Today we take a look at the chunky, yet majestic, Armstrong Whitworth A.W 15 Atalanta
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Thanks for this video! I have a 1/144 kit of it and really appreciate the reference material!
fantastic
I have been watching for your and I love you Rex, these videos are my idea of geeking out about old airplanes, one of my odd passions
A truely "Art Deco" aeroplane. Nice machine.
a question. in the picture at 20:48 the Royal Mail door has an ER on it.
would this be from the brief period that Edward VIII was king?
I can't pay attention because I'm distracted by how ugly the Argosy is.
Wing it till you bring it.
Another great video
This seems like an aircraft fit for MSFS😅
"For a brick, he flew pretty good!"
Sgt. Johnson
She looks like a bit like a kitbash of a C-47 and a C-130.
I really enjoy the non-warplane videos. There's something wonderful about listening to the history of planes who helped connect people throughout the world, carrying mail and cargo and love and hope as they did. Thanks for this video and the rest of them.
The photos around 15.20 – 15.40 are at Mbeya, I think, with Kilimanjaro in the background. I once arrived there in a Dakota – which also leaked.
Love these videos and your channel. Hurts my heart seeing these old photos of Europeans when nowadays there are neighborhoods crowded with full body burqas. UK is being destroyed from within.
Love your videos, the aircraft covered are always amazing, the similes like at 13:03 do you a disservice. They are jarring and take me out of the moment, sound contrived and forced to me at least. You should never try to inject humour when none is required. Your informative videos like this one are stellar as they are 🙂
The durability of modern aircraft amazes me. Aircraft became obsolete so fast during the first 3 decades of the century, whereas we still have B-52's flying that are older than their crew.
I'm surprised these weren't used during the war as Britain's answer to the Dakota but I guess the factories had other aircraft that were more important in the good que. Very pretty plane though.
Not going to lie. I kinda like the look of this bird.
The later Avro York looks like it.
Another great presentation of a little known gem. Thank you, Rex !
Now, paint it yellow and sell it to Vogons.
I really appreciate this content. It is so rich in valuable knowledge. Thank you for all of your efforts in presenting these videos.
If you squint at the replacement engine shown at about 9 minutes, it looks like a squat robotic soldier brandishing a submachine gun or carbine-type weapon of some sort. It's almost "chibi" and wouldn't be out of place in an early 90s Gainax or AIC-created sci-fi anime.
You are hosting one of the best aircraft history channel
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