BBC1 News this morning showed Colour footage of a B o B dogfight with contrails .
Apparently the films were found in a house clearance and identified and dated by Stephen Bungay.
It was only a brief glimpse but being in colour made it seem more immediate and real.We get used to seeing b/w photos and film but colour adds something.
By: Mark12 - 14th May 2005 at 08:37
When you see a real ground to air dog fight in colour, possibly Battle of Britain vintage 1940, as we did last evening, you realise what was seriously missing from the 1968 film – those contrails.
Mark
By: allan125 - 13th May 2005 at 22:38
It will be screened at 10 p.m. on Friday 13 May on BBC2 entitled “Nation on Film” 🙂
Very enjoyable – especially the dogfighting of course – but the quality all round was superb. cheers – Allan
By: Will J - 13th May 2005 at 22:02
BUMP- now!
By: trumper - 13th May 2005 at 21:19
Bump BUMP BUMP ,40 mins till it starts
By: Mark12 - 13th May 2005 at 19:17
BUMP – Nation on Film – VE Day – Shooting the War
BUMP.
BBC 2 tonight at 22.00 hours.
This promises to be very interesting with new amateur footage of ground to air, shot during the BoB.
Mark
By: ozplane - 12th May 2005 at 20:06
Thanks for the “heads-up” allan125, I’ll be watching.
By: Skyraider3D - 12th May 2005 at 14:19
If you thought WW2 colour stuff was spectacular (which it is! :D) then this will blow your mind away:
For the skeptics, don’t even try 🙂 That’s a genuine WW1 colour photograph!
More – many more – here:
http://www.mediatheque-patrimoine.culture.gouv.fr/fr/archives_photo/visites_guidees/autochromes.html#2
And if that wasn’t awesome… just check this one out:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/
Jawdropping quality too!
By: proplover - 12th May 2005 at 12:40
I saw the clips – quiete spectacular.
Looked like fighter to fighter combat at height with one side endevouring to turn in behind the others. With it being ammatuer and wobbly it did look all the more real – as in its happening here and now rather than the proffesionals with their stands and steady camara. Lovely but deadly blue skies and swirling white contails, some singles and others in pairs and groups.
Did you catch the bit with the Spitfire comming down, it looked like it broke up close to the ground however it was difficult to catch as the camara was wobbling around trying to keep the aircraft in view.
By: trumper - 12th May 2005 at 08:48
It will be screened at 10 p.m. on Friday 13 May on BBC2 entitled “Nation on Film” 🙂
A shameless bump as it’s on tomorrow,set videos.
By: allan125 - 11th May 2005 at 22:02
I just caught the end of the clip but I was under the impression it was part of a longer documentary. Any idea when it might be screened?
It will be screened at 10 p.m. on Friday 13 May on BBC2 entitled “Nation on Film” 🙂
By: ozplane - 11th May 2005 at 21:12
I just caught the end of the clip but I was under the impression it was part of a longer documentary. Any idea when it might be screened?
By: LesB - 11th May 2005 at 19:55
The BoB was fought in black and white. Accept no subsitutes!
😀 😀
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