Re: Not too many Mosquito fanciers then?

Originally posted by Mark12
Septic is of course correct. He either has fantastic memory, a fully retrievable archive facility or a copy of Control Column magazine Volume 6 number 2.

Mark

No to fantastic memory, brain cells are already diminishing at an alarming daily rate!

Just a humble fan of 633 sqd.

Septic.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Snapper
[B]Middle name was Lestocq I think – he was HL Gilbert. It is *assumed* (soory, not very historically correct of me I know!) that Lestocq is that.

Thanks Snapper, for the biog I had always been led to believe that Gilbert/Lestocq had been a Hurricane pilot. Would 609 sqd have had any Hurricanes as hacks at the time!

According to my records H L Gilbert died on 29 Jan 1984 does this match your 609 Sqd records.

Septic.

Originally posted by Snapper
[B]Angels One Five is made, for me, by the fact that F/Lt Batchy Salter was Humphrey Gilbert – ex-609 Squadron Typhoon pilot from 1942. Great film.

Snapper, did Humphrey Gilbert use the name Humphrey Lestocq whilst acting or was it a family name.

Gilbert/Lestocq was a big radio star of the time with his Flying Officer Kite character.

Do you have any photo’s of Gilbert whist with 609.

Septic.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dave Homewood
[B]On the subject of film Hurricanes, that film list site I linked to lists the following Hurris used in Angels One Five:

“2 RAF Hurricanes Mk.I L1592 (Now Science Mus. “U S/N”) and P2617 (“US/B”, now BoB Flt), and one Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363 (BoB Flt-burnt out) 5 flyable Portugese AF Mk.II Hurricanes . Avro Anson as camera plane. Actual Bf 110 hulk from a dump. Models. “

Questions: What became of the five flyable Hurricanes from Portugal? And how many had Portugal operated and when did they finish using them? Have they still got any in that country?

LF363 did not appear in Angels One Five, over the years the error has been repeated by various publications and internet data bases. If you look at the film and start comparing exhaust stubs, aerials etc the aircraft is clearly PZ865, then owned by Hawkers.

It is thought that the Portuguese Hurricanes returned to Portugal on completion of filming and were later scrapped. I only know the identity of one PAF aircaft BE371.

A major feature on the film is due to be published shortly.

Septic.

Please find attached story board drawing #519.

This shows Harvey’s Spit going down. Please note the word Dual.

This story board was drawn by Maurice Carter’s Art dept team.

Septic.

I seem to remember there was an offical press launch for the film at Duxford last year.

Septic.

Septic calling.

Files checked JDK

Confirm 1988, the last Spit to land at Croydon!

Over and Out.

Septic

Its the former Shoreham Museum replica, thats undergoing a repaint by ARCO.

Septic.