RAF Mosquito anti-shipping missions with 57mm gun and rockets

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Aviation videos archives part2 1935-1950

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@zig_ziggy 2 ай бұрын

My mother made Mosquito's at de Havilland's, Hatfield. For training she made a wooden toolbox with dovetail corners.

@robertpoole2667 2 ай бұрын

My father was a radar mac in WW2. Did service work on Mozzie's flew in them for test & set up etc. He said they were a wonder plane, beautiful. Thanks Dad

@MarsFKA 2 ай бұрын

The 57-mm gun also proved useful in air-to-air combat, when a 618 Squadron Mosquito attacked a U-boat in the Bay of Biscay. As it was climbing away it caught up to one of the escorting Ju-88s. The Mosquito fired four shots at the Junkers and knocked an engine completely off the aircraft. This incident is related in "A Most Secret Squadron" by Des Curtis.

@Loneranger670 2 ай бұрын

This was the early A-10

@petermallia558 3 жыл бұрын

A 6lb 57mm Auto Cannon, plus 4 x 20mm Hispano Cannons and 8 RP-3 Unguided Rockets on pylons under the wings, and all in a wooden aircraft build by carpenters, by cabinet and piano makers, awesome 😎 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@kanyewhite429 Жыл бұрын

The Mosquito with the 57mm cannon had no 20mm hispano cannons

@Kaizerpro2 Жыл бұрын

Yeah they were .303

@wor53lg50 Жыл бұрын

@@kanyewhite429the MK 8 known as the tsetse had 4 of them/ (20mm) in its nose actually...

@zuzzolo395 11 ай бұрын

@@wor53lg50 the mosquito in question is the mark 18, which had no hispanos and had the 57mm gun and 7mm mgs

@tinglydingle 3 ай бұрын

@@wor53lg50 No the 57mm replaced the 20mm cannons.

@jamesross1799 8 ай бұрын

What a hell of a punch!!!!!

@Robert-cr8bq 2 ай бұрын

This film is about the Banff Strike Wing. The Airfild is Dyce, near Banff. There was another airfield at Dallachy, near the mouth of the river Spey. This field had Bristol Beaufighters fitted first with torpedoes and then with the 3in rockets. This Strike Wing was used to attack Norwegian boats carrying iron to Germany. This was sanctioned by the Norwegians.

@brucemacallan6831 2 ай бұрын

Dyce is nowhere near Banff. You mean to say Boyndie.

@Robert-cr8bq 2 ай бұрын

@brucemacallan6831 Thanks. Got a bit mixed up.

@DaveAinsworth-y8h 2 ай бұрын

The 57mm Cannon is the 6 pounder Anti-tank Gun by the British Army in the 1939,the weapon on RN, RAN, RCN and RNZN and the US Army, Navy and the USMC.

@wor53lg50 Жыл бұрын

There was a trial on the beufighter that had two vickers 40mm S guns in its nose?...imagine that?? a whole bunch of 80mm hitting the wheel house of your vessel in quick succession whilst its steaming along with its taps fully opened...

@Ian-mj4pt Ай бұрын

Beaufighter had 4 20mm canon and 6 machine in the wings so I'm sure the 40s wouldn't make much difference considering they had enough firepower as it was the mosquito had the same canon as well 4x 20 mm in the nose. Wonderful punch that put fear into those facing the incoming

@mattockman Жыл бұрын

My old chap worked on this at hatfield.

@andrewjohnston407 19 күн бұрын

How the hell did we manage all that as a country? We can't even balance the books in peace time !

@CharlesHedges-v2u 2 ай бұрын

The gun appears to be more accurate on target than the scattered rocket salvo barrages. Perhaps the fins on the rockets are too small for accurate maintained flight.

@troutbassncat3025 2 ай бұрын

The Mosquito. The bane of the Nazi powers. The little wood plane that could, and did. Repeatedly.

@Notkryo 2 жыл бұрын

Awww, you can brrrrt? Well I can *thud thud thud thud.*

@martyn6792 2 ай бұрын

I believe this is from, the documentary "The Mosquito Story" made by Dehavilland themselves

@garytreacher4046 Жыл бұрын

Given the nickname by the Germans of the "Tetse Fly"

@dmack1021 Ай бұрын

Did the rockets ever actually hit something they were aimed at?

@pauldirac808 2 жыл бұрын

Smoke me a kipper I’ll be back for breakfast .

@dosrios9517 2 ай бұрын

The music is strangely mismatched

@lokischildren8714 2 ай бұрын

Apart of the Banff strike wing in north east Scotland

@Ettrick8 2 ай бұрын

The greatest aircraft of WW2 abd to think it nearly didn't fly

@kristianturner6391 Жыл бұрын

a british badass

@ianmoseley9910 Ай бұрын

Low radar profile too

@andyfranklinitsbecausehesa5774 2 жыл бұрын

One of them knocked the engine clean off a JU88 on top cover for a u boat with one round 💥☠

@MarsFKA 6 ай бұрын

True. This incident is told in "A Most Secret Squadron" - the story of 618 Squadron that was formed at the same time as the Dam Busters and which used a smaller version of the bouncing bomb, called "Highball".

@lonzo61 2 ай бұрын

I love the orchestral music that so ably accompanies this short film about a fighter-bomber plane that can destroy ships with great efficiency. Jolly good show. BTW, most of those rockets didn't hit shit, er, ships. Guess I can't hold it against the pilot, given how dangerous a mission this was. After all, the ships are surely shooting back.

@stupitdog9686 2 ай бұрын

I hate the over loud music that distracts from the film!

@lonzo61 2 ай бұрын

@@stupitdog9686 I actually agree. I see this not just on these old newsreel films, but on vids put up by content creators right here on YT. Overuse of music is rampant. There ought to be rules against it, I tell ya. No more music when WW2 aircraft are flying, especially. "Tally ho, tally ho, gaggle of bandits at 2 O'clock low. Attacking now."