Ray Hanna loved doing low passes! Check out the low pass he does foe a TV crew with presenter Alain Dr Cadanet using suitably inappropriate language for TV as the Spitfire flies just inches above his head!
Yeh that was low. One cynical person said to me it was a bit of a setup, but that gave the guy a huge kick.( fright) . That’s a special bit of video. Coming across the field he looked even lower must have been around 3 or 4 metres.
I knew Ray years ago back in his home country of New Zealand. I was a student pilot learning on the Harvard. He was always great to talk with. Check out his low wave pass in Empire of the sun. Also vintage Ray...
Girlfriends brother had a static caravan on a site within view of this bridge. I know there isn't a lot of room, but I know Ray hanna was at the controls.
@Eurotrash on Tour 15 miles maximum. I'm not sure if the model wil be there as the place is quite isolated and so many vandals and thieves about these days but it was there last summer. I don't know how it was fixed into the stone unless set with lead like old railings used to be.
I live less than 8 miles from winston bridge, I wished I had seen Ray Hanna fly under it at the time. It would have been amazing to hear that gorgeous engine roar under the bridge as well as the view.
I saw this Spit on the day it was filmed. I was on the train coming back to Darlington and my guard pointed out a plane going into Teesside Airport. I looked and lo! SPITFIRE!!!
My dad flew Mustang III’s & Hurricanes before that . He was so easy to get on with, he talked himself into a Mustang Squadron in 1944. They did things like this all the time, not as wild as that but scattering golfers over St Andrew’s Golf Course in Scotland? Absolutely.
The 'piece of cake' sequence was based on a (rather naughty..) event in the war- however when the production team found the bridge involved in the original stunt they were forced by common sense to choose one with a wider span because the actual bridge width was too close to the Spitfire's wingspan. I can't recall the figures but i believe there was around a yard to spare at each wingtip. Bearing in mind the Spit at this stage of development was around 12 yards w/span you can see why this decision was made...
o your answer is Knaresborough, I was told by a old man who new the Spitfire pilot who came from Knaresboro an became a Spitfire Ace and flew under the viaduct the edge of toŵn
This is winston Bridge near barnard Castle. Have been there. Is a very tight gap. Was flown by Ray hanna. Is other footage on you tube showing the same.
Я считаю, что это называется "Кусок Пирога". Английская идиома - "это легко". www.amazon.co.uk/Piece-Cake-Complete-Boyd-Gaines/dp/B002GDM2XC/ref=pd_lpo_74_img_0/257-5451790-6431656?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B002GDM2XC&pd_rd_r=665a39e6-8f5d-4bee-a3f9-509bdb223384&pd_rd_w=vg2Mu&pd_rd_wg=NSKBb&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=MBCMNTF5HZ2VP2X007AR&psc=1&refRID=MBCMNTF5HZ2VP2X007AR
Old man that was fishing off the bridge about what himself when his line snagged the lanes wing! Had the best fishing story later at the pub!" I'm not kidding, you should have seen the one that broke my line and got away" ! Lololol
It's from a TV serial 'A Piece of Cake', which was at the time an antidote to the official version of the Battle of Britain, being made up from actual events that actually happened. The real incident was later copied by a RAF pilot who believed that as nothing was being done to mark an important anniversary for the RAF, he'd fly a Hawker Hunter jet under Tower Bridge in the middle of London. He did, too.
82ghall, available on dvd! One of the best series about “The battle of Britain”, made for ITV. Neil Dudgeon as Flying Officer “Moggy” Cattermole in the clip.
Alda Maly "A Piece of Cake" (a UK ITV series from ~1990) is available on the Internet as I watched a couple of episodes a few weeks ago. (April/May 2020).
I watched this a long time ago but the only thing that I remember is this bit. The name of the series isn't even familiar but if I recall he messes it up later on (after a battle or too many flights). Off to find it and watch it again.
Mk.IX serial number MH434. It's a famous one, (has its own website! mh434.com/) been on the airshow scene for years. Ray Hanna, who flew it under the bridge here was the owner at the time.
Here is the Spitfire. It looks really good when coming round corner of narrow road and seeing this almost flying over the bridge parapet! www.flickr.com/photos/roseuk/49172523837/ www.flickr.com/photos/roseuk/49044572597/
Finally, the proper version of this clip!
And yes, the stunt was done for real by Ray Hanna. The sequence has been reused for "Foyle's War" as well.
The Hanna father and son duo were gods
Ray Hanna will always be a god , he is now out there somewhere in his Spitfire
Ray Hanna loved doing low passes! Check out the low pass he does foe a TV crew with presenter Alain Dr Cadanet using suitably inappropriate language for TV as the Spitfire flies just inches above his head!
Watched that and if I remember he shit himself right on cue😂😂😂
@@philkennedy342 I believe his words were something akin to :
"F*ck me!!"
"F*ck me!!"
*"F*ck me!!"*
"F*******ck me!!"
"F*ck me."
Yeh that was low. One cynical person said to me it was a bit of a setup, but that gave the guy a huge kick.( fright) . That’s a special bit of video. Coming across the field he looked even lower must have been around 3 or 4 metres.
Got a large framed print of rays approach of that low pass...he was around 6ft of the ground...😮
I had the pleasure of flying with Ray in the Philippines. Mark was just 16 and learning to fly with his Dad
I remember an elderly gentleman recalling the war years in Britain and he remembered seeing 109s flown by daredevil pilots flying under bridges.
So it's just as Richtoffen said: In every German and English pilot, there is a tenacious sportsman!
That was a piece of cake.
I knew Ray years ago back in his home country of New Zealand. I was a student pilot learning on the Harvard. He was always great to talk with. Check out his low wave pass in Empire of the sun. Also vintage Ray...
p-51 cadillac of the sky
Fantastic flying by a legendary pilot.
Ray was a true pilot, this was one of his best. Got 400 hours in an Harvard and 40 hours in the P51D. You cannot hear anything apart from engine noise
Pretty sure this was a clip from Peace of Cake. Very good movie mini series.
Correct. It was on PBS in the late 80's.
I went to this bridge today!
there is model Spitfire fixed to it!
Girlfriends brother had a static caravan on a site within view of this bridge. I know there isn't a lot of room, but I know Ray hanna was at the controls.
@Eurotrash on Tour Winstons. Durham
@Eurotrash on Tour 15 miles maximum.
I'm not sure if the model wil be there as the place is quite isolated and so many vandals and thieves about these days but it was there last summer.
I don't know how it was fixed into the stone unless set with lead like old railings used to be.
@Eurotrash on Tour no. the outpourings of Eurotrash is beyond me.
@ Rose White. RW no wonder you want Brexit. Keep EOT out of Britain.
I live less than 8 miles from winston bridge, I wished I had seen Ray Hanna fly under it at the time. It would have been amazing to hear that gorgeous engine roar under the bridge as well as the view.
Now there's a challenging stunt to emulate with a paramotor! :o)
John Colvin , yes it would be but highly illegal unfortunately, CAA would not be pleased !!!!! One may dream though. I can fly my drone under lol.
The only music needed here was the sound of the engine. Oh to have actually witnessed that amazing sight though, what a thrill.
I don't no out about this 📼 film, what is the name of it?
British TV series called "Piece of Cake"
Ray Hanna could have pulled this off no problem. Check his low pass at Goodwood festival on here. Deemed too dangerous to repeat.
Indeed, it was the late Ray Hanna who flew Spitfire MH434 under that bridge.
From the movie "Piece of Cake". The story was originally about a Hurricane squadron but I guess it was easier to round up enough Spitfires.
Surely the best spitfire flying stunt 👍👍👍
I saw this Spit on the day it was filmed. I was on the train coming back to Darlington and my guard pointed out a plane going into Teesside Airport. I looked and lo! SPITFIRE!!!
Darn music covering sound of Merlin!
Darn SOUND covering Merlin MUSIC...
Is that the Duxford Spitfire. I heard it from inside missed it flying. What a beautiful Aircraft.
There are several Spitfires based at Duxford so it is impossible to say for sure. However, this is one of them so it might have been.
My dad flew Mustang III’s & Hurricanes before that . He was so easy to get on with, he talked himself into a Mustang Squadron in 1944. They did things like this all the time, not as wild as that but scattering golfers over St Andrew’s Golf Course in Scotland? Absolutely.
Ah Moggy...
The 'piece of cake' sequence was based on a (rather naughty..) event in the war- however when the production team found the bridge involved in the original stunt they were forced by common sense to choose one with a wider span because the actual bridge width was too close to the Spitfire's wingspan. I can't recall the figures but i believe there was around a yard to spare at each wingtip. Bearing in mind the Spit at this stage of development was around 12 yards w/span you can see why this decision was made...
Could have named the file better, with a better description as well. THat way far more people would able to see Ray Hanna's stunt
this is surely ( so sorry, Limeys, splitting the infinitive 'gain) a mondegreen, but is he saying " aha ! fly Brittie" ?
Excellent
Ray Hanna was an absolute legend R I P
Crossed this bridge today going to fly under it tomorrow in my jumbo jet.
Kinda fitting that we never heard back from this chap then eh?
shame about the bridge though.
My kinda guy hey...lol
Its gotta be done I'm afraid.
Unmistakably the late Ray Hanna...............
Awesome 👍👍
Beautiful...
It was actually pulled off. They measured the bridge, did the calculations and got a stunt pilot to do it.
Probably helped that Ray Hanna, the 'stunt' pilot, owned the Spitfire they did it with.
That was awesome! Wish there was a go-pro video of this.
Great movie, but tragic...
And thats why we won the bloody war
Great seeing this again. Would like to visit this and the other bridge where the same stunt was done in WW2. Anyone know where these are?
o your answer is Knaresborough, I was told by a old man who new the Spitfire pilot who came from Knaresboro an became a Spitfire Ace and flew under the viaduct the edge of toŵn
Endo By the way it’s North Yorkshire
This is winston Bridge near barnard Castle. Have been there. Is a very tight gap. Was flown by Ray hanna. Is other footage on you tube showing the same.
Winston Bridge near Barnard Castle there is a tribute in the shape of a Spitfire statue on the bridge.
chris maplethorpe Good thing they don’t need their eyes testing for that ;-)
Looked like a mark 2 with early cannons
The underside has two large radiators, which probably makes it a Mark IX, a 9.
What is the name of the movie ?
This stun was actually done
Что за фильм? Это художественный фильм!? Подскажите, пожалуйста, хочу посмотреть!!
A piece of cake
Я считаю, что это называется "Кусок Пирога". Английская идиома - "это легко". www.amazon.co.uk/Piece-Cake-Complete-Boyd-Gaines/dp/B002GDM2XC/ref=pd_lpo_74_img_0/257-5451790-6431656?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B002GDM2XC&pd_rd_r=665a39e6-8f5d-4bee-a3f9-509bdb223384&pd_rd_w=vg2Mu&pd_rd_wg=NSKBb&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=MBCMNTF5HZ2VP2X007AR&psc=1&refRID=MBCMNTF5HZ2VP2X007AR
Kenny Loggins enters the party
Old man that was fishing off the bridge about what himself when his line snagged the lanes wing! Had the best fishing story later at the pub!" I'm not kidding, you should have seen the one that broke my line and got away" ! Lololol
Whitch movie ?
What toll? 🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣
More on Hanna:
www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/low-flying-legend-ray-hanna-13-images.html
catchy title
Don't need the distracting music.
It's from a TV serial 'A Piece of Cake', which was at the time an antidote to the official version of the Battle of Britain, being made up from actual events that actually happened.
The real incident was later copied by a RAF pilot who believed that as nothing was being done to mark an important anniversary for the RAF, he'd fly a Hawker Hunter jet under Tower Bridge in the middle of London. He did, too.
What movie is this from?
mini series A PIECE OF CAKE ..I think BBC I saw on PBS in the late 80s
82ghall, available on dvd! One of the best series about “The battle of Britain”, made for ITV. Neil Dudgeon as Flying Officer “Moggy” Cattermole in the clip.
In the novel A Piece of Cake they flew Hurricanes.
I can see why there was more Hurricanes already in service and the Spitfire took longer to make but production had been pushed up still took time
David McLay, true. But when the series was filmed there weren’t enough Hurricanes so they used Spitfires.
Do you guys know from what movie is this clip ?
From a TV series called A Piece Of Cake
flankerjr Thank you very much
Alda Maly "A Piece of Cake" (a UK ITV series from ~1990) is available on the Internet as I watched a couple of episodes a few weeks ago. (April/May 2020).
I watched this a long time ago but the only thing that I remember is this bit. The name of the series isn't even familiar but if I recall he messes it up later on (after a battle or too many flights). Off to find it and watch it again.
The series is based on a novel. Same name. Author is Derek Robinson I believe but in the novel the fly Hurricanes.
Moggy
I would thread that bridge with an Antonov 227 with ease!
i'm preety sure you could mate. just let us know when you're free for us to film it and we'll see you there!
I'm not sure "thread" is quite the right word. ;o)
look at the pilot
Mk VIII isn't it?
Could be
I thought it was a Mk.IX
Mk.IX serial number MH434. It's a famous one, (has its own website! mh434.com/) been on the airshow scene for years. Ray Hanna, who flew it under the bridge here was the owner at the time.
@@mredwardward Excellent, thanks for the information :)
- also seen in the movie 'A Bridge too Far', and flown by the same pilot, too.
Here is the Spitfire.
It looks really good when coming round corner of narrow road and seeing this almost flying over the bridge parapet!
www.flickr.com/photos/roseuk/49172523837/
www.flickr.com/photos/roseuk/49044572597/
Two different Spitfires
No. Just the one.