Breitling Fighters fly LOW down a canal - FULL SEQUENCE
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 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
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Gold Leader to Red Leader, I'm starting my attack run!
Porkins you're too low!!
Red Five standing by
"Lost Tyree lost Hutch, they came from behiiiiind" boooooommmm.
Stay on target
Glad i was the only thinking something along those lines.
The Spitfire with that Merlin engine gives me goosebumps
do you have German family ^___^ (jk)
Wizard bumps
imo the corsair is better looking, but not better sounding that goes to the spitfire
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.
@@evoklax they weren't talking to you but take care of your self man :(
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!
Nice sounding too ...
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?
@@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!
@@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.
The Spit had a terrific profile and sound and he really got low to the deck.
All that time, effort, and manpower to make this happen.... and it's in 480p
@Austin thats some first world luxury problems you have.
It's been up for only a year. I could forgive them if it was uploaded no later than 2009.
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.
@@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?
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….
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.
Thank you for sharing.
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)
Thanks for the story!
@@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?
@@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.
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.
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 👍
how fast were the planes flying? Over or under 200kts? 250kts?
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.
Wroger Wroger you should try contacting Mark Felton Productions on UA-cam. 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.
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.
The Spitfire was almost lapping up that water through its air intakes!
Cools the engine down...
1:16
That's one crazy pilot!
Only one with flaps down, low and slow.
@@RicDrgn flaps definitely aren't down and she's not slow. That left rudder you can see means she's really shifting.
The Spit pilot was none other than Ray Hanna.
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.
Don't care what the newest jets can do, they'll never be as badass as these props...
Don't care what boomers say, nothing can be more badass than an F22 or B2.
@@sepg5084 ha ha I'm 35 gramps
@@westilldontknow3407 rugay?
Check this out then... pilot skills at its absolute finest ua-cam.com/video/kT7qrYi8R_M/v-deo.html
Yeah I totally agree with you nothing compared to the sound of a propeller pulled aircraft in a steep dive over a area
"Sir how will we avoid the AA guns??" "Go under em"😂😂
@Hoa Tattis hey care to explain more?
@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.
@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.
@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.
Lol XD
I'm a born Fighter Pilot trapped in the wrong time.
I hear ya brother!
1920 would have been a good year to be born. In the right country, of course.
lol if that were actually the case you would be flying f16s instead of bitching on you tube
@@kolbpilot you must be high as a kite to think experiencing ww2 would be fun.
It’s like saying I’m a born cowboy but I chose to live in the city. Go get yourself some wings!
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!
the sound of these planes is simply music
Yes. I am glad that at least some of these old warbirds are still able to fly.
It does something to my innerds when I hear them, something very good, a feeling of immense pride overwhelms me!
@@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.
Totally agree!
The sound of that Spit does it for me 👍
The Spitfire's heat haze and supercharger whine, stood hairs on end :)... Magnificent
He really planted it too, and for a long steady pass
That pilot was trawling for fish.
Agreed spitfires always bring me to tears with emotions and I think that is why they resonate with the hearts of people so much
Can anyone explain me what those vents at the downside of the Wings are for?
@@qymaenjajshelaalgrievous If you mean the rectangular openings on the underneath of the wings they are the water and oil coolers for the engine
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.
Скажите, а там, где Вы живёте, между аэродромами Биггин Хилл и Хедкорн, Вторая мировая уже закончилась?
@@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!
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.
That pilot in the final run was the craziest of the lot, loved it.
Corsair,mustang and warhawk: we're gonna fly low!
Spitfire: hold my beer...
fhhfgj you mean tea? Xd
Electro playz Na we drink more beer than tea in Britain mate lol
Lol
Electro playz tea a morning thing beers for the evening
@@hupreix2553 Hold my tea while I take the biscuit in my Spitfire :)
There’s low and there’s Spitfire low.
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'.)
Best till last, 'kin awesome 😁
Swear to god, they must've been fish scales stuck to the prop.
nobody has beaten the record for "low".
@@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.
Definitely gives you a sense of what a strafing run might have felt like. Incredible!
This brought me to tears, such beautiful warbirds doing there thing
Loved the P40 .. everybody always gushes about the spitfire / Mustang.. yet the Corsair looks fantastic ..but the P40 is truly awesome .
I liked the Corsair too
I love the P-40 too.
Imagine flying this bird in china, in the early 40s....
Whistling death. Was their nickname. Air intakes on he wings did that.
I like the Spitfire more because of the Merlin engine's sound
It has one of the best engine sound of all time imo
That Spitfire wasn't just low, it was literally mowing the grass !
it was. It was literally mowing the grass.
Ian Rutherford I can surely guarantee that foliage was trimmed after that low pass!
@Ian Rutherford @lee senger Nope; nowhere near. THIS is how a Spit mows the grass: ua-cam.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/v-deo.html
have seen lower.... Ray Hannah at his finest. ua-cam.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/v-deo.html
@@peemee4873 WOW
Absolutely incredible. The sound of the Merlin really moves me! Beautiful aircraft.
which merlin, the mustang used a packard merlin xD
Love those old warbirds! Timeless, classic designs that inspired a generation that is slowly dying away.
I hear that brother! but I think we may still have a round or 2 left in us before we "kick the bucket!")
The Spitfire didn’t just look the best, it sounded awesome
YES
@chris easly meh
Yeah they added that sound and that backflib view.
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.
My son said in his last life he flew a spitfire.musta been one hell of a plane.just ask the nazis.
I love the Corsair, a beautiful fighter plane.
Me too, grew up watching ba ba black sheep, and fell in love with the Corsair. Whistling death.
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...
It doesn’t have the muscular growl like a spitfire but it has an equally pleasing whoosh!
👍👍
VMF 216, my fathers squadron. Corsairs are only meant to be in the air.
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.
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 ....
Agreed, he was an awesome pilot, spectacular.
Man...these old birds are still heart-stopping and as lethal-looking as ever
That roar of engines
@Spike Ragesonagain Exactly my thought!
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.
Oof that Merlin engine makes my soul happy
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.
The camera man had to duck down when the spitfire passed over knees
My goodness it is one of most satisfying sounds on earth. That throaty rumble. Pure english muscle right there.
@@davidelliott5843 No, I'm pretty sure its a MkIX, so it'll have a Merlin engine. Happy to be proven wrong though!
@@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.
Modern jets are cool, but this is just next level!
The difference in the sound the Corsair makes is unreal.
The Japanese called the Corsair...the "Whistling Death."
Magnificient~4 indeed! Splendid Flying Boys! Thank You So Much for the Flybys! Stay Safe & Stay Grateful! 🌷🌿🌎💖🇬🇧🇺🇸
Spitfire pilot " Low? Here lads...hold my beer."
How about, "Hold my cuppa"😄
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!
Defiantly brinks warm beer down the old dog and duck..
@@wherethecrowflies1965 Thanks lad. I'll take you up on that soon as I mow the field in a couple of passes. Clear the sheep!
*Hold my pint.
All beautiful aircraft. This was a unique and interesting way to view them.
Can you imagine the fear in the Nazis when they saw that coming down on them ??
They wouldn’t have spitfire were high altitude fighters and corsairs operated in the pacific. P47 and typhoons on the other hand...
Even at just over a minute, I'd happily pay for a download or DVD version of this: absolutely fantastic bit of film!
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👍
Thank you :)
Jim 671467 it’s fake
@@justana3507 I'd get that eyesight looked at if i were you
@@WingsTVChannel HaHaHa... I bet he aint a pilot if that's what his visions like
@@justana3507 You're fake
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.
Beautiful.
At least no one flew _under_ the bridge....
@@57thornsWell, in that case it would not be a Super Marine but a SUBMARINE.
OH I commented then seen this :D Gold!
You can only tie the record for low flight....
Beautiful, yet terrifying watching them come in and point straight at you.
Only if you are German or Japanese in the 1940s
That is freakin awesome! I just found this and I can't stop watching. Turn the volume up and hit replay. Great stuff!
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!
That Spit' got right down in there and showed them who's home this is.
imagine standing on the bridge watching those magnificent planes come in, breath taking
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!
I’ve been waiting YEARS to see that again. I could watch it time and again and not get tired of it. Thanks.
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.
Spitfire pilot..."I wonder if I can get the wings below the bank of the canal?"...amazing bit of footage.
That Corsair looks so beautiful and menacing in flight.
Whistling death baby!
#badmammajamma 💪💯
Love the sound of the big air cooled corsair
Those old radial engines really bark
Those radial engines had an awesome unique sound.
Whistling death
I like the corsair “whoosh” as much as the spitfire growl.
The whisling death, my favourite old bird!
That sound the spitfire makes bring tears to my eyes....must be the sound angels make when they take flight
That Corsair looks awesome!
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
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.
Watch Malvinas Pilots..
Our country was founded by those who" put their lives in great danger" your welcome angry white man.
Per Person you want low flying? Check out the original spitfire low pass
@WithAStick AngryWhiteMan Ok
The pilot never blinked his eyes once. He takes the term "never take your eyes off your target" to another level.
Though 'target fixation' is the way to end up in trouble too.
the Spitfire just looked amazing. Toss up between the Mustang and the Spitfire. Awesome footage!
0:24 In a strange twist of fate, Igor, a Bratislavan potato farmer from the Middle Ages is shocked to find himself teleported into the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang in the far future but at a time where these warbirds are wholly uncommon.
Man. That spitfire wins that round. Easy. Lowest flight, most awesome sound !
Yeah but that F4U is it's Daddy😊
Very close second was the P40 ..
@M W an honest one.
M W who cares he’s right the spitfire number by far
@@robertsullivan4773 no
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!
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
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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!
My dad told me of how during the war a P38 collided with an ME109, the wreckage plunged into a farmers field, then burned there for hours with occasional popping noises from all the ammunition burning.
According to dad there were no survivors. The general location: Belgium. For every American patriot who wishes to poke holes in this story - every single air to air battle over Europe is not uploaded to the internet, & dad has long since moved on to the next world.
The countryside bisected by canals put me in mind of Flanders. Lest we forget.
The spitfire, one of mans greatest creations, just amazing
The sound o that spit at the end.🔥
On fire for sure!
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.
the P-40 also looked pretty lively too, even if it is a bit underpowered with it's non-supercharged Allison engine
I Love the sound of those engines! It is music in my ears! !!!!
That was awesome , great to see some iconic planes in action! Thanks
Spitfire for the win 👍
Hawker hurricanes are better P
Thunderbolt!
Lee Bartlett funny but harsh..Lololo
Sound of that spit never gets old ,awesome .
@richard snape don't forget faster as well.
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!
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..
@@skyhawk61 My Dad was on Iwo, and knew Ira, and later on met Pappy during a boxing exibition.
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.
The Merlin engine (in the P-51 and Spitfire) is just the quintessential sound of a WWII fighter.
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.
NAH MERLIN !@@Randomyoutuber0000
Spitfire has the sweetest hissing growl.
Nothing like the sound of a RollsRoyce engine in that spitfire
...except the superior 109
Don't forget the combination of the Rolls engine in the P51. The best flying platform combined with the Rolls engine, was THE war winner. The 51 flew escort all the way to Germany. The 51s then looked for targets of opportunity. The 51s had 6 50 cal. machine guns. The Spit only had 303 cal. guns.That was a rifle round. Had no range to fly to Germany. Don,t get me wrong. The Spit was a excellent fighter for defending the home land.
I was lucky enough to hear the sound of nine Merlins one time, two Lancasters and a Spitfire, it was truly incredible, 👌
I found footage! There's a Hurricane in the mix too, hold-on to your heckles - m.ua-cam.com/video/M0hOJ3BPpzY/v-deo.html
I found better footage, if this doesn't make your hairs stand-up, you're dead inside, lol 👌
m.ua-cam.com/video/iCQov9IQD1E/v-deo.html
@@butchyshoe American volunteers who flew for the fledgling Israeli Air Force in the 1948 Israeli Independence War unanimously agreed that, among the types then-in Israeli service, the Spitfire was the greatest dog fighter (types then-in Israeli service including the P-51D, which many of the American volunteers had flown during the Second World War, multiple Spitfire variants, and the Avia S-199 - essentially a wartime Bf-109G air frame coupled with a postwar Czech engine). The only advantage of the P-51 over the Spitfire was range and the Spitfire had plenty enough of its own for that regional conflict. Israel's principle enemies, Syria and Egypt, were also flying mostly Spitfire variants and the American volunteers flying for Israel did not want to be at a disadvantage: whenever some available, the opted to fly and fight, themselves, in Spitfires.
Quick detail correction: early Spitfire variants had 8 x .303 cal' MG. The U.S.A.A.F. P-40 variants in service at the time had only 4 x .30 cal' MG (the later B variant picked up an additional gun in each wing for 6 x .30 cal). By the time the U.S.A.A.F. began to introduce the .50 cal' as standard armament, Spitfires were likewise supplementing their .303 cal' with 20mm cannon.
I can't believe I finally found the best video on youtube. I can stop now. Thank you!
I can't even express in words how freaking awesome that video was/is
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.
Aviation porn, keep it up 😂
My kriptonite
in 4K please!
My wife said why cant i look at normal PORN like everyone else !
@@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. 😂
@@crazybrit-nasafan you mist be young still. Or have a bangin ass hot lady. Either way, good for you.
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 🇺🇲 🙏
Love all these. Really love seeing that F4U corsair glide over that canal.
So darn entertaining and to know probably the best pilots in the world for those aircraft’s were at the helm!
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.
"...closet to the water contest..." - Could we say that might be called a pissing contest...
Low flying in planes like this should not be allowed...
...UNLESS I AM THERE, IN PERSON, TO WATCH!!
Simply Stunning.
Oh! To have been sat on the banks of that canal as they flew over :-))...
The Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk. Almost unique I'd say. Can't recall seeing many of them still flying.
The P-51 Mustang. Goose bump time. Love 'em :-))...
The Vought F4 Corsair. Those iconic wings give it away.
And the Spitfire. Goose bump time, again :-))...
Best comment so far -thanks
@@WingsTVChannel - Best low flying I've seen for ages.
So...
Thank YOU :-))...
and how are you put at risk , impoverished or dimished by this flyby ? don't watch if you don't like it
@@thezanzibarbarian5729 so the full unedited script was not shown unless one happens to touch ' show more ' terrible oversight on my complete and total lack of IQ . I will try to become more IQ adept enough to be worthy of more comments
@@2good2often No probe. Hope you enjoyed my full comment, and I shall delete mine to you, above.
WOW Nigel I Loooved the low low passes! Super fun matey!
Long time no see, I hope you and family are fine warm and smiling. Gosh a long way from Maypole!
My best wishes to you.
And yes Mark and Ray will be Never forgotten.
JB. Ex Skyhawks. Surrey.
All four planes represent classic form and beauty , all played their part impeccably, but ohhh the sound of the Merlin engines !
The spit is in a class of its own - sheer lethal beauty.
There’s low, then there’s Ray Hanna low. RIP legend.
One word: Goodwood 😳👌
his son was just as mad as his dad both legends, honour to have known Ray and his son, was a roar at biggin Hill airshows......
@@1chish ua-cam.com/video/4iOoiEbtf2w/v-deo.html
Wow, beautiful! Thanks guys! Thank you for saving these planes for the rest of us!
There is a private collector in my town that owns a P51 and a P48, and the airport they are kept at is across the road from where I work. A few times a year he takes them up and flies around for a couple of hours. It a cool sight to watch, and those engines sounds are magical.
P38 or P47 ? Because the P48 only had 4 prototypes and 2 still alive that are in museums. Your story is so cool, I wish I could see that too
That Corsair, when swooping down and coming head on looks like something out of Star Wars.
I don't care if the others are faster... I've always been a fan of the Corsair. The wings are just cool.
@@killemtoenjoythesilence i agree
@@killemtoenjoythesilence If it’s good enough for Col. Boyington it’s good enough for EVERYONE.
Love the inclusion of the Corsair.
The only thing that can beat the sound of a Merlin is the great two-row R2800.
Such a powerfull engine.
Imagine putting one of those engines in a car
Certainly one of the scariest sounds according to the Japanese. It was called the Whistling Death for a real good reason.
@@jeremy7383 So _that_ sound is courtesy of the shape of it's ram-air intakes on the base of it's wings. At higher speeds, they'd bend the air in just the right way to create a deep whistling sound.
Matter of fact, most warbirds that have visible intakes made such a sound. Each different in pitch and tone. The mustangs and spitfires did it. The hurricanes did it. I think 1 or 2 german fighters did it too.
Probably the loudest and most aggressive sounding one was from an underrated Australian built fighter called the Boomerang. Underappreciated, ferocious machine. Very fast, very maneuverable. Had a HUGE radial engine driving it (huge in relation to the plane's overall size). I think that also was an R-2800. Rather fat target profile, compared to other planes of it's day.
But it was a demon with wings, and it flew like one.
The thing sounded off like a screaming banshee when it got up to speed. And speed it has.
I say "has" because at least 1 still flies. Enjoy:
ua-cam.com/video/-9-luVivamY/v-deo.html
@@davecrupel2817 that's correct, Especially in a dive. But you have to admit the radial sound helps :). And while the sound might happen on the aircraft it's definitely a nickname that stuck with the Corsair.
@@ngatimozart And boy did they make good use of it. That was a screaming little plane!
Very cool. Those were all magnificent machines. Thanks!
This is great! thanks fo the upload, wow.
At last this clip has returned. It is a shame that it was removed from UA-cam several years ago, do not know why, but glad it is back.
@Kevin Reed I'm a leftest liberal Marine who served in the bush in Viet Nam for a year. So STFU you fascist pussy.
@@costaricaflyer1532 Thank you for your service, but I cant understand how you can be a leftist.
Ah the Spitfire, the best till last!
Nah p-51
@@aidanmccarthy844 p51 was crap until it was fitted with a rolls
Ian Law that’s why all of the pilots in the Luftwaffe said that they were most afraid of the p-51. It could go farther and was more maneuverable. That’s why it is and always will be the best fighter plane in wwll
Nobody said it was a bad plane I was talking about what engine was fitted to it
@@aidanmccarthy844 until it was fitted with a Merlin the us airforce didn't want it
Gotta say im American , love my Mustangs and Corsairs.....but that Spitfire looked awesome. Best of the bunch.
Used to watch the seasonal "crop dusters" spray the fields across from my parents home.
I marvelled at their skill but not what they were carrying.
Nice video.
I’d like to have been sat fishing by that canal on the day they did this 👍🏻Awesome
Even the fish were taking cover!
Your not the only one truly awesome stuff 👍👍
Lol peaceful fishing then this
You need a haircut?
All 4 classic warbirds, but for me you just can't beat the lines and sound of the Spitfire. Great video 👍
@@hkg207 I saw the BF 109 at the Sunderland Air Show years ago, great sound from the Mercedes engine.
This is one of the nicest video of low passes!!!
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!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
WOW. That was great. And you could even hear the Merlin's roaring.
HOW'D you like to be on a road in WWII when one of them rolled in on your troops that fast ??
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.
No matter how low I go.... this video always lifts my spirits!
That 27L rolls Royce motor sounds absolutely Savage. Best sounding mechanical engine ever made.