Spitfire photo-recce WW2
 

was posted to a group of former RAF Boy Entrants, it's a fascinating glimpse of WW2 and some the participants are still alive. One of the pilots has never before seen film of his Spitfire crash-landing

Truly Amazing. Thanks very much for posting.

MB

In my life, I'll be the first to admit I have wasted a lot of my time.

That however, was one of the most worthwhile 14 minutes and 39 seconds I have ever spent.

It just goes to show that even after 70 years, there are jewels, gems, diamonds hidden out there. How wonderful for that man who, was obviously one of our quiet and forgotten heroes and how fantastic for us to be able to discover him.

Thank you so much for posting and congratulations to the the team who produced the film.

Very enjoyable! nice footage.

Mount Farm is next to Benson, just a small memorial there now.

Better than the P38 - Oooohh ;)
Spit can't make it to Berlin, eh? - almost got in a fight.
Didn't like ciggies but AA, meh . .

Great piece of historical film.
Spent a year at BO and didn't know that.

I echo your feelings, strake.

I'd also like to look as fit and have as many of my marbles at age 91 as he displayed in that film. I have to admit to a misty eye when it got to the bit where he saw the film of his forced landing for the first time.

I really hope someone filmed the scene when his children and grandchildren got to watch the clip of his wheels up landing for the first time. (If it exists, I hope someone posts the link here.)

Great little film that. :ok: I reckon they may have been hoping for some emotional moment from the old boy, but they were made of sterner stuff back then.

Truly, did anyone know that there was a Spitfire flying to Berlin, loitering for 30 mins, and flying back to Blighty??? :D

Wonderful film...made that guys day!

Wonderful film as said by others, does anyone know if any of the other film stock as seen at the beginning of the film has been similarly produced and if so how can it be viewed?

Some more detail on Mount Farm. Those familiar with Benson will know it today as where the village/town of Berinsfield sits. What a contrast to then and now!!

Mount Farm

http://www.pixture.co.uk/Selected%20...m/Memorial.jpg

http://www.pixture.co.uk/Selected%20...ial-plaque.jpg

Worth watching

There's actually a small area of hard surface left at the far SW corner of the airfield, looks like the far end of the southwesterly runway and a turning circle. See google maps. The overall shape is quite clear from the air but perhaps only if you already know where to look...

Quite sobering when you realise how close Benson, Chalgrove, Mount Farm, Abingdon, Culham and Harwell are together - and this wasn't even a very busy bit of airspace in the war.

Tim

now that is an awesome story and a cool movie.. well done all...

Outstanding, what a gentleman. He retold that story so lucidly, it could have happened yesterday. We owe these guys such a debt. I'm showing this to the kids in school tomorrow, they should be aware of this. Thanks for sharing it ricardin.

Thanks for that.

Don't thank me, thank the chap who posted it to the RAF Boy Entrant Association email list.

Wonderful piece :D:D:D:D

Wow, great short film, and it made his day...

Amazing film on so many levels!

Unarmed...Alone...over Berlin making repeated passes overhead multiple Targets....all told matter of factly!

The internet gets twisted for some strange uses BUT this has got to one of the best uses i have ever seen.The look on that mans face is priceless when he figures out the pictures and film are him !
Thank you for sharing this with us .
Dont think we can ever thank people like him enough ever, How brave do you need to be to fly a single engine aircraft over enemy territory not to mention it was in a UNARMED aircraft !
Ps i had no idea a spit could go so far , its always been portrayed as a "point defence" fighter