The Spitfire Site - Videos

A Truly Emotional Start-up

2010-02-08T17:16:00.001Z

This video clip is taken from the film "Perfect Lady" which covers full restoration story of ML407, a two-seater Sptifire TR MK. IX also known as the Grace Spitfire.

Nick Grace bought ML407 in 1979 in a dismantled state and after 5 years of work took off with his wife Carolyn on their first flight. Apart from the substantial task of general re-assembly, the fuselage and wings were essentially as they left the factory but a large amount of the work involved stripping back to bare metal and re-riveting after treatment with modern anticorrosives - which is the main reason why the Spitfire is still operational today with no corrosion.

Tragically, Nick was killed in a car accident in 1988 but Carolyn continues to fly the aircraft.

"Perfect Lady" and other videos are available from the Grace Spitfire ML 407 Website with all profits going to maintain the Spitfire in flying condition
[The Grace Spitfire]

The World's Worst Special Effects Movie?

2010-02-07T20:20:00.001Z

According to the author Lonystrad, this could be the worst special effects movie ever. I must say that I've seen worse :) and besides, I found the idea rather cute. Aerial dogfight using some crudely painted plastic models as props, "flying" in the back garden of a suburban English semi-detached house on a warm sunny afternoon... makes me feel like I was back in the 1960s. Wonder if the movie authors are old enough to realize that.

Can you name all the aircraft and kits in this movie?
[Lonystrad]

Airfix Dogfight: Spitfire vs. Bf 109

2010-02-02T17:54:00.000Z

Here is a nice computer-generated video recently released by Airfix, showing their two new kits announced for 2010 in a dogfight, Spitfire Mk. Ia and Messerschmitt Bf 109E. A neat marketing idea which emphasizes Airfix's current efforts to rejuvenate the popularity of their Spitfire kits.
[Airfix]

Parkzone Spitfire by Mark Lane

2010-01-25T21:52:00.003Z

Kent modeller Mark Lane sent us this video of his Parkzone Spitfire Mk. V in the markings of Robert Stanford-Tuck. Mark wrote:

"I was always Spitfire junkie when I was a kid. And now with some deposable income I started flying RC warbirds and Spitfires are top of my list I have three."

The show model is converted with brushless motor and Screaming 3-blade propeller.
[Mark Lane]

New Airfix Spitfire IX - the Video

2009-11-24T12:57:00.003Z

An appropriate illustration to my recent review of new Airfix 1/72 Spitfire IX is this promotional video from Airfix, giving a good idea about how a completed model looks like.
[Airfix]

Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire

2009-11-18T20:08:00.004Z

Here is the video presentation of Tamiya's new 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IX kit filmed during its first public presentation at the Tokyo Hobby Show in October 2009. This 6-minute clip contains a walkthough of the kit's main features and an interesting interview with its chief designer Katsumi Tokunaga.
[Hobby Link Japan]

For those interested in other modelling news from the same show, here is the first (preceding) part of the same video.

A Spitfire that didn't fly so well

2009-10-23T15:54:00.004+01:00

Here is an interesting two-part video test of an RC Nitroplanes Spitfire, an almost-ready-to-fly model. As it turns out, less than wonderful in flight, unlike its full-size original. A fun and very informative hands-on test of an RC model. In the second part (below), note how many modifications were required to put the things right!
[NightFlyyer]

Examining Spitfire LF Mk. XVIe TE462

2009-09-12T21:59:00.003+01:00

Built in 1945, TE462 is a good example of a late-production series Spitfire Mk. XVI. This video offers a detailed walkaround of this aircraft while parked inside the hangar at East Fortune National Museum of Flight, Scotland.
[auldm]

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey movie - Battle of Britain

2009-09-07T19:44:00.004+01:00

Another of the oficially released movie clips from the console game IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey for XBox360 and PS3. This 3.5-minutes long video shows the scenery and aircraft of the Battle of Bratain campaign featured in the game. Note: worth watching in HD.
[il2game.com]

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Multiplayer Trailer

2009-09-07T19:39:00.001+01:00

This is the official video trailer for multiplayer mode of the console game IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, released in September 2009.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey official game trailer

2009-09-07T12:46:00.003+01:00

Here is the official game trailer of the Il-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey as released on 4 Spetember 2009.

See also the description of the game here.
[il2game.com]

Duxford Flying Legends 2009 - video report

2009-08-25T19:37:00.008+01:00

Here is a 6-part video coverage of the 2009 edition of Duxford's Flying Legends show, without doubt the greatest warbird show in Europe. This one was held at on July 11-12th, 2009.

With the total time of over 45 minutes, this documentary shows a large chunk of the event and the location, including museum site impressions, flightline shots and, of course, all the various air displays. The image quality (HD mode available!) and sound is all first-class, so sit back, blow up the videos full-screen, turn up the volume and enjoy!
[wheels-up.be (Chris Janssens)]

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Spitfire FR Mk. XVIIIe in Norway

2009-08-24T21:11:00.002+01:00

This video shows a Swedish-based Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XVIIIE display at the Lista airshow in Norway, July 2009.
[Joeyno]

Game preview - IL2 Birds of Prey

2009-08-24T20:58:00.004+01:00

It is easy to admit that each new major generation of WW2 flight simulator games raises the already high-level of visual experience to stunning new heights. Here is a preview of the forthcoming console game Il-2 Birds of Prey showing the scenery of the Battle of Britain in the game.

The release date has been set for 15 September 2009.
[vo101sanyo]

Spitfire vs. Bf-109 - in IL2 Sturmovik 1946

2009-08-24T20:46:00.004+01:00

This video taken from the game IL2 Sturmovik: 1946 takes you through a fictional battle between the British Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb and the German Messerschmitt bf 109E-4. The author of the movie used many user-created add-ons to bring the quality of the movie to the maximum, including a special onboard camera guns fore these wide-angle external shots of the aircraft. Also, there is a surprise guest appearance...

Some of the air-to-air shooting is fabulous, especially if watched in HD mode.
[fight2flyphoto]

Spitfire down!

2009-08-24T20:41:00.002+01:00

IL2-generated videos are popular at YouTube, but few of them are so well done and post-produced as this one. Its single scene shows a Spitfire being ambushed and shot down by German Bf 109.
[xRainerZufallx]

Spitfire vs Buchon at Biggin Hill 2009

2009-08-24T20:25:00.002+01:00

Air combat simulation between a Bf 109 (actually, a Spanish Buchon) and a Spitfire over Biggin Hill at the 2009 Airshow.

Spitfire display at the 2009 East Fortune airshow

2009-08-24T20:17:00.006+01:00

Here is an expretly done HD video showing a Spitfire TR Mk. IX display at the Scottish no. 1 aviation event, the annual air show at East Fortune Airfield in East Lothian. The pilot is Anthony Hodgson.

(Note: for best viewing results, select the HD option and then full-screen - both options available in the lower right corner of the video display)

[auldm]

Dutch F-16 & Spitfire Flypast at the Eastbourne Airshow 2009

2009-08-24T20:13:00.003+01:00

This clip shows a beautiful coastal flypast by a Dutch F-16 and a Spitfire - in formation. From Eastbourne Airshow 2009.
[Wonkabar007]

Sunset flying in Omaka

2009-04-27T22:49:00.005+01:00

The newest addition to the airshow circuit is the Spitfire Mk. IX PV270. Restored by Brendon Deere in memory of his uncle, fighter ace, Al Deere, PV270 made its first post-restoration flight on 18 March 2009 at Ohakea, New Zealand, piloted by Keith Skilling. PV270 has been painted in the colour scheme of Alan Deere while he was RAF Wing Commander at Biggin Hill.

This video shows the aircraft flying in the evening at Classic Fighters Airshow, Omaka airfield near Blenheim New Zealand. Classic Fighters at Omaka was the public debut of PV270. The weather was perfect throughout the weekend allowing the aircraft to fly six times over the three days of the show.

Working Merlin engine in 1/5 scale

2009-03-23T09:30:00.002Z

A mind-boggling modelling undertaking - a working Merlin XX in 1/5 scale built by British modeller Barry Hares of the Aircraft Engine Historical Society. This video shows a test bench run of the completed engine. Additional photos of the model, including its various beautifully machined components, are available here at the AEHS site [Barry Hares]

1/4 Scale Spitfire Sound System for That Merlin Growl

2009-03-21T13:10:00.003Z

How do you get a realistic Merlin engine sound in a scale RC Spitfire model? The answer is by using a dedicated onboard sound system.

This video demonstrates the first 'in airframe' test of the Benedini Merlin sound system in a 1/4 Scale Spitfire replica. While it doesn't sound loud in the video, standing by the model you really need to shout to be heard over the noise! Two speakers are mounted in the wing root pointing down while a third is mounted in the radiator.

Also shown are a few miscellaneous cockpit details. [vultee35]

1/3 Spitfire model by J.P. Cousinet

2009-03-21T12:57:00.005Z

A 2-minute video presentation of 1/3 scale static model of Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX built by French modeller Jean Pierre Cousinet. The model has been made of wood and covered in aviation-grade aluminium plate, with exact reproduction of the detail inside and out.

Full description of the model together with more photos can be found in the article Closer to the Real Thing - 1/3 Scale Replica of the Spitfire Mk. IX.

Mark Hanna leads Spitfire formation display

2008-04-12T19:44:00.002+01:00

This film footage shows a 3-aircraft Spitfire formation display led by the late Ray Hanna in 1996. Includes wonderful air-to-air footage in its second half. Produced by FlyingMachinesTV. [FlyingMachinesTV]

Spitfire in IL2

2008-04-12T19:32:00.001+01:00

A well-done video from the computer Game IL2 Sturmovik, about the Spitfire, to the music of Prodidgy. [by Built2spillD]