I found out recently that two airworthy replicas were constructed for this film by a company at White Waltham. They were test flown by Neil Williams and then went out to South Africa for the filming. One was accidentally crashed during the beach crash scene. I am wondering what was the fate of the other?
Steve
By: DragonRapide - 24th September 2017 at 09:38
Ta NEEMA!
By: NEEMA - 24th September 2017 at 09:12
Anybody interested in the film “Gunbus” can look up the dire story of its history under the title “Sky Bandits” on the IMDB
By: DragonRapide - 24th September 2017 at 08:55
I don’t think the film “Gunbus” (starring Nicholas Lyndhurst) was ever released, but I was lucky enough to fly in the Russavia DH-2 replica G-BFVH when we got it back in “Gunbus” mode! I believe the aeroplane (as a DH-2) is still active from Wickenby.
By: bradleygolding - 24th September 2017 at 07:58
Rover V8s were used on a Chippy as a serious proposal in the 1970s. I don’t know what ever came of the idea.
Steve
By: bradleygolding - 24th September 2017 at 07:53
Well I did see on a radio controlled model site, a comment to the effect that after filming the pieces of one of the replicas (presumably the crashed one) were stored at Cranfield. A complete example with SA reg applied was also said to have been displayed outside a cinema in SA showing the film.
Steve
From the BAPC Blog
BAPC.123 “P641” – Vickers FB.5 Gunbus FSM – (1186/2) – Cranfield – built for film “Shout at the Devil”, small components only remaining
By: Wyvernfan - 24th September 2017 at 07:50
Blimey, Cortina engines? So that’s Cortina, VW Beetle and Jaguar that I’m aware of.
Apologies for the thread creep but were there any other European car engines utilised in aeroplanes?
Rob
By: snibble - 24th September 2017 at 07:12
I am sure I saw one fly at a Lee on Solent air day in the seventies.
By: Chitts - 23rd September 2017 at 23:19
Flight International, 27th March 1975 has a photo of one of the pair aloft at White Waltham and states that both aircraft were powered by 1600cc Ford Cortina engines. Various photos on the www suggest that the nacelles were welded steel tube structures. Does anyone know more?
By: bradleygolding - 23rd September 2017 at 23:12
Matt posted some photos of it at Sywell recently which is why I presumed some ownership connection.
Steve
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 23rd September 2017 at 18:41
The Gunbus was never owned by Matt it was owned by Sywell aerodrome. I know cos I arranged the purchase. Graham Adlam bought it a few years ago IIRC I don’t know where it is now
By: bradleygolding - 23rd September 2017 at 10:15
That was the film “Gunbus”. Matt Boddington now has the non flyable replica.
Steve
By: NEEMA - 23rd September 2017 at 08:37
Didn’t I read somewhere that at least one was converted from a D.H. 2 replica?
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