I wonder if Blue Max can tell us what became of the two Gipsy Queen powered SE5 full scale replicas built by Miles and Marine Plastics for …..The Blue Max! Do they still exist, or was it one of them that crashed into the Allouette during filming Zeppelin?
Hi Roobarb
Sadly i can, both of the full size SE5 replica’s built by FG Miles for the Blue Max Film were lost in fatal accidents.
Initialy registered as G-ATGV and G-ATGW in 1965 and issued permits to fly. Reregistered to 20th Century Fox Productions as EI-ARA and EI-ARB.
Folowing the finish of filming they were transfered to Shillelarge Productions Inc and were used in several other WW1 films, including “Darling Lili” (see pic)
Ei-ARB was lost in an fatal accident on the 18-8-70 in a mid air collision with the camera ship, Alouette G-AWEE, durring the filming of “Zepperin” This claimed the life of all on board the Alouette and the pilot of the SE5.
EI-ARA was lost in a fatal crash at Weston on the 15-09-70. The A/C spun in durring a low level dog fight durring the making of “Von Richtofen and Brown”
This accident claimed the life of my father Charles Boddington, i remember that day like it was yesterday:(
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