I wasn’t aware of this mission and the personal touch at the end was satisfying and interesting. The environments, cinematography, framing, lighting and structure are exceptional and professional. Takes you right into the cockpit, whilst at the same time showing you those on the receiving end of the attack and their reaction. It must have taken ages in planning, storyboarding and production, but it’s all up there on the screen. The soundtrack is complimentary and emotive, without being obtrusive. Well done, mate. Fabulous
@Paul-md8de Indeed,the re- loading was adapted by Molins, as you say the British cigarette machine dispensing company ,all scaled up to take six pounder non explosive armour piercing steel shells...ingenious
It is well worth watching all of his talk - but from 25 minutes in you will see Flt Lt Des Curtis's description in his own words of the op on U976. We took a lot of his explanation and words coupled with his book to build our animation .Des describes the gun as a field gun ,we get pointed out it should be an anti tank gun ,we followed Flt Lt Des's own words so make of that what you will. The point of it all is the tribute to their airmanship and bravery and ingenuity . ua-cam.com/video/oSSuvzGuPnc/v-deo.html
I am currently reading "A Most Secret Squadron", by Des Curtis and have just started the part detailing this very engagement. Once the Germans realised that their U Boats were in increased danger of aerial attack when leaving or returning to the Atlantic ports, the U Boats were escorted by surface ships and aircraft. This made escorts for the Mollins-armed Mosquitos necessary, most of the escorts being provided by 248 Squadron, which shared the same airfield as 618 Squadron. Eleven days before the engagement in this video, two Tsetse Mosquitos, escorted by four 248 Squadron Mosquitos, intercepted an escorted U Boat, the aerial part of the escort being 8 or 10 Ju88s. The escort Mosquitos shot down two of the Ju88s, damaging at least two others, while the Mollins-armed aircraft made four attacks on the submarine, scoring 6 hits but not sinking it. As it was climbing away after its final attack, one of the Mollins Mosquitos caught up with a Ju88 and opened fire with the big gun, firing four shots, one of which knocked an engine completely off the aircraft, which then fell into the sea. All the Mosquitos returned to base.
Very true ,we read that account from Des too about the Molins taking the JU88 engine completely out from it's mounting ,we also like the account of them firing the cannon and their Mosquito seemed to stop in mid flight for a split second ! A very powerful weapon indeed! Enjoy your research and the book .It is a great read.
When Rolls Royce fitted a big gun to a Beaufighter they reckoned it nearly stopped the airplane in mid flight, as I explained this to my father and showed him the monthly magazine with the article describing the apprentices had rebuilt the gun a fella comes to the bar and says yeah it did I was the pilot flying the damn thing a small world eh!
Great story, video and comments. Very brave combatants capable of great courage and also a servicemans compassion amid the madness and yet sadly, the necessity to defend country and culture. Thanks all from the son of an RAF armourer with a servicing commando unit in Normandy and the far East - told some good stories, including some right clock ups!
What a fantastic story didn't know about this the Mosquito was a legendary aircraft with many variations and basically did some of the most daring role's of world 🌎 war 2 for one of the best ever aircraft made in history respect to all who flew her and ground crew's who kept them flying 🫶🤝🙏 what a remarkable story the U boat captain and the pilot got in touch to become firm friends total respect 🤝🫶🙏
Thank you for taking the time to watch our video and seeing the connection between Des Curtis and Raimund Teisler and how they became great friends. Yes, the DH.98 Mosquito was a legendary aircraft and pretty much catered for every scenario. It was the aircraft the Luftwaffe which they had and it could out run just about everything.The crew mainly loved it and with its speed firepower and manouverability it took care of them too !
The Mosquito was one of the most brilliant warplanes of WWII. A multirole, multimission aircraft, it was also one of the fastest, capable of outrunning most fighter aircraft. And a large part of it was made of wood!!!!!
Much the same as the Luftwaffe pilot who came upon the badly damaged B-17 Fortress. The Bf 109 pilot then escorted that plane to the English Channel. Many years later, the pilots made contact and remained friends until both left us. LEST WE FORGET
Yes very true, when Franz Stigler in his 109 escorted Charlie Brown in their beaten up B17 across the channel , a great show of compassion and another friendship formed out of the chaos of war.
@@SpitfireCGI After the War, Stigler bought a Me108. That aircraft, no longer in flying condition, is now part of the “Dangerous Skies” exhibition in the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. It is a world-class museum which I visit often.
I can only imagine how the bomber crew must have felt. relief, then amazement. then profound gratitude. talk about mixed emotions after that experience.
@ thank you very much.My music teacher at Truro Catherdral school, who was the cathedral organist in the cathedral was based at this airfield as a young RAF officer and told us stories of these fabulous aircraft and their crews, but also sadly those that came back badly damaged.
@@paulcraddock2196 He was based at RAF Predannack ? what a great story ,yes he certainly would of seen RAF aircraft coming back badly beaten up and the stories he must of been told ,would be quite something to learn .Thank you for sharing that with us !
Gripping story and some lovely animation. Not convinced by the rendering of the human figures, but still wondering why, with such skills available to film makers, we have not had a remake of some of the wartime classics. (One thing that I did find irritating was the narrator's inability to use consonants properly. What is a mosqui'o?)
Hello @pdwcave , narrator, animator, storyboarder ,researcher and cgi artist here ,many hats were needed to be worn to create this video and the hat that you feel is a bit wonky at this moment ,well that will be my accent ,i suppose in an ever changing world at least it's not a souless A.I narrating , i don't think anyone of us wants that rubbish :) . Have to say, so glad you enjoyed the animation and found the MK18's story engaging. It was all in tribute to Des Curtis D.F.C and that most secret squadron along with the aircrew and groundcrew from an era perhaps further away now but always rightly remembered. The human figures in them scenes will likely improve over time as SpitfireCGI produces more ww2 aviation vids. Wholeheartedly agree filmakers need to step up to tell these stories but sadly there just is not the will or the money from the big British film production companies unfortunately, so it lies to us small animation houses and budget film makers to dig deep and pick up the slack with varying degrees of success an failure . Perhaps Subscribe to stay informed on our vids and see how are story unfolds/improves while telling their stories .
The Molins gun or 57 mm was the British 6 pounder anti tank gun fitted with an autoloader. It was a high velocity piece designed for armour penetration, a field gun does not usually match an AT gun's muzzle velocity.
Well dissected - The Flt Navigator Des Curtis DFC himself called it a field gun that is what we referenced off ,his words. We got Molins and 57 mm right ,the amount of shells it could fire, the dive angle and even showed for the first time how it actually worked against U Boats . Yes a mistake was made about the correct name for the Mossie gun ,it was an anti tank gun fitted not a field gun .
@SpitfireCGI Thankd. Velocity and penetrating power did matter. The miscellaneous weapons department of the RN put a lot of effort in figuring out the most certain way to be sure of puncturing a submarine's pressure hull. One worry was casing deck could deflect or dissipate an incoming penetrator. They even experimented with a phosphor bronze harpoon penetrator on the tip of rocket projectiles. In terms of a field gun I think of pieces like the 25 pounder gun howitzer and HE firing serious pieces of 6" upwards. The 57mm was first developed as the HV main armament for a range of AFVs when seeking to up gun from the 2 pounder 40mm. I believe the Molins gun also turned up in MTBs and MGBs. A
@ Thank you for the technical gun and shell information always great to know how things came to be . So it would appear the boffins used alot of Royal Navy technology to achieve this in flight weapon ,it makes perfect sense as historically they would have had the know how to deliver knock out blows to a sub !
First "SpitfireCGI" video I've seen - very realistic portrayals of the kit, I guess that's where most of the money went, judging by the humans, fair enough though. A new story to me too. Thanks.
Thank you very much ,the human modelling will be getting a whole lot better as we go forward but for now as a relatively small ww2 cgi aviation company with a limited budget but great determination in honour of them the aircrew groundcrew and all involved ,we thought best get our aircraft and the story, pilots squadrons,mks, U-Boats ,gun procedures etc as accurate as possible ,we're glad you liked Flt Lt Des Curtis DFC 's thrilling and yet in a way emotional story told by us.Thanks again !
Of course because of the ww2 aircraft.The difference here Avion is we are free to go anywhere in our 3d world,we are only limited by our own imagination, whereas war thunder everyone plays in a kind of closed space it has to as it is tied to game logic. SpitfireCGI operates with no boundaries and no limits :)
The 6 pounder was used as anti tank in the African campaign. My Father , having fought in Tobruk and El Alamein with the Australian 9th Div , told me the 6 lb was "Good". He and his mates were used to the 2 pounder, virtually a "Popgun", and nearly as useless. The TseTse, what a great name for this aircraft. I heard a Mossy Pilot say that the gun made it feel like one was going backwards when the 6lb fired!
100% - Yes the Mossie crew do mention in Des's book "A most Secret Squadron" that the aircraft almost stopped in mid air when they fired the six pounder ! . Your father was right in it all too judging from the accounts of where you say he was stationed Tobruk and El Alamein , they were fierce legendary battles and we thank him here for his service.
Mate, thank you for your reply. It made me cry, actually. I have never been thanked before on the Dad's behalf. I very much doubt he would ever have been. An Australian soldier who answered the call. Regards, Peter..@@SpitfireCGI
As a retired Infantryman I understand the healing potential to meet a former enemy and share with them. Taking a life during war may be justified but we’re still human and it leaves an impression some way or another.
@echohunter4199 Yes you can see the full closure of events from having such a friendship as Des did with the U Boat captain and as a now retired military man yourself this story must of resonated with you more than most .Thank you for sharing your understanding of these events in your comment .
@ thanks for taking a moment to reply, I appreciate that. Being an Infantryman is where the rubber meets the road so to speak and we tend to carry more emotional baggage than others and at times it can be difficult to deal with as we go on with our lives. Losing men in combat is our worst fear and it’s a memory we refuse to let go of no matter the damage it may cause. It’s really hard for me to explain this in a comment so please bear with me. We avoid showing emotions that may create a poor perception and we don’t whine about injuries like many Veterans do when they go through the Veterans Administration for a disability claim. I learned how other cultures care less for human life, it’s worth absolutely zero but most of my fellow Americans won’t believe it. I wet a few great Iraqi civilians while in Iraq, they helped us greatly when we needed it the most. One of my dilemmas is a sleep disorder, I’m still stuck on Iraq time zone since I returned in 2004 and no matter what the doctors try, it snaps right back to the time cycle. Survivor guilt is a heavy thought to carry around, I think about the widow and the children he left behind and how they’ll miss their father and the kids will have a huge hole in their hearts from the loss. And I keep in touch with a few of my former Soldiers who are in a tough condition and calling them helps both of us. I lost one young Soldier just over a decade ago where he took his own life and his last phone call was to me but I missed his call due to my sleep disorder which cut me deep. The VA had cut off all pain meds leaving Mile to go cold Turkey which screwed him up badly. Then over a month ago we lost a Soldier who was doing very well as a civilian and had a wife and 3 young boys. And Schunke was my right hand man while in Iraq in 2003-04 when we had to modify whatever structures we could fine into barracks/living spaces since we didn’t have tents or trailers to live in. I’m still stunned at the loss, he was a great man in my opinion. And sadly, I know the future will hold even more anguish. And as we lose more and more men we served with, we feel more lonely each time it happens.
I've always found the Mozzie an amazing aircraft. Adapted for so many different roles and generally (as far as my limited reading/knowledge of at least), if not excelling, was damned bloody good at them. Pathfinder, unarmed bomber, fighter, fighter-bomber, plus the Tetse and probably several other types I'm unable to recall atm. Pretty flippn good for an aircraft that was poo pooed by several hats adorned with scrambled egg. And very nearly never built. The only real issues that come to mind are firstly the wood/glue was not ideal in more tropical climes, and she was a pretty tight fit for a pilot and nav to sit side by side, hence the slight stagger in the seating arrangement I believe the German Moskito, the Focke Wulf TA154 was inspired by or built to counter the DH98, although it was too little too late to be effective. As well as suffering from a multitude of insurmountable problems Germany faced late in the war.
Some great information here, thank you for taking the time to comment .Yes you are right the Mosquito was a fantastic multi role aircraft using the woodworking and craftmanship skills of old ,married to the technology of the "then" future e.g the laminated wing amongst others, it really was a marvel . The Germans always wished they had it for countless reasons.
"A Separate Little War" is well worth a read. Historical account of Mosquito and Beaufighter ops by Coastal Command from Banff and other Scottish bases against Norwegian targets during 1944/45.
@bascol123 We will check that book out, thank you .The Banff stories and Norwegian ops were truly action packed.Beaufighters and Mossies all being heavily involved.
A well told story, guys. I thought the instruments were very accurately portrayed. Nice to explain the technique of how the Mollins gun worked to those that don’t know- how could a six pound shell sink a U-Boat?. I look forward to your next creation!.
Thanks Andrew ,it was so interesting for us too to find out how they used the Molins gun in combat .618 squadron did a lot of earlier testing with these advanced secret weapons their findings would scale up to 617 Squadron in the Lancs "The Dambusters" .
Interested to hear that the precise angle of attack was to make the rounds hit below the waterline. I had heard that the .303" machine guns were often fired to help 'sight' the Molins. The recoil from the gun also slowed down the aircraft quite significantly.
@@pdwcave Flt Nav Des Curtis D.F.C explains the shell gave a red tracer trail as they fired it ,they never actually had to hit the sub they just had to make sure they fired at the right dive angle ,certainly that is no mean feat at 350+ MPH with heavy flak coming in at you but once fired into the sea the water pressure/dynamics would take care of the horizontal trajectory of the shell and it would run parallel underwater to the waters surface towards its target.They also found the aircraft did appear to briefly stop in the air when they fired its field gun !!! It is all in his book and much more ,a cracking read.
Yes spot on ,a mistake was made and hands are up but we hope you enjoyed seeing how it would work against the U Boats and shipping within the video.Although it should be mentioned Flt Nav Des Curtis DFC refers to is as a field gun in his book and he was in the Mossie that fired it !
Mosquito Tsetse (sleeping Sickness death fly in Africa). A wonderful Aeroplane. God Bless our Fallen Heroes, and those who Survived God Bless the Royal Air Force
Cinematic effect, expect more of that as our in house composer likes to get his dramatic chops down ,batons and sheet music flying everywhere ! .It is that or otherwise ,before he was on board, we'd be called boring. Engine sounds always a priority first.
Took off from Cornwall, set course 030º (North East) and sank a submarine in St. Nazaire which is in the Bay of Biscay, almost due South of Cornwall. Sorry chum, that's way off beam. Plus at 1:40 the cockpit view shows 40ºFlap when at low level - great if you want to use lots of fuel . . .
Yes you are absolutely correct ,the wrong course plot in degrees was narrated .We sadly misunderstood the navigation quotes in Flt Navigators Des Curtis's book.Glad you still enjoyed our video. We will do better going forward.
Normally the MK18's ran in and out of the Bay of Biscay. The secret Squadron went on work on it's next job after the 57mm was replaced by rocket firing versions. 24 carrier modified Mossies carrying 3 Highball anti shipping mines. Developed in Parallel with Barnes Wallice’s Upkeep, the bouncing bomb used on the Dams. Highball was an ultra secret project in it's own right to build a battleship killing weapon readied for the Pacific. I have single pic of one of these planes.
So true , a prolific squadron indeed ,that is exactly what interested us so much that we should attempt to tell their story through just one of their Ops and as you rightly point out there is so much more to be told about that most secret of squadrons.
@@SpitfireCGI I was told a couple of years ago that a 32lb gun was tested in a Mosquito after the war, proving very accurate. However as the 57mm I read caused stress fatigue on the airframe. I doubt this was anything more than a "see if it works."
@@thebritishengineer8027 Yes ,it would be hard to believe a 57mm field gun capable of getting away approx 25 rounds would not stress the airframe,the pilots also said the aircraft felt like it almost stopped mid air when fired.
Yes this was a regrettable mistake ,we live and learn,the Mossie we modelled on was two months after D day not 2 months before as depicted in our vid. Our Mossie is on ops in March so yes It would not have had D Day stripes.
@patrickrose1221 Thank you very much ,it certainly sounds like you watched it all the way through and enjoyed it for what it is ,a small animated account of the terrific bravery by these airmen and all those involved .Thanks again and cheers for the support !
@patrickrose1221 we'll let him know, he's a common as muck londoner 😆.Will he get the next job? we'll see .Still he's better than them a.i voices ,we'll give him that.
my only question is the graphics, It appears to have the Black and white invasion stripes in the wings. I was under the belief that they were only painted on the night before D Day?
@davidhale7551 You are correct, we used reference photos three months after this event ,them photos had D day stripes on so we took it as correct .We were to find out towards the end of finishing the film that this was wrong and such is the pipeline of this long animation to correct it we would have had to scrap everything.We went ahead for histories sake and also Flt Lt Nav Des Curtis DFC was still with us ,he lived to be over 100 years old but sadly we never found out if he saw it ,we did get it released while he was still with us .So in summary D- Day stripes should not have been on the aircraft. We live and learn.
@Frank-nh9fe In the book A Most Secret Squadron of Des Curtis's account they didn't finish off the ships ,to have a guess it may be a fuel and range issue ,they have to get back home any attack at that range and distance could take time.The sub was the primary target.
They did indeed ,the gun took a Ju-88's engine clean of its mountings , they also said on firing the gun it felt like their Mossie stopped in mid -air !
@andyharpist2938 Yes you are correct, this was a mistake made in pre production of our video ,a pilot pointed this out to us that our coordinates were off, unlike the Mossie pilots who luckily knew exactly where they were going, thank goodness.
@@stephenburke8841 Thank you very much for the encouraging words on our models and story telling .There was alot of moving parts to pin down on Des Curtis's story but the D Day stripes got away from us, as we mistook the reference photos in his book " A Most Secret Squadron " for the Mossie he flew on the March ops . Oh well as they say ,you win some you lose some. Lessons learnt and onwards and upwards, there are many more stories to get after by these incredible ww2 aircrew, so we better get cracking !
@@briansearle4138 Very true and when you need both hands for flight controls especially in squadron based attacks,it is best to keep your comms on...eg mask
The British twin engined Bristol beaufighters did a similar roll maritime strike aircraft hunting U-boats and destroying German shipping ground Norway and the Baltic inlet areas They were armed with rockets like the hawker Typhoon fighter bombers Mosquito ,were deployed in the Far east fighting the Japanese quite successful unfortunately due the weather conditions the climate had adverse effect on the aircraft wooden panels the glue holding everything together started to delaminate causing structural problems the mosquito was more suitable for the western climate it was found The Bristol Beaufighter was ideal being an all metal design and with an excellent powerplant the Bristol Hercules radial engine. Heavily armed very effective when the Japanese encounter this aircraft they nickname the *whispering Death"
Thank you and good to know about the Mossie and the ply de lamination in a more tropical climate and also the Beaufighter.Yes we will featured that aircraft too when we build a 3d model of it and then we will show her in action as part of the Banff heavily armed Strike wing against the shipping in Norway.
Yes,we followed the book closely the reference photographs had D-day stripes ,we took it to mean they would have had them on too but them markings were later than this U Boat operation , so in effect they should not have had D Day stripes on at all, you are very correct ,apologies ,we strive to get as much right in the details ,the correct airfield and orientation of RAF Predannick,op times,weapon firing system, the aircraft MK18s and MK-6s the Type VIIC U-boat etc as possible but alas we live and learn.The errors aside we are still happy Des's story/op was able to to be told in this way.
Nice video-but one glaring mistake. You cannot take off from Cornwall on a course of 030 then end up sinking a U-Boat in the Bay of Biscay-your course would have to be roughly south.
Yes you are absolutely correct ,the wrong course plot in degrees was narrated .We sadly misunderstood the navigation quotes in Flt Navigators Des Curtis's book.Glad you still enjoyed our video. We will do better going forward.
The laws of physics stop a rifle bullet in water within about a metre, so there will be a similar braking effect on a solid shot 57mm. shell unless it had been fired at pretty much point blank range.
@simongee8928 The book A Most Secret Squadron has all the details in there and in many online references on you tube Flt Nav Des Curtis himself explained that's pretty much exactly how they did it , whatever the intricate physics of it all, it worked and it holed and sunk that submarine U-976 and they did it a few times after too !
@jimmaughan1898 Yes, you are right we were three months out.The invasion stripes would be only painted on in June it is a mistake but cannot be changed as you can't edit a video once up on you tube.We live and learn.
@@SpitfireCGI Is small thing. I enjoy your vids. I'm 71 and have been a big RAF/RCAF nerd for a long time.. My dad was a pilot in the RCAF during WWII.
@alanshort3152 An honour indeed .He was a great man no doubt about that. We will always wonder if he ever saw this video made in tribute to his squadron and his skill as a Flying Officer and in his later life as the compassionate man he always was.
@ronhall9394 Well it don't get any better than that ,as an ex gunner you are going to know! Thank you. We got alot right but there's so many moving parts in this story and we can't edit the vid now as you tube doesn't work like that ,so it will have to stand as is .That said we think it documents the firing of the anti tank gun and how Des and Hillys tremendous efforts and skills in aviation and using the 57mm to knock out the U Boat were put to the test.
@mikeholland1031 It couldn't, that was the point of the op for 618 squadron. The RAF knew the sub would have to pass them shallow waters at those co-ordinates to reach St Nazaire .The escorting boats were there to meet it as the Kriegsmarine also knew the sub was always going to be vulnerable.They may however of not known about the huge 57 mm gun on the front of the Mossie!
@robintasker9078 You are correct it was early in the storyboarding and construction of the animation that reference photos we used threw us, as the " Mossies" had D day stripes on but them Tsetses were used in D- Day.The operational Mosquitos in our vid would not have had D Day stripes on but we got a good deal of the story right ,so all in all not too shabby by any means.
I wasn’t aware of this mission and the personal touch at the end was satisfying and interesting. The environments, cinematography, framing, lighting and structure are exceptional and professional.
Takes you right into the cockpit, whilst at the same time showing you those on the receiving end of the attack and their reaction. It must have taken ages in planning, storyboarding and production, but it’s all up there on the screen. The soundtrack is complimentary and emotive, without being obtrusive. Well done, mate. Fabulous
Wow, great comments PRV we appreciate all that good stuff here at SpitfireCGI .Thank you again.
@@SpitfireCGI Well deserved comments - as someone has already said, you've achieved exceptional production values with each new video you've released.
Thanks again Prv.
It could also carry a load similar to a B17. Think about that
@@rogerbobrowski5741 So true ,a multi role combat aircraft that seemed to be phased by nothing.
Thanks!
WOW ,are very first Superthanks ,an achievement indeed.Thank you for that support Andrew!!
Brilliant, really captured the event and the added friendship of the pilot and captain finishes it off perfectly
Cheers Mark ,it was a right old battle ,glad you enjoyed our interpretation of this snaphot of Des Curtis's time in a most secret squadron !
Great job !
Thank you ,that means alot !
@@SpitfireCGI Just by curiosity, how long have you been working on this project ? Best regards
@@francoisfeat1828 Happy to answer Francois ,it took 3 months to create.
Great Work as ever guys!
Cheers Paul , thank you sir !
Excellent stuff. Really enjoyed it! 😊
Thank you very much James!!
The 6 pounder gun's automatic reloading design was based on a 1930s cigarette dispensing machine .
@Paul-md8de Indeed,the re- loading was adapted by Molins, as you say the British cigarette machine dispensing company ,all scaled up to take six pounder non explosive armour piercing steel shells...ingenious
This is told in the Mosquito Story documentary done by Dehavilland, also shows a raid on shipping in a Norwegian fjord
@@martyn6792 Yes indeed a great documentary about the "Mossie " link here ua-cam.com/video/YIBCTDoP8aU/v-deo.html
The commentator called it a 57 mm field gun in fact it's 6 pounder anti tank gun
It is well worth watching all of his talk - but from 25 minutes in you will see Flt Lt Des Curtis's description in his own words of the op on U976. We took a lot of his explanation and words coupled with his book to build our animation .Des describes the gun as a field gun ,we get pointed out it should be an anti tank gun ,we followed Flt Lt Des's own words so make of that what you will. The point of it all is the tribute to their airmanship and bravery and ingenuity . ua-cam.com/video/oSSuvzGuPnc/v-deo.html
This is amazing. Fantastic story telling. Definitely need to watch to the end as there is lovely round up to it all. Am so impressed.
Thank you very much Tracey ,well done for watching till the end which is quite an amazing tie up for the story.
I am currently reading "A Most Secret Squadron", by Des Curtis and have just started the part detailing this very engagement. Once the Germans realised that their U Boats were in increased danger of aerial attack when leaving or returning to the Atlantic ports, the U Boats were escorted by surface ships and aircraft. This made escorts for the Mollins-armed Mosquitos necessary, most of the escorts being provided by 248 Squadron, which shared the same airfield as 618 Squadron.
Eleven days before the engagement in this video, two Tsetse Mosquitos, escorted by four 248 Squadron Mosquitos, intercepted an escorted U Boat, the aerial part of the escort being 8 or 10 Ju88s. The escort Mosquitos shot down two of the Ju88s, damaging at least two others, while the Mollins-armed aircraft made four attacks on the submarine, scoring 6 hits but not sinking it. As it was climbing away after its final attack, one of the Mollins Mosquitos caught up with a Ju88 and opened fire with the big gun, firing four shots, one of which knocked an engine completely off the aircraft, which then fell into the sea. All the Mosquitos returned to base.
Very true ,we read that account from Des too about the Molins taking the JU88 engine completely out from it's mounting ,we also like the account of them firing the cannon and their Mosquito seemed to stop in mid flight for a split second ! A very powerful weapon indeed! Enjoy your research and the book .It is a great read.
When Rolls Royce fitted a big gun to a Beaufighter they reckoned it nearly stopped the airplane in mid flight, as I explained this to my father and showed him the monthly magazine with the article describing the apprentices had rebuilt the gun a fella comes to the bar and says yeah it did I was the pilot flying the damn thing a small world eh!
Great story, video and comments. Very brave combatants capable of great courage and also a servicemans compassion amid the madness and yet sadly, the necessity to defend country and culture. Thanks all from the son of an RAF armourer with a servicing commando unit in Normandy and the far East - told some good stories, including some right clock ups!
...cock-ups..!
@@MarkPulford-p7i Damned predictive text! Gets you every time.
What a fantastic story didn't know about this the Mosquito was a legendary aircraft with many variations and basically did some of the most daring role's of world 🌎 war 2 for one of the best ever aircraft made in history respect to all who flew her and ground crew's who kept them flying 🫶🤝🙏 what a remarkable story the U boat captain and the pilot got in touch to become firm friends total respect 🤝🫶🙏
Thank you for taking the time to watch our video and seeing the connection between Des Curtis and Raimund Teisler and how they became great friends. Yes, the DH.98 Mosquito was a legendary aircraft and pretty much catered for every scenario. It was the aircraft the Luftwaffe which they had and it could out run just about everything.The crew mainly loved it and with its speed firepower and manouverability it took care of them too !
Great story telling Gaz!
Cheers Steve and thank you very much !!
Would be but for the omission of the letter 'T', which in the English language is never, repeat, never silent.
This is great stuff, and a clear step up from the already excellent previous videos. Excellent work!!
Thank you very much very kind of you to say , i'll relay it to the team !
The Mosquito was one of the most brilliant warplanes of WWII. A multirole, multimission aircraft, it was also one of the fastest, capable of outrunning most fighter aircraft. And a large part of it was made of wood!!!!!
@BjarneLinetsky We are very much in agreement with you about the "Mossie" .A superb aircraft.
They made the wings at ESA in Stevenage where i live as they made wooden school furniture before the war.
Could carry a decent bomb load as well
@Ian-mj4pt yes very true ,a multi-role aircraft !
Much the same as the Luftwaffe pilot who came upon the badly damaged B-17 Fortress. The Bf 109 pilot then escorted that plane to the English Channel. Many years later, the pilots made contact and remained friends until both left us. LEST WE FORGET
Yes very true, when Franz Stigler in his 109 escorted Charlie Brown in their beaten up B17 across the channel , a great show of compassion and another friendship formed out of the chaos of war.
@@SpitfireCGI After the War, Stigler bought a Me108. That aircraft, no longer in flying condition, is now part of the “Dangerous Skies” exhibition in the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. It is a world-class museum which I visit often.
I can only imagine how the bomber crew must have felt. relief, then amazement. then profound gratitude. talk about mixed emotions after that experience.
Thank you what an excellent video.
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a comment, we are glad you enjoyed it !
@ thank you very much.My music teacher at Truro Catherdral school, who was the cathedral organist in the cathedral was based at this airfield as a young RAF officer and told us stories of these fabulous aircraft and their crews, but also sadly those that came back badly damaged.
@@paulcraddock2196 He was based at RAF Predannack ? what a great story ,yes he certainly would of seen RAF aircraft coming back badly beaten up and the stories he must of been told ,would be quite something to learn .Thank you for sharing that with us !
Gripping story and some lovely animation. Not convinced by the rendering of the human figures, but still wondering why, with such skills available to film makers, we have not had a remake of some of the wartime classics.
(One thing that I did find irritating was the narrator's inability to use consonants properly. What is a mosqui'o?)
Hello @pdwcave , narrator, animator, storyboarder ,researcher and cgi artist here ,many hats were needed to be worn to create this video and the hat that you feel is a bit wonky at this moment ,well that will be my accent ,i suppose in an ever changing world at least it's not a souless A.I narrating , i don't think anyone of us wants that rubbish :) . Have to say, so glad you enjoyed the animation and found the MK18's story engaging. It was all in tribute to Des Curtis D.F.C and that most secret squadron along with the aircrew and groundcrew from an era perhaps further away now but always rightly remembered. The human figures in them scenes will likely improve over time as SpitfireCGI produces more ww2 aviation vids. Wholeheartedly agree filmakers need to step up to tell these stories but sadly there just is not the will or the money from the big British film production companies unfortunately, so it lies to us small animation houses and budget film makers to dig deep and pick up the slack with varying degrees of success an failure . Perhaps Subscribe to stay informed on our vids and see how are story unfolds/improves while telling their stories .
It's a cockey Mosquito from E End of London . THose ones cost the Air min 100 quid more dosh. because of Less weight.
The Molins gun or 57 mm was the British 6 pounder anti tank gun fitted with an autoloader. It was a high velocity piece designed for armour penetration, a field gun does not usually match an AT gun's muzzle velocity.
Well dissected - The Flt Navigator Des Curtis DFC himself called it a field gun that is what we referenced off ,his words. We got Molins and 57 mm right ,the amount of shells it could fire, the dive angle and even showed for the first time how it actually worked against U Boats . Yes a mistake was made about the correct name for the Mossie gun ,it was an anti tank gun fitted not a field gun .
@SpitfireCGI Thankd. Velocity and penetrating power did matter. The miscellaneous weapons department of the RN put a lot of effort in figuring out the most certain way to be sure of puncturing a submarine's pressure hull. One worry was casing deck could deflect or dissipate an incoming penetrator. They even experimented with a phosphor bronze harpoon penetrator on the tip of rocket projectiles. In terms of a field gun I think of pieces like the 25 pounder gun howitzer and HE firing serious pieces of 6" upwards. The 57mm was first developed as the HV main armament for a range of AFVs when seeking to up gun from the 2 pounder 40mm. I believe the Molins gun also turned up in MTBs and MGBs. A
@ Thank you for the technical gun and shell information always great to know how things came to be . So it would appear the boffins used alot of Royal Navy technology to achieve this in flight weapon ,it makes perfect sense as historically they would have had the know how to deliver knock out blows to a sub !
First "SpitfireCGI" video I've seen - very realistic portrayals of the kit, I guess that's where most of the money went, judging by the humans, fair enough though. A new story to me too. Thanks.
Thank you very much ,the human modelling will be getting a whole lot better as we go forward but for now as a relatively small ww2 cgi aviation company with a limited budget but great determination in honour of them the aircrew groundcrew and all involved ,we thought best get our aircraft and the story, pilots squadrons,mks, U-Boats ,gun procedures etc as accurate as possible ,we're glad you liked Flt Lt Des Curtis DFC 's thrilling and yet in a way emotional story told by us.Thanks again !
Great work again Gaz
Thank you Trexplorer!
Blender... a true power house. also lovely story.
Makes me think of my warthunder aircraft
Of course because of the ww2 aircraft.The difference here Avion is we are free to go anywhere in our 3d world,we are only limited by our own imagination, whereas war thunder everyone plays in a kind of closed space it has to as it is tied to game logic. SpitfireCGI operates with no boundaries and no limits :)
The 6 pounder was used as anti tank in the African campaign. My Father , having fought in Tobruk and El Alamein with the Australian 9th Div , told me the 6 lb was "Good". He and his mates were used to the 2 pounder, virtually a "Popgun", and nearly as useless. The TseTse, what a great name for this aircraft. I heard a Mossy Pilot say that the gun made it feel like one was going backwards when the 6lb fired!
100% - Yes the Mossie crew do mention in Des's book "A most Secret Squadron" that the aircraft almost stopped in mid air when they fired the six pounder ! . Your father was right in it all too judging from the accounts of where you say he was stationed Tobruk and El Alamein , they were fierce legendary battles and we thank him here for his service.
Mate, thank you for your reply. It made me cry, actually. I have never been thanked before on the Dad's behalf. I very much doubt he would ever have been. An Australian soldier who answered the call. Regards, Peter..@@SpitfireCGI
@petercastles5978 You are very very welcome, our aim here is to help remember them all Peter ,their bravery and courage.
As a retired Infantryman I understand the healing potential to meet a former enemy and share with them. Taking a life during war may be justified but we’re still human and it leaves an impression some way or another.
@echohunter4199 Yes you can see the full closure of events from having such a friendship as Des did with the U Boat captain and as a now retired military man yourself this story must of resonated with you more than most .Thank you for sharing your understanding of these events in your comment .
@ thanks for taking a moment to reply, I appreciate that. Being an Infantryman is where the rubber meets the road so to speak and we tend to carry more emotional baggage than others and at times it can be difficult to deal with as we go on with our lives. Losing men in combat is our worst fear and it’s a memory we refuse to let go of no matter the damage it may cause. It’s really hard for me to explain this in a comment so please bear with me. We avoid showing emotions that may create a poor perception and we don’t whine about injuries like many Veterans do when they go through the Veterans Administration for a disability claim. I learned how other cultures care less for human life, it’s worth absolutely zero but most of my fellow Americans won’t believe it. I wet a few great Iraqi civilians while in Iraq, they helped us greatly when we needed it the most. One of my dilemmas is a sleep disorder, I’m still stuck on Iraq time zone since I returned in 2004 and no matter what the doctors try, it snaps right back to the time cycle. Survivor guilt is a heavy thought to carry around, I think about the widow and the children he left behind and how they’ll miss their father and the kids will have a huge hole in their hearts from the loss. And I keep in touch with a few of my former Soldiers who are in a tough condition and calling them helps both of us. I lost one young Soldier just over a decade ago where he took his own life and his last phone call was to me but I missed his call due to my sleep disorder which cut me deep. The VA had cut off all pain meds leaving Mile to go cold Turkey which screwed him up badly. Then over a month ago we lost a Soldier who was doing very well as a civilian and had a wife and 3 young boys. And Schunke was my right hand man while in Iraq in 2003-04 when we had to modify whatever structures we could fine into barracks/living spaces since we didn’t have tents or trailers to live in. I’m still stunned at the loss, he was a great man in my opinion. And sadly, I know the future will hold even more anguish. And as we lose more and more men we served with, we feel more lonely each time it happens.
Crazy inventiveness of the engineers.
Indeed, you could say innovation was at the top of it's game during ww2!
This is great work 👏🏼
Look forward to watching more 👨🏻✈️
Cheers,we aim to set our sights on more of this type of storytelling .
Great wee video. if that'd been me I'd have pooped ma pants. I have to admire people willing to put themselves on the line like that.
@ScottMurray-ce6iw Yes most definitely, they were skilled determined and very brave !
That was Awesome! pls need more
Thanks Greg ,we're on it and glad you liked it !
I've always found the Mozzie an amazing aircraft. Adapted for so many different roles and generally (as far as my limited reading/knowledge of at least), if not excelling, was damned bloody good at them. Pathfinder, unarmed bomber, fighter, fighter-bomber, plus the Tetse and probably several other types I'm unable to recall atm. Pretty flippn good for an aircraft that was poo pooed by several hats adorned with scrambled egg. And very nearly never built. The only real issues that come to mind are firstly the wood/glue was not ideal in more tropical climes, and she was a pretty tight fit for a pilot and nav to sit side by side, hence the slight stagger in the seating arrangement
I believe the German Moskito, the Focke Wulf TA154 was inspired by or built to counter the DH98, although it was too little too late to be effective. As well as suffering from a multitude of insurmountable problems Germany faced late in the war.
Some great information here, thank you for taking the time to comment .Yes you are right the Mosquito was a fantastic multi role aircraft using the woodworking and craftmanship skills of old ,married to the technology of the "then" future e.g the laminated wing amongst others, it really was a marvel . The Germans always wished they had it for countless reasons.
"A Separate Little War" is well worth a read. Historical account of Mosquito and Beaufighter ops by Coastal Command from Banff and other Scottish bases against Norwegian targets during 1944/45.
@bascol123 We will check that book out, thank you .The Banff stories and Norwegian ops were truly action packed.Beaufighters and Mossies all being heavily involved.
A great British aircraft with a brilliant invention used in an innovative way, and flown by brave skillful men. The Germans never stood a chance.
@@keithlegge6848 Absolutely not against that Molins 57mm mounted gun or even the Mossie as an aircraft in general.
A well told story, guys. I thought the instruments were very accurately portrayed. Nice to explain the technique of how the Mollins gun worked to those that don’t know- how could a six pound shell sink a U-Boat?. I look forward to your next creation!.
Thanks Andrew ,it was so interesting for us too to find out how they used the Molins gun in combat .618 squadron did a lot of earlier testing with these advanced secret weapons their findings would scale up to 617 Squadron in the Lancs "The Dambusters" .
Interested to hear that the precise angle of attack was to make the rounds hit below the waterline. I had heard that the .303" machine guns were often fired to help 'sight' the Molins. The recoil from the gun also slowed down the aircraft quite significantly.
@@pdwcave Flt Nav Des Curtis D.F.C explains the shell gave a red tracer trail as they fired it ,they never actually had to hit the sub they just had to make sure they fired at the right dive angle ,certainly that is no mean feat at 350+ MPH with heavy flak coming in at you but once fired into the sea the water pressure/dynamics would take care of the horizontal trajectory of the shell and it would run parallel underwater to the waters surface towards its target.They also found the aircraft did appear to briefly stop in the air when they fired its field gun !!! It is all in his book and much more ,a cracking read.
@andrewharrington7706: The 6 pounder was being used as an anti-tank round at that time so knocking holes in submarines wasn't much of a challenge.
6 pounder was being used to knock tanks out, so a sub with a 20mm pressure hull was no problem
Brilliant video. Thank you
You are very welcome ,we are glad you enjoyed our video !
Correction: The 57mm was NOT a 'field gun' - it was dedicated *anti-tank* gun!
Yes spot on ,a mistake was made and hands are up but we hope you enjoyed seeing how it would work against the U Boats and shipping within the video.Although it should be mentioned Flt Nav Des Curtis DFC refers to is as a field gun in his book and he was in the Mossie that fired it !
Mosquito Tsetse (sleeping Sickness death fly in Africa). A wonderful Aeroplane.
God Bless our Fallen Heroes, and those who Survived God Bless the Royal Air Force
Indeed, very well said !
How did a u boat manage a full orchestra? No wonder they were found making all that noise!
Cinematic effect, expect more of that as our in house composer likes to get his dramatic chops down ,batons and sheet music flying everywhere ! .It is that or otherwise ,before he was on board, we'd be called boring. Engine sounds always a priority first.
I had the honor of working with a gentleman who flew Mosquitoes, during the war.
Fantastic!, we would like to think you heard some amazing recollections when he was on ops.
@@SpitfireCGI As with most vets, only the funny ones. But they were all good.
Nice video.
Thank you .
I'm just completing a mozie model, almost 500 parts, it's a great kit.
@DavidMagann-ky3jj A great model to build indeed ,500 parts that'll have a lot of detail !!
You have mad skills dude.
Cheers dude, most appreciated !!!
Hi! I thought that this build of the mosquito mk18 is fantastic! Do you particularly sell any of these models, or its just for private use?
Thank you ,at present we have no intention of selling our models .
Well done
Keep up the good work
@@SGusky Thank you very much !
Took off from Cornwall, set course 030º (North East) and sank a submarine in St. Nazaire which is in the Bay of Biscay, almost due South of Cornwall.
Sorry chum, that's way off beam. Plus at 1:40 the cockpit view shows 40ºFlap when at low level - great if you want to use lots of fuel . . .
Yes you are absolutely correct ,the wrong course plot in degrees was narrated .We sadly misunderstood the navigation quotes in Flt Navigators Des Curtis's book.Glad you still enjoyed our video. We will do better going forward.
Very very good. A new subscriber.
Thank you very much and welcome aboard!
How many U Boats did they sink? OK I'll check.
Normally the MK18's ran in and out of the Bay of Biscay. The secret Squadron went on work on it's next job after the 57mm was replaced by rocket firing versions. 24 carrier modified Mossies carrying 3 Highball anti shipping mines. Developed in Parallel with Barnes Wallice’s Upkeep, the bouncing bomb used on the Dams. Highball was an ultra secret project in it's own right to build a battleship killing weapon readied for the Pacific. I have single pic of one of these planes.
So true , a prolific squadron indeed ,that is exactly what interested us so much that we should attempt to tell their story through just one of their Ops and as you rightly point out there is so much more to be told about that most secret of squadrons.
@@SpitfireCGI I was told a couple of years ago that a 32lb gun was tested in a Mosquito after the war, proving very accurate. However as the 57mm I read caused stress fatigue on the airframe. I doubt this was anything more than a "see if it works."
@@thebritishengineer8027 Yes ,it would be hard to believe a 57mm field gun capable of getting away approx 25 rounds would not stress the airframe,the pilots also said the aircraft felt like it almost stopped mid air when fired.
Brilliant, just brilliant....
Thank you so much for them inspiring words ,we aim to make many more !
the aircraft is painted with invasion stripes, but D-Day wasn't until three months later
Yes this was a regrettable mistake ,we live and learn,the Mossie we modelled on was two months after D day not 2 months before as depicted in our vid. Our Mossie is on ops in March so yes It would not have had D Day stripes.
I've seen a few examples of this story. This was a cracking account fair play 😉👍
@patrickrose1221 Thank you very much ,it certainly sounds like you watched it all the way through and enjoyed it for what it is ,a small animated account of the terrific bravery by these airmen and all those involved .Thanks again and cheers for the support !
@@SpitfireCGI the guy narrating it had one of those voices that got your whiskers up for a scrap 😆😅👍❤️
@patrickrose1221 we'll let him know, he's a common as muck londoner 😆.Will he get the next job? we'll see .Still he's better than them a.i voices ,we'll give him that.
@@SpitfireCGI 😆😅👍🕊️
Lovely lovely sound effects......... 🙂
@fredericksaxton3991 Thank you very much. Sound plays a big part in our small productions to the point that on the Mossies they are RR Merlins.
@@SpitfireCGI The sound was excellent on takeorff.....
my only question is the graphics, It appears to have the Black and white invasion stripes in the wings. I was under the belief that they were only painted on the night before D Day?
@davidhale7551 You are correct, we used reference photos three months after this event ,them photos had D day stripes on so we took it as correct .We were to find out towards the end of finishing the film that this was wrong and such is the pipeline of this long animation to correct it we would have had to scrap everything.We went ahead for histories sake and also Flt Lt Nav Des Curtis DFC was still with us ,he lived to be over 100 years old but sadly we never found out if he saw it ,we did get it released while he was still with us .So in summary D- Day stripes should not have been on the aircraft. We live and learn.
Why didn’t the Mosquito’s finish off the remaining surface ships?
@Frank-nh9fe In the book A Most Secret Squadron of Des Curtis's account they didn't finish off the ships ,to have a guess it may be a fuel and range issue ,they have to get back home any attack at that range and distance could take time.The sub was the primary target.
Nice
Thank you !
I heard they blew the engine right off of a german plane with that solid shell .😮
They did indeed ,the gun took a Ju-88's engine clean of its mountings , they also said on firing the gun it felt like their Mossie stopped in mid -air !
I had no idea the second T in Mosquito was silent.
but apart from that ?
they also sank U843 ,U1065, U2359 I believe
Yes the Mossies struck again, it would seem the firepower against the U-Boats must of been overwhelming !
Very good...well done
Thank you very much ,we are glad you enjoyed it !
030 degrees? Cornwall to 400 miles off France?
@andyharpist2938 Yes you are correct, this was a mistake made in pre production of our video ,a pilot pointed this out to us that our coordinates were off, unlike the Mossie pilots who luckily knew exactly where they were going, thank goodness.
Would the Mosquitos have had D Day stripes in March 1944?
@stephenburke8841 We found out since, it's a No .They wouldn't of had them till June D Day almost three months later.
Having said that great story of a fantastic aeroplane very well told.
@@stephenburke8841 Thank you very much for the encouraging words on our models and story telling .There was alot of moving parts to pin down on Des Curtis's story but the D Day stripes got away from us, as we mistook the reference photos in his book " A Most Secret Squadron " for the Mossie he flew on the March ops . Oh well as they say ,you win some you lose some. Lessons learnt and onwards and upwards, there are many more stories to get after by these incredible ww2 aircrew, so we better get cracking !
At that very low altitude the pilots would not use their oxygen masks. Only necessary above 10,000 feet.
They might of been on the beer the night before, you never know.
Masks where used for coms as well as oxygen.
@@briansearle4138 Very true !
@@briansearle4138 Very true and when you need both hands for flight controls especially in squadron based attacks,it is best to keep your comms on...eg mask
The British twin engined Bristol beaufighters did a similar roll maritime strike aircraft hunting U-boats and destroying German shipping ground Norway and the Baltic inlet areas
They were armed with rockets like the hawker Typhoon fighter bombers
Mosquito ,were deployed in the Far east fighting the Japanese quite successful unfortunately due the weather conditions the climate had adverse effect on the aircraft wooden panels the glue holding everything together started to delaminate causing structural problems the mosquito was more suitable for the western climate it was found
The Bristol Beaufighter was ideal being an all metal design and with an excellent powerplant the Bristol Hercules radial engine. Heavily armed very effective when the Japanese encounter this aircraft they nickname the *whispering Death"
Thank you and good to know about the Mossie and the ply de lamination in a more tropical climate and also the Beaufighter.Yes we will featured that aircraft too when we build a 3d model of it and then we will show her in action as part of the Banff heavily armed Strike wing against the shipping in Norway.
Invasion stripes in March 1944?
@eddiegilbey3846 Yep we were 3 months out. It's been mentioned.
Why have they got D day invasion stripes on the wings ?
Yes,we followed the book closely the reference photographs had D-day stripes ,we took it to mean they would have had them on too but them markings were later than this U Boat operation , so in effect they should not have had D Day stripes on at all, you are very correct ,apologies ,we strive to get as much right in the details ,the correct airfield and orientation of RAF Predannick,op times,weapon firing system, the aircraft MK18s and MK-6s the Type VIIC U-boat etc as possible but alas we live and learn.The errors aside we are still happy Des's story/op was able to to be told in this way.
Nice video-but one glaring mistake. You cannot take off from Cornwall on a course of 030 then end up sinking a U-Boat in the Bay of Biscay-your course would have to be roughly south.
Yes you are absolutely correct ,the wrong course plot in degrees was narrated .We sadly misunderstood the navigation quotes in Flt Navigators Des Curtis's book.Glad you still enjoyed our video. We will do better going forward.
Great video but could you turn the music down a bit please?
Exiting, informative....
The laws of physics stop a rifle bullet in water within about a metre, so there will be a similar braking effect on a solid shot 57mm. shell unless it had been fired at pretty much point blank range.
@simongee8928 The book A Most Secret Squadron has all the details in there and in many online references on you tube Flt Nav Des Curtis himself explained that's pretty much exactly how they did it , whatever the intricate physics of it all, it worked and it holed and sunk that submarine U-976 and they did it a few times after too !
Why the 'D-Day' markings?
I wondered about the invasion stripes of the aircraft. According to Wiki they weren't put on until June.
@jimmaughan1898 Yes, you are right we were three months out.The invasion stripes would be only painted on in June it is a mistake but cannot be changed as you can't edit a video once up on you tube.We live and learn.
@@SpitfireCGI Is small thing. I enjoy your vids. I'm 71 and have been a big RAF/RCAF nerd for a long time.. My dad was a pilot in the RCAF during WWII.
A amazing aircraft.
Indeed she was and still is !
RAF Coastal Command doing what needs to be done.
Very true ,we think not enough light is shone on Coastal Command ,we aim to address that !
Mosquito foi o melhor aviso da segunda guerra
TY 🙏🙏
Had the privlige of calling Des a good friend
@alanshort3152 An honour indeed .He was a great man no doubt about that. We will always wonder if he ever saw this video made in tribute to his squadron and his skill as a Flying Officer and in his later life as the compassionate man he always was.
Was this George dunn he flew a tetse mosquito?
@davidgray2653 Not on this Op, it was Flt Nav Des Curtis and Pilot Aubrey " Hilly" Hilliard .
As an ex Gunner - the 6lber was NOT a 'field gun'. It was an Anti Tank Gun, a very good A/T gun but definitely not a field gun.
Just saying...
@ronhall9394 Well it don't get any better than that ,as an ex gunner you are going to know! Thank you. We got alot right but there's so many moving parts in this story and we can't edit the vid now as you tube doesn't work like that ,so it will have to stand as is .That said we think it documents the firing of the anti tank gun and how Des and Hillys tremendous efforts and skills in aviation and using the 57mm to knock out the U Boat were put to the test.
No wonder I'm allergic to mossie bites they're very dangerous those damn things.
They certainly are ,no one needs to be on the wrong side of a Mossie bite !
enjoyed that..
Thank you very much for letting us know ,it means a lot !
That sub would have dove as soon as the planes were spotted.
@mikeholland1031 It couldn't, that was the point of the op for 618 squadron. The RAF knew the sub would have to pass them shallow waters at those co-ordinates to reach St Nazaire .The escorting boats were there to meet it as the Kriegsmarine also knew the sub was always going to be vulnerable.They may however of not known about the huge 57 mm gun on the front of the Mossie!
They would not have invasion stripes!
@robintasker9078 You are correct it was early in the storyboarding and construction of the animation that reference photos we used threw us, as the " Mossies" had D day stripes on but them Tsetses were used in D- Day.The operational Mosquitos in our vid would not have had D Day stripes on but we got a good deal of the story right ,so all in all not too shabby by any means.
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You don’t wanna screw with the British…
@@thedolt9215 Certainly not back then when it came to aviation!!
Good story but very vague ending 👎
too old to take to animated videos