For those worried about friends etc, it is a French historic type, but more details are not appropriate to release at present, as authorities have not yet confirmed identities, or even a/c make.

Very sadly, my companion this afternoon is pretty certain his friend is involved, and became very distracted when it did not arrive as arranged :(:(

This is more interesting…. The identity of propstrike ! No offence taken i hope.

Sad to say, it isn’t interesting at all. I am he, and even I am not that interested !

Old ? well 44, so somewhere in the middle I imagine. 😉

Sad to see another forumite leave whichever level in the food chain he may be. Please re-consider.

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What is he – Plankton ??:rolleyes:

This forum is bigger, better, and more interesting than the sensibilities and posturing of individuals who seem to think that their every thought and motive is of concern to the broader readership.

It is boring, distracting and of most importance, damages something valued by many other people.

What is this anyway ? A forum for the discussion of Historic Aviation, or a suicide cult?

Enough already.

He’s NOT the Messiah 🙂

It’s only a forum chaps. Don’t take it so seriously!

Quite right, what a load of old phooey ! I didn’t realise the flouncing season started this early.

However, you cannot deny that we are indeed living in historic times. This very much reminds me of the time old wos-his-name, spent five days resigning over something-or-other. I don’t think we will ever forget that episode.

Let us take solace in 633 Squadron –

Final shot of movie- camera tracks across empty dispersal

Spineless adjutant ” They’ re all gone aren’t they Sir ? (sniff) ”

Group Captain (withering glare) ”You can’t kill a Squadron !!! ”

Music swells, morale restored 😉

Historic times. This really is the end of an ear-ache.

”The blurb!

November 1940, during the greatest conflict man has ever known, an epic duel unfolds between two ace pilots, each willing to take the match to it’s ultimate conclusion. Unknown to the pilots is a fate neither has considered.

The German is a war story seen through the eyes of RAF officer A C Barton (Kebbell) who will take his fight to the very end. The singleminded desire for revenge drives Barton, but when it comes face to face, can he pull the trigger?

Shot on 35mm (anamorphic), and posted at 2K, the opening of the film is an aerial battle between a British Spitfire and a German Me 109, all of which I completed here at Image Now Films over a six month period. This is a combination of Live action/stills and fully CGI shots.

I have made up a website for the film, which has a trailer and effects breakdowns and a small behind the scenes clip. I have also written a little about the process involved.

Pretty much like the my last short film, A Lonely Sky, the film was made on a relatively small budget (70K euro). It was funded by the Irish Film Board, under a short film scheme they run.

While that sounds a lot, when broken down under the regulations for filming, it all disappears very quickly. The Effects budget was a big fat zero, so a lot of long hours again.

Unfortunately I can’t put the film on the web yet, because of film festivals. It was selected for Palm Springs, and LA Shorts as well as the San Paulo film festival.

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks

Nick” 3dM3.com

I suspect that Haynes looked at the potential market for the fully expanded, complete Lancaster workshop manual, realised that they would sell about six copies, and decided to pitch a potted history/picture book at the enthusiast market instead.

Seems reasonable to me.:D