Bristol Bulldog - The 'Pilots Dream Fighter'

Today, the plucky Bristol Bulldog is the focus of our attention. I have a soft spot for this machine, so this video is a little longer than the usual "overview" video.
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[@RexsHangar]

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Fokker D.XXI, G.I and the S,14

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Avia-B534

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Fairy Flycatcher

[@EvilCash3w]

Day 2 of asking for Rex to do in-depth video on the Spitfire

[@Michael-fi3uu]

F4u Corsair

[@annadalassena5460]

Never apologise for one of your videos being "too long" .... there is no such thing on this channel. :-)

[@babboon5764]

Indeed - This was a cracking good review of a superb but sometimes now overlooked aeroplane

[@Mamorufumio]

History docs are better off being long and covering everything, instead of short and unable to cover everything.

[@randomguy4616]

Yea, we are grateful for that

[@sergioleone3583]

@@Mamorufumio So very well said.

[@DIREWOLFx75]

"there is no such thing on this channel." I STILL have not had the time to watch those 3 and 4 hour vids...

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*_"...tranquilized mouse..."_* Now THOSE are two words I never expected to hear together in the same sentence...😊 {Great video...👍}

[@smythharris2635]

Clearly you're not a vet. 😅

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@@smythharris2635>>> If you mean _"veterinarian,"_ true...😊

[@GrigoriZhukov]

Need to read up on more studies that use mice. 😊

[@ross.venner]

I never saw a Bulldog fly, but arrived at Farnborough in time to see the wreckage being cleared up in 1964. So glad it was eventually restored.

[@michaelogden5958]

10:15 "Bristol was the underdog..." Very clever! Another nicely done video. Thanks!

[@highgeneralkage2748]

26 minutes of Rex's Hangar on a Monday WOOOOOOO

[@jaws848]

Eh dude....its TUESDAY.🤣🤣🤣

[@highgeneralkage2748]

​@@jaws848I just woke up when it was uploaded, okay?

[@blakepeel5076]

Its Tuesday lil bro

[@jaws848]

@@highgeneralkage2748 i was being sarcastic...lighten up..🤣🤣🤣

[@Vandal_Savage]

​@@highgeneralkage2748 you slept an entire day away?

[@billestew7535]

1974ish, at a now long gone hobbyshop in the downtown of my city, a 10 year old me spent his hard earned allowance on the 1/72 Airfix bagged version of this beautiful aircraft, I remember it being my first real take your time paint it and decal it model and I still have one in my stash somewhere, except it is in a box and not as crisply molded, thanks for this one Rex.

[@chpet1655]

I always disliked the older Airfix moulds and thought Matchbox had an excellent selection of 1920s biplanes to choose from not all British and much better details in the moulds

[@michaelschulz6204]

A man in Oregon by the name of Ed Storo has built a full-size replica of the Bulldog. It took him 24 years and had to use a Pratt & Whittney wasp engine. He first flew it on June 28, 2022. There is information on google about it.

[@Lensman864]

Rex: next time you're in England I highly recommend that you visit 'The Shuttleworth Collection'. A superb collection of WWI, WWII and vintage aircraft; many of which are airworthy and flown. Quite near Duxford.

[@fix0the0spade]

You just surfaced a childhood memory for me. After trying and failing to get into the 1999 Duxford Legends Airshow my Dad and Grandad took me to Shuttleworth instead. Not only was it a dead interesting day, but just before we were set to go home an entire squadron's worth of Warbirds turned up from Duxford and spent 15 minutes circling Old Warden. It was right at closing time so hardly anyone was around to see it, but it was magic.

[@Lensman864]

​@@fix0the0spade An excellent outcome! 😁

[@RexsHangar]

I'm definitely going to Shuttleworth!

[@yellow326]

I can second this! Some fascinating stuff there, and all of it is in flying condition. Absolutely fantastic place.

[@woodrowsmith3400]

As a younker back in the early '60's an old-timer once told me about horses "If a horse looks proud to be a horse, it's probably a good'in" I've always thought the Bulldog looked proud to be a fighter, hence it is one of my favorites from the '30's. Thank you ever so much for this comprehensive dive into this beautiful aircraft. I learned a bunch about the plane and the development of the Bristol 9 cylinder radial engines of the day. Real life always seems to laugh at our own plans. Just keep on keepin' on, Rex. It's all you can do. Know we love you and certainly appreciate your fine work!

[@rhyslightning3379]

"... as Finland is somewhat frosty" understatement of the century! 😂

[@RalphTempleton-vr6xs]

That plane just LOOKS right. I bet it was a blast to fly

[@DerKurfuerst]

Right on time for Airfix' new released 48th scale model :D

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

The Bulldog's been one of may favourite biplane fighters since childhood. It really does suit the name, that stoic stance, and not pretty but very handsome. Pleased the example at the RAF Museum at Hendon lived up to expectations when I finally saw it. And great you're back into video making. This vid is (another) great example

[@wads80z]

Its amazing how much peacetime progress there was in the coming decade - from the Bulldog in 1929 to the Spitfire in 1939...

[@robertmarsh3588]

Even faster than that timeline, really, considering the Spitfire first flew in 1936.

[@16jan1986]

A Ed Nash and rex release on the same day....im i heaven

[@PsychoDad89]

another half hour of aviation goodness.

[@gyrene_asea4133]

Yes! Many thanks to Rex for this very informative and entertaining swoop into a fascinating plane.

[@brianoneill4470]

As the man himself said "It's Bah-der"

[@Lensman864]

This is an excellent return to the fray Sir! Good work. (Bader is pronounced: "Bahder" not as in Vader.)

[@gyrene_asea4133]

Thanks. So, I've been reading that wrong for near 6 decades? Figures ...

[@TheLateBird7]

I love how the Bulldog's tailfin has a "thumbs up" shape. Good vibes!

[@gregturner1947]

Always happy to hear from a guy who is more of a plane geek than I am, and a generation younger. That means that the interest in military aviation history will live on.

[@smitty777x]

Rex! You're back! Good to see you posting again, my friend. Hope all is well with you.

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

Great overview, Rex. Just three small points to make. The Bulldog marked BU-218 was one of two Mk.IIa machines sent to the Finnish by Sweden for use as trainers, iirc. Japan tested one Bulldog with a very much modified cowling, but I can't remember the Mark. Republican Spain used a few former Latvian/Estonian machines on the Northern Front )Basque Country, Santander...). One of them was photographed partially disassembled on top of a trailer after the collapse of that front. It may have been the very same machine or a different one that was displayed, stripped bare of fabric and removable metal panels, during an exhibition of spoils of war by the insurgent side. Anyways, just my two bits on the matter. Cheers.

[@christophercook723]

If you are picky. There is mot a s on anyway. Like multiple Sheep. Also Maths has an S except in Rwdneck Hillbilly USA attempted but failed English.😢😢😢😢😢

[@marckyle5895]

I really like this channel. Lots of informative video, including video about obscure or deserving of fame planes that were overshadowed by others in their class. It's always a good day when a new video appears here! I learned much about the Bulldog today.

[@ptonpc]

Good to hear there are survivors. Take your time, we will still be here.

[@m.i.andersen8167]

Thank you very much for another five star "Rex class" review. The sound is nice, perhaps mostly because of your clear and well-shaped pronunciation. It's always good to look forward, and in a little while you can look forward to 200,000 subscribers, which you absolutely deserve!

[@majorbloodnok6659]

It's good to see you back and a great subject to choose

[@jamessimmons9782]

Glad to have you back Rex. I watch a lot of aircraft videos but yours are by far the best. Best of luck with the apartment hunting and I'm glad your health is better. Cheers mate.

[@ConnAshby]

Rex's Hangar, Ed Nash and Not A Pound all releasing videos on the same day is a lovely treat to wake up to! Keep it up😁

[@alan-sk7ky]

And ofc Greg's efforts

[@167curly]

The Bristol Bulldog had a long sevice history with the RAF. I like its pugncious look.

[@Whiteshirtloosetie]

I still remember when young the last flying Bristol Bulldog that flew at RAF Henlow and Old Warden. Was always an impressive joy to see.

[@karlfrizzell9673]

I just got this as a 1:48 scale kit from Airfix !! I feel even more excited to build it now knowing the history behind it. Fantastic video as always

[@ameliafox9429]

Nice looking plane! Great vid for the afternoon slump at work 😅

[@GREGLUCAS-u4f]

Great to hear from you again. 😅The video is up to your usual standards, Rex.No worries.Greg in Southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦. 😊.

[@randalscott7224]

No such thing as a "too long" video from your good self! And a timely one as well with the release of the Airfix 1/48 Bulldog.

[@XXfea]

You Sir - are tops!

[@tomlindsay4629]

Great video as always, hope you're getting everything sorted out with the move and job. Thanks for posting!

[@mattheide2775]

❤ the Channel and the new to me Aviation History. Excellent writing and the dashes of humor are worth the wait. I really like the longer videos as it gives you time to explain the smaller details. Please keep up the good work 👍

[@trooperdgb9722]

Baders story is inspiring... on the surface. How he was not Court martialled for so recklessly destroying an RAF aircraft after being challenged to fly aerobatics (on a completely stupid dare) escapes me. He didn't want to look like a wimp? Well..sorry, but Officers are meant to show maturity and judgement,..neither of which were even vaguely evident in that incident. And then, at Colditz, he prevented the repatriation of his Batman (a medic entitled to be returned home as a non-combatant) condemning THAT young man to several more years of incarceration. Sorry.. that sours the image too much for me... Officers are meant to LOOK AFTER the "troops".

[@bobroberts6155]

I’m not sure any accurate bio of Bader tries to portray him as a pleasant human being. There are various anecdotes out there of his abrasive and arrogant persona. However, pig headedness and stubbornness are virtues in a war if not at the dinner table. BTW, my father worked at Miles (Woodley aerodrome) before joining Bomber Command to fly Lancs and Bader’s famous exploit was still a talking point where his reputation as a reckless idiot had become somewhat tempered by his subsequent heroics.

[@jeremypnet]

My grandfather was stationed at Duxford with him. He said he was an arsehole.

[@iskandartaib]

From what I recall.. Bader was part of an aerobatics team flying the Gloster Gamecock, which was slower and more agile than the Bulldog. They would regularly do slow rolls on the deck as part of their routine. When they transitioned to the Bulldog it recognized that such maneuvers would be dangerous in the Bulldog since it was heavier and faster than the Gamecock. Bader was at a different airfield and was teased about being reluctant to do what he was previously famous for, and after lunch he decided to show them all, with the results which we know. As an aside, many years later, he hit a stone wall taking off during Spitfire training (forgot to put the prop into fine pitch) and ended up bending his metal legs. He mused that if he hadn't lost his legs the first time he would have had to have them removed that day. Apparently that was the second Spitfire he had wrecked - after the first one he'd been promoted, and time the Station Commander summoned him to his office, where he was informed that he was being sent off to command a squadron. He reminded the Station Commander that he had just wrecked a Spitfire, and now he was being promoted again. The Station Commander replied not to worry, his new outfit flew Hurricanes.

[@oxcart4172]

Nothing about that replica that's been built in America the last few years? It's a fabulous job!

[@edstoro3883]

Thank you. Cheers

[@oxcart4172]

@edstoro3883 no problem, Ed!

[@mastathrash5609]

I had no idea that the US was testing British made aircraft way back then! These are those little points not often mentioned. And why I love this channel Would have been interesting if it had panned out

[@edstoro3883]

The U.S. bought one example to test against the Boeing F4b. They crashed the Bulldog almost immediately (at Anacostia Field, across the river from National airport), and bought a second example. The F4b won the contract.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

lt is so nice to see you back making excellent aircraft videos again......Thanks you for this awesome video my friend..... Old F-4 II Pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@sadwingsraging3044]

Always one of my favorites as well.😊

[@marklelohe3754]

Excellent informative video on one of my favourite biplanes. Thank you. It is sad that there are no flying examples left, given that so many were built and distributed so widely.

[@edstoro3883]

Mark, there is one replica flying. It even has 46 hours on it. Cheers (p.s. youtube video has some clips)

[@77thTrombone]

The Mercury engine development must've been a real case study in how not too run an R&D project.

[@draganjagodic4056]

So happy to see Your work again, Chris.

[@iduswelton9567]

As always a great video on a great airplane - thank you Sir 👍

[@shuritgaming8038]

Awesome video as always love the longer videos

[@jasonz7788]

Awesome thanks rex

[@matthewrotherham4112]

I made the Airfix model of the Bulldog, I do enjoy it in my collection.

[@davidhatton583]

Amazing the small numbers ordered… Like 2 for Thailand and an initial 5 for Latvia. Compare this to the2000+ frontline interceptors in USAF service in 1960

[@brettcoster4781]

Great video, Rex.

[@jannearo328]

Kiitos, Rex.

[@simonjames3417]

Excellent video on a great aircraft

[@mikepette4422]

gotta to admit the bullpup looks kinda cool.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

what a shame. no one liked bader. his big wing idea with mallory was one of the greatest blunders of the british in WW2. awesome video as ever though chap :)

[@PatchBits]

great video as always! Missed your content, always a delight to see it pop up again!

[@malcolmkelly8475]

Nicely done. Welcome back. That would be "Bahder" sir, not Bayder. Keep up the good work.

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Another great video.

[@PunkinsSan]

I have a ceramic plate with bulldog xD great airplane and its classic design is awesome

[@BassFiddleify]

A very interesting Video, as always, thx for that 🎉👍🛩️

[@Duececoupe]

Love the Bulldog! I recently bought two the new tooled 1/48 Airfix kits and it's a true gem! Excellent video, as always! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Yay Team ! I, too, used to believe in the Legend of Douglas Bader being an Admirable example of a British Bulldog... Even crediting the Brickhill-polished version of Bader's notorious "Big Wing" Thing - making some Hypothetical form of "Sense" of the concept. (Beyond, in Bader's estimation, giving himself, personally, an enhanced chance to tell a big mob of Followers to, "Git BEHIND...! Keep in your Place ; Do as you're told, When you're told, BECAUSE You've Been bloody well TOLD, Damn y' !" Or, Words to that effect.... While also boosting his personal chances of being able to find, and attack, some Enemy Aircraft ; the better to compete with the Kill-Tallies of the more actively engaged 11-Group Pilots - whom he deeply envied, while having 60 devoted and dutiful Underlings available, behind him, to cover his Glorious little Arse for him, while he pranced about "At the Head of the Column"... And I also uncritically used to admire the accounts of Bader constantly "baiting" the Guards when he was a POW..., to better express his brutal British Imperialism ; and put the "German Scum" in their "proper place". As a child & adolescent, so I was taught to look at Bader's doings, and to Lionise him, and regard him as being Inspirational... In 1981 (?), at the last ever Schoefields Airshow they flew Bader out to be the Guest of Honour, and I met him there ; briefly, with me making no impression on him, & him being clearly busy "pressing the flesh" and enjoying being feted by thronging crowd of Hero-worshippers..., of whom I was indeed one. After the Airshow, on my return to work as a Student Nurse at RGH Concord, where (at that time) 75% of the Patients were Veterans ; and I (proudly) mentioned that I'd actually met, spoken with, and shaken the hand of the great Douglas of the Bader family... And as luck had it, I was nursing 3 ex POWs among the 8 Patients assigned to me that day, one had been at Changi and the other two were RAAF who'd been held by the Germans...; a Spitfire Jockey who'd pancaked in France on a Rhubarb after Flak stopped his engine, and a Navigator who'd been with the RAF in a Liberator over Italy at night (out of north Africa, I think...?). Anyway, apparently it was their last trip of the Tour, they were discussing what to do next - to extend their Tour or take the Leave & go their separate ways ; when the Liberator exploded. I asked if it was Flak, but he said not - saying that afterwards the ones who like him had been wearing their Chutes (I think 3 of them ?) were of the opinion that it "Must have been sabotage...". I don't think that he, or me, in 1981 had yet heard of Schragemusik...; but a Nightfighter sidling up underneath and pumping Cannon-Shells into the Wing-Tanks between the Engine-Nacelles..., that would have resulted in the No Warning "WhhoOOOOMPH !" Which he described... But the salient point was that he wound up being in a POW Camp, in Winter, at night, standing in Snow, on Parade ; being Counted & Re-Counted, All the bloody night, Until Douglas bloody Prima-Donna Bader Had finally Bin-Recaptured with his Stumps rubbed red raw after Staging one of his Pointless mindless Unauthorised hopeless "Escape Attempts". (All of which were refused permission to try, and any assistance with doing - by the Camp's "X-Committee" which assessed & approved, or vetoed, any and all proposals for trying to escape... The Pommies were playing War by their Beaurocratic Rules, and it was to be properly planned and thought-out, and run through a Cost/Benefit Analysis, and if it was a stupid idea then it was Shitcanned. And ALL of Bader's Hare-brained Crackpot Madcap schemes Were Declined by His own Chain of Command). According to the bloke who was in a Luftstalag with Bader, who'd spent a night being counted and recounted in the Snow, bashed and battered with Riflebutts for hours at an end..., and in the opinion of the other two ex-POWs and the other 3 non-POW WW-2 Veterans who were in my Bay that day... Douglas Bader was a selfish arrogant lying Bullshit Artist, who cheerfully got a lot of people killed while trying to make himself look like a Hero when he led a Squadron and Wing..., and then he was perfectly happy to cause everybody else in the POW Camp to be counted and beaten in the Snow, all night, while he Acted out his psychotically Delusional "Escape !" Fantasy and otherwise Massaged his throbbing Overweaning Ego. I felt very greatly Priviledged to have been there to witness Veterans' Oral History Shitting all over the Propagandistic Drivel which I had Bin-raised up to Revere... Douglas Bader turns out to have been a proper Prize Turd of a Human... As it happened, in all truth. Apparently. According to the people who were there At the time. Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@jckluckhohn]

Glad you are.better!

[@neilfoster814]

Kenneth Moore played a brilliant Douglas Bader (pronounced "Bahder") in the film "The Battle of Britain". Moore and Bader actually met during filming for Moore to study Bader's walking style, and how he entered aircraft cockpits. According to some, Bader was a bit of a feisty character in real life.

[@tonyraheja1]

Very interesting... Thanks

[@sergioleone3583]

Good to have you back. "Too Long"??? Nah mate, nah. Just right, but would enjoy more on this plane (and so many others you cover) as it's good stuff at the Hangar!

[@ianbell5611]

Great video as always

[@lighthousegravyP51]

It's probably no surprise that many (including me) will find this to be a new favorite just because Rex here said it was good. 😆

[@PeterNebelung]

Bader's story can be found in "Reach for the Sky". I've read it more than once. Written by Paul Brickhill in 1956. A movie of the same name, with Kenneth More.

[@clydecessna737]

Terrific.

[@drstevenrey]

Douglas, the greatest of all time, Bader. He was instrumental in designing and building the Coldiz glider. Another of his many escape plans. After the murdering of 50 prisoners at Stalag Luft III (you know, the 'Great Escape' thing) the government discouraged escape attempts, hence the glider was never flown. But it does and would have flown, proven by a very exact replica in the 80's. The man is legend.

[@nightjarflying]

Legends are never true & your post doesn't help one bit! It's complete bullsh1t & you should be ashamed. Bader was NOT instrumental in designing & building the Colditz Cock. As for Bader the man: the man who carried Bader everywhere at the castle & kept him clean, spick & span was refused a Colditz escape attempt on Bader's orders - Bader wanted to keep him as his orderly until the war was over. Bear in mind that Bader was nearly always accompanied by other POWs in his escape attempts - a more reasonable man would have stayed behind in the various camps to give the escapees a greater chance of a Home Run. Bader was foul mouthed, arrogant & unpleasant whose own needs & wants came first. He had strong views about non-whites [Egyptians could climb back up into their trees]. On the other hand he was a superb, determined sportsman, a capable fighter pilot [too many mistakes to be regarded as great though], a strong willed team leader & in later life an advocate for the disabled. He was a flawed man, just like every other hero we've created from half truths.

[@jeremypnet]

He was a bit of an arse actually. Also had some terrible ideas about how to fight the Battle of Britain which were never put into effect, fortunately.

[@drstevenrey]

@@jeremypnet Personally I like people who have a good portion of arse in their character. It makes them less squishy. I'm a bit of an arse myself.

[@billnu]

Great video. I love the planes from this period.

[@plflaherty1]

Great vid!

[@johncoffin9354]

KZbin drops an EIGHTEEN minute ad in the middle of this.

[@Law0086]

I once got a full on 23 minute episode of some kids game show that reminded me a lot of Temple Run. Or what ever it was called on Nickolodeon. It was skip-able, but seriously? An entire episode?

[@Garthamp]

I got a 20 minute one on something in Russian

[@MM22966]

I always gotta laugh when I see Finnish Air Force markings from the 1930s. I wonder how many times a conversation starts with newbies to Finish history as: "Why do your planes have the Bad Signs on them...?"

[@gwtpictgwtpict4214]

My answer would be, "Because for most of its history it's not been a bad sign. Unfortunately a failed painter got into politics and turned out to be a genocidal maniac with delusions of grandeur."

[@petesheppard1709]

Most people don't realize how widely used swastikas (the term is from Sanskrit, not German: Wiki) were before it was corrupted by the Nazis.

[@Jfk2Mr]

Well, Latvian ones also were "happy windmills", though red instead of light blue

[@MM22966]

@@Jfk2Mr "Jānis, don't paint the Bad Sign on your plane!" "But it will piss the Russians off." "Oh, okay, do it then!" I also considered making the joke: We flipped the 'happy windmill' around to make them think we're Buddhists!

[@fix0the0spade]

Most importantly, the Bulldog is one of the best Airfix kits.

[@mkaustralia7136]

Great video

[@lewiswestfall2687]

Thanks Rex

[@hodaka1000]

13:00 A12-1 and the other A12 numbered Bulldogs in this photo are Australian or destined for Australia

[@MisterOcclusion]

I didn’t know that the Finns used them, let alone operationally.

[@oldesertguy9616]

That era of fighters just looks right.

[@timrolfe1109]

Didn’t the Bulldog see some combat in the Spanish Civil War? With the Basque forces?

[@edstoro3883]

Yes they did.

[@tonymarsh8436]

Enjoyed this as always. Looking forward to "Tin Legs" video!

[@beanbag7096]

Hell yeah, another video, long format is great

[@alexandergustafsson4245]

Best channel on youtube!

[@alexandremarcelino7360]

Vídeo excelente! 🌟

[@Snobiker13]

Designated J7 in the Swedish Air Force.

[@peterrussell663]

As a ten year old I recall watching one spin in at Farnborough during the air show. I seem to remember that it crashed on, or just adjacent to, the runway and ‘subsided’ into a dusty pile of untidy debris, killing the pilot I think. Sad day 😢

[@Skorpychan]

Hey, I grew up in Woodley. They built a road through Bader's crash site. He turned up to open it, cut the ribbon, said something along the lines of 'that's it, I'm done', turned around, and left without saying anything else or hearing any speeches. The airfield itself is long gone under housing estates, so don't bother going to look for any historical stuff. There's an aviation museum near the site, though. Avoid the rest of the town. Horrible place. Terrible driving, worse parking, awful people.

[@50043211]

THX for putting in metric!

[@uflux]

Awesome video 👍 Maybe you could have mentioned its other combat service in the Spanish Civil War?

[@josephking6515]

Never noticed any audio issue you thought you might be having. When one gets ingrossed in such an interesting video the brain gets a bit of tunnel vision and blokes out "things" that don't related to or aren't pertinent to the video. Eg, I am watching this in bed cira 0230 and until you mentioned the audio issue I hadn't notice my wife snoring loudly beside me. I was that ingrossed with your narration that everything else stop existing. True story Rex and *Thank You* for the video and it's excellent as always. 👍 Good luck hunting for that elusive and now rare beast..... _accomodation._ I hope you can get something appropriate and affordable soon. 🤞

[@verysilentmouse]

In reach for the sky the bader 'accident' was described as a known flaw of the bulldog which the cause him to crash.

[@LaMarcheFutilé101]

AMERICAN AIRCRAFT NAMES: -Grumman A-11 Gutripper -Douglas BB-91 Immovable Object -Boeing F-77 Unconscionceable Violence BRITISH AIRCRAFT NAMES: -Bristol Pigeon -Supermarine Earl Gray -Avro Wanderabout I feel like maybe the naming schemes tell you all you need to know about how the two countries viewed themselves at the time.

[@freemanreed5228]

Arguably the best fighter of WW2!!! They should have been given a premier role in the Battle of Britain. A lost opportunity for sure.

[@RectalRooter]

I'm surprised to see the StarTrek Shuttle Craft in that air museum behind the Bulldog

[@kommandantgalileo]

Just thinking about the Air Ministry makes me stressed.

[@IdeasBox]

Hi Rex, another great video. Keep them coming.. just one question., any idea why the aircraft shown at the 13.26 and 18.54 mark has differing tail and fuselage numbers. No biggie of you don't know, just something I noticed. Hi from Australia.

[@Mr_Mad_911]

Can you please make a video about the Huges H-4 Hercules please, it’s one of the most interesting aircraft mostly because of its size