[katdog5]

In commemoration of August 15, 1940. (70 years ago, tomorrow.) My second IL2 video over the 352nd's incredible Cross Channel Map. This coop mission was inspiration from a book that was picked up from inspiration from their map.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_638ZOgmakE

Getting in a simulated hurricane or a spit against a 100 bombers and fighters really makes one appreciate what these "boys" were able to accomplish.

Churchill visited 11 Group’s operations room at RAF Uxbridge on August 16 during a day of battle. Afterward, Churchill told Major General Hastings Ismay ‘Don’t speak to me, I have never been so moved’. After several minutes of silence he said ‘Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.’ The sentence would form the basis of his speech to the House of Commons on August 20 and yield another great quote in 1941:

"Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."



Note: I slowed down the music track 5%, but still came up on the copyright radar. I'll have to see if it sticks

[Abelharuco]

Cool video m8. Didn´t know that the germans were aware of British radar at that stage of Battle of Britain.

[katdog5]

Cool video m8. Didn´t know that the germans were aware of British radar at that stage of Battle of Britain.

4 radar stations were attacked on Aug 15

Also some very interesting propaganda I read about. Did you ever hear about the legend that carrots giving you good night vision? (i remember hearing this as a kid, didnt work for sh*t) ha.....Apparently that was a Battle of Britain propaganda story to conceal the existence of AI: a small radar set mounted in an aircraft. See John "Cats Eyes" Cunningham lol

I looked this up too:

British and Allied memoirs and histories have contributed to the rise of three myths concerning the discovery and employment of radar. These myths are as follows. The first myth is that Sir Robert Watson-Watt is the father and sole inventor of radar. The second is that Germany’s discovery and realization of radar’s military worth occurred after 1940 following exposure to British systems. The third myth gives radar the pivotal role in the defeat of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. To deflate these myths the origin of radar is traced from James Maxwell’s discovery of radio waves to early radar theorists and inventors. Their role in the story of radar illuminates and contributes to the deflation of the radar myths. Both the rebirth of the Luftwaffe and evolution of the RAF during the 1920’s and 1930’s shows how each service independently arrived at the development of radar technology for different reasons. In 1939 Germany possessed some of the world’s best and most enduring radar designs, as well as essential navigation and bombing aids. England’s Chain Home radar was a dead end technology with serious shortcomings, but was skilfully melded to an innovative command and control system. The illumination of German radar achievements and a balanced analysis of British defensive systems essentially deflates the radar myths.

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/deflatin...ar-ii.html

[socorrista22198]

very very original movie!!! I like it a lot! thanks