I think you mean Winston bridge on the River Tees (Co Durham). Reputedly Douglas Bader flew under it to prove to his Squadron Commander that he could still 'cut it' after getting his artificial legs (but I can't vouch for how true this bit is).
@@bradevans7935 -well he was definitely based at RAF Middleton St George following his crash and his logbook shows he flew numerous aircraft types whilst there (it was a deep repair base so had everything from single seat trainers to multi engine bombers pass through its hangars). The pub next to Winston bridge (I'll let you guess at its imaginative name) has a plaque on the wall relating the DB story.
I seem to remember in 'Piece of Cake' he complained of having 'boiling oil' as an excuse to peel away from the squadron. He then went and flew under the bridge:-) Looks like 'Foyles War' grafted that bit on to their own series:-)
George Beurling flew his Spitfire under the bridge at Sutton Bridge during the war, if you’ve ever seen that bridge then you’ll know it had to be a very low tide
No fakery under the bridge, but the montage was staged. I had the privilege of being taught by Ray Hanna at Valley on No 1 Gnat Course at RAF Valley in 1963, and flying with him in the back seat of Red 1 on an Arrows workup rehearsal in April 1966. I can assure you that by comparison with beat up of the tower at RAF Fairford after that show, his bridge underpass was chicken feed.
I remember being at Duxford for 'Flying Legends' years ago, and they were putting up 13 Spitfires as the finale. It was to be the largest number of Spit's at one time for decades. We watched them take orff and they gathered into formation and just as they came round into sound range, the bloody control tower started playing "Land of Hope and Glory" over the PA system. Totally ruined the sound of the Merlins... grrrrrrrrrrrr.
Actually @chris gain, it is a Merlin, in the Mk9 it had a 4 blade propellor. The Griffon engined Spits had 5 blade props which turned in the opposite direction.
@@buffplums Actually Chris, it is a Merlin. In the Mk9 it had a 4 blade propellor. The Griffon engined Spits had 5 blade props which turned in the opposite direction.
Interesting how when he took off / landed the aircraft was green and grey while the one going under the bridge was green and brown! Almost like they spliced the footage in 🤔
What happened was that they used footage from Piece of Cake for the Spitfire flying under the bridge and fitted it into this episode of Foyle’s war. Coincidentally, they’re both the same Spitfire, Mk.IXb MH434, of course it was painted brown and green for Piece of Cake, but was in it’s original markings for Foyle’s war
what you dont realise is that the RAF had special stealth Spitfires during the war. in order to confuse the German intelligence units from getting information on the quantity of British aircraft a special team of RAF Painters was formed to respray the spitfires in flight to confuse the Germans into believing we had more aircraft than we actually had
@@paulfharris175 Mk1 or 2. with brownings, the hispanos were not fitted at that stage. Nor were 4 blade steel props, nor were 60 series merlins. Only Hurricans were sent to France in 1940.
This is footage of a spitfire actually flying under Winston Bridge in County Durham in 1988 by Ray Hanna, an ex RAF pilot. It was originally done for the programme 'a piece of cake', a television series that was set during World War Two. Winston Bridge, spanning the River Tees, was to play the part of a bridge in Thionville , Northern France in 1939. Apparently it was the only bridge in northern europe that was suitable.
@@kindog101 The same footage was used in the TV Foyle's War. I just read about this flight today in Aeroplane magazine for July 2020. Apparently the pilot went around twice before committing on the third pass. If you ask me he got it right the first two times!
Bloody hell who wrote the script for this ? It’s bloody awful and wrong at every count…. Lol 😂 … “just dropped a bomb “ … and the rotor antenna mixed with the supposed CH masts that aren’t even positioned and correct… oops cheap Tv
Yep, and he did a victory roll, which was not allowed because it put too much stress on the struts… but this is a MK VII or later version that came after Battle of Britain so maybe they were better engineered..
Wow, My best friend, I liked the video very much, thanks you for sharing, stay safe, stay blessed
I refuelled this Spitfire three times at the Biggin Hill Airshow in 1971, flown by the inimitable Ray Hanna.
She is the famous MH434. M.
Deffo from a piece of cake. The late great Ray Hannah
Been to the bridge today and it is fairly spectacular to think a spitfire had flown under it. Lovely setting and beautiful surroundings too
From FOYLE'S WAR TV series but the SPITFIRE WAS ACTUALLY FLOWN THROUGH THE VICTORIA BRIDGE! It is now known as the Spitfire bridge in County Durham UK
ua-cam.com/video/jUHpkv27uGc/v-deo.html We've just done a mini film on it with Sarah Hanna commentary
I think you mean Winston bridge on the River Tees (Co Durham).
Reputedly Douglas Bader flew under it to prove to his Squadron Commander that he could still 'cut it' after getting his artificial legs (but I can't vouch for how true this bit is).
@@JammyDodger45 Knowing Bader's reputation, it sounds like something he would do if he needed to prove himself.
@@bradevans7935 -well he was definitely based at RAF Middleton St George following his crash and his logbook shows he flew numerous aircraft types whilst there (it was a deep repair base so had everything from single seat trainers to multi engine bombers pass through its hangars).
The pub next to Winston bridge (I'll let you guess at its imaginative name) has a plaque on the wall relating the DB story.
Been there today and the bridge and setting are beautiful. Got lots of photos too ❤
A magnificent aircrafts,and what a legend.
No mistake they recycled the footage from "Piece of Cake" when Moggy flew under the bridge as seen in episode 1.
I seem to remember in 'Piece of Cake' he complained of having 'boiling oil' as an excuse to peel away from the squadron. He then went and flew under the bridge:-) Looks like 'Foyles War' grafted that bit on to their own series:-)
Looks like they flipped it this time.
Yes, I remember it too. 👍
Yes it was moggy not this total cad
My first thought. You are correct.
Ray made it look easy. M.
Pilot Ray Hannah if memory serves
You Sir are quite correct 👍
George Beurling flew his Spitfire under the bridge at Sutton Bridge during the war, if you’ve ever seen that bridge then you’ll know it had to be a very low tide
Ray Hanna doing his thing.
Класс!!! Мне нравится 💓💓💓💓💓
Spitfire MH434, this aircraft featured in the Ultravox pop video 'Reap the wild 😜 wind 💨'.
MH434 is a film and TV star. If there's a spitfire in it chances are she's the one
@@mothmagic1 MH434 was the Wartime Spitfire of Pat Lardner Burke. Er.....Not sure of the spelling of Lardner!!
"Piece of Cake". 🎂🍪🍩
No fakery under the bridge, but the montage was staged. I had the privilege of being taught by Ray Hanna at Valley on No 1 Gnat Course at RAF Valley in 1963, and flying with him in the back seat of Red 1 on an Arrows workup rehearsal in April 1966. I can assure you that by comparison with beat up of the tower at RAF Fairford after that show, his bridge underpass was chicken feed.
Go Moggy!
They never let you hear the merlin without the backing of a 50 piece orchestra, why?
I remember being at Duxford for 'Flying Legends' years ago, and they were putting up 13 Spitfires as the finale. It was to be the largest number of Spit's at one time for decades.
We watched them take orff and they gathered into formation and just as they came round into sound range, the bloody control tower started playing "Land of Hope and Glory" over the PA system.
Totally ruined the sound of the Merlins... grrrrrrrrrrrr.
Crazy, when there's already a 12 piece orchestra playing.
Because the Spitfire engine is getting old and it needs tuning now and then,
Gold !!!
Härlig bild å vilket motorljud
Jolly good.
Looks like a Mark IX.
This clip is from foyles war I do believe
Love the spite fire scene magic sound
Of the merlin engine
That’s a Griffon engine on this spitfire
Your absolutely right. The pilot is Foyles son who is on special assignment testing the effectiveness of the new Radar net.
Actually @chris gain, it is a Merlin, in the Mk9 it had a 4 blade propellor. The Griffon engined Spits had 5 blade props which turned in the opposite direction.
@@buffplums Actually Chris, it is a Merlin. In the Mk9 it had a 4 blade propellor. The Griffon engined Spits had 5 blade props which turned in the opposite direction.
Foyles war yes.......but the actual flight under the bridge was from "piece of Cake" and cut into Foyles war. Ray Hanna was the Pilot.
Foyle's son from the English tv series Foyle's War (that's the scenes)
I made this video years ago when learning to edit, this was taken from my channel. it's no longer on my chanel.
Interesting how when he took off / landed the aircraft was green and grey while the one going under the bridge was green and brown! Almost like they spliced the footage in 🤔
Someone really did fly a spitfire under that bridge
Certainly two different aircraft, the one that takes off is armed with cannon in the wings, the aircraft flying under the bridge does not.
What happened was that they used footage from Piece of Cake for the Spitfire flying under the bridge and fitted it into this episode of Foyle’s war. Coincidentally, they’re both the same Spitfire, Mk.IXb MH434, of course it was painted brown and green for Piece of Cake, but was in it’s original markings for Foyle’s war
Spot on.
what you dont realise is that the RAF had special stealth Spitfires during the war. in order to confuse the German intelligence units from getting information on the quantity of British aircraft a special team of RAF Painters was formed to respray the spitfires in flight to confuse the Germans into believing we had more aircraft than we actually had
Memorial to Ray Hanna.
Since when was the spitfire a bomber
Isn’t this from Foyle’s War? It is his son flying?
Yes this is from Foyles War., but as for the flying who was the fantastic pilot,?
The Spitfire Engine gives me goose bumps...every time I love Spits❤
Hi, I believe, the gentleman's surname was Hanna, a famous spit flyer.
@@kat71580 : Ray Hanna.
God rest his soul 🙏
This is a scene from the tele series "A piece of Cake". Spitfire Mk9B's were not sent to France in 1940. How much is wrong with this statement!
Spitfires in 1940 probably would be the mk1's
@@paulfharris175 Mk1 or 2. with brownings, the hispanos were not fitted at that stage. Nor were 4 blade steel props, nor were 60 series merlins. Only Hurricans were sent to France in 1940.
@@Will_CH1 to true my mistake I blame faulty memory chips 🍟 and you Can't get replacement chips
@@paulfharris175 I need replacements as well. I can never remember names,
@@Will_CH1 well I'm 64
good movie, but the sound the engine is typical german fighter engines
WTF is that all about? No credits or story...
This is footage of a spitfire actually flying under Winston Bridge in County Durham in 1988 by Ray Hanna, an ex RAF pilot. It was originally done for the programme 'a piece of cake', a television series that was set during World War Two. Winston Bridge, spanning the River Tees, was to play the part of a bridge in Thionville , Northern France in 1939. Apparently it was the only bridge in northern europe that was suitable.
@@kindog101 The same footage was used in the TV Foyle's War. I just read about this flight today in Aeroplane magazine for July 2020. Apparently the pilot went around twice before committing on the third pass. If you ask me he got it right the first two times!
Bloody hell who wrote the script for this ? It’s bloody awful and wrong at every count…. Lol 😂 … “just dropped a bomb “ … and the rotor antenna mixed with the supposed CH masts that aren’t even positioned and correct… oops cheap Tv
Yep, and he did a victory roll, which was not allowed because it put too much stress on the struts… but this is a MK VII or later version that came after Battle of Britain so maybe they were better engineered..
Šta njemac napravi to nitko nije uspio , čudo neviđeno , Spitfire nemože ništa dostiči !!!
It helped massively in gaining air superiority, over Great Britain, something no German plane, or pilot could achieve 😏
bollocks
Fakery
Flown by Ray Hannah. There’s several documentaries about it out there!
Of course it isn't faked, you dozy prat. Ray Hanna did this stunt at Winston Bridge near Barnard Castle on the River Tees on Jul 7th 1988.