Ruskin Air Services..again

There were five Dakota models used, two of which were R/C flyers. From the memory of an article in a model mag at the time, the other three I think were just used for ground shots. There was also a 1/4 scale Auster used in the program. After filming, it was returned to a camo scheme and eventually lost in a mid-air.

A model was used for the crash sequence into the farm house, and also for the scene where the landing gear folded in the snow ( the snow being mountains of salt! ).

Apparently, there was much amusement from the modellers involved at the time, by people claiming to be able to spot the models in a shot, often getting it wrong!

Steve

Nice model

Were the models used extensivley in the series?
How much was done with the Aces high aircraft?

So many memories!! My 1/72 Dakota fleet got a respray after that series came on TV!! A few years back, I was flying at the Large Model Association show at Duxford, and a guy had either one of the original model Daks there, or at least one made from the Airline moulds. They were 10 feet span, GRP fuz, foam/wood wings, and powered by 10cc glo engines.

Steve