I live in leamington spa in warwickshire and we dont get many wwii era aircraft around here, but i was treated to a spitfire performing 2 or 3 dives and rolls above my flat, incredibly low. Channel 4 uk documentaries s2014e52 guy martin s spitfire. Welcome to guy martin racing the official website for. As reported on march 26, 2014 via global aviation resource, historic flying ltd. Following the huge success of the series on its television release, you can now enjoy all of guy martin s crazy speed challenges on this new dvd. It works from anywhere worldwide and unlocks thousands of international netflix titles. I will download it to puter sometime when have loads of spare time so i can read. Channel 4 presenter guy martin helps restore a war heros spitfire phfor. The tv personality and daredevil racer helps restore a british fighter plane that crashed during world war. Its a two year project where guy not only helps manufacture vital new parts but also gets to fire the. Guy martins spitfire 2014 was a channel 4 documentary covering the twoyear.
The supermarine spitfire is a british singleseat fighter aircraft that was used by the royal air. Guy martin and the ultimate engineering project restoring one of the worlds most iconic fighter planes. Guy martin joins the twoyear restoration of a spitfire that was buried in a. Forget the telly how about a v12, 27 litre, 1600 bhp rr merlin for the corner of the lounge. Guy martins spitfire is, in fact, sqn ldr geoffrey stephensons mk ia spitfire n3200. The spitfire had slowly been buried under generations of beach sand so the recovery operation took weeks of digging and months of painstakingly cataloging the parts. Guy martin born 4 november 1981 is a british lorrymechanic better known publicly as a. Guy is a bit of an acquired taste, but i did enjoy his enthusiasmyou could tell that it was entirely genuine. With iain glen, guy martin, martin overall, peggy sugden. Tt star guy martin set for spitfire challenge tuesday 07 october 2014. He will help with every stage of a two year rebuild of a wrecked mark i spitfire, which was dug out of a french beach just a few years ago, and learn the original handcrafted skills needed to. Guy martin joins the twoyear restoration of a spitfire that was buried in a french beach for decades, and tells the boys ownstyle story of its pilot. Covering the dunkirk evacuation beaches on the 26th may 1940 stephenson got tangled in a dogfight with german planes and a lucky bullet strike hit the radiator. Joining the team will be channel 4 presenter and professional daredevil guy martin, a man so passionate about the spitfire that he has his own working merlin engine in an outbuilding on his farm.
Its in a series called guy martins passion for life. Guy martin joins the twoyear restoration of a spitfire that was buried in a french beach for decades, and tells the boys ownstyle story of its pilot first shown. Spitfire vb serial en830 nxx fell into german hands late in 1942. Saltwater corrosion ensured very little if anything was safely usable on a flying. Guy martins spitfire is a british documentary about the recovery and rebuild of a rare mk1 spitfire from the french beach where it was crash landed in 1940 by raf pilot squadron leader geoffrey stephenson. Aviation history and nostalgia guy martin s spitfire what looks to be a good documentary on channel 4 tonight at 7.
Guy started road racing on motorbikes in 2003, he still races in classic and odd ball events. Its a two year project where guy not only helps manufacture vital new parts but also gets to fire the original machine guns and then experiences the flight of a lifetime a dogfight with an enemy messerschmitt. Covering the dunkirk evacuation beaches on the 26th may 1940 stephenson got tangled in a dogfight with german planes and a lucky bullet strike hit the radiator causing the engine to seize. Guy martin joins the twoyear restoration of a spitfire that was buried in. Its breakfast time on sunday, may 26, 1940 in northern france the british forces are in full retreat, backed onto the french coast at dunkirk and facing complete obliteration. Guy martins british icons of war spitfire, vulcan bomber. Prime minister winston churchill has been in power for only a. Grimsby lorry mechanic and motorcycle racer guy martin works with teams of experts and engineer. But a holiday in germany shortly after hitler assumes power convinces him that it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane and that sooner or later britains very survival may depend on what he comes to call the spitfire. Guys new tv programme is a documentary about the rebuilding of n3200. Having looked at both your links im a bit sad to see that they couldnt find the right prop, or exhausts to put on a mk 1 spitfire but then i know nothing of the difficulties of obtaining or making such things these days. I have to share my story from a couple of sundays back.
Guy s new tv programme is a documentary about the rebuilding of n3200, a ww2 spitfire. Are you looking to speak with a representative of guy martin. Ive just bought myself a spitfire engine for the front room. His mk i spitfire becomes a beach toy for the germans and local souvenir. Watch guy martins spitfire tonight with get american netflix.
I am familiar with allied opinions of the bf 109 and fw 190 due to english documentaries. In may 1940, while covering the retreat from dunkirk. Guy martin joins the twoyear build sequence of a replica spitfire i, n3200, coded qv, that was buried in a french beach for 46 years 19401986, and tells the boys ownstyle story of its pilot, squadron leader geoffrey stephenson. Guy martin s spitfire is a tv show on british national television from channel 4 with an average rating of 3. Guy martin s spitfire 2014 was a channel 4 documentary covering the twoyear restoration of a mark 1 spitfire, n3200, coded qv, that had been buried beneath the sand for 46 years after crash landing on a french beach during the dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Guy martins spitfire is available on netflix australia.
We have 3 episodes of guy martin s spitfire in our archive. Guy martin joins the twoyear build sequence of a replica spitfire i, n3200. The supermarine spitfire was britains most successful fighter plane and remains an iconic symbol of the second world war. Guy martin joins the twoyear restoration of a spitfire that was buried in a french beach for decades, and tells the boys ownstyle story of its. I am familiar with allied opinions of the bf 109 and fw. Guy martin s spitfire 2014 1012 2014 gb documentary 1h 12m user score. Lorry mechanic, television presenter, bobble hat wearing speed thrillseeking motorcycle road racer.
Guy has dreamed about owning his own merlin for his front room an iconic engine from the heart of the nations favourite plane the ww2 spitfire. The first episode of guy martin s spitfire was broadcast in january, 2020. Guy martin joins the twoyear restoration of a spitfire that was buried in a french beach for decades. There are now four airworthy mark i spitfires in the world, something almost inconceivable just a. Bernard scheidhauer of the free french air force, attached to. How can i contact guy martins management team or agent details. After recovering from the resulting broken hip, martins father did not race. Guy martin joins the restoration of a spitfire that was buried in france for decades.
Guy martins prized possession guy martin proper youtube. Guy martin joins the twoyear restoration of a spitfire that was buried in a french beach for decades, and tells the boys ownstyle story of its pilot, squadron leader geoffrey stephenson. The grimsby lorry mechanic and motorcycle racer helps a team of experts rebuild a rare mark 1 spitfire, rescued from a french beach after crash landing during world war 2. Watching the spitfire take flight made me cry, says daredevil guy martin motorcycle road racer and mechanic guy martin helps restore a war heros spitfire for a new channel 4 programme. In one of the buildings the press tool which produced the large dshaped pressing that was the one piece leading edge of a spitfire wing was still there.
Guy martin s spitfire tv movie 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sign up for facebook today to discover local businesses near you. Guy martins spitfire, on channel 4, sees the lorry mechanic, based. Guy martin helps restore a spitfire ch4 12oct page 2. The amount of englishspeaking ww2 air combat documentaries is legion, but few and far between do you get to.
Agent details, along with key contact information, can be found in the handbook, an online resource for accessing celebrity contact details. What was the german opinion of the spitfire and mustang. Still cant get my head around it being guy martin s spitfire there cant even have been much of the original owners spitfire left. Guy martin rebuilding a spitfire page 2 digital spy.
German bombers would have to fly to the uk over the north sea, and germany did not. It crash landed on november 18th 1942 while being flown by po sous lt. Eccentric biker guy martin is turning his talents to restoring a war. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 18 december 2014. I spent the first few weeks of my working life there. Guy martin forget the telly how about a v12, 27 litre. Guy martin has joined the ultimate engineering project to restore one of the worlds most iconic fighter planes.
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