'Battle of Britain' Luftwaffe badges

Wasn’t there one lurking in a shed at Gransden a while back?

Fate Of G-AWHF.

This seems as good a place to start…

Taken from “Warbirds Worldwide” , Vol2, No3, circa Sept 88

Flyable Hispano Ha-112-M1L

serial / UK reg / film codes / location & status

C4K-31 – G-AWHE – Red 8 – Confederate AF, Harlington as N109ME

C4K-61 – G-AWHF – no markings – location/status unknown

C4K-75 – G-AWHG – Yellow 11 – sold to US 25/10/74, location/status unknown

C4K-99 – G-AWHM – Yellow 5 – Wilson Edwards, TX as N90604

C4K-100 – G-AWHJ – Red 13 – Kalamazoo Air Zoo, MIC as N76GE

C4K-102 – G-AWHK – Red 7 – Harold Kindsvater, TX as N9938

C4K-105 – G-AWHH – Red 4 – Wilson Edwards, TX as N6036

C4K-106 – G-AWHI – Yellow 8 – Wilson Edwards, TX as N90607

C4K-112 two seater – G-AWHC – Red 11 – Wilson Edwards, TX as N1109G

C4K-122 – G-AWHL – Yellow 7 & MI+T as Hurricane – Champlin Fighter Museum, as N109J

C4K-126 – G-AWHD – Red 9 – Wilson Edwards, TX as N90603

C4K-127 – G-AWHO – MI-S as Hurricane – EAA Msueum, Oshkosh as N109BF

C4K-130 – G-AWHN – Black Chevron marks – Wilson Edwards, TX as N90602

C4K-144 – G-AWHP – Red 3 – CAF, Harlington, destroyed in fatal crash 19/12/87, was N8575

C4K-152 – G-AWHR – White 5 – Wilson Edwards, TX as N4109G

C4K-169 – G-AWHT – Red 5 – CAF, Lancaster Airport TX, as N9939

C4K-170 – G-AWHS – Yellow Chevron marks – Auto & Tecknic Museum, Germany

Taxying Buchons

serial / film codes / location & status

C4K-107 – unknown – now G-BOML

C4K-121 – unknown – Don Knapp, Fort Lauderdale, USA

C4K-131 – unknown – location unknown

C4K-134 – unknown – West German Air Force, JG71, Wittmundhafen

C4K-135 – unknown – converted with DB to Bf109G as D-FMBB

C4K-172 – unknown – Charles Church, UK as G-HUNN

Static Buchons
all four static Buchons came to the UK during filming and were used for spares and cockpit shots etc.

serial / notes / location & status

C4K-30 – Henlow for spares – location unknown

C4K-111 – Pinewood Studio for cockpit shots – location unknown

C4K-114 – Henlow for spares – national Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada

C4K-154 – Henlow for spares – location unknown

CASA 2111’s used as Heinkels in the UK

serial / UK reg / film codes / location & status

B2-137 – G-AWHB – 6J+PR, U6+DL, VI+BN & A5+ER – Kermit Weeks

B2-166 – G-AWHA – 6J+BR, 6J+PR, VI+CL & A5+BN – Deutsches Museum, Germany

This information came direct from Connie Edwards. G-AWHF was sold and shipped back to the UK as a damaged stripped fuselage, together with a set of wings, around 2009-2010.

Any current British owner wish to make themselves known ??????????????

I’m sure it must be the same badge, don’t think they’d have two so similar, defeats the point of trying to make it look like more units are involved. Still would be nice to make out the bow.

Geoff.

Geoff,

I have temporarily mislaid that image . I think it might be a cinema lobby card.

In the mean time here is another shot showing you what you want.

Mark

I know, it was the full size version that I’ve tried to enlarge. I just thought that Mark might have a better quality copy that would enlarge better.

Geoff.

Geoff, that image is half-size. The full-size version would’t go on the forum (too big) so maybe it’ll come up better from that?

That’s the one I was thinking of too. I’ve tried enlaging this image to get a better look at the badge on the CASA, but it just blurrs. I don’t suppose Mark 12 could do a better enlargement of the badge on the CASA?

Geoff.

Looks like the one on this Heinkel, one of Mark12’s earlier images.

I’ve finally managed to get hold of a photo showing the badge from ‘Battle of Britain’, donated to our museum by Alan Killen, which was found blowing around Duxford during the making of the film.

Judging by the cr*p stuck to the back, it was pulled off one of the ‘Heinkels’ which was at Duxford.

Any thoughts DDM & Mark 12?

Geoff

I’ll see how much space I use up with the “general” aircraft, location etc stuff. If possible I’ll add it in.

Looking through Len Mosley’s book on the making of ‘BoB’, I see that Don Federico Eglesias Lanzos was killed flying a Bouchon from Tablada on the 20/1/68. Lanzos was due to fly a Bouchon in the flying sequences for ‘BoB’ but died whilst doing aerobatics on his own. A minutes silence was held in his memory on the 13/3/68, I believe this was the first days filming – the opening scene that runs behind the titles.

Was this the only fatality involved with the film? Will he be mentioned on the website?

Geoff.

DDM,

Post away. Most of these, uncredited, are official stills.

Mark

If Mark12 doesn’t mind, I’ll use some of these Heinkel pics on the site.

DDM,

I shall look forward to seeing the website grow.

Geoff.

URL

I mght as well bung up the URL anyways, and yes there will be a “where are they now” section.

http://www.battleofbritainmovie.4t.com

As i said, not much on it – yet! Won’t be able to work on it until Monday, however. 😉

Mark,

I haven’t seen the badge myself yet. I’m hoping to get a copy of it in the next few days, and when I do, I’ll post it on here.

Geoff.

………finally.

and

Geoff,

Three more colour stills of the Heinkels.

Do any of these look like the one?

Mark

And again.