My dad was a Mosquito pilot, have film of one of his raids over Holland, Log Books and loads of photos. As a young boy growing up having a hero who is your dad, it just doesn't get any better than that.
@Thribbulous
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! My great uncle was also Mosquito crew! Name was Arthur Smith (yes, really...).
@Coelian
4 жыл бұрын
Really amazing! I would love to see some of the films of raids over Holland! Must be amazing looking up to someone who fought for a country, just like a Hero!
@Paladin1873
3 жыл бұрын
No, it doesn't.
@BradBrassman
3 жыл бұрын
My next door neighbour as a kid in the 60's flew Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain and later Typhoons and Tempest Mk V's and used to tell us kids all sorts of stories.
@stephenmaughan9477
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you to your Dad
@juliemcintosh9598
3 жыл бұрын
This was played at my partners funeral in May. He was an RAF veteran of 23 years. RIP Ozzy 💔❤️
@Mjk10957
3 жыл бұрын
😔🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@greyhoundproductions4971
3 жыл бұрын
Bless his service to her Majesty’s Air Force
@rosielapwood1076
3 жыл бұрын
Played at my Dad's too. Also an RAF veteran. Gets me right in my tummy when I listen to it.
@Stun-69
2 жыл бұрын
Stirs up the blood and brings a tear to your eye. God bless them all.
@garethwilkinson3456
2 жыл бұрын
Well done that man.x
@evo5dave
3 жыл бұрын
Ron Goodwin is pretty much a forgotten name but he composed some of the finest film scores of all time.
@sverrearnes7769
2 жыл бұрын
What? Not forgotten at all!
@LeslieShaff-ud1ty
3 ай бұрын
Indeed. Besides 633 Squadron and Battle of Britain. Ron Goodwin also did Day of the Triffids .
@Paladin1873
2 жыл бұрын
Most stirring aviation theme ever. I can see the clouds rushing by and feel the wind and sun on my face.
@user-js4zx1lr2u
7 ай бұрын
Have to agree with you there. I learned to fly in the spring of 1972 When I went for my first solo, I had this on a cassette strapped to my knee. Did the mag check and then taxied onto the runway, hit play and pushed the throttle forward. I will remember that feeling to my dying day.
@Paladin1873
7 ай бұрын
@@user-js4zx1lr2u I did something similar around the same time frame. I was in the back seat of a flight in a Cherokee 140 with a friend and our instructor, but he made me turn off the cassette player. 😞
@tankythemagnorite9855
5 ай бұрын
@@Paladin1873sad bro
@dalecarney6582
3 жыл бұрын
one of the great movie themes of all times
@bruceblackburn9423
Жыл бұрын
Nope....THE greatest....bar none...📀📀📀
@thethirdman225
Жыл бұрын
Ron Goodwin was good.
@GizziMoD
Жыл бұрын
@@bruceblackburn9423 i think the Battle of britain theme just pips it .. but its cloe.. both incredible pieces of work
@archimedesfromteamfortress2
Ай бұрын
The Dam Busters would like to have a word with you. This one is great too though
@Trev669
10 ай бұрын
Forget your Top Gun...this theme beats anything hands down..always been mu favourite.
@chriswherry
13 жыл бұрын
I have great respect for composer Ron Goodwin and it is my pleasure to have recorded this and other pieces of Ron's orchestral conducting at Westward TV studios in Plymouth in the 1970s
@thethirdman225
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Really?
@tysongarrett8688
Жыл бұрын
Saw this movie in theater with Dad......to this day it gives me chills/goosebumps...brings a tear to the eye!....incredible.....the best!!!!
@tutts999
Жыл бұрын
Same here.
@daphnerosemoon9843
5 ай бұрын
I watched it way back in time 1964 and it still gives me chills too.
@Jwend392
10 жыл бұрын
633 Squadron: Rocking the trench run before George Lucas made it cool.
@sirskye934
10 жыл бұрын
Actually Lucas was inspired by this and several other war films to make the "Trench run" in Star Wars
@biggles1483
10 жыл бұрын
Well said that man!
@JoseChavez-wd2zz
7 жыл бұрын
SIR SKYE Thats true, the sequence of the attack to the death star seems like the attack to the facilities in Norway.
@thelonewanderer6762
5 жыл бұрын
Jose Chavez also the dambusters raid on the dams in the Ruhr region in Germany.
@lewisshaw1242
5 жыл бұрын
Stay on target
@DoctorInk20
4 жыл бұрын
Great film and one of the most cracking heroic themes ever made. Godspeed, Ron Goodwin, wherever you are.
@grahamsambrook3461
5 жыл бұрын
Another truly courageous airman passes in to the blue yonder, my father a flight engineer with the pathfinder squadron died on the 31 August 2018 aged 96. Just hope he meets all his buddies again for a pint or two! Cheers Dad from Les and me.
@Mattman1ism
5 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he will Graham.These guys are surely Saints in Heaven!!
@joeseward4032
5 жыл бұрын
gone , But not to ever be forgotten .
@mikewhitcher6853
5 жыл бұрын
A true hero and legend
@TJ-USMC
4 жыл бұрын
"Semper-Fi to your Dad"
@count7340
4 жыл бұрын
Hats off, sir.
@fallenangel089
10 жыл бұрын
this was played at my grandpas funeral today. I will forever hold this to my heart!
@johnward6686
6 жыл бұрын
Emma Victoria was he a Mossie poilet
@shanehenderson8756
5 жыл бұрын
Love it.
@aaartnaz
5 жыл бұрын
Inspirational! I’m going to pass it around with hope others can think of cool things like this for their remembrances
@larrycraddock3063
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry about your Grandpa Emma! May he rest in Peace. Love this song! God bless!
@insanealpha3240
4 жыл бұрын
F
@Contrafactum
3 жыл бұрын
Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 - 8 January 2003) was an English composer and conductor known for his film music. He scored over 70 films in a career lasting over fifty years. His most famous works included Where Eagles Dare, Battle of Britain, 633 Squadron the Margaret Rutherford's Miss Marple films, and Frenzy.
@terrybrown4400
Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget The Trap from 1966
@dava123
10 жыл бұрын
"In 1940 I could at least fly as far as Glasgow in most of my aircraft, but not now! It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminium better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that?"..Hermann Göring
@brobno9
9 жыл бұрын
***** Totally!British technology of the 70`s is summed up with 2 words..............Austin Princess..........nuff said
@Jwend392
9 жыл бұрын
***** Lucas Electrics...
@UGLEIV
7 жыл бұрын
1970s? Hawker Harrier ring any bells?
@EthanThomson
7 жыл бұрын
that was the 60's
@UGLEIV
7 жыл бұрын
The Sea Harrier vas definetly developed in the 70s, it only entered service in 1980
@SanDiegoPsychology
6 жыл бұрын
One of the truly great motion picture scores by the genius, Ron Goodwin. Seldom in the history of cinema has an audience been so inspired by a musical piece of such majesty.
@Kirkee7
11 ай бұрын
He certainly captured the wartime Mosquito .
@user-xz9hu4rd2v
2 жыл бұрын
After 40 years of military and civilian aviation and over 11,000 hrs of flight, I still get goosebumps whenever I hear these theme song.
@007EnglishAcademy
Жыл бұрын
Its not a song
@Daisy-ef6bq
Жыл бұрын
Im surprised you think any of us care.
@miniweeddeerz1820
Жыл бұрын
Now these comments are unnecessarily cruel
@kevindunne9767
7 жыл бұрын
I don't give a shit what anyone says but the men and women who served in the British armed forces through ww2 were more inspirational than any character Hollywood could come up with and those men and women who are still alive I salute you in the selfless sacrifice you made so that people have the freedom of speech that so many people take for granted these days, the labour party made the modern generation forget about the sacrifice but I haven't, my gran was born in Hawick but was stationed in Stoke making artillery shells and my grandda did his service in the shipyards of Glasgow and you know what I am fiercely proud of them both, freedom is a privilege that is abused,
@briancullimore3603
7 жыл бұрын
Kevin Dunne
@artyboydando4949
7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely second that Kevin. I fell in love with the mosquito when I first saw the film 633 squadron in the early 60's
@hinterkress
6 жыл бұрын
Don't get too carried away with your omnipotence William. I'm not much of a history buff (nor a Pom either - Limey to you) but for WW2 I think the Battle of Britain is generally recognised as the point when the Germans gave up on their invasion plans for GB. Something about not getting the better of the RAF and I believe that's recognised by most as being late in 1940. When did you Yanks finally get involved, 7 Dec 1941 wasn't it?? It would certainly have been a long drawn out affair without you though and respects to all those Americans who paid the ultimate price.
@paulgray9084
6 жыл бұрын
William. James Johnson True. But like the soviet union you only officially entered the war when the Japanese paid you a visit at pearl harbour.. Had we surrendered in 1940 we would very likely have become an axis power and with us (and our navy) Germany,, Italy, and Japan, the USA would have been at great risk of invasion. Thank God it didn't happen.
@JohnSmith-zv8km
6 жыл бұрын
lets be fair you yanks arrived at an opportune moment but the Brits kept us all the game. In WW II we can all take pride that we stood and were counted
@bobbrown1728
3 жыл бұрын
Was flipping through channels one night and this was on. My lord, I had forgotten what a good movie this was and the music is KILLER!
@maranti34b
4 жыл бұрын
One of my Aussie uncles piloted a Lanc twin tail devil. He survived being shot down once. Then flew again. Brits made great planes and the Mos was a winner. Another Aussie unc was on the HMAS Perth. Sunk in Sunda Strait, Dutch East Indies with USS Houston. He survived and made it home. His two best friends got captured and helped build The Bridge on the River Khwai. Great theme.
@edhoughton2609
6 ай бұрын
My God there's an entire franchise right there!
@hotproductions959
7 жыл бұрын
My late friend (90 yrs old) was a Mosquito Pilot in WW2.....what an amazing guy...30+ missions to Norway to bomb Jerry's merchant ships in the fjords in 1944/1945 This their finest hour...and we will NEVER be that great ever again!
@RobRoyBoaz
5 жыл бұрын
Hot productions, Respect to your late friend. Huge respect.
@larryparis925
4 жыл бұрын
Oh really? So your idea of bombing people and killing them is the highlight of humanity?
@evilmoif
4 жыл бұрын
@@larryparis925 Only if they're German
@MrDaiseymay
4 жыл бұрын
and I hope we never have to face an enemy like that again.
@tpf5915
4 жыл бұрын
God bless him my uncle was a hurricane pilot
@tn7mu336
8 жыл бұрын
Proof that the British can make anything out of a few twigs, and still be the best
@tn7mu336
8 жыл бұрын
+Frederik Nielsen You do realise that this isn't a Spitfire? It's a Mosquito, an aircraft that was created after the Battle of Britain. Also, the Luftwaffe suffered more losses than the RAF; Germany lost 1,918 aircraft and 2,662 pilots. Britain however, lost 1,012 aircraft and 537 pilots, despite being, at the peak of the battle, being outnumbered 6:1. The reason Operation Sea Lion (the planned German invasion) was postponed was because Germany thought they could wipe out the RAF, but whenever the Luftwaffe crossed the channel, they were always intercepted by RAF fighters, although it seemed the RAF was being destroyed. This lack of hope of air superiority, made Germany reconsider the operation, so it was postponed. Finally, when Goering was interrogated by Eric Brown after the war, he said, when asked the question 'what was your biggest fear?', it was the Spitfire.
@tn7mu336
8 жыл бұрын
+Frederik Nielsen One thing that I've forgotten, was that Hitler absolutely admired Britain and her empire, that's one of the reason why Hitler wanted 'racial purification' and an empire of his own. When Britain opposed the Third Reich, Hitler wanted revenge on Britain, he wanted to invade it, and he believed that if he had control of British equipment, such as aircraft and ships, he could take over the entire world, including the US, then Russia. But he couldn't because 'The Few' stood in his way.
@MauriatOttolink
8 жыл бұрын
+Tn7mu3 Mr Nielsen.. I'm astounded that anybody could confuse a Spit with a Mossie... Counting the engines is good starting point! Göring also said "When we win the war, I'm going to get an English wireless.. At least I'll have something which works properly!" Sad to learn that Eric Brown died recently, having just (in his 90s) bought a fast sports car. Can't keep a good man down. Really enjoyed your paragraphs.. Thank you.
@HaloFTW55
8 жыл бұрын
+Tn7mu3 Were the twigs imported from Canada?
@barnabyg6808
8 жыл бұрын
+Ivan Chen absolutely not, at least, not more then 10% of em'
@jasonmitchell5811
9 жыл бұрын
There's no other piston engine in history that sounds like a Rolls Royce Merlin. Music to my ears!
@epicduck89
9 жыл бұрын
Totally agree you'll never hear anything like that again.
@johnbittlestone7577
8 жыл бұрын
+Jason Mitchell she sings fly over my house every year at the sunderland airshow goosebumps
@sgkingly8392
8 жыл бұрын
+Jason Mitchell agreed
@sgkingly8392
8 жыл бұрын
+Jason Mitchell agreed
@MrJimbo59
8 жыл бұрын
+John Bittlestone Lucky Bugger!
@ronaldhannah7348
3 жыл бұрын
I saw this film shortly after it was released in 1964, I have loved it ever since. The music is one my favourite film scores and I think the Mosquito is an even more beautiful aeroplane than the Spitfire.
@aplane9625
2 жыл бұрын
Ye but the spitfire is still awesome 😎
@MDzmitry
2 жыл бұрын
I can agree with the opinion on film, tolerate the soundtrack one, but Spitfire? Sorry, but you crossed the line there, pal. On the other hand, Mosquito sure is an outstanding design. How about a draw?
@mikebradley4096
2 жыл бұрын
Both great 'planes, from very different starting points in terms of development, airframe technology etc. But in terms of how far it pushed the bar ahead of the Gerrys, the Mossie has to win hands down. The Spit was comfortably ahead of the BF109 and its variants but the Mossie was SO far ahead of anything the Gerrys could field in terms of speed and performance, it set a bar that only the ME232 could answer and that was a dead duck due to the engine design being too far ahead of the materials technology of the day. The flexibility of the Mossie as both a fighter AND a bomber, the first true Multi-Role Combat Aircraft - a concept we have held to this day. But of course let's not forget one thing they had in common - the RR Merlin engine! Without which the Battle of Britain could have finished very differently. Mike
@chrismith251
7 күн бұрын
Fun fact: The Mosquito was made from balsa wood
@raymondgilbert7266
8 жыл бұрын
One of the best war movie themes of all time ,and sums up the mosquito perfectly!!
@andrewbrookes4011
8 жыл бұрын
+raymond gilbert oh the mosquito wat an absolutly brilliant piece of engineering... get a few bits of wood and strap on two 1200hp merlins and fly round in it... only the british would think of such a brilliant thing
@william.jamesjohnson6951
6 жыл бұрын
+Andrew Brookes , yes Andrew the Marlins are really sweet sounding engines I have heard them in the P51 and they make the sweetest sound you ever hurt you ever want to hear between the low drone of the Berlin and the high pitch sound of the oil coolers it sounds almost like a turboprop but it's a very distinct sound that once you hear it you'll never forget it
@weldonwin
4 жыл бұрын
Wooden wings and a heart of Thunder
@maxivader2676
3 жыл бұрын
Best war film theme of all time!!
@janetbenton8859
9 жыл бұрын
Magnificent piece of music. Nothing else to say.
@angelacooper2661
2 жыл бұрын
I am an amateur string player and love heart on sleeve music. This is in F major (I also have perfect pitch!)
@TheMenon49
8 жыл бұрын
Gives me goosebumps even after all these years! I'd seen this movie as a small schoolboy!
@POMOZKI
8 жыл бұрын
+Mani Menon we're all saying "this gives me goosebumps" - remarkable!
@TheMenon49
8 жыл бұрын
+alan simon God! Didn't know there was an epidemic of 'goosebumps', Alan! :-)
@carlbelken4478
6 жыл бұрын
Same here!! The music comes through my computer speaker far better than it did on the old black and white TV we had in the 60's.
@rocker-barrel4786
6 жыл бұрын
Mani Menon me too mani!
@thelonewanderer6762
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@paulputnam8211
5 жыл бұрын
Ron Goodwin at his best ! "You can't kill a squadron !"
@siliquaesid703
3 жыл бұрын
Maggie, and successive governments have done more damage to the British armed forces than Hitler ever did. It makes you want to cry.
@douglasstreet4490
10 жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING musical score. I would love to see this film remade today.
@britishgypsum4347
3 жыл бұрын
So would I. The film was nothing like the book unfortunately. It deserves a remake but I’d keep the theme at least
@daveshaw2342
3 жыл бұрын
But they would probably bugger it up . Like many modern war films.
@keithphilbin3054
2 жыл бұрын
The Cessna mosquito... 🤔
@ethanhiggins4887
2 жыл бұрын
Not enough mosquitos left anymore. I suppose they could gather up all 4 and paint them and then get another 3 or 4 for ground shots but it would be tough Nowadays they would just end up using CGI instead of badass aerial footage
@stevenklein3195
6 ай бұрын
The aerial scenes were incredible and actually used the actual planes( The "Mossie" as the Brits called it). Great Film and such stirring music! Perfect for a Film about the legendary plane and the men who flew it. Even the Heavy Water Plant was taken out by Commandos from Norway instead of a bombing raid it's still a great and rousing film
@rattywoof5259
5 жыл бұрын
Have you notice how clever the composer (Ron Goodwin) has been in the percussion? Their part is playing in groups of 6 beats, 3 beats 3 beats - 6-3-3!
@michaelwong8420
6 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies when I was nearly eight years old. I have captured every moment of the story. It shows our emotional attachment such as sadness, uncertainty, stressful, happiness, and darkness.
@Mister_Kourkoutas
9 жыл бұрын
I can almost hear the sound of the engines of those wonderful, magnificent machines as they deliver hope to a world at war.
@POMOZKI
8 жыл бұрын
+SinDawg030 Amen to that. I must've watched this film 10-11 times. And that was while I was still a kid. Still get goosebumps hearing it!
@solbergsindre
8 жыл бұрын
+SinDawg030 I will never forget how my grandfather, who was 8 when the war came here to Norway, told me stories about how it was growing up during the war. He was an amateur historian and a real anglophile, both due to being a seaman and to all the help we recieved from Britain during the war. My favourite story by far was about when he was out fishing with his grandfather on the fjord where he grew up, when out of nowhere a flight of Mosquitos came screaming from the inland, passed right over their heads and zoomed out the fjord and away as fast as they had come. Still gives me the chills every time I think of what an amazing feeling that must have been seeing those Mossies, a reminder form a powerful friend that they had not forgotten you!
@Mister_Kourkoutas
8 жыл бұрын
solbergsindre Dude, that's an awesome story! Much love to our Norgie brothers!
@guidoharmeling5872
6 жыл бұрын
Those engins are the legendary Rolls Royce Merlins. The same type that was used in the Spitfire and the AVRO Lancaster.,
@51WCDodge
6 жыл бұрын
solbergsindre Good tale. Things like that hounour those involved.
@dennfett
3 жыл бұрын
If you went to The Ritz in Manchester on a Monday night back in the 80s/90s this tune will hold a special place in your heart 👍🤘
@coatesch74
8 ай бұрын
oh yes. so true... a brilliant end to some great nights at that iconic venue. And the urban legend that it got banned for a while due to one of the classic 'pile up's goign wrong...
@englishworldawakener2073
6 жыл бұрын
A pride we are losing, makes me tear up every time, such brave men.
@fyorbane
8 жыл бұрын
The wooden wonder. The most versatile aircraft of the second world war.
@EdwardMayall
8 жыл бұрын
arguably the junkers 88 was. but both planes were extremely versatile.
@kirotheavenger60
7 жыл бұрын
no, in terms of versatility i think the Ju88 did fulfill more roles yes. but the Mossie was certainly a far superior aircraft
@LuaNub
7 жыл бұрын
You could fit a bloody 57mm Cannon in the Mosquito
@kirotheavenger60
7 жыл бұрын
NuclearAtmosphere They fitted 2 50mms cannons in a Ju87, or a single 75mm cannon, or maybe even an 88mm cannon. Although no 88mm prototype is known to exist.
@LuaNub
7 жыл бұрын
Kirothe Avenger The 75 was only on the Hs 129 B3
@maranti34b
4 жыл бұрын
One of my Aussie uncles piloted a Lancaster. Proud of him. He got to bomb Berlin.
@christopherjameson2202
3 жыл бұрын
Bombing people is nowt to be proud of
@thethirdman225
3 жыл бұрын
@@christopherjameson2202 Maybe not but there wasn't much alternative.
@samdaviesaviationandfootba2602
3 жыл бұрын
@@christopherjameson2202 but bombing the Nazis is ! 😊
@likesmilitaryhistoryalanmo9568
8 жыл бұрын
Probably the best war film score ever
@claudiacotner1638
5 жыл бұрын
I thought Battle of Britain by Goodwin was better!
@kartondouglas5040
4 жыл бұрын
Ummmm...where eagles dare, Zulu, Lawrence and the Right Stuff...
@englishalan222
4 жыл бұрын
@@kartondouglas5040 Where Eagles dare is a dreadful theme.
@Christoffski
6 жыл бұрын
Never underestimate these isles. We do not tame easy.
@DNRTSR
5 жыл бұрын
Christoffski, it looks like you may be losing your grip. Too, too sad.
@Christoffski
5 жыл бұрын
@@DNRTSR Yup. -Holds steady through the flak- But not all of us! Burpee hasn't answered for some time!
@optimisticwhovian1726
5 жыл бұрын
Yeh when you've got half the empire supporting you mate, you would've been dust if it wasn't for the commonwealth nations rushing in to save your arse, might be a different story these days with all your dominions going indepedant...
@Christoffski
5 жыл бұрын
@@optimisticwhovian1726 Pretty null, poorly supported and ultimately empty statement there. Not sure what to say to that.. Is your point that we SHOULD be underestimated? 'Sure hope you're leading the next attempt then, if that's the case.
@optimisticwhovian1726
5 жыл бұрын
lol Pretty null huh, oh well next war you get stuck in we wont worry about you then yeh? Ungrateful poms, you have half the world save your arse and fight your battles and none of you ever say thanks, first the Commonwealth then the yanks, you've got nothing to crow about, your nation would've been invaded ages ago if it wasn't for all that and that is fact. No my point is poms are hopeless on their own you lot panic when theres snow at your airport let alone defending yourselves on your own in a war, you'd lose. @@Christoffski
@nicholasdavies6264
6 жыл бұрын
Just the best ! The music totally fits those fine aircraft and most of all the heroes that flew them !
@kcphillips1000
8 жыл бұрын
First multi-role combat aircraft ...reconnaissance / bomber /interceptor and night fighter....and made of WOOD ! Amazing machine .I used to know an old chap (long gone now) who was a carpenter before the war and was drafted in to make the wings for these planes...
@alanwhitworth659
8 жыл бұрын
+Keith Phillips Wow. My Farthing in law was one of the designers of the wings for the Mosquito. In Christchurch Dorset Then he was sent to Coventry and Halifax. (War Work). He witnessed the blitz on Coventry As time goes by: I worked with a Flight Sargent who fly them. Also a Flight mechanic. He told me that after the service. He had to go up for a test flight… The pilot had full clothes… he said I had shirt sleeves (frost bite) I worked for Halls Bros in Whitefield in the 1980’s (Halls Mentholiptus).. The factory, before the war was a CO-OP furniture Factory, requisitioned for war work. They made the Plywood frames for the Mossis
@andrewbrookes4011
8 жыл бұрын
+Keith Phillips and it could outfly and manouver most german planes... only the me262 had a chance of catching it and that was jet powered
@1Bandit455
8 жыл бұрын
Best WW2 Theme - Mosquito's flying at tree top level flat out - they made some of the most daring raids of WW2
@johnward6686
6 жыл бұрын
1Bandit455 the most daring raid was to blow the walls around a prison so french resistance fighters could escape
@Optimusprime240
6 жыл бұрын
IDK...I think the Battle of Britain wins as a better theme. But this one is still nice!
@kristianturner6391
6 жыл бұрын
the irony of the mosquito flying flat out at tree top level lol that might be my dad over there
@thethirdman225
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnward6686 That raid was at best a qualified success but that wasn't the fault of the aircraft or those who flew it. In fact, only the Mosquito crews could have seriously attempted it.
@SuperFerdie1965
6 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps all the way. Bloody marvellous tune.
@markpearce2935
9 жыл бұрын
Truly awesome piece of music should be Britain's national anthem
@kentamitchell
9 жыл бұрын
Great aircraft, great music. Britons certainly get to chose their own national anthem. Personally, I think it is neat that when the Brits sing "God Save the Queen", we Yanks can hum "My Country 'tis of Thee". PS May Her Majesty live *well* into her 2nd century.
@ZondaFRoadster
8 жыл бұрын
+KentA Mitchell KZitem could use more people like you. Too often has any conversation between Brits and Americans descended into a degenerate crap-flinging contest. Nice to meet someone else who has a great respect for both countries.
@colinkepple7555
8 жыл бұрын
+KentA Mitchell She does a marvellous job of keeping the "Top Job" out of the hands of politicians and their parties.
@kentamitchell
8 жыл бұрын
Colin Kepple She also appears to have a good deal of common sense. Her heir, however... well let's not go there. My great-aunt Hazel Blecha died about 5 weeks short of her 112th birthday. My her Majesty do as well.
@jimyoung2188
6 жыл бұрын
give me a monarchy any day look at all the republiks around the world and you will see what I mean even the USA stands out as a Basket case with that lying bastard in office
@guildfordboy
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing film, amazing music. Went to see this film as a boy with my dad and we both loved it. He passed away many years ago, but this music always brings back the memories.
@themechbuilder6171
Жыл бұрын
damm this is good
@leecrt967
8 жыл бұрын
This...and "Luftwaffe March", from "The Battle of Britain." Best opening theme music.
@SuperFerdie1965
4 жыл бұрын
And Angels One Five!
@emperorpalpatine7099
8 жыл бұрын
A few months ago I was lucky enough to hear 18 spitfires flying in formation at an air show at RAF duxford, best music I've ever heard
@MrJimbo59
8 жыл бұрын
+Loyal TR8R Like I said above to John Bittlestone - "Lucky Bugger!"
@stephenphillip5656
6 жыл бұрын
The ultimate 'Merlin Music'...
@SanDiegoPsychology
7 жыл бұрын
I saw this in the theater way back when and my lord, just from this magnificent theme you knew you were about to be catapulted to movie excitement and cinema greatness.
@smooth_sundaes5172
4 жыл бұрын
To my mind the two glaring omissions from the BoB memorial flight, the Typhoon and the Mosquito. Possibly the Wellington too
@russouk
4 жыл бұрын
And the mighty Sterling m8...love to see one,but never will
@g30ffs79
4 жыл бұрын
The problem being, that like the Lancaster, neither aircraft were flying during the Battle of Britain. The more non-BoB period aircraft you add, the more you dilute the message.
@Perkelenaattori
3 жыл бұрын
@@g30ffs79 They should add a Boulton Paul Defiant to the BoB memorial flight. Those were actually there.
@sevvy101
Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps every time I hear this
@farodealer
8 жыл бұрын
My Uncle (Flt Sgt Sidney Whiting) lost his life is a NF30 Mosquito during a Night Nav exercise in 10th January 1946 when his aircraft flew into a hill in Yorkshire
@mickb3859
6 жыл бұрын
Katherine Griffiths AILS maximum respect
@nicholasdavies6264
8 жыл бұрын
Crews made of steel inside a " kite"... you don't get better than that!
@2HB2HB
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this, I saw this as a kid of 7 with my dad who passed away 2 years ago. Thanks for the memory.
@briancooper5066
5 жыл бұрын
The spitfire, hurricane, mosquito and Lancaster bomber truly amazing planes, but we truly owe our gratitude to the pilots and ground crews that kept us safe and our freedom
@MediumRareOpinions
7 жыл бұрын
As with most British Military equipment it's mostly held together with string and wishful thinking, but by gosh it gets the job done rightly enough.
@jamescollins7216
7 жыл бұрын
what a spiffingly british comment to accompany such a thought
@dava123
7 жыл бұрын
is the kettle on?
@joylunn3445
7 жыл бұрын
In this respect balsa wood and glue old boy.
@johnward6686
6 жыл бұрын
ChaosSandwhich the British equipment was not stuck mostly with string and wood we built some of the most famous aircraft of wwll the spitfire was designed around the design of a seagull,mosquito was able to climb 2,500ft a minute because it was made of wood and brass screws and little bit of aluminium,Lancaster bomber was the heaviest bomber of wwll which caused more damage over enemy targets then the Germans or americans,beaufighter which was called the whistling death by the japenese because it was quiet on its way to the Japanese's submarines,short Sunderland's which was a air/sea rescue plane and a U-boat destroyer and the German U-boat crew called it the flying porkepine,and the mosquito which had a six pound gun on it which had a kick like a mule when u fired it,hurricane mk2b with two 40mm cannons on each wings and the German tank crews in North Africa called them tin openers
@williamrance5086
6 жыл бұрын
The best British Military equipment is the hand that pulls the trigger, the hand that steers the ship, the hand that reaches for the spade and digs a trench in record time. In fact, the guy who wears a British Military uniform - that's the best piece of British Military equipment of all!
@waynetaylor4995
10 жыл бұрын
great film and stiriing theme tune.
@smnbee75
Жыл бұрын
Quite possibly the finest peice of music ever made. This should be the RAF's anthem.
@MrDaiseymay
4 жыл бұрын
THE GREAT RON GOODWIN, he wrote many great stirring themes for films of the 60's 70' and 80's, and even comedy e.g ( Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines ) Every December , before his retirement, he conducted the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, on a short tour around the South, and West Country. He'd play all the greats, and end with the best Christmas Music. He always injected a little humour into his introductions too. These were wonderful shows, which we looked forward to every year. R.I.P Ron.
@RubyMarkLindMilly
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine ripping along a zero feet at 400 mph + with this on in the cockpit truly epic truly what's the very best in Being British
@TheInamazu
2 жыл бұрын
Once they get one going in the UK, I really do hope they run the mach loop a few times
@michaelgardiner86
10 жыл бұрын
My old Dad joined Raf in 1937 and served first 2 years of war completing four tours in bomber command as tail gunner and then signals makes my hair stand on end to Gee.If you really want a really good night go to the Duxford airfield concert nights.
@DavidThomas-dg7uw
6 жыл бұрын
Total respect
@paulbrpwn6272
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload, what a fantastic piece of music !
@fatmanfaffing4116
7 ай бұрын
Got so much to get done... I know, we need a little 633 Squadron! Loud! My Dad was in the RAF as a bandsman and played this numerous times; best one was with the Red Arrows going over right on the first note. Stunning and half the band ducked while the other half laughed...
@obiphil8672
3 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps everytime I listen to this.....
@weswolever7477
8 жыл бұрын
This and the dam busters and the cockleshell heroes. Fantastic movies.
@easygoing2479
4 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen this movie in 45-50 years, but that music still echoes in my head... fantastic. Those Mosquitos were beautiful planes.
@markkidger370
2 жыл бұрын
The Mosquito was the first aeroplane that my father worked on. He worked, as a young apprentice, at de Havilland just after the war ended, on the early post-war versions. Over the years, the iconic aircraft that he worked on included the Harrier,. the Tornado and, in the civilian world, Concorde and the Airbus 340. Watching the film reminds me what an extraordinary plane the Mosquito was.
@NickinFilm
Жыл бұрын
What a great aviation history. You should write a book about his memories
@sebastianforbes1
3 жыл бұрын
awesome theme, contributing to a national benefit - doesn't it feel great to be a UK citizen ?
@williambradley9419
3 жыл бұрын
Aye, It always has done for many, but its rapidly being diluted.
@keithphilbin3054
2 жыл бұрын
Don't ask me, I'm Irish, but my Mum was from Oldham !
@alundavies8402
2 жыл бұрын
Yes it does
@ziizee66
9 жыл бұрын
I am proud to stand in honour of all Airmen, Soldiers, on foot or Tank regiments, who fought for our freedom, I only hope that they and the history behind it all will never be forgotten, it Must and should be passed on to the up and coming youth of today, for those that died, that we may live a free life, NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN those who gave their lives for us.
@ianskeggs5294
6 жыл бұрын
I just stood up a gave a salute, after a few tears I have to say
@claudiacotner1638
5 жыл бұрын
Ron Goodwin is one of the most underrated of composers.
@jeremywestern7067
2 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC! i bet ron got a dozen shillings and a hearty handshske for this masterpiece. tell me john williams didnt rob this for the superman theme
@grahamschofield8730
6 жыл бұрын
Stirring music....a favourite of mine...633 Squadron...
@johnkasawan2193
6 жыл бұрын
They played this music at an Airshow in St Thomas Ontario Canada, it was great!
@nicholasdavies6264
6 жыл бұрын
A beautiful aircraft! It had everything you needed - speed, weapons and agility!
@barnabyg6808
8 жыл бұрын
This makes me truly proud to be British, (English) actually!!!! Göering once said that when he saw a mosquito, he turned yellow and green with envy!
@goodshipkaraboudjan
8 жыл бұрын
+Sum Anonymous Person Something about Britain having surplus of aircraft grade aluminum (there was a shortage in Germany) and they still went and built the Mosquito out of timber!
@barnabyg6808
8 жыл бұрын
+gnarkillkicksass oh Britain, you so silly!
@yetanother9127
8 жыл бұрын
"It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. The British, who can afford aluminum better than we can, knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they give it a speed which they have now increased yet again. What do you make of that? There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops. After the war is over I’m going to buy a British radio set - then at least I’ll own something that has always worked." --Hermann Goering
@kevinzz276
8 жыл бұрын
Göering, despite being a leading Hitler supporter, was a respected WW1 ace and certainly knew the technical side of aircraft. Unfortunately for Germany, he had poor man-management skills and was probably not best person to lead the Luftwaffe.
@g8ymw
8 жыл бұрын
+Kevin Zz Didn't help being a morphine junkie
@OdeeOz
8 жыл бұрын
Epic blood stirring movie classic!
@grahamparkins8507
6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and timeless...Lest We Forget
@richardperrins1442
Жыл бұрын
this a fantastic piece o music and one of my favs.
@josephwarra5043
6 жыл бұрын
A truly beautiful and badass aircraft like no other, often copied, never equaled!
@johnbarry0076
9 жыл бұрын
Stirring music score from Ron Goodwin, great stuff
@ChrisBreemer
6 жыл бұрын
What a great and uplifting piece of music ! Thanks !!!
@junrasheedhayashi4646
Жыл бұрын
This is not a song. It's an EXPERIENCE!
@gentsw13
9 жыл бұрын
This was played often on Radio Caroline. I know so, i was there. If you care!!
@fyorbane
12 жыл бұрын
Incredible aircraft. The most versatile aircraft of the second world war.
@garyshoell9245
4 жыл бұрын
When I hear this it still gives me goosebumps
@elliotoliver8679
2 жыл бұрын
Classic theme tune, lifts this movie to the next level - bit like the music in The Magnificent Seven did for that movie, wonderful stuff
@jimcrawford5039
Жыл бұрын
Written by Ron Goodwin, composer of a lot of great music!
@ericafiore1624
4 жыл бұрын
I played this to my Grandpa in hospital. He woke transfixed at my cell. He worked on this aircraft., bless him. He is not well.
@simonnicholls9651
4 жыл бұрын
god bless x
@SuperFerdie1965
4 жыл бұрын
I hope he's improving.
@ericafiore1624
4 жыл бұрын
@@SuperFerdie1965 Sadly ... He passed away 3rd Jan. I so miss him. He is in a better place now with his Mom and Brother.
@SuperFerdie1965
4 жыл бұрын
@@ericafiore1624 Sorry to hear that Erica.
@davidroberts9361
3 ай бұрын
This sends shivers down my spine.
@tamararoutledge4273
6 жыл бұрын
Love this tune to bits.
@Michael-xg5gn
10 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Hairs on the back of my neck!!!!!😊
@philipm06
9 жыл бұрын
Gee Dog Gillete ll young man,
@intuitive7274
3 жыл бұрын
THE RAF. YOU CAN'T KILL A SQUADRON
@tomtit4901
9 жыл бұрын
fantastic piece of music make me tingle when I hear it
@adetheblade100
11 жыл бұрын
one hell of a theme tune........instantly recognizable !
@MyTroubadour
8 жыл бұрын
Une musique qui représente bien le thème et les actions de ce film. Ron Goodwin est l'un des plus grands compositeurs de musiques de films de ce genre.
@Bondek1996
9 жыл бұрын
"If I mess this up, you'll be deeper than any coal mine!"
@allgood6760
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!. . this gives me goose bumps... I seen a Mosquito warbird here and we used to operate them with our RNZAF 🇳🇿👍
@BLUEsurf63
6 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest film scores ever...
@soniapedder87
Жыл бұрын
They don't compose music like this any more. Such a pity. What a classic. They knew how to write and play great theme music for movies back then. The movies were better too. Not like some of the rubbish you get these days.
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