The Supermarine Spitfire's Forgotten First Victory
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2024
- Did you know that the legendary Supermarine Spitfire, a symbol of British defiance and aerial prowess, claimed its first aerial victory not over the skies of England, but in the unexpected setting of Scotland?
Join me as I unravel the details of this historic encounter. Who was the skilled RAF pilot behind the Spitfire's first triumphant battle against the Luftwaffe? What were the circumstances that led to this momentous event? And why is this victory, a crucial turning point in air combat history, often overlooked?
Note: I had a bit of an issue with the audio on this video, working on it for the next one.
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Archie Mckeller's grave is in Thornliebank New Cemetery near Glasgow. The whole cemetery is starting to look uncared for but there are wreaths laid every Remberance day, one from the RAF i think. He was shot down and killed in late 1939 over London i seem to remember ? My mother's family graves are in the next row .
A Firth of Forth video would be very interesting. Smaller battles like that quite often go without much coverage, so this would be a refreshing change from the norm!
That first aircraft shot down was a Hurricane (as you mentioned) in what was called the Battle of Barking Creek. Good vid btw.
RAF Turnhouse is now Edinburgh Airport, most flights out (and in) fly over the Forth, recreating the planned escape flight path. RAF Drem is near the Scottish Museam of Flight (another ex RAF airodrome) which has an information panel on this battle
What an amazing story. Thank you for retelling it😁🙏
Flt Lt Gifford has a memorial in the village town where he lived -Castle Douglas in SW Scotland.
I was a schoolboy in the early 70s and lived near Glasgow airport. In 73 or 74 the Red Arrows were due to give a display there. But a local Turkey farmer objected because the loud jet noise could have panicked/killed the birds; so the display was cancelled.
Somewhere, and I have tried to find it again, there is a brief clip of one of the Ju88's being chased by a Spitfire as they pass to the North of Edinburgh Castle, over Prices Street Gardens. It looks like it was filmed from Princes Street, at the foot of the mound.
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Great video - I'd love an analysis of the battle of the Firth of Forth!
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Certainly would be interesting to see the first test of the "Dowding System" over the Firth please.
Great presentation as always - Glad to see Aerial combat covered off the Scottish coast even tho' I'm English
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Firth of forth vid would be excellent!
I want to know more, please.
Have you every thought about writing a book? I assume it's a lot of hard work. But your materials are so interesting, and enjoyable to listen to at that. It would be great to have them in a written form.
Hm, interesting. I also didn't know (or would guess) that Spitfires were stationed up there North of GB. Would you make sometime a video comparing the three major German bomber types use, numbers, sorties (numbers, bombs dropped, losses, etc), chance of survival against British interception (I mean like in the Ju88 you had the best chance to run away, or in the He111 you had the best chance keep flying with serious damage, things like that) for the Ju88, He111, Do17/Do215? Thank you! 😊
Thank you.
Battle of Barking Creek