Flicking through volume 1 of the Book, I came across a photo of Spitfire MH434 in a paint scheme which she wore for perhaps only one season – it’s a 1941-style scheme, with the markings of 121 (Eagle) Squadron. See below:
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The caption in the book states that this was for film work. Google only brings up a few extra images of this scheme, and not much else.
Anyone have any more info?
By: Propstrike - 10th May 2017 at 20:23
Some people might not be aware of this epic thread , with many, many different schemes which MH434 wore.
Hopefully, not too many of the photos have been taken down.
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?20097-MH434-And-Her-Many-Guises
By: DazDaMan - 10th May 2017 at 09:51
Funnily enough, that’s another film paint scheme I’ll be doing at some point!
Fictitious colour scheme for the ITV series A Perfect Hero, which starred Nigel Havers as a Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot who gets shot down and badly burnt. Loosely based on the life of Richard Hillary.
Available on DVD:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Hero-DVD-Nigel-Havers/dp/B001PQWF74/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1494406372&sr=1-1&keywords=a+perfect+hero
By: Agent K - 10th May 2017 at 09:19
Here’s a photo I took at Alconbury Airshow in 1989/90, MH434 and in a different scheme too, D-CK, any ideas on the story behind this one too?
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By: DazDaMan - 10th May 2017 at 08:29
Here’s G-BOML’s paint scheme from the film, for those who haven’t seen it….
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By: DazDaMan - 9th May 2017 at 16:21
Thanks for that, Dave.
So, not only do I have an answer to that question, but now I also have two more models to add to my collection…!
By: Arabella-Cox - 9th May 2017 at 16:02
This link:
http://wings-on-film.wikia.com/wiki/MH434
says “The Diamond Swords” in 1993
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