My grandad flew in one of these with the RAF as navigator. He survived 6 missions over Europe. Nobody he flew with on his first mission survived the war. He never flew in a plane again after the war and spent a year in a mental hospital after it was over, became an alcoholic, a school teacher, electrician, went back to university for a literature degree after he got sober, taught English literature and metalwork. Retired and started an electrical contracting business and was the best grandad a boy ever had.

M Grandfather was an Australian navigator on a Landcaster bomber this is first time ive seen where he sat God Bless his soul a Brave man

I love how where ever our Guy goes, people are offering him a job. the man gives 110% in everything and it shows to the people around him. a true national treasure.

My father flew more than 60 missions over occupied Europe during the war as a mid-upper gunner in a Lancaster Pathfinder, which was the most dangerous assignment there was during the bombing missions. They had to precede the two waves of bombers in order to determine if (A) the weather allowed the mission to proceed, and (B) where the first wave was to drop their bomb loads by dropping green flares over the intended target. They then had to get out of the way of the first wave, go in to assess the damage done, drop red flares to identify if that area was successfully bombed, and drop more green flares to identify the next target, get out of the way for the second wave, and then go back in again to take photos for Bomber Command to evaluate how much damage was done, and only then could they head back to England. Dad passed in 1998. R.I.P. Wildred G. Young, D.F.C. We owe those brave men so much!

There will only ever be one Fred Dibnah, but Guy is a worthy successor 🇬🇧😊

this country needs more Guy Martins and Fred Dibnah types, hard working, willing to try things and give 100% to everything they try.

My cousin, P/O A E (Bert) West, of Vancouver B.C. flew as a tail gunner in a Lanc 111 out of East Kirkby. He was RCAF, attached to RAF 57 Squadron. A couple of days after his 20th birthday, he was badly shot up by a German night fighter over Stuttgart July 29th 1944. He survived the flight back to England, and died en route to Ipswich hospital from the base they landed at. He was the only member of the crew that was injured that night. The tail gunner was tasked with watching out for German fighters attacking, and called the “Break” to the pilot, to confuse the attackers aim. If he fired his guns, it would pinpoint their location to every fighter around. The fact that his crew survived 3 attacks, meant that he did it right. In 2006 I was the first West, to visit his gravesite in Brookwoods Cemetary, close to Woking. A very moving experience for sure! I visited East Kirkby and saw his name on the wall of honour, and toured “Just Jane. “. Thanks to all of the brave youngsters for going out night after night, to a very uncertain future. RIP, you are not forgotten! Incidentally, German night fighter records are so detailed, that I believe I know which German pilot, shot him. The tragedy is, they might have been friends in different circumstances, each just doing their respective jobs.

It was always fantastic to hear Johnny Johnson talk about flying the Lancasters under the power cables and up and over Crosskeys bridge at Sutton Bridge. I live in Sutton Bridge and always look at the cables and bridge thinking 'Bloody Hell'.

I remember speaking to an Australian WW2 Lancaster Pilot. He was just 19 when he first flew the Lancaster. He reckons he was too young to know what was going on, he reckons that If he was older there's no way he would of done it.

My grandfather actually flew as a navigator in the B-24 out of Italy with the 8th Air Force of the USAAF which was another tough airplane, but the American airmen had a deep respect for the RAF airmen and especially those who flew the Lancaster. My grandfather kept in touch with an RAF bombardier called Denny Oldham for their entire lives until he passed. They became close friends when he was stationed in England. Denny would send us kids Cadbury Flake chocolate from the UK every Christmas for many years. RIP Leo and Denny.

I have the very fortunate experience of living near the Warplane Heritage Museum Hamilton Ont Canada) and one of two working planes left in the world & it flies over every summer & no matter what you're doing you stop, listen & watch. It's a sight for sure!

I do so Love Guys enthusiasm for everything that he does and WoW having the opportunity to just sit in a Lanc would be pretty bloody awesome. Don’t think I’d have liked to be in one during WW2 tho ! The aircrews were pretty brave doing 1 flight, but having to do multiple missions is awe inspiring. My Dad was RAF and he flew in a Tiger Moth trainer from BassingBourne to Cambridge and it took not long at all ( like 20 minutes ) but on the way back with a Head wind they were being overtaken on the ground by someone from the base in a Car ! Ended up taking a hour and a bit !!. Dad worked on the Meteor and he went out to Saudi ( he wasn’t that keen being over there ). My Dad was originally from Jarrow but he settled in Sawston with me Mum,we were pretty close to Duxford so I grew up with the Merlin growl in my ears and I learnt to drive on IWM Runway before it became the IWM, I went digging in the Gun Pits and had a whale of a time exploring the Airfield before it was closed to the public. Dad’s favourite aircraft was the Spitfire but he was pretty adamant that the Hurricane should have received more recognition than it got. Sadly my parents have passed away now but…. What absolutely bloody amazing parents they were and the memories I have are pretty bloody terrific. I still get the shivers when I hear the Merlins and I can imagine how my Dad as he now has his own set of Wings being up there with the Pilots.

Wonderful,good old Guy,he always give 100%.Lovely to see my hero Johnny Johnson.Cracking video.

Love the plane. Always been a big fan Guy every thing you do and talk about is always so interesting.

My Dad was a navigator in Lancasters and then later in Halifaxes with No. 6 Group, the Canadian Bomb Group. He was awarded the DFC.

Thanks. My Grandad was a rear gunner on Lanc’s. Great stories.

I loved seeing inside the Lancaster and all it’s operations, my uncle flew those planes in WW11, but unfortunately they were shot down somewhere in the English Channel nearing France, there were no survivors 😢❤ Evidently they were a decoy mission and they all new that they were to be shot down so that the other planes could come in at another position and strike, in other words they were a suicide mission and they weren’t able to tell anyone, it was top secret. The crew all had to write on paper telling there stories to there loved ones that they were sorry that they wouldn’t be coming back. What a hero, well they all were and I’m very proud to be his Niece, my uncles name was Raymond Lee 💜💜💜 by the way I am a big fan of yours 😊😊 peace !!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

His personality really shines through and that accent is *wonderful!*

My late uncle from NZ was a Lancaster pilot for the RAF in WW2. They wanted him as a navigator so he “failed” his navigators test because he wanted to be the pilot. He flew sorties over Europe and Germany. He also ferried American made planes from Halifax in Canada to England as well as being a flight instructor. He always said the Packard Merlin engines weren’t as good as the Rolls Royce Merlin’s but I don’t remember why. He told me he and some RAF friends had an old London taxi they used for transport and the petrol was “supplied” by the US army from their jerry cans off the jeeps they drove. Luckily he survived the war but suffered terrible nightmares for a long time afterwards.

A good friend of ours came over from Mauritius and joined the R.A.F. He joined Bomber Command and said one of his last missions was down to Berchestgarden.. to bomb Hitler's Mountain Retreat in April 1945. I remember as a child in the 60's showing him a book I had on aircraft.....there was a painting of a Lancaster over its target. I remember as an 8 yr old him pointing to the bomb aimer blister and saying "That's where I was" WOW

A great bloke to work with, loved having him at East Kirkby.

Absolutely love Guy!! Just Jane is an amazing plane. We have a Mini event there each September and get photos of our Minis with this gorgeous plane.

Nice restoration Guy my father flu on Lancasters he went as a volunteer from Chile Robert Steel DFC Pathfinder the pilot was Australian Charlie Edge

My dad used to work on a Lancaster at RAF Coningsby in the 70's, the one used in the Battle of Britain flyover. They hand pick the engineers from all the RAF, and it was a prestigious job because at the time there was only one flying Lancaster left.

Love anything he does, he has so much passion and puts his all into everything. I live in lincolnshire to so i can understand him 😅❤ love watching Jane taxi to, what a privilege for him. Then he gets to meet johnny Johnson to 😊❤. Epic

I'm fan from France !!!!

hello i visit a Lanc in Nanton Albert Canada, amazing plane

I was lucky enough to climb aboard and go through to the cockpit with my brother, and father who was based here WW2, earning 2 Mentioned in Despatches for working around the clock preparing the Lancs weaponry The weather was identical, adding to the incredible chilling ambience as you heard the sound of the rain on the thin alloy skin..

Bomber Command, only recently acknowledged for the service and sacrifices they made. We must never forget them, tell your children, your grandchildren let their memory live on.

When you have a passion for life, give 100% and have balls, these are the nice things that come your way.

Amazing content bro! Guy is the best 😉

My father was a rear gunner in Lancasters and Short Sterlings. He was based in Lincoln. Part of the SOE. Never really spoke about it. Just some snippets. He always said, it was a job.

Brilliant Vid Guy! My Dad WAS a Lancaster rear gunner, in 433 Porcupine Sqdn RCAF, based out of Skipton-on-Swale. An Uncle, was a Navigator in Lancs, with 428 Ghost Sqdn RCAF, flying from Middleton St. George. Cheers!

Guy has the honour to spend time with a Dambuster, now that is something no one will ever be able to do again.

Still saying this man deserves a Knighthood ☕️👍👍👍

Great video, cheers, always enjoy watching guy's adventures, well done

my father in law was a tail gunner. Now I know why his hair was white from such an early age. What a job just seeing where you have been not where you are going, and so high up in the air in a glass bubble OMG. So much respect to him and any other tail gunners for doing that. Must have had balls of steel! He told me he had to learn to fly the plane if the pilot was killed, he said trying to keep it level and in the air was murder, so hard to keep it from diving

There’s a fully restored and operational Lancaster which offers of flights over Niagara Fall located in Hamilton, Ontario. Canada.

Brilliant video thank you for sharing

amazing.. ive flown a few bombers, ww2 and newer.. amazing , well done

That plane looks to be in fantastically good condition for it’s age - even with restoration !

“Seen a couple euro fighters, if we can get a couple of them” 😂😂😂 hilarious

Top shelf content.

I'm extremely jealous of Guy's adventures...the most telling thing I enjoy is when he points out the obvious most folks don't perceive. Like the aspect of being dragged backward to and from Germany and how thin the skin is on those birds, thus perpetuating what their real purpose was.

Excelente gracias. Desde Colonia Uruguay.

Loved watching 🤩🤩👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✌✌

Good work

Well done guy how could you imagine yourself 70 years ago doing the job for real

Hi very interesting to see inside. I saw one fly along with a B- 17 at our local air show in Houston, Texas in the early 90's. Sounds like four P - 51 Mustangs flying past. Great sounds.

Need more guy and ww2

Fortunate to see it fly overhead today over grimsthorpe castle 😎

Very interesting

The Lank! Now THERES a fine ship. She was one heavy hitter.

Brilliant 👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’m only here because my mums dad. Survived the last two years of the war as a tail gunner in a Lancaster.

Beautiful.discovery

awesome plane

its crazy seeing a firing turret at night

That's at East Kirkby is anyone wants to go see it :)

Wow.. special.. i would have done it myself ..

can't c it ever happening to me in a Lanc . But went up a year ago in a 1944 Spitfire.

Guy, please do some videos on velomobiles. Or build a velomobile with a double hammock in it. Nobody has done that yet.

Mother , dear mother wired the cockpits in Malton Ont Canada while Dad walked across Europe 1940-1945 in the end liberating Holland.

What an awesome job and plane but I am confused because at 2:15 guy was in a plane that only had one yoke, there's only one plane so where did the second plane come from since the one he's taxying has two yokes.

Interesting to see this as my great uncle was a bomb aimer on a Lancaster, I'm just starting to find out about him after seeing the Lancaster movie. His Lancaster was shot down by a night fighter in the Nuremburg raids. Very interesting to see that the bomb aimer is described as the most important role.

0:35 My grandpa was a back gunner for a Lancaster in ww2

Hello Everyone, My nickname is Meaw 🐈, I come from Phrae province of Thailand.😻💕

Guy, I think you could've done any job in Bomber Command you set your mind to. Apparently a lot of the guys in Bomber Command were young & naive, but they all did a bloody good job!

Worst job in WWII. Dragged over German backwards. Made me chuckle.

2,000rpm taxi run swing to port due prop torque over-response? ..need right rudder input correction??

Haha... Did Guy really use the german way of signaling three at 4:10 ?

ww2 my dad was in the Lancaster bomber (75 SQUADRON) going by all the paper work he left to me they did alot of damage on their missions

My uncle Mick won the DFC for bringing his crew back from Germany with a badly damaged bomber.

He would probably be good at teaching difficult kids mechanical engineering as his credentials prove he has the ability and balls to not get them to do any thing he would not they wouldfollow him in shortfirst step in things

Guy I love your shows, I admire your talent, but you're NOT a cameraman ☹️

Did he say “ navigate off the stairs?”

I’d give my zx10r for a ride in one of theses at night… I’d love it. Just look out the astrodome at midnight would be amazing

Father in law from Belfast NI swam to a fishing boat at Dunkirk applies for transfer to RAF trained as bombardier navigator in PEI CANADA flying Wellington,s out of India with the famous Burma bombers .

both are best of british

romantic, we had a lot of them over the skies of germany many years ago.

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On one of his tv shows he was I believe with the royal marines in a hover craft where they let him drive them into a simulated battle .iknow they are elite and don't trust and outsider do that no but his commitment buys trust.when he put himself through 10 para training so he could do the parachutejump on awwtwo commemoration jump he again showed commitment to the cause by doing the milling which isboxing with nodefence just offensive.hitting they tried him by making him fight the Sgt major a huge bloke who when asked said ihit him some one askedwhat happened he hit.me right back onthe nose they asked is that bad reply nohe didn't stop he came right.back at me we want him.we like him.a hard to get confidence vote from hard m en.its called trust.i would say.

Highly appreciated....but his English is too fast and garbled for non English familiar viewers to follow. Thank you.

Did they send this Guy fellow to learn English better? I can understand most of what he says now... A few years ago it was less than half.

I wish I knew language he was speaking I can only speak English frown face ☹️

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The cockpit is so completely exposed ! The pilots must have looked like goldfish in a bowl to the Germans ! ☹️

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Ne comprenez-vous pas VOUS, les Français, que nous, Polonais et autres nations de l'Est, ne sommes pas comme VOUS luttant pour votre bien-être. Nous sommes une famille divisée par les Russes