'Angels One Five' – One for you Septic.

I think PZ865 was used along with the Portugese Hurricanes.

(LF363 was, I think, in Reach for the Sky a couple of years later.)

I think i’m right in thinking P 2617, ex 607 Squadron, veteran of battle of France and BoB, took part. I have a pic somewhere of it dressed up as US-B for the film.

Best Wishes.
Robert.

I think PZ865 was used along with the Portugese Hurricanes.

(LF363 was, I think, in Reach for the Sky a couple of years later.)

Did the two UK-based Hurricanes they mentioned actually get used as well as the five from Portugal?

Never credited, but having had the privilege to put a few frames of 35mm under the glass, two Spitfires were used in the film – K9942 and P9444.

Mark

Very interesting article – I never realised there were so many ex-RAF chaps involved. Thanks for putting the scans up.

So, did the Battle of Britain pilots come away thing it was so accurate it could have been a documentary? Was it that well received? I personally think it’s a pretty good film.

I see the proprietor of the windmill garage was ex sgt pilot H J Goldschmidt Bsc apparently …know anything of him anybody ??
He may be a published (scientific) author !

regards baz

Hi Mark….

Thanks for posting those pages from the Review! Great stuff. I know that I’ll be zipping off the the Windmill Garage to bag a bargain…although there may have been the odd price increase over the years.

…That garage is also a nice example of a bit of Art Deco architecture. There’s a great selection of some wonderful buildings from that period down the Great West Road in Brentford. I wonder if the garage is still there?

Shame about that Bf-110 being scrapped though..

Regards;
Steve

I had never seen that shot before of the close up of the fin on which “Septic” is carried aloft.

This identifies it (or the fin, at least!) as Bf 110G-4 of GeschwStab NJG1, W.Nr 180850, 3C+BA. Captured in 1945 it was flown to Farnborough and held in the AHB’s store at Fulbeck in 1949.

It may be old news….but I had never before know the identity of that aeroplane. Now I know!

No Cees, cannot add any more although I have a lovely shot of Portugese Hurricanes arriving at Tangmere for the filming with interesting nose art.

PS……DOH….if only I had read the previous posts……!!!

Can we see pages 20 and 21 please? Thanks.

Here you go, Dave,

..and a page that caught my eye.

…and a couple adverts.

A 1925 ‘Red Label’ Bentley for £295, cheaper than a MG TA Tickford at £575!:eek:

To get that in proportion to the £5-10,000 Spitfire of ten years earlier, a paper round in 1953 of seven hours for seven days delivery, paid 10 shillings/50p.:)

Mark

I think it’s the other way around -not that you’ve got the the schemes wrong, but that the original photograph is the day scheme, which has been hand retouched to colour for the nightfighter scribble for some reason. The airbrushing and treatment of the canopy in the upper of the two pics is the giveaway, IMHO.

Yep you’re right – pity they scrapped it.

Can we see pages 20 and 21 please? Thanks.

In the first pic it is wearing its standard nightfighter camo – in the second it has been altered to a day scheme.

I think it’s the other way around -not that you’ve got the the schemes wrong, but that the original photograph is the day scheme, which has been hand retouched to colour for the nightfighter scribble for some reason. The airbrushing and treatment of the canopy in the upper of the two pics is the giveaway, IMHO.

In the first pic it is wearing its standard nightfighter camo – in the second it has been altered to a day scheme.

From memory, I used to have a copy of “After the Battle” magazine which had an article on this film. The 110 was a captured one which after the war had been on a scrap heap and used for this film propped up on a wooden structure. Afterwards it was scrapped. Not the RAF Museums example, perhaps Tangmere can confirm this. The article also dealt with the loan of the Portuguese Hurricanes as well as the special effects used in the film.

Cheers

Cees

According to War Prizes (MCP – Phil Butler)
See page 151 for picture at Eggebek with RAFM Stuka and now lost Me 109 G-14 “863”

Me 110G Wk Nr 180850

originally destined for museum display
47MU Sealand by January 46
German Air Force Equipment Centre, Stanmore Park during 1949
to Kenley 1952 ground shots Angels One Five
Scrapped