Spitfire: A Pilot's View' and 'Hurricane: A Pilot's View' DVD's – Anyone Seen These?

Many thanks for the replies – I’ve placed an order for both!

One minor gripe for me is they spoilt the aerobatic sequence flown by Stephen Grey with music – I would have much prefered the sound of the Merlin and maybe Stephen talking through the sequence.

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Unfortunately seems to happen with many aircraft videos/programmes,another thing that winds me up is where the production team artificially degrade old film footage with extra ‘lines’ etc presumably to make it look ‘older’,seems to have become fashionable:rolleyes:
Not saying that has happened on the above dvd’s,as I have not seen them!!

cheers baz

I only have the VHS versions, but assuming the DVD’s are the same, they are both worth having!

The Hurricane one is a little less polished compared to the Spitfire one, and edited in house by the DUKE team IIRC from the original footage shot a few years earlier by the Battlebase team. One minor gripe for me is they spoilt the aerobatic sequence flown by Stephen Grey with music – I would have much prefered the sound of the Merlin and maybe Stephen talking through the sequence.

But other than that, I say get them!

Cheers

Paul

Haven’t seen the Hurricane film, but the Spitfire one is well worth buying – featuring a forum favourite, Spitfire AR213! 😀

This was lifted from the Duke website.

Re; Spitfire-

The Supermarine Spitfire remains one of the all time classic fighters and certainly one of the most recognised. In Britain it has become part of folklore – the aeroplane that helped save the UK in the Battle of Britain. Aviation fans the world over often wonder what it would be like to fly this famous plane. This stunning action video offers you the chance to experience the pilot’s perspective, with in-cockpit cameras. Join aerobatic ace Tony Bianchi in what was once W.W.II ace Ginger Lacey’s personal Spitfire Mark Ia as it is put through its paces. Features the Mark Ia, Mark V, Mark XIV, Mark XVI and Mark XIX aircraft.

Re: Hurricane-

The Hurricane was one of the most versatile fighters of World War II and the first eight-gun monoplane fighter produced in Britain. This unique video features aerobatic manoeuvres similar to those employed by Battle of Britain pilots in the heat of the dogfight. The pilots-eye-view from in-cockpit cameras show you what it is really like to fly the 1942 Mark XII Hawker Hurricane. We also visit the evocative Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Building and interview museum staff, former Hurricane pilots and restorers. Plus you can enjoy detailed technical close-ups, takeoffs, landings and superb ground-to-air aerobatic footage. A fitting tribute to an aircraft which truly deserves its place in aviation history.

Hope this might sway you to purchase.

Amazon, if you buy both = free postage. Two DVD’s for under £20 is good.

Brian.

Many thanks for the info. 🙂

This was lifted from the Duke website.

Re; Spitfire-

The Supermarine Spitfire remains one of the all time classic fighters and certainly one of the most recognised. In Britain it has become part of folklore – the aeroplane that helped save the UK in the Battle of Britain. Aviation fans the world over often wonder what it would be like to fly this famous plane. This stunning action video offers you the chance to experience the pilot’s perspective, with in-cockpit cameras. Join aerobatic ace Tony Bianchi in what was once W.W.II ace Ginger Lacey’s personal Spitfire Mark Ia as it is put through its paces. Features the Mark Ia, Mark V, Mark XIV, Mark XVI and Mark XIX aircraft.

Re: Hurricane-

The Hurricane was one of the most versatile fighters of World War II and the first eight-gun monoplane fighter produced in Britain. This unique video features aerobatic manoeuvres similar to those employed by Battle of Britain pilots in the heat of the dogfight. The pilots-eye-view from in-cockpit cameras show you what it is really like to fly the 1942 Mark XII Hawker Hurricane. We also visit the evocative Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Building and interview museum staff, former Hurricane pilots and restorers. Plus you can enjoy detailed technical close-ups, takeoffs, landings and superb ground-to-air aerobatic footage. A fitting tribute to an aircraft which truly deserves its place in aviation history.

Hope this might sway you to purchase.

Amazon, if you buy both = free postage. Two DVD’s for under £20 is good.

Brian.