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American Reacts AL MURRAY and JAMES HOLLLAND Fly a British Spitfire from World War 2 REACTION

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King Boomer's Reaction to British comedian Al Murray and British historian James Holland flying the iconic World War 2 fighter plane from the UK, the Spitfire. ENJOY!

Original Video: Al Murray & James Holland TAKE TO THE SKIE...
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20 Comments

@tobylewis6442 8 days ago (edited)

Not sure if anybody’s recommended it before, but Guy Martin has some amazing programmes on the world wars and other military history. Rebuilds a spitfire, recovers a lost WW2 bomber, covers the great escape, last flight of the Vulcan bomber. They’re over an hour long but are fantastic for in your spare time or perhaps Patreon

@dannjp75 8 days ago (edited)

Ive had the pleasure of flying in a Spitfire, my wife paid for it for my 50th birthday. Probably the greatest experience of my life. Thank you sweetie ❤❤

@briankeniry219 8 days ago

Al Murray and JAmes Holland did a youtube series on the Battle of Britain Day by Day. There was so much I didn't know previously and although it's a significant investment in time, it's well worth a watch. Spoiler, the Luftwaffe didn't have much of a chance for various reasons, especially because they didn't understand what they were getting into and, efrfectively, they were losing from day 1!

@MD-1982 8 days ago

Fun Fact: Ewan McGregor's brother is a pilot for the RAF, his call sign is 'Obi-2'

@nickwebb7868 8 days ago

Spitfires flying over the white cliffs of Dover. how iconic is that

@Badgersj 8 days ago

The plane from that era I love is the Fairey Swordfish, aka the Stringbag. It's an open-cockpit biplane mostly made of wood and was amazingly successful in WW2 due to short takeoff and landing which meant it could be operated from ships, it had a very low radar profile and that it was so slow it could fly low and was very difficult for enemy ships to (a) detect and (b) target if they did see it coming. A relative of mine flew those on the Arctic convoys - imagine that.

@drboris01 8 days ago (edited)

In my younger days, I knew a man who flew these beasts in WW2. They certainly lived lives back then.

@charlesfrancis6894 8 days ago

The P 51 Mustang had a Merlin engine which made it an excellent fighter. There is a You Tube video of a WW2 ME 109 fighter pilot given a flight in a Spitfire .

@l3v1ckUK 8 days ago

A spitfire would be nice, but I'd really like a go in a Mosquito.

@BigAlCapwn 8 days ago

The one made from an original rivet is the Trigger's Broom of Spitfires

@easydriver5202 8 days ago

The pilot of the Spitfire, Richard Grace passed away after an illness aged 40. RIP

@pauldurkee4764 8 days ago

King Boomer, it might be interesting to look into your fellow countrymen who fought in the battle of britain, probably the most famous being Billy Fiske, who gave his life defending Britain.

@markpstapley 8 days ago

"spade grip" yoke is the control columns name

@RoyCousins 8 days ago (edited)

That is the Grace Spitfire. It was restored by Nick Grace in the 1980s. Sadly, Nick died in a car crash in 1988. Nick's widow Carolyn took it on and flew it extensively until her death in a road accident in 2022. Their son then flew the Spitfire (as he did in this clip) until he sadly died of cancer in 2024.
Here's the classic Spitfire clip: Ray Hanna flying over Alain de Cadenet at zero feet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOoiEbtf2w

@sheerluckholmes5468 6 days ago

That would be the most restrained I've ever seen Mr. Murray.

@andrewmain3572 8 days ago

You should read up on William Armstrong of Armstrong Whitworth, which merged with Vickers to become Vickers Armstrong. In his estate at "Cragside" in the north of England he had 7 million trees planted and the house had its own hydro electric power station, the first in the world.

@paulhawker4653 6 days ago

The Merlin sounds amazing on one plane, so I can’t imagine how 80 at one time would have sounded

@fishtigua 8 days ago

Wonderful video. My Grandpa won a golf championship and the prize was a flight in this. He was very proud of his mid-air photo.

@bootstrapflyer 8 days ago (edited)

I am a Brit and have seen and listened to Spitfires many times. The first time a saw a Spitfire was in the 80s as a kid. As soon as a saw and listened to it, I was absolutely hooked. When you hear the Merlin, the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. The Battle of Britain flyby of The hurricane, Lancaster and Spitfire is an awesome sight. The development story of the Spitfire dates back to the Schneider Cup in the 20s. R.J.Mitchel Was the main designer who sadly passed before he could see his creation in action. If you have never seen this, it is worth the hour watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5m_tz4Bjk