BBMF Documentary

Thanks for the kind words regards my project. Regards the question, will it be on DVD? Excellent question. I am working on it in my free time and it is a long long term project. 35 veterans have now been interviewed and I shall continue with this part of the process for some time. I hope to release it on the film festival circuit to begin with and whether this leads to a tv/dvd release – who knows – I hope so.

ETA – another 2-3 years approx.

best wishes,

steve

www.intothewind.co.uk
www.electricegg.co.uk

Had a look at the website, a worthy project, best of luck with it!

Eric

Noted the info on the BBC documentary about the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight…… is this documentary for sale and if so can one post a link to where its sold ? Steve went to your website and your project looks great…will your work be released on DVD ????? Sure hope so. A fine group of brave airmen found in the RAF Bomber Command. Their deeds need to be remembered forever… not a job anyone wanted to do ..but forced on them by history. Wish they would release “SPITFIFE ACE” on DVD.. but we had this discussion before.

Thanks

BlueNoser352

Thanks for the kind words regards my project. Regards the question, will it be on DVD? Excellent question. I am working on it in my free time and it is a long long term project. 35 veterans have now been interviewed and I shall continue with this part of the process for some time. I hope to release it on the film festival circuit to begin with and whether this leads to a tv/dvd release – who knows – I hope so.

ETA – another 2-3 years approx.

best wishes,

steve

www.intothewind.co.uk
www.electricegg.co.uk

BBC Documentary BBMF !!!

Found this link on the BBC website…looks like a good program !

Thanks

BlueNoser352!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/03/flight.shtml

Category: Yorks & N.Midlands TV; E.Yorks & Lincs TV; E.Midlands TV
Date: 03.05.2007
Printable version

The Lancaster bomber, Hurricane and Spitfire aeroplanes are the spectacular stars of a special BBC documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of Lincolnshire’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

The Flight (BBC One in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Midlands, 7.30pm, Friday 4 May 2007) charts the pride and passion of the team based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire who work on and fly the historic planes at air shows around the country.

The half-hour film, a year in the making, includes interviews with pilots, engineers and war veterans plus exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the organisation behind the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight over London last year.

This highlight of the flying season took months of preparation. The Flight reveals for the first time that the pilots flying the Hurricane and Spitfire in the flypast agreed to risk their lives in an emergency rather than bale out over the capital.

Their plan was to “ditch” in the Thames if the 60-year-old engines powering their venerable warplanes failed over the capital.

“It has potential to have lethal consequences as these aircraft do not ditch well,” admits Squadron Leader Al Pinner.

In another remarkable sequence, a highly-qualified instructor who teaches pilots to fly the RAF’s new Typhoon Eurofighter struggles to land a Forties vintage Hurricane, bouncing on landing and having to take off again to prevent a crash landing.

As well as the Queen’s flypast, the team took part in more than 400 events during the year and they talk emotionally on camera about the pride, elation and honour of flying such priceless artefacts of the nation’s heritage.

They also pay glowing tribute to the heroism of the teenage pilots who actually flew the planes in the Second World War.

AB2

BBMF Documentary on DVD ????

Noted the info on the BBC documentary about the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight…… is this documentary for sale and if so can one post a link to where its sold ? Steve went to your website and your project looks great…will your work be released on DVD ????? Sure hope so. A fine group of brave airmen found in the RAF Bomber Command. Their deeds need to be remembered forever… not a job anyone wanted to do ..but forced on them by history. Wish they would release “SPITFIFE ACE” on DVD.. but we had this discussion before.

Thanks

BlueNoser352

my request for help has been fulfilled,

many thanks to all those who responded,

steve

Steve,

I have a copy on DVD but no way of copying it for you.

Happy to send it through if you can copy and return?

Rgds

Nick Bassett