That P 40 looks like the bastard love child of a Hurricane & Spitfire one night stand .
@gregbolitho9775
6 ай бұрын
Good call m8, it has a cupla bludy good Parents
@davestarr7112
6 ай бұрын
From what I have heard it pretty much flew like a bastard love child as well. US forces never had much success with the P-40, and most of them were"palmed off" on supposed allies like Great Britain. Chennault and the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) in China had rather more success, but they were flying under Nationalist China's flag, not the US ensign,
@offshoretomorrow3346
7 ай бұрын
Anyone who thought that Tomahawk was a Spitfire needs to have their Airfix licence withdrawn.
@bigguns917
6 ай бұрын
I knew it wasn’t a spitfire straight away. They look nothing alike in my opinion
@johnbriggs3916
7 ай бұрын
To my eyes, the P-40 Warhawk (Tomahawk was the British name for early marks) more resembles a Hurricane than a Spitfire -- so I was puzzled by your bluff.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
I doubt the majority of viewers would not have spotted that, but great that someone is looking closely...!
@plbingham
7 ай бұрын
first thing I saw too
@musicbruv
7 ай бұрын
@@oscarsgarage447 Spotted that error straight away.
@stubeedoo8259
7 ай бұрын
I lived the first 25 years of my life in Hampshire, and often travelled on the old Winchester by-pass. I remember Spitfire Bridge well. I was always under the impression that the Spitfire story was an urban legend. Thanks for clearing it up for me.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@montbrehain
7 ай бұрын
To us who live local.. its still spitfire Bridge. My uncle lived in Odiham during the war and told me that the pilot injured his neck quite badly during the crash landing and had a neck brace fitted afterwards. Word soon got around about what he had done and he became a bit of a celebrity in the village.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Great story, thanks!
@dungareesareforfools
7 ай бұрын
I'm sure I'm not alone in being a car fanatic who finds Spitfire planes a lot more interesting than Triumph Spitfires 😉.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
LOL! Next WD video features a Triumph Spitfire...
@dungareesareforfools
7 ай бұрын
@@oscarsgarage447:-)
@jonathanlewis453
7 ай бұрын
I prefer a full English breakfast to either of them.
@TheKRU251
7 ай бұрын
Ex aircraft engineer who also owned a Triumph Spitfire 1500 ! Thanks for that video. I was born in Eastleigh, so knew the 'legend'. Now know the correct info. Excellent !!!!!!
@milesbrown8016
7 ай бұрын
Too many stories. Everyone flies off into the nether gloom.
@alanellis6688
7 ай бұрын
My Great Grandpa flew a plane under a bridge during the First World War, got himself demoted for it
@320issport
7 ай бұрын
In 1988 Ray Hanna flew a Spitfire under Winston bridge in Co Durham for a scene in a tv programme "piece of cake". There is a short documentary on KZitem called "The Winston Bridge Spitfire Story".
@leslieirvine1961
7 ай бұрын
That's very true.👌
@standurham2525
7 ай бұрын
You beat me to it 320. I cross this bridge regularly. It has the ornament on top plus the great event itself caught on camera and reel, nothing fake at all. So Oscars Garage, if a bridge near Winchester can make the cut, Ray Hanna’s stunt is the icing on the cake.
@timstoker
7 ай бұрын
Ray Hanna was a genius with wings and a superb Spitfire pilot.
@perarduaadastra873
7 ай бұрын
One can fly under bridges in the U.K. today, after applying for and receiving prior permission from the CAA for filming.
@kendunn2218
7 ай бұрын
Since the new bridge is so much bigger, couldn't you get a Lancaster bomber to fly under it. A Lancaster flew under Sydney Harbour Bridge many years ago.🇦🇺👍
@DeeJee-l9t
6 ай бұрын
I remember a news programme when the new bridge opened and they said it was wide enough for Concorde to fit through and jokingly suggested that maybe it should be called Concorde Bridge
@johngibson3837
7 ай бұрын
I've flown under Sydney harbour and London tower bridges many times but it was on flight simulator
@spudgunn8695
7 ай бұрын
I spent a lot of time in Winchester from 1986 onward and lived there from 91-98, and it was always called Spitfire bridge then. Still is, as far as my mates who still live there are concerned!
@vipertwenty249
7 ай бұрын
The picture of the Tomahawk confused me when you said Spitfire - all became clear. Edit after watching - excellent true story well told.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! And also thanks for actually watching the whole video!
@davidmatthews3093
7 ай бұрын
My godfather was a Sunderland flying boat pilot who was awarded a DFC for a particular escape in Norway that involved flying under a bridge.
@maestromanification
7 ай бұрын
Interesting Oscar, shame that bridge has gone Interesting looking structure Cheers Russ
@johnbriggs3916
7 ай бұрын
As he said, it's a parabolic arch. It would be reinforced concrete, and looks wildly over-engineered.
@davidjames-rp6oi
7 ай бұрын
well according to the daughter of george pickering a spitfire test pilot (killed in 43 in an accident in a bren gun carrier in wales) her father flew under it as well.he was a bit of a maverick and just the sort of thing he would do, according to her.he didn't report it as he would have been reprimanded.the tomahawk may have been first but it would have been naive to think that was the only one.this is mentioned in the book about joe smith who took over from mitchell.
@markf4720
4 ай бұрын
As you say, could well have been more than one occurrence without many people even knowing. Can you imagine these days, there would be multiple smartphone videos relayed around the world within minutes!
@FredWilbury
7 ай бұрын
Brilliant I’m from Eastleigh and always remember many drives under and over this bridge long gone but not forgotten. Ps who remembers hockley traffic lights and nightmare queues on that old road 😊 great info thanks
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. I don't know the traffic lights but hopefully someone else will have memories.
@andywilson3962
7 ай бұрын
I remember the Hockley traffic lights. Unfortunately I got a ticket for going through them on red (thought I could make it!) while towing an old boat back in the earley 80's 😒
@Muddygig
7 ай бұрын
Great informative video , I’ve lived locally all my life and was there when they demolished it and pulled a temporary Bailey Bridge over it one evening. We knew it wasn’t a Spitfire but people had said a Hurricane but happy to see the definitive evidence here. Oh and it’s the A33 or was the 34 starts a bit further up past junction 9.
@TheFleetflyer
7 ай бұрын
As a pilot who spent many years flying from a nearby airfield, I can tell you Spitfire Bridge has quite a pull. One of these days someone will fly under the new bridge.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
In this day and age I expect it would generate a lot of dash cam footage...
@davidshepherd5511
7 ай бұрын
I think I could get my Cessna under the new bridge quite easily ( wing span approximately same as P40,),but then again I do value my life and license quite a bit more 😮
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
LOL
@Vince_Paul
7 ай бұрын
Great way to remember our war heroes. Can just imagine him explaining, well sir on the way back I came across this bridge, just as I was going under it, all was going so good then a bloody lorry got in the way. Lol wonder what the look on his commander face was like.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
I only found hearsay details of a court marshal so didn't include it, but imagine there were some repercussions...
@c123bthunderpig
7 ай бұрын
Now check out the Spitfire that really flew under a bridge in the series " Piece of Cake" Next the Hawker Hunter in 1968 that flew through the Tower Bridge
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Both of those have got a lot of video's on KZitem already, however I have found some interesting other ones which I may do a video about.
@c123bthunderpig
7 ай бұрын
@@oscarsgarage447 I think there was one in 1917 that flew through the Tower Bridge. I had not heard of the one on your video about Spitfire Bridge and the P-40 . As I recall the 1968 by the Hawker Hunter was a " career limiting move" on the pilots part. It seems I have Spitfire Radar , an incredible aircraft. Interesting fact a woman engineer named Beatrice Shilling fixed the carburetor problem twice to improve performance and we Yanks used the Merlin engine in the P51's And the Spitfire name came from I think the designers granddaughter or niece who he called his " little Spitfire". But I digress i really enjoyed the video , Thanks for sharing.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
The Hawker Hunter pilot was quietly retired, I think on medical grounds, to avoid a court marshal as he was protesting about cuts to the RAF budget and the powers above wanted as little noise about it as possible.
@DCS1967
7 ай бұрын
When it opened, the Winchester Bypass may have been classified as the A33, however, it became the A34 several decades before it made way for the M3. I remember travelling under Spitfire Bridge a several times before it was demolished-On the A34! Also, Spitfire Link is the A272 from Winnall Roundabout to Spitfire Roundabout where it meets the A31 Petersfield Road. Incidentally, Eastleigh was where the first Spitfire took off in 1936!! I did scoff, saying, “That’s not a Spitfire!” when you put the P40 picture up!! Good video though!
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! I had dropped that picture in to see how many commented without watching the rest of the video!
@johnbriggs3916
7 ай бұрын
I think you're wrong. I am looking at my copy of the First Series 1:50000 OS map "major roads revised 1978." The A33 starts where it branches from the A33/M3 at Popham, and continues to where it joins the M27 outside Southampton. The A34 terminates where it joins the A33 at Kings Worthy -- more or less where it does now (now it terminates at the Winnall Roundabout.)
@DCS1967
7 ай бұрын
@@johnbriggs3916 Maybe it was, I was quite a lot younger then but I always remembered the road from the M27 through to Hockley Lights as the A34. It was a long time ago and we hadn’t had a car very long back then.
@iwb316
7 ай бұрын
@@DCS1967 The road from the M27 through to Winnall was always the A33. That first section from Chilworth which actually ended at Compton was the Chandler's Ford - Otterbourne bypass which was built in the mid 1960's opening in 1967, I remember it being built and the changes in road layout at either end of it that occured, from Compton to Bar End/Winnall it was the Winchester bypass. The original route of the A34 prior to the upgrade to route it towards Winnall from Three Maids Hill which opened in 1969 is the following. If you look at a current map find Three Maids Hill (A272) along the A34, then follow along the Andover Road (B3420) all the way into the city near the council offices, then head toward the city along High Street and turn right at the lights into Southgate Street (B3335) which then becomes Saint Cross Road. At the Hockley Link Roundabout follow Otterboune Road until you are about to cross the M3, this is where the A34 ended and joined with the A33. Prior to the Chandler's Ford - Otterbourne bypass being built the A33 continued along Otterbourne Road - Main Street - Otterbourne Hill. At the top of Otterbourne Hill follow Winchester Road through Chandler's Ford to the Central Precinct where it becomes Bournemouth Road (B3043). Keep following this road which goes past Asda, then you come to Hut Hill where it becomes Winchester Road again before finally getting to the Chilworth Roundabout. From there the A33 is back on its original route of Bassett Avenue and The Avenue heading towards Southampton. Once it reaches London Road I can't remember the route it took, alot of redevelopment was already underway at the time of my earliest memory, maybe it went along London Road - Above Bar then through the Bargate and along High Street but I think it headed towards Six Dials along Dorset Street, then along Queensway to end near the Royal Pier.
@diydave3034
7 ай бұрын
But how big was George Rogers’ moustache? Seriously, well done with this. Kind of tale and detail which features on QI. Thanks
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@perarduaadastra873
7 ай бұрын
What happened to the Tomahawk pilot?
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
I did do some research but afraid I couldn't find out.
@robertolds7149
7 ай бұрын
Nice story , ,but as someone else said the spit in the pic is to large so obviously about to crash into it . .spatial awareness i think its called
@gerardtohill9597
7 ай бұрын
The old railway bridge over the Severn at Purton was quite high in order to allow for the large tidal range of the Severn. The (mainly female) pilots who delivered spitfires to airfields in the south west during WW2 flew under the bridge so often that they had to station a policeman on the bridge to report anyone doing so.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Interesting stuff... might do some research on that.
@rogerclarke3291
7 ай бұрын
Awesome little video. I had the pleasure of flying the grace Spitfire a few months ago. Thanks for sharing.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@jonathansteadman7935
7 ай бұрын
My dad always told me in the 70s about the Spitfire flying under that bridge during the war.
@autisticlife
7 ай бұрын
Thank you,this is a very interesting video. I am glad I watched it.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Pshady
7 ай бұрын
The road is named spitfire link. Was there a mark left on the bridge? Also where did the edge of the wing go?
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
You are correct on the road name - I dropped the ball at the end. Don't know on the other two points - imagine the wing tip ended up as someones trophy!
@MartinWhite1957
7 ай бұрын
Aren’t Spitfires great !!
@oldclassiccarUK
7 ай бұрын
Great story, there's a bridge on the A41 in Shrops that someone flew under in, I think, the early 1980s, there's a photo floating around somewhere of it happening
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Thanks. Might have a dig around for that.
@Rosbif06600
7 ай бұрын
It was known to us kids as 'the egg cup' in the '60s on our route down to see family on the IoW.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Love it!
@martindunstan8043
7 ай бұрын
I have heard of it so thankyou for explaining the story,very interesting,cheers👍
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@bobfrankish8883
7 ай бұрын
Another interesting one. It's amazing that work still went on to complete the project even though there was a war in progress.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Probably it was a fair way to completion and I also understand from someone who lived in the area it made getting military supplies to the south coast easier.
@gordonwalker7792
7 ай бұрын
Unbelievable, although a bit reckless....Being local I've heard about the story but wasn't sure if it was just legend-thank-you for the great video!!🙂👍
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@derekheeps1244
6 ай бұрын
I can just imagine the conversation back in the station bar that night - " Oh , jolly bad luck old chap , pranged your kite eh ? At least you didn't end up in the drink , any landing you walk away from is a good one - jolly good show "
@Andydroid336
7 ай бұрын
Hi Oscar. I live not too far from where the bridge was a remember it with fond memories. When you saw that beautiful bridge, home wasn't far away. The replacement isn't a patch on the old one but is still referred to as Spitfire Bridge to this day. Great video, Thanks 👍
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Thanks. Funny how a lot of us have landmarks that signify 'nearly home'. Maybe there is a video in that,,,
@gregbolitho9775
6 ай бұрын
Its Curtis P40, Tomahawk, War hawk, an if ya an Aussie, a Tomorrow Hawk. Used by the Americans, Aussies and the Brits. Bludy good aircraft, thanks Curtis. What happened to the truck?
@msmrepo3271
7 ай бұрын
I was stationed at Middle wallop, army air corp and being a car and aviation fanatic went to see the bridge, but never knew the real story.
@maryhook9478
7 ай бұрын
Thank you enjoy these retellings of quirky incidents makes the day interesting.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@robertbruce1887
6 ай бұрын
If you can find it, watch the British series " Piece of Cake" a fictional story from a novel of the same name. There is a scene where the late, great modern day Spitfire pilot Ray Hanna flys a Spitfire at full speed under a rather small bridge. Breathtakingly!
@neilspiers4317
7 ай бұрын
I lived in Alton for around 45 years from a boy and even in far reaches of Hampshire and beyond it was known as spitfire bridge. Unfortunately the M3 extension has decimated that part of the countryside.
@cpuuk
6 ай бұрын
Explains why RAF pilots had a thing in the 1980's of flying under bridges ;-)
@johnjephcote7636
7 ай бұрын
Even today, thanks to the obsession of the Press, every 'plane of that era is either a Spitfire or a Lanc. My wife's family were from Winchester so I knew it was a Tomahawk.
@lewistaylor1965
6 ай бұрын
Hehe...You had me...I was about to comment 'that's not a Spitfire'....Glad I didn't embarrass myself and watched to the end...Great story...Thanks for making the video
@oscarsgarage447
6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it - that caught a lot of people out, I might do something similar again in the future...
@gsxrinfrance5827
7 ай бұрын
Spitfire sounds better than Tommahawk i guess...
@mattred1200
7 ай бұрын
As truck driver been under that hundreds of times
@terryrance2662
7 ай бұрын
Yes, I flew under that in my Atkinson Borderer a few time myself.
@johngriffiths118
7 ай бұрын
God damn it . I remember Spitfire Bridge
@johnbriggs3916
7 ай бұрын
I admit that the signs are difficult to read, but they clearly say "Spitfire Link" not "Spitfire Way".
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
You are totally correct. I focussed so much on wing spans, etc, I dropped the ball right at the end...
@alanthurley6061
7 ай бұрын
Hi. A very interesting video/story it was mind captivating. I suppose many of the allied pilots got up to alsorts capers maybe to release the stress of flying on ops.
@johnrideout7124
7 ай бұрын
If that Kittyhawk had been fitted with a Merlin it would have been a serious piece of equipment.!
@keithwalker3460
7 ай бұрын
beeing born in winch i know the story, my farther worked in a winch factorry, and thay had a me 109 engine they dug up bilding the factory
@Chironseth1970
7 ай бұрын
I’d prepare a script before your next video if I were you. Makes listening easier
@peterflynn9123
7 ай бұрын
I feel old now cos I remember the bridge and didn't realise it had been demolished.....
@pompeymonkey3271
6 ай бұрын
"minus 3 feet to spare". Classic pilot speak! 🤣🤣
@harrypenn611
7 ай бұрын
Down the road from me.
@32shumble
6 ай бұрын
Perhaps one of the locals could cut back the bush a bit to show the sign?
@djowen5192
6 ай бұрын
We do in fact still refer to the new structure as Spitfire Bridge.
@miketiller8430
7 ай бұрын
IT never happend. Triumph spitfire. Yes.
@notwocdivad
7 ай бұрын
The REAL Spitfire Bridge is in County Durham and is officially called the WINSTON BRIDGE! It was under flown by pilot Ray Hanna! This was in 2018. The footage I believe was used in an episode of the WW2 drama series FOYLE'S WAR.
@standurham2525
7 ай бұрын
Ray’s stunt was originally done for the 1988 series “Piece of Cake” and the clip was re-used in FW.
@notwocdivad
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for that, nice to know.
@emmabird9745
6 ай бұрын
Nice story. when I was young, it was always called spitfire bridge, and I saw it many times. Yes, as an aeronut through and through, I imediately recognised the P40. In war time aircraft reconition was sketchy, there was no internet and very few pictures to go by so any single seater was instantly a "spitfire". I didn't know it had been demolished since I live in wales now. Thanks for the story.
@oscarsgarage447
6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching the rest of the video before commenting about the 'Spitfire'
@markhughes7927
7 ай бұрын
Oncoming - damned rotten luck..
@PaulP999
7 ай бұрын
Yes, did find it interesting, thank you. By the way, for those who are speculating about the look of your P-40 picture, they should be aware that the very first production versions had closer contoured nose air intakes (much more attractive) and they are probably remembering the later models when the intake was almost double in size as well as shorter and stubbier.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Cool, thanks
@nialstewart8263
7 ай бұрын
RAF report "He explained damaged wing by having flown through by-pass brideg at Winshester with minus 3 feet to spare". 😀
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Good on him to own up, or perhaps just didn't come up with a better alternative story!
@paulbarnett227
7 ай бұрын
It's Spitfire Link - not Spitfire Way. It's an interesting story though. Gone under and over that bridge many times.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
You are correct, I dropped the ball at the end...
@markcummings150
7 ай бұрын
I didn’t fall for the spitfire picture claim because the canopy looked quite wrong. I thought it could have been a hurricane, but that didn’t seem right either.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
But you watched to the end to find out which is all I ask...
@miketiller8430
7 ай бұрын
Anyone remember the tunnel a little bit further on
@MyCarFilm
7 ай бұрын
Like odd facts and knew of the Spitfire story.....so pleased to know the true story ...so i can bore friends with the proper facts...
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad to be of service!
@andrewbranch4075
6 ай бұрын
The pilot survived but I died of boredom with your description of the incident. Good luck with any further posts
@oscarsgarage447
6 ай бұрын
Thanks. We can't all be Ant or Dec! :-) Its difficult to find the right balance between not enough info and too much...
@thesoultwins72
7 ай бұрын
The graphic 'insert' you showed at 5.50mins is NOT a Spitfire!
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
There is NO image at 5.50mins
@madmaxsdog8040
7 ай бұрын
Its obvious the photo is fake for another reason. The pilot made a spontaneous decision so why would there be a photographer present?
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
I was pampering to the generation that didn't know a world before camera phones...
@TheProco2020
7 ай бұрын
I’ve heard of Spitfire bridge but never knew the story or when it actually happened.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Happy to help
@davestarr7112
6 ай бұрын
Excellent story Oscar. I enjoyed it a lot and subscribed for more. Create On!
@oscarsgarage447
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Will do! (Another plane/bridge story coming!)
@brianperry
7 ай бұрын
Perhaps it's the WW2 camouflage that made people think it was a Spitfire....The Spitfire has always been the darling of the British...rightly so....Profile wise it doesn't really resemble a Spitfire , a Spitfire is a lot slimmer, besides the laters elliptical wing would be a big giveaway.. On the subject of pilots flying under bridges...The aircraft that flew under the Winston bridge was without a doubt a Spitfire..
@davidjuson5608
6 ай бұрын
A great story. And a great lesson on how incidents become legends. As a nipper in the 1960s I was content to know it was a British fighter ace flying a Spitfire that inspired the story, but Melvin's research has enriched the story and you've acquitted an exemplary post script. That said: Spitfire Bridge has a better ring to it than Tomahawk Bridge, especially for us ;locals.
@jaghook
7 ай бұрын
Good story, finish it, what happened to the pilot. did he lose his licence or did he get fine. !!???
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Believe me I tried! I did find a very vague third hand account (and I prefer to stick to information I can verify) that suggested he was court marshalled but as pilots were needed the sanction was not too bad.
@mikeportjogger1
7 ай бұрын
As I used to go under that bridge a lot during the 70s I did wonder what the true story was. The renamed road is actually called Spitfire Link. It's designated as part of the A272 and connects the M3 Winnall roundabout with the A31 to the East.
@nevsmate8663
7 ай бұрын
that is a Kittyhawk, a version of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, supplied to the commonwealth air forces around 1942
@alanrogers8535
7 ай бұрын
Spitfire Bridge was the name designated to the style of bridge and there are others of this style still in use today. There were other styles of bridge called Hurricane etc. It was "A Spitfire bridge" not "The" Spitfire bridge. untill after the ledgend became popular then locals and eventually wider affield it became known as just Spitfire bridge with out any pronowns.
@vrdrew63
7 ай бұрын
Can you imagine how much trouble any pilot attempting such a stunt would get into today. Assuming that he survived the attempt. Pilots can, and do, lose their licenses for all sorts of transgressions far less hazardous than this one. Helicopter pilots can be severely sanctioned if they land with less than a specified amount of reserve fuel in their tanks. The world, and aviation in general, has changed out of all recognition,
@nicksykes4575
7 ай бұрын
I was a heartbeat away from stopping the video at 1:12 and typing "that's not a Spitfire, that's a P40 without the large under-nose radiator". Possibly one of the two variants that used the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing the right thing and watching the whole video before unleashing your keyboard...
@nicksykes4575
6 ай бұрын
@@oscarsgarage447 I very rarely unleash my keyboard early, that's how mistakes are made!!
@MartintheTinman
7 ай бұрын
I met a guy once that I'd been told had a Spitfire. Turns out he actually had an Avro Anson but every WWII aircraft is a Spitfire
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
...and that seems to be the problem!
@paulcousins1168
7 ай бұрын
It was definitely a Tomahawk from RAF Odiham.
@prillewitz
7 ай бұрын
Do you live in Charlie Veitch his house? Good story.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Had to google him... still don't get the connection?
@patoverend7395
7 ай бұрын
look up Ray hannah he actually did fly a spitfire under a bridge, I knew him a fantastic pilot and a great person
@daigriffiths399
7 ай бұрын
I lived in Poole when Spitfire Bridge was pulled down. There was one hell of a fuss about it but... it was a shame that it had to go.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Think there was a big fuss about that M3 extension...
@daigriffiths399
7 ай бұрын
@@oscarsgarage447Wasn't there just! The cheapest and most direct route involved the local golf course losing holes 15 and 16. The most expensive route involved taking a chunk out of St.Catherine's Hill and possibly destroying part of the stone age archeological site there. Four members of the planning committee were also members of that golf club and the most expensive route was chosen. To this day I don't believe that the accusation of bias has been fully laid to rest. I remember being spittingly angry at the vandalism done to St.Catherine's, which is why I've never forgotten the broad outline of the controversy.
@sidneytaylor8341
7 ай бұрын
Had to be Canadian 😂
@jacktattis
7 ай бұрын
Do you have the Number of the Spitfire?
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Nope, coz it wasn't a Spitfire...
@peter2346
6 ай бұрын
instantly knew it is not a spitfire because Spit has elliptical wings and bulged canopy, P40 was a famous aircraft too - it has a good punch made of 6x 0.5" machine guns but lacked maneuverability of a Zero. There was a trick. you fly fast and above certain speed Zero could not roll quickly so you aim above it because their only option was to go up...
@simongleaden2864
7 ай бұрын
So, the legend is basically true, but it wasn't a Spitfire. Very interesting story. I wonder if the pilot got court-martialled and punished by the RAF for badly damaging a valuable aeroplane and nearly killing a valuable trained pilot (himself) by indulging in a (presumably) forbidden aerobatic stunt? If I'd been his C.O., he'd have got a very thorough b*ll*cking from me!
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
From some vague information I found he was court marshalled, but it was third hand so didn't rely on it.
@vickyking3408
6 ай бұрын
that is not a spitfire that is a kitty hawk
@oscarsgarage447
6 ай бұрын
As it explains later in the video...
@martinhams6850
7 ай бұрын
We used it all the time when I was a kid . My dad always told me it was a hurricane 🥲. Thanks for the info 😊
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@christopherrooney6737
7 ай бұрын
I remember an RAF fighter flew under the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol, resulting in a fatal crash for the pilot. Can anyone else remember more details?
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
I have been doing some research on that for a possible video... hope you have subscribed...!
@vinceturner3863
7 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@christopherrooney6737
7 ай бұрын
I have now, Oscar! Good luck with the next investigation....
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@iainwilson4744
7 ай бұрын
The plane in your initial caption is a Curtis P40 Warhawk, not a Spitfire.
@Trevor7Spot
7 ай бұрын
So you didn't watch all the video then?
@achitophel5852
7 ай бұрын
The old bridge looked spectacular driving north, a really good design.
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
It was!
@glentyan2505
7 ай бұрын
I wonder how the boss of the lorry driver accepted that story of the damage and did the pilot get into trouble?
@oscarsgarage447
7 ай бұрын
I believe he hit the bridge not the truck. I would imagine the truck drivers undies were a write off though...
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