March 17, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Does anyone know what happened to the Fox Photos archive of Battle of Britain era photos? I’m sure this has been discussed before, but maybe not on this forum.
I’m trying to find some original shots of the Dornier 17 that came down on Sandwich flats on 31 Aug 1940. The image below is quite a famous one, but I have seen at least one other shot from another angle, also attributed to Fox. I wonder if they have any other images, and also if I can get a better quality copy of the one below.

Does anyone know?
By: Whitley_Project - 19th March 2012 at 00:46
I could scan at high res and let you have both. Or I could loan you my original prints if you are coming to Shoreham?
One is the full side image in Longshot’s link. Interestingly, this was the image on which one of the 25th anniversary of BofB stamps was modelled.
Whatever is easier for you Andy – scans would be great, that way I can’t lose your original.
Would you mind sending them to me at [email]elliott1940@yahoo.com[/email]?
Regards
By: Whitley_Project - 19th March 2012 at 00:46
I could scan at high res and let you have both. Or I could loan you my original prints if you are coming to Shoreham?
One is the full side image in Longshot’s link. Interestingly, this was the image on which one of the 25th anniversary of BofB stamps was modelled.
Whatever is easier for you Andy – scans would be great, that way I can’t lose your original.
Would you mind sending them to me at [email]elliott1940@yahoo.com[/email]?
Regards
By: adrian_gray - 18th March 2012 at 23:56
Are there any images on the net of the Dornier which came down at seasalter on 13Aug 1940?
The closest I can find, unless one is up somewhere with no location given, is there’s a photo of a corpse being taken ashore on a stretcher…
Elsewhere, that I know of, there’s a Roy Conyers Nesbit book with a photo in (he sent me a copy of the image, though lord alone knows where it is now), Richard Collier’s “Eagle Day” has a photo in, some chap whose name I can’t quite drag to mind :diablo: wrote a book called “Finding the Foe” which has a picture of two soldiers inspecting one engine, and the Kent Messenger many, many years ago published a book with a photo in, captioned as two Dornier’s crashing next to each other. There are at least two KM BoB books by H R Pratt Boorman on abebooks (I’ve just ordered the cheapest – sorry!), and I reckon it’s one of those.
Somewhere there is film footage as about a second turned up in “Spitfire Ace”. But what and where…
Adrian
By: adrian_gray - 18th March 2012 at 23:56
Are there any images on the net of the Dornier which came down at seasalter on 13Aug 1940?
The closest I can find, unless one is up somewhere with no location given, is there’s a photo of a corpse being taken ashore on a stretcher…
Elsewhere, that I know of, there’s a Roy Conyers Nesbit book with a photo in (he sent me a copy of the image, though lord alone knows where it is now), Richard Collier’s “Eagle Day” has a photo in, some chap whose name I can’t quite drag to mind :diablo: wrote a book called “Finding the Foe” which has a picture of two soldiers inspecting one engine, and the Kent Messenger many, many years ago published a book with a photo in, captioned as two Dornier’s crashing next to each other. There are at least two KM BoB books by H R Pratt Boorman on abebooks (I’ve just ordered the cheapest – sorry!), and I reckon it’s one of those.
Somewhere there is film footage as about a second turned up in “Spitfire Ace”. But what and where…
Adrian
By: PanzerJohn - 18th March 2012 at 23:10
I’ve got the first day cover set somewhere,an interesting snippet Andy.
By: PanzerJohn - 18th March 2012 at 23:10
I’ve got the first day cover set somewhere,an interesting snippet Andy.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th March 2012 at 22:46
I could scan at high res and let you have both. Or I could loan you my original prints if you are coming to Shoreham?
One is the full side image in Longshot’s link. Interestingly, this was the image on which one of the 25th anniversary of BofB stamps was modelled.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th March 2012 at 22:46
I could scan at high res and let you have both. Or I could loan you my original prints if you are coming to Shoreham?
One is the full side image in Longshot’s link. Interestingly, this was the image on which one of the 25th anniversary of BofB stamps was modelled.
By: Whitley_Project - 18th March 2012 at 20:38
Thanks guys – I’ve seen that second view of the Dornier. These seem to be the only two images in circulation.
I thought that if anyone on here would know about Fox Photos, it would be you Tangmere1940.
Is there any chance I could get some prints made of these Andy? I can get some extras made for you if you like…?
Cheers
By: Whitley_Project - 18th March 2012 at 20:38
Thanks guys – I’ve seen that second view of the Dornier. These seem to be the only two images in circulation.
I thought that if anyone on here would know about Fox Photos, it would be you Tangmere1940.
Is there any chance I could get some prints made of these Andy? I can get some extras made for you if you like…?
Cheers
By: longshot - 18th March 2012 at 20:38
Ah yes , I can see the second one is a Heinkel, now.
Are there any images on the net of the Dornier which came down at seasalter on 13Aug 1940?
By: longshot - 18th March 2012 at 20:38
Ah yes , I can see the second one is a Heinkel, now.
Are there any images on the net of the Dornier which came down at seasalter on 13Aug 1940?
By: Clint Mitchell - 18th March 2012 at 20:20
The first Getty image posted by Longshot is the same image from the book I mentioned in my post above. 🙂
By: Clint Mitchell - 18th March 2012 at 20:20
The first Getty image posted by Longshot is the same image from the book I mentioned in my post above. 🙂
By: Themightyelf - 18th March 2012 at 20:03
No. The second one is a He111:(
Cockley Tye Norfolk
By: Themightyelf - 18th March 2012 at 20:03
No. The second one is a He111:(
Cockley Tye Norfolk
By: longshot - 18th March 2012 at 19:51
Getty bought the Hulton Archive (from the BBC, I think), hence this one which looks like the same aircraft….
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/nazi-dornier-17-burns-on-an-english-beach-after-being-shot-news-photo/3313247
but is this one of the same?
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/nazi-raider-in-the-sea-off-the-east-coast-of-england-news-photo/3312327
By: longshot - 18th March 2012 at 19:51
Getty bought the Hulton Archive (from the BBC, I think), hence this one which looks like the same aircraft….
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/nazi-dornier-17-burns-on-an-english-beach-after-being-shot-news-photo/3313247
but is this one of the same?
http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/nazi-raider-in-the-sea-off-the-east-coast-of-england-news-photo/3312327
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th March 2012 at 19:17
I have two ‘original’ Fox images of this:
Neg number WB6911
and Fox 68707
I visited Fox when they were at Farringdon Road around 1974-ish. Thousands of prints and negs!
I think they were later bought out by Hulton Pictures.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th March 2012 at 19:17
I have two ‘original’ Fox images of this:
Neg number WB6911
and Fox 68707
I visited Fox when they were at Farringdon Road around 1974-ish. Thousands of prints and negs!
I think they were later bought out by Hulton Pictures.