Spitfire Mk V - G45 Camera Gun
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- Take an in-depth look at the Spitfire’s G45 Camera Gun . We shall look at how it was installed in the Spitfire, and how the camera worked. We shall also take a look at some wartime camera gun footage and how the Armourer titled the film. I shall refer to the 1942 Air Ministry Manuals and show my relevant re-worked colour AP diagrams.
Gun Camera Footage License: Imperial War Museum, London.
Textual extracts from Air Ministry Air Publications are Crown Copyright and transcribed with the kind permission of the National Archives, London. All colour diagrams are based on original Air Ministry Air Publications mono illustrations and transcribed into colour by Bryan Atkinson with the permission of the National Archives, London.
Thanks must also be given to the following superb organisations for their kind support when Bryan Atkinson originally developed The Spitfire Mk V Explored PC CD-ROM back in 2005, all are listed below and are included once again in this series of videos.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, AB910. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, BL614. Royal Air Force Museum, London.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, BM597. The Historic Aircraft Collection.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, EP120. The Fighter Collection.
Spitfire Mk.Vc, AR501. The Shuttleworth Collection.
The Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.
The National Archives, London.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Williamson Camera Guns
00:42 - G42B Camera Gun
00:50 - G45 Camera Gun enters Service
01:11 - G45 Camera Gun Overview
02:18 - G45 Camera Gun and the Spitfire Mk.V
03:35 - Footage Indicator Type 45
04:17 - The Gun Firing Button
04:54 - Camera Push Switch
05:05 - Wartime G45 Camera Gun Footage
06:24 - G45 Camera Gun Description
07:44 - The Film Magazine
08:32 - The Claw Mechanism
09:09 - 24 and 12 Volt Cameras
09:22 - G45 Construction and Design
09:54 - The Lens Heater System
10:50 - Focal Length Colour Bands
11:21 - Footage Indicator Type 45 Operation
12:04 - G45 Camera Mounting
12:36 - Loading the Magazine
12:55 - Electrical Plug Locations
13:14 - G45 Sighting Unit Overview
13:58 - G45 Titling Unit
15:55 - G45 Camera fitted to Hawker Hurricane
16:12 - G45 Camera Fitted to Mosquito
16:28 - Wartime G45 Film Footage
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As a Czech, I am proud that you used a clip by Sgt Pernica of the 310 Czechoslovak Squadron.
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Really excellent breakdown of the G45 system. I have spent the last 15 years working in the IWM film archive on accessioning the gun camera film and I'm still ploughing through reels!! Have the Foster and Pernica clips down in my records as film I've viewed. I got a G45 camera many years ago and your video has filled in a few blanks in my knowledge.
Glad it's helped and thanks for watching!
Superb detailed video. A work colleague bought one of these into work today. Your video was so helpful understanding how this beautiful old masterpiece worked and was used. His had the green band and was 12v. Age of course is not known but to hold this piece of history is a great honour. Many thanks Garry.
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic breakdown ,i have one of these with the film still in!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great Job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Had one of these I bought in a junk shop in Brighton ended up selling it on eBay to a guy from Greece who I think said he had a camera museum
Thanks for watching
The titling process is a bit confusing to me. It seems to be exposed at the beginning of each 25 foot segment, but the data included can only be known after the flight. Is the film initially loaded with the first 14 frames skipped, then "rewound" if any has been exposed so the title can expose the first 14 frames? Also, if a plane makes several different attacks; does each segment get its own titling, or does the initial titling just say more, perhaps dividing that 14 frames into shorter titling pieces?
Thanks for your question. The G.45 Camera Magazine held 25 foot of film only. The first 14 frames would have been wound on before the magazine was placed in the camera. Once the operation was completed and the aircraft had returned, the magazine would be removed by the Armourer and the film prepared for titling. The title is written in black pencil on the ground side of a clean cellon tablet and this is inserted in the rear slot with the writing towards the lens. The loaded magazine is then fitted into the magazine compartment of the Titler Unit. The Titler mechanism is wound fully by means of the handle on the motor side - ready to expose the first 14 frames of film. The titler is then pointed towards the sky and the plunger is depressed until the spring is unwound. About fourteen frames of the film will then have been exposed to record the titling details, which should appear on development. These details should appear as bright letters on a dark ground and last approximately 1 second on the screen. All attacks would appear as taken on the 25 foot of film, and only one title at the beginning would have been created. Thanks for watching.
@@ukaircraftexplored6556 Thanks -- absolutely clear now, as are all your videos.
Hi there. What a brilliant video. I just bought a G45 camera today. The green band on the top and bottom of the lens and the side mounted power plug indicate it was likely mounted in a Hawker Hurricane going by the images on your video.
I also already have a cartridge that I've never opened. I don't imagine there is any film in it. What would be the best way to find out so I don't expose anything if there is?
Again. Thanks for a nicely detailed and well executed video. I only paid £45 for the camera. Now I need to hunt down the manual site and a titling unit.
Cheers Trevor
Thanks for watching, Trevor
did you found the manual. y have the titler but loking fore the manual
@@user-gp3eo5qt7f I don't have a manual. It would be a nice thing to find.
hallo . i have seen on the movi the titler unit from the Williamson G45 gun camera . I have him .Do You have manuels from the camera On the lefs site is an winding handle and if i turns him 4 times he makes 32 frames and dan he bloks . After pressing the button i kan do the same .
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing Jan
@@ukaircraftexplored6556 is there somone ho has an manuel from the titler ??