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Excellent! I'm doing my PhD on Malaya

My father was in the rather less glamorous army in Malaya god bless your dad

B Smith E What a wonderful legacy for you to own (?) and fly the fighter plane that your father was a history maker in during WWII. Will you continue to use the plane to release information about his experiences both in and out of combat flying the beautiful historic fighter. I don’t have the knowledge or experience to know the difference in the evolution of the models, so I am confused as to the architectural cues for the answer. On the one hand, the air scoops under the wings makes me think that it is a late model, but the fact that there is only a single wing gun makes me feel that it is an early model? Speaking of the air scoops under the wings, I have assumed that they were for radiator coolers? And I saw for the first time, that the back side acts as an air brake. My father was second seat and rear twin 50 caliber guns on an SBD Torpedo/Bomber Douglas Dauntless Dive Bomber. I know from my father and the losses during combat. In fact, in the Battle of Midway, I believe that only 4 men of 44 SBD crew returned to the carriers. The gutsy part of this story is that by that time the pilots knew that they were target practice for the Zeros and the gunners on board the ships. They could have had a greater chance to return if a mixed flight of Torpedo, Bombers and Fighter planes had been assembled. But, instead, the SBDs were used as bait and even though they knew that they would be sacrificed, they did not balk and their sacrifice worked, because by the time that the fighter/bombers reached the Japanese carriers, they were forced to land their fighters and decide if they were going to refuel them with highest octane fuel , or take all of the fighters below decks one plane at a time on an elevator and bring up the Torpedo planes. That is what I believe that they decided to do and the American bombers arrived with the flight decks in confusion and covered with planes and fuel in barrels, and it literally only took one good hit from a bomber, and that is what happened on 3 carriers thank God. Would I love to fly an SBD? Hell yes. Would I be satisfied to ride second seat, absolutely! My father said that the only time that they reached or exceeded speeds of the fighters was during a power dive. The old professor Live Free or Die! Death to all Tyrants! If you can not get behind these historic declarations you are on the wrong side. No Shit.

Our British friends had a knack for beautiful aircraft. The Spitfire (prop driven) and the Vulkan, a delta-wing bomber that was beauty in flight.

@@henryhorner3182 it's the engine that also makes it. Merlin Spits - sweet and musical. Griffon Spits - aggressive and brutal.

The Spitfire designer Reginald (RJ) Mitchel, sadly died before his prototype flew could never have expected his little “Shrew” to develop into this amazing machine. By the way, RJ thought “Spitfire” was a silly name.

Michael. Indeed, a marvel of design!! And it was certainly not called a "beast".

Spitfire and the P-51 the most beautiful planes ever built

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Griffon !!!

I agree about the power William. Personally speaking it has to be the Spitfire llA (2A) of Battle of Britain fame for me. Art meets Science.

That piston rumble sounds so much more like an engine than the woosh of the jet .

@@douglasmiller8607 or electric shit

Not until they put the Rolls Royce engines in the P 51 Mustang. That was fighter that could fly all the way to Berlin and back. Not as pretty, but, it was superior to the Spitfire.

Beautiful bird!

@@keithkuckler2551 Did they ever put the griffon in the mustang? I don’t think they did, but the Merlin engine certainly made it the “ Cadillac of the skies”! Great nickname! I’m still a Spitfire man though... ;)

@@keithkuckler2551 actually the Mustang did have the RR engine however it was made under licence by Allison

@@bsmith8950 I may be mistaken, i am no expert, but, the first Mustangs had the Allison engine. Then later ones were equipped with the Merlin, but, the engines were made by Packard under license to RR. I think there actually three or four versions before the end of the war. The Spitfire evolved as well, each new version improving on the last. The important thing about the Mustang, was its long range, which enabled it to guard the bombers all the way to Berlin and back with plenty of fuel to engage the enemy.

Agreed! I often wonder how many more Spitfires and Hurricanes would NOT have been shot down by the enemy had they been designed from the outset with bubble canopies! Conversely, how many more German aircraft would have fallen victim!

Slower.

And PACKARD showed them how to improve them and build them faster !!!

merlin plays a song

@@Warbirds i have the great fortune to live in Kent In the Uk and regulary see and hear the spitfires flying out of Biggin Hill.

@@mack1541 awesome !

Awesome Story thanks !

@@Warbirds You welcome, there are various others, some stemming from when he was no2 to Flt Lt Cyril Gosling . See the book "Black crosses off my wing tips" page 44. Also prior to going out to Malta, while with 41 squadron he took his MkX11 EB M I believe on a AA gun/radar calibration sortie where he had to fly straight and level at 20,000 feet for twenty minutes or until he was told calibration was complete, then it was roll straight down full throttle , the ASI needle went pass 600 and hit the stop at 0 , on one occasion there was an unexplained noise heard by the people on the ground and thats when he (quote) got his b**ls chewed off by the C.O., Tom Neill.

@@williamirlam8758 tbh getting Tom Neil to give you a bollocking is almost like an honour since he seemed like the worlds nicest man, every interview I’ve seen and read of his he just seems like a really really good guy. Also, my girlfriend who isn’t much into history nor aviation sat down and watched the Spitfire doc on Netflix and thought he was quite attractive lol, which I had to agree with

@@SpiritOfMontgomery I quiet agree, but they were very different times, and as my grandfather was relatively inexperienced on the spitfire, having only got his wings months before, and only a Sgt pilot he and other 'youngsters' did get in the neck from the 'Barons', as they were Known.

The Mk XII could show a Fw 190 a clean pair of heals at low level .

And this Sound

@@Warbirds Aye, it makes the hairs on your neck stand up, awesome, think i was born in the wrong era....

@@Warbirds kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJ6DqL17yc29pZ8.html Hope this link works...

yes

That Sir is a very perceptive observation.

awesome. Hubraum ist nur durch mehr Hubraum zu ersetzen

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I like the FW 190 sound more😉

True

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only 1800 were ever made and only 8100 Griffon engines...... the Brits had toooo many tea times !! ! !

True

Agree FW 190 excellent aircraft, with performance to match the Spitfire

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Still a pretty easy aircraft to land though. One of the beautiful things about the Spitfire was how its handling remained good despite the huge increase in power and AUW.

up to ,I think, the Mk 18/19 the basic Mitchell wing was not changed but these last ones did have a modified wing as well as a modified tail and rudder area, the added length to take the Griffin and the added torque from the more powerful engine was the reason I believe. there is no such thing as a bad Spitfire but I prefer the Mk5 and its slightly later varients best, I guess the Mk1 was the poorest of course,too many basic errors (I can't believe no one realised, to begin with, that if you angled the exhaust ports backwards it would increase the speed!!

They have not been changed recently.

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The engine is 4ft longer...

@@tedmagnum6968 the Griffon was SHORTER than the Merlin - 88.7" v 81" for the Griffon. The Griffon was 12% bigger only in total.

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Totally agree with you. They all have thier particular thing about them that we all like / dislike but there's no beating the beautiful sounds of these aircraft.v

Well you seem to think that it was the ultimate piston engine, but what about the Bristol Napier Sabre used in the Hawker Typhoon? Would that not take the ultimate accolade for piston engines? And believe you me I am a huge fan of the RR Merlin and Griffon

@@samrodian919 The Napier Sabre did not have a high altitude capable supercharger. Napier were taken over by English Electric not Bristol.

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Not much difference.

who is RJ Mitchell ?

@@Warbirds Seriously?

@@Warbirds the man who designed the answer to the messersmitt. He met him as Germany became swept over with adolphs stupidity. Got the urge that Britain would need a fighter and designed it night and day. Mitchell could easily be described as the first man to give his life for Britain before war had broken out. A film called the first of the few is available here on KZfaq that tells the story of the spitfire and Mitchell.

Indeed

Wow you Go for the big jackpot

@@Warbirds You gotta go big!! Of course youd have to hire a full time mechanic too. Lol.

Merlin plays a melody this is thunderdome

Agreed sir. The griff sounds beefier but not as I remember the true spitfire sound we have fell in love with. Still as beautiful today in looks though. Most beautiful plane to ever fly. Period.

@@Warbirds well put.

You need to hear a Centaurus.

its sound

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Hubraum ist durch nichts zu ersetzen

If I could be carried into church to Larks ascending and then have my ashes dropped from the bomb bay of a Lancaster over Derwent Water.....

@@frankgalloway6679: ❤️ it mate. hope you are well at this time. let’s meet in a field and thank God we are still here. Matt in NZ via Oz, japan and ZA.

I live near Goodwood. There are a few warbirds here but nothing like this beauty!

I live near a small country airport in Australia which has a company next door where they restore old warbirds, I love listening to sounds of the engines in the sky when the warbird club are flying, I often imagine this is what the English skies sounded like during the war when I hear the Spitfires and Hurricanes.

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😂 Nice reference!

@@anthonypetty9288 Thank you!

same here

Yes 🙌

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Indeed

Until you had to shoot someone.

stupid comment Tom

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Definitely sounds different from the Merlin. Lovely engines both.

@@robginnaw8131 10 Litre larger engine and a different cylinder firing order make the difference.

@@millycarrington 10 litres increase is a 3rd of the Merlin lol. The supercharger still sings beautifully too. Although the Griffon is great overall, my hearts still with the Merlin. Just a sweeter sound to me.😎😎

Ich hoffe es. Da die G-12 schon "abgezogen" wurde befürchte ich, dass sich die Sammlung verteilt

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Yeah I think Messerschmitt had 36 liter engines. Pretty much more than 27 liter Merlin.

The Germans had to use more capacity to make up for inferior fuel octane ratings. Was a problem throughout the war.

Only the Americans could brew up the high octane fuel. The Germans came up with things like water injection to make up for it but by then the war was lost

@@rooijan3434 Don’t forget the very high efficiency compression needed to make use of the detonation resistance, the supercharger took power as well as giving it.

Is that what it is. Aww man I can't wait. Been wondering what that work was for. Nice one for the info. I hope it revolves. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

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