First to mention that I am German. But I always had a deep respect for those young men who exposed themselves to flak, nightfighters and other perils to liberate the continent from the Nazi regime. In the end, there are no victors in a war, as the high toll of Bomber Command crews has shown. Having seen many a Lancaster from the outside, this video has given me, for the first time, a vivid impression of how it must actually have been, flying in such a machine, in the cold, with a lot of noise, on oxygen, difficult to move around the fuselage with those flying suits, particularly when negotiating the main spar. And then the rear gunner's position, the loneliest place in a Lanc, never seen it in such detail and with such vivid comments and explanation. Plus, having been a private pilot myself for some 30 years, I can assume what an effort it must have been to fly long missions at night, without all the navigation gadgets of today and the muscles needed to move the controls and keep this kite steady, especially after having lost an engine. Well done!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your kind, and true words....
@stevebroughton4787
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir.....from an Englishman. Politics aside, many German aircrew were the same......all sides fighting for a cause. We need to keep all these machines in flying condition so the generations after us....can learn of the sacrifice on all sides.
@TheWetworm
4 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with being German, I know an ex-Stuka pilot who loved it! It might've been later in the war when they were recruiting anybody because he was offered to fly at 14 and ofcourse at 14 you'd jump at the chance!
@TheWetworm
4 жыл бұрын
@Ishan Khwaja Exactly! He loved it! German guy obviously but i'm not going to judge him for fighting for the Nazi's, he wasn't into the politics of it all, it was just a simple "here's a Stuka, do you want to fly it?" Which i think most of us would answer Yes Please.
@visionist7
4 жыл бұрын
I hope you're joking. This aircraft was designed, built and flown to kill as many women and children as possible. Nothing to do with liberating anyone... except from this world maybe. You sound incredibly naive
@rossjackson7134
4 жыл бұрын
My uncle was an Aussie tail gunner on Lancs in 460 SQ. He recently passed away last year at over 100. I have some amazing stories and. Info from him that needs to be preserved. I’ll be giving it to the Aus War Memorial. RIP Bob Jackson.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Ross Jackson Sorry for your loss - he must have been an amazing fellow. My uncle was a rear gunner, but was sadly lost with all his crew and their Lancaster on only his THIRD op....he’d only been posted to the squadron two weeks prior...lest we forget
@rossjackson7134
4 жыл бұрын
Welwyn To Waltham Photography sorry to here that mate. War was tough and it was a real Lottery.
@Steve-cg3bt
3 жыл бұрын
My Grandad was a tail gunner in the Lancaster stationed at Metheringham 106 squadron 5 group. He was shot down 18th Dec 1944 and taken POW until April 1945. He was the only one to survive his flight crew by jumping out with his parachute, I now have his gold caterpillar and certificate (caterpillar club) awarded to him for saving himself by parachute. I still hold his picture along side his flight crew. Good Bless all those incredibly brave servicemen lost in WW2.
@larry4789
Жыл бұрын
Nice sentiments Steve and glad your dad survived 👍 My dad was also a 5 group bomber boy and rear gunner, with 61 Squadron They were the creme de la creme as far as bottle was concerned and part of the second golden generation
@Andyjzr
5 жыл бұрын
My Polish Grandfather flew these and Halifax's. Amazing to see inside in detail. We have a picture of him flying. Loved Poland but once he joined the RAF he remained there for the rest of his working life and was based in Singapore, teaching the Lightening pilots. Fascinating but sad life he had. Hated war but knew the importance of defending humanity, as they all did.
@BrassLock
5 жыл бұрын
Got to respect such RAF types as your grandad that constantly updated their skills from 1930's designed airframes and engines right through to the high performance English Electric Lightning which had two huge jet engines and phenomenal top speed.
@gewizz2
5 жыл бұрын
polish? wtf?
@BrassLock
5 жыл бұрын
@@gewizz2Did you sleep during school history classes?
@gewizz2
5 жыл бұрын
@@BrassLock i didn't go to school
@BrassLock
5 жыл бұрын
@@gewizz2 Just as your cup of coffee survived the crash, I'm sure you will catch up on lost history via KZitem LOL.
@bonchance9241
5 жыл бұрын
an Uncle was a Pilot in WW2 & flew the Lancaster while in Britain , he died in the north of Italy flying a Liberator age 20yrs. thankyou for this tour & video it has great meaning for me. i wanted to pat ''just jane'' with affection ,wonderful aircraft.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
5 жыл бұрын
Bon Chance Glad you found it rather poignant Bon, thanks for watching! Have a look at the newly-uploaded ‘A Day In The Life Of Bomber Command’ which gives a real insight in to what aircrews went through night after night.
@neilvinyl
6 жыл бұрын
My Dad was Pathfinder crew - was a navigator. He also had is w.op. & rear gunner wings. I've never been on a Lanc but have seen the BBMF one flying a few times. It's wonderful to see the inside & see hear about the difficulties & conditions they dealt with. My Dad was shot down June 13 '44 Parcay-Meslay / Tours France. Got back home in August '45 after being a p.o.w. in Stalag Luft III in Lower Silesia. Thank you - I've really enjoyed watching this. Warms my heart thinking of my dear father, Francis Devine 1922 - 2008.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
Neil Devine Thank you for your Uncle’s service...I believe Stalag Luft III was ‘The Great Escape’...never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few
@neilvinyl
6 жыл бұрын
Welwyn To Waltham Airshow Videos that’s the one. My dad always smiled when James Garner says where he escaped from in the movie. Airman’s camp.
@paulwillson8887
4 жыл бұрын
I had the privilege to tour the Lancaster owned by Canadian Aviation Heritage when it visited Calgary a few years ago. It made me appreciate the amount of work the people who flew these aircraft in WW II ,and as for moving about, I was in jeans in summer on the ground and it was difficult getting over the main spar. Doing it in flying suits with parachute I can't imagine. They did their job well and thanks .
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Paul Willson I to have also had the privilege of a private tour of the Lancaster from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, very humbling
@Mod-rw9cw
4 жыл бұрын
The bravest of the brave flew with bomber command on these magnificent planes.Only a third of the men would survive one mission imagine having to fly 20. ABSOLUTE HEROES.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Mod 66 Indeed, but a tour of duty was 30
@Mod-rw9cw
4 жыл бұрын
Welwyn To Waltham Photography 30 I never knew it was that many ,they are even bigger heroes than I thought.
@donf3877
4 жыл бұрын
All in all... a very cramped, lonely, cold place to die. My father was a gunsmith on Iwo in the U.S. Army Air Corp. He went in at age 34, after three failed attempts to enlist because he was "too old". You can guess what his nickname was... "pappy". He was a gunsmith... until the base commander saw him test firing a 50 cal he had repaired. A crack shot. Being only 5'5" and 145 lbs, before he knew it, he was a belly gunner on a B-17. And on the earliest models, the belly gunner got in the turret, and out of it, on the ground. No way to exit the turret INTO the aircraft, just a slot for ammo to feed the gun. A very lonely place indeed. One of the earliest mods to the B-17, was increasing the size of the slot so the belly gunner had half a chance to get inside for a belly landing. Lucky for me, he made it back... or I wouldn't be typing this now.
@briancrawford69
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine being American and having to do it during daylight! The allies were all very brave men
@angelonunez8555
3 жыл бұрын
@@robhaytonairshowvideos9853 And the 2nd (mandatory) tour was 20 missions. The first tour for those who flew in 8 Group (Pathfinders) was 45 missions.
@DaveGIS123
4 жыл бұрын
I toured the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster Mk.X when it landed in Winnipeg, Canada and this video brings me right back. We climbed a ladder up into the nose through the hatch under the bomb aimer's position, then into the cockpit where a pilot explained the controls, just like in this video. He pointed out the switches and instruments, the exhaust stains on the wing caused by the 100 octane leaded fuel, and the seating arrangements of the various aircrew. Then we climbed over the main spar, past the tiny mid-upper turret, and out the door. As we left I imagined what the scene must have been like the night when Andrew Mynarski, the mid-upper gunner on a burning, crashing Lancaster, tried desperately to free the tail gunner who was trapped in his turret and unable to bail out. Mynarski tried everything to un-jam the turret, and even hammered at the rear turret with a fire axe. He was unsuccessful. His clothes on fire, Mynarski stood at attention and saluted the gunner before bailing out. The tail gunner survived the crash and lived to tell the story, but Mynarski died of his burns. For his bravery Andrew Mynarski was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Mynarski
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
David Ramsay Yes that’s right. I’ve been lucky enough to fly on the Mynarski Lancaster in 2016, so I know the story well. I’ve also been up in to the cockpit through the bomb Aimer escape hatch in 2018. I was lucky enough also to see flying in the U.K. with our Lancaster six times back in 2014. Ive put some clips on here of my flight on VeRA so search for those, and have a look at this video I shot when both Lancasters were in the Hangar at RAF Coningsby kzitem.info/news/bejne/lpyt3WqloKlyaKw
@DaveGIS123
4 жыл бұрын
@@robhaytonairshowvideos9853 I watched your video and thought it was fascinating. Thank you for sharing it. What an experience and privilege it must have been to fly in that Lanc! Cheers from Winnipeg (Mynarski's home town).
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
David Ramsay Thanks David...
@astewart6787
7 жыл бұрын
My father was a navigator/bomb aimer in the RAF 617 Sqdn. Thank you for letting me see into those dark hours of his life.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
A Stewart Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts
@pamelabrooks583
6 жыл бұрын
A Stewart my dad was killed instantly in the accident lg
@gibson617ajg
4 жыл бұрын
My wife bought me a taxy ride in this aircraft. I was one of the first aboard and took position in the cockpit - I was stood behind the armour plate on the pilot's seat. One thing I never realised was just how close the tips of the props would be to the cockpit windows. The pilot that day was a veteran of many Ops. An amazing experience.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Red Barchetta I also stood behind the pilot on my first taxi ride, and on my second I was in the Wireless op position
@aprilkeely4528
4 жыл бұрын
Did a taxi out and back in a few years ago and sat behind the pilot wow ! Will never forget that day. Can't wait for the day she flies.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
April Keely great isn’t it....
@deeremeyer1749
6 жыл бұрын
A "navigator" in" the "cockpit" but behind "curtains" so the "desk light" he needs to "navigate" in what could only be VFR flying conditions doesn't "escape" the airplane and give away its position". Yeah. Right. Or maybe the curtain was there to keep the light from "blinding" the PILOT since NIGHT FLYING IN VFR CONDITIONS REQUIRES VISION FROM INSIDE AND TO OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT and being in an "illumiinated" cockpit at night and trying to fly VFR with NO NIGHT VISION would be like sitting in your house at night with the lights on and trying to identify passing cars driving through your neighborhood in the dark with only THEIR LIGHTS being visible to you and without which you would't even know they were there anyway.
@budsmoker60
7 жыл бұрын
WOW I had no idea how cramped it was in there, utter and total respect for the crews flying the Lancaster, great video, respect also for the brave airmen of the Luftwaffe as well, jeeze, that kind of stuff certainly isn't for the faint hearted.
@EaglesROLB59
4 жыл бұрын
I had the good fortune to go inside this beautiful aircraft...but sadly I was only 7 or 8 years old so didn't appreciate her as much as I would now! I was on holiday in Blackpool in the very early Seventies & she was on display at Squires Gate airport. She was silver/bare metal, and we simply got to walk in through the main door, turn right, then out through a door in the nose...obviously not a legit entrance. I would LOVE to spend some time in her now & pray that she does one day return to the skies. A legit wartime Lancaster, as opposed to the BBMF one. Great video & thank you for sharing your day.
@simonjames2152
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in blackpool and remember it well at squires gate in 1969 or so.
@genieofthelamp7824
8 жыл бұрын
So many things to remember! I've been in awe of 617 squadron since the 1970's when my dad watched Dambusters whenever it was on. Absolutely love the Lancaster and living at Sutton Bridge we do get a fly over every so often
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
8 жыл бұрын
Genie Froggatt - keep watching Genie for video footage of my flight on VeRA in Canada to uploaded here soon...
@GenaFrog
8 жыл бұрын
Rob Hayton Thanks 👍🏼
@stewartnicol3028
5 жыл бұрын
Andrew Panton, who guides this tour is the nephew of a Lancaster crew member, Christopher Panton, who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Christopher's brothers, Harold and Fred, bought Just Jane and maintained her as a tribute to their brother. I love to see their memory being honoured while providing Andrew with, hopefully, a career which he loves.
@gibson617ajg
4 жыл бұрын
Chris was lost on the Nuremberg raid in March 44. Nearly a hundred aircraft failed to return - unusual weather conditions meant the bombers were easy to see and nightfighters had easy targets.
@sueruck7172
7 жыл бұрын
I was born into an Australian Airforce Family in 1958. We were always talking about the war. I have always been fascinated by planes especially old ones. I love the Lancaster. My biggest dream is to fly in one some day,
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
sue ruck thanks for your comments Sue - please check out my other short videos including my flight on the Lancaster in Canada...
@sueruck7172
7 жыл бұрын
WOW thank you very much
@dwebster50
3 жыл бұрын
My Dad was a tail gunner , 101 Squadron RCAF , stationed at Lincolnshire . I remember in the 50,s playing with the sights of a gun that was in the tail gunners cab .. Dad must of brought it home after the war. There were several models of turrets . Such a lonely position , but vital to the Lancastors survival
@hans-ulrichschneider3227
4 жыл бұрын
In deep respect for the brave british airmen! Great and impressive video. All the best from Allgäu/Germany.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Hans-Ulrich Schneider Danke!
@homersmith43
6 жыл бұрын
my picture shows my Grandad and his crew,i'm lucky to have the photograph on the reverse he and his crew all signed it.
@lvio_
4 жыл бұрын
Thats awesome
@clonmore819
8 жыл бұрын
Went and visited Just Jane 16 years ago. The most memorable thing I have done in thirty years.
@jasonwilson7674
4 жыл бұрын
19 years old doing that job in freezing conditions, incredible, words can't describe how grateful I am to those men
@sean9446
6 жыл бұрын
My Grandad left New Zealand at the age of 18 to fight in the war. He enlisted as part of the RAF and spent 6 months in Canada where he trained. He was stationed in Suffolk and flew in the Lancaster's as a wireless operator, navigator and rear gunner at times. We have his flight journals where he documents returning after bombing raids, often on 3 engines. He was involved in the Dresden bombing raids; the whole experience affected him up until his death (before i was born) as he returned after the war a changed man. Some good did come out of the whole experience though as he met his future wife whilst stationed in Suffolk. After returning to New Zealand after the war he wrote to my grandmother proposing to her. She accepted and travelled for a six weeks by boat to Auckland where he waited for her and began their life together (The newspapers documented it as the journey to happiness). I feel like someone should make a film out of this!!!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
sean jenkins Where about in Suffolk was he stationed Sean? Was it Marham? What these men went through night after night should never be forgotten. What an amazing aircraft the Lancaster was in wartime....thanks for watching!
@MarsFKA
4 жыл бұрын
@Jesus H Christ But without the drunken wife beating.
@warrenmilford1329
3 жыл бұрын
@@MarsFKA Ya never know, maybe because of his PTSD there was some drunken wife beating. Hope there wasn't of course.
@MarsFKA
3 жыл бұрын
@@warrenmilford1329 I was referring to Once Were Warriors.
@warrenmilford1329
3 жыл бұрын
@@MarsFKA I know you were referring to that film, because of your response to Jesus H Christ's comment. I'm just saying that maybe there was some drunken wife beating by the gentleman in sean jenkins' original comment. I really hope there wasn't of course, but unfortunately that can happen when PTSD is present. I'm assuming that from Sean's comments, the war 'affected him up until his death' and 'he returned after the war a changed man'.
@sophrapsune
7 жыл бұрын
Gives one a new appreciation for the difficulty & risk faced by those young aircrew. State of the art for the time, but looks so very primitive nowadays. Great aircraft.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
sophrapsune Nothing but admiration for what those boys endured....thanks for watching
@sueruck7172
7 жыл бұрын
I would love to see some of our Australian air crew attempt to fly this bomber. I am sure it would be much heavier than the ones they fly now. They would really have to know how to fly. Sue Australia
@roadsweeper1
6 жыл бұрын
Been to see Just Jane. Superb visit and will go again next time I am down that way. The barriers are set really tight in, they let you get really close to her, even when the 4 merlins are being run up prior to a taxi ride. I was literally under one of the wing tips as she was being started, you can get that close!! You can feel the vibrations from those lovely great merlins as they cough and splutter before roaring into life! Its only once shes up to temperature and ready to move that they expand the barriers to allow her to swing round and depart down the field. Well worth a visit
@trannersawrus2398
6 жыл бұрын
Dad flew from East Kirkby during WW2 630 Squadron ,favourite Lancaster L/E Z ZEBRA dad George Mather was flight engineer his skipper P/O Ovens . Dad completed all 35 missions . Brave men all .
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
T Ranner Sawrus Thanks for watching - my Uncle was less fortunate - lost without trace on his THIRD mission....#LestWeForget
@frank47ism
4 жыл бұрын
Just finished listening to Leo McKinstry’s ‘Lancaster’ but didn’t have a visual image until now. Wow it was cramped wasn’t it, even more respect that the guys who manned these planes squeezed into such a claustrophobic space and flew for hours on end over Germany and back while subject to flak, night fighters and risk of collision with other planes in the heat of the battle. But then trying to get out with a chute in the dark and all the gear on in the event of a bail out doesn’t bear thinking about
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
L C Amazing men - I wonder what today’s youth would do in the face of such heroism and adversity
@bouncerclaws996
6 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was at Dunkirk....I admired him greatly I asked him if he killed any one but he would only say he fired his rifle you won't get a better generation of men and women so brave 👊👊♥️🔵⚪
@zunkrock
2 жыл бұрын
Very good tour and narration, wish I could have been there all those years ago
@johannmckraken9399
4 жыл бұрын
I’d love to fly in it. A few years ago I had the privilege of flying in the Collings Foundation’s B-17 and that was quite an experience. Sadly that plane was lost recently in a tragic accident. I’ve always thought the Lancaster was the best of the allies heavy bombers and it must sound phenomenal with those four lovely Merlins purring along. Roy Chadwick’s crowning achievement!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Jay Ferris I was sorry to read about the loss of B17 Nine O Nine earlier this year....there are videos of my flight on the Canadian Lancaster from 2016 elsewhere on my channel so have a look for those + lots of other Merlin-powered videos elsewhere on this channel....enjoy!
@moemanncann895
4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, definitely not built for comfort,much respect for the brave men and women who flew in it. Thank you for sharing. Lest we forget
@amirbambaata9372
3 жыл бұрын
The sad part is very few woman got to fly it or be part of the crew if not any at all
@iandale
4 жыл бұрын
I’m restoring Vulcan XM652 to fly As a Flight Simulator on Facebook, this is a lovely video of how we will similarly have folks sitting in the Captains chair experiencing flying the bomber and thanks for posting 👍🏻
@taofledermaus
7 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video!
@yeet5071
3 жыл бұрын
hello
@fun3000able
4 жыл бұрын
Great explanation from the crew . What a pleasure to hear this beautiful english accent ! I wish I was there.
@_MSHP_
7 жыл бұрын
Great walk through. My grandfathers brother in RCAF sqd.405 lancasterJB477 crashed on england in Dec 17 43' and was killed with six of the crew coming back from Berlin. Ive heard it refered to as black thursday. something like 70 other aircraft crashed on England that morning due to heavy fog. several crews lost their lives and just a week before christmas. meanwhile me grandfather was fighting in ortona italy with 12th CDN armoured regt. I hope all who were involved may Rest In Peace now.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
Real_ Dream_BoZo That's correct....Black Thursday Dec 17th 1943....thanks for watching
@_MSHP_
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for uploading content
@pamelabrooks583
6 жыл бұрын
Real_ Dream_BoZo my darling dad was killed instantly in the accident lt was 5days before Christmas his Lancaster. Colided with another both crews were killed instantly It was a tragic accident if you have a record off it hi I would be very proud his name is on the memorial Sgt Brooks Harry. It would mean so much to me god bless you all Pamela tickner
@gunsaway1
8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful airplane
@grahamg756
6 жыл бұрын
The comment about no lady pilots was very inaccurate, male operational pilots never flew a Lancaster solo, but a number of Air Transport Auxiliary lady pilots delivered new Lancaster's to RAF squadrons, flying solo, from Avro to airfields all over the UK during WW2. Obviously they had to be their own navigator and flight engineer, they were very skilled pilots.
@richardhill706
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, many women did deliver all types of aircraft to the stations and did a very fine job, My uncle was killed in May of 1942 on a Lancaster raid. I think this chap was just making an amusing comment and didn't mean to demean these fine ladies or the work they did under very trying and often dangerous situations. For many people it is impossible to view 1940 events through 2018 eyes.
@ThatFNGGuy
4 жыл бұрын
If you knew anything about Lancasters you'd know there were women pilots. I find it unbelievable that people of his age can still be so narrow minded. He might not mean to demean women, but he does, Mary Ellis, and all the IT Girls of the Ata.
@comicmania2008
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, I've seen 'Just Jane' 3 times now at East Kirkby - a great day out always, but not been 'inside' the Lanc, I really love that plane! I'm ex RAF as well, was at Coningsby 1984 -86, and used to love looking around BBMF 4-hanger when I was sent to check on the hydraulic rigs and trolley accs supplied by GEF. The Lanc of course was always my main point of attention, loved going in that hanger and talking to the teckies working on the kites and the Merlins in various states! We are very lucky that people still care about these old war-birds and keep them maintained!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
5 жыл бұрын
comicmania2008 Glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching
@PITA5421
4 жыл бұрын
I HAD A TAXI RUN IN IT MANY YEARS AGO AND UP TO LAST YEAR BEAN GOING EACH YEAR BUT NOT SURE ABOUT THIS YEAR DUE TO THIS BUG THING
@mikereger1186
5 жыл бұрын
I saw this beautiful bird taxiing at Spilsby in Summer 2018. All the best with the ongoing restoration guys, hope she will fly again in the not too distant future.
@markorollo.
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Chadderton, Oldham, about a mile from the Avro factory where many if not most Lancaster's were built, it's owned by a company making industrial pumps or something now, bit of a shame.
@timcoombes7441
6 жыл бұрын
I was very fortunate to see the Lancaster at the airshow here in Calgary I think it was 2006??? What a beautiful girl there was one thing wrong the old girl could not talk . according to the information on her there is only two left that fly if you get a chance to see the her do not fucking miss it. Once in a lifetime. Tim
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
Tim Coombes See it Tim? I was in Canada and flew on FM213 VeRA in 2016....., as well as watching the two airworthy Lancs display together for six weeks here in the UK in 2014....if you search elsewhere on my channel, you will find videos of all of them....thanks for watching...!
@stevestruthers6180
6 жыл бұрын
Although this video deals with the Lancaster, it gives me a good idea of what one of my great uncles would have gone through when flying in a Halifax bomber, where he was a mid-upper gunner located in the dorsum of the aircraft. Lest we forget.
@smidon
5 жыл бұрын
I'm viewing this vid having just clicked through from a similar (but better to see as not crowded) video about the Halifax. Search for it on KZitem
@LennyJohnson5
6 жыл бұрын
My grandfather's younger brother, Sgt Roy McStuart Ross, was the rear gunner of the seven-man crew of Avro Lancaster ND642 HW-N (100 Squadron) that was lost during a bombing raid over Berlin on the night of the 24th March 1944, having taken off from RAF Grimsby at 18:57 that evening. Their bomber (nicknamed 'Sosban Fach' because of the largely Welsh crew) was shot down and crashed near the German town of Eilenburg and all the crew were killed; their remains were buried in the Berlin WWII Cemetery. Roy was married with a young baby and was a skilled rugby player; his older brother Dick Ross, a miner (reserved occupation) was the Senior Overman at the South Celynen colliery and remained fiercely proud of Roy until the end of his life. Roy's name is remembered on both the current Newbridge Cenotaph near Newbridge's Institute and Newbridge's original 'Top Park' Cenotaph (based on the design of the Cenotaph in Whitehall), now re-sited at St Fagan's Folk Museum in Cardiff.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
LennyJohnson5 So many heroes eh Lenny - my Uncle was lost on a raid to Berlin on the night of 3/4th September 1943 after taking off from Waltham at 19.52 hrs in JA969 HW-N. It is believed that his aircraft either exploded over the target, or crashed into the sea on the return journey. No trace of the crew or Lancaster were ever found, and they are all remembered in perpetuity at Runnymede Memorial in Surrey. If you have the book ‘Battle Of Berlin: Failed To Return’, his story is the opening chapter. Also elsewhere on my channel are videos of the Waltham Windmill Museum and the RAF Grimsby (Waltham) airfield as it is today. Do go and have a look at those. We are visiting the airfield to lay flowers on the anniversary in two or three weeks time on the 75th anniversary
@LennyJohnson5
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, so many heroes. Difficult to imagine young men being quite so selfless these days. It's good to know people like yourself still honour their sacrifices and memory.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
LennyJohnson5 We do indeed - thank you Lenny
@margaretseymour1166
5 жыл бұрын
LennyJohnson5 My Dad Flt Sgt Bob Pierson was based at Grantham with 100 Sqd at the same time. I am lucky as Dad came through 23 ops before war ended. He died aged 85 and spent many hours giving talks to schools, tv, radio and authors on the experiences of a rear gunner. I try to keep his efforts going by giving a talk on his role. We are forever grateful to him and those who did not make it for their sacrifice to make our lives better.
@pugwashsecond
5 жыл бұрын
@@robhaytonairshowvideos9853 - Back in the mid 60's I was at Shoreditch Teachers Training College at the top of Coopers Hill, Englefield Green, so just along the road from the Air Forces Memorial. A really sobering experience to walk round the memorial and see the names of those who fought for our freedom.
@daveogarf
7 жыл бұрын
The sound of Merlins gives me shivers up my back. To hear four of them singing in concert is beyond thrilling!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
indeed - thanks for watching....many more merlins on here for you
@sulaimanipah7334
4 жыл бұрын
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@0e32
5 жыл бұрын
Best regards from Avro Lancaster MK1 NF-920 "Easy Elsie" Dambuster Sq 617 crashlanded i Sweden. I was visiting the crasch site this summer 2019.You must go to Sweden an se her. She dropped a tallboy on Tirpitz.Great WW2 history.
@joshuariddensdale2126
4 жыл бұрын
I maintain that the Lancaster is the most beautiful aircraft of the WW2 time period. True, it was only armed with 30-cal machine guns (whereas the B17 and B24 had 50-cal guns), but it has been forever immortalized for its role in Operation Chastise.
@MBCGRS
7 жыл бұрын
Great video. The guides really know their stuff. Just wanted to mention that the pilot would in fact be, the only crew member wearing a parachute. Prior to 1944 pilots would wear a Chest-type parachute harness. After this the seat type became standard. However is was not popular. Being uncomfortable to sit on, on long Ops and very restrictive to movement during egress. So many stayed with the Chest-type. Again great vid. Thanks.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
MBCGRS Thanks for watching...
@johnbockelie3899
4 жыл бұрын
What amazes me is one pilot flies the bomber, no co- pilots.
@tjhopup6070
6 жыл бұрын
Lancaster’s spitfires and wellingtons are my favourite plane
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
Tanya Maude Hope you found the film interesting
@coalhouse_walkerjnr4735
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Truly, amazing! What those brave young airmen had to do and the cramped, cold and incredibly dangerous environment they worked in on their deadly missions. This is the first time that I've experienced a glimpse of the interior of a WWII night bomber. It is totally eye-opening. I have no idea how those young men did it! Truly heroes all! A great video. Thank you for the wonderful insight!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
coalhouse_walker Jnr Thanks for watching and your kind comments, glad you enjoyed it
@coldeb8911
4 жыл бұрын
I was told that this particular Lancaster ‘Just Jane’ NX611 was actually built too late to take part in WW2 and rolled off the production line just a couple of weeks before Japan surrendered, placed in storage then sold to France for Maritime Patrol duty, so it was a Craft of peace ✌️😊, It’s bloody fabulous , I must take a trip up there to see it sometime 😊
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Coldeb 89 Correct, as was PA474...both built for Tiger Force
@richardkammerer2814
3 жыл бұрын
My Dad flew the B29 in the Pacific Theatre, and had great respect for fine flying machines. He always had a fondness for Boeing, and had more than a few words for his comrades in the European Theatre. There, he said, it was difficult to argue between the Flying Fortress and the Avro Lancaster.
@diggermantigermutt4079
7 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! I'm thankful enough to be able to live 5 minutes away from one of the airworthy lancasters in our area and it likes to fly over our area in Canada
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
Diggerman Tigermutt Yes, I flew on VeRA in September (see video)
@brianjacobi
6 жыл бұрын
Great informative video. Thank you so much for posting. My wifes pilot uncle was shot down in a Lancaster, so she will want to see what it was like in a Lancaster.
@toyman9642
4 жыл бұрын
I had the wonderful opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat of the Lancaster located at the Warplane Heritage Museum at Mt. Hope airport, near Hamilton, Ontario. If you're "in the area" do visit this fabulous museum. You can book a ride on one of their great aircraft.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
toy man Thanks - I’ve gone one better....I flew in the Canadian Lancaster in 2016, plus a few of their aircraft....
@josephgreen4217
4 жыл бұрын
wow Me Uncle Bill was a wireless operator in a Lancaster . Thanks for that tour.
@bmwnasher
5 жыл бұрын
My Uncle was killed in a Lancaster Bomber call sign LM619 in Jan 1945, 6 of the 7 were killed, the only survivor committed suicide some month later, as he thought he should have not survived, God bless them.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
5 жыл бұрын
bmwnasher Very sad for the survivor - lest we forget! Thanks for watching
@jacktavener914
3 жыл бұрын
My grandad was a squadron leader for the 214th squadron. Started off as land crew, then air crew. And from there made his way up to an NCO and kept that title for a while before finally excepting the title of Squadron Leader. Was based in Cyprus for part of the war and stayed there for a while after. Was shot down once over Greece and was picked up by Greek fishermen. To then get a lift back to base to get into another plane to head back out. He got himself a rep for something of a good luck charm. As for the few times he was shot down himself and his crew would always survive. He also had the opportunity to fly the cargo sea planes. And towards the end of the war wanted to go on as a fighter, but couldn't because of medical reasons.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
3 жыл бұрын
He sounds like the life and soul of the party! Thanks for watching #LestWeForget
@karengouvas3709
5 жыл бұрын
Being a civi, with a partner who is ev RAAF, I wouldn't know what to press first, so many dials and buttons, to all the RAF, and RAAF pilots, it takes a lot of skill to fly these planes, well done!!!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
5 жыл бұрын
Karen Gouvas Thanks Karen
@davidgillettuk9638
7 жыл бұрын
My uncle was a captain in the pathfinders and told me a few hair raising stories but that generation didn't like talking about it. He died about 15 years ago and according to my mum (his sister in law) he still had nightmares after all that time. God bless those men. Can you imagine the current young generation doing any of what those men did? somehow I think not.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
David Gillett UK They were made of different stuff....lest we forget...thanks David
@jrobertsoneff
7 жыл бұрын
If everybody thinks that way we will all be better off.
@bigstick5278
7 жыл бұрын
Yes David, some of them do and lose life and limb.. We are not completely void of bravery and commitment.. The Ultra Liberal snipes? I doubt it.. But I agree the generation that fought in WWII. The wives that kept things burning on the home front the men that kept pushing on the battle front? Yes I agree there will never be any generation that will match them, ever.. And the Younger generation have no clue why they can protest and burn a flag without getting shot. My father and my uncles came home with many ghost, took a big toll on my one uncle landing on Normandy and fighting his way to Germany! He would tell me some of his stories. Some effected him deeply. my Dad never said much, Navy PT boat in the Pacific. My other Uncle was in the Army Pacific Island hopping, both my Uncles drank a lot when I was growing up. My uncle gave me a Nazi flag when I was young that he pulled off a dead German officer when he was fighting in Belgium. I still have it. What do you do when one of these big girls gets hit in the middle of the night and all power fails in total black out and starts dropping like a house spinning out of control? Your getting thrown around inside the fuselage with ammo cans and debris flying around along with gravity hindering your escape trying to find an exit? I would be a mental mess if I survived that. These guys if they did survive would at nigh mostly, escaped across Europe and make it back to the UK would jump back in another and fly again.. That is Commitment and courage. And most of them at the ages of 18 to 22 years old and scared shitless inside on every mission and not showing it to their mates, but everyone felt the same. God bless them all. Now with all that, think of the German Luftwaffe pilots. Never getting a combat mission limit to look forward to, just keep going until you mentally fell apart, were injured, committed suicide or killed.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
Pete Lucchini Thanks for watching Peter - your observations are indeed correct - it was a different era to today so we cannot judge the actions of the RAFVR's of yesterday with the youth of today
@bigstick5278
7 жыл бұрын
The young had no choices but to grow up and take responsibility fast in those days. My father and Aunt where the first born in Chicago by my grandparents that migrated from Italy through ellis island NY. My dad was born in 1921 they lived in Pullman Ill my grandfather worked for the Pullman train car company. My mother was born in 1920 Spanish Irish/Scottish she was born in the Dominican republic my Grandmother was from Madrid Spain and as my Grandfather Irish Scottish was in the U.S. Army stationed in Cuba I think. My mother and two younger brothers Moved to Chicago. As you may guess all raised during the depression as where most of Immigrants and U.S. Citizens did. What I do know is my Fathers parents taught themselves how to speak little of the language of the United states citizens. But they worked all the time so it was hard. They made sure my Dad and his sister learned the English language fluently, go to school and get well educated and support your country. My dad made it sound like no big deal but I always was always amazed. During that time they ate anything they could cook in a pot and drowned it in wine if it didn't taste that good. Squirrels, Rabat Pheasants, Pigeons and crows. Wild plants and wild mushrooms all on the outskirts of the city of Chicago. In short like living in the wild. I seriously can't see anyone live like that now other than the Urban gardeners that set up public empty lot gardens. I miss my parents dearly but life go's on. God bless.
@jamiel.harding4554
3 жыл бұрын
Really great video. Always had a fascination with Bomber Command and fancy myself a tail gunner had I been born during the era. Really great to see inside and hear the well-informed tour. Thanks for posting!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jamie, pleased you liked it...
@brianellsworth4767
7 жыл бұрын
Love the plane .Glad it survived.Terrible time back then. Thanks for posting. I believe this preceded the B-17
@coldeb8911
4 жыл бұрын
It’s great isn’t... it Survived because thankfully, it never saw any actual war time service, it was built in 1945 just a couple of weeks before Japan surrendered thank heavens, so she was put into storage until apparently the French Bought her and used her for peace time maritime patrols in the 1950’s, I think she then ended up in Canada, then Australia before heading back here to the U.K.. She’s Marvellous, I must take a trip there to see it next year.
@peggyundjack
4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed enormously this upload. Thank you so much. Must organise a trip to East Kirkby as soon as possible.
@jfett737
7 жыл бұрын
just saw one up close for the first time at the Nanton Air Museum. Magnificent
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
J Fett Yes, that's FM159....she's a bit poorly with oil and coolant leaks at the moment....
@gavinj.1215
5 жыл бұрын
I saw Just Jane on a visit to Kirkby last year. I'd never seen a Lancaster before and the sound was incredible. Great stuff
@MrBorceivanovski
6 жыл бұрын
The most efficient war machine in the human history according to cost and effects so far and also looks interestingly nice #&#
@joshuagreenslade3445
5 жыл бұрын
Respect to the Lancaster Bombers. I'm from England and I'm English and Quarter Irish
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
5 жыл бұрын
Joshua Greenslade Thanks for watching
@russg1801
7 жыл бұрын
The Lank flew with a smaller crew than the American heavy bombers and had no belly turret which made it vulnerable from below. But, it could carry a heavier payload than anything except a B-29.
@sueruck7172
7 жыл бұрын
The yanks always had to do every thing bigger and better. However without them in the pacific to help we Australians and Newzealanders the Japenese would have taken us over.
@briandenning7081
5 жыл бұрын
I think a lanc would carry a bigger bombload than a b29. The first American bomber to beat it was a b52 not produced until 1958
@andrewhenderson8320
6 жыл бұрын
My dad served in 57squadron East Kirkby 1944/45 mid Upper gunner on h for howe but he called it Harry my hero
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
Andrew Henderson Thank you for your dads service Andrew....did he survive the war?
@andrewhenderson8320
6 жыл бұрын
My dad came from a little place just outside of Glasgow called Elderslie he joined the Royal Air force in 1943 I think and trained at various Air bases to become a Air gunner he completed all his ops on Lancaster at East Kirkby and after the war moved on to raf Upwood He stayed in the air force after the war and finally called it a day in 1973 my dad gave his family a wonderful life taking us to Cyprus for 3years and also Singapore for a 3 years station warrant tam henderson passed away in 2010 he is at rest in shawbury Church in Shropshire where if you listen carefully on a summers evening you can here those big merlin engines way off in the distance.
@smidon
5 жыл бұрын
I lost my Uncle on a Lanc shot down over Germany. They were death traps if hit, and seeing this video I can see why!
@MarsFKA
4 жыл бұрын
I have "Lancaster: The Biography" by Tony Iveson, in which he says only 15 percent of the crew in shot-down Lancasters managed to bale out. But then, bombers were not usually designed to allow the crews to escape quickly when the aircraft was out of control. Les Knight, one of the original Dam Buster pilots, was lost in a later operation when he held his barely controllable Lancaster steady long enough for his crew to bale out, but couldn't make it to the escape hatch in time once he had let go of the controls.
@toasterhavingabath6980
3 жыл бұрын
Good to know they still fly.
@MrDaiseymay
7 жыл бұрын
My half brother flew in Lancaster's, Wellingtons, and Halifax Mk 3. He was killed in a Mk3 , on the last Bombing raid of the war 3/5/1945--over Kiel (Sqd 199 ). He was a Radio operator/gunner. I have a small very darkened photograph of him, sat at his desk, viewed from behind, looking towards the cockpit. I cannot be sure which bomber it is---I was hoping this video would show the view of W--operators 'work place' as the cameraman moved through the fuselage . The guide refers to this area but we don't see it.Unless that is the Radio at 14.30 ?
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
Philip Croft I am sat at the wireless position when my brother climbs over the spar
@adamwells515
4 жыл бұрын
My Gramps was an Air Gunner on Lancasters. PO-S (sugar). It’s in Duxford museum. He flew on a few Lancs. swapped aircrew quite a few times as people sometimes didn’t make it home. J H Rayns.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Adam Wells Did he make it through the war? R5868 PO-S Sugar is at Hendon not Duxford. The Lancaster at Duxford is NA-I KB889 - a Canadian-built Mk. X
@adamwells515
4 жыл бұрын
Welwyn To Waltham Photography. Ah, thanks. Always thought Sugar was in Duxford. I will get in touch with Hendon. Would like to see her. I have Gramps log book as well. He did quite a few ops. He made it through the war as well. Never talked about it. I had the pleasure of meeting some of the crew from 467sqn as a kid. Jack Colpus was the skip.
@adamwells515
4 жыл бұрын
Welwyn To Waltham Photography. Hi. I’ve just checked Gramps’ log book. 47 ‘ops’. First one was 11/6/43. ‘O’ ED530. Düsseldorf. Last one was 5/5/45 Rotterdam-supply. Aiming point for Genoa. 7/8/43. ‘C’ LM338 and Modane 10/11/43 DV277.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Adam Wells Adam Wells Wow 47 ops! The gods were with him indeed.... DV277 ‘Weary Willy’ had a nasty accident on 10/10/44 when she crash-landed at RAF Waddington. She survived the war and was scrapped in November 1946. LM338 crashed on 7/7/44 while on ops over France...all the crew perished. They are remembered at the Australian War Memorial and at Runnymede Memorial. ED530 crashed into the sea off Beachy Head on 3/10/44 after running out of fuel - six of the seven crew died with one survivor. They are also remembered at the pre-mentioned memorials... May I suggest you check out my video (on this channel) with Sean Taylor entitled ‘A Day In The Life Of Bomber Command’. It’s a real insight into what those brave men went through... kzitem.info/news/bejne/u4JmumubnXmma3o
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Adam Wells brave men indeed - my uncle was a rear gunner on 100 squadron but was killed on only his THIRD trip - that was the luck of the draw I’m afraid....what aircraft (s) does he have in his logbook for 100 squadron
@krashd
6 жыл бұрын
The Lancaster was seriously considered as the delivery vehicle for nuclear weapons as it was the only allied bomber that could carry the 'fatman' type weapon without any major modifications, but the American brass opted to build a new model of the B-29 called a 'silverplate' because the bomb "should be delivered by American aircraft".
@barryslaney9713
6 жыл бұрын
When, in 1953 I was at R.A.F. Lichfield, Staffs.. 6 Air Navigation School, the only plane I ever flew was the Lancaster.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
Barry Slaney Do you remember it’s Code? i.e. PA474, etc...
@chriswootten7305
4 жыл бұрын
My father, a pilot flew 9 missions with 460 SQN during WWII, and now I appreciate the problems he must have faced.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
4 жыл бұрын
Chris Wootten Lest We Forget
@monkey-trial...6578
4 жыл бұрын
The lanc seems to be designed for instability if you can bank that sharply without going into a dive. So different from a boeing 737 or any similar plane that needs stability. I thought the lanc would have been bigger in the inside but who cares - it's the most beautiful plane I've e er seen and heard because one flew over me at the Toronto air show once. It flew low enough I could see underneath and that sound!
@michaelkingdon3500
6 жыл бұрын
Such knowledgeable guides, very impressed
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
michael kingdon thanks Michael
@tungstenkid2271
7 жыл бұрын
A German civilian was asked in a documentary after the war why the German people didn't revolt against Hitler and the nazis because their cities were being bombed to rubble, and he replied "We were more scared of the nazis than the bombers"
@The_Str4nger
6 жыл бұрын
There were revolts, but they failed and all of them, even their families were killed for this. There were afraid the they would kill their families to, if they revolt
@visionist7
6 жыл бұрын
Nobody revolted in Britain when V2s were raining down. You'd think there might have been a lesson in that...
@krashd
6 жыл бұрын
Some nazi supporters were hardline zealots who would report you to the gestapo for being "defeatist" if you said anything negative towards the party. If you were going to revolt you could not do it openly and you had to choose your friends very carefully or else you would be imprisoned, and by the time the allies were inside Germany proper in early 1945 you wouldn't even be sent to prison, you would just be hung from a lamppost outside your front door.
@rambler241
5 жыл бұрын
Somewhat chaotic, understandably, but I've never seen an interior tour before.
@ianstewartaviation2634
5 жыл бұрын
Firstly thank you for sharing this with us I have been fortunate enough to have had a taxi ride in Just Jane standing in the cockpit and only now can appreciate a bit more about what those brave young men went through. The moment you step inside you feel very vulnerable with just that thin skin between you and bullets and anti aircraft guns not sure the current snow flake generation would have handled it.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
5 жыл бұрын
Ian S Very true - this was from 2015, but I did it again this June...I also flew in VeRA in 2016...thanks for washing
@ianstewartaviation2634
5 жыл бұрын
@@robhaytonairshowvideos9853 wow well done on flying in Vera that's on my bucket list did you book your flight in advance?
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
5 жыл бұрын
Ian S You have to book the flight one year or so in advance.....www.warplane.com £2400. ($3600 CAN)
@ianstewartaviation2634
5 жыл бұрын
@@robhaytonairshowvideos9853 ok thanks for that
@terryofford4977
4 жыл бұрын
Your right there, the Snowflakes would need a Lap Top to tell them what to do next and a cell phone on which they'd be so busy looking for an appropriate APP LOL!
@jaywalker3087
Жыл бұрын
My father volunteerd and joined up as aircrew in 1940 . He lived opposite Croydon Airdrome and was bombed during the start of the Battle of Britain. He said he was fed up with the Germans bombing him , so he was going to " bomb the bastards back !". He trained as a radio operator and ended up in SOE , travelling to Axis occupied territory in Lysanders and a submarine. I found this out the day he died. There are so many questions I want to ask him.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss Jay - Please have a look elsewhere on my site as I’m sure I have some video of Lysanders on here….did he fly out of Tempsford, I wonder🤔🤔
@asusmctablet9180
5 жыл бұрын
24:00 There was no separate radar operator on my dad's plane, the radar was his to use. And he never mentioned pigeons neither.
@alisonmcdonnell9126
4 жыл бұрын
I was in the mid upper turret for the first taxi,together with a Red Arrow Pilot.My late husband Fl/Lt Eric Dring AFC.
@equaltothetaskaviation6440
4 жыл бұрын
very cool, my grandfather flew these in WW2
@adiedonoghue1
4 жыл бұрын
My grandad was a rear gunner, got shot down and was pow'd. Army at POW austricised him due to lack support at Dunkirk by RAF. My Grandad hated the RAF as a result and never talked about his time
@l3thal578
8 жыл бұрын
Great insight on my favourite all time plane got to get round to going there
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
8 жыл бұрын
Yes it's a must-do, many thanks
@sueruck7172
7 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH for letting me participate in the comments of the Lancaster, it has been a pleasure. Sue
@homersmith43
6 жыл бұрын
i wrote a piece on your site or the planes site on Nov.12th a mission my Grandad flew you can see him in front of his Lancaster with his crew in my box,back row second from right.
@joshuariddensdale2126
4 жыл бұрын
I've built scale models of the Lancaster. The Revell 1/72 Dambusters, and the Revell Mark III, also in 1/72. I also ordered the Airfix 1/72 kits of those same models.
@vincentlefebvre9255
3 жыл бұрын
Go and get the new airfix ones. They're fabulous !
@PITA5421
5 жыл бұрын
I have many years ago had a taxi run on `Just Jane` and I go each year with one of my support workers they are very good friends of mine
@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY
7 жыл бұрын
The only aircraft that equalled the Lancaster in WWII was the De Havilland Mosquito. 2 Crew, Fighter, Fighter/Bomber, Bomber or Target Marker and Night Fighter. As a Bomber the Mosquito carried the same bombload as the B17.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
Stewart Nicol as BILLY CONNOLLY very true!
@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY
7 жыл бұрын
Parker Hetzel the Avro Lancaster's Standard bombload was, for a raid into Germany, 14 X 1000lb medium bombs or 4,000-pound "Cookie" blast bomb with 12 Small Bomb Containers, each with 236 4-lb incendiary bombs. When the Yanks finally realised they couldn't hit "an apple in a pickle barrel" they tried their best with the B17. However, the De Havilland Mosquito, with two crew and the same bomb load took the piss!
@RhodokTribesman
7 жыл бұрын
The B17 was much safer because of its design (low wing construction with joined spars. Not to mention radial engines), which cut about half of its load. The Lancaster sacrificed safety for bomb load and that's why the loss rate was worse for them, despite basically only being flown during night raids. At th end of the war, both the Brits and Americans dropped about the same amount of bombs (by weight) onto Germany
@jem9532
7 жыл бұрын
During the war as a whole maybe. In Europe the Lancaster alone dropped more bombs than the entire US military - or so I read
@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY
7 жыл бұрын
LoganThe Llama SAFER.....I must apologise, my friend but....SAFER????? We are looking at an era when health and safety didn't exist. The Avro Lancaster was designed for ONE purpose. To deliver the maximum amount of damage to the enemy. This aircraft ultimately carried 22,000 lbs in the form of the "Grand Slam" bomb.
@worldwar2gaming4
7 жыл бұрын
My mother's uncle was a right runner in an Lancaster in the R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) during the second world war he and rear gunner flipped a coin to switch and he won, When they were returning back to land in England german artillery and flak guns shot the down, knocking him unconscious and he was shot out of the plane right after and his parachute deployed by itself and he landed in German occupied area and was captured for the rest of the war then returned to Canada and lived to tell the tail!!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
World War 2 gaming Very interesting - is his story on the public domain? Is he known to the public?
@worldwar2gaming4
7 жыл бұрын
Welwyn To Waltham Video & Photo, I'm not to sure if his story is very well known. he was in a book that I have seen and incase your still interested his name was Robert (bob) Mcgowan. He belonged to 427 Alouette squadron a French Canadian squadron and he's from Burlington, Ontario I think he said. cool video thanks for the upload i always visit the Canadian one in my city.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
7 жыл бұрын
World War 2 gaming Your very welcome I'm glad you enjoyed it...I hope your relative received the recognition he deserved....so many KIA....😥😥
@tjhopup6070
6 жыл бұрын
World War 2 gaming I
@vincentlefebvre9255
3 жыл бұрын
@@worldwar2gaming4 escadrille alouette , squadron in english, was 425 , not 427 .
@brucekendall52
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding,thk you.JHB-SA.
@visionist7
6 жыл бұрын
Maybe the war really could have been shortened if these machines were massed together by day, targeting railway yards, refineries, critical war production and the like. The losses would have been even greater but escaping this plane by day would be a blessing for those airmen, instead of what they were subjected to. The huge warloads were necessary for ineffectual horror bombing but could have been swapped for more fuel for accurate low level attacks instead. Planes like the Whirlwind or even the Mosquito could have flown high level top cover with drop tanks. We'll never know now. How many died in vain...
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
Felice Graziano indeed
@justins3847
4 жыл бұрын
I remember taking a tour of the Canadian lank. When I was 9 I got to check it out at an airshow. There was pyrotechnics and fake explosions going on while I was inside. It shook the plane while I was sitting in the tail position.
@gustavobagu7156
4 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@tonnywildweasel8138
6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic plane! Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands!
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
Papa T A pleasure thanks for watching and all you did for the Brits in WW2....Operation Manna
@Leehensman
6 жыл бұрын
What a privilege, he's living my dream, what I would do to sit in that seat for half hour, paralysed or not I would try, brilliant video, thankyou.
@robhaytonairshowvideos9853
6 жыл бұрын
Flash photography Lee Hensman Thanks Lee....
@alessandrobientinesi2625
4 жыл бұрын
Grazie per conservare queste magnifiche macchine!!!
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