Battle of Britain Dogfight - Spitfires clash with He-111 Bombers! IL-2 Sturmovik Historic Flight Sim

This video follows a historical simulation of an RAF pilots experience flying the Spitfire in the Battle of Britain. These Spitfires are scrambled to intercept German He-111 bombers and Bf-109 fighters of the German Luftwaffe. This video was made using the combat flight simulator IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles series (Kuban, Stalingrad, Bodenplatte, Moscow).
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[@davidhobbs7587]

What flight sim is this?

[@lydiawithers4958]

Moses reflects God's glory

[@alancoles3373]

@@davidhobbs7587 million years has now 50th in

[@KCJAM1]

That HE-111 crew member might have pulled his rip cord a bit on the tardy side!

[@SCUBA_Draconis]

Splat!

[@macleunin]

I guess the Bf-109s were sightseeing during the battle.

[@amkessel2014]

Maybe they were avoiding a fight since, being in E-model 109s, which are true to the Battle of Britain time period, they were outclassed by the late model Spitfire (IX's?), which came much later than the Battle of Britain.

[@youngstay2989]

Andrew Kessel do you know anything about the bf109 F-1?

[@amkessel2014]

PedroMBelite I know enough to know that the F-1 doesn’t have the supporting spars on the horizontal stabilizers whereas the E models do. Go to m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJu6ZmaGdtaho5Y and you’ll see that these 109s are clearly E models.

[@hanswolfgangmercer]

@@amkessel2014 Mk IX's wouldn't be in this battle either. I think they're from 1943-ish. BoB Spitfires would be Mk. Is and Mk. IIs.

[@billhuber2964]

Join the air force and see the world 😀😀😀

[@ReadmanJ]

7:43 *OOF*

[@Catoprion]

AFAIK this is new damage model

[@MarsFKA]

That poor bastard's parachute opened *after* he hit the ground.

[@TheGrimlin85]

I burst out laughing when I saw this. Thankfully it's only a digital character and not a real life.

[@gammrockfeddy4373]

@@TheGrimlin85 *think again*

[@multigamingg9369]

@@TheGrimlin85 But it is still scary cause it actually happened to some people in real life

[@stanmarks3950]

Thanks for posting, just a historical note, during the Battle of Britain (1940) RAF was using Spitfire Mk I's (armed with 8x .303 guns) not the Mk IX's (twin radiators, 2 x 20mm Hispano Suiza cannons and 2 x .50 cal guns) as shown.

[@nopants4259]

I was just about to say they were a late variant and not mark 1's

[@choppership465]

The game doesnt have the Mk 1 sadly

[@c.a.t.732]

Also, the camo color-scheme is wrong... Spits in 1940 would have had a brown/green pattern, not gray/green one.

[@alexsandersmith1880]

I agree with all the above, MK IX . Cheers

[@blippedyblop]

With one notable exception: 19 Squadron had two 20 mm guns (Mk IB) during August of 1940. The results were so abysmal, by September, 8 gun Mk Is had replaced them.

[@fulviocolonna5795]

While the BF 109s are, correctly, Emils, the Spitfires are a much later mark than those used in the battle of Britain: I weould guess Mk IXs, also, they are armed with 2x 20mm cannons. Battle of Britain Spitfires had 8x .303 machine guns and the later "B wing" variants carried 2x 20mm cannons and 4x .303 machine guns.

[@aviationmd]

I just love the wing design of both the heinkels and spitfires

[@daveg.6820]

Stunningly beautiful video. Realistic depictions. Couple of oversights, like the missing BF109s' but perhaps you'll do some follow-ups on the same theme. Very nice stuff. Cheers.

[@tommiatkins3443]

Brilliant camera work. Shame about the wreckage! Spitfire Vb wasn't around in the Battle of Britain, but very nice video anyway.

[@bozo5982]

tommi atkins Hopefully we see the Hurricane soon enough so ppl can make BoB scenarios :)

[@Riccardo_Silva]

It's a mk IXe

[@tommiatkins3443]

@@Riccardo_Silva It is. I only glanced at the fishtail pipes, I just went by the cannon and the merlin. Cheers.

[@southernbear736]

I mean the BoB officially finished on the 31st of October 1940 and the Spitfire Mk Vb first saw service with the RAF in early Jan 1941, given the Spit V, limited to the first Merlin engine, isn't a giant step up from the IIb I'd say it could still feature in a late BoB situation on the new Normandy map.

[@180977andrew]

@@Riccardo_Silva think it's a later marque even than that. Maybe a XVI even. Definitely an 'E' wing variant though. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@camilo0574]

I loved this video, I like it when you upload this type of videos like missions or bombings, I love it, keep it up ...

[@panzerivausfg4062]

10% of the comments :Very nice and well made video man, great work, do more!! 90 % of the comments : Spitfire Vb was not in Battle of Britain

[@peterainsworth8466]

That's because 90% of the people making comments are nitpicking pains in the arse. Some people are only happy when they are being unhappy. I thought it was great and appreciate the effort made in making the video. I'm a 10%er!

[@Jbroker404]

If they're being so picky, you think they would have noticed that it was a Spitfire ix

[@panzerivausfg4062]

@@Jbroker404 😄

[@Archangel_158]

10% Nice Vid 89% Spitfire V in BoB 1% 7:40

[@GrumpSkull]

Same kind of people that complain when their food doesn't come in polystyrene.

[@saithamaa]

7:40 Ah yes, the classic "Parachute didn't open until the character hit the ground" scene you see in cartoons

[@Riccardo_Silva]

Hehe i noticed that too! Very funny, provided it happens only in simulations! Reminds me good ol' Wile Coyote!!

[@jimb9063]

All that was missing was a farmer with a pitchfork, ready to pounce!

[@Riccardo_Silva]

@@jimb9063 Cor Blimey! Good afternoon my arse! :-) )

[@jimb9063]

@@Riccardo_Silva 2-30 pm farmer is pointing shotgun at pilot. 4-00 pm pilot is fixing farmers miking machine chatting up farmers daughters.

[@Riccardo_Silva]

@@jimb9063 xcuse me IronD, what is a miking machine? Y'now, i'm italian....did you mean milking machine?

[@SurvivethePoleShift]

You're work is outstanding.....Thank You.

[@jimsaintamour2]

Very cool! I enjoyed the multiple angles of the action

[@didierdenice7456]

Beautiful ! Exciting ! In frontal pass it's extremely difficult to aim correctly because of the sheer speed... I wouldn't waist effort, time and ammo to do it. But with 3 victories, you did very well indeed and came back alive to fight another day ! Congratulations !

[@mckseal]

Against gunners though? It is well worth it if you can. Shooting straight at the cockpit without giving their gunners much chance to engage is far better than lining up on their six at least.

[@didierdenice7456]

@@mckseal Easy said . It's called "armchair historian" . Just try to do it in real action... You would be lucky not to crash on the airplane you are shooting at... or the one next to it.

[@mckseal]

@@didierdenice7456 Fair call. However it was historically valid, and used widely. That said the most common approaches were the high side and low side. If we just look at youtube for sources, not including the many memoirs that describe this type of attack, we can find instructionals from the period that discuss this approach. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYO5d4SpZ72Mr5Y This is USN, so against enemy planes with few gunners. But the tactic is more worthwhile when attacking large bombers. The Germans relied on it heavily, if they could climb up in time. First pass head-on then slashing high side attacks. Not saying that I'm skilled enough to do this in reality, mind you. Just that it is a better option in the sims than coming from right behind them and that it was used in reality. This rebuttal is mainly against the point that this was "a waste of time", if you feel that way then invest some time into practicing - it is situational but can be the best approach. For further reading: Buchner's "Stormbird", Lipfert is also good, though mainly about fighters.

[@ericsissenwein3601]

Is it just me or did the bombardier at 4:39 check his charts? Also the Spitfire pilots recovery on the ground after landing in his parachute was a great touch. Authentic flight gear too. Nice job!

[@baseballrecruit6811]

The video was great! Just a heads up Spitfires during the Battle of Britain were mostly Mk II they had -Dark Earth /Brown and Dark Green camouflage scheme three blade propeller and 4 machine guns per wing.

[@CZ350tuner]

Actually a mixture of Mk.I, Mk.1a, Mk.II, Mk.IIb, Mk.IIb and the rare Mk.IIc (with cannons).

[@baseballrecruit6811]

@@CZ350tuner four props?

[@sigeberhtmercia767]

@@baseballrecruit6811 The video depicts a Mk. IX which has 2 cannon 4 .303 and 4 bladed prop.

[@12309.]

@@CZ350tuner exactly! 👍🏻 mkix? 🤔 However, just imagine the damage the RAF could have done with 4x .50 calibre machine guns. Or mkv 2 20mm cannon and four .303’s?

[@12309.]

@@sigeberhtmercia767 nah! Two 20mm and two .50 cal machine guns. On this particular model.

[@lucklassen]

Great video! That poor german parachuting out but hits the ground hard. And that Spit at the end! At least the pilot got out. Great action.

[@lauriewise6271]

excellent vid. Thanks

[@Tiagomottadmello]

Awesome vídeo !!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@believersblues]

It IS a good video. Thanks indeed for sharing!

[@a026r10v509]

Muy bien logrados. Felicitaciones Me gustan por más de 50 años estas historias, que hoy son vívidas...

[@mr.morgan5643]

Great video!!

[@StormofSteelWargaming]

great stuff!

[@drjeff5812]

Love it overall. Like many have said 20mm canons, but did not take away from the enjoyment of watching. I would have liked to see more 109 on Spitfire action. Good job

[@Riccardo_Silva]

Yes and no...i liked the video too and watched it more a time. If i like somethig i enjoy it and bugger the rest! Well, i don't want to pose like an expert, let's pretend the action took place during the Baby Blitz! Er, early morning?

[@drjeff5812]

@@Riccardo_Silva exactly it's not supposed to be a history lesson it's something that is made for people to enjoy.

[@nikoadams4061]

Yeah this was awesome I want more of this please.

[@kenc9236]

I enjoyed this video.

[@royalanania3306]

A fine video none the less.

[@JEFFREYcjones-xg2cy]

very nice video!!!!

[@knightds2186]

thank you

[@martynparkman8332]

Great vid, needed the music from the Battle of Britain movie

[@IndependentVFX]

This is awesome!

[@neilrandell5880]

Spitfires are Mk.IXe Circa mid 1944 to end of WWII or Early Mk.XVI ( Packard built Merlin) introduced end 1944, Armament is 'E' type 2x20mm cannon and 2x.50 cal. MG in the inner stub. the pointed broad cord rudder was introduced early 1944 on new production aircraft but could also be retrofitted to earlier production aircraft( I've seen a broad cord rudder on a Turkish Mk.Vc ), All Mk.XVI aircraft had the broad cord rudder fitted. Good video thanks for posting.

[@coopersbullhorn]

wrong Spit but nice mini-movie!

[@panzerivausfg4062]

What's the the matter with the Spitfire?

[@gherthort]

@@panzerivausfg4062 its a much later variant than the ones that took part in the BoB

[@panzerivausfg4062]

@@gherthortYeah, thanks, I read the other comments too

[@pilotabsolut3129]

ther is not one planetype flown over Battle of Britain

[@youngstay2989]

cmsumera 1 whats the one that took part then?

[@colinbruce597]

Love it all ready

[@dmitrydmitrov2479]

Good job

[@skybuprofen9834]

AAAAAA Spitfire Vb vs Bf 109 E is such an uneven match.

[@Jbroker404]

Not only that, but it was a Spitfire IX vs Bf109 E-7

[@OCELOVESPERKYUcz]

Nice video, but wrong Spitfire variant (it's later version) but nevermind... Good job ;-)

[@ronaldwatson1951]

Definitely liked the video, and I truly understand running into the bomber. However, No wingman? Everything was great

[@MarsFKA]

8:05 Own goal!

[@kaitenzero2224]

For the Great Britain BANZAI ! 😆

[@ZARUSI]

Nice

[@cesarelanconelli2865]

During the Battle of Britain there were Spitfire mk. 1, 2 and 3. In the video there aren't one of this models. But the video is nice and good.

[@luziferlindemannvonstrombe6495]

the Heinkel 111 is my fave plane

[@dave11282]

Great video, how do you follow bomb dropping?

[@alanmacpherson3225]

I read somewhere during the actual Battle of Britain Spitfire and Hurricane pilots were surprised how many .303 rounds the German bombers could take before they were shot down.

[@youngstay2989]

The bf109s: change da world, my final message, goodbye... 🛫

[@nolanbowen8800]

This was fun. Spitfires in the Battle of Briton had 4 Browning .303 per wing. The 2 Brownings and 20 mm weren't fitted until after that battle.

[@alhernon]

7:42 "He jumped off his Heinkel with invalid parachute He jumped off his Heinkel with invalid parachute He jumped off his Heinkel with invalid parachute And he ain't gonna jump no more... Glory, glory What a hell of a way to die! /x3 And he ain't gonna jump no more!" :)

[@TorchMagick]

Jumping to a conclusion...

[@rodrigoperez3962]

Hola soy español I buen video bro 👍

[@trilingual6725]

Nice! (The Spitfires are Mk 9s, though. BOB was way too early for them . . . )

[@tabutog]

Just a question, which is more effective? The 6x. 50 calibersof the spitfire or the two 20mm auto cannon messerschmit? Thanks you im new to ww2 topics and i still have a lot to learn.

[@TJ3]

Depends on the scenario I think. But really tough to match the damage that those 109 cannons do.

[@JEFFREYcjones-xg2cy]

tech Question...my new laptop does not have a disk drive that pops out!...how do I load in a game like Il-2 that requires a disk to be loaded???... I'm not tech-savvy.

[@mnlpsvsapo]

For history : every time a Sptifire crashed , it wasn't necessarily the end of the pilot ( if he managed to bail out , he could be in another plane the next day or even the next hours ) ; on the other hand , every time a german plane was shot the pilot and the entire crew - if it was a bomber - would be lost for Luftwaffe . Some historians say that Germany never recovered from the losses of the battle of England .

[@G__Brtz]

I heard Sirens in the take off part

[@Riccardo_Silva]

A little question: at 5.43 you are close on the tails of three 111 and a fourth is a little farther. In such a position (In old Il-2 1946) one would hopelessly find himself blown out of the sky 10 times out of 10 within 2 secs. It seems the AI gunners behaviour has been duly revised! Or was it just a big piece of luck?

[@TJ3]

Probably a little of both! Haha. Also tried not to hang out there for too long.

[@ksztyrix]

7:43 Poor guy

[@wrbushcraftchrisjordan8224]

The Spitfire during the Battle of Britain was not fitted or equipped with canon. The Canon was fitted during 1941. Nice video.

[@trainknut]

You know, the sister game to IL-2 Great Battles - IL-2 Cliffs of Dover, actually has accurately modeled Battle of Britain aircraft... just if anyone really wants to recreate the battle.

[@RemusKingOfRome]

no, no, no Spit with cannons on a BOB battle .. no, no .. use "cliffs of Dover"

[@stevekaczynski3793]

Later brand of Spit, in the grey and green paint scheme not in use in 1940. And of course the cannon are not authentic.

[@d53101]

Those Spitfires look like Mk V or Mk IX, definitely not BoB Spits.

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Also Cliffs of Dover has Ansons, Wellingtons, Defiants, Hurricanes, Beaufighters, Battles, Whirlwinds, Hampdens , Condors, Fulmars, Gladiators etc etc :D

[@CZ350tuner]

A few (30) Spitfire IIc fighters with cannon were in service at the time of the Battle of Britain. They were a player flyable fighter in IL-2 Birds of Prey. The aircraft was underpowered for the extra weight of the cannons.

[@SvenTviking]

There were Spits with cannon in the BoB, a few mkIICs, but they had drum feeds for the cannon which was unreliable. It was one of the reasons Douglas Bader flew a MkVa with an eight machine gun wing instead of a VB or VC with Cannon and machine guns. He didn’t trust the cannon for reliability.

[@waltersergio3032]

Quite good indeed but why spits without squadron markings?

[@user-qw4yr8yc5t]

Таки не понял, а куда делись Мессершмидты прикрытия? Хейнкели ясным днем, без прикрытия истребителей - как в тире...

[@gehtdichnixan3200]

so close to the channel ther esould be some 109s around ;)

[@marceloenriquezabalajustin4408]

La hélice de este Spitfire es de 4 palas, el de esa época su hélice era de tres palas

[@Will_CH1]

The Battle of Britain was well and truly over by the time the Mk9B appeared.

[@Max-dk1ni]

TJ3 Gaming what is this simulator?

[@Wonderwhoopin]

That guy hit ass first then parachute 🪂 pops up after impacting the ground….. 😂🤣🤪😜

[@pilotabsolut3129]

did i miss something? there is no Battle of Britain in IL2 Great Battles. Not even the Planetypes are presented in IL2 at the moment

[@gavinjoth5347]

Did any Mk2s with the hispanos fight in BoB?

[@mikewelsh6693]

I don't believe this model of Spitfire had 20 mm cannons as shown in this video. They actually had eight 303 caliber machine guns.

[@echoputin5649]

Love the vid but could’ve been more action for the dogfight

[@0Zolrender0]

Whats a MKXIV Spitfire doing in the Battle of Britan?

[@Plumpplumberbalding]

Dude....the only 20mm was brought by the 109's. Face it....the Spitfire was way undergunned for the fight. As well as the Hurricane. So, really, can you call this in anyway historical? The 20 mm cannon was a real game changer. Hispano Suiza for the win. Decent flick, but....the fact was that the only way to shoot a 109 down was to get really close, and the hose them down. Later on, after they figured out how to keep the cannons from freezing up.... different story. The Americans used the 50 Cal to great effect at 3-500 yards. The .303

[@pitinatg5144]

WOW

[@waliza001]

Battle of Britain and spirtfire mk9 vs messerschmit 109 E? Interesting.

[@Belatza]

Spitfires Mk IX or WIII in Battle of Britain (1940)? No Spitfire Mk I ?

[@Crusader_Lite]

You know, id love to see some full video ace duels, where you just take on single ai fighters or even players in your own fighter, i haven't played this game before, but thetr should be an ai skill setting right?

[@TJ3]

Yep, of course. At this point they are working on advancing the AI skillset a little. But if you want to see aces I can play online because I basically get blown out of the sky everytime I play online lol. Those guys are really good

[@Crusader_Lite]

@@TJ3 Alright

[@Savage_Gaming76]

Is that Mk9 spits too? What a load of ol'horse s**t

[@raybanks9481]

The Battle of Britain Spitfires had 8 machine guns not cannons

[@llewev]

The colour scheme, roundels and lack of squadron codes are also flaws.

[@llewev]

@Alexander Challis Yep experimented with patchy results in the MkI "B" wing, but only mass produced after the newly designed "C" wing on MkV's

[@ghq113]

I wrote a long response then it didn’t seem worth the trouble. So then I condensed it! Hope he talks better in person to ppl, someone just might not take it , and beat him senseless. LOLOL

[@Metaphix]

well shit, now they gotta fill in the craters. The krauts have struck a mighty blow

[@Riccardo_Silva]

Funny upper wing roundels! The sim is great, the video is great and...such a GLARING inaccuracy? I repeat, funny!

[@Riccardo_Silva]

@@FlatOutMatt woww! Very interesting, thank you! I forgot about the 2nd Tactica Air Force, you're right (tho even in this case they were bigger)! Anyway i prefer the big blue B type! ;-)

[@jasonbidwell4687]

I bet they wish they had that mark of Spitfire in the BoB

[@christinebridges5700]

A bit confusing what with Spitfires scrambling that hadn't been developed developed by this time.

[@user-cl3ix3sj1r]

That's good....

[@MarsFKA]

Heheh. With Mark XI Spitfires in the Battle of Britain, those BF-109Es wouldn't have stood a chance.

[@robertgarrett4046]

YOUR A BLOODY IDIOT THESE SPIT'S ARE MK9'S / NOT MK11'S , THE MK11 WAS A [ PR ] SPIT WITHOUT ANY GUNS , GET YOUR BLOODY FACT'S RIGHT.

[@MarsFKA]

@@robertgarrett4046 Relax, shouting, ranting, rude little boy. I fat-fingered the XI, okay? I was talking about Mark IXs but mis-queued. I know about the Mark XI Spitfire and what it did. For a twelve-year-old, you know quite a lot about Spitfires. Good for you. Now you just need to learn how to talk properly when you are having a conversation with adults, because, no kidding, as a conversationalist, you suck!

[@567davefair]

it would be nice to watch this in 1080p instead of 720p.

[@MrTheedge8]

these spits are not from the same period as the ME 109, it becomes too uneven

[@mikerotis]

Right. These are later model Spitfires, which seem to be Mk VIIIs identified typically by the pointed rudder. It was produced in large numbers mostly for the Asian theater, and like most post Battle of Britain variants, the wing contains a 20mm cannon and two 0.303 machine guns. That configuration was tried experimentally with one wing of Spits but it proved to be unpopular with pilots because of problems with jamming. Details on marks and features can be found at Rickard, J (12 March 2007), Supermarine Spitfire - the gun wings, www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_spitfire_wings.html

[@_HONK]

m8 the spitfire was always a perfect fighter with no flaws what so ever.

[@ilikevideogames9146]

@@mikerotis They are Mark IXe models from 1943

[@nopants4259]

Has anyone mentioned the wrong version of Spitfire yet? wink

[@lelandhetrick205]

3:00 Yes. A year later this cannon - armed Spitfire would be available.

[@oborozukiyo73]

@@lelandhetrick205 Make that 4 years later, those are 1944-period Mk.IXc Spitfires with the pointy rudders

[@petersmith2112]

Its ok, nobody's noticed it yet...

[@highplainsdrifter699]

Achtung.... Spitfeur

[@philipbowry9341]

Wow didn’t know Britain had MKXI spits in 1940 🙄.

[@royalanania3306]

Could you clear something up for me , The BF {Bayerischs Fluegzug werke} was not. Messerschmitt it was the company Hitler purchased and gave to Dr.prof Wilhelm willy Messerschmitt but it's not the same company , or.sa BF To Me is not the same maybe a betterment but no some difference.

[@Patchman123]

Why is it that in IL-2 1946 you never get to choose to open your parachute by pressing a button on the keyboard, or whatever? IN CFS2, you could do that. It would have been nice in 4.07, considering that the damn anti-aircraft gunners always shot at you, while you're floating down in a parachute!

[@rubyboy99]

Yes g if I had a decent pc i would be flying the multilayer Bob servers :)

[@johnboy384]

I didn't know they had Mk9 Spits in the Battle of Britain.

[@ounkhamphomvihane9734]

How to create great movie like this in il2 please advice

[@TJ3]

Just hit CTRL + R to record, then when you record with Microsoft Game Bar or whatever, just make sure you switch views regularly!

[@andrewbritch5821]

WOW❤🤩

[@rob9999i]

Hi probably a silly question but is this a game? If so where can I buy it! If no could you make it a game?!

[@TJ3]

This is combat flight simulator IL-2 Sturmovik

[@rob9999i]

Thanks very much, found it! Can I ask what would the difference be between a combat game and a combat flight simulator? Or nothing?

[@TJ3]

@@rob9999i Flight sims are a little more complex. They have quite a few more controls that you need to remember and require joysticks. If you're looking for a simpler WW2 aircraft game, War Thunder can be used with a simple mouse and keyboard and is actually free to download. IL2 is more realistic but War Thunder is simpler and better for beginners.

[@rob9999i]

Thanks very much for your reply, makes a lot of sense actually. Ideally I’d like to play the IL2 but I’ll start there as you suggest. Compared with the 1990s version of the Battle of Britain game that will seem like HD anyway! :)

[@josephcastro7396]

is it ok for mobile

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

Those b'stards bombed my grannies chip shop.

[@vihurah9554]

*Sad hurricane noises*