Spitfire 944
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shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
Great short film! I'll refer my brother and an old friend to that one. Thanks for posting it.
monet61
US Veteran
Thank you for posting that. Wonderful film.
Malpasowildlifer
Member
very cool. thanks for sharing
deralte
US Veteran
We have a Spitfire mounted just inside the gate here at Seymour Johnson AFB. The 4th Wing located here was the original wing of volunteer pilots that went to England before we got into the war. They were known as the Eagle Squadrons.
Texas Star
US Veteran
My (bleeping) computer just lost a LONG post that I was making about US use of Spitfires, sort of reverse Lend-Lease. Many of you have seen one in US colors shot down while covering the allied landings at Anzio. The plane is right in the surf.
I read a book by a US pilot who flew US-marked MK V and MK IX Spits over Italy until his unit got Mustangs a year or so later. He liked the Spitfire a lot, but preferred the longer range of the P-51, as it let them make longer strikes into enemy territory.
I don't have time to re-type my comments on the F-5 recon version of the P -38, but it's in suitable books and on the Net.
Rocketdog, thanks for posting this remarkable video. I usually avoid videos here that have little description of the contents. I'm glad that I decided to click on this one.
I read a book by a US pilot who flew US-marked MK V and MK IX Spits over Italy until his unit got Mustangs a year or so later. He liked the Spitfire a lot, but preferred the longer range of the P-51, as it let them make longer strikes into enemy territory.
I don't have time to re-type my comments on the F-5 recon version of the P -38, but it's in suitable books and on the Net.
Rocketdog, thanks for posting this remarkable video. I usually avoid videos here that have little description of the contents. I'm glad that I decided to click on this one.
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mjr
Member
I've with Texas Star in that it takes a lot for me to watch most videos people post.
I really glad I wound up watching this one--that was time well spent. What a man that pilot was!
I really glad I wound up watching this one--that was time well spent. What a man that pilot was!
Silver Dollar
US Veteran
A lot of folks never realized that the US did use Spits in WWII particularly with the recon groups. They were durn good airplanes but were a little wonky on the landings.
vigil617
US Veteran
So many, many stories from that war since it involved a cast of literally tens of millions, and with the quality of photography (still and motion picture) from that era, there are thousands of stories yet to be told that, even 70 years later, have never seen the light of day. It was amazing to see this one brought to light.
Thanks for posting; this was a treat.
Thanks for posting; this was a treat.
WOW, What a movie clip. I met a Farmers insurance agent i 1965 that flew P-38's Photo Recon out of England. He said about the same about the turbo chargers. He flew lower & out ran all the German planes. No armor, no guns, no bullet proofing. He said he pulled 60 inches of mercury from both engines & would not tell his speed but it was real fast. Remember this was 1944 & these were prop jobs.
That was FABUOUS
Being able to get that film back to the guy is amazing and I think they really made him happy. I wonder what else they have in that trunk???
Being able to get that film back to the guy is amazing and I think they really made him happy. I wonder what else they have in that trunk???
Thanks for posting ..... great piece of history.
Don
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