Those familiar names...Neville Duke, Mike Lithgow, Bill Waterton, Roly Beaumont...I was awaiting the Royal Auxiliary Spitfires but maybe they were converting to jets and there were still maritime reconnaissance Mk8 Lancasters around. I noted his clipped 'a's ; the "Hendley Page Victor (XA904?)' rather than 'Handley'' The poor old Swift gets a look in. I was living near Leavesden at the time and do remember one very high up flypast at that time. As we were under the stacking area for London Airport, all military a/c flew very low indeed and we had nearby, de Havillands (two airfields)...Leavesden and Hatfield, Handley Page at Radlett, and the Americans at Bovingon.
Thank you for finding this piece of RAF history- I am surprised that it hasn’t been shown before- this is the first time I’ve ever heard of it. Some bits in colour but mostly black and white suggesting different sources. The logistics of the fly-past must have been horrendous. We think that the ‘modern’ ones are spectacular but this is just amazing ( & the planes in close formation too) Just 1 mistake. It says 1953 but in the blurb it says 1963. Clearly not the latter date just from clothes,cars & of course aeroplanes. Also not mentioned - Princess Alexandra was there accompanying her mother the Duchess of Kent & of course she was there at King Charles’s Coronation. Thank you!
My Father was in the nose of one of the first group of Shackletons, he had the job of photographing the RAF review from the air; as part of his job as a press photographer for the Western Morning News newspaper. He remembered being very air sick!!
In 1953, the heavy bomber Squadrons still flew Lincoln and Washingtons and the most common day fighter in Fighter Command was the Meteor F.8, clearly obsolescent. The Sabres at the Review were mainly Canadian as the RAF only had a small number at that time. Most went to RAF Germany. Yes, a big airforce, but in 1953 one with problems, not all of the politicians making.
Absolutely amazing presentation! Cannot believe the variation and types involved.
Those familiar names...Neville Duke, Mike Lithgow, Bill Waterton, Roly Beaumont...I was awaiting the Royal Auxiliary Spitfires but maybe they were converting to jets and there were still maritime reconnaissance Mk8 Lancasters around. I noted his clipped 'a's ; the "Hendley Page Victor (XA904?)' rather than 'Handley'' The poor old Swift gets a look in. I was living near Leavesden at the time and do remember one very high up flypast at that time. As we were under the stacking area for London Airport, all military a/c flew very low indeed and we had nearby, de Havillands (two airfields)...Leavesden and Hatfield, Handley Page at Radlett, and the Americans at Bovingon.
Extraordinary historical! I can remember seeing most of the types during the 50s having been born in 1944. Great stuff!
Thank you for finding this piece of RAF history- I am surprised that it hasn’t been shown before- this is the first time I’ve ever heard of it. Some bits in colour but mostly black and white suggesting different sources. The logistics of the fly-past must have been horrendous. We think that the ‘modern’ ones are spectacular but this is just amazing ( & the planes in close formation too) Just 1 mistake. It says 1953 but in the blurb it says 1963. Clearly not the latter date just from clothes,cars & of course aeroplanes. Also not mentioned - Princess Alexandra was there accompanying her mother the Duchess of Kent & of course she was there at King Charles’s Coronation. Thank you!
Thanks for the reply. Found it somewhere on the net, and was surprised it wasn't on UA-cam. The 1963 is a typo, I'll correct it.
My Father was in the nose of one of the first group of Shackletons, he had the job of photographing the RAF review from the air; as part of his job as a press photographer for the Western Morning News newspaper. He remembered being very air sick!!
The good old days when we actually had an air force to reckon with before our idiot politicians destroyed our armed forces!
In 1953, the heavy bomber Squadrons still flew Lincoln and Washingtons and the most common day fighter in Fighter Command was the Meteor F.8, clearly obsolescent. The Sabres at the Review were mainly Canadian as the RAF only had a small number at that time. Most went to RAF Germany. Yes, a big airforce, but in 1953 one with problems, not all of the politicians making.
Served 12 years at Odiham in the 80's and 90's, brilliant unit only Chinooks there now.
Fascinating foorage
A massive Logistics Challenge, in its entirety.
All those aircraft designed and built by British manufacturers and all we can manage now is a fast jet trainer!
Is that Raymond Baxter?
Hadly page Hastings look like a quad engined DC-3
Nowadays, a service person can’t get their FMQ roof repaired….
Bloody hell . That’s what you call an Airforce🇦🇺
Called...
Film made at the same time they were using agent orange in Malaysia.
Did they?
@@wiliammound7942 Google it
It was effective.
@@alexandermenzies9954 for a few grifters
New they did in Vietnam but not Malayia where my Father Served in the RAF.
Looked it up in Google, thanks.
Can you imagine how much pointless bulls1t went in to that ridiculous charade? Halcyon days my ar$e