This is what's missing on that long videos on beautiful warbirds. No technical knowlege shown at all. Only history. I love your videos. It is not fitting youtube standards at all and it makes results ofyour work very interesting and fascinating!
@1961kickboxer
Жыл бұрын
Those radiators are massive and so important thanks for the detail.
@ukaircraftexplored6556
Жыл бұрын
No problem 👍 Thanks for watching Steve!
@garyacker7388
2 жыл бұрын
I love the sound of the Merlin engines.
@ukaircraftexplored6556
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@jadall77
Жыл бұрын
From hearing stories from my grandpa (18k hours day I can't remember night 12 or 16k night hours from like 1942 to 1955 -60 with maybe * he might have flown on crew in like anniversary flight(s?) like 1968 or 69) I think I've seen in other videos there is a plug in panel to plug in like electric blanket type of thing that you would wear like on your pants and torso. And even with the heaters blowing in the front of a lancaster you would still have to be all bundled up or you would get frostbite. Readily available water to drink you keep in a bottle stuffed in your coat. Fountain pen that raidoman or navigator might use would freeze would have to keep in shirt pocket under jaket even with electric heated clothes and the actual heater you see in this video.
@ukaircraftexplored6556
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing
@VincentComet-l8e
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thanks! My impression was that the interior of the Lancaster was a pretty grim environment during an op - did those heaters make much of a difference to the temperature inside?
@garyacker7388
2 жыл бұрын
I wondered the same thing I know that B17 and B 24 s they froze!
@ukaircraftexplored6556
2 жыл бұрын
As I understand, in forward cockpit area, the pilot would often be in shirtsleeves, whilst the mid upper and rear gunner would have no heating, apart from an electrically heated flying suit. I knew a Lancaster rear gunner, who told me that the guns would be so cold, that if you touched them with bare hands, it cold would take your skin off. Lancaster crews, and indeed most aircrew at the time, had to endure great discomfort on operations. Thanks for watching
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