"Acrobatics" - World War II Aerobatic Training Film Fairchild PT-19 - National Archives Airailimages

This is a great air-to-air look at basic acrobatic flight maneuvers in a classic PT-19. Loop, rolls, Immelman, and more maneuvers are explained and shown. Dual-time instruction would have preceded performing these maneuvers solo. In the beginning of the film, reference is made to captured German film purporting to show combat between a RAF Spitfire and a Bf-109. Historian Peter M. Bowers pointed out the location of the British roundels on the Spitfire in the film is farther inboard than the RAF would do, and suggests this is a captured Spitfire repainted by the Germans into German markings before being repainted with roundels.
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[@dieglhix]

Thanks for uploading this. This is absolutely amazing.

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You are very welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ChiefAUS]

This is an excellent find by airailimages. Thanks for finding it.

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My pleasure. It can be a deep dive to find the good stuff in the archives, but the rewards, like this film, are worth it.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Fascinating to know how they filmed that footage of a supposed combat between a Spitfire and a Messerschmitt at the beginning. Apparently filmed from a Bf 110 (note the tail fin at0:50), and I rather doubt that the camera ship would be able to get such good footage in actual combat. I suspect it was filmed for propaganda/training purposes using a captured Spitfire that had been made airworthy

[@harryspeakup8452]

Yes, this is well-known German propaganda footage. Note the incorrect roundel positioning on the Spitfire