HAMILCAR GLIDER - SOUND

(11 Dec 1944)
Shots of glider being towed by plane. Glider lands. Front is opened and Bren-Carrier is driven out. (WYAND). Three tanks leave plane. Shots of plane in flight. (RAMSDEN).
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[@loddude5706]

"Yeah, we'd like you to touch down over there & then roll to a stop right in front of the camera, OK?" . . . Job done or what!

[@P61guy61]

Thank you for posting.

[@oldshep2695]

Oh the sound of those merlins. sends shivers running up my back. and always puts a smile on my face...

[@spitfire12able]

I can definitely tell you they aren’t merlins as that aircraft towing that is a halifax bomber which used hercules engines

[@richardcarnahan5184]

I'm kinda thinking that Halifax is indeed rigged with Merlin engines.
I couldn't find a defining angle in this grainy footage, but the cowling shapes do seem more Merlin than Hercules.
I'm prepared to be wrong.

[@jeremywitt1940]

Halifaxes were fitted with both Hercules and Merlins depending on the Mk. Hard to tell as it's blurred but it looks more like Merlins on these aircraft.

[@Chiller01]

That’s an ungainly looking piece of kit.

[@Birkbecks]

just a pity the back ground sound of the plane masks the noise or lack of noise of the glider landing cracking film many thanks

[@1515327E]

As was said, it's disappointing the landing had the aeroplane's engine noise in the background.

[@leifvejby8023]

And then they made it even larger, put four engines on it, and named it Beverly, right?

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Different wings, fuselage, landing gear and tail.

[@godzillamon2]

Is that the d-day one?

[@Caktusdud.]

Potentially however if they were there learnt many used the main gliders used were the horsa and the Waco