Up close fixing ICONIC RAF aircraft

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2 жыл бұрын

We've been finding out how a team of engineers has been working to get the aircraft from the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight ready for a year of airshows.
We visited those hard at work in a hangar containing six Spitfires, two Hurricanes, two Chipmunks, a Dakota and a Lancaster - which is thought to be only one of two in the world capable of flying.
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@sshep86 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best things about living in Lincolnshire is the RAF bases/air fields (current and abandoned) and various RAF planes you get to see in day to day travels. I actually take my dog for a walk in Twyford woods, where there's an abandoned WW2 airfield (RAF North Witham). Most of the concrete run ways are still in tact and you can even come across various building and bunkers. Lots of these sort of places around lincolnshire.

@johnpixie 2 жыл бұрын

from grantham myself. big one near me got turned into a scrapyaed which was twicw the prize as a kid. feels like half the woods have some sort of old ruined building in them

@franciscook5819 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. I have long wanted to see a little of the maintenance work required by the BBMF. They seem to be stellar mechanics/fitters doing an excellent job of keeping those beautiful, iconic aircraft flying. Hopefully I'll see them at an air show this summer.

@JG-mp5nb 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute masterpiece of engineering!

@mikenelson8786 2 жыл бұрын

Worth all the time and money, a great organisation.

@joe-vl3nd 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job lads

@FrankC321 2 жыл бұрын

That hanger floor is so clean I'd eat dinner off of it.

@freakyflow 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see a Tempest MkV be airworthy

@MadMatt13 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Keep up the great work!

@NesconProductions 2 жыл бұрын

For those serving in the British military must be quite the honor and just plane (;-) fun to work on old warbirds on a daily basis. A bit more pleasant duty than say in being in the infantry having to hump a Javelin missile launcher around, digging foxholes & eating MRE's.

@jjsmallpiece9234 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to sea the techies are going back to wearing grey overalls, instead of green and looking like a pongo. Hope they never have a fire in the hangar - the history of the RAF could be lost in 1 fire. Should keep the aircraft in separate hangars

@JonathonMitchell-ig4bv 7 ай бұрын

I wish we can save her🇬🇧❤️

@itsonlyme9938 2 жыл бұрын

I heard that, with the jet age coming in loads of Spitfires where scraped . Just imagen all those spare parts that could have been salvaged My be no one realised how sought after they would be come.

@flypawels 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@GapeGang 2 жыл бұрын

I have some great photos of these beauties

@MrBook123456 2 жыл бұрын

cool

@bigjohn697791 2 жыл бұрын

My Grand DAD Frankie (Francis) O Dowd (Sligo Republic Of Ireland) ran the maintance for the RAF during the second world war as a civilian in charge of the ground crews after the war he returned to Sligo and ran the maintance yards for the CIE Buses in Sligo and had my mother I am sure he's on the record books somewhere if anybody know's any details please let me know would love to have some old pictures to share with the family in ireland

@Jorn41 2 жыл бұрын

Subtitles would be greatly appreciated!!!

@kenmccormick8059 2 жыл бұрын

English subtitles are available now, you just need to turn them on ('cc' button).

@belesariius 2 жыл бұрын

these lads are doing god's work, but it is a crime that the raf didnt keep at least one of every type that served in the war. For all the airmen that died in all the different types.

@bmused55 2 жыл бұрын

The big private war bird flying scene is simultaneously a good and bad thing. Good - Keeps them in the public eye, lets new generations see them. Bad - Every new war bird added to the flight worthy fleet uses up more spares and created competition for parts. This increases prices and obviously means spares must run out eventually