Field Recording» world war 2

Supermarine Seafire, June 2010

jhuckle — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:38:27 +0000

I’ve uploaded a new recording of the Kennet Aviation Supermarine Seafire on my field-recording website.

More information available from my field-recording Supermarine Seafire page.

P-51 Mustang, Janie, August 2009

jhuckle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:28:03 +0000

A sound recording of P-51 Mustang “Janie” recorded in August 2009.

And a spectrogram of the recording.

P-51 Mustang Janie Spectrogram

P-51 Mustang, Marinell, Little Grandsden, August 2009

jhuckle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:22:43 +0000

Sound recording of a recently rebuilt P-51 Mustang “Marinell” at the 2009 Little Gransden Airshow.

And a spectrogram of the recording.

P51 Mustang Marinelle Spectrogram

Hawker Sea Hurricane & Mk1 Hurricane Display

jhuckle — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:28:59 +0000

A Mark 1 Hurricane and Sea Hurricane displaying in formation. Not something you see or hear everyday!

The Sea Hurricane is operated by the Shuttleworth Collection and the MK1 Hurricane (R4188) is a Battle of Britain veteran aircraft. More information about R4188 is available from here.

Some interesting information linking these two machines from the web site about the Mk1:

During its lifetime, it was fitted with no fewer than five Rolls-Royce Merlin III engines, and underwent four major rebuilds. It is still powered by a Merlin III (the only other aircraft in the world to retain a Merlin III is the Sea Hurricane at Shuttleworth). It is said to be the most historic fighter aircraft to have survived the war.

During the display you could hear a difference in the two engines although difficult to tell in a blind test. The Sea Hurricane is flown in a very conservative style, no suprise considering the age and rarity (of the two). At a push, the Sea Hurricane has a softer sound.

Recorded on 2nd August 2009, Old Warden, Beds, UK. This is a quick snap I took of the Mk1 and a photo of the Sea Hurricane from July.

Hawker Hurricane MK1 R4188 at Old Warden

Hawker Sea Hurricane, Old Warden, July 2009

Supermarine Spitfire PR.11 PL965/R

jhuckle — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:57:24 +0000

This Merlin engined Spitfire PR.11 PL965 (G-MKXI) turned up at Old Warden at the weekend and did a fantastic display. The sound I recorded starts with the aircraft looping over the field and then a fast flyover right on axis with my mic setup.

Another one of the great aircraft at Hanger 11, North Weald. More information from the Hanger 11 web site.

For a change I took my camera and took a few snaps instead of relying on Wikpedia content.

See also more Spitfire recordings here: http://www.field-recording.org.uk/supermarine-spitfire/

Supermarine Spitfire PR.11 PL965/R overhead

After the display PL965 prepares to land.

Supermarine Spitfire PR.11 PL965/R landing

Recorded on 2nd August 2009, Old Warden, Beds, UK.