199. The Messerschmitt 109

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Education, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Al and James clamber around on the Messerschmitt 109 once flown by the legendary Hans-Joachim Marseille and now housed at the Heritage Hangar, Biggin Hill. Was it really better than the Spitfire? Bold engineering claims in this podcast. This podcast was also filmed and is available for viewing by members of our We Have Ways club. Join for £6 a month, which includes a live version of the podcast streamed on the internet each Thursday evening. There are also five free audiobooks on the site. Join at Patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Films production Produced by Harry Lineker Exec Producer Tony Pastor Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod Website: www.wehavewayspod.com Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Music
0:11.0	Act on Spitfire!
0:13.0	Hello laughing, there is a second.
0:16.0	Hello we have ways of making you talk.
0:18.0	Listeners and viewers, it is I, Al Murray,
0:21.0	an Inmeasure Spit 109.
0:23.0	And don't be six foot three and try and fly one of these bloody things.
0:27.0	No you are not in any old Ami 109, you are in literally the almost air worthy only
0:33.0	Ami 109E flying in the world.
0:36.0	And this isn't just any old Ami 109E either.
0:38.0	This is the personal mount of Hans Jochen Marseille in the Battle of Britain.
0:42.0	Yeah, I hope he was short.
0:44.0	He was a bit short.
0:45.0	I mean there is no room in here.
0:47.0	I know this Spitfire has that sort of rounded canopy.
0:52.0	That was right.
0:53.0	I think I might...
0:56.0	Can I take your mic?
0:59.0	Yeah, I open the canopy and then you go...
1:01.0	That's better.
1:02.0	But it's amazing, if you look at the control column, the grip on it is much nicer than Spitfire isn't it?
1:08.0	Well yes, it doesn't have that round thing.
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