Battle of Britain tribute

This video is meant as a tribute and as a "new take" on the classic movie "Battle of Britain" from 1969. I always felt the movie, with it's uptone music did not fit with the reality, and the reality is nasty. To fight for survival over the coast of Kent is a serious matter, and not a parade. The BoB soundtrack have always gotten praise, and yes, it does it somewhat, but it stays in my mind and opinion as the wrong "tone" to such a movie. This is no game, this is no parade. This is war. And there is nothing good about war.

The original vdeo idea had a 10 minute aerial battle planned, but as time progressed I realised that the Battle of Britain had just as much to do with the terror bombardment of London. Therefore, it is split into three segments with a final speech from Hugh Dowding explaining the Battle of Britain in one sentence to end it, the first two being a dogfight and second the London boming. If one can put it like that.

So, where's the Hurricanes? For some reason, the editing came out as just Spitfires. Yes I know, historically not correct, but the good video footage in the movie had Spitfires and not many Hurricanes, and when I tried to implement the Hurris, they did not fit with the proceeding video clips.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• battle of britain
• hurricane
• spitfire
• dowding
• luftwaffe
• dogfight
• 1940
• douglas bader
• stanford tuck
• spitfires
• spits
• duxford
• north weald
• london
• war

[j02oo1]

:( we must never forget the people who died in the war :( also what is the music?

[gregersgram]

@j02oo1 its buckethead

[MelbourneWeddings]

Superb clip and great background music, Thanks

[gregersgram]

@MelbourneWeddings thank you :D

[ghost14199]

230 repeat pleas

[ghost14199]

This I my best and most favorite movie

[ColaWhiski]

"to protect... the narrower native country from the terror airmen. Could you fancy something nicer?"

(Second lieutenant Hans Nagel shot on the 7th of April, 1945 to the north of Hannover an American bomber and rammed a second one. On this occasion, he met the death.)

[arunrajp74]

"Thge Few" --- Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few --- Winston Churchill--- The few were really the few and they saved the free world from the trampling jack boots....my salute --- bless em all the long and the short and tall

[Flightgearsim]

Brilliant editing and dubbing! Had six weeks on location at Tablada, Seville in 1968 fixing radios for the Me109s (actually Spanish Air Force Buchons fitted with RR Merlins). Flew in the B25 on fiming sorties and couldn't resist cadging a ride in a Heinkel 111! Also did my first six hours solo, courtesy of Commandante Santa Cruz chaiman of Spanish flying Club. Viv Bellamy ex-RNAS Spitfire pilot and CFI Hants Flying Club was my instructor.

[abelardojay2010]

Nice Video....Now I have to buy the movie. Beleive it or not, I haven't seen it yet, LoL.

[Avenger4201]

Great vid thanks for posting.

[cosmicdingo]

Lol@Ian Macshane when he was ohhhhh 12.