Blenheim attacks submarine

[@brianmoore1820]

"Reach for the Sky" music. A nice touch.

[@divisioneight]

I spoke with a WW2 vet this weekend who flew '24's against German Uboats. His plane caught a U-boat off Spain in '44, and attacked with depth charges. The U-boat had some friends in the air as escort who shot at the '24. The crew, fearing the bullets of the Messerschmidt's hitting their depth charges, dropped everything, and sunk the U-Boat, while they got shot down by the German fighters. Odd way to make a kill, but a damned good story.

[@815229]

This is a Blenheim MK V, the latest version of this bomber. He was used to a very limited extent in North Africa, but was widely used in Southeast Asia from mid-1942 to mid-1943. Perhaps the film has been made at this time, before the institutionalization of roundels in two shades of blue typical front CBI.

[@divisioneight]

@speedofc: Many thanks for your kind reply and many, many thanks for serving our country overseas in Vietnam, surely one of the darkest episodes in our national history, for want of courage over here to do "the right thing" in victory and defeat.

[@TheSunflowerguy]

This is a Blenheim Mk V being flown by one of the RAF squadrons unlucky enough to operate it in 1943 during the Tunisian campaign - hence the shorts.

[@maddyg3208]

Looks like a Japanese flag; not many of them in the Tunisian campaign mate!

[@Antonnick]

The music is the soundtrack from the Douglas Bader film with Kenneth more.

[@TheitaniofRome]

@teniootti werent blenheims allies planes though infact i know they were.. can u explain this at all? Some early or pre war lend lease or somehting?

[@Long23]

They were cutting edge when they first flew - the RAF had only just introduced their first fighter with a fully enclosed cockpit (and even that was a biplane). These were the days when if aircrew were a bit cold, they had to put on another lawyer of underwear.

[@FordPrefect23]

During the winter war many western nations supported finland against russia, at the time finland was allied to no one and russia was allied to the germans. Its not as odd as you first think. It wasn't until the continuation war that finland became an ally of germany and we supported russia.

[@EdMcF1]

Finland was not an ally of Germany but a co-belligerent, unlike say, Hungary.

[@McLarenMercedes]

@copferthat Sir Alec Issigonis, was of Greek origin, and he invented the Mini, an icon of a car which pioneered a lot of the modern thinking of compact cars.

[@nolifemerc]

did u all know that the germans also udsed blenheim during the war in finland, these planes was sold to finland "suomi" in the 30s also a number of other english planes was used by the germnas and the finnish like hurricane some seaplnes and divebombers unbeliveble rigth. a hurricane with svasticas during the war.

[@Palifiox]

Probably Royal Australian AF. This was almost certainly partly filmed in Australia by the vegetation in the background.Possibly Amberley AFB near Brisbane but might have been almost anywhere else along the coast. The centre of the roundel of the plane has been painted over to prevent confusion with the Japanese red sun. River at 1:24 might be the Nerang near Surfer's Paradise, Queensland Aust. before canal development began in the 1960s Just guessing

[@doormagic]

1:05,is the first time i see start a engine with one crank. Thx bombreguy .

[@peterlovett5841]

Ah yes, home in time for tea and medals.

[@joeminella5315]

"Missing U.S. submarine" mystery solved!

[@davidrodgersNJ]

@copferthat Yeah, and when are they going to get around to fixing the roof on the Parthenon?

[@Karagianis]

Not really, when Britain was considering supporting Finland agianst Russia, Russia still had a non-aggression treaty with Germany. It was only after Germany invaded Russia in 1941 that Finland allied its self with Germany.

[@EdMcF1]

Finland aligned itself with Germany, it was not allied with them, but a co-belligerent.

[@agingcowboy]

Looks like you had to have mountain climbing experience to get into it.

[@FromaTwistedMind]

"Take that! You nasty Nips".

[@teniootti]

Wrong. The Finns used Blenheims, not Germans. Finns even built most of the Blenheims used there. And the swastika that was the FAF emblem those days, was not the same, as the German swastika. Finns used swastikas in FAF-planes since the beginning of the century, it was the personal emblem on Swedish count Von Rosen, who donated the first aeroplane to Finnish army in 1918 with a swastika painted in it.

[@desertrat2]

very elegant aircraft blenheim.british aircrafts from end of 30's have beatiful design

[@McLarenMercedes]

@copferthat kebab is not Greek, it's either Persian or of Arabic origin. The greeks did invent a lot of maths, science, philosophy, tactics of war and art too. Truth to be told the Greeks did get a lot of their knowledge from the Egyptians, Persians, Sumerians and other great civilizations before the Greeks. For instance the Egyptians knew about Pythagoras triangle before Pythagoras himself. Rome, took over the lead, then others.

[@motozattera777]

it seems to be a T class british submarine or a P31-like 700/900tons

[@Gruntol5]

@MrPloopy: It was Bengay, not Ben-Bay!

[@mybluebelly]

Probably a lot of dead fish that day. Maybe some yellowtails and trevallies. Sad.

[@MrPloopy]

Thanks! Gremlins must've gotten into my keyboard!!! (Actually, I was typing in the dark & was tired.) Ben-Gay is right - from Dr. Bengue' who developed the formula for the ointment.

[@Long23]

@MrBEB123 oh well, if the BNP have said it, it must be true. That would be the same BNP that used a Polish Spitfire in their "Battle of Britain" anti-immigration campaign poster. Top skills.

[@pablof59]

In the final scene (not available in this video) you can see the pilot getting married with the gunman...

[@Peter1648]

Seems like Malaya. For the defence of Singapore Blenheims were used.

[@Clauteaux]

Sad, but... Well, what does one can hope of a war aircraft ! Rod

[@madisonelectronic]

Pictures of the crew are all taken on the ground.

[@MrPloopy]

I feel sorry for the guy loading the bombs using his back. I hope he got Doan's pills & Ben-Bay ointment as part of his rations.

[@vntr2006]

@speedofc Turkey would enjoy that and give them both a "gobble".

[@Nghilifa]

interesting question! Seeing as they're both NATO countries, i think Greece is obligated to help, as is the rest of NATO, but its an interesting question nonetheless!

[@GREEROPS]

Yep.. definitely looks staged. I am not even sure this is a Japanese sub. Looks vaguely like an I58-B3 ... but not much. Fun to have just the same though

[@Nukethelotofthem1]

@speedofc No.

[@MikaELsheir]

@burgcochem Air raids on Leningrad by Finns??? During the Winter War 1939

[@Putaspellonyou]

who the hell flies in shorts?

[@daveroberts6884]

Aussies!

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

Putaspellonyou It’s hot as hell out there.

[@EdMcF1]

Saves weight.

[@teniootti]

@TheitaniofRome

[@tomato6999]

well you are right to a point but i dont think its a anti white campaign

[@thomaspellegrino7038]

Ymmv

[@chercheurdor1944]

Menteur !!

[@tomato6999]

well he is not far from the truth iam no black hater but we do have to many people here that we dont need

[@gregoryrogers6100]

Pieced together propaganda film. Fun watch. The days of grandad.

[@fordroad]

yes very staged, being so old worthy of the posting.

[@kennethj1956]

In real life there isn't any of this music; just loud raucous exhaust and prop-wash. Also the screams and gurgling of drowning dying men all while Americans were drinking Coca-Cola floats.

[@tangomango69]

It looks like two spare barrels if you watch closely.