WINGS 1970's BBC series

This series completely passed me by, probably because I was travelling away a great deal at the time and missed a lot of good TV! It sounds excellent and I must look for the DVDs on Amazon.

The books and screenplay were written by Barry Thomas and published by the BBC. They are beautifully written, and easily stir the imagination. This is especially so in the scenes set in the small villiage of Becket’s Hill. The Sgt. pilot was a blacksmith, as was his father who had a ‘bent’ for flying machines and was burnt to death in a prewar accident in a homebuilt aircraft. This in no way dampens the enthusiasm of young Sgt. Alan Farmer, who joins the RFC in its earliest days.

The pre-WW1 days of England fascinate me, and I find myself reading these books time and again. Stunning stuff!

As an aside, I think the Tiger Moth that was converted to resemble a BE2c for a Biggles film and is now being restored was used in the ‘Wings” series.

Well it is on YouTube – first part here. :D:D:D

jeez that was a long time ago..all i can remember is one episode where some **** goofed up and the fitter starting up lost his hands?

I remember that, he was spitting cake everywhere telling the story while in hospital – one of those images that just stuck with me. “C” flight, “special flight” ? I remember the models being on Blue Peter or something as well.

I also remember “Squadron”….. with minutes of archive footage of Jaguars turning into Phantoms etc!

I think on DVD will be better rather than snippets on U tube:dev2: never know what might happen:eek:
Airline ive not seen since it was released in the 80,s

Christian

Yep, was a cracking series although i was only young when it was on:diablo:

Cant wait for them to release Ruskin Air Services now!!:diablo::D:D

Christian

Agreed, Airline is the next one on my DVD wish list, after just getting my hands on Danger UXB and Wings having been ordered as an Xmas present.

Cant wait for them to release Ruskin Air Services now!!:diablo::D:D
Christian

Saw somewhere recently that it’s available on youtube

Yep, was a cracking series although i was only young when it was on:diablo:

Cant wait for them to release Ruskin Air Services now!!:diablo::D:D

Christian

jeez that was a long time ago..all i can remember is one episode where some **** goofed up and the fitter starting up lost his hands?

The only other bit I remember from watching it was the Sgt getting shot down behind enemy line’s, being looked after by some French or Belguim farmers, recovering from his wounds, and successfully getting back to Allied lines by nicking an Eindecker from a nearby German airfield (and almost getting shot down by his own Sqn in the process).

I remember watching it as a youngster 🙂 just got the DVD already onto series two.

Previous thread about the series

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=77579&highlight=soans

Roger Smith.

jeez that was a long time ago..all i can remember is one episode where some **** goofed up and the fitter starting up lost his hands?

Indeed it is about the RFC in WWI and from what I can remember it (being only 11 at the time it came out), it was very good. Main focus was on a couple of pilots, one being a Commisioned Officer, and the other being a Sgt (the two guys on the center of the DVD cover. Story was set in 1915/6 and the Sqn they flew with was equipped with BE2C, which of course was getting wasted by Fokkers at the time (though the Sgt (who was also a metal basher before becoming a pilot) does come up with some good idea’s that give the BE2’s half a chance, like seat Armour and a ‘Lanoe Hawker Bristol Scout’ type forward’ish’ firing Lewis gun mount).

Cheers for the Link, I now know what to ask for Xmas.

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