My grandfather served as an air mechanic in the RFC during WW I. He was very mechanically minded as could work on motorcycles and car engines. My father obtained his glider pilot's license while working in a reserved occupation. He eventually joined the RAF and trained as a navigator and pilot during WW II. He was sent to Canada to complete his training where he flew the Spitfire, Tiger Moth and Lancaster bomber. He flew for the last time in 1999 at age 76.
Beautiful scriptwriting (and therefore a better chance of great acting, as is the case here, in my opinion!). The fight between the older man who works (as a wheelwright?) now with the one -armed man, and their apology to each other - lovely dignity, humility, and grace!
Considering British tv now is at it's own dunkirk and virtually no British tv or film is produced in the country since 1971 I wouldn't call that an accomplishment anytime a "empire" collapses faster than the EU you really have to question the quality of the fabric..seems very suspect and thread bare..any army who's equipment is made in China isn't that impressive so congratulations on a 3rd rate drama maybe 300 ppl out 10 million remember! Fucking EU socalist multicriminalculture cunts!
The hank you for this excellent series.....it is incredible just looking at the construction of these planes , how they ever stayed up for long! They seemed to be made made of paper and string and matchsticks!!!!
That Scottish guy is gorgeous! Sobering to think of what these brave airmen did on both sides in that war so few years after powered flight had been invented. I started watching this series on the 100th anniversary of the formation of the RAF and I've been watching them out of sequence since. They're so incredibly good.
I assume you are in the US? Its sad how Americans have tin ears for non-US accents, no matter how beautiful. Those of us outside the US can understand any US accent.
@@brianmason9803 Two things Brian. Banking the wings causes less lift available, and now you will have to land downwind -- a big no-no even today's aircraft.
The early planes had an alarming tendency to disintegrate baring the engine block. Some pilots were thrown clear of their aircraft just like you see people on the motorway who failed to wear their seatbelt.
I was just wondering about Charles saying that they shouldn't be killing Huns in the air Was that naive of him? Isn't it true about war, it's kill or be killed? They may not want to do it, but do they do it be it Huns or the English?
Originally they weren't fighter pilots but recon and aerial defense, ground raids etc. There was sort of a code of conduct unofficially between Hun and Anglo pilots.
@@Countdown70sNot so as you would notice. One of the bands of the diagonal white cross is thicker than the other because the St Patrick’s Cross is slightly off set compared to the St Andrew’s cross. The difference is small enough that most people don’t notice and it’s very easy to get wrong but big enough to bring out the second rate pedant in people.
Thats a Model 92 , It looks similar to the 1894 but they were offered in other Calibers . Tube Magazine was handy for follow up shots in a Time of excitement . Lever was useful with quick loading in a cramped Space . Good spot Jay .
@@markcantemail8018 These Winchesters are light and handy, but slow to reload. The stripper clips of the Enfield would offer much faster reloading-- I wonder why they chose these rifles over others... say the 1915 Winchester, that could be loaded with stripper clips. Or, it was just catch as catch can, and there where these rifles and these guys needed some...
Not so easy - remember, those early aircraft were very nose heavy. The engine was heavy and the fuselage and tail very light in comparison. Once the engine cuts out, the airspeed drops rapidly, reducing the lift from the wings, and the weight of the heavy engine wants to drag the nose down. Pull back on the stick and it levels out, but the biplane wings cause a lot of drag, and the airspeed plummets. You have to dive quite steeply to maintain a safe airspeed without engine power, and only pull up at the very last moment before landing. Pull up too early, because there's trees in the way, and the aircraft stalls out and drops like a rock. The fuel tank is more flimsy than a beer can, and inevitably ruptures on impact. Once the petrol touches the hot engine, whoosh - up in flames it goes. Sorry for the ramble - spent too long flying WW1 flight simulations like Rise of Flight.
