Francis K Mason again…

In appendix III of his Hurricane book (Aston Publications – surely one of the “best” Hurricane books?) he states after a listing of high scoring RAF pilots with claims in Hurricanes – and I’ll paraphrase and hope this isn’t an issue with copyright etc:

“Compared with claims recorded in 11,400 reports (forms 1151) covering all RAF pilots claims, 55% were by Hurricane pilots, 33% Spitfire, 12% by other fighters. If bomber crew claims are taken into account, this becomes 51.5% Hurricane, 30.5% Spitfire, 11% other fighters and 7% Bomber.”

11,400 is a nice even number and I have no idea how many forms were filed, how many lost etc, but 55% with 33% the nearest would indicate surely that the Hurricane has a good claim to have shot down more than everything else put together?

well, I’ll ask him but I don’t think he’ll be very keen

[QUOTE=Bruce;1321984]You empty headed animal food trough wiper….

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and I suppose they asked you, but you have already got them?:diablo:

I take it for granted that the films are only made to make loads’a money for the makers.:dev2:

check out the product placement in casino royale – every card a ford (think, land rover ownership etc) sony, sony and sony…. virgin airlines…. not so bad in the new one but still there. a coke ad on a billboard I can accept, but in casino they google something and there is a huge great sony bravia ad there as well….

BSG-75, Zoomed in on the photo and I think there is an item of clothing ? laying across part of the top of the nearest undercarriage wheel and cover.

Keith.

Thanks for checking – and also, thanks for sharing these – outstanding.

surely its all subjective – Bond movies are reflections of their times almost. Connery was the start and most people’s top man. Moore was a 70’s image, big lapels, flares, light weight plots etc. Dalton never got off the ground (lots of behind the scenes issues with rights etc and some scripts that had about 25 writers) Brosnan even now can look dated but certainly in the first few gave it new life. Craig is taking the movies back to the start of Bond’s life and yes, they had to look at Bourne but not copy it. Lazenby, poor old George, personally he did OK, but having Connery before him, and then after him, what chance did he have…..?

Each to their own, I can watch Connery, Brosnan as stand alone movies, Craig I enjoy a lot now, Dalton I can tolerate on a cold wet afternoon if the TV remote is out of reach…. Roger Moore – sorry, not for me even though he in Live & Let Die was my first Bond movie.

“The Hurricane flew and fought in more campaigns, on more fronts and in more theatres and countries than any other aeroplane in WW2” according to Frances K Mason – only the Blenheim came close to matching the Hurricane on that. There must be a “count” somewhere of air to air victories by type, but I would not be at all suprised to see the Hurricane at the top.

Went to see Quantam last night.

Excellent movie, Bond as it should be, though I might take issue with the speed of some of the editing at moments of excitement.

I work on the “fringe” of film supplying tech support to editors, TV production etc and sat with an editor watching the movie and he was ranting and raving in the chase scene through the tunnel – far too fast to follow it, but superb movie as you say.