I'm told they had a fly past at the end of WW 2, [probably over London] and I don't have this confirmed but was told there was not one Hurricane represented.
I don't have any figures but it is highly likely that hurricanes account for more 'kills' than spitfires. There is a simple reason for this. Although the Spitfire was the superior aircraft, far more hurricanes were built than spitfires. Also, hurricanes were easier to maintain and keep in flying condition.
question to some body smarter than me,i was taught that the hurricane had more kills than the spitfire some thing like 65%, does any professional person know the true stats
As of 03/01/2012 there is 207 like's and only 1 dislike. Who? Who on earth could dislike this short and awesome vid? Oh, maybe it's the little girl in the pink jacket, hiding behind her dad, lol.
I was at Beachy Head this year. The weather put a stop towards the end of the day, but a hurricane and spitfire did a low fly over just as I got out of the car. Fan flipping tastic it was. Thanks to those pilots .
Was part fo the Somersham Hurri restoration team for a short while, when I was working at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge. It's great to know that these flying legends will be around for our children's children : )
22 seconds of a lump in the throat..... if it wasnt for the waving people, and the wing waggle...this would be very 'ordinary'...but instead...it's priceless!
I had a moment like this at an airshow in Bakersfield,CA. A P-51 went down the runway on a very low pass and I got goosebumps listening to that Merlin roar.
About 20 years ago I was walking on a clifftop near Cardiff when a Spitfire and Hurricane flew past at clifftop height. Absolutely magical. I recognised the Spitfires anhedral as they approached, and just stood there open mouthed as they passed. A perfect moment. And one of the pilots looked across and grinned!
@AlfredTupper I know the feeling. I was at a motorcross track in the north of england when a lancaster bomber fly low over head escorted by the hurricane and spitfire when they were heading home after a local airshow. Epic moment in my life. Luck comes in threes.
@AlfredTupper You really are a lucky person! Those are the kind of moments better to live and tell, than recording a video. Nothing is like living those magic moments :-D
As of 3/1/12 there is 207 like's and only 1 dislike. Who? Who on earth could dislike this short and awesome vid? Oh, maybe it's the little girl in the pink jacket, hiding behind her dad, lol.
Contrary to my youtube name, I was born a Brit, a Brit that had the luck to have a Father in the R.A.F. back in the late 60's. Luckily, R.A.F. Bovingdon was chosen as one of the filming locations for the movie, "Battle of Britain".
The sight and sounds of Spitfires and the occasional Heinkel He 111 overhead (trailing fake smoke) while I was in school is an experience that I'll never forget. Thanks for reminding me of that experience. Cheers.
@johncolinmclay2 It was a cold grey day, I think the pilot saw the folks on the hill and decided to give them a special low flypast, a big thanks to him.
My daughter is only 1 and half yrs old and she really loves this clip. She sits in front of the computer and waves at the plane as it approaches, then makes an engine noise when it flies by. I'm so proud of her. She's a plane girl.
Fabulous! Thanks for pulling this clip from Pure Merlin Engine Sounds! This is the best part! Hope to be there to see and hear something like that someday! 5 stars!
That is one of those moments the little persons on that hill will never forget :-)
FirebrandB37 2 days ago
Goosebumps achieved. Tally Ho!!
divisioneight 6 days ago
He tipped his wing to say hello :)
DipDop99 6 days ago
I'm told they had a fly past at the end of WW 2, [probably over London] and I don't have this confirmed but was told there was not one Hurricane represented.
adoreslaurel 1 week ago
That plane looks JUST like a toy plane I bought the other day! Except you know, bigger...
supermariolover1000 1 week ago
What an awesome experience! I am jeolous.
gounderus 1 week ago
tank buster model too
r1wantone 3 weeks ago
@randytosh
I don't have any figures but it is highly likely that hurricanes account for more 'kills' than spitfires. There is a simple reason for this. Although the Spitfire was the superior aircraft, far more hurricanes were built than spitfires. Also, hurricanes were easier to maintain and keep in flying condition.
markw031 3 weeks ago
even rocks its wings in salute haha
zeeman512 4 weeks ago
This people, is why we live in a free society, believe me it was hard fought by our forefathers. Never forget that...
audis2quattro1 1 month ago
Helluva WW2 fighter! Can't even tell how much I like the sound of those! Too bad we don't have such shows in Russia :(
eggrevolver 1 month ago
YEAHHHH!!!!
AxelBitz 1 month ago
Does not get much better than that!
winchuni22 1 month ago
Someone should take a Stuka and do "the drop" to scare the shit out of people :D
Mathiashamzamirza 1 month ago 2
Thats a lovely mustang.
IIFeelGoodII 1 month ago
@IIFeelGoodII
I hope that's a joke :)
andyknight1 1 month ago
@IIFeelGoodII Hurricane
TheLloydA1 1 month ago
tak a tak a tak a tak a tak
oscar6418 1 month ago
question to some body smarter than me,i was taught that the hurricane had more kills than the spitfire some thing like 65%, does any professional person know the true stats
randytosh 1 month ago
You would shit your pants if you were German and in the 40's
13Psycho13 1 month ago
I was preparing myself mentally for the straffing run that never occured.
SSSDiaz7 1 month ago
Excellent!
OU812ICRUNVS 1 month ago
Love how the pilot dips his wing as he flies over. "Hello."
robott451 1 month ago
Gotta Love a Hawker, I work on the 748, and its a tank i bet this Hurricane could take a beating and still fly home.
andrewmunro44 1 month ago
@andrewmunro44 Yeah, the centre section looks like a madman at a high pressure gas piping factory designed it.
schlusselmensch 1 month ago
They don't make them like this anymore
TalonMercenary 1 month ago
your not human to dislike the hurrican
tractorboydavidbrown 2 months ago
Wow even the pilot waved back!
newsupersammyspider 2 months ago
As of 03/01/2012 there is 207 like's and only 1 dislike. Who? Who on earth could dislike this short and awesome vid? Oh, maybe it's the little girl in the pink jacket, hiding behind her dad, lol.
jimbobbulu 2 months ago 14
@jimbobbulu When children cry and crows fly, you know its going to be a really good low flypast LOL.
Wonkabar007 2 months ago 15
@jimbobbulu or it could be ze Germans?
scottsblogs 1 month ago
Planes*
Aiyasai 2 months ago
Even though they are slower plane's than today, they sure fly way more beautifully.
Aiyasai 2 months ago
I was at Beachy Head this year. The weather put a stop towards the end of the day, but a hurricane and spitfire did a low fly over just as I got out of the car. Fan flipping tastic it was. Thanks to those pilots .
therealp40pilot 2 months ago
favorited.
1965cyclone39 2 months ago
Hurricane IIc PZ865 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. This is Beachy Head I do believe?
planejunky 2 months ago
Just watched it 3 times. Wonderful aircraft, which we should all appreciate in the UK.
TheExcelsior1 2 months ago
Stirring video, plus the pilot gives the people a 'wave'
egavasnai 3 months ago
Was part fo the Somersham Hurri restoration team for a short while, when I was working at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge. It's great to know that these flying legends will be around for our children's children : )
kiwidecon 3 months ago
Pause @ 00:15 - Is it me or is that Hurricane still packing heat?
Splop10 3 months ago
The Hurricane. The forgotten hero :-(
MickeyFKNMouse 3 months ago
I have dislike , problem ? :trollface:
LiebherrR944BRH 3 months ago
i was half expecting "dacka dacka dacka dacka" as the .303's opened up.
TheYoungster17 3 months ago
@TheYoungster17 No .303s on that baby, 4x20mm Cannons instead
TopGunSGA 2 months ago
Also a "Lump in the pants" moment for the opposition.
mikester1290 3 months ago
Where was this at??? Its beautiful!!!
MrRich6505 3 months ago
What a great sound. Must have scared the crap out of a few Luftwaffe pilots. It's like a big, growling dog.
AceSkepTik 3 months ago
22 seconds of a lump in the throat..... if it wasnt for the waving people, and the wing waggle...this would be very 'ordinary'...but instead...it's priceless!
googleisshittoss 3 months ago
I had a moment like this at an airshow in Bakersfield,CA. A P-51 went down the runway on a very low pass and I got goosebumps listening to that Merlin roar.
NVTrucker 3 months ago
I came a little
NuguSmedley 4 months ago
they should get a f-22 to do a low flypast at supersonic speeds!
sindude300 4 months ago
Hawker Uglycane ^^ XD
onecheman 4 months ago
Just beautiful !!!
jayci68 4 months ago
@jayci68 Yes it is beautiful, works of winged wonder.
critchley3819 4 months ago
Good bit of filming too ....... !
(Actually, whisper it, air displays can be a bit boring ........ but this is a very nice piece of action, by contrast)
kgs42 4 months ago
good no dislikes just onemore like ^-^
airplanekid77 4 months ago
Merlin rulez!
ThomasD1962 5 months ago
About 20 years ago I was walking on a clifftop near Cardiff when a Spitfire and Hurricane flew past at clifftop height. Absolutely magical. I recognised the Spitfires anhedral as they approached, and just stood there open mouthed as they passed. A perfect moment. And one of the pilots looked across and grinned!
AlfredTupper 5 months ago 23
@AlfredTupper I think when a Spitfire & Hurricane appear unexpectedly, its always a extra special moment.
Wonkabar007 5 months ago 20
@Wonkabar007 unless your a german
101andrewj 3 months ago
@Wonkabar007 Indeed you could delete the word 'unexpectedly' from that sentence and it would still be true!
digireedoo 1 month ago
@AlfredTupper If that Spitfire had anhedral then I hope it was soon back in the repair shop!
iltccosn6 5 months ago
@AlfredTupper two of the most gorgeous flying machines ever built
clovis86 4 months ago
@AlfredTupper I'm getting goosebumps just reading about it!
YoungPilot350 2 months ago
@AlfredTupper I know the feeling. I was at a motorcross track in the north of england when a lancaster bomber fly low over head escorted by the hurricane and spitfire when they were heading home after a local airshow. Epic moment in my life. Luck comes in threes.
baileys60 1 month ago
@AlfredTupper You really are a lucky person! Those are the kind of moments better to live and tell, than recording a video. Nothing is like living those magic moments :-D
FirebrandB37 2 days ago
He waved back! :D
Flackerr 5 months ago
tuca999 sorry there should have been a 109 in front...............
XrayHotel558 5 months ago
Somehow this video is so emotional - it's like the modern generation acknowledging and saluting the debt that it owes to the past generation.
RobCTrebor 6 months ago
@RobCTrebor the only trouble with that is they'd probably have waved just as enthusiastically for a piper cub as well
WalneySkyland 5 months ago
Too Cool
trexx63 6 months ago
Magic!
dvaidr 6 months ago
Anyone notice the little girl in the pink coat go to hide behind the adult as the Hurricane approaches? Lovely!
MultiLoafer 6 months ago 7
@MultiLoafer When the crows fly away, and kids start crying, you know its going to be a great flypast LOL.
Wonkabar007 6 months ago 15
@Wonkabar007 You know it's a good pass when they don't have time
Peterbiltluver 2 months ago
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As of 3/1/12 there is 207 like's and only 1 dislike. Who? Who on earth could dislike this short and awesome vid? Oh, maybe it's the little girl in the pink jacket, hiding behind her dad, lol.
jimbobbulu 2 months ago
Contrary to my youtube name, I was born a Brit, a Brit that had the luck to have a Father in the R.A.F. back in the late 60's. Luckily, R.A.F. Bovingdon was chosen as one of the filming locations for the movie, "Battle of Britain".
The sight and sounds of Spitfires and the occasional Heinkel He 111 overhead (trailing fake smoke) while I was in school is an experience that I'll never forget. Thanks for reminding me of that experience. Cheers.
ColdCanuck50 6 months ago
very awesome....
joker64227 6 months ago
..to make this scenery realistic, there should be a 109 behind.....
tuca999 6 months ago 13
@tuca999 Nope...to be realistic, the 109 should be in FRONT of that Hurricane :-]
ColdCanuck50 6 months ago
Oh gods that's awesome, the sound is the best
Numbnuts2163 7 months ago
Splendid is a fitting word in the title. I´ll have another cub of tea with my biscuit :)
dabb 7 months ago
just imagine being in a war WWII and having these shooting guns at you one after another....
onefugowie 8 months ago
One of those came over me in Hull today, commemorating 70 years of the Hull blitz, I love the engine noise
heat000 10 months ago
Mark IIC....lovely bird!
killingamps 11 months ago
Wonderful.... If only the shot had lasted a little longer until the Hurri' was out of sight and sound.
jonzflicks 11 months ago
This is that pilot that was late for the Battle of Britain
chobits389 11 months ago
love the sound of the Hurricane , that's what you call a goosebump fly-past.
feel it in the bones
planecrazynl 1 year ago 9
@planecrazynl Yes its great when pilots do special flypasts for aircraft fans.
Wonkabar007 1 year ago 2
Class act by the pilot ...Nice wing wave ....
johncolinmclay2 1 year ago
@johncolinmclay2 It was a cold grey day, I think the pilot saw the folks on the hill and decided to give them a special low flypast, a big thanks to him.
Wonkabar007 1 year ago
"White Cliffs Of Dover"; Long live the Britain!! - from Taiwan
gnorman7 1 year ago
Brings a lump to the throat!...Wonderful Sound..Iconic Aeroplane!
googleisshittoss 1 year ago
he dips his wings for them now thats a good man a wave back, some pilots dont its always good to see those that do
LordReaper117 1 year ago 15
Probably the best man made noise ever.The Merlin
MegaKopite 1 year ago
True Brit.
dairwin2000 1 year ago
My daughter is only 1 and half yrs old and she really loves this clip. She sits in front of the computer and waves at the plane as it approaches, then makes an engine noise when it flies by. I'm so proud of her. She's a plane girl.
Stevie0408 1 year ago 7
@Stevie0408 That would make a fun YouTube video for sure.
Wonkabar007 1 year ago
@Stevie0408 The most heartening comment I've yet seen on youtube. I hope there are wonderful air- and spacecraft for her when she's grown.
mookins45 8 months ago
Let me say that this is so English! ;) you've been really lucky! Nice vid!
fabiex1986 1 year ago
Fabulous! Thanks for pulling this clip from Pure Merlin Engine Sounds! This is the best part! Hope to be there to see and hear something like that someday! 5 stars!
subbass32 1 year ago
Marvellous.
TheophilusPWildbeest 1 year ago
The wing waggle in response to the people waving was pretty awesome. Great vid,thanks for posting.
sgtgrech 1 year ago
jealous!
gameraccounts 1 year ago
Great vid!
berzerken 1 year ago
Ok.. so now I am green.. Lucky them.. lucky you.. :) Thanks for sharing, at least I got to see it through YouTube.. :)
BasicModelling 1 year ago