<![CDATA[Spitfire, at 12ft, under mediaeval bridge]]>Screenshot_20260411-111751_DuckDuckGo.jpg

A TV series about the RAF in 1940 (A piece of cake, 1988) had a truly remarkable scene that would be computer generated these days.
Here as broadcast:

Link to video

Here's the real mccoy

Link to video

Anyone fancy a try?

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/39468/spitfire-at-12ft-under-mediaeval-bridgeRSS for NodeSat, 11 Apr 2026 18:18:32 GMTSat, 11 Apr 2026 10:39:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Spitfire, at 12ft, under mediaeval bridge on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:22:39 GMT]]>Yes. It's actually been done a couple times. Once in WWII in a dogfight and once Bastille Day 1991.

https://migflug.com/jetflights/the-pilots-who-flew-under-the-eiffel-tower/

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360945https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360945Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:22:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spitfire, at 12ft, under mediaeval bridge on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:54:21 GMT]]>Remember the guy who flew under the Eiffel Tower?

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360940https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360940Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:54:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spitfire, at 12ft, under mediaeval bridge on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:38:35 GMT]]>Wow

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360934https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360934Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:38:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spitfire, at 12ft, under mediaeval bridge on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:14:25 GMT]]>Nice flying! The Spitfire is my favorite WWII plane.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360933https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360933Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:14:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Spitfire, at 12ft, under mediaeval bridge on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:41:05 GMT]]>I forgot to mention the bridge is about 15 miles from where I now live.

]]>https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360932https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/360932Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:41:05 GMT