My dad was a RAF veteran, fitter in a Spitfire sqdn in WW2 and just loved the plane..volunteer at the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum until he passed in 2005..so proud of him..
They were brave men I know you'll be very proud and so you should be I know im proud to be. Im from Scotland but im British I know say there Scottish or English but I say im British if it wasn't for your dad and all the other brave soldiers who knows what we'd be like 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
My great grandfather served in the royal Air Force in ww2 in egypt and made my grandmothers bullet spitfire model made from bullets from a rifle in wwr2 and i use it has to remember-what he did back them
I think Euro fighter has to do something about it's public relations with the general public. About every comment, mine included is about the Hawker Typhoon. Kind regards Christiaan
🙏 The exquisite design & the soothing but powerful sound of the V12 Supermarine engine of this Mark IX Supermarine Spitfire is just magical! It was a Spitfire that started my love for aircraft modelling till this day ... 🙏 Thank You So Much Sir RJ Mitchell , the Supermarine engine manufacturer , British War Museum & RAF Lieutenant Sir Anthony Parkinson MBE for sharing this brief but enjoyable tour of this magnificently preserved Mark IX Supermarine Spitfire with the fans of the world! ... 🌷🌿🌍💜🕊🇬🇧
That's one hell of an illustrious career! I came here expecting a comparison between the Spit and original WWII Typhoon, rather than the current 4th gen fast jet Eurofighter Typhoon II, but was enthralled at hearing about this gentleman's career
The reason it's the Eurofighter Typhoon v the Spit is because Parky was the first RAF pilot to 1000 hrs on the new Typhoon. Flew with him in the two seater Spit at Aero Legends in 2019. What a gent and a fantastic pilot. The speed and manoeuvrability of the Spit is awesome and the feeling flying over the white cliffs of Dover gives you goosebumps!
Howdy, I'm a Yank, ex SAC mechanic, Spit fan since young age, here's a poem I wrote for this icon : Spitfire’s birthday For 80 years we now admired you Men and boys dreaming of flying you Saved your country in daring flights Young men died over the English sky All theaters of the war Felt the power of your sword In admiration, friend and foe Shared stories of your aglow Now in peace you fly free Gracing us with flair and glee Timeless beauty in the sky Thunderous roar in our harts In the museums and on the fields We come to pay our respects And I say without regret « Never so many loved you so much «
That was great reading that. The Spitfire has that effect on people doesn’t it? Hardly a straight line on the whole aircraft. Incredibly beautiful machine.
One of the most beautifully restored Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX out there indeed! The sight & sound of that Spitfire was just exquisite! Thank You So Much for the efforts & for sharing! Stay Safe & Stay Grateful! 🌷🌿🌍💖🇬🇧
If you were looking for some one to fly and take care of the Spitfire he is the man for the job no doubt in my mind. What an Guy with those experiences he has .
@@markfox1545 Ok, let me rephrase for you... "By golly dear fellow, a Typhoon at 55,000ft, and by jove a radar too? Surely you cannot expect one to believe you are referring to the Hawker Typhoon? Oh, blast, you meant the Eurofighter Typhoon didn't you? Well, I do feel like a damnable fool for not realising that. But I say, what a jolly good laugh. Is that more to your liking?.
To which one has to add: most aircraft designed in the '30's look... quaint. The Spit looks as deadly as it did in 1940. As deadly as it actually was, which was extremely.
Question: How do you know a pilot flies with the Red Arrows? Answer: They tell you. Sorry couldn't resist the old joke. All credit and respect to this man and his role in keeping us safe.
I've been lucky enough to fly with 'Parky' in the MkIX Spitfire 'Elisabeth' from Sywell to RAF Waddington and back....... an experience i will remember for the rest of my life.. Thanks to all at Aero Legends...
Same plane and pilot , brilliant experience that I will be doing again , will happily fly with Parky in Elizabeth again and I want to do it over the white cliffs as well
I wa for a moment expecting a comparison between the Spitfire and Hawker Typhoon of WW2. Though certainly not disappointed in this gentleman's review. Kind regards Christiaan
Parky is simply a lovely man and an absolute pleasure to fly with. I recently had the pleasure of flying in the back seat of Spitfire MK9 MJ444, "Lady Luck" with Parky and Aero Legends
I was lucky enough to spend 35 years in the beloved diamond industry which took me all over the world in work that to this day I adored. I maybe wasn’t in the right industry after watching this.
Never flown either but can say with certainty the looks, sound, and graphics are perfect, or as close to it as man will achieve. Thanks for sharing!! Cheers.
2:05 "The stall in the Spitfire is so benign." A Spitfire book I have says the wing stalled from the root outwards, so the pilot had full aileron control until the stall was fully developed.
And the Me 109 had the British invented pop out slats on the wing that the German pilot used as an indicator the aircraft was nearing a stall. Ironic Britain give the German Me 109 pilots a helping hand during a dogfight.
@@D0csavage1 Well, some say the Spitfire wing was at least influenced by Heinkel's elliptical wings, some even say copied (which I doubt). In fact the wings weren't the same design on both planes neither were the slats (Bf 109 vs. Handley Page). I guess the point is, everybody tries to prevent inventing the wheel twice although that happens frequently. When a good design gets known it will be taken over, adapted and improved. If not you got to invent it yourself!
Nice memory for me tried to play golf with one of the few up at Linton ended carrying my ball, they were superbly fit guys, a/c Crichton Compton if I remember,those boys could fly anything well
Modelers take note of Parky standing at the wing root...of the exhaust weathering. Few get it exactly right - least of all the makers of flight simulators. A few doing skins have achieved it with one or two going the extra mile. An often missed, but important detail. The Merlins were usually a "clean burning" engine, so little staining of the paint is needed - maybe just some "heat" effects. What a beautiful example of the Spit. Could be a Mk IX, but has the larger rudder of the VIII or XII.
@HiWetcam Not disputing your point, but I have re-read Alex Henshaw's "Sigh for a Merlin" (who test flew most of the Castle Bromwich Spits of all marks) and he never mentions it for the IX. None of the "nines" I have seen have the "pointy" rudder. Morgan and Shacklady's "Spitfire" mention the taller rudder for the high altitude VII and the VIII for Australia - then it becomes standard for the XII onwards because of the intro of the Griffon (Griffin?) in later marks. I have simulated the IX in DCS and it flies with great rudder authority with the standard Mk V unit, on the ground for taxy, but mostly on takeoff. I appreciate hearing from someone with more info on this wonderful aircraft!
@@PenzancePete Agree. If the pilot says it's a Mk IX then that's what it is. The taller, broad chord rudder threw me. Could be a replacement on this a/c or maybe some later IX's had one? None of my research shows a IX in service with one.
@@johnmclean6498 It is what I think of the "De-Havilland" style pointy fin, something I associate more with Mks XII, VIII and XVI, (possibly with VII's) not the later "broad chord fins" as seen on Mks XIV/IX and the Mk 20 series. If you have never seen the pointed rudder on a Mk. IX, then you might perhaps extend the range of your picture research. I admit that when I was younger I erroneously regarded the "DH style" pointy fin as being a convenient visual means of distinguishing a XVI from a IX. Tracing in full the precise genesis of the fin shapes in more detail and depth might be an interesting topic but would probably only further underline the the realities of planning and production.
Remember Parky when I was a young LAC crew driver when he was on 111Sqn flying Phantoms at RAF LEUCHARS. He was a Flying Officer then and that would be 1988.
All you need to know is this, every pilot that flew a spitfire has said it was a dream or perfection. Pilots that have flown multiple aircraft have said every pilot needs to fly a spitfire even just once. The pilot in this video has a huge CV and he prefers this to a modern jet. It's the greatest aircraft ever built, beautiful, intuitive, responsive etc. Pilots say you get in other aircraft and fly them but you feel like you strap a spitfire to your back and become one with it.
Just that when Brown was flying there was a new plane every two or less years (and he was a pure test pilot). Now it's every 20 or so years. Just managing F4 Phantom to Eurofighter is pretty good by modern standards. If he'd managed to fit in a Lightning (English Electric) that would have been a full house in my book.
As school kids, the spitfire was our favourite aircraft. Won WW2 single handedly. Post war, it was sold to the Spanish airforce. BATTLE OF BRITAIN, was why it was filmed so successfully.
The spitfire is a engineering master piece..and it’s a fighter aircraft. With the spitfire and the hurricanes,definitely the 2 greats. Great Britain o how we are.
He said he left the RAF a few months ago so he's not 'Flight Lieutenant Anthony Parkinson' he's just Anthony Parkinson. Change the title as its misleading.
My Grandfather Sidney who was ex LRDG used to drink in the same pub with Douglas Bader at Tangmere. They used to talk mostly about about shooting Pheasants, not Germans.
The title is misleading. I expected a comparison between the Supermarine Spitfire and one of it’s contemporaries, the Hawker Typhoon. Comparing a modern fighter with a WWII era piston aircraft offers no value given a seventy year time difference. Comparing two aircraft from the same era would be MUCH more interesting.
I saw what you did there!! Niiicceellyy done!! Decieve aviation fans over WHICH Typhoon this guy talks about. To me there's only 1 LEGENDARY Typhoon worth talking about - and that's the HAWKER Typhoon!!
I don’t care what anyone says but in my eyes the Spitfire was the best plane ever built along with the Hurricane and the American Mustang . If the Spitfire and Hurricane had the distance to reach Germany and back to protect the Lancaster on their bombing runs the war would have been over sooner, but we had to wait for the American P51D Mustang . But the Spitfire and Hurricane were things of beauty .
RAF Pilot Training > Phantom > Tornado F3 > Dutch F-16 > Tornado F3 Display Pilot > Red Arrows > Eurofighter Typhoon > Spitfire/Hurricane > Spitfire. Nice work if you can get it.
That is what I thought. There is no comparison to be made between the Spitfire and Euro Fighter Typhoon. Different era different purpose different enemy.
We had a mosquito fly over our house a few years ago. we live on the flight path for RAF Woodvale. It was so low I'm sure it was illegal. it literally filled the sky above us- and I have never been in awe of an aircraft so much.
wow You can't argue with a man with those stats !! I own a 44 year old sailing yacht that has handling that modern boats struggle to match to and it's also more beautiful. how did designers manage this ?
We don't have a flying Hawker Typhoon.....yet. I believe 2 are in re-build, so if you want to donate. My spare cash goes to the peoples Mosquito, that will be a British based flying Mossie.
Why’s rank so low as a flight Lieutenant even after flying for 30+ years at the RAF? I can’t comprehend it. He even earned an MBE, his promotion should’ve been rapid, what then happened?
Depending on your flying style, your size, and weight, what you like or prefer will make you say plane X was the best. A lot of pilots who flew fighters in WWII will say the plane they flew was the best. Or they have an opinion based on experiences during the war. Pilots that flew the Spitfire love it. Pilots who flew the P 51 love it and think it was the best. We also have the F4U Corsair, P 47, P 38, and on the German side the Bf 109 and FW 190. Russia had the Yak fighters and I have read the little Yak 3 was the best dogfighter of the war. UA-cam is rich in videos of all the different fighters in WWII. As for me, I would choose the P 47. The reason is its' protective equipment for the pilot. A lot of these that were shot at didn't fall out of the sky. The pilots flying them were safer for the most part. However, as a dogfighter, it was a pig at lower altitudes and fairly good at higher altitudes. I think if you were to have all of these planes fight each other in real combat it would come down to the pilot who was the best in the plane he flew that would win. Arguments about what was the best overall fighter plane in WWII will continue forever! They were all good in their time and the environment in which they flew. And the pilots who flew them actually made a huge difference as to who won the dogfight. This video is a fine example of a pilot's experience in different planes he flew and his opinion of the Spitfire his favorite. Good video and interesting to watch.
Going to be a critical Clarence here, I don't want to hear music when there's a RR Merlin being run, ever, because that engine is music in itself, the title is misleading; I thought it'd be a word on the Hawker Typhoon that also saw combat in WWII, not a fast jet.
I wonder if he ever woke up on a Monday morning and dreaded the thought of going to work? As an aside, why the hell does everyone put music over a narrative? So bloody annoying when we might actually like to hear the words without competing with the music.
@@ArtyEffem The 109 had a short range and because of anti aircraft fire the bombers had to fly higher than 109 were effective at and struggled but the Spit could fly (climb) higher and be efficient
My dad was a RAF veteran, fitter in a Spitfire sqdn in WW2 and just loved the plane..volunteer at the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum until he passed in 2005..so proud of him..
They were brave men I know you'll be very proud and so you should be I know im proud to be. Im from Scotland but im British I know say there Scottish or English but I say im British if it wasn't for your dad and all the other brave soldiers who knows what we'd be like 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@@worrier1272 ¡ash’s Cnc,dkcoml
He helped rid the world of fascism. M.
My great grandfather served in the royal Air Force in ww2 in egypt and made my grandmothers bullet spitfire model made from bullets from a rifle in wwr2 and i use it has to remember-what he did back them
I live in a free Britain thanks to people like him thank you
Anyone else think he was gonna talk about the Hawker Typhoon??
me too. My father flew both a Mk9 and a Hawker Typhoon. One is being built at Duxford. Hope I live to see it take off.
Disappointed that he didn't.
I think Euro fighter has to do something about it's public relations with the general public. About every comment, mine included is about the Hawker Typhoon.
Kind regards Christiaan
That’s what brought me here.
That's exactly what I thought. Was baffled for a moment when he started talking about radar in the Typhoon until the penny dropped.
Darn - I thought we were going to get a comparison between the Spitfire and its contemporary, the Hawker Typhoon.
Yep - I thought the same???
I should have gone through the comments before commenting myself. Spot on remark.
Kind regards Christiaan
sadly, no airworthy hawker typhoon or tempests.
Yeah, same here
@@markhanson6914 I mean, kind of surprising considering how hard to kill those planes were 😂
Top man , really nice and friendly , he was my pilot in my spitfire flight, got a couple of good pictures with him
🙏 The exquisite design & the soothing but powerful sound of the V12 Supermarine engine of this Mark IX Supermarine Spitfire is just magical! It was a Spitfire that started my love for aircraft modelling till this day ... 🙏 Thank You So Much Sir RJ Mitchell , the Supermarine engine manufacturer , British War Museum & RAF Lieutenant Sir Anthony Parkinson MBE for sharing this brief but enjoyable tour of this magnificently preserved Mark IX Supermarine Spitfire with the fans of the world! ... 🌷🌿🌍💜🕊🇬🇧
That's one hell of an illustrious career! I came here expecting a comparison between the Spit and original WWII Typhoon, rather than the current 4th gen fast jet Eurofighter Typhoon II, but was enthralled at hearing about this gentleman's career
Me too- he said, go to 45,000 feet and I was thinking, what? The Typhoon could do that?
The reason it's the Eurofighter Typhoon v the Spit is because Parky was the first RAF pilot to 1000 hrs on the new Typhoon. Flew with him in the two seater Spit at Aero Legends in 2019. What a gent and a fantastic pilot. The speed and manoeuvrability of the Spit is awesome and the feeling flying over the white cliffs of Dover gives you goosebumps!
Crikey! What a privilege! To have flown in the Spit AND to have done so with Parky. Wonderful. If I could have any wish fulfilled it would be this!!
Bucket list added
Howdy, I'm a Yank, ex SAC mechanic, Spit fan since young age, here's a poem I wrote for this icon : Spitfire’s birthday
For 80 years we now admired you
Men and boys dreaming of flying you
Saved your country in daring flights
Young men died over the English sky
All theaters of the war
Felt the power of your sword
In admiration, friend and foe
Shared stories of your aglow
Now in peace you fly free
Gracing us with flair and glee
Timeless beauty in the sky
Thunderous roar in our harts
In the museums and on the fields
We come to pay our respects
And I say without regret
« Never so many loved you so much «
This is great!
Don't give up your day job, though.
@@stejer211 I've been the same about aviation and the Spitfire since boyhood. Nice poem Jorge. I felt it.
Excellent poem Jorge.
That was great reading that. The Spitfire has that effect on people doesn’t it? Hardly a straight line on the whole aircraft. Incredibly beautiful machine.
I'd hoped it was the Hawker Typhoon comparison.
Grey Mouser He talked more about himself...maybe the title steered us in the wrong direction...
Yh, thats what we all thought!
It couldn't have been the Hawker he's far too young to have flown one.
Me too
Me too
One of the most beautifully restored Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX out there indeed! The sight & sound of that Spitfire was just exquisite! Thank You So Much for the efforts & for sharing! Stay Safe & Stay Grateful! 🌷🌿🌍💖🇬🇧
Well done! You have lived many a boys dreams! Thank you 👍
If you were looking for some one to fly and take care of the Spitfire he is the man for the job no doubt in my mind. What an Guy with those experiences he has .
What an amazing flying career, Tony has virtually done it all!
Amazing indeed. And he is wearing glasses too! Back in the day you had to have 20/20 vision. I suppose that has changed over time.
Yeah as he just kept adding it along, naming aircraft, thought come on now your taking the piss at this point hahaha. Good on him.
I was like "Hawker typoon at 55,000ft? What? And radar? No way...…… OOOOOH, Eurofighter typoon, riiiiiiight" lol
LoL! I was thinking that.
You were like? You were like what? Communicate, use your words or people will presume you meant you were like an idiot teenage girl.
@@markfox1545 What are you, like 2 yrs old?
@@markfox1545 Ok, let me rephrase for you...
"By golly dear fellow, a Typhoon at 55,000ft, and by jove a radar too? Surely you cannot expect one to believe you are referring to the Hawker Typhoon? Oh, blast, you meant the Eurofighter Typhoon didn't you? Well, I do feel like a damnable fool for not realising that. But I say, what a jolly good laugh.
Is that more to your liking?.
@@Streaky100001 *chocks away Ginger and all that, I be like whatever!!!* 👍🏼
Went to school with Anthony and his two brothers. Great to see what a stellar career he has had after leaving Hastings Grammar School.
To which one has to add: most aircraft designed in the '30's look... quaint. The Spit looks as deadly as it did in 1940. As deadly as it actually was, which was extremely.
...and it sounds absolutely beautiful too!
Question: How do you know a pilot flies with the Red Arrows?
Answer: They tell you.
Sorry couldn't resist the old joke. All credit and respect to this man and his role in keeping us safe.
Long Live Tony! My dad was a spit/hurry flier in the battle ... wishing you the best! 👍🎸💛
The Spitfire is a beautiful aircraft. So graceful and timeless. My other favourite was the Harrier.
I've been lucky enough to fly with 'Parky' in the MkIX Spitfire 'Elisabeth' from Sywell to RAF Waddington and back....... an experience i will remember for the rest of my life..
Thanks to all at Aero Legends...
I wish I had as much cash as you. £2,700 for a flight in a spit?
I live three miles from Sywell, I see the spitfires all the time.
Same plane and pilot , brilliant experience that I will be doing again , will happily fly with Parky in Elizabeth again and I want to do it over the white cliffs as well
What a life that man has had, amazing.
I wa for a moment expecting a comparison between the Spitfire and Hawker Typhoon of WW2. Though certainly not disappointed in this gentleman's review.
Kind regards Christiaan
Parky is simply a lovely man and an absolute pleasure to fly with. I recently had the pleasure of flying in the back seat of Spitfire MK9 MJ444, "Lady Luck" with Parky and Aero Legends
What a career this man has had 🙌
Absolute perfection. Well that sums up the Spitfire!
I was expecting the hawker typhoon!
Great life you have lead.
I was lucky enough to spend 35 years in the beloved diamond industry which took me all over the world in work that to this day I adored. I maybe wasn’t in the right industry after watching this.
Never flown either but can say with certainty the looks, sound, and graphics are perfect, or as close to it as man will achieve. Thanks for sharing!! Cheers.
I have flown before, but this guy, man, he is someone SPECIAL !! Well done my man !
Spitfire just has to be the most beautiful aircraft ever built
insane flying experience!!
2:05 "The stall in the Spitfire is so benign."
A Spitfire book I have says the wing stalled from the root outwards, so the pilot had full aileron control until the stall was fully developed.
And the Me 109 had the British invented pop out slats on the wing that the German pilot used as an indicator the aircraft was nearing a stall. Ironic Britain give the German Me 109 pilots a helping hand during a dogfight.
@@D0csavage1 Well, some say the Spitfire wing was at least influenced by Heinkel's elliptical wings, some even say copied (which I doubt). In fact the wings weren't the same design on both planes neither were the slats (Bf 109 vs. Handley Page). I guess the point is, everybody tries to prevent inventing the wheel twice although that happens frequently. When a good design gets known it will be taken over, adapted and improved. If not you got to invent it yourself!
Spitfire, sexiest weapon ever built.
F16 hotter...
High Pressure ..... Only at the exhaust 😉😉
Wow , what a career you have had with the RAF , and now flying the spitfire . Respect 👍
Nice memory for me tried to play golf with one of the few up at Linton ended carrying my ball, they were superbly fit guys, a/c Crichton Compton if I remember,those boys could fly anything well
His logbook is a little thin, he needs more experience.
Agreed. Let's give him a few more hours in the Spitfire.
Yes yes my uncle knew a pilot once so I’m an expert ha , what an amazing career this chap has had and so humble .
Haha!
😂😂😂 what a career he’s had
That’s what I thought. A few hours refresher in a Cessna 150 will get him back up to speed. ✌️😎
Modelers take note of Parky standing at the wing root...of the exhaust weathering. Few get it exactly right - least of all the makers of flight simulators. A few doing skins have achieved it with one or two going the extra mile. An often missed, but important detail. The Merlins were usually a "clean burning" engine, so little staining of the paint is needed - maybe just some "heat" effects. What a beautiful example of the Spit. Could be a Mk IX, but has the larger rudder of the VIII or XII.
@HiWetcam Why? What's wrong with it in your view?....just asking.
@HiWetcam Not disputing your point, but I have re-read Alex Henshaw's "Sigh for a Merlin" (who test flew most of the Castle Bromwich Spits of all marks) and he never mentions it for the IX. None of the "nines" I have seen have the "pointy" rudder. Morgan and Shacklady's "Spitfire" mention the taller rudder for the high altitude VII and the VIII for Australia - then it becomes standard for the XII onwards because of the intro of the Griffon (Griffin?) in later marks. I have simulated the IX in DCS and it flies with great rudder authority with the standard Mk V unit, on the ground for taxy, but mostly on takeoff. I appreciate hearing from someone with more info on this wonderful aircraft!
"....could be a mark IX..."
Listen to the man talking at the start of the film.
".......this beautiful mark nine behind me..."
@@PenzancePete Agree. If the pilot says it's a Mk IX then that's what it is. The taller, broad chord rudder threw me. Could be a replacement on this a/c or maybe some later IX's had one? None of my research shows a IX in service with one.
@@johnmclean6498 It is what I think of the "De-Havilland" style pointy fin, something I associate more with Mks XII, VIII and XVI, (possibly with VII's) not the later "broad chord fins" as seen on Mks XIV/IX and the Mk 20 series. If you have never seen the pointed rudder on a Mk. IX, then you might perhaps extend the range of your picture research.
I admit that when I was younger I erroneously regarded the "DH style" pointy fin as being a convenient visual means of distinguishing a XVI from a IX.
Tracing in full the precise genesis of the fin shapes in more detail and depth might be an interesting topic but would probably only further underline the the realities of planning and production.
I’ve seen the typhoon in display and it is absolutely amazing
This guy’s career history is just as interesting as what he has to say about the Spitfire. He must have some amazing stories to tell.
Remember Parky when I was a young LAC crew driver when he was on 111Sqn flying Phantoms at RAF LEUCHARS. He was a Flying Officer then and that would be 1988.
RAF tradition. World renowned flying operations.
Being a non -flyer I expected a Hawker Typhoon, Supermarine Spitfire comparison, so I didn't learn anything...
Same here.
Same, when you have 2 typhoons in your history, and have a spitfire as the opposition. Guess what the fuck people are gonna think
All you need to know is this, every pilot that flew a spitfire has said it was a dream or perfection. Pilots that have flown multiple aircraft have said every pilot needs to fly a spitfire even just once. The pilot in this video has a huge CV and he prefers this to a modern jet. It's the greatest aircraft ever built, beautiful, intuitive, responsive etc. Pilots say you get in other aircraft and fly them but you feel like you strap a spitfire to your back and become one with it.
That career 🤯
Exciting life with fascinating to watch
Eric "Winkle" Brown is a long way ahead, but that is quite a CV.
Just that when Brown was flying there was a new plane every two or less years (and he was a pure test pilot). Now it's every 20 or so years. Just managing F4 Phantom to Eurofighter is pretty good by modern standards. If he'd managed to fit in a Lightning (English Electric) that would have been a full house in my book.
As school kids, the spitfire was our favourite aircraft. Won WW2 single handedly. Post war, it was sold to the Spanish airforce. BATTLE OF BRITAIN, was why it was filmed so successfully.
Impressive cv, very lucky (and obviously) talented pilot.
Parky is often at North Weald Aerodrome in the Spit. A truly wonderful aircraft flown by a complete expert.
That guy has lived a dream.
That is some resume ! and to think of all the planes he has flown, and with his vast experience there is only one true pilot's aircraft.
The spitfire is a engineering master piece..and it’s a fighter aircraft. With the spitfire and the hurricanes,definitely the 2 greats. Great Britain o how we are.
He said he left the RAF a few months ago so he's not 'Flight Lieutenant Anthony Parkinson' he's just Anthony Parkinson. Change the title as its misleading.
What an amazing career!
Amazing CV
Just the sound of that engine itself is amazing
Can't imagine many Phantom Phlyers were around long enough to fly the Typhoon operationally, one hell of a career this guy had.
Ha! Until right at the end, I thought the comparison was between the Spitfire and The Hawker Typhoon - of WWII !
My Grandfather Sidney who was ex LRDG used to drink in the same pub with Douglas Bader at Tangmere. They used to talk mostly about about shooting Pheasants, not Germans.
What a great life he has had
That’s one fine flying resume
Wow, just 34 years in the RAF, and a FLTLT already.
The title is misleading. I expected a comparison between the Supermarine Spitfire and one of it’s contemporaries, the Hawker Typhoon. Comparing a modern fighter with a WWII era piston aircraft offers no value given a seventy year time difference. Comparing two aircraft from the same era would be MUCH more interesting.
I saw what you did there!! Niiicceellyy done!! Decieve aviation fans over WHICH Typhoon this guy talks about. To me there's only 1 LEGENDARY Typhoon worth talking about - and that's the HAWKER Typhoon!!
Nice one Anthony - hope you're well (from Clive 👍)
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A Spitfire and Typhoon or Tempest comparison would be more interesting.
What a career 👏
If its got wings, ailerons and a stick.......this guy can fly it!
I don’t care what anyone says but in my eyes the Spitfire was the best plane ever built along with the Hurricane and the American Mustang . If the Spitfire and Hurricane had the distance to reach Germany and back to protect the Lancaster on their bombing runs the war would have been over sooner, but we had to wait for the American P51D Mustang . But the Spitfire and Hurricane were things of beauty .
RAF Pilot Training > Phantom > Tornado F3 > Dutch F-16 > Tornado F3 Display Pilot > Red Arrows > Eurofighter Typhoon > Spitfire/Hurricane > Spitfire.
Nice work if you can get it.
Bet he would have done it for free!!
@@samrodian919 true, just sleep in the hangar and let folks bring you dinner, no biggie
Yea, thought it was comparing the Hawker Typhoon. Spitfire and Euro Figther Typhoon are too vastly different machines and really cant be compared.
That is what I thought. There is no comparison to be made between the Spitfire and Euro Fighter Typhoon. Different era different purpose different enemy.
Hep, I thought they were going to compare spitfire with the Hawker. Dammit! Click bait, innit.
I can only envy this man's career.
Bugger I was hoping it was about comparing the Hawker Typhoon to the Spit.
All you have to do is supply an airworthy Hawker Typhoon and someone will get right on it.
I imagine it would be quite an experience flying with Parkinson
Got the pictures and the video 👍😀
Different planes, different roles, different time.
Flying the spitfire must be the best job ever
What a career!
Very nice
Well said
The sound of the spitfire, and even more so the mosquito, always without fail makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.
We had a mosquito fly over our house a few years ago. we live on the flight path for RAF Woodvale. It was so low I'm sure it was illegal. it literally filled the sky above us- and I have never been in awe of an aircraft so much.
I like ground attack aifrcaft. F4U Corsair and the Hawker Typhoon. Im my grandfathers experience they were great. RNZAF.
Compassionate and not arrogant. Did my service.
There is a mistake in the title. Spitfire show in movie is mk IX, not mkV.
They mean versus, and have shortened it to vs. not a spitfire mkv
wow You can't argue with a man with those stats !!
I own a 44 year old sailing yacht that has handling that modern boats struggle to match to and it's also more beautiful. how did designers manage this ?
We don't have a flying Hawker Typhoon.....yet. I believe 2 are in re-build, so if you want to donate. My spare cash goes to the peoples Mosquito, that will be a British based flying Mossie.
Thats what I wanted to hear about.
Why’s rank so low as a flight Lieutenant even after flying for 30+ years at the RAF?
I can’t comprehend it.
He even earned an MBE, his promotion should’ve been rapid, what then happened?
Depending on your flying style, your size, and weight, what you like or prefer will make you say plane X was the best. A lot of pilots who flew fighters in WWII will say the plane they flew was the best. Or they have an opinion based on experiences during the war. Pilots that flew the Spitfire love it. Pilots who flew the P 51 love it and think it was the best. We also have the F4U Corsair, P 47, P 38, and on the German side the Bf 109 and FW 190. Russia had the Yak fighters and I have read the little Yak 3 was the best dogfighter of the war. UA-cam is rich in videos of all the different fighters in WWII. As for me, I would choose the P 47. The reason is its' protective equipment for the pilot. A lot of these that were shot at didn't fall out of the sky. The pilots flying them were safer for the most part. However, as a dogfighter, it was a pig at lower altitudes and fairly good at higher altitudes. I think if you were to have all of these planes fight each other in real combat it would come down to the pilot who was the best in the plane he flew that would win. Arguments about what was the best overall fighter plane in WWII will continue forever! They were all good in their time and the environment in which they flew. And the pilots who flew them actually made a huge difference as to who won the dogfight. This video is a fine example of a pilot's experience in different planes he flew and his opinion of the Spitfire his favorite. Good video and interesting to watch.
So, if you were offered the chance to drive a school bus or a Ferrari, you'd choose the bus 😂😂 Fair enough.
I'd love to fly the typhoon
Going to be a critical Clarence here, I don't want to hear music when there's a RR Merlin being run, ever, because that engine is music in itself, the title is misleading; I thought it'd be a word on the Hawker Typhoon that also saw combat in WWII, not a fast jet.
Wrong Typhoon. Be clearer in the description please
This should have been much longer.
The spitfire was a great combat fighter. At a young age post war, we imagined ourselves beating the the Germans hands down. Happy days.
Now that's a flying career an'a half, 👍
That's a rather impressive curriculum vitae.
I wonder if he ever woke up on a Monday morning and dreaded the thought of going to work?
As an aside, why the hell does everyone put music over a narrative? So bloody annoying when we might actually like to hear the words without competing with the music.
Noise - agreed.
Hugh Hefner probably dreaded going to work.
I did apply for his job, my CV might have let me down.
I thought it meant the hawker typhoon, still interesting thought 👍
Give me the sound of a Spitfire engine any day
Hitler asked Goring what he needed to defeat the RAF he said “a squadron of spitfires,its climbs like a monkey and dives like and eagle”
And was piloted by Lions. ❤️👍
The Spitfire's climb and dive were inferior to the 109's, so Goering couldn't have said that.
@@ArtyEffem Tell the Imperial War Museum or listen to Goering being told it by his staff,its on yourube
@@ArtyEffem Adolf Gallard and Werner Mollders said it to Goering on his visit to france .its from the German diaries
@@ArtyEffem The 109 had a short range and because of anti aircraft fire the bombers had to fly higher than 109 were effective at and struggled but the Spit could fly (climb) higher and be efficient
I was hoping he was going to compare the Hawker Typhoon with the Spitfire...