By: Dave T - 27th March 2006 at 07:14
Up for sale on ebay now!! :rolleyes:
Strewth… 😮
But item location ‘Buckinhamshire’ ? :confused:
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By: Dave Homewood - 26th February 2006 at 11:45
Thanks Dave, that’s jogged my memory. It was a long time ago. You’re right I think, one of them did feel guilty and back out from memory.
By: scotavia - 26th February 2006 at 11:00
Well I have just been googling,no references to a Bf110 Jersey wreck in Diver magazine guides. The Flypast forum has others asking for info on this underwater wreck…no answers turned up. Certainly the wreckage looked incredibly well preserved for an English Channel aircraft site, I have dived on a few. I have never seen markings as clear as that from a saltwater site.
So either a replica or footage from stock of a freshwater site.
By: Dave T - 26th February 2006 at 10:40
Yes, I remember that. It was a great series…….. In this episode they were on some island with a causeway and were going to pretend they’d found a Spitfire buried in the mud flats I think, so they could sell it to a collector and make a few quid. Id like to see it again someday.
Dave,
The premis was the family of the Spitfire (or Hurricane ?) pilot would pay them for recovering the wreckage from the mud flats on the south coast.
Instead they hired some suitable looking wreckage from a ‘dealer’ whose yard was full of wartime wreckage. Pretty sure it included a Merlin, but in the background really was all sorts of stuff which i presume was either filmed at a real south coast museum or was loaned for filming. Anybody know the full story..?
Anyhow, he (the dealer) had to find a suitable spot, dig a hole & place the wreckage in and cover it over, then the pilots family would pay & view the actual ‘discovery’ of the aircraft. However, when digging, the dealer guy unearthed the back end of a real Me109 (from a hithero unknown BofB crash) which i think also contained the pilots remains.
Pretty sure one of the characters had an attack of guilt, called it all off, reburied the ‘109 and walked away from the deal.
Hopefully somebody has it taped, although official VHS releases turn up on eBay, so i’ll keep an eye out.
Now…. any Bergerac experts out there ? :confused:
By: Dave Homewood - 26th February 2006 at 09:34
And anybody recall that episode of ‘Perfect Scoundrels’ TV series with Peter Bowles & Bryan Murray where they pretend to dig for a Spitfire, hire some suitable wreck stuff, but actually find an Me109 ?
According to IMDB it was episode 3/season 3 called “Last of the few” and aired on 9 May 1992.
Always wondered on the background to that episode as well, such as whose wreck stuff (Merlin and Me109 tail) was used ?
Anybody…….?
Yes, I remember that. It was a great series, and this was the one episode that sticks in my mind (except for another where they created an unknown Elvis song to con someone with!). In this episode they were on some island with a causeway and were going to pretend they’d found a Spitfire buried in the mud flats I think, so they could sell it to a collector and make a few quid. Id like to see it again someday.
Sadly I never saw either the Bergerac episode or the Monarch show either. That 110 replica is great. I’m glad you posted a photo Rob. I’m surprised the rail station doesn’t have a sign explaining it!
By: RobAnt - 26th February 2006 at 09:17
I have to say, for a replica, it is amazingly realistic – I was completely taken in. I would swear it was real.
By: Dave T - 26th February 2006 at 02:22
….Last time I saw a 110 in a tv series it was in an episode of Bergerac underwater off Jersey and was not a replica . Wonder if it is still under the sea?
Cor blimey… that was a while back, but i remember it well.
Always was intrigued if it was a real ‘110 :confused:
And anybody recall that episode of ‘Perfect Scoundrels’ TV series with Peter Bowles & Bryan Murray where they pretend to dig for a Spitfire, hire some suitable wreck stuff, but actually find an Me109 ?
According to IMDB it was episode 3/season 3 called “Last of the few” and aired on 9 May 1992.
Always wondered on the background to that episode as well, such as whose wreck stuff (Merlin and Me109 tail) was used ?
Anybody…….?
By: DaveF68 - 25th February 2006 at 23:49
And purchased from the MOTG props auction last year I beleive
By: scotavia - 25th February 2006 at 22:31
Indeed it was built for Monarch of the Glen by Earth Wind and Fire of Cannich near Inverness.
http://www.filmbang.com/facilities/special-effects/earth-wind-fire-fx/
When the episode was broadcast I was very impressed with the trouble taken to make this look so good. Now I know that the boss of the company is also a total aviation person who built his own Kitfox.
Last time I saw a 110 in a tv series it was in an episode of Bergerac underwater off Jersey and was not a replica . Wonder if it is still under the sea?
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