THE MERLIN FORMATION: 10 Rolls-Royce Merlin Engines
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Andrew Mynarski Memorial Lancaster. The Avro Lancaster Heavy Bomber, and the world's only flying de Havilland Mosquito Fighter Bomber (Mossie), join two Supermarine Spitfire Fighters and two Hawker Hurricane Fighters for the Merlin Formation.
Ten Rolls Royce Merlin Engines. Six World War II Warbirds. Fly along with Mikey McBryan and Buffalo Joe McBryan of Buffalo Airways. Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWH). Hamilton Air Show. Once in a lifetime Historic Aviation Event. Spectacular HD Cockpit footage. CWHM.
Canadian Warplane Heritage, Military Aviation Museum (MAM) and Vintage Wings.
This de Havilland Mosquito is the only airworthy, flying Mosquito in the World. This Mossie (Mozzie) warbird is truly amazing!
Mossie was restored by Avspecs Limited of New Zealand on behalf of Jerry Yagen of Military Aviation Museum (MAM) and Fighter Factory of Norfolk Virginia.
This was the first visit of the world's only flying de Havilland Mosquito to Canada. Mosquito FB 26 KA 114 flew to CWHM for the Hamilton Air Show and The Merlin Formation on Father's Day Weekend - June 2013.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - THE MERLIN FORMATION
00:28 - 10 Rolls-Royce Merlin Engines
00:58 - Pilot Mike Spalding 👨✈
01:07 - 1945 de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito
02:08 - Mossie Cockpit
02:33 - Mosquito Flight Instruments
03:33 - Mikey McBryan, Buffalo Airways 👨🔧
05:03 - Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM)
05:23 - 1942 Westland Lysander Mk IIIA "Lizzie"
05:33 - 1951 Fairey Firefly AS 5 (Anti-Submarine)
05:53 - Joe McBryan "Buffalo Joe" 👨✈
06:53 - Leaving the Hangar
07:13 - 1945 Avro Lancaster Mk X Heavy Bomber
07:57 - Captain Leon Evans 👨✈
08:14 - Bomb Bay Doors 💣
08:54 - 7 Crew Members 👨✈👨🔧
09:11 - VeRA 419 Squadron Livery
09:57 - Inside the Lancaster
10:22 - Mid Upper Gunner Turret
11:01 - Lancaster Flight Compartment
12:15 - Nose Gunner Section
13:04 - Mikey McBryan 👨🔧
13:26 - 1943 Hawker Hurricane Mk IV
13:41 - 1944 Supermarine Mk 1Xe Spitfire
14:17 - Merlin Engine Startup: #4
14:44 - Merlin Engine Startup: #3
14:57 - Merlin Engine Startup: #2
15:21 - Merlin Engine Startup: #1
15:32 - Close Bomb Bay Doors 💣
15:53 - Engine Run-Up Checks
16:12 - Merlin Engine Repairs 🔧
18:10 - Merlin Engine Check
18:55 - Craig Brookhouse, Lancaster Crew Chief 👨🔧
19:40 - Andrew Mynarski Memorial
20:39 - Pre-Flight Checks
21:17 - Boarding the Lancaster
21:57 - Lancaster Cockpit Cam
22:32 - Lancaster Start Check
23:11 - Lancaster Startup
23:55 - Mosquito Startup
24:22 - Lancaster Taxi
24:58 - Mosquito Taxi
25:37 - Spitfire Startup
25:50 - Spitfire Taxi
25:59 - Hawker Hurricane Taxi
26:42 - Ready for Takeoff
27:02 - Lancaster Takeoff ↗
27:38 - Mosquito Takeoff ↗
28:14 - Hawker Hurricane Takeoff
28:31 - Spitfire Takeoff ↗
28:42 - Formation Flight
31:22 - Showtime
33:20 - Echelon Formation
34:28 - North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber
35:02 - Overhead the Airfield
36:00 - Fighters Break from the Formation
36:31 - Fighters Cleared to Land ↘
39:08 - Lancaster Lands ↘
40:41 - Mosquito Lands ↘
41:23 - Taxi and Shutdown
43:13 - Exit the Lancaster
43:38 - Thanks!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - THE MERLIN FORMATION
00:28 - 10 Rolls-Royce Merlin Engines
00:58 - Pilot Mike Spalding 👨✈
01:07 - 1945 de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito
02:08 - Mossie Cockpit
02:33 - Mosquito Flight Instruments
03:33 - Mikey McBryan, Buffalo Airways 👨🔧
05:03 - Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM)
05:23 - 1942 Westland Lysander Mk IIIA "Lizzie"
05:33 - 1951 Fairey Firefly AS 5 (Anti-Submarine)
05:53 - Joe McBryan "Buffalo Joe" 👨✈
06:53 - Leaving the Hangar
07:13 - 1945 Avro Lancaster Mk X Heavy Bomber
07:57 - Captain Leon Evans 👨✈
08:14 - Bomb Bay Doors 💣
08:54 - 7 Crew Members 👨✈👨🔧
09:11 - VeRA 419 Squadron Livery
09:57 - Inside the Lancaster
10:22 - Mid Upper Gunner Turret
11:01 - Lancaster Flight Compartment
12:15 - Nose Gunner Section
13:04 - Mikey McBryan 👨🔧
13:26 - 1943 Hawker Hurricane Mk IV
13:41 - 1944 Supermarine Mk 1Xe Spitfire
14:17 - Merlin Engine Startup: #4
14:44 - Merlin Engine Startup: #3
14:57 - Merlin Engine Startup: #2
15:21 - Merlin Engine Startup: #1
15:32 - Close Bomb Bay Doors 💣
15:53 - Engine Run-Up Checks
16:12 - Merlin Engine Repairs 🔧
18:10 - Merlin Engine Check
18:55 - Craig Brookhouse, Lancaster Crew Chief 👨🔧
19:40 - Andrew Mynarski Memorial
20:39 - Pre-Flight Checks
21:17 - Boarding the Lancaster
21:57 - Lancaster Cockpit Cam
22:32 - Lancaster Start Check
23:11 - Lancaster Startup
23:55 - Mosquito Startup
24:22 - Lancaster Taxi
24:58 - Mosquito Taxi
25:37 - Spitfire Startup
25:50 - Spitfire Taxi
25:59 - Hawker Hurricane Taxi
26:42 - Ready for Takeoff
27:02 - Lancaster Takeoff ↗
27:38 - Mosquito Takeoff ↗
28:14 - Hawker Hurricane Takeoff
28:31 - Spitfire Takeoff ↗
28:42 - Formation Flight
31:22 - Showtime
33:20 - Echelon Formation
34:28 - North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber
35:02 - Overhead the Airfield
36:00 - Fighters Break from the Formation
36:31 - Fighters Cleared to Land ↘
39:08 - Lancaster Lands ↘
40:41 - Mosquito Lands ↘
41:23 - Taxi and Shutdown
43:13 - Exit the Lancaster
43:38 - Thanks!
The sound of those Merlin's brings tears to my eyes. Why ? I was a child living in the south of England during the war and I remember being in our garden seeing all these various aircraft passing over on their way to Germany culminating in the 1000 bomber raids towards the end of the war where they used to gather over us flying in huge circles at different altitudes until at a given signal they would fly off layer by layer. The vibration of 1000s of merlin engines would make the ground shake. So hearing them now makes my old eyes shed a few tears.
How old were you during the war? Your story does not make much sense, lol. In order for you to remember anything, you would of had to be at least 6-10 years old, which would make you 90+ years old commenting on YT...
@@russellwilliams3209 happens. I'd rather choose to believe a beautiful story than question it which does nothing for the world.
who fucking caaareessss
@@russellwilliams3209 the war ended 76 yrs ago.... Even if dude was 20 hes still old enough to remember...
@@ryanp6999your rally nice aren't you
Bless you Canadian lads for keeping this history alive and accessible to the public!
My step father was a tail gunner on the Lancaster, he's 97 years young and really enjoyed watching this video. He reckons most aircrew where only short guys about 5'8" to 5'10" so that they could get in and around the aircraft. I also had an uncle Horace who flew Mitchells he died a long time ago.
Thanks Canada for saving this history.
My dad was 5ft 10 1/4 and the tallest in his crew.
The squadron historian said he was probably the tallest rear gunner on the squadron.
Even 5ft 8ins would have been considered tall in those days.
Im an aviation buff and a Canadian and my old dad was a pilot(not military). He taught me that the merlin engine is about the most beautiful thing that us mere humans have ever created. To see this formation fly, to hear them start these magnificant engines would be the most amazing thing to us Alberta bred praire boys. They have a lancaster in Nantan AB at The Bomber Command museum that they start 3or 4 times a year but it doesnt fly. I want to hear them start. Hey dad, Roadtrip time!
Pure poetry..... And sometime this year I get my dream flight in a two seater Spitfire, thanks to my son and daughter.
Lovely to see so many details of the Lancaster. My father was an RAF heavy bomber pilot during WW2 and flew Lancs on his second tour of operations with 61 Squadron. He said she was a super aircraft to fly and those four wonderful Merlins always brought him home safely with all his crew, despite damage from flak and night-fighters. So many were not so fortunate and fell to earth. We should never forget them...
My dad was with 61 Squadron too.
A rear gunner.
I took him and my mum (former WAAF) to RAF Coningsby and East Kirby in 1990.
The looks he was lavishing on the Lancs was one of love.
@@larry4789 Hi Larry, Your Dad was a good chap. The rear gunner's position was lonely, cold (electrically heated suits didn't always work that well) and jolly vulnerable, as fighters usually attacked from astern. My dad mentioned about his rear gunner giving him instructions on which way to turn during an attack by a JU88. Both rear and mid upper gunners drove the blighter off with a flea in its ear. Probably went to find an easier target!
One of the 3 brothers from Lachine just passed, all flew Mosquito and Beaufighters, a mosie is being built in Windsor, looking for the day to see it join the air. One brother visited the Hamilton War Museum, enjoyed seeing the Lancaster. Thanks to all that continue to give their time and support to recreate and maintain these flying museum pieces.
What a wonderful sight to see. My father flew in Sterling Bombers and was shot down in June 1943. I still have an old photo of a friend of my fathers that I posted on RCAF Instagram site. He was Flt Sgt John B Davey of Squadron 207 RCAF flying Lancaster Bombers. He was recorded killed in February 1945 his resting place in Germany. So much history and so many stories of selfless bravery. The men and machines deserve to be honoured.
One of my favorite things in life is warbirds love to see the birds that are well restored and flyable and it is a tribute to everyone who fought for freedom so we can live a life of freedom one of my favorite personal photos is of my wife and grandson in the background is a B25 belching smoke as it prepares to take off thanks to everyone who has worked to preserve a major part of history and our freedom
A fitting tribute to all those fliers in WW2 who served and died for freedom,110% excellent presentation,fully excellent!
We are all so lucky to have dedicated enthusiasts to keep these special machine in flying condition for us all to enjoy.
I keep thinking of the very young men from all over the world who came to the UK and had the immense skill and dedication to master these immensely complicated aircraft - and of course gave their lives in the cause of peace.
The whole time I watched this I thought of that quote from Dunkirk, "Rolls Royce Merlin engines, sweetest sound you can hear out here."
I live in Hamilton and have actually been in that Lancaster, it always flies over my house, its such an awesome plane
John Doe you,re a lucky so n' so.
I lived in Lincolnshire only 4 miles away from the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight where we have the only other flying Lancaster. We also have Spitfires, Hurricanes and a DC10. I see them most weeks during summer
Same! I used to go there every day before covid.
One of the two Lancaster bombers flew over my house very low in England. I don't know if it was the Canadian or English Lancaster but my god it was such an amazing experience to see and hear it flying so close to the roof of my house. Thank you so much to all the people, involved in keeping these amazing aircraft in the skies
I thought it was a British Lancaster !!
I saw them both a few times when the Canadian one flew across amazing sight and sound
soaringtractor Grow up you must be what 12. Learn you history, we where called the Allies for reason. Stop embarrassing yourself in front of the World.
Bruce1956 The Lancaster was a British design, but the Canadians also built them an awesome feat for a nation of that size at that time. There are two flying examples one in UK and one in Canada.
@@Bruce-1956 There are only two airworthy Lancaster bombers one is in Canada and the other UK. Both airworthy examples where flying in the UK at the time so I never knew which one I saw.
Thank you to our Canadian cousins for keeping alive our shared history, you beautiful county filled with beautiful people
I just commented almost the same words before I saw you comment...
I was at this air show. The first time since I was 13 years old (I'm now in my 60's). I remember seeing the 2 gentlemen from Buffalo Air. It was one incredible experience. Hated to leave at the end of the day. If you ever get a chance to go to the museum, do it. You won't be disappointed.
The UK should be very proud of the airplanes she created in WW1 and WW2. There was the odd failure like the Defiant but the majority of her planes were really good and several were just outstanding. The Spitfire is such a beautiful plane and the Merlin engine just sounds fantastic. I was fortunate to attend the Duxford Airshow years ago and it’s a highlight of my life. The F4U is my favorite (as a former marine) but the UK did it right in these beautiful beautiful planes. All respect from the USA.
The F4 U Corsair is my favorite piston engine aircraft, just by its perfect aggresive design. Second is the FW 190 A8 , and third place the P47 Thunderbolt.
@Gary Tarr
No, I'm not from Murica, wherever this may be. Is Murica left of Veetnim or east of Chamany? Where the hell is it?
Well said Sir! Well said! It's so good to see a positive comment from across the pond!
Thank you for your nice comments. Such a rarity on YT. Personally I am very fond of the F4U, or just plain Corsair this side of the Atlantic but, being cheeky here, it took the Royal Navy to figure out how to use it!!! Having said that my personal belief is that the F6F was the real game changer in the Pacific.
@@soultraveller5027 Isn't he dead? Brain dead, certainly.
I grew up in York Twp in the 40's and saw many Lancs and Mossies flying over our home on test runs from Malton and Downsview airiports before being sent for military service in WW2. Very often there would be two or three in formation talking with each other I suspect. Many times they would fly very low over us on the Lambton Golf Club as we caddied for members. The sound of a Merlin engine is embedded in my mind and body and when I see VeRA fly (I'm a CWH member) or any plane with a Merlin it brings tears to my eyes. My cousin Vera helped build every Lanc turned out at A.V. Roe in Malton during the war and we chatted many times about those iconic planes. She loved the Lancs too. She had a secret place to sign her name (against company rules) on every one. She never would tell me where that was,
There were many iconic aircraft built at deHavilland and A.V.Roe that have stirred the imaginations of very, very many Canadians. Never forget those who died for us and our freedom. My family and I walked through a CWGC cemetery in the Reichwald Forest in Germany in 2005 and of the more than 3,000 buried there almost all were bomber crews, both British and Canadian. It is a time I willl never forget. A generation of youth wasted on war. God bless them all.
Went to the Reichwald [7000 graves] cemetery with my dad in 1991..first time he had been back over there since the war. He was a tank driver in the 4/7 RDG. We found the graves of 4 tank crew from an action in which he was involved. Will never forget that moment as long as I live...god knows what dad was feeling and remembering.... Powerful emotional stuff ! I have read about the events of WW2 since I was a kid, The courageous, daring and crazy exploits of all the services have long fascinated me...always will..the Dams raid flying skill boggles the mind ! The ETO has been the focus of my attention as that's where dad did "his bit". We owe so much to that generation and it's heartbreaking that we are losing them all now...a truly remarkable generation. Bless them all indeed
Thank you both for sharing your stories, I enjoyed reading them. I too, am stirred deep inside when I hear the sound of a supercharged Merlin buzz overhead around airshow time. I would love to get a ride in a WW2 plane one day. I have so much admiration and sheer wonder for the pilots that managed to achieve so much with aircraft that weren''t exactly easy to fly, with such little training (in some cases). WW2 sure does offer a lot to learn from for my generation and generations to come. It bothers me immensely that still to this day, in the 21st century, some of us are still resorting to war and violence to attempt to solve our differences.... when will we learn? All the best.
I Can Only Imagine what it was like being alive during that time as the world slowly forgets the lessons that it has been taught I ask you to share your story and thoughts in more places in order to help remind the new generations thus we forget the great lessons of War will we repeat yet again the mistakes made
Thank you Canuck brothers for keeping those babies alive...From the UK...with love
There are VERY FEW SOUNDS that can bring tears to the eyes.... the sound of a Merlin Engine at full throttle has to be in the running of 1st. place.
What an outstanding collection of vintage aircraft. Richard S. 🤩
How could anyone dislike this? Wonderful wabirds, wonderful pilots and crew.these planes were built only forty years after the Wright brothers! That just staggers me!
Maybe anti-warists? (correct word?) but you are right, each of these great aircraft were more or less integral for success and it seems disrespectful to dislike videos containing memorial aircraft dedicated to famous pilots of WWII, almost like you'd be shit-facing (sorry for language) the men who flew them with pride.
Natzi pilots?
@MichaelKingsfordGray I read your comment having just sent grammatical and word selection corrections to the editor of the Weekend Australian newspaper (on a matter unrelated to this very interesting video...I have already commented about it this morning). Standards of written and spoken English (other languages also) are slipping so far and so rapidly it is alarming. I'm with you on this Michael. Sadly these people are not easily "helped" and view people like us with disproportionate derision and incredulity, but we'll keep up the good fight. The movie Idiocracy is truly prophetic.
These were some of the best 45 minutes I've ever spent at RUclips. What an exciting video. Great video, great filming. Amazing!
My late grandfather, who was 19 when he served in the Netherlands in April 1945, often told how he saw dozens/hundreds(?) of bombers (probably B-17s, since it was in daytime) flying over our town during WW2 on their way to their targets in Germany. It must have been an impressive sight (and a good feeling too, I imagine, knowing that the Germans were going to receive some payback).
Now, imagine not 10, but hundreds of Merlins.
My Father used to watch the RAF Heavies as they flew out on missions at dusk from Boston Lincs.He told me (as a kid) that the sky turned black with so many bombers flying over.I realise now that he was watching the 1000 bomber raids.It's hard for us to imagine that sight or sound nowadays I guess.
I was born in Moncton in 1941 and my earliest life memories are of the Lancasters, Spitfires, Hurricanes, Mustangs and bright yellow Harvards flying overhead. Often in formation! I think we even had the odd Mosquito too. The Lancasters were the loudest and the Spitfires the most impressive with the whistle sound accompanying that deep growl. The Harvards were very loud and seemed to move so slowly I wondered how they stayed in the air. We lived five miles from the west end of runway 11-29 with a clear view and I spent a lot of time sitting on our front steps watching and listening to the show. Thanks LearnToFlyCa for reminding me of that early time.
Those of us today can not even imagine the things that you saw and experienced being alive then I can only guess how it must have felt
My father flew Lancasters on his second tour of operations with 61 Squadron (R.A.F).. He said she was a lovely aeroplane to fly. She always brought him and all his crew home safely - a near miracle.
@Alexander Challis Thanks for the video link. Yes, when in a turn, one has to anticipate the delay in the aircraft's response and compensate in a timely manner. Out of all the bombers my father flew (Hampden, Manchester, Lancaster, Wellington, Stirling & Halifax), both in combat and when training other pilots, the Lancaster was his favourite. A truly wonderful aircraft.
The Mighty Merlin! Pretty much the basis for high performance aircraft engines for a long time. Uber Cool.
It's enough to make me weep with joy.
My father was a mid-upper gunner in a Lancaster Pathfinder during the war...the most dangerous assignment there was. Pathfinders had to proceed the (usually) two waves of bombers, mark the target with green flares, get out of the way for the first wave to drop their loads, go back in to survey the damage, drop red flares to indicate places where the first wave had done their job and drop more green flares to indicate what should be concentrated on next, get out of the way (again!) for the second wave, go back after those loads had been delivered, take photos for estimation of damage done, and only then could they set their course for home! Dad and the crews he flew with made more than 60 missions over occupied Europe between 1942 and 1944. R.I.P. Wilfred George Young, D.F.C.! We who came after you owe your generation so very much!
I want to thank everyone whose passion & sacrifice brought the 'Merlins' together.. incredible. I felt as though all that was done to save and preserve these historical planes is a gift to everyone. Even those who will not get the chance to see them in person. Thank you.
G. Jarrett. California
Sat in the Mosquito in New Zealand while it was being built, lovely to see it overseas, also visited the Lancaster in Hamilton Canada. This has come up on my wife's site I'm the hubby Bob.
Congratulations to all air and ground crew and others who put this together. Well done and fantastic to watch this incredible feat.
If you asked me which of these beauty's I like best I would have to be greedy and say all of them! I have to confess however to a particular love of the Hurricane, it was undoubtedly the fighter that contributed most to the defeat of the Luftwaffe in the battle of Britain and was extremely versatile flying from carriers, the frozen North and the North African Desert to name a few but it has never had the same recognition as the Spitfire, I love it. That B25 isn't bad either! These aircraft are a very fitting memorial to all those brave Canadians who fought in WW2 from our shores, we thank you and Canada will always be in our hearts. Bless you from the UK.
Great to see the Mosquito and Lancaster still Flying - I was bought up in Pocklington East Yorkshire where the Wellington bomber flew from. Now live near Hunsdon Airfield in Hertfordshire where No 21 RAF Squadron were based and flew the Mosquito. The sound of the Merlin Rolls Royce engine is to me in my top three sounds along with a child giggling and a cat purring.
Your other 2 sounds 🤣😽🤏
I love how they actually restore them and fly them, instead of putting them in a museum. Beautiful works guys, keep the history alive :)
They are in a museum. Says so in the vid. 🙄
There is a museum in Kalamazoo Michigan that keeps all their aircraft in flying condition. Almost all their aircraft have drip pans under them to catch the oil and hydraulics, especially their carrier aircraft with folding wings.
Magnificent! Beautiful warbirds. The Spitfire is to this day the most beautiful aircraft ever built.
Almost, the concorde takes that mantle but, defiantly second place lol
Ooohh! Point taken.
I can't believe there is only one operational mosquito! It's a shame, it's so beautiful.
2 in US air worthy also one in NZ and one on the way in UK ,coming some time soon hopefully
Its a shame the only 1 De Havilland Mosquito is now flying in Canada.
I live in Manchester, UK and was riding my bike on Chat Moss on that fateful day when the only other flying Mosquito had sadly crashed. I saw a plume of smoke in the distance. I was only just a few miles away when a local farmer told me of the news on the radio, I can never forget that day.
I could easily have been so very near as having just crossed the M62 bridge onto Chat Moss .
The thing is, on my cycling journey away from Barton on that day, I actually saw the Mosquito flying very low and inbound to Barton, what a sight and sound that was, absolutely fantastic a true boyhood dream for someone whom had been born 9 years after the end of the war but had grown up to love 'Airfix Kits' and the aircraft of WW2, and then only in later life did I absorb the real story/history of Britains famous aircraft and their crews.
I was at the airshow at Barton on that fateful day.
Beautiful, thank you Canada and thanks to all the crews for keeping the spirit alive. Great upload too.
I lived thru it...and still have great respect for the Brits.... They died in combat in Europe as we Yanks did..
To criticise them for anything at all.....is moronic... Anyone who condemns the Brits needs a good smack in the face...
I retired after 24 years military Service...as a SERGEANT MAJOR.... and served with military personnel from all over the world.. My most trusted Allies were the Brits and the Aussies....So -- Linda..I am totally on your side...
Lets "av an Ale darlin !!!
Can I join ya fer a beer mate/Sarge?..this fool causin all the shite on ere is givin me a bloody headache an I would love to belt that grin off his dial..but a beer or two with good decent allied cobbers would be bloody brilliant😊🍺..we can discuss the beauty of aircraft and engineerin in the pub and tell the bouncer at the door to refuse entry to 'whatever (willlllburrrrr) the hell his true name is😃😂😁😀..I'll get on the first flight from Aussie and its my shout😉🍻🍺👍✌
A BIG Hello and G'day from Australia:)
Thank you, Sarge soldier, from a Melbournian.
Amazing! All the time I watched I was wishing my father could have seen this magical spectacle. He flew two of those aircraft - the Hurricane and the Spitfire and was eternally envious of pilots who had flown the Mosquito. He would have found it hard to believe that someone had managed to put together such a magnificent formation. Congratulation to all who could be there and see (and hear) them fly past.
The fact that there is a Lanc and a Mossie and two Hurricanes and two Spits flying in Canada is a helluva an achievement. But all flying together? Wow.
Eargasm!! God bless Rolls and Royce!
I have always admired and respected the Canadian contribution to England's armed forces in all conflicts. God bless you all from the UK. 10/10
Please try to get your geography right. I think you mean the United Kingdom. There were many heroes who contributed to the war efforts from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. To call the UK 'England' is an insult to all those who contributed to all conflicts.
The most beautiful sound ever. 10 Mighty Merlins.
I had the privilege of hearing 12 Medline when VeRA visited the UK a few years ago. 2 Lancasters in formation was incredible coupled with the RAF Spits and Hurricanes. Awesome! They even, at one point flew over Just Jane, another Lanc with engines running (sadly she isn't noteworthy yet). Now that was AMAZING!
They even managed to hook up with the only airworthy Vulcan too. What a summer that was!
That is one AWESOME video , thanks so much . My dad was an armourer in the RAF in WW2 serving on a Mosquito squadron at RAF Lasham
I just hope that there will be people to continue the maintenance of these aircraft.
Great video! I love the Mosquito.
It was fantastic to see these old warrior aircraft together in the air once more. I could not help but remember all those gallant men who flew in them during World War 11 and on so many sad occasions gave their lives so that we who are here today can live our lives in freedom.
Makes you think and feel, those brave pilots were the heroes of the sky ! Fantastic ! I love those engineers and pilots to keep our heritage alive !
Lancaster bomber stalling at 67 KIAS! what a fine airplane as the gentleman said, a gentle stall. Kudos to the organizers. Excellent video thank you for uploading this class of events. As aviator, I enormously enjoy all the explanations on board for all quirks and features every airplane has. As Brits say, "my compliments" to manufacturers, what a beautiful and yet efficient flying machines.
Everyone has their favorites, but without a doubt the “Mossie” is the one aircraft from WWII that was so far ahead of the others in design, construction, and multi-mission role that all modern military aircraft today copy and follow in its prop wash. Fighter/bomber/tank destroyer/submarine killer/recon in a single aircraft of composite construction (not just “mostly wood”).
You have excellent taste and judgement kind sir! The mosquito is, not was one of my favorites too. I am American, however, and my grandfather piloted a couple of p-61 Black Widows in WWII. He also flew a p-39 Lightning
The Nazis called the p-39 "the forked tailed devil"! My money is on the Black Widow, an absolutely destructive aircraft with twin double Wasps, a three man crew, and every bit a menacing stare with a wicked paint job and the fighting spirit of the Army/Air Force aviators that hated the Nazis just as much as the rest of Europe and the civilized world....
Truly Amazing Video - I shall view this repeatedly. Highly nostalgic for people like me who are old enough to remember the war and the sound of those incredible aircraft. Everyone involved with the Museum should be highly proud of their efforts without which these wonderful machines would be lost forever.
My dad few night fighters throughout WWII. He was RCAF, but served in RAF Squadrons that were "mixed Commonwealth" forces. When he first arrived in England, they had no airborne radar (or AI - Airborne Intercept, as the RAF called it), and so Hurricane day fighters were sent up at night when the German bomber streams would come over. That was a pretty pointless exercise. After about 2 months, he was paired with a navigator/AI operator, and they transitioned to the Bristol Beaufighter, a large twin-engine night fighter, very heavily armed but large and relatively slow. The early AI sets were all hand-made in haste, and very prone to breakdown, but they were much better than nothing. The Beau was, as he said, a great gun platform, with 10 .303 browning machine guns (6 on one side, 4 on the other) and four 20mm Hispano-Suiza Cannon slung under the nose. They were not an easy aircraft to fly and, in the words of Robert "Moose" Fumerton (the leading Canadian night fighter pilot, later General), a very difficult aircraft to fly well. My dad's logbooks, which were written up by his Squadron C/O's every month, always rated him as an "exceptional" pilot. Certainly he still was many years later when I flew with him.
My dad and his navigator/AI op managed to stay together through 3 squadron transfers, and were transitioned to the AI-equipped Mosquito night fighter when those became available. By that time, the AI had greatly improved, and the night-fighter Mossies had no bomb bay and were fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlins with high-altitude superchargers. So, they would climb very high over France and Germany - this in an unpressurized aircraft - and then come down on Luftwaffe bombers or, if they could get them, Luftwaffe night fighters. This technique was quite successful. To increase their 'stealth' capability, a black paint scheme was introduced with some Squadrons. In my dad's diary, a day or two before D-Day, he was incensed to go down to the flight line and find their carefully blackened night fighter painted with broad white "Invasion Stripes." He noted in his log, "Why didn't they just hang bloody great floodlights on it as well?" (He was not amused). They flew interdiction both daytime and nighttime over Normandy, and also were tasked with shooting up trains - a task that the Hawker Typhoon was designed for.
After VE Day, there were plans to send bomber and night fighter squadrons against the Japanese, and they actually got some way toward that before Japan's surrender in August 1945. The Mossie was over 100 knots faster in level flight than the Beau, and was very 'nippy' in performance, but the four .303 machine guns in the nose were poor armament - the real striking power was in the four 20mm cannon slung under the forward compartment. I think he would have liked very much to see the Mossie at Hamilton flying; sadly, he died some years before the restoration was complete. His navigator did visit the museum at Hamilton on visits to Canada, and saw the Mossie in full flying trim. Neither he or my dad spoke much about their wartime experiences - they would occasionally make brief references to some event that was funny, after the fact. But that was it. It was not until I inherited his pilots logbooks and his diaries that I began to understand how difficult the task of the allied night fighers was. I'm glad that this history is being preserved.
well done to everyone responsible for keeping those beautiful aeroplanes going. Canadians seem very cool and professional here
It’s cool to see Mikey and Buffalo Joe, as I do enjoy Ice Pilots. The Hamilton air show is amazing, I haven’t been in a number of years, but this year I think I’ll try making it out.
I love all these planes. Being a huge ww2 geek there is nothing better than seeing these GREAT British fighting aircraft still flying. Awesome video, thanks!
Just love the whole story of the Mosquito and the resulting aircraft. Great vid, thanks for uploading.
+Ian Miles Yup, the Mosquito was a masterpiece.
Hey Guys, just watched this vid, fantastic great filming and a pleasure to watch, but this yer you beat the record of 10 Merlins by 2 in the uk, ok 4 weren`t flying but there you go
You did your selves credit this year and some many people had the views of a life time to see 2 Lancs together, bring the Mossie as well next time, she will get a very warm welcome.
Thanks again for a rememberable summer
This is a great piece of video guys! Full marks for CWH team may they live forever. I'm live in Kent (that's South East England not Ohio U.S.A.) and was fortunate in 2015 to see both the BBMF and CWH Lancasters together twice, once over Goodwood and once over East Kirkby airfield. East Kirkby is the home of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage and has 'The other Lanc' - 'Just Jane' NX611, the BBMF 'City of Lincoln' & CWH 'Vera' Lancs overflew 'Just Jane' and the shot of two in the air and one on the ground just stole my heart, it ain't gonna happen again for sure! Still perhaps 'Just Jane' will continue to be restored to air worthiness and three in the Air...........We can only dream
Just Jane is doing well Stephen, there is a YT channel that updates on progress almost weekly :-)
Beautiful looking aircraft. And the sound of those engines!
The Mosquito looks fresh from the factory & ready for action. Could be the period equivalent of the F15 Eagle.
To the men & machines that won our freedom.
The P51 was also part of the British planes because it inherited the Merlin engine that made it a lethal fighter. Thank you England!!!
THIS IS AMAZING, the greatest gathering of Merlin
wonderful to see those aircraft preserved and flown for our benefit and in memory of the brave men who flew them in our defence.
A Lancaster, Mosquito, Spitfires and Hurricains.. need I say more :-)
Yeah... you could try spelling Hurricane correctly. 🙄
@@sunnyjim1355 sorry that's my Dyslexia. If the spell checker doesn't spot it I certainly don't :-/
Credit to the Canadians keeping these old birds flying
I watched this video when I was five and this video taught me everything I now know about the Lancaster and the mosquito and everything
I live about 10 klm. from John Munro airport on the glidepath for runway 24. I get to watch these beauties fly quit often. I love it!
a second ww2 mossie is now flying, was on the wall of the uk science museum with a wing missing, but is now flying in new zealand after being rebuilt to flying standard.
So one in Canada and one in NZ but none in England? :(
@@tarpnarp at present there is a company trying to raise funds to restore a mossie for the uk..
@@tarpnarp The only airworthy one in Britain crashed in 2011 killing both pilots. If I remember correctly it lost power on one engine whilst performing a roll.
I recall reading that the Lanc was built with stepped armour plating- the tail gunner had an armour plate, there was one between him and the tail section, another behind the navigator/engineer and a final plate behind the pilots. Apparently Arthur Harris ordered them all removed, so that the plane could carry another bomb or two. I'm sure the crews loved that. lol
The armour was removed when they carried the Grand Slam bomb, 22, 000 lbs or more than any other WW II bomber.
All Lancasters carried far more than the B 17.
I remember hearing that the only one that got left in was under the pilot's seat - but that might well have been another, I'm not 100%
The only piece of armour on the Lanc was a plate behind the pilots head and shoulders.
SuperAncientmariner I concur
Absolutely the best video I've seen in years, thanks
This is EPIC!!!! Thanks for posting! Outstanding story.
31:35 I think I need to change my pants. That sound is beautiful.
I have just watched a flying Mosquito in New Zealand 2011, so to say that your's is the only flying Mosquito in the world is untrue. Cheers NZ
+Alan Chamberlain Don't forget that this was published in 2013. At that time this was the only one flying.. The NZ one only became active last year.
IT IS the same one that was built and flown in N.Z. Check the serial KA114!!
Steve Shailer I was refering to VR 976, (not Jerry Yagen's KA 114.).. which is owned by Bob Jens in Vancouver as being the one that became active last year (2014 actually...my bad).....So i stand by my comment.
The one in Canada was the first and only flying mosquitoe the one nz was work in progress
The nz one i assume one of the few built in Australia
Utterly FANTASTIC, the best of the best.
What a beautiful sight...-and sound!
love that mosquito
I recommend you read "Bomber" by Len Deighton: It Kind of gave me 50% of my knowledge of this a/c
Wow what can I say.. Merlins you can not beat the sound. Mozzy my favorite though,first,fastest stealth aircraft.
Thank you all you Canadian's, us Brits never forget, Thank you....
We have a Lancaster on display at Bullsbrook museum in Perth Western Australia. Awesome machine.
Great to see, enjoyed that. Couple of thoughts, was not that a very late Spitfire therefore a Griffen engine not a Merlin? Secondly I See the UK Lancaster regularly and have seen it flying alongside the Canadian Lancaster over here, Awsome that was!
Good Stuff.
Mk XIV spitfire with the bigger two-stage supercharged Griffon 65, producing 2,050 hp. A big Merlin.
They flew this thing across the ocean.VErA was in England.
@Richard Tattis on the fuselage the letters VR A VeRA nothing to do with Vera Lynn
This is so awesome, keep watching it, thanks for the freedom you all veterans have fought for love you guys greetings Ben Kardol The Netherlands :-)
The Mosquito was THE most awesome aircraft of the war . In its bomber guise it could carry 4000 lbs of bombs , that's only 500 lbs less than the B 17 !! and at close to 400 MPH !!
Looking forward to seeing the Canadian Heritage Lancaster in Britain this summer which will fly alongside the BBMF Lanc. Just imagine what two will sound like!!!!
They were absolutely great.
The most amazing flight was the AVRO sisters flight, with all three airworthy AVRO heavy bombers in formation together - the Canadian Heritage Lancaster, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster, and the Vulcan to the Sky XH558 Vulcan.
I'm lucky enough to live close enough to the Imperial War Museum Duxford that I can watch the displays from my front garden.
I don't know why they made a big thing about 10 Merlins in the air together in the event shown here (although it's very nice to see) as I've flown over more Merlins than that myself, all in the air together in Spitfires, when I was on my qualifying solo cross country flight for my PPL (it was the 60th anniversary of their entry into service, and they pulled out all the stops to get every possible airworthy Spitfire to join the formation over Duxford - which allegedly made it the largest Spitfire formation since WW2).
I was lucky enough to be flying just above the NOTAMed display area, looking down at flight after flight of them pouring along the display line from my lowly C152.
Of course, some would have been RR Griffon engined variants, but most probably had RR Merlins.
soaringtractor So when have you ever piloted an aircraft over several squadron's worth of spitfires all flying in formation together, above the very air-field that they first entered service at, exactly 60 years earlier to the day?
I suppose it's difficult to explain history to a Yank . . they just don't have any !!!
soaringtractor I see you are unfamiliar with the ability of the internet to answer the question of how many airworthy spitfires exist - 56 in the world, most of which are in the UK (and indeed most of those within a half-dozen miles of where I am sitting). There are also 112 currently undergoing restoration (again, most in the UK, with a similar proportion within half a dozen miles of here), many of which will have been airworthy at some point in fairly recent history. Restoration is not a once only operation, although the first time is usually the most challenging - it may have to be repeated every couple of decades, depending on hours flown and storage conditions. The operational strength of a spitfire squadron was generally 12 (although it could vary up to a maximum of 18), so yes, there are easily several squadrons of spitfires still flying, even just in the UK.
As for our history, it dates from long before the period of the British Empire (although it should probably be noted that our Empire was much larger than anything the US has ever achieved, and our Monarch is still the Sovereign over a greater area of the earth's surface [or even that of just North America] than any other head of state).
Other than Empire history though, heck, my own father owned a house for many years which was centuries old before your continent was even discovered (except by the native Americans the US committed systematic ethnic cleansing and genocide against), and even that house was almost certainly a rebuild of a pre-existing one dating back to before the Norman Conquest (the last time we were really beaten in a war, rather than simply deciding it wasn't worth the effort) - letting some of our wayward colonies go is a rather different matter, particularly in the case of the US, as I seem to recall from my history lessons that we were rather distracted by fighting the Dutch, French and Spanish at the time. We still held most of North America even after that, and in fact the portion of North America which still shares our Monarch is larger than the US. Compared to India, Australasia, China, and large parts of Africa, you just didn't rate as important enough to throw much effort at. And of course, since then we've handed your asses to you on several occasions. It looks as if you always need considerable help to win any significant war, and can't guarantee it even then.
soaringtractor I know you find it difficult to accept, but the Commonwealth and USSR BOTH did more in WW2 than the US did. And by that time, the commonwealth was made up of nations with self-determination, so they did have the option of staying out of it. They didn't though, did they? The US did until they were dragged in screaming by the Pearl Harbour atrocity (just like in WW1 after the Lusitania).
Of course Churchill wanted the US involved as well - he was part USian after all.
soaringtractor SO you admit to sitting on your arses while atrocities were being carried out (while of course, taking every opportunity to profit from it). And even think that's something to be proud of!
No wonder you are too thick to realise that farm implements don't soar, they plummet.
So, plummeting farm tool you can stop your jingoistic bullshit on here, as everyone apart from you and your other "wilbur" identity can see right through you.
soon to be a third lanacaster flying, just jane in uk is being rebuilt to fly as well
Not sure about soon . I think the schedule is more like 7years before she flies. The funding is rather like a dripping tap, small but constant. And as in all of these projects the vast majority of the labour is carried out by retired engineers whose labour's are generously given for free. Funding is also sourced by hiring out "Just Jane " for film work . The BBC have very recently used her for a film celebrating the "Dambusters" But you are correct she WILL fly!
They are restoring another one in Canada in Victoria to flying condition
@@johndavey72 they do taxi runs on her to raise a bit more.
I was the son of a Lancaster rear gunner with 57 Sqdrn out of East Kirkby . Lincs UK. He was lost flying on DX-H (LL939) on Nov 11, 1944 during a raid on the oil refineries at Harburg, it crashed at Beckdorf about 25 miles SE.of Harburg. After searching for more information for years I was finally able to find the crash site with the help of the Local German government, local historian and state archaeologist! We gained the necessary paperwork and were able to excavate what was left of the aircraft. We found hundreds of parts. The biggest shock was the cockpit area was in pretty good shape and we actually found the pilots wristwatch, His grandson was with me and it is now in his possession, The rest of the parts were sent back to its original airfield and are now on display at the Aviation Heritage museum. They have a lanc almost ready to fly "Just Jane," She is going thru her final air tests as I write this.
The Hamilton Lancaster shown in this video was flown down to the Oshkosh Air Show several years ago and I drove 5 hours to see it. I talked to the crew and after hearing my story, they gave me a full tour of their Lanc and allowed me some time on my own inside the Lanc to reflect! I will be forever grateful and Am so pleased to see the Lanc and the Merin engines documented here for all to see!
THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL VIDEO AND THE PRESERVATION OF THESE WONDERFUL AIRCRAFT!
Great video, lovely bright HD and fantastic sound, it feels like you're there, and the aircraft are gleaming in the sunshine. Thanks chaps.
Aviation history? I am sure this happened allot during the 1940s : )
The information is Misleading.. He says that the Canadian Lancaster is the only one That tourists can go in, the BBMM Lancaster in England you can have a guide of the full Battle of Britain Memorial flight Hangar at RAF Coningsby. And Then there's Just Jane at East Kirkby.. she taxi runs.. so it's not all a lost cause.
Tabie Marshall just Jane still flys
@@differentname8051 The british City of Lincoln still flys and has flown with just Jane in the UK
The guys from Ice Pilots! I love that show, those old warplanes they fly still doing their job decades later.
great thanks to those who restored them.
Awesome guys who fly them.
Wilbur Finnigan and soaringtractor is the same person, he conjures itself. After reading all the comments below, I have seen both said has answered the same thing and he has confused his nicknames. An American who put so much energy to argue that the RR Merlin is American only because it is manufactured under license by Packard, then they have not all the horses in the stable. With your rhetoric so is Coca Cola Swedish, manufactured in Haninge, southeast of Stockholm, Capital of Sweden. Licens or not, It makes no difference. Most of Americans descended from Europe, so why seems many of you are so fucking superior. During my travels, I only met nice Americans, but on the internet you'll meet ass holes.
Wilbur is gay, and struggling with it.
@@ivorbiggun710 He's the only guy i've noticed to use wikipedia to get his info then copy and pastes it on here
Wilbur Finnigan, everyone know's you are trying to pretend you have a friend by posting as soaringtractor.
Stop it, you're embarrassing yourself....... more........ if that's possible.
How many aircraft engines does Packard make today , none lol....
soaringtractor _ Fuck off Wilbur.
@soaringtractor Just how much has Boeing etc received in over priced Government contracts, subsidised up to the limit by the US. The latest, the f35, for gods sake, far better planes available in Europe at a fraction of the cost. Time you came back to reality.
@soaringtractor hey. You soaringtracter aka Wilbur Av seen your previous post matey you been banging. On with your so called pro irsh. /american Heritage bulshit and . anti british/limeys Shite. for a long time who you trying to fucking kid here you lying gobshite. Wanker yeah IRA supporter.
@soaringtractor hey. Wilbur. Fuck face. Your airliners are falling out of the fucking sky mate . Crap planes crap engines u potato picker bellend av a chat with your best. Mate gerry Adams
Thanks for the video. It was great to see the inside of the Lanc. My uncle flew them and was shot down on his 17th mission. The plane was on fire so the crew up the front couldn't get out, but the bombs exploded and blew the plane apart, thus freeing the crew. Only two crewmen were killed and the other five (including my uncle) survived. One day I will get to visit this great plane and view it personally. Thanks
I loved watching these over my school in Cambridge in the 60's while they were filming the Battle of Britain movie. The ME109s and FW190s were based at Cambridge Airport!!
Aha mr obnoxious glory hunting willburnt frinningham,Mr big head know it all "as if" picking arguments, what's the big deal? ???
soaringtractor Stop pretending to be someone defending you, Wilbur.
Last comment about Packard merlin
No British front line fighters bombers had Packard merlin
Rolls Royce merlin had more power than the Packard merlin build quality was shocking Canada built planes usually got the Packard
Rolls Royce merlin pure quality. Packard was put together by .let's say they weren't craftsmen.
Oh and the Griffin did go into the recon.spitfire
The Griffin was devolved for the typhoon due to the nappier sabre engine having its problems 2,200hp beasts like the typhoon it weighed 7ton the nappier 1ton .
Alan Cowell Yep, delusional and wrong like most British twats. Nearly all P51's had Packard Merlins and they were great engines. The American Merlin's had much better crankshaft bearings than the British versions which later adopted the American bearings. Packard craftsmen were indeed just that. American radials engines ran rings around Brit V12's, produced much more power, 2000 and better, and were more reliable. Britain would not have survived had it not been for American industrial might.
+Alan Cowell If I recall.....the North Star., DC4M, used the Rolls Royce Engine and not the Packard Version....the reason being that the RR engine was good for over a 1000 hours, and the Packard was hard pressed to get 400 before overhaul...Oh yes...the yankees don't know what the North Star was....and we never lost one ! M.McKay
Alan Cowel, The Spitfire XVIs were IXs with Packard Merlin engines. Most of them had cut-down rear fuselages, as you see on one of the aircraft in the video. The Hawker Typhoon was powered by a Napier Sabre. There was a version of the Hawker Tempest powered by Rolls Royce Griffon, but they did not put it into production.
soaringtractor, The Spitfire was designed in 1936, the Mustang in 1940. The Mustang used the new laminar flow airfoil. The British used this on the later Hawker Tempest to make it go fast. The laminar flow Spitfire was the Supermarine Spiteful, which never got into production probably due to the fact that the jets were coming out. The British developed the RR Merlin 130/131, putting out over 2000HP. I was surprised they did use these on the very late model, light -weight Mustangs like the P-51H.
18tangles, the XIX was an unarmed photo-reconnaissance Spitfire with a RR Griffon engine. The Brits messed with superchargers quite a bit. They did compare an armed, Griffon engined Spitfire XIV with a Mustang. The two aircraft had about the same top speed. The Spitfire had better acceleration and climb, a tigher turn radius and a faster roll. The Mustang could out dive the Spitfire, and it had a combat radius of 1400miles. All in all, this is what you would expect from a small aircraft with a bigger engine.
I was at the fantastic Hamilton Air Museum in June, and got right up--touching close, to this Lancaster, and had a good talk with one of the excellent and knowledgeable staff there. Now of course it is in the UK, at last, and has a lot of engagements flying with the UK RAF Lancaster and the rest of the 'Battle of Britain Flight.' I hope the weather improves a lot, it's crap right now. we are getting the arse-end of that Hurricane. After a really good summer, it has to turn shit at this particular time Grrrr.
Waited at the Goodwood race track for the two Lancasters to fly over the show Thank you All of Canda we will send the other to you to reciprocate our appreciation of all those who keep them flying