EMERGENCY: SPITFIRE P7350 ENCOUNTERS ENGINE PROBLEMS SECONDS BEFORE LANDING • RAF CONINGSBY 06.06.23

[@TedConingsby]

P7350 currently wears the colour scheme of 54 Squadron Spitfire Mk 1 R6895, ‘KL-B’, “KIWI III”, the personal aircraft of New Zealander Al Deere from 10th July 1940 (the official start of the Battle of Britain) until 31st August. On that day Hornchurch was bombed as the Squadron was taking off and Al Deere crashed upside down on the airfield in his “KIWI III”. He was dragged out by a fellow squadron pilot who had crashed the right way up. Subsequently, since all three of his Spitfires named “KIWI” had come to grief, Deere reckoned that it was not bringing him much luck and so he decided not to paint the Kiwi emblem on his later Spitfires. By the end of the war Al Deere had flown almost 700 hours on fighter operations and was officially credited with a total of 22 confirmed kills, 10 ‘probables’ and 18 enemy aircraft damaged. He had survived six forced landings or crashes and three bale-outs! Air Commodore Al Deere DSO OBE DFC and Bar, one of the RAF’s greatest fighter pilots and fighter leaders, died in September 1995, aged 77.

[@margaretogden3996]

I made a 1/24 scale airfix model of Al Deere's spitfire when I was 10 years old; more than 50 years ago!

[@TedConingsby]

@@margaretogden3996 wow that’s amazing

[@Hawkertempest1]

I lived in Marton near RNZAF Airforce Base Ohakea and Brendan Deere, a nephew of Al Deere owns and flies a Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX serial PV270, which regularly flew over and around my house. My son made a model of this Spitfire for Brenden and got to sit in the Spitfire.

[@Flying_GC]

​@@Hawkertempest1 PV270 is still going strong. I've been a commercial pilot for 20 years and would give my left arm for a go in it

[@heliharris69]

I've got a small piece of the original aircrafts structure in my Christopher Ward P7350 watch... They made 75 examples to celebrate the 75th Aniversary of the Battle of Britain.

[@colindouglas7769]

Well done to that pilot; glad he got back down safely and saved that beautiful piece of aviation history! Everyone loves the Spitfire, but I have to say, I have a real soft spot for the Hawker Hurricane too.

[@johnosbourn4312]

I happy that the pilot is safe, and that he landed that beautiful, and rare Spitfire without anymore issues.

[@TedConingsby]

Well said John

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

What a beautiful enemy airplane! Congratulations for this skillful landing! 😎👍🍀🇦🇹🐺

[@jamesross1799]

Your right fritz she's a stunning aircraft

[@kanal5296]

@@jamesross1799 🤣🤣 Me is one, too.

[@malcolmdouglas5476]

Maximum Respect. Excellent footage. Superb Airmanship. Forever Blue.

[@TedConingsby]

[@redryderaus]

Thank you for your service, Pilot Officer Ludwik Martel. I'm glad that the BBMF pilot saw the issue, landed the aircraft and shut it down. It may have been something minor since he restarted the engine but his professionalism might have saved that priceless Spitfire.

[@LEJapproach]

This was really a heart-stopping moment! Good thing, the pilot came home unscathed. Oh, and Thanks for the background info in the description! 👍These days, people tend to not put a lot of effort into their videos' descriptions, but for me, having a kind of background to what you can see, is a big plus for any video!

[@TedConingsby]

Thank you so much for your kind words. I try to put as much effort into the video and background as possible. Pilot safe and even waved at the end.

[@Stacie45]

Safety of the pilot and people on the ground is always first priority, of course. But that machine is essentially a priceless artifact, so good that the airplane is safe as well. Good footage as always!

[@catlady8324]

Our planet is grossly overpopulated by two legged animals that are destroying it. I vote for priceless artifact first, cockroaches second.

[@theonlymadmac4771]

@@catlady8324 catladys third

[@Stacie45]

@@catlady8324 If you are sincere why don't you volunteer to help solve the problem by swallowing a cyanide tablet. Walk the walk, don't just talk.

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii thank you so much and couldn’t agree more

[@catlady8324]

@@TedConingsby Wow! I love those “Brit-Mojis”! Brilliant mate, bloody brilliant! 🇬🇧 🌂 ☕️ 🫖

[@stevecurd3944]

thank god the pilot is safe & the engine didnt quit on finals he brought that gem home as a true professional which is what the RAF Pilots & all there support crew are,to think P7350 starred in the film Battle of Britain as G-WIJ & is the oldest airworthy Spitfire serving with 266 squadron & 603 RAuxAF during the Battle of Britain,trult amazing piece of R.J.Mitchells genius

[@Flying_GC]

We can probably thank the RNZAF for it still being around too!

[@musoseven8218]

No drama for a pro. Can't have been too serious with a ground run restart.✌️✌️🤞🤞💜

[@453421abcdefg12345]

With black smoke and an engine cut it sounds like a fuel problem.

[@HerbertTowers]

​@@453421abcdefg12345Is it that you know anything at all about those engines and the fuel system? Somehow I doubt it.

[@misdangered4326]

Should have towed it rather than restart. It can be the difference between trashing an engine or not; or even the difference between an engine fire or not 😳

[@carlosballesteros4670]

The Spitfire is the most beautiful of all WW2 figther airplanes. I built a 1/24 version of an MK1 as far as I can recall, a Kiwi which I keep with me since more than 30 years. If somebody ever ask me why do I love so much Spitfire, I would answer back "just think how this airplane folded up the luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain" . Spitfire it is not only a flying machine but a poem with wings.

[@TedConingsby]

[@jamsstar2010]

Hawker fury

[@bluzzjazz]

The Spitfire and P-51 are two of the most elegant aircraft to ever fly IMO. Modern jets are unbelievable, I just saw the Blue Angels fly last month, but planes from WWII are the most iconic and rightly so.

[@TedConingsby]

[@peterclapson6785]

I’ve been lucky enough to have ‘flown’ both. P51 in Florida and Spitfire over the white cliffs of Dover !

[@9578t2duv]

Amazing quality footage, lovely stuff 👌🏼👌🏼

[@TedConingsby]

[@stevedunn3113]

He flew over our house on that Bournemouth/Coningsby flight. Glad he got down ok.

[@MrMeadfoot]

WWII still going on in the background ?

[@Blox363]

The background noise is the Small Arms Range at RAF Coningsby

[@gazza2933]

Preparing for WW3. Then again...Hopefully not. 🤔

[@fabianwylie8707]

😂😂😂

[@williamcarrington61]

Emergency services were having a cuppa ?

[@mline250]

Yeah, just mopping up a few fifth columnists.

[@knoxyish]

nice landing safely brought in .important thing the pilot was safe the whole time very cool.

[@margobaxter8344]

Bless, poor old lady, struggling away there. However, pilot done amazing job & brought them both in safe & well. She'll be fixed in no time by our great aircrews.

[@TedConingsby]

Thanks Margo. She is fine at the moment but a full investigation is underway to find out exactly what happened. Absolutely, the crew who fix and maintain these amazing aircraft are pure geniuses.

[@williamdrummond3584]

I loved the gun fire in the background as the Spitfire came in, it just kind of set the scene of when it was in service. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧😎

[@beachcomberbloke462]

Great to see one of the Few! surviving thanks to the brilliant action of the pilot.

[@haydenbrown5725]

I'm a New Zealander and see it has a Kiwi on the port side in front of the canopy. What is the significance of that if you may know?

[@TedConingsby]

Absolutely 💯

[@Rotateitbaby]

Bet the pilot is glad it happened over the airfield as the day before it had just crossed the channel for D-Day memorial flypasts! Great video! And top piloting!

[@stuarteasthope3048]

During 1995, the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the BBMF were at R.A.F. Northolt for the 50TH anniversary o VE day, they all took off to form up for the flypast, AB910 took off and sounded rough, on the flypast i noticed that AB910 was missing, one of My Uncles worked at Northolt at the time, and when I saw him later that day I asked him what happened to AB910, He gave me a look to say "i shouldn't be telling you this" but one of the HT leads worked loose (nut on the lead goes on a thread on the spark plug) it passed the ground run, but on take off the problem showed, once the pilot had leveled out, the fault went away, however during the flight the problem re appeared and the pilot made an emergency landing at an R.A.F base, Could be a similar issue here, just glad the old girl landed safely and hopefully nothing to serious wrong with the Merlin

[@frankthomas855]

Glad to see she landed without further incident. Its always nice to have RAC if you need a tow!

[@RCUKScaleModels]

hats off to the pilot getting the aircraft back safely and is not easy keeping these warbirds flying

[@paulquinn9922]

Im not an aeroplane mechanic, but i know about petrol engines and that looked like black smoke which suggests overfuelling. I imagine something in the fuel delivery system probably had a moment and put too much fuel in, hence the black smoke & rough running. When she restarted all looked good, no smoke, bad noises etc so fingers crossed its only something minimal!. Glad pilot & plane are ok , update us if you hear anything!!

[@thephilpott2194]

I tend to agree, it's probably gone rich. Risky situation as a fuelling fault with a merlin a 'rich cut' or indeed a 'lean cut' can occur- then you're depending 100% on the glide ratio- not great as you're nose-heavy and the prop (of course) isn't featherable.

[@higgins8111]

P7350 took off from Bournemouth at 08.50 on the 6th, then headed over the channel to France. If there was a problem, good job it didn't happen over the water.

[@richtaylor2129]

My favourite Spit. Glad she & pilot are ok

[@WhiteCatMomma]

Thank you for the long description of video.

[@TedConingsby]

You’re welcome

[@fredtedstedman]

just glad both of them are OK Ted .

[@TedConingsby]

Thanks man, us too

[@Blox363]

Get video Nikos & Ted. True professionalism from the pilot. So glad the pilot and aircraft landed safely

[@TedConingsby]

Oiii oiii Chris 🤙🏼 thank you and great airmanship and skills from the pilot. Respect to the recovery team too. Must admit wasn’t expecting the wave/salute from the pilot after this incident. 😎

[@walterjwalnut9964]

Interesting that the Tow vehicle arrived and departed with beacon operating but light truck follower did not have it's beacon operating. I'm just an Aussie so I am not aware of RAF requirements, so it might be my ignorance. Very glad that the issue decided to occur very close to landing so that pilot and plane survived without creating further issues, injury or damage.

[@TedConingsby]

They followed process

[@nigelcox127]

Safety of the pilot and ground crew paramount right place right time to capture the event that took place that afternoon

[@TedConingsby]

Couldn’t believe it and I will be honest had no idea something went wrong. When I played it back you can see the smoke coming out late on final just before the pilot landed. Pilot safe and handled that brilliantly 🤙🏼

[@kevindelaney1951]

Pilot did well to get her down. Saved the aircraft & engine can be rebuilt. Well done.

[@greenhornet103]

Very well done.. Glad he's safe

[@TedConingsby]

Thank you

[@rohankilby4499]

This aircraft was the basis of my childhood air fix kit, phew it’s safe 👍

[@stevesstuff1450]

Fantastic video description history of this aircraft, and the heroes who flew them... MY thanks to all of them 🙏 I was sad to see this in the live event, but yeah, watching this shorter version of events, yes, you can see the engine was struggling as it came in to finals ,and started it's landing; they pilot did well to keep it running...and yeah, a class bit of 'parking' there! 🤩 So sad though to see this wonderful old girl being towed away in such an undignified manner; unbefitting of her history and importance... 😞 Great to see the pilot give a wave and thumbs-up though as he went past.....!! 👍 I'm sure she'll soon be sorted and up and running pretty soon though.. 😉 Terrific video, and great history; thanks Nikos for keeping this real, and doing such brilliant filmography!

[@TedConingsby]

Oiii oiii Steve , thank you so much for this. You are right, it is sad to see such important (the most important aircraft IN THE WORLD according to the BBMF) get an injury like this. Usually, a wave from a pilot is going to be slim… but look at this. ! Legend

[@Blox363]

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[@arjenav5968]

Excellent charity! Support for previous and current armed forces members when they need it! If the RAF Typhoon display pilot supports it, you know it has to be good.

[@MrAbstraxsax]

"I'm flying backwards to Christmas".....

[@Spitfiresammons]

Thank god the pilot did a quick thinking for bought the spitfire safety on the ground to prevent disaster.

[@TedConingsby]

🤙🏼

[@Jonnythebaker]

I did notice that the fast jet took off from the same runway but was the runway checked for any possible spitfire debris beforehand.

[@trespire]

Good point. After an event should at least make a visual scan and send over the mechanical sweeper.

[@leemingmerlin]

@@trespire Don`t you just love keyboard experts! The BBMF and the RAF know what to do.

[@trespire]

@@leemingmerlin You might be suprised how many of TedConingsby 's subscribers are ex-airforce / ex-military. Some of us even know a thing or two. In aviation, there is always room for learning. A closed minded atitude gets people hurt.

[@deldridg]

@@trespire Hear hear! Touch of irony on show it appears. 🙂

[@kenstevens5065]

Mk1 eyeball and the best optics work a treat.

[@muggy1yahoo]

When it flew over Market Deeping on its way back to Coningsby - I remarked to my wife that it didnt sound quite right - and then I saw this video today 😮

[@TedConingsby]

You are not the only one to say that it didn’t sound right. Pilot never declared emergency so wasn’t an “emergency landing” but was an emergency seconds before landing though. Thank you for clarifying the sounds from your location as many people have said this

[@richardbrown3434]

Thankfully he’d landed safely before it cut out 🙏🏻

[@TedConingsby]

Yes Richard, totally agree with you there

[@DanielWalker67]

Firstly I'm so glad the pilot suffered no harm. Spitfire lives on to fight another day. Gives me a lump in my throat. Cos that 83 Yr old fighter plane flew in B of B and really trully did defend our skies. An honour and privilege to see this wonder Spitfire P7350. What a splendid film. Ted & Nikos Oii Oii to you Ohh Yeahh! fantastic

[@TedConingsby]

Oiii oiii Daniel, P7350 is such an important aircraft and glad both pilot and aircraft are fine. Haven’t seen P7 since then, but I’m sure all is good

[@douglasanderson153]

I was rooting for you buddy… that was a perfect piece of flying…

[@63grandsport11]

Try watching without any sound....Its a perfect landing that way.

[@bobhundley9295]

Great! Thanks for posting. How come I missed this aircraft? The only other Mk1s I know of flying now are N3200 (QV) and P9374 - both 'Operation Dynamo'. I can understand the BBMF painting some iconic schemes but I have KL-B as having Black/White undersides, although this was probably shifted to Duck egg when/during the battle, and the KIWI badge on the port side only. I wonder what the original codes for P7350 were during the BoB?

[@Joes1989]

There's two more Mark 1s X4650 and AR213 both at Duxford. There's also P9372 very near completion at Biggin Hill. P7 is actually a mark 2. On 6th September 1940 she wore the code UO-T out of RAF Wittering

[@bobhundley9295]

@@Joes1989 Great! - thanks for reply. I obviously need to do more research.

[@rc-fannl7364]

Glad this issue didn't result in a bad landing, without the engine shutdown on the runway, you would not even have known it was an emergency, as he touched down so nicely.

[@stuartlast8156]

You would think if an engine problem was suspect that it wouldnt be restarted until evaluation in case it caused more damage, glad the pilot was unharmed.

[@Biketunerfy]

Gonna have to get the old bore scope out and check out what’s going on in the dinner plate sized bores and headers. Could be something like a piston ring or even worse a valve strike. I suppose they will find out when they start looking inside of the bores and find the dodgy cylinder. Might need a new sleeve and piston which is no biggie there’s plenty of pistons and sleeves are easy to machine but it does mean a full disassembly either way which would be a good thing because they can check on internals wear.

[@PhantomMark]

that's about the most perfect landing I ever saw a Spitfire make !!

[@ZinzanModelling]

Dear Mr Conningsby, Another excellent video! Regards, Z

[@davydatwood3158]

Heh, my brain was in WW2 mode so when the narrator mentioned "Typhoons" I was thinking Hawkers, not Eurofighters, and jumped when the jets started spooling up.

[@stevem7868-y4l]

The Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft ever (Imho) even going backwards it looks sleek

[@user-ct3ml6iu4n]

Were you mentioning the ww2 Hawker Typhoon or the modern one? I can't find any recent videos on the former

[@diecastwingscollectors]

Great job! Smooth as a baby’s bum. Maybe just a bit of engine flooding??? Seemed to start fine. Didn’t let it distract him superb airmanship as always with the BBMF

[@divyajnana]

Mark IIa, that's the model i LUV. Thank God it didn't get scratched.

[@TedConingsby]

This is one special particular Spitfire and the most important to the BBMF P7350

[@steveb4300]

Nice landing !!

[@markwood7759]

Excellent airmanship right up until he re-started the engine. Any damage could have been made worse and he risked a fire if fuel was escaping. He could not assess the problem fully from inside the cockpit. Suspect he was pressured by the tower to clear for the Typhoons.

[@markoneill9346]

Textbook, well done

[@alanjones6359]

Called the AA out !

[@chartphred1]

I thought you could see the engine running roughly on the downwind leg thought the prop appeared to be inconsistent with rpm, so he may have known there was a problem earlier.

[@Zuloff]

Exactly, the RPM was doing something fishy even before turning base, like it was missing or backfiring.

[@HerbertTowers]

If poss' it's a great thing to get to a low key position, start a turn to finals, then once assured of a safe landing bin the engine (and) prop.

[@SeligTiles]

That might be an artifact of video recording.

[@stephenbillings]

I think that Spit will be out of action for a while. Full engine check, and possible replacement.

[@andrewbergman9315]

Not necessarily. It wasn't a blown engine, could be a very simple issue like a spark plug or magneto.

[@Luke-wb3jh]

😮All gone good 😅 Spit and Pilot save back home 👍🏻

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii Luke, that’s the main thing, pilot all safe and well

[@trespire]

Nicely handled by the pilot. Hope it's nothing too serious with the engine. Those huge V-12's look very expensive !

[@TedConingsby]

Reports are saying oil or overheating? I will ask the pilot direct what happened. But yes, nicely handled by the pilot

[@trespire]

@@TedConingsby Thanks for replying and sharing the information. Some of us in the comments section were a bit concerned the field didnt do a FOD inspection and sweep after the event, as the Spitfire could have thrown something off.

[@TedConingsby]

@@trespire it depends on the what the nature of the incident was. Not every emergency requires an FOD inspection to the runway.

[@maltnz]

"Nice bit of parking" says the commentator .. but I was wondering why he turned the Spit in the parking bay when he was going to towed out by the tail.

[@arjenav5968]

Engine into the wind, every bit of cooling he could get.

[@TedConingsby]

Think it’s just procedure, this would be the correct way to park up on a taxiway/concrete/runway

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

Text book handling of a dangerous situation

[@jdmercer1000]

Great video. Why has it got a Kiwi in the fuselage in front of the pilot's hatch?

[@TedConingsby]

P7350 currently wears the colour scheme of 54 Squadron Spitfire Mk 1 R6895, ‘KL-B’, “KIWI III”, the personal aircraft of New Zealander Al Deere from 10th July 1940 (the official start of the Battle of Britain) until 31st August. On that day Hornchurch was bombed as the Squadron was taking off and Al Deere crashed upside down on the airfield in his “KIWI III”. He was dragged out by a fellow squadron pilot who had crashed the right way up. Subsequently, since all three of his Spitfires named “KIWI” had come to grief, Deere reckoned that it was not bringing him much luck and so he decided not to paint the Kiwi emblem on his later Spitfires. By the end of the war Al Deere had flown almost 700 hours on fighter operations and was officially credited with a total of 22 confirmed kills, 10 ‘probables’ and 18 enemy aircraft damaged. He had survived six forced landings or crashes and three bale-outs! Air Commodore Al Deere DSO OBE DFC and Bar, one of the RAF’s greatest fighter pilots and fighter leaders, died in September 1995, aged 77 - from Squadron Prints

[@indianajon7980]

Wonder if the sparks got fouled?

[@thestalicho]

What is the noise, after the Spitfire lands? small arms practice?

[@TedConingsby]

It’s a 25 metre range

[@RustyClam]

It appears he did a down wind landing. Very smooth.

[@TedConingsby]

Hi. FYI, ‘Downwind’ is part of the traffic pattern (or downwind leg). There isn’t a downwind landing. The next part of the pattern from landing would ‘base leg’ and then ‘final’.

[@mickyday2008]

Amazing historical aircraft

[@TedConingsby]

[@meofnz2320]

The gunfire is a bit misleading. Otherwise there’s not really anything to see apart from the engine shutdown. The puff of smoke is inconclusive, maybe just throttle handling. Do let us know the outcome.

[@TedConingsby]

Gunfire is from a 25 meter range at the base. This was from a live stream, so everyone was informed the range was active. What did you want to actually see, a crash? Pilot safe, video SHOWS great airmanship and pilot skills because the pilot landed the aircraft safely during a situation

[@meofnz2320]

@@TedConingsby I think the question i was angling towards is: was there actually a situation in the air? Or was it some odd occurrence on the rollout? It’s hard to imagine a scenario where you’d shut down a piston engine then start it up again so I’m quite curious.

[@TedConingsby]

@@meofnz2320 pilot shut the engine down which is what I heard on comms. I won’t know what actually happened until an investigation is done by the BBMF. P7 has been out of action since

[@BudstarXEmergencyOfficial]

Nice video!

[@Thunderer0872]

Are they test firing a Typhoon gun or something there while this is going on? sounds like gun fire in a range or indoor range?

[@LostSoulsExploring]

That's the 25m firing range you can hear

[@ZinzanModelling]

Sounds like smallarms fire to me…

[@Thunderer0872]

@@LostSoulsExploring Cheers is it marked on Google?

[@TedConingsby]

There is a 25 meter range for regiment and other crew to use their rifles

[@robleary3353]

Interesting it fired back up almost immediately and he proceded to the ramp. Temps and oil pressure must have been ok. Odd though.

[@lothar29]

nice landing

[@TedConingsby]

[@gazza2933]

The crash crews were nowhere to be seen, which makes me think Ted, that the pilot did not declare an emergency. The problem happened very late in the flight Rolls Royce, still the best aero-engines in the world. Over 1,000 views and 86 Likes as I write. What is wrong with you people!?? The very reason that you are here today, is because of this aircraft. Congratulations boss! What an incredible video! 👍

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

No it was the NCO aircrew that saved England, not the a/c. A/c could be manufactured quicker than pilot training, could be completed!

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii Gazza, yes that’s right, no emergency declared so it happened very late on final. I think the black smoke was related to the issue, never seen this before. Propeller seems to change velocity when the smoke came out but that could be just airspeed change. All ended well and loved that the pilot still waved.

[@gazza2933]

@@trumpetrider565 Yes Bloody hilarious.

[@gazza2933]

@@JohnSmith-ei2pz Okay, 1000 views and no thumbs up for the NCO aircrew . 🤷‍♂️

[@CanadairCL44]

Valve springs?

[@BaronFlyingClub]

It sounded rough at the beginning.

[@wayneschenk5512]

Interesting no runway inspection done or I missed it.

[@Kent-trucker]

Got a set of genuine merlin spark plugs, if they are interested

[@bcmfin]

Not quite clear on why, if he shut down to prevent any damage to the engine, why would he crank it up again to clear the runway?

[@TedConingsby]

Every single movement on any aerodrome has to be cleared with tower. The pilot shut the engine down as a precaution due to an issue, leaving the aircraft to come to a halt on the runway. The pilot still needs to contact tower for his next move and destination. A pilot cannot go anywhere they want on an aerodrome/runway. He requested to start it up to get it to the concrete and requested a recovery team .

[@nigelduckworth4419]

Do we know what went wrong?

[@justinbedford9020]

I've never liked the propeller on P7. Not representative of any of the original three bladers. Hope it gets changed before too long. But glad to see it get down in one piece.

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Is that a Mk II Rotol hub with new made in Germany Mk IX style blades? They look a bit narrow chord with later 'angled chisel' tips. A very pretty plane.

[@ColinWatters]

Nice but why risk damage by restarting it before an inspection?

[@TedConingsby]

Had to get off the runway, so pilot requested a restart to taxi to the concrete

[@composimmonite3918]

If you stall your car engine at the traffic lights, do you wait for the garage to come out and strip your engine down to check it out, or do you just restart it and carry on?😅

[@ColinWatters]

@@composimmonite3918 Yeah I guess it depends what noises it makes when it stops.

[@slidey1000]

I didnt spot the kiwi during the live feed, hi from NZ.

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii 🇳🇿🤙🏼 oh I forgot to put some info on the markings. The markings represent New Zealand Fighter ace Alan Deere’s I R6895/KL-B, KIWI III. The original flew with 54 Sqn from RAF Hornchurch, Essex in the Battle of Britain. It was damaged by bombs on take-off on August 2, 1940 but repaired and survived until struck off charge in March 1945. The repainting work on P7350 was performed by The Spitfire Company (Biggin Hill) and extensive research has ensured the markings are as accurate as possible.🇳🇿

[@slidey1000]

Vey cool. Thanks for the video. Air Commodore Deere. 1917-1995 🫡

[@TedConingsby]

@@slidey1000 ❤

[@collin6238]

are any details of the incident available

[@TedConingsby]

No, there are not any yet made available to the public until the BBMF have made their investigations

[@colinbracher405]

Thanks for this great video. Typical pilot taking things in their stride as if it were a normal flight.

[@TedConingsby]

Thank you.

[@mickhorsley3169]

Those camera shutters are loud!

[@SkinPeeleR]

Lucky nothing happend to pilot and bird. 🙂👌

[@anglerfish1001]

What are the noises in background? Sounds like a gun being fired somewhere close.

[@TedConingsby]

25 meter range

[@anglerfish1001]

@@TedConingsby 👍

[@nathanbramley1982]

whats that crackling in the background

[@TedConingsby]

There is a 25 metre range on the base

[@daystatesniper01]

She sounded crackly on final turn , sounds like a supercharger issue ,as on taxi run all was fine

[@jameswoollard84]

I have a feeling this is the MKII Battle of Britain veteran :(

[@TedConingsby]

Yes, P7350, the only aircraft of the BBMF to have been in combat in the Battle of Britain. Please feel free to read the description in this video for full details

[@brutter602]

Where’s the logic in re-starting an engine that may have internal damage just to taxi it a few more hundred yards. Surely the best way would have been to tow the aircraft thus saving the engine possible further damage until a detailed inspection can be carried out.

[@vipertwenty249]

Couldn't help but notice it was a fast taxi after he restarted the engine - perhaps a carburation problem at idle and very low revs? I remember seeing MH434 flying over my head at about 150 feet on the way into Booker back in about 1981, engine popping and banging as the pilot throttled back. They took the engine out shortly after that and sent it to America - I was told to the CAF - to be completely overhauled and effectively zero-houred.

[@GuitarDan73]

where are all the gunshots coming from?

[@TedConingsby]

25 meter range at the base which isn’t far

[@wendyh3891]

That camera is so noisy! Unless there’s a shooting range nearby????

[@nicolachambers9409]

I hope the spitfire is ok❤ Pin this comment!

[@composimmonite3918]

No, it's completely written off and will be chopped up as scrap😂

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

All of that gunfire yet the ground crew carried on unflustered 😉

[@johnnydiamondsmusic1673]

Yeah, it’s an operational Station. Quite normal. The airman have to stay up to date on their weapons training and they do live armed guard duties.

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

@@johnnydiamondsmusic1673 I think it was the bird scarers crackling away.

[@johnnydiamondsmusic1673]

@@eyesofisabelofficial possibly but being ex army who also worked on RAF camps sounded more like the 30m range most camps had.

[@alanmatthews6412]

What's all that clacking noise in the background, sound like tank gun cameras.

[@TedConingsby]

25 meter range at the base