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    Name of event: Hangar 10 Fly In 2018 (www.hangar10.de/)
    Date of record: 27.09.2018
    Location: Flughafen/Airport Heringsdorf (EDAH), Usedom - Germany
    Aircraft: Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XVIIIe (serial no. TP280, construction no. 6S/676372, D-FSPT) More info on www.meiermotors.com/index.php/... and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superma...)
    Pilot/s: Rob Davies - United Kingdom
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  • @knightflightvideo
    @knightflightvideo  5 лет назад +104

    Watch more videos of this event or by other Warbirds on the playlists of my channel below. 🙂
    Spitfire: ruclips.net/video/XC7UQtfxwxM/видео.html
    Messerschmitt: ruclips.net/video/Seyd5-Thr98/видео.html
    Warbirds: ruclips.net/video/Nxf05ZRjYmc/видео.html
    Hangar 10 Fly In 2018: ruclips.net/video/HuUe8GQMlCM/видео.html

    • @buster6624
      @buster6624 5 лет назад +5

      Very cool ,thanks. Huge fan here...I have a lot of memorabilia from Polesti,,,my uncle somehow survived every Polesti mission he was on.

    • @MauriatOttolink
      @MauriatOttolink 5 лет назад +1

      What AM R/T set did they use in WW2?

    • @herbertboswinkel9759
      @herbertboswinkel9759 5 лет назад +1

      18 dubliners
      .,

    • @buster6624
      @buster6624 5 лет назад +5

      Absolutely gorgeous plane,i get goosebumps just hearing engine turn over,thanks for sharing the video!

    • @TheWeeterfall
      @TheWeeterfall 5 лет назад +2

      Oh ya ! From NAS Saufley field 1964 - 68 I can still smell the oil from those starts...... I was a mech. Working 200 + T-34 B 6 cyl opposed a/c .... Those were the days my friends 🙄. VT- 1. & VT- 5. VT- 5 flew T- 28. Oh the stories

  • @dburns8381
    @dburns8381 5 лет назад +1399

    THANK YOU FOR NOT PLAYING MUSIC!
    So many of these videos are ruined by cheesy music. The sound of the old war birds, radial or V engine, is music we don't get to hear anymore. Thank you again for reminding us what we are missing.

    • @benmiles00
      @benmiles00 5 лет назад +11

      Amen brother.

    • @ltr4300
      @ltr4300 5 лет назад +7

      YES

    • @santatigerclaus
      @santatigerclaus 5 лет назад +11

      im never here for stupid music unless im here for music

    • @andreasmuller4666
      @andreasmuller4666 5 лет назад +22

      The engines ARE the music ... at least to ppl with taste for those old birds.

    • @RU-zm7wj
      @RU-zm7wj 5 лет назад +1

      Read more.

  • @TheMDJ2000
    @TheMDJ2000 3 года назад +239

    My father flew spitfires in the RAF in Italy, Sicily and North Africa. The most beautiful machine ever made.

    • @claudiosikler9493
      @claudiosikler9493 2 года назад +4

      Except Messerschmitt Bf 109

    • @memes_man52
      @memes_man52 2 года назад +8

      Thank your father for his service

    • @theletter5664
      @theletter5664 2 года назад +9

      @@claudiosikler9493 bf109 was cool but didn't fare well again the spitfire, look at the battle of Britain

    • @shaneseccombe1837
      @shaneseccombe1837 2 года назад +6

      @@claudiosikler9493 or the hurricane? In the shadow of the spit and the schmitt?

    • @mstrdiver
      @mstrdiver 2 года назад +12

      Great planes all. I also love the look of the F4U - The Corsair. British pilots took it and taught the US how to make effective carrier landings. The cant of the high nose caused by the large propeller sweep caused issues for US pilots at first but we learned from our British cousins how to make a safe sweeping carrier approach instead of just straight in.

  • @crorivpro
    @crorivpro 5 лет назад +1176

    As an American I love our P-51D's But the Spitfire is a legend because of what it and the Hurricane did. I'm one American that knows those planes and their pilots saved all our collective asses in the summer of 1940. Thank You Great Britain.

    • @catey62
      @catey62 5 лет назад +78

      Thank you for your kind remarks. and regardless of which nation of any of those involved in that great conflict were from they were all as equally as brave as the others and worked as one to topple the foe, and I give my thanks to each and every one of them.

    • @Optikification
      @Optikification 5 лет назад +60

      and these days the Brits forget it was 303 Polish squadron that had the most kills in the Battle of Britain when they now vote to kick em out of the UK. Less we forget.

    • @1chish
      @1chish 5 лет назад +168

      @@Optikification You utter lying moron. Why peddle Remainer crap on a Thread that is about a WWII fighter?
      1. We, unlike the rest of Europe which is happy to re-write history, NEVER EVER forget what the Polish airmen did in 1940. Just like we never forget what Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, South African and Caribbean airmen did with us. Indeed they are commemorated in various memorials around the country and every year at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.
      2. To say they "had the most kills in the Battle of Britain" is an insult to every other pilot engaged in that combat and all the rest. Every damn one was a hero....
      3. And now let me lay your lie for what it is. We in the UK voted to leave the political ponzie scheme that is the EU. We never voted for, nor have we ever said we would, 'kick' anyone out. Indeed I would remind you it was the EU that stuck to NOT agreeing to make both EU and UK citizens future's safe and used them as political chess pieces. The UK has never said anything other than migrants here are welcome to stay regardless of where they come from. Unlike the EU on British migrants in the EU
      Remainers make me bloody puke with their lies and false information just because they lost the vote.

    • @ChickenNugget-dk9hp
      @ChickenNugget-dk9hp 5 лет назад +11

      Optikification thats because back then they were different

    • @davidmarshall1259
      @davidmarshall1259 5 лет назад +33

      crorivpro thanks for this very much appreciated comment . Most of the comments from America say that if it weren’t for you we’d all be talking German, which is a laugh coz most of Americans come from English stock anyway. Superb English engineering saved the world from speaking German. Full stop.

  • @yaboianz
    @yaboianz 29 дней назад +2

    Seeing a Griffon Spitfire fly by you in person must be such an unforgettable experience. I don't know if I'm the only one but I find that five-bladed propeller just so charming.

  • @supercuda1950
    @supercuda1950 9 месяцев назад +12

    Younger generations have no idea what a piston powered plane sounds like. A truly impressive plane with a truly impressive engine flown by a truly impressive pilot. Thanks for the great video.

    • @knightflightvideo
      @knightflightvideo  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for watching and commenting! More videos of this and other Spitfire's you can watch on my Warbirds playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL_kDcX2_3upoq5qHhsAxNXMiIuSCtOl_V

    • @thefrontline1
      @thefrontline1 4 месяца назад

      Sounds almost exactly like the video. Crazy huh?

    • @Jean_Driftstein
      @Jean_Driftstein Месяц назад +1

      Sorry for my words but you might be wrong, sir. Not all younger gens since there're numbers like me who do know and loves some WW2 fighters. Modern fighter jets are cool, sure it is, but there are some distinct charm in classic planes which is really hard to explain...
      Or maybe I just loves vintage and classic stuffs.

  • @rodneymaennling5963
    @rodneymaennling5963 10 месяцев назад +4

    I built a Spit model in 1949. I was a Londoner at 15 years old, living close to Hendon and the airfield, now the RAF museum there. I'm now 89 and have the 24 inch balsa model hanging in my workshop, needing new paper covering. Thanks for a fine video, and it prompts me to think of restoring the model!
    Rodney Maennling Vancouver Island BC

  • @trainknut
    @trainknut 2 года назад +25

    It may not be as iconic as the Merlin, but the Rolls Royce Griffon is still one of the best sounding aircraft engines out there.

  • @carwoodlane1120
    @carwoodlane1120 8 месяцев назад +2

    Die urtypische Silhouette der Spitfire, wenn sie am Himmel zu sehen ist. Toll! Schön, dass es sowas heute noch gibt!

  • @bluzzjazz
    @bluzzjazz Год назад +16

    What a gorgeous plane! This and the P-51 are such iconic planes. Some many WW2 planes were just amazing machines for the time. I'm happy some have been preserved. That was Americas finest period in my opinion.

    • @filipbitala2624
      @filipbitala2624 8 месяцев назад

      The P-51 has nothing on this one

    • @GBURGE55
      @GBURGE55 7 месяцев назад

      Finest period in British history too. We'll never see a generation like them🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @jasonjones4941
    @jasonjones4941 3 года назад +33

    35 years as an aircraft mechanic and I still love these old warbirds!

  • @ProcyonAlpha
    @ProcyonAlpha 7 дней назад +1

    I live near selsey on the south coast of England. Every sunny day a spitfire does loops high in the sky, it's beautiful! Even when I'm indoors I can hear the engine from miles away and instantly know that the spitfire is flying!

  • @ryanj7517
    @ryanj7517 2 года назад +17

    The Mustang and Spitfire were just absolutely beautiful airframes. Beautiful and Beastly. Our allied Pilots were just so good and given their planes they were as formidable as it got in their day.

  • @everyone5724
    @everyone5724 5 лет назад +470

    Being American and biased toward American aircraft I will say that Great Britain did a good job creating the Spitfire. Gorgeous airplane.

    • @dambuster6387
      @dambuster6387 5 лет назад +39

      A griffon Spitfire climb to 55,000 feet over Hong Kong the highest recorded for a piston engine. Amazing aircraft that was develop and improved over six long years in WW2.

    • @vaughnerhardt1510
      @vaughnerhardt1510 5 лет назад +20

      Poots MuhGoots more than just a good job. The best fighter to come out if ww2

    • @Morbius1963
      @Morbius1963 5 лет назад +45

      The Mustang was only as good as its engine.

    • @CityCobraAT
      @CityCobraAT 5 лет назад

      Vaughn Erhardt l

    • @threepot
      @threepot 5 лет назад +11

      A 'good job'!! A bit of an understatement i think?☺

  • @MarsFKA
    @MarsFKA 5 лет назад +79

    3:36 Possibly the most evocative sight in aviation: the shape of the Spitfire wing.

    • @raccoonmoustache
      @raccoonmoustache 4 года назад +1

      Alongside the Junkers Ju 87

    • @barrierodliffe4155
      @barrierodliffe4155 4 года назад +2

      @@raccoonmoustache
      The Ju 87 looks slow and clumsy next to the very graceful Spitfire.

    • @PorWik
      @PorWik 3 года назад +3

      @@barrierodliffe4155 I mean I don’t want to be speeding into the ground when I’m dive bombing so I’d say that stukas design is very good for its role

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 2 года назад +1

      A6M Zero had a very similar planform--generous wing area.

    • @paulmurton494
      @paulmurton494 2 года назад

      @@raccoonmoustache Let me think... I see a Stuka coming toward me, so I walk to the nearest shelter (let's face it they were slow) - I see a Spitfire coming toward me and I fly as fast as I possibly can AWAY from it! And yes, yes, I get the wing shape thing, but seriously, who IN THEIR RIGHT MIND would fly toward one? Granted, the Germans did, but nobody accused them (at that time) of being in their right minds 😀

  • @TheTruthKiwi
    @TheTruthKiwi 5 лет назад +13

    The sound it makes when flying past is just friggin awesome.

  • @felipeotavio3971
    @felipeotavio3971 6 месяцев назад +2

    I played this video to my toddler little cousing and i couldn't believe how mesmerized he was with the noise and the plane.
    I think i just made another aviation fan.

  • @olemikkelsen56
    @olemikkelsen56 5 лет назад +63

    Every time i watch this airplane my feelings gets out of control - just so beautiful and magnificent - absolutely one of the finest airkrafts from WW2 - stunning it is :-)

    • @321fightson
      @321fightson 4 года назад +2

      Oh god yes, same here. It almost makes me tear up.

    • @josephlister4065
      @josephlister4065 3 года назад

      Point taken. I love The Spitfire but I equally love the Hurricane as its performance is always overlooked and doesn't rec enough praise. The wooden workhorse. Could take more punishment than most metal structured places, repaired faster and back in the air faster. Ex RAF GUY

    • @atmusic9694
      @atmusic9694 10 месяцев назад

      @@321fightson same actually, it's pure beauty to see these things fly. And without them we wouldn't have the world as we know it

  • @gijsoerlemans7738
    @gijsoerlemans7738 4 года назад +18

    What an absolutely breath taking machine. The colours, the shape the sound... pure beauty

  • @TheFunkhouser
    @TheFunkhouser 2 года назад +2

    Gosh.. been watching the F22, F35, Typhoon Euro fighter jets.. but the classic fighter like the Spitfire always brings you back to raw awesome!

  • @MrStratbat
    @MrStratbat 4 месяца назад +1

    Fantastic video..No music and NO big mouth on a loud PA system..Fantastic..

  • @marekladicky4128
    @marekladicky4128 3 года назад +3

    By far the far the most beautiful plane ever built

  • @Birdman953
    @Birdman953 11 месяцев назад +4

    The two most beautiful aircraft ever made. The Spitfire and the Super Constellation.

  • @KellerDidThat
    @KellerDidThat 5 лет назад +2

    You do not have to be British to love the beauty and symbolism of freedom embodied by the iconic Spitfire. Was she the best fighter of the war? Who cares! She stands as a testament to a courageous island nation that would never surrender in the face of tyranny. Greetings from America to our English brothers and sisters. May we always stand united for justice and liberty.

  • @hawkenman.549
    @hawkenman.549 3 года назад +13

    To all the brave airmen and airwomen of WWll , a heartfelt thank you. Yours was truly the greatest generation. The whole world is indebted to you. God bless.

  • @hunterofliars9600
    @hunterofliars9600 3 года назад +7

    What a majestic airplane. Gives me goose bumps watching it fly.

  • @somthinsomething4715
    @somthinsomething4715 5 лет назад +13

    In my opinion one of the most beautiful machines ever created

  • @stevenelson7674
    @stevenelson7674 5 лет назад +15

    Awesome video, as others have said thank goodness there was no cheesy music, just the sweet sound of a Rolls Royce V12. I went for a fly in a Spitfire at Biggin Hill a few months ago whilst in England, now that was the ultimate dream come true!

    • @staciross227
      @staciross227 5 лет назад

      Steve Nelson I bet the engine sound in the plane is even more satisfying then from the outside

    • @pinkyman5155
      @pinkyman5155 5 лет назад

      You lucky Devil ! I want to do that but it's around £3000 so got to save some more pennies, I often see the Biggin Hill Spit flying over the Thames towards Duxford or Dover, I was on the top of the QE2 bridge once and the Lancaster flew over the sound was amazing ! :-)

    • @hoonaticbloggs5402
      @hoonaticbloggs5402 4 года назад

      I live under the Biggin hill flight path. Last week THE Lancaster flew over flanked by two spitfires 😁

  • @larrysfarris
    @larrysfarris 3 года назад +12

    Beautiful! When I think of the quintessential WW2 fighter aircraft, it’s the Supermarine Spitfire that comes to mind. The lines, the silhouette.... absolutely iconic! 👍

  • @Marvin-fn7ks
    @Marvin-fn7ks 10 месяцев назад +3

    Beautiful machine. I imagined it flying over the POWs behind the fence telling them “you will be freed”!

  • @peterwilliamson4296
    @peterwilliamson4296 5 лет назад +43

    A great plane for sure flown by some brave Brits to keep us safe. Thumbs up from New Zealand.

    • @hannecatton2179
      @hannecatton2179 5 лет назад +8

      Canadians , Ozzies , Kiwis , South Africans , Yanks, Czechs , Poles , ......................AND many other nationalities to a greater or lesser extent flew with the Brits. Kudos to them all .That is why we are free democracies today. No praise is too great .

    • @robhicklin2139
      @robhicklin2139 4 года назад +1

      Three of the top ten aces in the Battle of Britain were ANZACS

    • @SuperEdge67
      @SuperEdge67 4 года назад +3

      Peter Williamson The first RAF ace of WWII was a New Zealander........Cobber Kain.

    • @muppetrowlf1473
      @muppetrowlf1473 4 года назад

      ANZACS are Soldiers.

    • @barrierodliffe4155
      @barrierodliffe4155 4 года назад

      @@robhicklin2139 Two from New Zealand and one from Australia, five including the top 3 were British.

  • @motoguy7281
    @motoguy7281 3 года назад +15

    This is my favorite WW2 fighter followed by the P51 Mustang gives me chills to think about the impact this plane had on the war.

    • @atrium8609
      @atrium8609 Год назад

      Actually the mk XVIII missed the war. It was made in 1946, but took some action in the conflicts following the WW2.

    • @mrunning10
      @mrunning10 10 месяцев назад

      Spitfire with the Merlin had impact, the Griffon not so much, kept home after the Battle of Britain.

  • @robertmarsh3588
    @robertmarsh3588 4 года назад +8

    Just wonderful. Doesn't get any better. Classic silhouette, awesome RR Griffon.

  • @XmedusaX_15
    @XmedusaX_15 5 лет назад +53

    When I see and hear these videos, my mind soars free no matter where I am and I often get the chills. Keep up the good work !

  • @time.5316
    @time.5316 5 лет назад +9

    Absolutely stunning in full-screen mode.

  • @mackman1480
    @mackman1480 4 года назад +2

    Born in England and living in Canada for about 40 years I remember on remembrance day each year as a kid in the 70's watching Spitfires, Lancaster and Hurricanes doing formation fly overs on the different bases where my dad was stationed in the RAF as well as actual war vets coming into the school's to raise money with the poppy drives. It always brought a sense of pride seeing the planes that saved Britain during the darkest days and the vets who many wore the visible battle scars of war and were cheered as true heroes to look up to not the manufactured heroes today. Having read some of the comments below my personal belief is that if Hitler had not attacked Russia and lost over a million battle hardened troops and equipment things might be very different today. Actually if Hitler listened to his Generals the world would be very different but that is what makes history. Germany had a peace treaty with Russia and got oil, steel and other goods from them until Germany launched operation Barbarossa where they sent over 3 million personnel from the Axis which I believe even today was the biggest invasion force ever assembled. As much money as countries spend today on there militaries WW2 was the last war where an empire or major country could be dethroned and parceled out because today major countries don't directly fight they use proxies who they supply which feeds the war machine and its industries.

  • @malcolmlane-ley2044
    @malcolmlane-ley2044 5 лет назад +45

    Who needs a sound track when you have this?

  • @davedennis6042
    @davedennis6042 5 лет назад +11

    I always smurk to myself seeing these older guys flying these vintage planes when in reality, the pilots who flew them were under 25. Great plane. Love that deep throaty sound.

    • @andrewdods2236
      @andrewdods2236 5 лет назад +2

      Dave Dennis 25, or mostly quite a bit younger ....

    • @brianliggett9087
      @brianliggett9087 5 лет назад +1

      and your point is ?

    • @kellyreim6627
      @kellyreim6627 4 года назад +1

      They sure tore up a bunch of them.

    • @aenonemcrae-clift972
      @aenonemcrae-clift972 4 месяца назад

      The older guys who are flying them are probably the same once 25 yo guys who flew them way back when!! You'll never get better than an "old" Spitty pilot.

  • @kevinrollins7710
    @kevinrollins7710 5 лет назад +13

    Wind-Noise with a Griffon in the background... Beautiful video, notwithstanding.

  • @snoman003
    @snoman003 4 года назад +2

    Strangely, this is the FIRST vid I have seen of anything Merlin powered, let alone a 5 blade prop powered Spitfire. Thank -you for the post

  • @thevelointhevale1132
    @thevelointhevale1132 3 года назад +2

    Not just ANY aircraft ... THE aircraft! Brings back childhood memories of Duxford in the 70's ...

  • @VimyScout
    @VimyScout 5 лет назад +6

    I also used headphones for the best effect. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up😨 GLORIOUS TUNE !!

  • @mikegill6558
    @mikegill6558 5 лет назад +13

    Griffin engined Spitfires are THE most awesome brawny masculine propeller driven flighing machines ever created..power beauty grace with an awesome punch ..WHAT A MACHINE !!!!

    • @TheTruthKiwi
      @TheTruthKiwi 5 лет назад +4

      Agree 100% Mike. Awesome machine indeed.

  • @fatman6061
    @fatman6061 2 года назад +1

    she is awful pretty, and the growl it make is beautiful. thanks for not putting music over it.

  • @raytex111
    @raytex111 5 лет назад +11

    I love this particular spitfire variant. Just a beautiful plane.

  • @davidelliott5843
    @davidelliott5843 3 года назад +54

    37 litres of brutality (against "just" 27 for the Merlin).
    RJ Mitchell who led the Spitfire design team always said, "if it looks right, it probably is right." The Spit, still looks right - even with an engine 1.37 bigger than ever intended.

    • @chancuais
      @chancuais Год назад +1

      I also love the Griffon pitch.

  • @19553129
    @19553129 5 лет назад +26

    Beautiful Spitfire, a hero among heroes.

  • @lennarthumpf8031
    @lennarthumpf8031 3 года назад +1

    That's the most beautiful varient of the already insanely beautiful spitfire
    It's like beauty on steroids

  • @francissullivan6400
    @francissullivan6400 4 года назад +1

    I know as an AMERICAN I am going to get alot of hate for this but I think the supermarine spitfire is the most beautiful plane my eyes ever looked upon

  • @00binator
    @00binator 5 лет назад +39

    German and British Aircraft are so damm beautiful, lets you really imagine the technological race for air superiority. Either improve or lose the war. Marvellous machines

    • @azynkron
      @azynkron 5 лет назад +5

      Battle of Britain was won by the Hurricane, not the Spitfire.

    • @belmontbug
      @belmontbug 5 лет назад +2

      I think you have omitted the P51 Mustang. Surely the greatest piston engine fighter of the second world war. Mind you, only great after we put a Merlin power plant in.

    • @stephencornwell9233
      @stephencornwell9233 5 лет назад +4

      @@belmontbug exactly the heart of the p51 englands finest

    • @BatMan-oe2gh
      @BatMan-oe2gh 5 лет назад +2

      @@azynkron Wrong, when the Spitfire arrived, it freed up the Hurricanes to attack the bombers whilst the Spit took on the 190's. With out the Spit, England would have been bombed into submission. And I know because my Grandfather fought in WW2 and my Grandmother raised my mother in London during the blitz.

    • @emersoncaicedo3146
      @emersoncaicedo3146 4 года назад +5

      @@BatMan-oe2gh well that's true but the hurricane is often the underdog when it comes to the battle of Britain and the overall air war in ww2. It shot down more enemy aircraft than the spitfire. I'm not saying that it's better than the spitfire (because it is isn't) but one should also give credit to the good old hurricane. Without either one the battle of Britain would have been lost.

  • @kevomorego1211
    @kevomorego1211 5 лет назад +3

    Stunning! Great video, just the engine sound and no naff music. Thank you.

  • @Philscbx
    @Philscbx 3 года назад +1

    Hats Off to the Camera Guy,,
    it's all out war keeping a ship
    in view that long and steady.
    But what a Ship.
    I've restored several WWII aircraft,
    but not one of these.
    Last one restored and flew,
    1943 Staggerwing Biplane.
    Cheers

  • @anythingoldmechanical
    @anythingoldmechanical 5 лет назад +1

    Oh the sheer joy of hearing these glorious engines, and not a silencer to be seen!

  • @JohnHill-qo3hb
    @JohnHill-qo3hb 5 лет назад +18

    Great aircraft...
    Great sound...
    Great camerawork...
    Thank you.

  • @eamomuppet
    @eamomuppet 3 года назад +8

    One of the greatest sounds in the history of Aviation, pure genius

  • @lawxxxx9853
    @lawxxxx9853 5 лет назад +2

    What a beauty!
    That sleek profile - and the meaty Griffon engine, nearly bursting out of its casings!

  • @harryedwards9318
    @harryedwards9318 8 месяцев назад +3

    A throwback to the days when our Ancestors deserved to be called GREAT

  • @ronjustincase
    @ronjustincase 5 лет назад +13

    Spine tingling, I cannot begin to imagine how all these men who built this must have felt. What a remarkable plane this is

  • @stuartdandybenchillboy
    @stuartdandybenchillboy 3 года назад +5

    When something looks good and sounds good, then you know it's going to be good. She is like a greyhound with wings. My late, great grandfather worked on servicing and repairing these flying works of art for Vader and the like and so I have a family based love and respect for what they are and what they helped achieve.

  • @tonybullock7555
    @tonybullock7555 5 лет назад +26

    As a kid my friend and I used to watch them take off and land at Swartkop air station in Pretoria. RSA after WW2.

  • @Paiadakine
    @Paiadakine 3 года назад +4

    What a beautiful design to be able to upgrade and produce to such a high level. Congratulations to the designers, manufacturers, owner and maintainers.

  • @delanofreeberg1897
    @delanofreeberg1897 5 лет назад +10

    Beautiful aircraft, 100% functionally superb, and far better than any other plane of the time. Certainly one of the most meaningful engineering masterpieces of the 20th century, and a beauty to watch in flight.

    • @andrewdods2236
      @andrewdods2236 5 лет назад +1

      Delano Freeberg Just perfect, in every way :-)

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 5 месяцев назад

      Almost as perfect as DH-98 ;-)

  • @pinkyman5155
    @pinkyman5155 5 лет назад +3

    That sound gets me every time, instant nostagia !

  • @RTK171
    @RTK171 5 лет назад +1

    Goose bumps that sound is like a symphony and what a plane its like stepping back in time and the reason we are free today in part is due to this plane and the amazing brave men and women that flew them.

  • @bobwhite8149
    @bobwhite8149 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks for showing. Beautiful aircraft and a sterling pilot.

  • @wildgooseman7047
    @wildgooseman7047 5 лет назад +23

    For me the Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft ever to take flight. I must admit though as good as this sounds, the Merlin is better. I'm lucky enough to be under one of the regular flight paths for the BBMF and get to hear them on a regular basis. Even after hearing them so many times I still get goosebumps when they fly over.

    • @robertphillips3078
      @robertphillips3078 2 года назад

      Whats ur address l will be over next ☀️🌞🌝 Just as long as the UK orders ONE with my mate upstairs.
      Australians ❤ our summers beaches. As 4 the Spitfire being in ❤ with them since my dad took us 2 the drive inn in 1972 l think it was ? 2 👀👀 the Battle of Britain.

  • @GRAHAM1514
    @GRAHAM1514 5 лет назад +3

    lovely video and the sound from that Griffon is Superb ! thanks for sharing

  • @ronnyfurst5511
    @ronnyfurst5511 4 года назад +1

    I love all these warbirds... the hurricane,spitfire,p51 mustang.... and many more. because the machines and the heroes behind the stick saved all our collective asses. if any allied veteran read this: thank you for your service.

  • @mediumpimpn
    @mediumpimpn 3 года назад +1

    Crazy to think about what's going to be in the air when we're watching videos of a "classic" f-35 start up with the same kind of admiration.

  • @kylegallant3423
    @kylegallant3423 5 лет назад +16

    Simply amazing. What a masterpiece

  • @axford696969
    @axford696969 5 лет назад +4

    What a Beautiful Sight and sound, goosebumps or what,,,

  • @markmcneil1054
    @markmcneil1054 3 года назад +1

    My father flew spits & hurricanes for the Australian RAAF. Brings tears to my eyes watching footage like this.

  • @pointnozzleaway
    @pointnozzleaway 5 лет назад +2

    I could watch this all day !

  • @johnmarcdudley646
    @johnmarcdudley646 5 лет назад +4

    What a beauty , it sounds fantastic, just awesome to see!!!!

  • @markcatton1484
    @markcatton1484 2 года назад +3

    Very distinctive, just like the Merlin, can always tell a Spitfire without seeing it. Saw one flying over the White Cliffs a couple of weeks ago, swooping into the clouds and diving back and I didn't have my camera.

  • @wolfpack4694
    @wolfpack4694 3 года назад +1

    What a sound! What a machine! I got to sit in one once when it stayed overnight in our hangar. What a thrill just to sit in that legendary aircraft.

  • @RyanKostelnik-wg4ec
    @RyanKostelnik-wg4ec 11 месяцев назад

    This IS The Last Surviving Supermarine Spitfire That’s The Mark 18 Left Out OF All Restored Airworthy Spitfires Left IN The World Now Absolutely Love The Sound OF That Rolls Royce Griffon Inline Engine

  • @fredkruse9444
    @fredkruse9444 5 лет назад +7

    Great job of keeping the Spit in the camera frame. Really enhances the video.

  • @slickflyguy
    @slickflyguy 5 лет назад +5

    That is one awesome aircraft with an amazing sounding engine!

  • @hankdagmar2167
    @hankdagmar2167 5 лет назад +2

    That's an absolutely beautiful machine!

  • @bobgreene2892
    @bobgreene2892 5 лет назад +14

    The Mark 18 is a "beaste" worthy of the admiration of Spitfire fans-- with rakish good lines, exuding power and speed. Of course, it is also orders of magnitude evolved beyond the Mark 1, and its engine is only part of that breathtakingly dramatic evolution. For years, the Spitfire legend had suggested the Mark 18 to every imagination, but had delivered only the Mark 1, and its gradually improving increments. Despite the fame granted the Merlin, it was not until the Griffon series that the Spitfire's modest Merlin "snarl' was replaced by the Griffon's stunning symphony of supercharger whistle and engine roar.

    • @barrierodliffe4155
      @barrierodliffe4155 4 года назад +1

      There was a very big jump from the Mk I to the Mk IX then Mk VII and VIII still with the Merlin engine, all Merlin engine Spitfires had a supercharger.

    • @tonyromano6220
      @tonyromano6220 2 года назад

      I am just learning the details of Spitfire history. I had no idea of the massive jump in power.

  • @MrLjfisher5tube
    @MrLjfisher5tube 4 года назад +57

    god bless the British minds, love from America :)

  • @orlandovazquez2915
    @orlandovazquez2915 4 года назад +4

    The war birds of this era are so iconic, to see them flying is amazing.

  • @gregorymceaddy8884
    @gregorymceaddy8884 3 года назад +1

    You gotta have a pair.....God bless the people that had to do this

  • @jimbilton1956
    @jimbilton1956 4 года назад

    This brought a tear to my eye. Truly wonderful.

  • @khriewhuorie153
    @khriewhuorie153 5 лет назад +4

    I m really crazy about old planes. The sound they make are music 👍

  • @scottsmith491
    @scottsmith491 5 лет назад +3

    FANTASTIC Video!!! No annoying music or commentator!!☺️👍.

  • @atsaari
    @atsaari 2 года назад +2

    Since I was 7 until today at 61 Spitfire will always intrigued me. The most beautiful fighter plane designed and the heroes that help won WW2.

    • @tonyromano6220
      @tonyromano6220 2 года назад

      Next on my 1/48 scale build list I thinks M I and M IX I thinks.

  • @guaporeturns9472
    @guaporeturns9472 3 года назад +1

    Best looking and sounding Spitfire ever , in my opinion.

  • @2wheels2strokes4ever
    @2wheels2strokes4ever 5 лет назад +3

    It is always very special to witness a griffon engine firing up at close range. Very nice video!

  • @yogibear4682
    @yogibear4682 5 лет назад +7

    Always liked the roar of the merlin, but its great to see a giffon doing its thing, a very nice piece of flying.

  • @thomasblea1676
    @thomasblea1676 Месяц назад +1

    Ahhhh...the sound of a Rolls Royce Merlin or Griffon engine is a veritable mechanical symphony!!! I need to put that on about a 3 hour continuous loop!!! 🤣👍

  • @hunterofliars9600
    @hunterofliars9600 3 года назад +2

    This beauty is no less than 80 years old. Think about it.... GOOD 'OLE BRITISH TECHNOLOGY !!.... and the sweet sound of British Rolls-Royce engines !!!

  • @johnfellows2867
    @johnfellows2867 5 лет назад +144

    The Griffon always sounds more brutal than the sweet Merlin.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 4 года назад +3

      yep---Brutal was ok in War, not now though, M-E-R-L-I-N. every time.

    • @comesahorseman
      @comesahorseman 4 года назад +12

      To each their own. If I were sparring with 190's 'though, I might want the power of the RR Griffon.

    • @mack1541
      @mack1541 4 года назад +8

      its a very angry sound

    • @davidmarshall1259
      @davidmarshall1259 4 года назад +9

      it had a different cylinder firing order to the merlin. that why it sounds so different, more rough.

    • @robertnicholson7733
      @robertnicholson7733 4 года назад +9

      I wouldn't call the Merlin's sound sweet. It had a very distinctive exhaust note courtesy of an unusual firing order which caused early issues with the engine. I love the lazy ragged roll it gets from the rear, most classically during flybys.
      The Griffon has a more normal firing order and to me sounds much like all the other V12 aircraft engines in the sky. After the war, the Shackletons were Griffin powered and the crews weren't so happy about it and described it as emitting a really annoying high pitched whine ( 4 engined piston aircraft, hard to synchronize all the engines so you are going to get beating but the whine was a whole other thing) unlike the Merlin powered Lincolns and Lancasters. Trouble is, I read about the whine a while ago and now can't remember where, so I can't confirm my unreliable memory.
      Bob

  • @Trevor_Austin
    @Trevor_Austin 5 лет назад +5

    What an excellent video. Excellent camera positioning and pointing, good focus and the sound quality was lovely. (Edited for spelling)

  • @williamhogg7830
    @williamhogg7830 2 года назад +1

    WOW!
    I love watching this stuff . GOD BLESS all of you who made this possible.

  • @AlixPeaks
    @AlixPeaks 4 года назад +1

    Awesome filming, thank you!

  • @carolus651
    @carolus651 5 лет назад +4

    Piękny w locie i na ziemi. Szacunek dla właściciela . Cudowny . Gratulacje

  • @ctbaw9484
    @ctbaw9484 5 лет назад +3

    What a beautiful bird. A true Classy Classic.

  • @nigeltimms1374
    @nigeltimms1374 4 года назад +1

    I was born long after the second world war but whenever I hear the sound of Merlin engines in the sky, it always makes my heart race and gives me a huge feeling of an excited and profound sense of exuberance.............maybe I was once in a previous life, connected in some way to the wonderful spitfire!......