Bluebird Mike
December 2, 2006 at 3:01 pm

Spitfire DVDs etc

Can anyone recommend some good Spitfire documentaries to me please?

I’ve got the old ‘Pilot’s Eye’ one with Cliff Spink yapping on and on, and I’ve got the ‘Pilot’s View’ one with the wonderful in-cockpit sequence with Tony Bianchi.

I also have an ancient tape off the telly of one transmitted in the mid-80s, with a sequence at the end of Neil Williams flying MH434 (very tail-down, too!?) which, like a Lancaster programme transmitted the same week, was narrated by a Michael Dean. Are these available anywhere?

What about the vids available via the Grace Spitfire site- how long are they?

Any good restoration vids? And is there a vid about Hurricane R4118 at all?

Any suggestions/reviews/links very welcome, thanks!

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By: moocher - 8th December 2006 at 12:36

The DVD I found most interesting was –

“From Spitfire to Saucepan” a most interesting insight into how an old aeroplane was turned into something usefull.

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By: Bluebird Mike - 8th December 2006 at 11:18

…and indeed it arrived today, by return! Thanks Steve!

(Can’t make Christmas Day come around as quickly, can you..?)

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By: Bluebird Mike - 7th December 2006 at 13:36

Have just ordered the ‘A Spitfire’s Story’ DVD via Steve’s Ebay shop then, though it’s to be a Crimbo present from the missus, so I’ll still have to wait before I see it, wah! :rolleyes: 😀

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By: Bluebird Mike - 3rd December 2006 at 10:22

Thanks again people! Will most likely try the MH434 one first, methinks.

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By: NC900 - 3rd December 2006 at 10:04

SPITFIRE FRONTLINE FIGHTER

100% wartime footage, no “bla bla”.

http://www.dukevideo.com/General/DVD/Military%20,-a-,%20War/Spitfire%20Frontline%20Fighter%20DVD.aspx

The best ever… to me

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By: schneider - 3rd December 2006 at 01:02

I quite like ‘Spitfire-Defender of the skies’ as the second half gives you a fairly good overview of the different marks.

I managed to buy a copy of this on DVD from the Duxford shop this year.

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By: Bluebird Mike - 2nd December 2006 at 22:08

Cheers both!

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By: goof - 2nd December 2006 at 20:32

The Grace Spitfire videos are: Absolute Heaven–40 mins., The Perfect Lady–60 mins., and Going Solo–18mins.