To be pedantic – a Spitfire with a sky band isn’t a BoB a/c as painted. The band wasn’t promulgated until 27/11/1940. The official end of the BoB was 31/10/40. The actual machine may well have participated in the BoB of course – but not painted like that.
Mike

I have to say it’s always surprised me that with all the effort made to recreate a Spitfire squadron of 1940, no-one noticed that Section Officer Harvey shared the same hair stylist as Barbara Windsor.

And why does Sqn Ldr Skipper have to be so unbelievably grumpy and snarly??

Skipper was a shining example of peaceful tolerance compared to a S/L who was my CO.
Mike

I was going to be there but couldn’t afford to go. Some school mates were on the hill and missed by the flying metal by just a few yards. Had I been able to afford to go I might well not be here today.
Mike

Re: The medal ribbons check out the ribbons for the DFC/DFM and AFC/AFM some go one way some go the other and I can’t remember which is which off hand. Also the DFC/DFM ribbon is purple and white the AFC/AFM is red and white.

Yes – don’t know why I failed to find the AFC when looking, He is wearing DFC/AFC – the medals have the stripes only half the width of the crosses and the on screen definition is good enough to see the difference. Can’t tell the colours – B&W film.
DFC/DFM go from bottom left to top right
Thanks.
Mike

One thing that intrigued me about the film – Richard Burton (in the on-screen credit dubbed as ‘Flight Officer’ – a WAAF rank equivalent to Fl/Lt, of course – but wearing the rank braid of a Flying Officer) was wearing two medal ribbons on his BD. One was presumably the DFC (black and white film, of course) but the other ribbon was DFC style but with the diagonal markings running the other way to a DFC. I can’t find any ribbon which was so arranged – was it another goof?
Mike