Lord Desborough AKA Lord Desborough - Reported Dead - Now Unveils Memorial (1920)
Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Intertitle: Lord Desborough - erroneously reported dead a few days ago - unveils War Memorial.
Panning shot of a vicar, several sailors and soldiers and in the background, a brass band, gathered around a new memorial. M/S of a small procession of children laying wreaths at the base of the memorial. M/S of the mayor and an high ranking officer ( Lord Desborough ) laying wreaths, other official looking gentlemen follow suit.
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Desborough Airfield - Wellington Bomber Air Command Filmed in 4K
These old historic airfields were a place of memories for many young people who fought and died in WW2.
The site of a former military airfield, opened in 1943 and closed in 1946. It was a Royal Air Force Bomber Command base during World War Two, and was used by 84 Operational Training Unit until 1945. From 1946 to 1953 the US air command continued to use the airfield as a training base. The airfield had three tarmac runways, 29 hard standings, four type T2 aircraft hangers and one type B1 aircraft hangar. Accommodation for personnel was temporary, with dispersed camps to the south of the flying field.
Accommodation for personnel was temporary. On 01-DEC-1944 there were 1557 men and 320 women stationed at the airfield.
Lord Desborough Presents Aircraft Donated By Leicester (1916)
Aeroplane, a Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12, donated by Leicester.
M/S of a woman holding bouquet and several men (presumably Lord Desborough and representatives of Leicester) stand in front of aeroplane. One of the men stands on ladder in centre; Union Jack hangs from plane with former Canadian flag. Lord Desborough on ladder making a little speech.
Next, christening the new aircraft. The lady stands holding a hammer while one of the men points out where she should hit a bottle wrapped in cloth and stuck in centre of propeller. She finally does hit it, champagne streams down propeller and a couple of the men wave their hats around.
C/U of side of aeroplane with name 'Leicester'; slow pan to left showing RAF officer along with the men and lady. Back diagonal shot of the biplane taxiing away, preparing to take off.
Note: Event took place 03/06/1916.
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Somme Remembrance
This is the video I made using material from the Royal British Legion as well as my own footage. It was shown after the Remembrance & Wreath laying event at the War Memorial in Desborough.
Desborough in the 1940s Day 2016
Desborough in the 1940s Day 2016
WW2 Grafton Underwood USAAF Air Base - UK B-17 Bomber with a ghostly sound caught on video.
With the premiere of the Film Documentary The Cold Blue it inspired me to produce this documentary on this old Air Base.
The Link to the Trailer:
Just in time before this huge American Air force Base is demolished. We were unaware of instructions to demolish this once important WW2 American Air force Base when we filmed this location which is very sad.
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for Polebrook, the airfield was then home to two squadrons of the 97th Bomb Group. The airfield became home to succession of Bomb Groups, including the 305th, 96th, and 384th, all equipped with B-17s. The RAF's No. 236 Maintenance Unit occupied the airfield after the war, before being declared surplus to requirements in 1959. A memorial to the crews that flew from the airfield was erected in 1977.
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by bombing aircraft assembly plants, ground strafing aircraft and hitting associated industrial sites. The Group were awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations. The first was awarded to the 1st Bomb Division as a whole for flying without fighter protection to bomb aircraft factories at Oschersleben on 11 January 1944. The second was for bravery under fire when leading the 41st Wing on a mission to bomb an aircraft factory and airfield at Oberpfafenhafen, southern Germany, on 24 April 1944.
Kim Discovering History
Sky High asp -
Members of the East Midlands Drone Seekers
Filmed Using:
DJI Mavic 2 Pro in Auto everything
Osmo Pocket in Auto mode
Editor: Cyber Link Power Director 17
Desborough Iron Age Hill Fort High Wycombe
Hard to find and little visited Desborough Castle hidden away in a suburban area of sprawling High Wycombe. There is not even a plaque however a sign does say Castlefield Wood.
What you think is the iron age fort is actually the earthwork remains of a Norman castle abandoned in the 13th Century. The Iron enclosure or lynchet is slight mound which runs through the grassy area. A gold coin with Philip of Macedonia's head on it was excavated here. The Norman Motte was laid siege by Stephen in his civil war against Matilda.
The easiest way to find it is via Rutland Avenue, High Wycombe HP12 at the junction with Booker Lane, look it up on Google Maps satellite mode. The castle is a medieval ringwork or small fortress built on a site that has probably been occupied since the Bronze Age and is a scheduled ancient monument site.
St Nicholas Church, Hamburg Germany, Bombed in World War II
August 2018
SneakyPete 3 Gun Desborough 08042018
SneakyPete, at the Action Air 3 Gun Competition, Desborough UK. 8th April 2018
Pete finished 1st in Senior and 7th overall.
Thanks to all involved.
Music used: Lock & Load by Jens Kiilstofte
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Polebrook airfield..351st bomb group...
10.20 mins .Main entrance to airfield..2 mins start of main runway..pilots view of coming in to land..
DDTA visit to Bievre.mpg
Members of the Desborough and District Twinning Association visited their friends in Bievre in Belgium in May 2010. The first links with the town were established through the Charter of European Rural Communities. Both towns are their respective state's representatives in the Charter.
The visit started with a welcome in Bievre's Community Centre, a modern building with rooms for dining and other events, upstairs rooms for exhibitions, a bar, a reception area with cloakrooms and a well-equipped theatre. We're so envious!
We visited Bastogne, its war memorial and museum and the town centre with many unique shops. Afterwards we visited a tractor museum. Some of us went to a park where there was a display of different forms of housing including tree tents. There were also some magnificent gardens and a life-size Noah's Ark.
More information on Desborough's twinning and its membership of the Charter of European Rural Communities can be found at desboroughtown.co.uk
WWII Wellington bomber squadron take off on a mission into Germany
Clip from the 1942 movie “One of Our Aircraft Is Missing” (102 min).
“One of Our Aircraft is Missing” is a 1942 British war film, the fourth collaboration between the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the first film they made under the banner of The Archers. Although considered a wartime propaganda film, and made under the authority of the Ministry of Information as part of a series of film productions specifically aimed at morale in the United Kingdom, the story and production values elevated it from the usual jingoistic fare. Today, “One of Our Aircraft is Missing” is considered one of the best of British films of the era”.
B for Bertie is a RAF Vickers Wellington bomber whose crew was forced to bale out over the Netherlands near the Zuider Zee after one of their engines was damaged during a nighttime raid on Stuttgart. Five of the six airmen find each other; the sixth goes missing. The first Dutch citizens they encounter, led by English-speaking schoolteacher Else Meertens (Pamela Brown), are suspicious at first as no aircraft is reported to have crashed in the Netherlands (the bomber actually reaches England before hitting a tower). After much debate and some questioning, the Dutch agree to help, despite their fear of German reprisals.
The disguised airmen led by the pilots (Hugh Burden) and (Eric Portman) bicycle through the countryside to a football match, accompanied by many of the Dutch, where they are passed along to the local burgomeister (Hay Petrie). To their bemusement, they discover their missing crewman playing on one of the teams. Reunited, they hide in a truck carrying supplies to Jo de Vries (Googie Withers) …
Harrington Airfield - Nuclear Missile deployment
During the cold war In 1959 Harrington airfield was selected to house a missile with immense destructive power known as Thor.
A total of 3 missile launch pads were constructed in which 3 missiles
occupied the sheltered launch tracks in preparation to fire if the need arose. An unknown site only known by locals at the time was
indeed a vital part of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
We can only be thankful that these were never fired.
The Airfield was closed and all missiles removed in 1963.
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What Was the Most Produced British Bomber of World War II?
On June 15, 1936, the Vickers Wellington twin engine bomber made its maiden flight.
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Grafton Wood Communium -- Northamptonshire At War
Historical video about Grafton Underwood facilities, the 445th Bomb Squad, and aircraft Dark Angel in March of 1945.
457th Bomb Group - Raf Glatton - Reunion Memorial Service 2010
Glatton Airfield was first used by the USAAF (United States Army Air Force) 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses and operated as part of the 94th Combat Bombardment Wing with the 401st (Deenethorpe) and 351st (Polebrook) Bomb Groups of the 1st Bombardment Division. Its tail code was Triangle U.
The 457th Bomb Group consisted of 4 operational squadr748th · 749th Bombardment Squadron
· 750th Bombardment Squadron
· 751st Bombardment Squadron
The 457th Bomb Group flew its first mission on 21 February 1944 during Big Week, taking part in the concentrated attacks of heavy bombers on the German aircraft industry. Until June 1944, the Group engaged primarily in bombardment of strategic targets, such as ball-bearing plants, aircraft factories, and oil refineries in Germany.
Upottery Airfield, HQ & Engineering Site .
A look around the HQ & Engineering site at RAF Upottery (Smeatharpe), Devon on 23/08/10.
Buildings include: the main stores, AML bomb teacher, station armoury, station HQ plus many more........
Ingleton - Operation Home Guard 1940s Weekend
The Wellington Bomber - Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington is a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber. It was designed during the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson; a key feature of the aircraft is its geodetic airframe fuselage structure, which was principally designed by Barnes Wallis. Development had been started in response to Air Ministry Specification B.9/32, which was issued in the middle of 1932. This specification called for a twin-engined day bomber capable of delivering higher performance than any previous design. Other aircraft developed to the same specification include the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and the Handley Page Hampden. During the development process, performance requirements such as for the tare weight changed substantially, and the engine used was not the one originally intended.
The Wellington was used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, performing as one of the principal bombers used by Bomber Command. During 1943, it started to be superseded as a bomber by the larger four-engined heavies such as the Avro Lancaster. The Wellington continued to serve throughout the war in other duties, particularly as an anti-submarine aircraft. It holds the distinction of having been the only British bomber that was produced for the duration of the war, and of having been produced in a greater quantity than any other British-built bomber. The Wellington remained as first-line equipment when the war ended, although it had been increasingly relegated to secondary roles. The Wellington was one of two bombers named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, the other being the Vickers Wellesley.
A larger heavy bomber aircraft designed to Specification B.1/35, the Vickers Warwick, was developed in parallel with the Wellington; the two aircraft shared around 85% of their structural components. Many elements of the Wellington were also re-used in a civil derivative, the Vickers VC.1 Viking.
País de origem Reino Unido
Fabricante Vickers-Armstrongs
Período de produção 1936-1945
Quantidade produzida 11461[nota 1]
Primeiro voo em 15 de junho de 1936 (82 anos)
Introduzido em outubro de 1938
Aposentado em março de 1953
Variantes ver seção Variantes
Tripulação 6 (Wellington Mark IC)
Especificações (Modelo: Wellington Mark IC)
Dimensões
Comprimento 19,69 m (64,6 ft)
Envergadura 26,27 m (86,2 ft)
Altura 5,31 m (17,4 ft)
Área das asas 78,1 m² (841 ft²)
Alongamento 8.8
Peso(s)
Peso vazio 8 435 kg (18 600 lb)
Peso máx. de decolagem 12 955 kg (28 600 lb)
Propulsão
Motor(es) 2 x motores radiais a pistão Bristol Pegasus Mark XVIII
Potência (por motor) 1 050 hp (783 kW)
Performance
Velocidade máxima 378 km/h (204 kn)
Alcance (MTOW) 4 106 km (2 550 mi)
Teto máximo 5 490 m (18 000 ft)
Razão de subida 5,7 m/s
Armamentos
Metralhadoras / Canhões 6-8 x metralhadoras Browning .303
Bombas 2 041 kg (4 500 lb) de bombas