I love the Spit but the mighty Hurricane was the real work horse ...She took punishment like no other and was fast to repair ..A real champion of a fighter...Love the vid ...Awesome..
@martinkuca74203 жыл бұрын
What a machine. Can't even begin to imagine what those legendary WW2 pilots must have experienced flying these beauties.
@colinhefferman49942 жыл бұрын
Indeed. The Hurricane was so important. Never gets the recognition it deserves
@Lurgansahib7 ай бұрын
Yes Hurricane could take punishment but could also dish it out in big lumps! The Luftwaffe Bomber pilots just hated the sight of Hurricanes, they meant pretty much certain death!!
@lukerodick66494 жыл бұрын
The definition of grace, beauty and Britishness all in one video ❤️ stunning old birds makes my heart melt
@lukerodick66494 жыл бұрын
Would love to know how and where I could see any of these flying ?
@charlesreid34824 жыл бұрын
My instructor at a trade school in Toronto was an aircraft mechanic during the Battle of Britain he told us many interesting stories about these Aircraft
@stephenhobbs10524 жыл бұрын
HE111 crews must have been terrified at the sight of a squadron of these coming head on piloted by fearless and very cranky Polish pilots.
@aaronmatthews46124 жыл бұрын
Don't blame them being cranky the British and commonwealth pilots were happy with killing the aircraft and him ending up in captivity the poles wanted the pilot too if you know what I mean.
@juststeve55424 жыл бұрын
The Poles weren't just given Hurricanes, 303 squadron fought in the Battle of Britain in Spitfires, and made a damn good account of themselves getting more kills in the BoB than any other squadron. Revenge is a very strong motivator.
@charlesreid34824 жыл бұрын
Stephen Hobbs I worked with a welder in Hamilton Ontario who was a polish pilot flying Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain he had some interesting stories that was in the seventies
@coffindancer383 жыл бұрын
I read a fact based novel called Piece of Cake by a british author. Its the best recollection of the war from the fall of france to the battle of britain, and in it he said polish pilots wanted to kill germans all day every day and when poland was conquered a standing order in their air force was to ram germans planes! That book is a marvelous read!
@angelsone-five79126 жыл бұрын
Stunningly beautiful sight and sound. Very well filmed, a joy to watch. It`s long forgotten now but many years ago I went into the Govenor`s office at work ( Hawkers at Kingston ) and saw a pile of rusty tubes on the floor. Being a Hurricane nut I knew what they were and immediately volunteered for the job of making replicas on the tube forming machine. I got the job and the fuselage tubes I made are now flying on the Sea Hurricane in the above video. I am quite proud of that.
@johnlewis71605 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous! I remember being at the World Gliding Championship (spectator I hasten to add) at South Cerney. A Hurricane "The Last of the Many" flew a beautuful display ending with a pass so low he had to climb out over the road embankment at the side of the field. Must have interesting to have been in a car and looking down at a Hurricane coming towards you - I seem to recall some flashing brake lights!
@moehoward015 жыл бұрын
As you should be. Well done.
@craigd4263 жыл бұрын
How totally brilliant is this? An aircraft I admired so much as a child is still flying. So awesome
@franek_izerski4 жыл бұрын
One of my first model kits was a Hurricane. I was in love with its shape. Don't know why.
@toughcloud42093 жыл бұрын
Same, the cockpit and wing shape was an eye grabber
@georgemorley10293 жыл бұрын
It’s beautiful.
@todaywefly43704 жыл бұрын
My mrs is in the other room saying ‘are you watching aeroplane videos again?’ Why yes, yes I am.
@jonathansteadman79354 жыл бұрын
I know that situation very well 😉
@coffindancer383 жыл бұрын
Loool! Yesss why not! Especially about the real heros and their planes!
@dennisroyhall1213 жыл бұрын
Just shout back that her inane questions give you a pain in the aRse, that should make her pause to use her reflective powers.
@Chilly_Billy5 жыл бұрын
The unsung hero of 1940.
@moehoward015 жыл бұрын
The Spit got the glory but the Huricane did the heavy lifting.
@robholloway68294 жыл бұрын
@@moehoward01 Spitfires are backs: flashy, showy and get all the applause Hurricanes are forwards: Big bruisers who actually win the game.
@terryroberts5054 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the pilot's
@pg40793 жыл бұрын
Bonjour, le vol de ces 3 Hurricanes est magnifique, c'est un avion emblématique de la bataille d'Angleterre et qui est pour une grande part dans cette victoire. Je suis en train de lire justement le livre "Un duel d'aigles" de Peter Townsend qui est magnifique, que j'ai trouvé d'occasion dans une brocante avec une dédicace de l'auteur, qui fut pilote de Hurricane et je suis super content d'avoir découvert votre vidéo pendant cette lecture. Merci pour ces magnifiques images.
@AviationHighlights3 жыл бұрын
Merci d'avoir regardé la vidéo, je suis heureux que ça t'ait plu!
@Jpriest133 жыл бұрын
Such a great looker on the ground with that stance. Always reminded me of a bulldog, or a boxer waiting to throw a punch.
@woooster173 жыл бұрын
I would love to hold the tail during run up.. to feel the power and the airframe shake. What an experience that would be! Wonderful to watch 👍🏼
@flatcapmon3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful aeroplane, real hero of Battle of Britain. Would love a go in the new 2 seater.
@Bader19407 жыл бұрын
Wow. Just wow. Such beauty.
@mikepocock5754 жыл бұрын
8 Minutes of sheer joy, thanks for posting.
@drianmortiz93754 жыл бұрын
So beautiful and very wonderful, British WW2 combat aircraft. It is rightfully, should have earned a great recognition.
@ALA-uv7jq5 жыл бұрын
The Hurricane was good value. It was a third the cost of a Spitfire. It scored more kills than the Spitfire in the early months. Easy to repair and loved by pilots.
@mothmagic14 жыл бұрын
It's loss to kill ratio was worse than the spitfire though. Averaged out at 7.5 to the spitfires 5.5
@robholloway68294 жыл бұрын
@@mothmagic1 Not in the far east, though. Somehow Hurricanes ran roughshot over the Zeros - despite being inferior in every technical way aside from straightline speed and firepower.
@drianmortiz93754 жыл бұрын
Well said sir. 👍👍
@markahomer4 жыл бұрын
So you are just coming across the channel in your Dornier and these three show up....
@markorollo.3 жыл бұрын
I've just got into collecting diecast aircraft models (corgi aviation archive), one so far, The Hurricane, had to make that my first one, getting the spitfire next. Then I really want to get a Lancaster bomber, I live about a mile from the old factory where they built a lot of Lancaster's in Chadderton, Oldham, so got to get one sometime.
@scottfritz40742 жыл бұрын
One of the most amazing airplanes of that Eras
@claudiocarbone2225 Жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful video! With atc comms too
@petermillist37794 жыл бұрын
The unsung hero of the battle of britain
@jonnybeck67237 жыл бұрын
I luv the Hurry's lack of dihedral... unmistakable! Thanx for a great vid,,, too bad about the poor windsock on the mic... cheers
@allinmyhead7 жыл бұрын
Three Hurricanes at Shuttleworth - brilliant !
@falconeaterf153 жыл бұрын
Often wondered if the Hurricane could have won the BoB on its own. Personally I have no doubt it could have.
@stewartnicol30285 жыл бұрын
Incidentally, the British/Commonwealth pilots were trained to open fire from around 200/300ft (25ishMetres). When the Polish and Czechoslovakian experts were allowed to join in they closed to 50ft (30m) before blasting the bombers out of the sky, literally.
@coffindancer383 жыл бұрын
I think the Dowding spread was 250 or 400 yards. If theyre coming in in the last guy is the dead guy early formation. Way too far out. The hurri gained a lot when she got 2 speed 3 blade props and metal skinned wings.
@craigmoloney4486 Жыл бұрын
Well said mate Unsung hero indeed
@mrrolandlawrence2 жыл бұрын
they focused on the spit for development thinking it was more modern & had more potential. its something ive been giving some thought of late & i think they should have focused on the hurricane. they could have upgraded the wings again, upgraded the main body to be monocoque pre stressed etc. was far easier to service, train on, take off and land with & with some engine upgrades could have easily upped the performance, not only that but it was multi role so with higher production numbers could have displaced some of the lessor performing models the RAF & FAA were forced to keep in service (remember for 2 spits you could have 3 hurricanes) the spit by comparison has just the most Frankenstein internal wing structures, narrow legs but it was eulogised & looked beautiful. even the germans ego would have them say they were shot down by a spit even when there were none around for 100s of miles.
@clive31002 жыл бұрын
Great video and thanks ... ☺
@richardrichard54094 жыл бұрын
As a keeper and for the romance angle give me a Hurricane over a Spitfire any day😎
@loganpollock16895 жыл бұрын
I saw a pilot (at an airshow) push over into a steep dive and the engine still cutout. That was a defect in the float carburetor that should have been corrected by the bright boys at Rolls Royce before the war started. A truly fantastic display of the glory that was the RAF!
@donaldrobertson57794 жыл бұрын
From what I have read, a woman engineer fixed the problem in short order.
@owen3682 жыл бұрын
@@donaldrobertson5779 That would be Ms Shilingbe (forgive the spelling if wrong).
@loganpollock16894 жыл бұрын
Donald R-I've read that 'Jilly's Orifice' was only a half assed solution(it didn't solve all the problems) and wasn't introduced until early 1941.
@danielw58504 жыл бұрын
The sound of liberty!
@LeroyKinkade Жыл бұрын
I Love The Hurri.
@kevinthomas26624 жыл бұрын
The real hero of the battle of britain
@Folk_var3 жыл бұрын
Beauties.
@careliacarelita22942 жыл бұрын
My favorite fighter!...""👍♥️
@gusdogbrownlab4354 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@stewartnicol30285 жыл бұрын
The Hawker Hurricane was a great aircraft to use as a gun platform for her eight 303 machine guns....closing on an He111 or a Heinkel 88 the Hurricane could use her guns to hose down the bombers....
@krumble1045 жыл бұрын
Hurrah... aren't we brits marvellous.....?
@stewartnicol30284 жыл бұрын
A. I am NOT a Brit, I am Scottish. B. The 303s were pea shooters. However, take EIGHT of them, synchronise them to merge in a patten at 100ft, add an experienced pilot with the nerve to get in close and Hey Presto, you defeat the Greatest Airforce of the time, The Luftwaffe.
@holdenmad1113 жыл бұрын
Did the sea Hurricane always have the Battle of Britain style roundel on fuselage? As i always thought that roundel (yellow ring outside standard roundel) wasn't used during any other campaign?
@zanegrey47203 жыл бұрын
Good aeroplane always liked the hurricane.
@flumpzz26737 жыл бұрын
awesome
@davecooper59514 жыл бұрын
36 cylinders in a 'vic' formation !
@coffindancer383 жыл бұрын
And 16 brownings ripping! Hate to be under that.
@tiltonroadbirmingham11533 жыл бұрын
At 3.35 I'm certain that's a Red Kite.
@tomshiba514 жыл бұрын
Not as graceful looking as the Spitfire, but I see it as a stronger, no-nonsense, get-the-job-done bird of prey.
@DiafolRacing4 жыл бұрын
The spitfire is one of my favourites of the history of aviation
@falconeaterf155 жыл бұрын
A true Warbird.
@panzerdeal87272 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bird..from an old anti aircraft gunner who usually wants to shoot things down..Tip of the hat.
@asepsupriatna34193 жыл бұрын
what this 7OL?
@asepsupriatna34193 жыл бұрын
what this swop?
@claudiocarbone2225 Жыл бұрын
This is music
@stephensmith59824 жыл бұрын
Not as glamorous as that other British fighter plane but a hero nonetheless.
@mothmagic14 жыл бұрын
At the limit of its development on entering service where the Spitfire was upgraded constantly throughout the war.
@paulnutter17134 жыл бұрын
Yep, apart from different props, different wing covering, armour, different gun armament, bombs, rockets and more powerful engines next to no development at all
@mothmagic14 жыл бұрын
@@paulnutter1713 apart from the wing cladding none of those were mods which couldn't have been done on the squdron
@paulnutter17134 жыл бұрын
@@mothmagic1 and how is that not development
@mothmagic14 жыл бұрын
@@paulnutter1713 because it is merely modification. I won't get into an argument over this and suggest we retain our difference of opinion.
@seltaeb33023 жыл бұрын
The plane that won the Battle of Britain WW2, not the flashier Spitfire that sadly gets all the plaudits & the Hurricane barely, if at all. This needs changing. Spitfire yes faster a bit this a bit that but boy it cost much more used only metal, couldn't take the punishment a Hurricane took due to its wooden frame & doped fabric. The Hurricane operated in all the theatres frozen sandy deserts jungle where the spitfire struggled like a Ferrari. The Hurricane was parachuted in bits in jungle Burma & reassembled. BIG TICK!
@squeeth28956 жыл бұрын
What's the point in filming in HD when digital artifacts like an apparently windmilling propeller spoil the view?
@AviationHighlights6 жыл бұрын
I’m an amateur cinematographer and I try my best to capture anything I can because I enjoy doing it. I’m sorry the propellers are going around in circles, there might be other channels you can check out with better footage than mine, so feel free to.
@squeeth28956 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply; I gather that the digi cameras that don't do that cost a fortune so I don't begrudge you but I wish there was a way to stop it. Regards
@AviationHighlights6 жыл бұрын
squeeth Indeed that is the case and I’m always on the look out for a new one. It’s hard to adjust the shutter speed without adjusting the the exposure on my current camera. In other words, if I made the propellers round, the picture would come out white...
@squeeth28956 жыл бұрын
;O)
@eddieoreilly93914 жыл бұрын
Aviation Highlights Hi mate, great vid, love the footage of these old birds in action. Always had a soft spot for the Hurri, a real solid workhorse who deserved more praise than she got thanks to those show pony prettyboy Spits :-) A couple of years ago we finally got a hurricane back in the air here in Australia too but everytime it’s been at a show near me I’ve had other commitments :-( I’ll see it one day. Just a suggestion based on the comments above, have you tried neutral density filters for your camera? They are basically like sunglasses for your lens, they darken the image so have to slow your shutter speed down and allow you to hit that optimum ratio of your shutter speed being twice your frame rate (so at 50fps you can be at 1/100th sec etc) then everything looks smooth. You may still get a little bit prop issues when they’re idling slow, it just happens when the prop rpm randomly synchs with the shutter speed/frame rate, but you’ll definitely get smooth circles when they’re flying. You get the same problem with LED lights on Ac power and some LED screens flickering. Anyway ND Filters come in different strengths, probably a ND16 or ND32 is a good place to start for shooting in bright summer days. You can also use them if you doing interviews etc so you can open your aperture right up and have the person sharp and background blurry. Totes cinematique ;-) and a lot cheaper than a new camera. Just thought I’d mention it in case you didn’t know about them.
@jamesharrison62013 жыл бұрын
To think without the hurricane, Britain would be speaking German.
@georgemorley10293 жыл бұрын
No, the Battle of Britain was never going to determine if Hitler was going to cross the channel or not. It did determine whether or not the Germans would bomb the south of England with impunity or not, but the geography of the situation meant the remainder of the RAF and the RN home fleet could simply fly down or sail down from the North when the invasion started (remember, the Luftwaffe still had to fly over to loiter and then fly back again), and drive the whole invasion out of the channel before it could even get a foothold. The Germans were hopelessly unprepared for a major amphibious invasion. Their operation sea lion preparations were laughable. The Battle of Britain was in reality a short term part of the conflict, whereas the Battle of the Atlantic (which lasted for the entirety of the war in Europe) was the only thing that could have brought Britain to its knees. If you doubt me, read this direct quote from none other than Churchill: “The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril. I was even more anxious about this battle than I had been about the glorious air fight called the 'Battle of Britain'."
@oldschoolfoil23654 жыл бұрын
Amazing framerate those props are barely spinning
@jackcade3564 жыл бұрын
Can you believe these Naziphobes? 2066 everyone. Patriotic Alternative.
@steverhodesvideos62443 жыл бұрын
Can you believe all the idiots who get to spew facsist nonsense on social media? I thought WWII was supposed to rid the world of them. Looks like it's time to roll up our sleeves...