I am watching a 1967 film called Triple Cross, starring Christopher Plummer, Gert Frobe, Yule Brynner and Trevor Howard, and directed by Bond director Terence Young. It’s a good film and I’d never heard of it till I bought the DVD yesterday.
In the film is a rather strange plane. Plummer parachutes out of it. I wonder if anyone can identify it. It has twin tails, twin engines and a rounded glass nose. Is it French? It looks like the real thing on the take off shot and not a model too so i don’t think it’s a fantasy mock-up.
By: BeefyBoy - 12th August 2006 at 19:49
Jersey Docks?
No,not Jersey. Looks very much like St Malo in Brittany.
By: DazDaMan - 12th August 2006 at 13:36
Hmmm… interesting. Might just have to look this film up. Didn’t we discuss that German plane before sometime ago?
By: Dave Homewood - 12th August 2006 at 13:11
DaveH
Was Sgt. Wilson promoted to, or demoted from, Air Marshal, I wonder? 🙂
Mark
🙂 Just a Sgt Wilson impersonator I’m afraid.
By: Mark12 - 12th August 2006 at 11:01
DaveH
Was Sgt. Wilson promoted to, or demoted from, Air Marshal, I wonder? 🙂
Mark
By: Dave Homewood - 12th August 2006 at 10:28
Here are the night attack scenes, and also a look at the early scene in Jersey where the Germans are invading that island. Is that really Jersey docks?
By: Mark12 - 12th August 2006 at 10:19
Mark 12 – bit optimistic trying to shoot Spitfires down with bows and arrows aren’t you?
Given the previous target towing/facilities role of this and the other COGEA airframes – is the assumption that this camera housing might actually be part of that fit?
Jeepman,
That is possible. I have looked through a few COGEA shots and there are a few spurious lumps and bumps.
It seems to have been removed from MK297 part way through BoB filming.
Mark
By: Dave Homewood - 12th August 2006 at 10:13
Thanks for posting.
Mark
No problem. It is in two scenes, one making strafing/bombing attacks at night and one later strafing a German column. I have added a shot of the column here too, and also a couple that Battle of britain film fans might enjoy – Trevor Howard in a Fighter Command control centre… sounds familiar.
By: jeepman - 12th August 2006 at 10:00
Mark 12 – bit optimistic trying to shoot Spitfires down with bows and arrows aren’t you?
Given the previous target towing/facilities role of this and the other COGEA airframes – is the assumption that this camera housing might actually be part of that fit?
By: Mark12 - 12th August 2006 at 09:20
NC701s with the glass nose and ‘702s with the solid nose, I believe.
Not sure about the Spitfire. 1967, so one of the ex-COGEA Mk IXs probably. Calling Mark12!
A very interesting clip.
1967 makes it pre Battle of Britain film or to be more precise the period when the BoB film was on/off/on.
The aircraft, with its clipped wings, cannons, blue spinner and invasion markings is Mk IX MK297/G-ASSD and one of the three principal ‘flyers’ in the BoB film owned and operated by Spitfire Productions/Hamish Mahaddie.
Of particular interest in the clip is the the square section profile seen inboard of the starboard rad boat. This I believe is a camera pod installation and can also be seen in several of the official stills of the BoB film. Up until this point I has always assumed the pod was BoB film specific.
Thanks for posting.
Mark
By: Dave Homewood - 12th August 2006 at 06:25
Thanks, that looks like the aircraft.
There are several aircraft at the end of the film, see these shots. Some have solid noses. Some have round glazed noses.
Also there is a Spitfire with invasion stripes and blue spinner. Anyone know which one?
By: steve_p - 12th August 2006 at 05:03
Siebel Si 204?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siebel_Si_204
Best wishes
Steve P
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