Great Story

[Pete McCluskey.]

For the pilots among us. This is quite long but a good story.


SPITFIRE 944 - YouTube

In 2005, an 83 year-old World War II pilot is surprised to see 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash for the first time...click below and enjoy.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie3SrjLlcUY&sns=em"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie3SrjLlcUY&sns=em[/ame]

 

[Nick]

Thanks Pete,

As you say really great story.

 

[Mark]

That was great. What a nice guy and so brave! Thanks for posting the clip Pete.

 

[Randy V]

That was great. What a nice guy and so brave! Thanks for posting the clip Pete.

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That man had the right stuff!!!! :thumbsup:

 

[Stephen Ducker]

Nice one Pete, Thanks Steve

 

[Jim Craik]

Great story,

Thanks Pete!

 

[Jim Craik]

When ever I see Spitfires, I aways think of our old friend Al the Cad!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT46V3mmWRE"]A Spitfire flying low - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT46V3mmWRE"]► 0:31► 0:31[/ame]



A Spitfire flying low - YouTube

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Jun 11, 2006 - Uploaded by markbennett1
I believe that Ray Hanna was flying the Spitfire, trying to give Alain de Cadenet a well deserved haircut. .

I have know idea why I aways get double postings!

 

[Mick Ridley]

The ...SPITFIRE...Powered by the Famous, Rolls Royce Merlin Engine, a V12, 27 Litre , giving approx 1400 bhp

A little known version of the Merlin Engine was the Meteor Engine, basically the same engine , but without the supercharger, it gave about 600 bhp

These engines were fitted to the Cromwell Tanks. They were capable of 40 mph, but had to have goveners fitted because the suspension couldnt handle the speeds.

Cromwell tanks first saw service with the 7th Armoured Division, in the D-day landings. They used the same main gun ammunition as the Sherman tank, but had a lower sillouette, and were faster and more manouverable

My father fought in the Cromwell tanks from Normandy, till the end of the war, he was the front machine gunner

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PMcooGM9ew"]Cromwell A27M tank in action at Bastogne barracks December 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Nick]

A little known version of the Merlin Engine was the Meteor Engine, basically the same engine , but without the supercharger, it gave about 600 bhp

These engines were fitted to the Cromwell Tanks. They were capable of 40 mph, but had to have goveners fitted because the suspension couldnt handle the speeds.

Hi Mick,

Last year whilst watching a static display tank engine fire up, we were informed by the owner that a lot of the Rolls Royce tank engines were built by Rover.

He told us this before he fired it up, or I still wouldn't know