I know the 70th anniversary was yesterday but worth commemorating anyway

If you've ever been to war you'll get this



Pommyland at it's finest

Pure genius,n almost unbelievable flying from young men with so few hours flying under their belt,def spec ops of the day

PS,music was good n all )

Too lazy to write something,you've been in OZ too long

Here you go

I'm fascinated by aviation, history, technology but mostly by the history of technology, so this mission is right up my street. Add to this the skill, sacrifice and bravery which I can relate to (well maybe not skill) - it's an incredible tale

**** i nearly stood to attention there n saluted

Yep, almost unbelievable from this historical distance, like so many wartime acts performed during times of huge stress on air, land or water.

We may complain of stress but, if I may draw it back to cricket, as the Australian all-rounder Keith Miller said "Pressure is a Messerschmitt up your arse.”

Wont be long before Commonwealth has something to say about that.

Great thread, Amazulu

A couple of years ago, we were leaving my parent's house after a day's visit. Driving across the local WWII airfield, I saw something in the distance and stopped the car. I got out and immediately heard the unmistakeable engines. Told ROMFT to get out and we stood and watched as the Lancaster flew over-head. Such a wonderful and moving sight. Trying to explain the significance to the kids was hard as they have no real comprehension at the moment, of just how important that part of history is.

Just remembered, it flew over their house last year too. Nice and low. Queue me running hell for leather to the field to try and get some pictures

The sound of a Lancaster or a merlin engined Spitfire always makes me stop and look. Although too young to have any memories of the war, both my parents did, and my step grandad had a role in designing/engineering the prototype spit when it was used for racing before the war. I was brought up with planes too- dad was a meteorologist who supported the RAF bases, so we used to get privileged access to all the airshows back in the 60's. Loved the Vulcan bombers and the Lightnings, especially when they went to reheat and shot up vertically.

Yup, although I'm a military kit geek not just aviation.

I believe the same qualities still exist despite the bad press the youth of today get.

I always imagined the bomb bays to be huge but standing inside a B-52 dispelled that notion! Tiny compared with the size of the plane

Great film too mind

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