almost anything. The Vulcan is beautiful and majestic but what’s the purpose.

    • @1100spyder
      @1100spyder Před 3 lety +1

      Good day , the Vulcan was part of the “V” bomber force I believe . Which included the Vulcan , Victor and Valiant as part of the United Kingdoms strategic nuclear strike force known officially as V force in the 1950’s 60’s .
      The Vulcan is probably more better known for its part played in the Falklands conflict of 1982 on "Operation Black buck “ against Argentina in a bid to deny them usage of the runway at Port Stanley . The strategy for refuelling was incredible to say the least as was its calculations which I believe to have been carried out by notepad and pencil at some point mid flight due to changing circumstances and mechanical failures.
      Very interesting reading .

    • @andrewpuckridge7633
      @andrewpuckridge7633 Před 3 lety +2

      @@travismiller7596 hi Travis, the Vulcan was a cold war British bomber, typically high altitude (remember this was before surface to air missiles could reach 60,000 feet) their designed job was to scramble get up to height and drop atomic bombs - at altitude, their large wing area actually made them more maneuverable than the interceptors of the day in within visual range. Because they are so large (yet shorter and narrower than a B52) the also seem slow at airshows, but they were one of the most powerful bombers of their day.

  • @WideWorldofTrains
    @WideWorldofTrains Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excellent collection of aircraft, I watch the whole video.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 5 měsíci

      Pleased you enjoyed watching all these moments I've managed to capture over the years 🤗

  • @EyeOfDestiny18012000
    @EyeOfDestiny18012000 Před rokem +1

    The low Typhoon runway approach reminded me a bit of when I took photos for the local press of a HEMS air ambulance land on a community field outside my house on call. When it took off for the best pics, I was almost blown backwards down the grass embankment, just about staying on my feet. The pilot had a big grin on his face as I was blown off-balance.
    I bet the Typhoon pilot smiled then, too!
    Fantastic footage, great work & efforts!

    • @mellewisselo8025
      @mellewisselo8025 Před rokem +1

      I think the typhoon pilot must've shat himself because of how close he was to colliding with that wall.

  • @abluecassette
    @abluecassette Před rokem +15

    Congratulations on a fantastic video! What amazing memories, and really well-filmed (no shakiness, good sound quality). We watched this on the weekend with my 86yo grandfather who has always loved planes, especially the WWII ones. The Lancaster was especially good, the sound of the engines! Also loved the sound of the Hawker Hunter. The look of the B2 is out of this world, can't even fathom it. And like everyone else, the Vulcan coming in next to that lighthouse would have been a surreal moment. Here in my city Adelaide (Australia) we had the Edinburgh Airshow at the RAAF base in 2019 I think it was. Absolutely incredible! Seeing the old planes was something else, and some of the military aircraft they use.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Thank you! Pleased you all enjoyed watching my airshow memories.
      Good to see airshows are popular down under too.
      That Vulcan round the lighthouse was a magic airshow moment for sure 👍

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 10 měsíci

      Here's episode 2! - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

  • @Mike7O7O
    @Mike7O7O Před 2 lety +80

    Lancaster always brings a lump to my throat. Those aircrews suffered horrendous losses yet it took decades for the country to put up formal memorials. They deserve to be front and centre, everytime we give thanks for our nation's sacrifices.

    • @monikamikoajczuk9844
      @monikamikoajczuk9844 Před 2 lety

      T

    • @sambrooks7862
      @sambrooks7862 Před 2 lety +3

      Just watching one of them taking off gives you goose pimples, imagine the sensation of seeing 50 of them, all crewed by teenagers, early 20s at most?

    • @v-town1980
      @v-town1980 Před 2 lety +3

      @Alenas Kvasninas Like the civilians during the blitzkrieg?

    • @jimmypea2207
      @jimmypea2207 Před 2 lety +7

      Outstanding warriors in the Lancasters willing to give everything for their country. I admire that dedication and willingness to give your life for king and country . If not willing to die for something then you've lived for nothing.

    • @midknight44
      @midknight44 Před rokem +1

      I can’t thumbs up this comment enough

  • @irishfergal
    @irishfergal Před rokem +2

    I loved the Lancaster. It brings back so many memories of childhood. We had a military airfield on the outside of town and a Lancaster or a Shacklelton would roar overhead every afternon at 4:15. Like clockwork. Lovely video, thanks.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +1

      Great choice there. Pleased you enjoyed seeing my airshow memories from over the years

  • @stevewaterston9879
    @stevewaterston9879 Před rokem +1

    The Vulcan....Saw it in the 80s as a kid at the Toronto Air Show! Amazing sight and sound! Lived near Hamilton's Canadian Warplane Hertiage Museum where they would fly the Lancaster many time a weekend in the summer, I would drop everything to stop and watch it fly by. Amazing to watch.

  • @Kevin-Brent
    @Kevin-Brent Před 4 lety +43

    787 touch and go, and low Typhoon are tied for first for me. But, the Vulcan was just a sheer beauty to behold.

    • @patrickmcdonald3427
      @patrickmcdonald3427 Před 3 lety

      Definitely the Typhoon Low Pass 1st, followed by both 787 take-offs-the touch and go and Steep Climb. Are the 787 shots the same take-off from a different angle? I had no idea they could climb that steep!...or bank/turn that quick while still gaining airspeed and altitude. While in the Navy, I arrived on the carrier the USS Nimitz by COD, a Grumman C-2 Greyhound, watched numerous Tomcats, Intruders etc. take-off, and l live in the town w'/ a former AFB, home to the 379th Strategic Air Command that had B-52's and KC-135's. 52's are one part of our "Nuclear Triad"; SLBM's (sub launched ballistic missiles) and Minutemen missiles in silos are the other two.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed kevin

    • @Kevin-Brent
      @Kevin-Brent Před 2 lety

      @@bobsurgranny Thank you!

  • @RockDodger
    @RockDodger Před 4 lety +176

    Hunter.. Absolutely epic sound

    • @solidlift
      @solidlift Před 3 lety +3

      Hell yeah! Nothing like the Hunter's Blue Note on earth!!

    • @charliemillar3040
      @charliemillar3040 Před 3 lety +6

      Almost like an F1 car

    • @cbeckett2787
      @cbeckett2787 Před 3 lety +2

      @@charliemillar3040 I'd compare it to a P-51's gun muzzle whistle....

    • @ernestgallegos8446
      @ernestgallegos8446 Před 3 lety

      Hawker hunter..probably scared the enemy quite a bi.t

    • @lachlanchester8142
      @lachlanchester8142 Před 3 lety +1

      Also the ‘gate guardian’ for raf Henlow

  • @simonjackson7269
    @simonjackson7269 Před měsícem +1

    I used to live next door to the former WWII fighter base at North Weald used to hold an annual air show… Vulcan appeared several times! And its sound at low altitude was amazing!!

  • @DirtyLilHobo
    @DirtyLilHobo Před 9 měsíci +1

    In 1987 I was honored and grateful to be part of an airforce exercise on a flight in an F-15 from Holloman AFB out over the Gulf of Mexico to just North of Cuba then North along the West coast of Florida to engage the Navy West of Saratoga then land at Barksdale AFB. Then from Barksdale back to Holloman I was given control of the F-15 from wheels up including comm with ATC, with five touch and goes at Holloman AFB. Just the touch and feel of that powerful aircraft was so enjoyable and incredible! (ATCS ZAB/ZDV, retired)

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci +1

      What a mega experience to have had! Thanks for sharing your memory.
      Pleased you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years.
      Here's episode 2 you might also enjoy - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

    • @DirtyLilHobo
      @DirtyLilHobo Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@bobsurgranny Thanks! It was a monumental experience, one that I'll treasure for the rest of my life. That flight was an ALTRV [Sand Eagle] with a flight of seven F-15s and a KC-10 tanker, about fifty aircraft total from various units. As explained to me, these flights were designed to aggravate Cuba but turn short so that Cuba radar controllers become complacent. Then one day, they don't make the turn and proceed into Cuba unopposed! The takeoff was with the five-stage afterburner, and you could feel every one kick in as we accelerated down the runway at 2-Gs acceleration, zoom climb to 18,000, and a barrel roll to join on the left wing of the KC-10. En route, we hooked up and refueled three times prior to Cuba and twice along the coast of Florida. We engaged the Navy in a warning area, one ship had missiles I believe they shot a drone. We pulled seven Gs, and that G-suit really worked, but since I wasn't flying, I couldn't anticipate the turns. I got a little ill but didn't barf! When the pilot gave me the aircraft, the sickness went away.
      The best part was the flight back to Holloman the next day. The pilot gave me the aircraft from wheels up and the radio. A flight of five took off before us, and we had a wingman that took off with us. The pilot advised our wingman that I had the aircraft, so he stayed about a quarter mile away. I had the main flight on the radar, and the pilot said just follow them. I learned much about altitude handling and the sensitive nature of flight controls and throttle response, which is sluggish at altitude! Our transponder was turned off, which was a good thing because, at one point, I had drifted upward nearly to the altitude of a Southwest jet flying the same direction, though far back, no one would have seen us. The wingman was squawking 4400 with no mode-C. Incredible, to be able actually to handle the aircraft in this manner. Then, upon arrival at Holloman, the flight had landed, and we were set up for approach with our wingman behind us. The pilot advised the tower that we would do a touch-and-go; I was flying the aircraft and reduced power to slow down. The first T&G was difficult, but the pilot also instructed me on airspeed control and handled flaps and gear; I had no access to them. The first go around, I was flying like I was flying my Piper Cherokee, and the pilot said that the tower might question why we were so far away, about two miles. So, the next T&G, I turned at 4-Gs and turned about a two-block radius. The pilot was excited and kept saying, “Hot-shit, hot-shit, that's the way to do it!” I also learned that by pulling hard Gs, I could control the airspeed and slow down. I had the radio too, so I answered all the tower instructions, like I knew what I was doing. LOL!
      An incredible experience and I was able to log the flight hours so I officially have 21.5 hours in an F-15!

  • @davidkettell5726
    @davidkettell5726 Před rokem +50

    As a youngster i had the chance to see the Vulcan take off many times. I lived in Lutterworth and we always knew when it was going to fly because they warmed up the engines for about fifteen minutes and you could hear them five miles away. Just long enough to ride my bike to the airfield . the road was a hundred yards from the runway and i will never forget that monster taking off in a huge cloud of blue smoke. I also remember the B-52's flying over our house heading for Bruntingthorpe air base ,it was like they blotted out the sun to a small child.

    • @lianadoom
      @lianadoom Před rokem +1

      When I was a child I saw the Vulcan twice, one time it went right over my head and because I was so young it was really loud. Although I don't remember being scared of it but apparently my parents had to put their hands over my ears which I think I kind of remember! The other time was at South End.

  • @CAHetkey
    @CAHetkey Před rokem +12

    I was stationed at RAF Mildenhall in the 80s and was regularly on the flightline when the SR71 landed and took off. My neighbor was one of the pilots and it was an amazing thing to see and an honor to have met him.

  • @doogleticker5183
    @doogleticker5183 Před rokem +1

    I've seen every one of these aircraft and they are all spectacular. Great to hear them up close and personal, notably the Vulcan. Thanks for the video!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +1

      Glad you enjoyed seeing my airshow memories 👍

  • @robertmacfann8740
    @robertmacfann8740 Před rokem +10

    Back in the late 70's, I was station on Midway Island, working the flight line and had the opportunity to hop in and take a flight on a Vulcan. It was the coolest thing ever, when I was in the Navy. The only problem was if you had to bale out, the Pilot and Co-Pilot had ejection seats and those of us in the back would have to bale out by sliding down the access hatch. During the flight, I asked the Navigator if anyone had ever survived a bale out through the access hatch and they all laughed at me. I took that as a no.

  • @911inwood
    @911inwood Před 3 lety +7

    That hawker hunter sound though, that was new to my ears!!! Amazing!!!!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety +1

      One of the best sounds in aviation for sure

  • @callumedwards2966
    @callumedwards2966 Před 4 lety +32

    All of it! Really enjoyed this video and I'm pleased I can hear the Vulcan again!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety

      Glad you enjoyed the whole thing. Would love to get the Vulcan back in the sky

  • @thr8061
    @thr8061 Před 8 měsíci +3

    We live in a airshow flight path for Oshkosh WI's EAA AirVenture. Back in 2017, we had a formation of a B-52h Stratofortress, B-1b Lancer & a B-2 Spirit flyover less than 5000' 16 times. It was a great day.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 8 měsíci

      You hit the jackpot that day 🎰👌 Don't rub it in 😉

  • @Sera-Marie
    @Sera-Marie Před rokem

    B2 is amazing. Vulcan too. I love a batwing. Love how the U2 & B2 is like staring into a endless void. awesome upload thank you.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      👽👽
      Glad you enjoyed watching my airshow memories
      Plenty more to come!

  • @firsq
    @firsq Před 4 lety +56

    The Hunter amazing sound!! My Fav!!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety +2

      Sure was, probably the best blue note I ever heard

  • @janicecerda9619
    @janicecerda9619 Před rokem +9

    As a crewchief of 10 years, on 5 different jets, (3 were fighters) I always love watching Air Shows. I can not speak for all crewchiefs ( probably can) I love seeing the craft pilots put the birds through their paces. It looks like you were in England and I know the Brits love the planes. We had a bloke lose his LD lense to security at a base near RAF Lakenheath when he poke it through the fence, the day the U-2 landed. He was so pissed. Great shots.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 6 měsíci

      Thanks. Yep all in England other than the Blue Angels.
      Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav moments I've managed to capture on video over the years.
      Be sure to check out the latest episode here - czcams.com/video/9ccme1xg7sM/video.htmlsi=58kLkmoJmXiaz8Fd

  • @davidwood1641
    @davidwood1641 Před 9 dny

    Love the Hawker Hunter Blue Note Sound. I could listen to an entire CD with that track :-)

  • @frankharradence5546
    @frankharradence5546 Před rokem

    Favourite…Hawker Hunter, wonderful sound, great pace and speed plus those wonderful lines….what a special aircraft 👏👏

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Top jet 💯 Looks, sound and performance
      No better buzz than a hunter jet trumpet'ing over you at full tilt
      Pleased you enjoyed seeing my airshow memories 😉

  • @remkojerphanion4686
    @remkojerphanion4686 Před rokem +6

    My favourite? So many great clips - it's almost impossible to tell! However, the Vulcans do bring back memories. As a kid, when I first saw pictures of this magnificent bird - I was instantly mesmerized, and even now so many years later, it still looks fantastic!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Great to hear. Glad you enjoyed watching along.
      The Vulcan is iconic for sure and very futuristic looking, even still

  • @Colin623
    @Colin623 Před 2 lety +48

    The Vulcan has a special place in my heart for many reasons, but it's awesome close up and the sound at full throttle is out of this world, I was at the Waddington airshow a few years back, the Vulcan rolled down the runway and as it left the runway pointed its nose up vertically under full throttle and OMG, what a thrill that was, I was dead level with it at the point it left the ground, that was an unforgettable moment my chest was being pounded by the sound of those magnificent engines... Stunning.

    • @shaunbaxter83
      @shaunbaxter83 Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah Colin, I remember when i was younger and XH558 took off at one of the airshows, i was gobstruck, what was even more impressive, was when it did a low level pass and then went into afterburners and a straight climb, it set all the house and car alarms off at the show, was funny as

    • @fidellaboy-negron5816
      @fidellaboy-negron5816 Před 2 lety +3

      The first time that I saw the Vulvan I was station at Goose Bay AFB, Labrador in 1966 from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
      Beautiful aircraft .

    • @susi-emily
      @susi-emily Před 2 lety +4

      I remember the first time I saw the Vulcan. It was at Farnborough. My friend had been raving about the plane for ever. We got there and the plane was "parked up". We approached and I was puzzled because she just didn't look that impressive from the side. The back view was better, due to the width of the wings. But it was when she took off, that I knew what my friend had been talking about. I love the fast jets, but the Vulcan was something else.

    • @michaelevans5953
      @michaelevans5953 Před 2 lety +2

      @@shaunbaxter83 The Vulcan did not have afterburners. Just straight Rolls Royce Olympus engines.

    • @shaunbaxter83
      @shaunbaxter83 Před 2 lety +2

      @@michaelevans5953 My mistake, it just sounded like afterburners but with the Vulcan Howl, it was the huge air intake into the engines, I bet i am not the only one to make that mistake lol....

  • @madeleineowen8284
    @madeleineowen8284 Před rokem +3

    My favourite will always be the Vulcan. Reduces me to tears every time I see it. I was there for it's last flight. My name is now on it's underwing. My second favourite is the Concorde. My Dad was one of the first electricians to work on the Concorde .

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Thanks for the comment. My favs are Vulcan and Concorde as well.
      Pleased you enjoyed watching my airshow memories 🤗👍

  • @grahamrowley1691
    @grahamrowley1691 Před rokem +1

    The English Electric Lightning took me way back to when they used to fly. An awesome plane! Thanks for this!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Absolute beast of a machine - a rocket with wings attached it 😉

  • @harreson1968
    @harreson1968 Před 2 lety +16

    The Vulcan, and also the Lancaster as my Dad served in the Canadian airforce in the early 50s and worked exclusively with Lancasters, and was fire and safety technician plus parachute packer on active bases, and remember all the stories he'd tell us as kids from his service days, both funny and sad as they lost quite a few planes with full crews even in peacetime!

  • @ColdCanuck50
    @ColdCanuck50 Před 3 lety +6

    This video brought back some very fond memories. Thank you, Sir.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety

      Welcome. Here's the latest 2020 edition ● czcams.com/video/ADqgmpUACy4/video.html

  • @Rower93
    @Rower93 Před rokem

    Thanks so much for sharing this. Having never seen a Dragon Lady at an airshow or anything of the sort that must have been 1 in a million.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Welcome. Pleased you enjoyed the show 😉👍

  • @Niamhy1314
    @Niamhy1314 Před 8 měsíci

    I love all of these! I love the Vulcan the most. I’m so lucky to have had the opportunity to climb up inside of the cockpit of the XH558 when I was a younger. Beautiful plane.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 8 měsíci

      The Vulcan certainly has that extra special magic about it 😉🇬🇧
      Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments I've managed to capture on video over the years 🤗👍
      Here's episode 2! - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

  • @rattywoof5259
    @rattywoof5259 Před 3 lety +51

    1:40 - the Hunter just has to be one of the most beautiful aircraft designs, ever!

    • @max8286
      @max8286 Před 3 lety +2

      sounds like a ferrari at top speed passing by

    • @steveburgess9709
      @steveburgess9709 Před 3 lety

      @@max8286
      Hope not....the V6 2020 Ferrari is pants 😂

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety

      Not wrong

  • @chaplainsoffice6907
    @chaplainsoffice6907 Před rokem

    The Vulcan and the Dragon Lady are from my Day. Thanks for the memories.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +1

      Glad you enjoyed watching my airshow memories 👍

  • @MarvinJBush
    @MarvinJBush Před 7 měsíci +1

    Having the Typhoon come in so low was really shattering. But my favorite of all the aircraft was the Hawker Hunter. That is one beautiful airplane.🛩✈

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 7 měsíci

      Yes that blue note was a real beauty, right place right time there 😉
      Glad you enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments I've managed to capture on video over the years 🤗👍
      Plenty more action to come!

  • @jerzeyguy71
    @jerzeyguy71 Před 2 lety +11

    The U2 was amazing, but the B2 was so great to see like this!! never knew it was that thin from other footage I have seen! and the look of it from underneath, so menacing!!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 22 dny +1

      Pretty damn surreal having it glide over your head like that.
      Pleased to know you were entertained and enjoyed all these sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories and moments from over the years.
      Plenty more to come!

  • @OoavastoO
    @OoavastoO Před 2 lety +17

    Don't get me wrong. All the incredible jet aircraft are amazing and super impressive but, my heart belongs to that big, GORGEOUS Lanc! And when that beautiful lady flew overhead at the end of the runway, it gave me goosebumps. Stunning! 1 of only 2 still able to fly. 1 in UK and 1 here in Canada. Many thanks for this fantastic video! ATB from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 2 lety

      No finer sound than the Lanc roaring over at full tilt with its merlins.
      Pleased you enjoyed watching

  • @provethemwrong5604
    @provethemwrong5604 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Those hunter blue notes are insane 😮😮

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci +1

      Right place right time for that one 👌 That particular Hunter makes a really sweet note - N294
      Have you seen these synchronized blue notes - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

  • @john.b747
    @john.b747 Před 13 dny +1

    Great video, enjoyed them all but I have always had a soft spot (If that's the right phrase) for the Vulcan Bomber, an awesome aircraft.

  • @tommurtagh2277
    @tommurtagh2277 Před 2 lety +3

    My favourite was the Vulcan been in one as a young air cadet will never forget that moment thank you Tom

  • @mkollander99
    @mkollander99 Před 3 lety +6

    Every single one of them sounded wonderful thank you for putting this together and sharing with us

  • @annaradlinger1107
    @annaradlinger1107 Před 10 měsíci

    Great video footage of incredible fly-bys. Absolutely stunning & so smooth.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 10 měsíci

      Thanks. Glad you can appreciate and enjoy the sights and sounds of my fav airshow moments and memories from over the years

  • @harryschaefer8563
    @harryschaefer8563 Před 18 dny

    That's a fantastic shot of the Vulcan casting its shadow on the water below.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 18 dny

      Thank you. Truly magic airshow moment that was
      Glad you enjoyed watching

  • @horstbaur7797
    @horstbaur7797 Před 3 lety +10

    Thank you for this. The Vulcan - so graceful.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety

      Glad you enjoyed it. The Vulcan is just majestic

  • @michaelbrown1015
    @michaelbrown1015 Před 2 lety +30

    Absolutely loved this video. Well done. I think the "blue tone" was my favorite part, followed by the Vulcan doing maneuvers over the ocean just off the cliff. What a beautiful place to watch an air show. I also loved watching them land just above the people's heads. If there was an air base that you tried to do that here in the states, you'd be at rifle point within 30 seconds of stopping your car. That is a fact. Ask me how I know. 😉😉

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 2 lety +3

      Glad you enjoyed watching my airshow memories.
      Stay tuned for more!

    • @delb64
      @delb64 Před 2 lety +5

      Our Security here in UK is just as strict. But not in your face. If you showed any threat at all you would be carted off, believe me.

    • @majorpwner241
      @majorpwner241 Před 2 lety +2

      Not entirely true, just depends what kind of area you're doing that. I remember stopping by one field as a kid to watch stuff like C-130s and C5As doing touchdowns for practice.

  • @pureblood7240
    @pureblood7240 Před 4 dny

    All of them… magnificent!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před dnem

      Pleased to know you were entertained and enjoyed yourself watching along to my fav airshow memories from over the years 🤗👍
      I Like your username too 😉

  • @richardkroll2269
    @richardkroll2269 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Around 8 25 2023 the BBC did a show where the moderators TWICE said the "Infamous Dam Busters Attack" to which half of England HOWLED . Seeing the Avro Lancasters made me honor those gallant flyers on that history making attack.

  • @thomasgerstenberg1632
    @thomasgerstenberg1632 Před 3 lety +4

    That Vulcan XH 558 is beautiful piece of aeronautics design. Love watching it gracefully bank. Wowee!

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      @militaryweapons87 Před 3 lety

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  • @hossywoof
    @hossywoof Před 3 lety +3

    This is brilliant. That Vulcan, wow an aircraft. Remember being at an airshow in Scotland about 20 years ago......the loudest thing I've ever heard. Incredible sound!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks and yes the Vulcan is like nothing else

  • @tomsalmon5634
    @tomsalmon5634 Před rokem

    They are all excellent. But especially the Lanc and the Vulcan as my old Dad served in these... Thanks for popping up on my CZcams feed

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Glad you enjoyed watching my airshow memories 😉

  • @deanstevenson1649
    @deanstevenson1649 Před 21 dnem

    Great video! Hawker Hunter was most surprising for me, that unique sound when perpendicular to the observer was a treat!

  • @theforce119
    @theforce119 Před 3 lety +14

    3:30 is absolutely epic, 9 Red Arrow lifting off at the same time and slowly drifting apart. Incredible shot, absolutely perfect!

  • @anthonysharp1490
    @anthonysharp1490 Před 3 lety +10

    My favourite the Vulcan having worked on them and hearing those Olympus 300 series engines with their whine took to back to my days at RAF Scampton

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety

      Wow! What memories you must have. Would love to have gotten closer to those engines

  • @mickb474
    @mickb474 Před měsícem

    Great video, all brilliant aircraft in their own right 👍🏻
    That Hunter howl is so eerie!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před měsícem +1

      Thanks.
      That hunter pass was a real beauty, right place right time and what a treat!
      Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed all my fav sights and sounds I've captured over the years.
      Be sure to check out the other GLF episodes 😉👍

    • @mickb474
      @mickb474 Před měsícem

      Will do 👍🏻

  • @isthereanybodyoutthere9397
    @isthereanybodyoutthere9397 Před 3 měsíci

    I live near the old RAF Manston in Kent, England, and there is a road called Canterbury Road West which runs parallel with the runway. One day I was driving towards Minster village so the runway was on my right. I heard some jet noise which at the time wasn't unusual as it was still busy at times. However, out of the corner of my right eye I noticed what looked to be more than one jet landing. It turned out to be about 6 Red Arrows all landing on the runway at once. It was magnificent to see. However, my favourite from your video has to be the Lightening after burner take off. I saw one do a supersonic flypast as RAF Biggin Hill at the te and it was jaw-dropping and the sonic boom was better than any firework display I had been to. Great video, so thanks for bringing back the memories.

  • @Gonefishin27
    @Gonefishin27 Před 3 lety +17

    Vulcan. Saw it twice in real life. About 30 years ago driving past an airfield in Lincolnshire UK. It came very low across the road, then the pilot pointed it up and gunned the engines. I was amazed that the old Datsun that I was in did not shake apart. Then another time at an airshow in Norfolk. The sight, noise, vibration are indescribable. The Falklands round trip attack flight nailed its legend. A shame that we will never see it fly again.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety +4

      Vulcan memories are unforgettable. Glad you enjoyed watching

    • @davefb
      @davefb Před 2 lety +1

      Only saw it at an airshow the once about 40yrs ago... incredible and I think my hearing is just about recovering...
      We also used to see them flying over our primary school about 1980ish... well in the main, you could HEAR it.. Sometimes you saw it...
      An amazing aircraft.

    • @mozzy747
      @mozzy747 Před rokem

      The fact it flew that far with a pretty large payload and delivered it with immense damage to the argentinians by way of equipment loss and moral is indicative of the superiority of the RAF

  • @GJones462-2W1
    @GJones462-2W1 Před 3 lety +7

    I was lucky enough to get stationed in the UK, so I could see the brilliant Vulcan every time it came to do a show in Mildenhall. Never, ever will forget that bird! Nothing else like her. May XH558 always spark your imaginations, England!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 3 lety +1

      Lucky you, you must have some amazing memories

    • @GJones462-2W1
      @GJones462-2W1 Před 3 lety

      @@bobsurgranny My entire time in the USAF is one giant great memory! Even when we went to war.

  • @pointnozzleaway
    @pointnozzleaway Před rokem

    Stuff most of Us will never get to see in person, Thanks for sharing these Awesome vids !! 👍

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Pleased you enjoyed my fav airshow moments from over the years 👍

  • @YouTuber-mc2el
    @YouTuber-mc2el Před rokem +1

    By far the best air show compilation video I've watched. Thanks for posting. Keep it up. Liked! Hawker Hunter was outstanding.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Thanks. Pleased you were entertained by the sights and sounds of my fav airshow memories over the years. That Hunter blue note was a beaut 👌

  • @lindyloo7601
    @lindyloo7601 Před rokem +34

    Definitely the Vulcan. Saw it years ago at a local air show and it cruised in over the tree line and then did a full vertical thrust and nearly deafened everyone on the ground, but it was fantastic to see, and hear.

    • @TheFogLakeshore
      @TheFogLakeshore Před rokem +2

      The Vulcan because that's not something we're going to see often. Two flybys lower than a lighthouse from a cliff, from a world-historical bomber that performed with a bad knee in a successful war which isn't made any more and contains alternative tech paths from current jet-engined bombers. Yeah those were nice. America's stealth tech is awesome and gives me the chills simply because those are my UFO alien spacecraft I grew up with but they'll always be there. The Vulcan was just a fantastic rare.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +1

      That's mega!! 😎

    • @deanakennedy3878
      @deanakennedy3878 Před 9 měsíci

      You're right about the sound of the Vulcan, it was deafening! But so sweet!

  • @BL-hj7ht
    @BL-hj7ht Před 3 lety +4

    That B-2 looks like alien stuff, loved the Vulcan and the sound of the Hunter-Hawker.

  • @user-qe3lk9my8y
    @user-qe3lk9my8y Před 14 dny

    Without doubt the most beautiful, iconic and recognised by nearly everyone, the Avro Lancaster!! What a sight, I really hope it will be flying for many years to come.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 12 dny

      Soon to be three airworthy examples with Just Jane preparing to take to the skies once again!

  • @chrisbaker2903
    @chrisbaker2903 Před rokem +15

    I've worked on quite a few of those B-52D models. They have a very distinct sound all their own. I was in my office at Vandenberg AFB where they had no planes of their own when I heard a plane coming. I started out of my office and one of my co-workers asked where I was going and I replied I was going outside to watch the B-52 go by. She was skeptical that I could identify it just by it's sound. I enjoyed her astonishment that I could identify a plane that way.
    I worked at Davis Monthan AFB while in the service and they trained U-2 pilots there. Every takeoff is a 45 degree climb. I also knew on of the instructors there and he told me about having a flame out about 250 miles east of the Florida coast. He said he radioed in that his engine was out and he wanted a straight in landing approach. They asked if he wanted search and rescue sent out and got a bit testy with them and said "No! I need landing instructions." He landed it at McCoy AFB, dead stick after gliding 250 miles.
    That B-2 has almost exactly the same wingspan as the XB-35 designed by Jack Northrop in 1941 and exactly the same angle of the sweep of the wing leading edge. Where would our aircraft be by now if Symington hadn't ordered them scrapped because his buddies ran Convair. Check out this wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-35

    • @caffeineninja4139
      @caffeineninja4139 Před rokem

      I HAVE THAT TALENT (I HOPE STILL) -II was the only girl at the Combat Eval Test site and I could hear them low level, 8k ft , Nevada desert and tell the det that our sorties were inbound. My commander timed me one night and said I was 2min 36sec faster than the IP inbound signal. He also told me that if you could hear them it was probably too late if you were in the target zone.

  • @simoncravos9462
    @simoncravos9462 Před 2 lety +11

    The Vulcan has always been my favourite, but you've done a great job putting this excellent compilation together

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +1

      Thanks.
      Pleased you enjoyed watching my airshow memories 👍

  • @RandomUser25122
    @RandomUser25122 Před rokem +15

    The Vulcan always was my fav at air shows as a kid and it still is! It still looks so advanced, IMO

  • @Walter_E_Kurtz
    @Walter_E_Kurtz Před rokem +1

    This was the best compilation that I've ever watched, Thank you!

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem +1

      Pleased were entertained and enjoyed watching all my best airshow moments and memories over the years.
      Here's my latest comp episode here if interested - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

  • @electrolytics
    @electrolytics Před 9 měsíci +1

    The sound of the B52 is crazy.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 9 měsíci +1

      💯 So distinctive. You can tell it a mile off

  • @butlerpa100
    @butlerpa100 Před rokem +3

    I love the cheers for the Vulcan. My favourite. As a boy I used to watch them at Conningsby where they spent a few years temporarily. Amazed at such a slow aircraft flying. Amazed when the pilot pulled the joystick back and it flew almost vertically.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      Blimey you must have some great memories seeing them in service 👍

  • @ericstyles3724
    @ericstyles3724 Před 3 lety +4

    Wow!
    Great planes. Great clips.
    Great Sound. Great editing.
    Good job.
    - I've been an aviation buff for many yrs & never knew of the whistling flash-gordon sound of the Hawker Hunter. cool.
    I remember the Vulcan at Abbotsford Int'l AirShow nr Vancouver, Canada in '86 along w the big 6 engine Russian "cossak" 224,
    the new at the time F-18's,
    & the 2 loudest things I've ever heard :
    2) a hovering Harrier, &
    1) a low banking climb by the legendary Concorde.
    What a show !

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 2 lety

      Cor I bet the Vulcan was good in Vancouver back in the 80s there. The harrier hovering over head is pretty immense, the sound blows your head off!
      The Concord was an absolute monster for noise, man I miss all those old British aircraft.
      Pleased you enjoyed the video

  • @SnowmanN49
    @SnowmanN49 Před rokem +4

    Always loved the Vulcan, saw it at the Abbotsford Airshow in the early 80's, very
    manouverable for a plane that big. Never seen/heard a Hawker Hunter in flight before,
    unique sound. Everybody loves a Merlin, honorable mention for the Lancaster.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před 10 měsíci

      Pleased you were entertained and enjoyed the sights and sounds of my fav moments from over the years.
      Here's episode 2 - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html

  • @MadTitanGamer
    @MadTitanGamer Před rokem

    What an absolute fantastic video, thanks for uploading.

    • @bobsurgranny
      @bobsurgranny  Před rokem

      You're Welcome. Pleased you got to enjoy my airshow memories from over the years.
      Here's episode 2! - czcams.com/video/9U0s3rk7PAQ/video.html