One of my favourite poems 'High Flight', by an American who was inspired to write it when experiencing a high altitude flight in a Spitfire. He was later killed in an accident while flying a Spitfire. A former test pilot I used to go sea angling with, once confided that of all the many types of aircraft he had flown, the EE Lightning was his favourite - "It could accelerate like 'sh*t off a shovel"! :grin: The first time I heard a sonic boom [apart from a whip-crack] was when a pair of Hawker Hunters made a shallow power dive over my head - circa 1953.
Thanks for posting. The in-flight photography is good, but the script and the Larry Adler harmonica music is very old-fashioned, even for 1964.
One of my favourite poems 'High Flight', by an American who was inspired to write it when experiencing a high altitude flight in a Spitfire. He was later killed in an accident while flying a Spitfire. A former test pilot I used to go sea angling with, once confided that of all the many types of aircraft he had flown, the EE Lightning was his favourite - "It could accelerate like 'sh*t off a shovel"! :grin: The first time I heard a sonic boom [apart from a whip-crack] was when a pair of Hawker Hunters made a shallow power dive over my head - circa 1953.
How was that whip crack, was the dominatrix any good?
Love it. Thanks for posting.
Excellent vintage videos. Could you upload vintage films about british helicopters?
00:34 what a way to treat your ground crew 😂
There's to of them !!!!
Lightnings, great planes !
Very cool!
First flight was made by Santos Dumont in France....
I appreciate the video but the music is lousy thanks anyway