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Title: Spitfire 944
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 09:26 PM
Persist through the voice in the intro because this is really interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie3SrjLlcUY

Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: Rufus on Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 09:55 PM
Nice find, what a story
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Post by: gsxbarmy on Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:31 PM
What a cracking piece of footage - really enjoyed it - great find Mike  :clapping: :clapping:
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: ezza on Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:44 PM
thanks for sharing very interesting film also really enjoyed it ...
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: gsxbarmy on Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 04:13 AM
I just love this clip of a Spitfire as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOoiEbtf2w

Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 07:20 AM
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing guys.  :onya:
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Post by: Mick_J on Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 05:14 PM
Excellent find  :onya:
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: ARH on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 03:18 AM
Jeez... he nearly got a haircut with that low pass!  Cracking clips both.
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: Captainjashton3rd on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 06:53 AM
really interesting.
Love that low pass. Really like my planes and anything else that flies.
Spitfires are just class. Love that rolls royce merlin engine note at full chat!
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 10:15 AM
Wish I could have seen a Lancaster flying.  If one Merlin is good... 4 must be better.....  :D


Tangental to the Merlin / Spit thing though...


I'm into planes a bit - have been a member here for years in the past.  http://qam.com.au/

Largest collection of de Havilland aircraft in Australia.  Love those Sea Vixens....

Have seen and heard a Vampire flying (that whistling Goblin is something else) and the cartridge starter is interesting too....

Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: gsxbarmy on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 03:33 PM
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 18 May  2017, 10:15 AM
Wish I could have seen a Lancaster flying.  If one Merlin is good... 4 must be better.....  :D


Tangental to the Merlin / Spit thing though...


I'm into planes a bit - have been a member here for years in the past.  http://qam.com.au/

Largest collection of de Havilland aircraft in Australia.  Love those Sea Vixens....

Have seen and heard a Vampire flying (that whistling Goblin is something else) and the cartridge starter is interesting too....

You need to come see the "Battle of Britain" flight Mike, Spitfire, Hurticane and Lancaster, which attend many summer shows in the U.K. They'll fly over my place at least 2-3 times each summer on the way to shows. Lovely sight and sound!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTQIUEa4cqA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq-o61h9HAE
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: Mick_J on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 04:26 PM
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Thursday, 18 May  2017, 03:33 PM
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 18 May  2017, 10:15 AM
Wish I could have seen a Lancaster flying.  If one Merlin is good... 4 must be better.....  :D


Tangental to the Merlin / Spit thing though...


I'm into planes a bit - have been a member here for years in the past.  http://qam.com.au/

Largest collection of de Havilland aircraft in Australia.  Love those Sea Vixens....

Have seen and heard a Vampire flying (that whistling Goblin is something else) and the cartridge starter is interesting too....

You need to come see the "Battle of Britain" flight Mike, Spitfire, Hurticane and Lancaster, which attend many summer shows in the U.K. They'll fly over my place at least 2-3 times each summer on the way to shows. Lovely sight and sound!!!

I've actually sat in some of them, the lads and lasses of RAF do a great job keeping them flying.
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 05:41 PM
When at the 'Warbirds over Wanaka' last Easter they had a Spitfire and a Buchon 109 up. The motors were really only just purring.
I wondered what they would sound like at treetop level going flat out.
When at school in the 60's a mates dad had been a rear gunner in a Stirling. I remember him telling me his dad said the gunners life span was very short when being attacked......12 seconds max. Never forgot that.......shiver !!
Amazed how they kept everything flying night after night. Day after day. Real men in those days.
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: Mick_J on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 06:30 PM
I used to work on a range and never forget the sight of jets flying below me when standing on a 30 foot tower, Buccaneer pilots were all mad.
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: Captainjashton3rd on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 08:20 PM
...and the raf tornado pilots up at RAF lossiemouth in scotland were something else too! Just mental.
Really miss seeing tornados flying...
Title: Re: Spitfire 944
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 18 May 2017, 10:06 PM
Would if I could Dave..... no cash I'm afraid....

Thanks for the videos though - AWESOME !!!!

I love that Lanc - first video is the better one !  I could watch that all day.  If only I could use a YT clip as a computer screen background

Shame in the second video the framerate is too high or low or something (not enough prop blur).  :)