THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969) | The Spitfire Squadron Defends Britain

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969) | The Spitfire Squadron Defends Britain | MGM

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In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
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The Battle of Britain (1969)
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Screenplay by James Kennaway & Wilfred Greatorex
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Curt Jurgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Patrick, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Patrick Wymark, Susannah York
Rated G
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@nickcox2435 Жыл бұрын

The models used in this film were all made by a chap called Mick Charles who owned a ran a model shop in south London until it closed five or so years ago.

@cpj93070 11 ай бұрын

You mean the Stuka's? they were the only models used for the film, the rest were all real aircraft.

@gdwlaw5549 10 ай бұрын

The shop was in Frimley Green,Surrey. A very large model of the Henkel 111 could be seen in the window shop front until the early 80’s. As a teenager we would drive past quite often on the way to see our grandparents in Deepcut. We did stop to take a look on a number of occasions.

@johnmorris7815 9 ай бұрын

Yep , I used to be a regular there.

@gdwlaw5549 9 ай бұрын

@@johnmorris7815 interesting. I imagine the shop is now closed. It was a very regular drive for our family from The Solent to Deepcut to visit our grandparents.

@johnmorris7815 9 ай бұрын

@@gdwlaw5549 I think so, Mick’s son took over for a time but I guess it closed a few years back.

@MysteriousMarsupial Жыл бұрын

Imagine acting with just the eyes and conveying that kind of intensity. No CGI in existance can match these classics.

@hc3932 Жыл бұрын

I love the scene with Edward Fox bailing out and landing in the greenhouse, the young boy is so proud to offer that cigarette. “Thanks awfully old chap”

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

This looks like it was must've been based on an actual incident, but I can't find any reference in the books I've read.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 11 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 It is often said to be the depiction of the actions of RAF Sgt Pilot Ray Holmes of 504 sqd Fighter Command on 15th September 1940.

@raypurchase801 11 ай бұрын

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 THANKS! I'm also curious about the scene where Robert Shaw's squadron leader speaks to the corporal with the German prisoners. "Give 'em a bloody shovel". Like most of the scenes in the movie, it's probably based on an actual incident.

@josephstevens9888 10 ай бұрын

One of my favorite scenes in the movie!

@raypurchase801 10 ай бұрын

@@josephstevens9888 "You can teach monkeys to fly better than that!"

@nemosis9449 Жыл бұрын

The scene where the Luftwaffe bombers flying up the Thames towards London i think i was about 9 when my dad, an ex RN veteran just got up and walked thru the front door (i followed) and stood looking up east towards Woolwich in the east when about 40-50 planes appeared out of the sky heading towards the city .The rumble of engines i hadn't noticed but he had. I remember the noise and the people running out of there houses to see what the fuss was about as my mum ( who lived thru the blitz) took one look and said F**k this and ran back inside.

@alantunbridge8919 Жыл бұрын

I was living in Luton at the time this film was made. Most of the aircraft flew from Duxford , but I was surprised to see a Spitfire fly over so I went to the airport & saw it plus one other I think put away in Hunting’s old flight shed,but my biggest surprise was when the aerial filming aircraft turned up. It was a B25 painted in very garish colours. The irony of this was that it was older than the Messerschmidt’s & Heinkel’s taking part which were Spanish license built & fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. that can be seen by the exhaust coming out of the top of the engine cowling instead of the bottom. I hope this is of some interest. I think I still have a couple of photographs I took at the time.

@robharris8844U Жыл бұрын

Most of the sky combat was actually filmed in Spain as better weather conditions.The more limited scenes actually over Dover England were then inserted , such as the cliffs.Even in 1968-69 there were limitations in the number of flyable spitfires left - hence the Spanish airforce collection was useful.

@alantunbridge8919 Жыл бұрын

@@robharris8844U The filming in Spain would explain the German aircraft not being seen in England ,plus the availability of appropriate aircraft.

@robharris8844U Жыл бұрын

@@alantunbridge8919 Yes, the German planes were from Spain ( left over from the help they gave Franco possibly) Fantastic job done on the scenes though, when you realise CGi did not exist, I think the special effect of the day was painted planes on glass to make the numbers in formation look larger.

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

The B25 camera plane was also used for "633 Squadron". It can be glimpsed in that movie, supposedly being used as the aircraft being used to carry George Chikiris back to Norway.

@alantunbridge8919 Жыл бұрын

@@raypurchase801 The mention of 633 Squqdron also brings back memories. During my apprenticeship at Hunting Aircraft ,in probably 1964, when I was working in the Stress Office I heard a noise & looking up I saw a Mosquto at low level heading above the then airport approach road closely followed by two more . Rushing to the window I saw the last one do a barrel roll over the airfield & disappear in the general direction of Hatfield. My father worked at DH in WW2 buiding them (Percival,later Hunting Aircraft also built them) & I still have a toolbox he made incorporating some Mosquito plywood.

@chriscarter5720 Жыл бұрын

IMO the finest aerial combat scenes in any movie ever. And real aircraft; no CGI (Except for the burning 109) and models used only when that type didn't exist (eg JU87) or they wanted to show a crash.

@barniem3148 Жыл бұрын

It's not even conventional CGI, think they had to draw the special effects onto the negative film one frame at a time? Something like that - hours and hours of work. CGI wasn't used in movies until much later during the mid 70's onwards and "perfected" with Jurassic Park (1993), which is the digital motion capture type CGI we have today.

@oldgoat142 Жыл бұрын

@@barniem3148 They did have to draw it out. By hand. The technology to do it mechanically didn't exist back then so they had to draw it out during editing. Cartoonists were hired to do the job since they knew how to do it and all cartoons were hand drawn cell-by-cell back in those days.

@alanjm1234 Жыл бұрын

No CGI because there weren't really any computers.

@garyeastment Жыл бұрын

Agree, wonderful movie, but... Dunkirk?

@JohnyG29 Жыл бұрын

@@garyeastmentDunkirk's aerial bits are rubbish (if you are talking about the recent film).

@Deevo037 Жыл бұрын

That and Tora Tora Tora were brilliant movies, neither got the commercial appreciation they deserved.

@christopherbrowne736 Жыл бұрын

A beautifully crafted film. Authentic, accurate and anointed. The contemporary films don’t even get close. I salute these brave young men.

@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын

They died for nothing.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 ай бұрын

This awful film was a huge flop.

@raypurchase801 9 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Expressing your hatred like this suggests you'd prefer the OTHER side to have won.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 We should have allied with Germany against the real threat.

@johnord684 9 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw wow what a fool you are.

@mscommerce 8 ай бұрын

This movie deserves a fresh, digitally cleaned up print, and a major theatrical re-release.

@raypurchase801 7 ай бұрын

Wouldn't be allowed a general release today. Too many w height people. No subplot about transgender aircrew seeking acceptance in a homophobic environment.

@MarkHarrison733 7 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 People were not interested in this racist film in 1969.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 5 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 The film flopped in 1969.

@raypurchase801 5 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw No. The film was a success, but it had gone over budget and it took a couple more decades to claw back the expenditure. Nothing unusual in that.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 5 ай бұрын

@@raypurchase801 It was a massive flop all over the world, losing $10 million and bankrupting the terrorist supporter Saltzman.

@gec-o2167 Жыл бұрын

The flying sequences using authentic aircraft in this film are still awesome.

@dooniskea Жыл бұрын

The sound design in these sequences is fantastic.

@briancharters8720 Жыл бұрын

The SOUND of those SPITFIRES… GOOSE BUMPS!!! Ear candy!

@rcaso9561 Жыл бұрын

I happened to visit the Oberschleissheim branch of the Deutsches Mus yrs ago (2001?) which is a former Luftwaffe airfield. It features a restoration center and from the observation deck, I could see what looked like an He-111 fuselage being restored. I thought it had to be one from the movie. I conned my way into the area and was given an impromptu tour by a super nice resto guy there and he confirmed it was one of planes used in the BOB movie - a CASA used by the Spanish AF. Since it's my favorite movie, it was a life experience for me to make such a connection.

@LeroyKinkade 5 ай бұрын

Quint survived and went on to hunt sharks for a living.

@benyounger3416 Жыл бұрын

2:01 you can’t beat the sound of that Merlin

@West_Coast_Gang 2 ай бұрын

2:54 dang, that’s probably my favorite scene

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

FUN FACT: Only two Heinkels were brought over to England, to be filmed alongside Spitfires and Hurricanes. The "wide" shots of massed Heinkels were filmed above Spain. The sky looks pretty-much the same everywhere. Cleverly interspersing the shots of two Heinkels with the massed formation makes it look like all the shots were filmed in the same place on the same day.

@asicdathens 9 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: The "Henkels" from Spain had Rolls Royce Merlin engines

@douglaslorin739 2 ай бұрын

@@asicdathensNearly all the full sized aircraft, both British and German/Spanish were powered by Merlin V12s.

@johnholt890 Жыл бұрын

The Film will never be real flying sequences like these ever again.

@user-ig7cg8sn3g Жыл бұрын

当時スペイン空軍にあったハインケルとメッサーシュミット(ライセンス生産機)を残らず調達して当時のカラーリングにしました。さすがにスピットファイアとホーカーハリケーンは動態保存の良い機体が沢山あってこの映画は出来上がりました。ここまで細部に渡り見せてくれた映画は他にはありませんわ❤

@benlewis2475 Жыл бұрын

One of the best airborne combat scenes ever made. Couldn’t make it today

@thethirdman225 9 ай бұрын

What makes you say that?

@minerran 9 ай бұрын

Now they often don't even need real hardware. Computer work is very realistic. Star Wars certainly was not filmed in space, was it!

@thethirdman225 9 ай бұрын

@@minerran Agreed, as long as they don't make a Spitfire fly like an F-16.

@hanpolo2727 10 ай бұрын

One of the most important battles in WW2 it essentially decided the fate of our Country.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 ай бұрын

It ensured the UK would be a satellite of the United States, Europe would be Communist and Islamic, and the British Empire would cease to exist.

@thethirdman225 9 ай бұрын

Yes and no. Germany was not really in a position to invade successfully.

@quineloe 8 ай бұрын

correct. During the Norway campaign, the Wehrmacht paratroopers seized many Norway airfields and the Luftwaffe immediately had those available to attack the British Navy at Narvik. All, literally all they had to show was a Tribal Class destroyer and a completley outdated, 25 year old light crusier sunk in two months. They repeatedly sortied against the Royal Navy in the North Sea and failed to sink anything else. In return, HMS Warspite, an old WW1 Dreadnaught, steamed into the 4th destroyer flotilla and sunk all eight Kriegsmarine destroyers without losing a single ship. That was just one capital ship, and the British had dozens of those. The Luftwaffe was not the Imperial Japanese Navy. They were downright awful at sinking warships. Air superiority would not have helped. @@thethirdman225

@Rapptor22 7 ай бұрын

Now you guys can't even keep out all the migrants coming into your country.

@PepitoMegaChocolato 4 ай бұрын

The Battle of Kursk is surely the confrontation which was the most decisive in terms of the outcome of WW2

@excelgazialimuhiddinhacibekir Жыл бұрын

A timeless classic among all WW II air battle movies. I believe this movie proved very inspirational for the making of "Dunkirk" by Christopher Nolan in 2017 (if I am not mistaken).

@benlewis2475 Жыл бұрын

The spitfires sequences were well done. Nice touch with Michael Caine as the controller.

@juliocesarpereira4325 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly that while watching it.

@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 Жыл бұрын

Dunkirk is better original version in 1958

@BedtimeStoriesChannel Жыл бұрын

@@benlewis2475 Michael Caine was the Squadron Leader

@benlewis2475 Жыл бұрын

@@BedtimeStoriesChannel I know. But I was referring to the film Dunkirk where he was the voice of the controller.

@jules2545 Жыл бұрын

Keith Park, now there was a leader.

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Definiterly.

@MajSolo Жыл бұрын

so well done movie it holds up today

@craigs71 Жыл бұрын

I remember many moons ago (the late 70's I think) going to an airshow at RAF Finningly and seeing one of the Heinkel cockpits they used in this movie.

@gusm2752 Жыл бұрын

Love this movie. In my collection 👍

@jasonmussett2129 Жыл бұрын

One of my all time faves👍

@raptormesh 27 күн бұрын

One of my favourite movies of all time.

@MarkHarrison733 26 күн бұрын

It is a racist flop.

@prateektripathi4524 Жыл бұрын

Best movie ❤️

@paullacey2999 Жыл бұрын

Real film!No cgi.....

@ThePierre58 Жыл бұрын

Had the book of how the movie was made. Lots of American pilots owned spitfires and flew as a part of the film in 1969.

@colinbarron4 Жыл бұрын

I think you are referring to the Confederate Air Force. They owned three Hispano Buchons and they were used in the production, flown by CAF pilots lead by the late Connie Edwards.

@Bruce-1956 Жыл бұрын

The German aircraft were loaned by the Spanish Air Force.

@colinbarron4 Жыл бұрын

@@Bruce-1956 That is true but the Spanish Air Force had already agreed to sell three of the Buchons to the Confederate Air Force. An agreement was struck in which these three would take part in the film along with the other Buchons , but flown by CAF pilots.

@ThePierre58 Жыл бұрын

@@colinbarron4 Thanks, I vaguely recall reading that.

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I read that book as a kid. Still got it somewhere.

@DerekHoscorner Жыл бұрын

Awesomeness

@rbf100 Жыл бұрын

The unsung hero of the battle was the Hurricane whose priority target was the Luftwaffe bombers.

@donarthiazi2443 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Why does the Hurricane never receive much praise? Yes, I know the Spitfire was a more capable aircraft, but the Hurricane was also a great little fighter. I just wish our awesome cousins across the pond had more powerful machine guns... at least the .50 cal. Seems like ejection problems kept the mighty 20mm Hispano out of the fight... not sure though.

@MrVolvobloke Жыл бұрын

Ah the standard old youtube reply. Why can we never watch anything about Spitfires without 'But it was the Hurricane that did all the work, the hurricane this, the hurricane that'...There is a myth that the Hurricanes went after the bombers and the Spitfires took on the fighters, but in reality they both took on whatever was in front, pilot histories bear this out. But the fact remains that only 1/3 of fighter command had Spitfires and they still scored 46% of the kills, a much higher ratio than Hurricanes. You were also far more likely to be shot down in a Hurricane. If we had had only Hurricanes we would have been in trouble. Hurricanes had a ratio of I hurricane lost for every 1.6 German machines, whereas the Spitfire had a ratio of 1 Spitfire lost to every 2.3 German machines. I'm not interested in which was the 'true' hero of the battle of Britain, They were BOTH the true heroes and I love both aeroplanes, but can we for once just enjoy a clip of Spitfires without the tedious 'but the Hurricane......'

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

@@MrVolvobloke Well Done for opposing the myth about Hurricanes targeting the bombers whereas the Spitfires targeted the fighters. A myth so frequently repeated, it's become accepted fact.

@GDP105 Жыл бұрын

1:27 - this maneuver looks nice.

@brendascully5068 9 ай бұрын

Top guns of their day please restore this film to be enjoyed and revered by a new generation

@MarkHarrison733 8 ай бұрын

People no longer support imperialist wars.

@danielmoran9902 11 ай бұрын

And they managed all that without Johnny Mills! A good day's work, gentlemen!

@TundeEszlari Жыл бұрын

Super video.😇

@UnleashthePhury Жыл бұрын

1:33 “Roger Red 3, I see them” followed by the enemy fighters banking exactly the way the incoming TIEs do

@kirkp7470 Жыл бұрын

TIEs???

@theloneranger8725 9 ай бұрын

@@kirkp7470 I believe he is referring to Imperial TIE fighters featured in the George Lucas Star Wars movies. Lucas studied old fighter dogfight films to base the movements of his CGI and model Star Wars fighters on.

@mikebennet7697 9 ай бұрын

I like how even back then they used simple electronics to track the progress of a battle.

@richardsimpson3792 7 ай бұрын

RAF Fighter Command was the first centralised data clearing centre in the world. Inputs from the Met Office, Home Chain RDF (radar), Observer Corps, signal interceptions etc and reports from the aircraft and RAF bases themselves. Back then, the UK led the world in TV, telecoms, radio etc. All thrown away.

@robertbruce7686 Жыл бұрын

"Leave the flaming fighters....it's the bloody bombers we want...."

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

As spoken by Douglas Bader during the Battle, but he used a different F-word. According to Bader's biography, the word got him into trouble because it was overheard by the many WAAFs on duty.

@SteamLance Ай бұрын

See now the .303 machine guns weren't actually as fast firing, as is depicted in the film. But I won't lie from the first time I watched it, I love how fast they sound

@evancrum6811 7 ай бұрын

Amazing movie. Also.....Michael Caine did a 'cameo' as squadron leader on Dunkirk as a voice!

@MarkHarrison733 7 ай бұрын

This film was garbage. Caine was far too old, like most of the others playing pilots.

@animelovers000 Жыл бұрын

1:48-2:00 The spit showing a great demonstration how much more manoeuvrable it was to the 109

@xj900uk 10 ай бұрын

The Me109 had a far better power-weight ratio thanks to its DB fuel-injected 601 engine, which actually gave it the edge especially at high altitude. Surprisingly, it was nearly as manoeverable as the Spitfire, but only Aces would really take it to the edge because of its very unpredictable stall at low speed; also the 'Emile' had a bit of a reputation for weakness and the wings and tail tended to fall off if you tried to flog it too hard, which put off a lot of pilots from trying to 'dance with a Spit', as Galland puts it in his autobiography. Funnily enough, Galland preferred fighting Spitfires as he always said they were easier to shoot down than the Hurricane... he certainly got a lot of them so perhaps he knew what he was talking about...

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 ай бұрын

German aeroplanes were far better.

@xj900uk 9 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Don't think there was that much to choose between the Spit and the Me109. The Hurricane was a little slower and had a poorer rate of climb, but could absorb more punishment, was more forgiving to novices and was very easier to maintain/repair, as well as manufacture.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 ай бұрын

@@xj900uk The UK and its defunct empire was only a satellite of the United States by 1941.

@cpj93070 6 ай бұрын

@@xj900uk Spitfire pilots had no problem shooting down more 109s than the other way around, anyway later Mks of Spitfires were vastly superior to the 109 and the FW 190.

@gezman65 3 ай бұрын

We had the finger of three at the time in fighter formation. The Germans with their 'four' were far more effective.

@jamesforte-mason8849 5 ай бұрын

This is a fantastic film, I cant believe it was made in 1969. Incredible filming and effects. I watch it right through, it makes me proud to be British. Of course nowadays, BBC wouldn't show it in case it offends the Germans, or not WOKE enough because all the actors are white.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 5 ай бұрын

The film was a huge flop, with very bad special effects and very obvious models. The battle is why England is Islamic now.

@daneelolivaw602 5 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Grow up muppet.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 5 ай бұрын

@@daneelolivaw602 Churchill was bribed by Strakosch.

@daneelolivaw602 5 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Still a muppet i see.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 5 ай бұрын

@@daneelolivaw602 Churchill openly confirmed it.

@julietharty1965 5 ай бұрын

Amazing really when the totality of firepower was about 17 seconds from start to finish. Short bursts men!!!

@estabaescrito Жыл бұрын

great Film

@allgood6760 6 ай бұрын

Timeless movie 👍🎥✈️

@colinbarron4 Жыл бұрын

The film is actually called 'Battle of Britain' not 'The Battle of Britain.' However, when production first started it was to be called 'The Battle of Britain.'

@davegeisler7802 Жыл бұрын

Though it was always cool that their was Sargeant Pilots in the RAF 🇬🇧

@gamerplayzz5973 Ай бұрын

Spitfire was amazing! Rolls Royce engine and could out manoeuvre a 109 on a hurricane dive

@evertonporter7887 Жыл бұрын

0:33 "We're Red Squad, we can do anything!"

@kaneda7368 Жыл бұрын

Christopher Nolan definitely made nods to this movie in Dunkirk. Many similar shots that were no doubt inspired by this.

@stevetheduck1425 9 ай бұрын

Michael Caine in both, in Dunkirk, he's on the radios as the leader of the Spitfires.

@philipmartin183 26 күн бұрын

Yes it sums up Great British and makes us Great

@MarkHarrison733 26 күн бұрын

Britain had ceased to be great by the 1930s.

@ashwayn 7 ай бұрын

Ok i feel for the German air men sorry

@tennysonfordblackbird2087 Жыл бұрын

Got the LP of the music from the film.

@shanecollis4207 Жыл бұрын

What is the music from right at the end of the video?

@derrickstableford8152 Жыл бұрын

It even had Winston from John Wick.

@alanhynd7886 Жыл бұрын

It was back in 1940 when he first heard the lines: "Go do what you do best." "What's that?" "Hunt."

@andrewheard3099 4 ай бұрын

Dakka Dakka Dakka

@yamato-yosoroku-klausketeer 2 ай бұрын

ロバート・ショウの声が好き！

@yamato-yosoroku-klausketeer 2 ай бұрын

絵作りが美しい！

@angloaust1575 Жыл бұрын

My mother was a wraf at stanmore And biggin she never mentioned Much about her time there Obviously rather traumatic!

@raypurchase801 11 ай бұрын

The scene in the movie, about a direct hit on a slit-trench full of WAAFs, really happened.

@loudonbands6296 Жыл бұрын

Very authentic, except for the old pilots.

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

True, but if you look at photos of the aircrew taken in WW2, they often looked much older than their years. Heavy strain, the risk of death, being woken at 3am to be ready for 6am raids and a barely-adequate diet will do that to you.

@davidlloyd3116 10 ай бұрын

The whole 9 yards - which refers to the 27 feet of ammunition for each gun on a hurricane or spitfire.

@colderwar 5 ай бұрын

GET OUT ANDY, JUMP !!!!

@Jay-nq2jl 10 ай бұрын

These lads saved the free world…nuff said

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 ай бұрын

They made Europe Communist and Islamic.

@KarlSturmgewher Жыл бұрын

Top Gun takes the cake, but Battle of Britain, Midway and Blue Max get thumbs ups!

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 10 ай бұрын

You jest of course.

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Are you serious? Fighting for freedom and giving your life is not the same as what you just said. Guessing you never served in the military, you just sat back and let others do it for you. My friend you are a coward!!!!!!

@shahrookhshroff3018 Жыл бұрын

When a heavily - laden bomber, albeit flown well by a crew of "Eperten" but equipped with only one effectively operating defensive machine gun tries to evade or fight off a vengeful attack by a more agile enemy fighter firing EIGHT equivalent machine guns, the air battle gets desperate, hopeless and even fatal for the former. The tables are turned, though, when their canon - firing escorts join the fray, now "evening out the odds"!

@stevec6232 Жыл бұрын

Looks like Seven Sisters near Eastbourne? Is that correct?

@TheSeafordian Жыл бұрын

Yes. Couldn't see my house though.

@jean-louislalonde6070 Жыл бұрын

Schnell! Raus! Jawhol!

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

"Achtung - Spitfire!"

@puniopenetrante Жыл бұрын

How in Jesus's green land they made aerial sequences like this?

@oldgoat142 Жыл бұрын

With a helluva lot of work and a helluva lot of pre-planning down to the smallest detail.

@ronsmyth2005 7 ай бұрын

Experienced pilots.

@carnalea2424 Ай бұрын

Give me a squadron of Spitfires.

@MarkHarrison733 26 күн бұрын

Fake quotation.

@robbiethepict2783 2 ай бұрын

The Few.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 2 ай бұрын

Myth.

@aussie6910 10 ай бұрын

How can you get it wrong when the advisers were actually there.

@jjsmallpiece9234 Жыл бұрын

Per ardua ad astra

@stevethomas5849 Жыл бұрын

Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa,. Jamaica, Free French, Czechoslovakia and Poland 303 Squadron were very much involved as the few US volunteers the RAF Eagle Squadron were up in the sky's over Kent against their governments neutrality.

@dalj4362 Жыл бұрын

Yes, big thanks to the. 126 New Zealanders 98 Canadians 33 Australians 25 South Africans 145 Polish 88 Czechs 10 Irish 11 Americans (US) 2,345 British We thank them all.

@thevillaaston7811 10 ай бұрын

There were no Eagle Squadrons in the Battle of Britain.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 ай бұрын

South Africa should have remained neutral.

@cpj93070 6 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw Shut up Na*i boy.

@daneelolivaw602 5 ай бұрын

@@dalj4362 You forgot to mention a few countries and their brave pilots, who also fought in the BoB. Barbados 1 Belgium 28 France 13 Jamaica 1 Newfoundland 1 Rhodesia 3 God bless every single one of them.

@obsidianfury5133 3 ай бұрын

1:20

@DJhuggo Жыл бұрын

Curiosity, the diretor of air batlle in this movie has a anciant German pilot and veteran this batlle! (Sorry mi english fail)

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

Your English is OK! Many German and British veterans advised in this movie.

@kirkp7470 Жыл бұрын

@@raypurchase801 ...and they were not old in 1969! Maybe 46-60 years old.

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

@@kirkp7470 It was intended to invite the South African ace "Sailor" Malan, but he was very ill and couldn't come. The special edition DVD has lots of interesting commentary. The person wearing the white jacket in the Luftwaffe mess scenes was himself a veteran of the Battle. He was an advisor and was given a walk-on part.

@TheTimelord62 10 ай бұрын

The statement is wrong here, the fighters were actually mostly Hawker Hurricanes.

@Fordnan 9 ай бұрын

Mostly, but not solely.

@robertotamesis1783 Жыл бұрын

The problem of using in-line engines is that one shot in the engine manifolds can virtual stop the plane. Unlike radial , one shot in the one radical cylinders won't be effective.

@jjsmallpiece9234 Жыл бұрын

Radial engines have too large a cross section, so cause too much drag, Hence why most piston engine aircraft were water cooled in-line engines

@colinbarron4 Жыл бұрын

The weakness of a liquid - cooled engine like the RR Merlin is that even a single bullet anywhere in the cooling system can cause the engine to overheat and seize.

@raypurchase801 11 ай бұрын

@@colinbarron4 All true. The USAAF preferred Thunderbolts to Mustangs for ground-strafing in '44 and '45,. Mustangs had vulnerable cooling systems and many were lost.

@piglex1 Ай бұрын

Great movie, except they all forgot to wear parachutes!

@rovercoupe7104 20 күн бұрын

If only the Luftwaffe crews knew for what they were fighting. M

@wojciechkopacz7556 Ай бұрын

Miłość żąda ofiary. W rocznicę wybuchu II wojny światowej. Gazeta Roland Historia. Polecam.

@Elcore Жыл бұрын

Were the frames of the Spitfire crashing into the sea at 2:50 cut or am I experiencing the Mandela effect?

@robharris8844U Жыл бұрын

I think that cut is as it is in the movie - they used that sort of cut a number of times, as obviously they could not actually crash them - smoke flare then the plane would go out of shot of the camera and scene cut to another scene. Crashes seen from above at distance were plane models so the camera did not dwell on the scene as it would effect excitement and that it was a model would become evident.

@plymouth5714 Жыл бұрын

This scene takes place about half way through the film, the scene of the Spitfire going all the way down to the beach was, I think in the final climactic battle towards the end just before the final scenes of the RAF pilots waiting around for the enemy who weren't coming after the invasion was called off.

@Elcore Жыл бұрын

@@plymouth5714 Ah, that makes sense; knew I'd seen it somewhere. Thanks.

@robharris8844U Жыл бұрын

@@plymouth5714 Yes, and you can unfortunately tell it is a mock-up of plywood and balsa wood- notice the edit quickly from the scene. It adds to the excitement though.

@kirkp7470 Жыл бұрын

@@robharris8844U There were MANY models in the film. I enjoy the paper fighters on the ground blowing up! You see several 'wrinkled' planes on the ground...paper and wood...

@tomhenry897 Жыл бұрын

Wonder How many forgot to pull the rip cord

@richardsimpson3792 Жыл бұрын

Slightly under 50% of British fighter pilots in the Battle survived a shoot-down, and most of those did manage to return to action. Sportingly, the German's didn't shoot parachuting British pilots very often. And the British, under orders of Winston Churchill, weren't allowed to shoot parachuting Germans...the argument was they would be captured anyway..and the British then put them in a very agreeable stately home hotel where they happily chatted away to each other about the merits of the various tactics used, the performance of the different aircraft etc unaware that everything was recorded!

@raypurchase801 Жыл бұрын

@@richardsimpson3792 A similar discussion took place in the Luftwaffe a couple of years later. The aircrew and commanders all agreed they wouldn't shoot a man in a parachute.

@christianc1769 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else realize how much this feels like the death star space battle from Star Wars: A New Hope at points?I wonder if George Lucas was inspired by this

@raypurchase801 11 ай бұрын

Nah, but I expect Lucas watched "633 Squadron" and "The Dambusters".

@andrewjones5513 9 ай бұрын

It’s a know fact the attack on the Death Star is based on 633 squadron @@raypurchase801

@ludogayko2512 Ай бұрын

The 109 sounds better in real life

@daneelolivaw602 2 сағат бұрын

Not if you are British.

@superflyguy4488 5 ай бұрын

CGI looks amazing, they actually look like proper old peoples aircraft.

@Armadacon 29 күн бұрын

Sorry. No CGI in 1969. They had to use real aircraft instead.

@superflyguy4488 29 күн бұрын

@@Armadacon You didnt get i was being ironic?

@Armadacon 29 күн бұрын

@@superflyguy4488 It would've been ironic if the movie was made a few years ago. As the the movie was released in 1969. The irony fell flat on its face.

@superflyguy4488 29 күн бұрын

@@Armadacon You dont have children do you, maybe thats why you dont get it.

@Armadacon 29 күн бұрын

@@superflyguy4488 I saw this movie in a Cinema when it come out in 1969. What is there to get? As for children. Where do they figure in the equation?

@user-jy4fc2pm3m 7 ай бұрын

実際には英国空軍はパイロットが足らず、ポーランドなどからパイロットを調達した模様。

@rafaeldonosoparedes Жыл бұрын

This film was made on Spain. Without the old Heinkels 111 and Me 109 od the civil este of Spain was imposible of filmer

@animelovers000 Жыл бұрын

Some of it was filmed in Spain

@Fordnan 9 ай бұрын

A big thanks to Franco...

@rafaeldonosoparedes 8 ай бұрын

Some, no,no,no..... All

@Yummers_310 24 күн бұрын

GET OUT ANDY JUMP!!!

@benquinneyiii7941 9 ай бұрын

Essex Nimitz

@hrafnofthule5962 Ай бұрын

If they all, the German, British, Polish, French and Dutch could see Europe now. Sad state.

@katyevans5658 4 ай бұрын

Sad thing is ...these guys were real men ...the country survived because of these guys and the troops on ground ..epic people..now wat about today ...pathetic culture ...my god .. no comparison ❤

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 4 ай бұрын

Churchill destroyed the UK and Europe.

@user-sg7ct2yy3e Ай бұрын

Not sure if true or not 400 gallons of fuel a hour

@arthurdirindinjr1792 9 ай бұрын

Kinda impossible to beat the 8 .50 cals of the P-47 Thunderbolt Beat TLS out of a couple of 20mm and two .303 Mgs of the Spifire

@billb207 8 ай бұрын

Didn't exist in 1940.

@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 7 ай бұрын

Yet ANOTHER clueless yankee commenter who thinks they won WW2 alone. Listen Cletus, at the time that the RAF were fielding fighters with 8x .303 brownings, the USAAF were pootling about the skies with the P40 Warhawk, which at the time carried two light barrelled .50 cals and two .30 or .303 cals. Give over with your Yankee BS, in 1940 the RAF would have wiped the USAAF from the skies.

@Hendo56 9 ай бұрын

"Sailor" Malan ("Skipper") said he would sometimes let one go- shot up and smoking- to help demoralize the staff back at the German aerodromes.

@Greggee100 9 ай бұрын

captain from Jaws? I thought spitfire could take more hits before going down because it was a heavy fighter

@stevetheduck1425 9 ай бұрын

The Spitfire then was an interceptor. Later marks (models) could carry bombs, had larger cannon weapons, and the last Spitfires were more than twice as powerful and twice as heavy, and could take on many roles. At the time of the Battle of Britain (mid 1940 to that winter), it had eight .303 machine guns and flew short sorties to intercept and attack bomber formations, up to five times a day.

@Greggee100 9 ай бұрын

thanxs

@ScoutSniper3124 9 ай бұрын

German bombers were designed to be as fast or faster than the fighters of their day. Unfortunately for them, the fighters continued to gain in speed, and by the time bombers such as the Heinkel He 111 came into service they were outpaced by the Spitfires and Hurricanes. German design relied on that speed to negate the need for fighter escort, and also to minimize the need for defensive armament such as in the heavy bombers of the Allies (Lancasters & Flying Fortresses). This forced the Germans into a series of compromises trying to hold to the original design, while adding machineguns in defense. The outcome was fleets of bombers that did neither job (bombing nor defending themselves) well. Proof is in their defeat during the Battle of Britain, which on paper at the outset seemed unthinkable.

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 ай бұрын

Germany did not lose the battle.

@denneledoe873 5 ай бұрын

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw uh huh, and how did operation sea lion fare?

@JamesRichards-mj9kw 5 ай бұрын

@@denneledoe873 Sea Lion was a deliberate bluiff while the Axis prepared for Barbarossa, as Galland and von Rundstedt confirmed in July 1940.