strange and sad to think ten years later the poor souls on pan am 103 were looking out them same windows in terror as the plane fell apart just awful

The British method of recruiting fighter pilots makes all the sense in the world. They know what it's like to almost run out of an important human resource during war. In the U.S. you must have a 4 year science degree, or be accepted in the academy, and qualify your way to figter training. No way to maintain a critical resource that runs out very fast during war.

I had the pleasure of knowing Commander Evans, a true gentleman and very impressive human being !

4:12 David Lister! 😂 Mind you, this 1985 program predates Red Dwarf by 3 years. And he's nicknamed Tiny Lister, there was an American actor called Tiny Lister who was in films like The Fifth Element.

Aerospatiale Westland Gazelle 172mph Excellent.

47:15 - I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that green light didn’t illuminate. Weapons Officer is getting up there in years…

@02.17... Ooh what does he look like 😂. Comb over!... so who's he to decide a chaps fate ((✊️ ))

And we choose people to protect our interests on what colour they are and what's dangling between their legs. Not merit or ability. It's frightening.

" right settle down please !!!! " cos there a rowdy bunch

Is the characteristic smell of a sub still laced with tobacco smoke these days?

Good to see Donald MacDonald as a young Cpo ops sonar way before instructing in the Submarine School. good days

Served with dai Evans st 132 and as cpo(ops sonar,) renown port 80-82

I stowed away on a submarine in the 80’s. I hid in the torpedo tube. Was great! Waited until the crew were asleep then helped myself to food etc.

I miss that navy.

Detering Soviet statesmen then, Putin's gangsters now.

How instructors were 44 years ago. bloody terrible, awful, intimidating, overbearing, hope they are not like that nowadays.

that must have been a jolly life on a sub: Drinking Champagne and even smoking on board while submerged!!

Why is the periscope constantly going up and down why not just leave it up

Fighter Pilot (1981) S01E01 - Dreams - Aired 9th September 1981 - The series begins in May 1978, when thirty-one applicants arrive at the Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre at RAF Biggin Hill. Six of the candidates are offered pilot training.

Awesome educational video Man! Smoking cigarettes in a Submarine! Wow. 😎❤️🌎

2:22 in addition to comb-over…so this is a test on whether they know how to use a periscope?

I'm kinda surprised they're allowed to smoke on a submarine. I know it's a big submarine but still

,mariners sail on the sea. SubMERINER UNDER THE WAVES

Not submariners. SubMARINER

tiny, failed engeneer, sub, what else

Why are the fishing vessels such a bother, are they worried about damaging them?

As a USN career (35 years) mustang submariner, one of my jobs was to evaluate the tactical and strategic weapons proficiency of submarine crews. As such, I observed many CO's and can attest these men are the absolute best the Navy can produce. All are nuclear propulsion engineers as well as extraordinarily intelligent. I'm fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with them. Salute!!

In a Scottish base but not Scottish voice !

John Nettles does a 'proper' job...

You're a shaar, an absolute shaar!!!!

Was Dai Evans from Wales would love to know got to be a valleys boy surely 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

BBC 1980s Submarine documentary Part2 Perisher

These were the years of Farnborough air show. Not like nowadays when most of the exhibits have left by Wednesday, leaving just the bare bones of the exhibits left for the public day on the Friday and not even worth the journey

Great documentary. I’m not from a military background. Could any more knowledgeable folks answer a question? If they fail the course why are they never allowed back on a submarine? Why can’t they just go back to their previous position? I don’t think they explained it in the programme. Unless I missed it.

We moved to Camberley in 1970. My dad took me to Farnborough either thar year or '72 for the first time and I'be been going ever since, maybe missed only twice in all thos years. Watching the Blackbird SR71 fly off into the sun back to the USA in '74, looking down the runway as we were leaving, is one of my best memories and I was only 9.

Wow!!!! I was not been created by my parents until 1979

It's a shame you don't get docoes like this anymore All we get is reality cooking shows dancing with stars got a lot more channels but nothing worth watching Reamber Best of Britton shows top gear programs about steam power stuff a lot off guys love to watch

Well tanks are obsolete the drones and hand launched missiles have proved that! Aircraft carriers are obsolete, they just don't know it yet, Hyper missiles can now take care of them! So what's in store for the subs - it doesn't take much imagination to see capable under water deep sea 40 knots plus Sub. killers taking care of them, if they know where they are of course!

Comb overs were the order of the day Captain Evans is the worst of all

Waste of money

From a time when the BBC was the best in the world at almost everything they touched. What an excellent series.

Love the clickity-clack of relays and contactors!

Seems a bit pathetic nows days!

1980 - the F15 Eagle. 44 years later, 2024 - the latest F15 😂😂 Just imagine their reaction in 1980 being shown the latest version of the Spitfire! 😂

This series just gets better as it progresses; and all too soon, we enter the final episode. Thanks again. Thanks also to the veterans, for their service and comments. My late brother was RAF during the 1970s,, as Fire & Rescue, His postings included RAF Gan, Kinloss and Odiham.

Thanks for posting this excellent series. Pardon my ignorance, but is the Martin Withers shown here [20'42 mins] the same one who flew on the 1982 ''Black Buck' mission to bomb Falklands Airport?

I loved this program when i was a kid. It was one of the reasons i went in to aviation and had a 30 year career with British airways.

flying pawns - pawns without a stake.

I don’t get the rule about the failure of the course meaning the end of the students time in the submarine service. Surely if someone has shown the required skills to get on the course in the first place, they have something that the service is looking for. If they aren’t successful then surely a period of development may mean they are suitable to come back and have another go? I accept that some people maybe totally unsuitable, but some may have the ability to come back and pass it. Does anyone know if this is still the rule nowadays or was it an old rule?

Brillant. Large aircraft captain myself. Nothing even close to this. Still, reminds me a lot of my training and mentors.