another film question

😉 dont worry – a TT cockup will no doubt arrive shortly to restore the balance! 😀 (see G-DAKS above!)

TT

Was there a widgeon in TEHL?

TT

Of course you’re right. Always get those two confused. 😮

I’m certain it wasn’t G-DAKS as this was still in service as “Mayfly”/TS423 with its long nose. “Air Intra” is the name ringing bells in my memory and I believe Mike Woodley was flying with them at the time. Taking the Dak out of commercial service for “sitting around film work” is what prompted him to acquire a Dak for this sort of work and set up Aces High I seem to remember.

Was there a widgeon in TEHL?

There was in Eye of the Needle… the Flixton chopper is owned by Sloanes of Sywell and starred in that movie….

TT

The Westland Widgeon is at the Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum in Flixton.

Historically, it’s not too far out of time. It’s based on the wartime S-51/H-5/Dragonfly…but with a later Westland-designed front fuselage.

I know what happened to one of the Jeeps in the film

it’s in my garage 🙂

Here is a site link with some good info and nice pics of G-DAKs

http://www.douglasdc3.com/dc3brit/dc3brit.htm

including a snippit about another Dakota that had an accident at Farnborough in around 1990 when someone pulled the gear up while on the ground with engines running!!!:eek: And they worry about kids in cockpits!

Ive done a G-INFO for both reg numbers:

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?categoryid=60&pagetype=65&applicationid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=G-AKNB

and the other is:

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?categoryid=60&pagetype=65&applicationid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=G-DAKS

Bex

I used to have a postcard of it in film colours, GAKNB.

anyone have any idea what happened to the dakota used in the film the eagle has landed?

I used to have a 1977 edition of “Photoplay” which had a feature on the making of the film. The article said that the Dakota used was loaned by an air cargo firm based in Jersey and was returned to them after filming concluded.
I don’t have any more details.

Aces High I think- G-DAKS, still at North Weald – Consul will know…

BR

TT