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Oh ya ! From NAS Saufley field 1964 - 68 I can still smell the oil from those starts...... I was a mech. Working 200 + T-34 B 6 cyl opposed a/c .... Those were the days my friends 🙄. VT- 1. & VT- 5. VT- 5 flew T- 28. Oh the stories
Great planes all. I also love the look of the F4U - The Corsair. British pilots took it and taught the US how to make effective carrier landings. The cant of the high nose caused by the large propeller sweep caused issues for US pilots at first but we learned from our British cousins how to make a safe sweeping carrier approach instead of just straight in.
As an American I love our P-51D's But the Spitfire is a legend because of what it and the Hurricane did. I'm one American that knows those planes and their pilots saved all our collective asses in the summer of 1940. Thank You Great Britain.
Thank you for your kind remarks. and regardless of which nation of any of those involved in that great conflict were from they were all as equally as brave as the others and worked as one to topple the foe, and I give my thanks to each and every one of them.
and these days the Brits forget it was 303 Polish squadron that had the most kills in the Battle of Britain when they now vote to kick em out of the UK. Less we forget.
@@Optikification You utter lying moron. Why peddle Remainer crap on a Thread that is about a WWII fighter? 1. We, unlike the rest of Europe which is happy to re-write history, NEVER EVER forget what the Polish airmen did in 1940. Just like we never forget what Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, South African and Caribbean airmen did with us. Indeed they are commemorated in various memorials around the country and every year at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. 2. To say they "had the most kills in the Battle of Britain" is an insult to every other pilot engaged in that combat and all the rest. Every damn one was a hero.... 3. And now let me lay your lie for what it is. We in the UK voted to leave the political ponzie scheme that is the EU. We never voted for, nor have we ever said we would, 'kick' anyone out. Indeed I would remind you it was the EU that stuck to NOT agreeing to make both EU and UK citizens future's safe and used them as political chess pieces. The UK has never said anything other than migrants here are welcome to stay regardless of where they come from. Unlike the EU on British migrants in the EU Remainers make me bloody puke with their lies and false information just because they lost the vote.
crorivpro thanks for this very much appreciated comment . Most of the comments from America say that if it weren’t for you we’d all be talking German, which is a laugh coz most of Americans come from English stock anyway. Superb English engineering saved the world from speaking German. Full stop.
THANK YOU FOR NOT PLAYING MUSIC! So many of these videos are ruined by cheesy music. The sound of the old war birds, radial or V engine, is music we don't get to hear anymore. Thank you again for reminding us what we are missing.
I know as an AMERICAN I am going to get alot of hate for this but I think the supermarine spitfire is the most beautiful plane my eyes ever looked upon
I agree; the Spitfires are gorgeous, graceful, yet all business in combat! The Mustang is a charger (a warhorse trained to fight!). The Corsair looks like a lean, muscular, tough street fighter.
No disgrace. It's one of the prettiest ones of the time. Great plane, despite having short legs. When you're defending your home, short legs aren't an issue anyway. And as far as the Mustang, the design was good, but didn't really find greatness till they added the Merlin.
I built a Spit model in 1949. I was a Londoner at 15 years old, living close to Hendon and the airfield, now the RAF museum there. I'm now 89 and have the 24 inch balsa model hanging in my workshop, needing new paper covering. Thanks for a fine video, and it prompts me to think of restoring the model! Rodney Maennling Vancouver Island BC
Seeing a Griffon Spitfire fly by you in person must be such an unforgettable experience. I don't know if I'm the only one but I find that five-bladed propeller just so charming.
@@rickyodom1201the Blades means what alt the aircraft was made for, remember theres less air higher the altitude and later spitfires was made for High alt to fight Later Ww2 Fighter models like the 262, 5 blades was needed cuz theres not enough air for 3 Blades be that effective or becoming Underpowered to not Pushing enough, so with a Stronger engine and more blades you push more air at higher alts
Just imagine ... the sound of Griffon powered pulling tractor (Chariots of Fire), during pull-off @ distance of 70-80 meters and approx 5 meters from you. And no ... i wasn't wearing "earmuffs". Yet ... that sound of Spitfire, produced by small cmptr speakers, made the hair in my forearms to erect. Just love it. "You just cant't beat the inches" 😁 Thanx for the Author of this video. Greetings from 🇫🇮.
Younger generations have no idea what a piston powered plane sounds like. A truly impressive plane with a truly impressive engine flown by a truly impressive pilot. Thanks for the great video.
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Sorry for my words but you might be wrong, sir. Not all younger gens since there're numbers like me who do know and loves some WW2 fighters. Modern fighter jets are cool, sure it is, but there are some distinct charm in classic planes which is really hard to explain... Or maybe I just loves vintage and classic stuffs.
I had, i live near a Small Airfield, where only Small aircraft can land and takeoff, Lot of 4 Cilinder Cessnas and pipers, V6 Senecas, and Some V12 Collector planes like a Veteran P-51
A griffon Spitfire climb to 55,000 feet over Hong Kong the highest recorded for a piston engine. Amazing aircraft that was develop and improved over six long years in WW2.
@@raccoonmoustache Let me think... I see a Stuka coming toward me, so I walk to the nearest shelter (let's face it they were slow) - I see a Spitfire coming toward me and I fly as fast as I possibly can AWAY from it! And yes, yes, I get the wing shape thing, but seriously, who IN THEIR RIGHT MIND would fly toward one? Granted, the Germans did, but nobody accused them (at that time) of being in their right minds 😀
Awesome video, as others have said thank goodness there was no cheesy music, just the sweet sound of a Rolls Royce V12. I went for a fly in a Spitfire at Biggin Hill a few months ago whilst in England, now that was the ultimate dream come true!
You lucky Devil ! I want to do that but it's around £3000 so got to save some more pennies, I often see the Biggin Hill Spit flying over the Thames towards Duxford or Dover, I was on the top of the QE2 bridge once and the Lancaster flew over the sound was amazing ! :-)
The Mustang and Spitfire were just absolutely beautiful airframes. Beautiful and Beastly. Our allied Pilots were just so good and given their planes they were as formidable as it got in their day.
To all the brave airmen and airwomen of WWll , a heartfelt thank you. Yours was truly the greatest generation. The whole world is indebted to you. God bless.
What a gorgeous plane! This and the P-51 are such iconic planes. Some many WW2 planes were just amazing machines for the time. I'm happy some have been preserved. That was Americas finest period in my opinion.
Beautiful! When I think of the quintessential WW2 fighter aircraft, it’s the Supermarine Spitfire that comes to mind. The lines, the silhouette.... absolutely iconic! 👍
I live near selsey on the south coast of England. Every sunny day a spitfire does loops high in the sky, it's beautiful! Even when I'm indoors I can hear the engine from miles away and instantly know that the spitfire is flying!
37 litres of brutality (against "just" 27 for the Merlin). RJ Mitchell who led the Spitfire design team always said, "if it looks right, it probably is right." The Spit, still looks right - even with an engine 1.37 bigger than ever intended.
Every time i watch this airplane my feelings gets out of control - just so beautiful and magnificent - absolutely one of the finest airkrafts from WW2 - stunning it is :-)
Point taken. I love The Spitfire but I equally love the Hurricane as its performance is always overlooked and doesn't rec enough praise. The wooden workhorse. Could take more punishment than most metal structured places, repaired faster and back in the air faster. Ex RAF GUY
I played this video to my toddler little cousing and i couldn't believe how mesmerized he was with the noise and the plane. I think i just made another aviation fan.
George Beurling liked his guns to shoot almost straight out Vs. 400-600 yards combined. He was a rare bird at the right time defending Malta. The gun camera footage showed him (Lobbing shells) at a target well out of range. He hit it and downed it at 2500 yards! Frickin Canadians with determination.
German and British Aircraft are so damm beautiful, lets you really imagine the technological race for air superiority. Either improve or lose the war. Marvellous machines
I think you have omitted the P51 Mustang. Surely the greatest piston engine fighter of the second world war. Mind you, only great after we put a Merlin power plant in.
@@azynkron Wrong, when the Spitfire arrived, it freed up the Hurricanes to attack the bombers whilst the Spit took on the 190's. With out the Spit, England would have been bombed into submission. And I know because my Grandfather fought in WW2 and my Grandmother raised my mother in London during the blitz.
@@BatMan-oe2gh well that's true but the hurricane is often the underdog when it comes to the battle of Britain and the overall air war in ww2. It shot down more enemy aircraft than the spitfire. I'm not saying that it's better than the spitfire (because it is isn't) but one should also give credit to the good old hurricane. Without either one the battle of Britain would have been lost.
I love all these warbirds... the hurricane,spitfire,p51 mustang.... and many more. because the machines and the heroes behind the stick saved all our collective asses. if any allied veteran read this: thank you for your service.
One of my brothers made a Spitfire plastic model - Revell? - back in the 70's. He made a movie of it with a 8mm camera attacking ground forces in an open dirt area. The area also had a mud puddle. The flight to the attack was filmed by attaching the plane to a wire coat hangar and suspending it outside the passenger side of the vehicle. The camera was used to simulate strafing runs on targets. A lot of good green plastic army men, a Lionel train set tower, and a plastic ferry boat was lost to that Spitfire.
Nothing beats the Spitfire in versatility. It covered all the jobs it was constructed to do. Defensive fighter for all altitudes, PR versions for high and low altitudes and long distaces, Seafires for the Fleet Air Arm, various armament including bombs, tropical versions with desert air filters. You name it, there was always a Spitfire available when needed.
Canadians , Ozzies , Kiwis , South Africans , Yanks, Czechs , Poles , ......................AND many other nationalities to a greater or lesser extent flew with the Brits. Kudos to them all .That is why we are free democracies today. No praise is too great .
I always smurk to myself seeing these older guys flying these vintage planes when in reality, the pilots who flew them were under 25. Great plane. Love that deep throaty sound.
The older guys who are flying them are probably the same once 25 yo guys who flew them way back when!! You'll never get better than an "old" Spitty pilot.
This IS The Last Surviving Supermarine Spitfire That’s The Mark 18 Left Out OF All Restored Airworthy Spitfires Left IN The World Now Absolutely Love The Sound OF That Rolls Royce Griffon Inline Engine
Born in England and living in Canada for about 40 years I remember on remembrance day each year as a kid in the 70's watching Spitfires, Lancaster and Hurricanes doing formation fly overs on the different bases where my dad was stationed in the RAF as well as actual war vets coming into the school's to raise money with the poppy drives. It always brought a sense of pride seeing the planes that saved Britain during the darkest days and the vets who many wore the visible battle scars of war and were cheered as true heroes to look up to not the manufactured heroes today. Having read some of the comments below my personal belief is that if Hitler had not attacked Russia and lost over a million battle hardened troops and equipment things might be very different today. Actually if Hitler listened to his Generals the world would be very different but that is what makes history. Germany had a peace treaty with Russia and got oil, steel and other goods from them until Germany launched operation Barbarossa where they sent over 3 million personnel from the Axis which I believe even today was the biggest invasion force ever assembled. As much money as countries spend today on there militaries WW2 was the last war where an empire or major country could be dethroned and parceled out because today major countries don't directly fight they use proxies who they supply which feeds the war machine and its industries.
Hitler's entire strategy was always to invade the USSR for expansion of the german population, to defeat communism and to take over the resources, especially oil. He also cleaned out the socialists/communists in France and the low lands, leaving a small force for rear guard action. Taking back germany's colonies was a distant goal as well.
I wouldn't call the Merlin's sound sweet. It had a very distinctive exhaust note courtesy of an unusual firing order which caused early issues with the engine. I love the lazy ragged roll it gets from the rear, most classically during flybys. The Griffon has a more normal firing order and to me sounds much like all the other V12 aircraft engines in the sky. After the war, the Shackletons were Griffin powered and the crews weren't so happy about it and described it as emitting a really annoying high pitched whine ( 4 engined piston aircraft, hard to synchronize all the engines so you are going to get beating but the whine was a whole other thing) unlike the Merlin powered Lincolns and Lancasters. Trouble is, I read about the whine a while ago and now can't remember where, so I can't confirm my unreliable memory. Bob
You do not have to be British to love the beauty and symbolism of freedom embodied by the iconic Spitfire. Was she the best fighter of the war? Who cares! She stands as a testament to a courageous island nation that would never surrender in the face of tyranny. Greetings from America to our English brothers and sisters. May we always stand united for justice and liberty.
Possibly one of the most beautiful things wrought by man, wonderful blend of form and function, looks good from any angle and a soundtrack to set your hair on end.
For me the Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft ever to take flight. I must admit though as good as this sounds, the Merlin is better. I'm lucky enough to be under one of the regular flight paths for the BBMF and get to hear them on a regular basis. Even after hearing them so many times I still get goosebumps when they fly over.
Whats ur address l will be over next ☀️🌞🌝 Just as long as the UK orders ONE with my mate upstairs. Australians ❤ our summers beaches. As 4 the Spitfire being in ❤ with them since my dad took us 2 the drive inn in 1972 l think it was ? 2 👀👀 the Battle of Britain.
I know that jets are way faster than the old piston engine planes, but there is just something about them that just gets a man/person (sorry) right in the chest and the feeling is really something that you can't explain. Unless you have ever taken an old motor apart, looked at and cleaned all the parts and then put it all back together. And then when you start it up and know that it was YOU that made the damn run, until then, you will never understand.
What is such a pity is the enormous numbers of Spitfire planes that were scrapped after the war! Today, a Spitfire is worth a fortune, but cost another just to keep them flying. They are such beautiful aircraft. I am very lucky to live in the flight path area of Spitfires that fly from what was RAF Duxford, the sound of the engines in the air is a total giveaway to the Spitfire aircraft flying around doing aerobatics - simply wonderful. Frankly, they bring tears of delight to my eyes every time I see one. We owe so very much to those wonderful pilots who sacrificed so very much. A very big thank you to all the engineers that keep these wonderful machines flying for all of us to appreciate what was the most beautiful RAF aircraft.
I saw before leaving the right flap went up independently before the left flap!! Is that particular to late mark's of Spitfires?? (Thought they always operated together, but maybe its do to the massive props forces on the a/c to be set for landings & take offs?)
Beautiful aircraft, 100% functionally superb, and far better than any other plane of the time. Certainly one of the most meaningful engineering masterpieces of the 20th century, and a beauty to watch in flight.
I love a good old spitfire and to this day that thing has alot of power under the hood and really good 2-4 20mm guns and 30cals the ones with 2 20mm guns came with 4 30cals witch are 7.7 guns
The 'e' wings with 2 20mm guns came with 2 50 cals which are 12.7 mm guns. They could fit 4 20 mm cannons as an alternative, it was standard with the late war Mk 21 onwards but they had the straighter new wings.
There's a Griffon Spit based at east Midlands Airport near where I live and its sound is unmistakable even when far away and you first hear it. I have to stop whatever I am doing and scan the sky for it, cant bear to miss it.
A symphony if Mechanical Carchophany... There is no sound like it on Earth... Just feels the soul with joy. RR made the most famous engine ever produced. 👍
I love the Spitfires. They have always been my fantasy plane to fly. I only get to fly them in combat flight simulators, but it is better than not at all.
What a beautiful design to be able to upgrade and produce to such a high level. Congratulations to the designers, manufacturers, owner and maintainers.
The Mark 18 is a "beaste" worthy of the admiration of Spitfire fans-- with rakish good lines, exuding power and speed. Of course, it is also orders of magnitude evolved beyond the Mark 1, and its engine is only part of that breathtakingly dramatic evolution. For years, the Spitfire legend had suggested the Mark 18 to every imagination, but had delivered only the Mark 1, and its gradually improving increments. Despite the fame granted the Merlin, it was not until the Griffon series that the Spitfire's modest Merlin "snarl' was replaced by the Griffon's stunning symphony of supercharger whistle and engine roar.
There was a very big jump from the Mk I to the Mk IX then Mk VII and VIII still with the Merlin engine, all Merlin engine Spitfires had a supercharger.
Late WWII piston engined fighters were the epitome of piston engine technology. With the advent of operational jet fighters, the piston engined fighter's days were largely over.
When something looks good and sounds good, then you know it's going to be good. She is like a greyhound with wings. My late, great grandfather worked on servicing and repairing these flying works of art for Vader and the like and so I have a family based love and respect for what they are and what they helped achieve.
When Robert Mitchum design the spitfire little did he know how much the lady would be loved and too see her still strutting her stuff in the air , without one of the more gorgeous aircraft ever designed and built.
There is no other plane in the world modern or old that is as beautiful as a spitfire and the sound it makes nothing will ever compare to it, boy did the Brit’s design some of the best planes in the whole world, makes me very proud 🇬🇧
I get in and out of the UK quite frequently and I say this: The people of the UK have to be one of the toughest people on the planet. As an Island Nation you are a good example to the small Island nation of Taiwan.
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Very cool ,thanks. Huge fan here...I have a lot of memorabilia from Polesti,,,my uncle somehow survived every Polesti mission he was on.
What AM R/T set did they use in WW2?
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Absolutely gorgeous plane,i get goosebumps just hearing engine turn over,thanks for sharing the video!
Oh ya ! From NAS Saufley field 1964 - 68 I can still smell the oil from those starts...... I was a mech. Working 200 + T-34 B 6 cyl opposed a/c .... Those were the days my friends 🙄. VT- 1. & VT- 5. VT- 5 flew T- 28. Oh the stories
My father flew spitfires in the RAF in Italy, Sicily and North Africa. The most beautiful machine ever made.
Except Messerschmitt Bf 109
Thank your father for his service
@@claudiosikler9493 bf109 was cool but didn't fare well again the spitfire, look at the battle of Britain
@@claudiosikler9493 or the hurricane? In the shadow of the spit and the schmitt?
Great planes all. I also love the look of the F4U - The Corsair. British pilots took it and taught the US how to make effective carrier landings. The cant of the high nose caused by the large propeller sweep caused issues for US pilots at first but we learned from our British cousins how to make a safe sweeping carrier approach instead of just straight in.
As an American I love our P-51D's But the Spitfire is a legend because of what it and the Hurricane did. I'm one American that knows those planes and their pilots saved all our collective asses in the summer of 1940. Thank You Great Britain.
Thank you for your kind remarks. and regardless of which nation of any of those involved in that great conflict were from they were all as equally as brave as the others and worked as one to topple the foe, and I give my thanks to each and every one of them.
and these days the Brits forget it was 303 Polish squadron that had the most kills in the Battle of Britain when they now vote to kick em out of the UK. Less we forget.
@@Optikification You utter lying moron. Why peddle Remainer crap on a Thread that is about a WWII fighter?
1. We, unlike the rest of Europe which is happy to re-write history, NEVER EVER forget what the Polish airmen did in 1940. Just like we never forget what Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, South African and Caribbean airmen did with us. Indeed they are commemorated in various memorials around the country and every year at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.
2. To say they "had the most kills in the Battle of Britain" is an insult to every other pilot engaged in that combat and all the rest. Every damn one was a hero....
3. And now let me lay your lie for what it is. We in the UK voted to leave the political ponzie scheme that is the EU. We never voted for, nor have we ever said we would, 'kick' anyone out. Indeed I would remind you it was the EU that stuck to NOT agreeing to make both EU and UK citizens future's safe and used them as political chess pieces. The UK has never said anything other than migrants here are welcome to stay regardless of where they come from. Unlike the EU on British migrants in the EU
Remainers make me bloody puke with their lies and false information just because they lost the vote.
Optikification thats because back then they were different
crorivpro thanks for this very much appreciated comment . Most of the comments from America say that if it weren’t for you we’d all be talking German, which is a laugh coz most of Americans come from English stock anyway. Superb English engineering saved the world from speaking German. Full stop.
THANK YOU FOR NOT PLAYING MUSIC!
So many of these videos are ruined by cheesy music. The sound of the old war birds, radial or V engine, is music we don't get to hear anymore. Thank you again for reminding us what we are missing.
Amen brother.
YES
im never here for stupid music unless im here for music
The engines ARE the music ... at least to ppl with taste for those old birds.
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I know as an AMERICAN I am going to get alot of hate for this but I think the supermarine spitfire is the most beautiful plane my eyes ever looked upon
I agree; the Spitfires are gorgeous, graceful, yet all business in combat! The Mustang is a charger (a warhorse trained to fight!). The Corsair looks like a lean, muscular, tough street fighter.
Oh it’s pretty enough ..
Me too - mind you, I think the P38 Lightning is also gorgeous. As for jets, the Hawker Hunter wins the beauty pageant IMHO.
No disgrace. It's one of the prettiest ones of the time. Great plane, despite having short legs. When you're defending your home, short legs aren't an issue anyway. And as far as the Mustang, the design was good, but didn't really find greatness till they added the Merlin.
I , as an American, agree
I built a Spit model in 1949. I was a Londoner at 15 years old, living close to Hendon and the airfield, now the RAF museum there. I'm now 89 and have the 24 inch balsa model hanging in my workshop, needing new paper covering. Thanks for a fine video, and it prompts me to think of restoring the model!
Rodney Maennling Vancouver Island BC
So did I as a kid. At seven I built a balsa model of the Mk. VII Stratospit. It disappeared after a move.
Also an ex-londoner (now in Vancouver) that lived near Hendon. Have built my share of model Spitfires.
It may not be as iconic as the Merlin, but the Rolls Royce Griffon is still one of the best sounding aircraft engines out there.
better sounding
Seeing a Griffon Spitfire fly by you in person must be such an unforgettable experience. I don't know if I'm the only one but I find that five-bladed propeller just so charming.
more blades mean more power two bldes for more speed
@@rickyodom1201the Blades means what alt the aircraft was made for, remember theres less air higher the altitude and later spitfires was made for High alt to fight Later Ww2 Fighter models like the 262, 5 blades was needed cuz theres not enough air for 3 Blades be that effective or becoming Underpowered to not Pushing enough, so with a Stronger engine and more blades you push more air at higher alts
Just imagine ... the sound of Griffon powered pulling tractor (Chariots of Fire), during pull-off @ distance of 70-80 meters and approx 5 meters from you. And no ... i wasn't wearing "earmuffs". Yet ... that sound of Spitfire, produced by small cmptr speakers, made the hair in my forearms to erect. Just love it. "You just cant't beat the inches" 😁
Thanx for the Author of this video. Greetings from 🇫🇮.
Younger generations have no idea what a piston powered plane sounds like. A truly impressive plane with a truly impressive engine flown by a truly impressive pilot. Thanks for the great video.
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Sounds almost exactly like the video. Crazy huh?
Sorry for my words but you might be wrong, sir. Not all younger gens since there're numbers like me who do know and loves some WW2 fighters. Modern fighter jets are cool, sure it is, but there are some distinct charm in classic planes which is really hard to explain...
Or maybe I just loves vintage and classic stuffs.
I had, i live near a Small Airfield, where only Small aircraft can land and takeoff, Lot of 4 Cilinder Cessnas and pipers, V6 Senecas, and Some V12 Collector planes like a Veteran P-51
Being American and biased toward American aircraft I will say that Great Britain did a good job creating the Spitfire. Gorgeous airplane.
A griffon Spitfire climb to 55,000 feet over Hong Kong the highest recorded for a piston engine. Amazing aircraft that was develop and improved over six long years in WW2.
Poots MuhGoots more than just a good job. The best fighter to come out if ww2
The Mustang was only as good as its engine.
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A 'good job'!! A bit of an understatement i think?☺
Die urtypische Silhouette der Spitfire, wenn sie am Himmel zu sehen ist. Toll! Schön, dass es sowas heute noch gibt!
That's the first time I've seen footage of a Spitfire doing aerobatics. The sight and sound are awe inspiring.
3:36 Possibly the most evocative sight in aviation: the shape of the Spitfire wing.
Alongside the Junkers Ju 87
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The Ju 87 looks slow and clumsy next to the very graceful Spitfire.
@@barrierodliffe4155 I mean I don’t want to be speeding into the ground when I’m dive bombing so I’d say that stukas design is very good for its role
A6M Zero had a very similar planform--generous wing area.
@@raccoonmoustache Let me think... I see a Stuka coming toward me, so I walk to the nearest shelter (let's face it they were slow) - I see a Spitfire coming toward me and I fly as fast as I possibly can AWAY from it! And yes, yes, I get the wing shape thing, but seriously, who IN THEIR RIGHT MIND would fly toward one? Granted, the Germans did, but nobody accused them (at that time) of being in their right minds 😀
Awesome video, as others have said thank goodness there was no cheesy music, just the sweet sound of a Rolls Royce V12. I went for a fly in a Spitfire at Biggin Hill a few months ago whilst in England, now that was the ultimate dream come true!
Steve Nelson I bet the engine sound in the plane is even more satisfying then from the outside
You lucky Devil ! I want to do that but it's around £3000 so got to save some more pennies, I often see the Biggin Hill Spit flying over the Thames towards Duxford or Dover, I was on the top of the QE2 bridge once and the Lancaster flew over the sound was amazing ! :-)
I live under the Biggin hill flight path. Last week THE Lancaster flew over flanked by two spitfires 😁
As someone once said," A thing of beauty is a joy forever"
What an absolutely breath taking machine. The colours, the shape the sound... pure beauty
Gosh.. been watching the F22, F35, Typhoon Euro fighter jets.. but the classic fighter like the Spitfire always brings you back to raw awesome!
The Mustang and Spitfire were just absolutely beautiful airframes. Beautiful and Beastly. Our allied Pilots were just so good and given their planes they were as formidable as it got in their day.
By far the far the most beautiful plane ever built
I like its "ugly" cousin.
35 years as an aircraft mechanic and I still love these old warbirds!
To all the brave airmen and airwomen of WWll , a heartfelt thank you. Yours was truly the greatest generation. The whole world is indebted to you. God bless.
Who needs a sound track when you have this?
The sound it makes when flying past is just friggin awesome.
When I see and hear these videos, my mind soars free no matter where I am and I often get the chills. Keep up the good work !
Thank you! :)
What a gorgeous plane! This and the P-51 are such iconic planes. Some many WW2 planes were just amazing machines for the time. I'm happy some have been preserved. That was Americas finest period in my opinion.
The P-51 has nothing on this one
Finest period in British history too. We'll never see a generation like them🇬🇧🇺🇸
far better offensive fighter the p51 the spitfire was awfull in this role
Beautiful! When I think of the quintessential WW2 fighter aircraft, it’s the Supermarine Spitfire that comes to mind. The lines, the silhouette.... absolutely iconic! 👍
and its greatest weakness poor range
I live near selsey on the south coast of England. Every sunny day a spitfire does loops high in the sky, it's beautiful! Even when I'm indoors I can hear the engine from miles away and instantly know that the spitfire is flying!
37 litres of brutality (against "just" 27 for the Merlin).
RJ Mitchell who led the Spitfire design team always said, "if it looks right, it probably is right." The Spit, still looks right - even with an engine 1.37 bigger than ever intended.
I also love the Griffon pitch.
Every time i watch this airplane my feelings gets out of control - just so beautiful and magnificent - absolutely one of the finest airkrafts from WW2 - stunning it is :-)
Oh god yes, same here. It almost makes me tear up.
Point taken. I love The Spitfire but I equally love the Hurricane as its performance is always overlooked and doesn't rec enough praise. The wooden workhorse. Could take more punishment than most metal structured places, repaired faster and back in the air faster. Ex RAF GUY
@@321fightson same actually, it's pure beauty to see these things fly. And without them we wouldn't have the world as we know it
Oh the sheer joy of hearing these glorious engines, and not a silencer to be seen!
I played this video to my toddler little cousing and i couldn't believe how mesmerized he was with the noise and the plane.
I think i just made another aviation fan.
I love this particular spitfire variant. Just a beautiful plane.
Fantastic video..No music and NO big mouth on a loud PA system..Fantastic..
Thank you! 🤗
The most perfect airplane EVER created. I could fall asleep to the sound of that RR Griffon engine.
George Beurling liked his guns to shoot almost straight out Vs. 400-600 yards combined. He was a rare bird at the right time defending Malta. The gun camera footage showed him (Lobbing shells) at a target well out of range. He hit it and downed it at 2500 yards! Frickin Canadians with determination.
German and British Aircraft are so damm beautiful, lets you really imagine the technological race for air superiority. Either improve or lose the war. Marvellous machines
Battle of Britain was won by the Hurricane, not the Spitfire.
I think you have omitted the P51 Mustang. Surely the greatest piston engine fighter of the second world war. Mind you, only great after we put a Merlin power plant in.
@@belmontbug exactly the heart of the p51 englands finest
@@azynkron Wrong, when the Spitfire arrived, it freed up the Hurricanes to attack the bombers whilst the Spit took on the 190's. With out the Spit, England would have been bombed into submission. And I know because my Grandfather fought in WW2 and my Grandmother raised my mother in London during the blitz.
@@BatMan-oe2gh well that's true but the hurricane is often the underdog when it comes to the battle of Britain and the overall air war in ww2. It shot down more enemy aircraft than the spitfire. I'm not saying that it's better than the spitfire (because it is isn't) but one should also give credit to the good old hurricane. Without either one the battle of Britain would have been lost.
A throwback to the days when our Ancestors deserved to be called GREAT
I love all these warbirds... the hurricane,spitfire,p51 mustang.... and many more. because the machines and the heroes behind the stick saved all our collective asses. if any allied veteran read this: thank you for your service.
My God that must be a joy to fly with the more powerful engine and the bubble canopy of the later models. Surely piston engined perfection.
One of my brothers made a Spitfire plastic model - Revell? - back in the 70's. He made a movie of it with a 8mm camera attacking ground forces in an open dirt area. The area also had a mud puddle. The flight to the attack was filmed by attaching the plane to a wire coat hangar and suspending it outside the passenger side of the vehicle. The camera was used to simulate strafing runs on targets. A lot of good green plastic army men, a Lionel train set tower, and a plastic ferry boat was lost to that Spitfire.
Nothing beats the Spitfire in versatility. It covered all the jobs it was constructed to do. Defensive fighter for all altitudes, PR versions for high and low altitudes and long distaces, Seafires for the Fleet Air Arm, various armament including bombs, tropical versions with desert air filters. You name it, there was always a Spitfire available when needed.
rubbish as an offensive fighter
A great plane for sure flown by some brave Brits to keep us safe. Thumbs up from New Zealand.
Canadians , Ozzies , Kiwis , South Africans , Yanks, Czechs , Poles , ......................AND many other nationalities to a greater or lesser extent flew with the Brits. Kudos to them all .That is why we are free democracies today. No praise is too great .
Three of the top ten aces in the Battle of Britain were ANZACS
Peter Williamson The first RAF ace of WWII was a New Zealander........Cobber Kain.
ANZACS are Soldiers.
@@robhicklin2139 Two from New Zealand and one from Australia, five including the top 3 were British.
I always smurk to myself seeing these older guys flying these vintage planes when in reality, the pilots who flew them were under 25. Great plane. Love that deep throaty sound.
Dave Dennis 25, or mostly quite a bit younger ....
and your point is ?
They sure tore up a bunch of them.
The older guys who are flying them are probably the same once 25 yo guys who flew them way back when!! You'll never get better than an "old" Spitty pilot.
What a majestic airplane. Gives me goose bumps watching it fly.
The purists might say Mk 4 or Mk 9 are the quintessential Spits, but I love these with the teardrop canopy and wondrous deep throated Griffon heart.
In my opinion one of the most beautiful machines ever created
I agree
I hope,we always stand united together we are unbeatable
Just wonderful. Doesn't get any better. Classic silhouette, awesome RR Griffon.
One of the greatest sounds in the history of Aviation, pure genius
This is my favorite WW2 fighter followed by the P51 Mustang gives me chills to think about the impact this plane had on the war.
Actually the mk XVIII missed the war. It was made in 1946, but took some action in the conflicts following the WW2.
Spitfire with the Merlin had impact, the Griffon not so much, kept home after the Battle of Britain.
@@mrunning10 Kept home after the Battle of Britain? LOL. Pick up a history book.
This IS The Last Surviving Supermarine Spitfire That’s The Mark 18 Left Out OF All Restored Airworthy Spitfires Left IN The World Now Absolutely Love The Sound OF That Rolls Royce Griffon Inline Engine
This is the most beautiful airplane of the history.
A masterclass from pilot cameraman and Shutteworth commentator.
Spine tingling, I cannot begin to imagine how all these men who built this must have felt. What a remarkable plane this is
Born in England and living in Canada for about 40 years I remember on remembrance day each year as a kid in the 70's watching Spitfires, Lancaster and Hurricanes doing formation fly overs on the different bases where my dad was stationed in the RAF as well as actual war vets coming into the school's to raise money with the poppy drives. It always brought a sense of pride seeing the planes that saved Britain during the darkest days and the vets who many wore the visible battle scars of war and were cheered as true heroes to look up to not the manufactured heroes today. Having read some of the comments below my personal belief is that if Hitler had not attacked Russia and lost over a million battle hardened troops and equipment things might be very different today. Actually if Hitler listened to his Generals the world would be very different but that is what makes history. Germany had a peace treaty with Russia and got oil, steel and other goods from them until Germany launched operation Barbarossa where they sent over 3 million personnel from the Axis which I believe even today was the biggest invasion force ever assembled. As much money as countries spend today on there militaries WW2 was the last war where an empire or major country could be dethroned and parceled out because today major countries don't directly fight they use proxies who they supply which feeds the war machine and its industries.
mack Man : Very true
Hitler's entire strategy was always to invade the USSR for expansion of the german population, to defeat communism and to take over the resources, especially oil. He also cleaned out the socialists/communists in France and the low lands, leaving a small force for rear guard action. Taking back germany's colonies was a distant goal as well.
The Griffon always sounds more brutal than the sweet Merlin.
yep---Brutal was ok in War, not now though, M-E-R-L-I-N. every time.
To each their own. If I were sparring with 190's 'though, I might want the power of the RR Griffon.
its a very angry sound
it had a different cylinder firing order to the merlin. that why it sounds so different, more rough.
I wouldn't call the Merlin's sound sweet. It had a very distinctive exhaust note courtesy of an unusual firing order which caused early issues with the engine. I love the lazy ragged roll it gets from the rear, most classically during flybys.
The Griffon has a more normal firing order and to me sounds much like all the other V12 aircraft engines in the sky. After the war, the Shackletons were Griffin powered and the crews weren't so happy about it and described it as emitting a really annoying high pitched whine ( 4 engined piston aircraft, hard to synchronize all the engines so you are going to get beating but the whine was a whole other thing) unlike the Merlin powered Lincolns and Lancasters. Trouble is, I read about the whine a while ago and now can't remember where, so I can't confirm my unreliable memory.
Bob
My father flew spits & hurricanes for the Australian RAAF. Brings tears to my eyes watching footage like this.
Whart a beautiful priceless airplane.
Isn't this aircraft the most beautiful ever to be made?
As a kid my friend and I used to watch them take off and land at Swartkop air station in Pretoria. RSA after WW2.
You do not have to be British to love the beauty and symbolism of freedom embodied by the iconic Spitfire. Was she the best fighter of the war? Who cares! She stands as a testament to a courageous island nation that would never surrender in the face of tyranny. Greetings from America to our English brothers and sisters. May we always stand united for justice and liberty.
Possibly one of the most beautiful things wrought by man, wonderful blend of form and function, looks good from any angle and a soundtrack to set your hair on end.
Wind-Noise with a Griffon in the background... Beautiful video, notwithstanding.
What a sound! What a machine! I got to sit in one once when it stayed overnight in our hangar. What a thrill just to sit in that legendary aircraft.
For me the Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft ever to take flight. I must admit though as good as this sounds, the Merlin is better. I'm lucky enough to be under one of the regular flight paths for the BBMF and get to hear them on a regular basis. Even after hearing them so many times I still get goosebumps when they fly over.
Whats ur address l will be over next ☀️🌞🌝 Just as long as the UK orders ONE with my mate upstairs.
Australians ❤ our summers beaches. As 4 the Spitfire being in ❤ with them since my dad took us 2 the drive inn in 1972 l think it was ? 2 👀👀 the Battle of Britain.
I know that jets are way faster than the old piston engine planes, but there is just something about them that just gets a man/person (sorry) right in the chest and the feeling is really something that you can't explain. Unless you have ever taken an old motor apart, looked at and cleaned all the parts and then put it all back together. And then when you start it up and know that it was YOU that made the damn run, until then, you will never understand.
Absolutely stunning in full-screen mode.
What is such a pity is the enormous numbers of Spitfire planes that were scrapped after the war! Today, a Spitfire is worth a fortune, but cost another just to keep them flying. They are such beautiful aircraft. I am very lucky to live in the flight path area of Spitfires that fly from what was RAF Duxford, the sound of the engines in the air is a total giveaway to the Spitfire aircraft flying around doing aerobatics - simply wonderful. Frankly, they bring tears of delight to my eyes every time I see one. We owe so very much to those wonderful pilots who sacrificed so very much. A very big thank you to all the engineers that keep these wonderful machines flying for all of us to appreciate what was the most beautiful RAF aircraft.
I also used headphones for the best effect. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up😨 GLORIOUS TUNE !!
The two most beautiful aircraft ever made. The Spitfire and the Super Constellation.
Beautiful Spitfire, a hero among heroes.
I saw before leaving the right flap went up independently before the left flap!! Is that particular to late mark's of Spitfires?? (Thought they always operated together, but maybe its do to the massive props forces on the a/c to be set for landings & take offs?)
Beautiful aircraft, 100% functionally superb, and far better than any other plane of the time. Certainly one of the most meaningful engineering masterpieces of the 20th century, and a beauty to watch in flight.
Delano Freeberg Just perfect, in every way :-)
Almost as perfect as DH-98 ;-)
I love a good old spitfire and to this day that thing has alot of power under the hood and really good 2-4 20mm guns and 30cals the ones with 2 20mm guns came with 4 30cals witch are 7.7 guns
The 'e' wings with 2 20mm guns came with 2 50 cals which are 12.7 mm guns. They could fit 4 20 mm cannons as an alternative, it was standard with the late war Mk 21 onwards but they had the straighter new wings.
Great aircraft...
Great sound...
Great camerawork...
Thank you.
There's a Griffon Spit based at east Midlands Airport near where I live and its sound is unmistakable even when far away and you first hear it. I have to stop whatever I am doing and scan the sky for it, cant bear to miss it.
The war birds of this era are so iconic, to see them flying is amazing.
What I like is that what made Spitfires, Hurricanes, P-47s, and P-51s so deadly is a supply of high octane avgas.
A symphony if Mechanical Carchophany... There is no sound like it on Earth... Just feels the soul with joy. RR made the most famous engine ever produced. 👍
I, for one, found the subtitles to be very well done.
You gotta have a pair.....God bless the people that had to do this
Nice bass sound, smooth running and 5 point prop.
I love the Spitfires. They have always been my fantasy plane to fly. I only get to fly them in combat flight simulators, but it is better than not at all.
What a beautiful design to be able to upgrade and produce to such a high level. Congratulations to the designers, manufacturers, owner and maintainers.
The Mark 18 is a "beaste" worthy of the admiration of Spitfire fans-- with rakish good lines, exuding power and speed. Of course, it is also orders of magnitude evolved beyond the Mark 1, and its engine is only part of that breathtakingly dramatic evolution. For years, the Spitfire legend had suggested the Mark 18 to every imagination, but had delivered only the Mark 1, and its gradually improving increments. Despite the fame granted the Merlin, it was not until the Griffon series that the Spitfire's modest Merlin "snarl' was replaced by the Griffon's stunning symphony of supercharger whistle and engine roar.
There was a very big jump from the Mk I to the Mk IX then Mk VII and VIII still with the Merlin engine, all Merlin engine Spitfires had a supercharger.
I am just learning the details of Spitfire history. I had no idea of the massive jump in power.
Late WWII piston engined fighters were the epitome of piston engine technology. With the advent of operational jet fighters, the piston engined fighter's days were largely over.
When something looks good and sounds good, then you know it's going to be good. She is like a greyhound with wings. My late, great grandfather worked on servicing and repairing these flying works of art for Vader and the like and so I have a family based love and respect for what they are and what they helped achieve.
When Robert Mitchum design the spitfire little did he know how much the lady would be loved and too see her still strutting her stuff in the air , without one of the more gorgeous aircraft ever designed and built.
Mitchell designed the Spitfire
@@corriemcnab First name Reginald. Tragically he died in 1939 just before his creation was used to great effect in WW2 by the RAF.
Amazing.
Strangely, this is the FIRST vid I have seen of anything Merlin powered, let alone a 5 blade prop powered Spitfire. Thank -you for the post
You're welcome! :)
The 5 blade prop Spitfires are Rolls Royce Griffon powered.
Stunning! Great video, just the engine sound and no naff music. Thank you.
It's funny to see everyone in the back with cameras and smartphones and just the gramps on the right enjoying the show
Great job of keeping the Spit in the camera frame. Really enhances the video.
No doubt about it. The Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft in the world!
god bless the British minds, love from America :)
There is no other plane in the world modern or old that is as beautiful as a spitfire and the sound it makes nothing will ever compare to it, boy did the Brit’s design some of the best planes in the whole world, makes me very proud 🇬🇧
Since I was 7 until today at 61 Spitfire will always intrigued me. The most beautiful fighter plane designed and the heroes that help won WW2.
Next on my 1/48 scale build list I thinks M I and M IX I thinks.
I get in and out of the UK quite frequently and I say this: The people of the UK have to be one of the toughest people on the planet. As an Island Nation you are a good example to the small Island nation of Taiwan.
Jayhawk: I hope Taiwan can resist China and the US should never have stopped recognising it.
Q: "What did you do today?" A: "Oh not much. I just the Spitfire up for a quick spin..." Imagine being able to say that!
That is awesome footage!
What a beautiful aircraft!👍