, a Beech C-45 in “Octopussy”.
T J

Wasn’t this the one that ended up at Lelystad via Duxford and North Weald?

It was marked as ‘VN75WB’ for the film so I’m guessing previous identity of ‘N75WB’ with the WB standing for ‘Warner Brothers’

Thinking of Beech 18s, a Yellow one has appeared in several episodes of ‘Lost’. I believe it has been torched in a recent episode

Returning to ‘Bond’ films, wasn’t there a particularly destructive car chase
in one film in which a Piper Cub and Aeronca Champ were smashed by cars in a hangar and then a poor old DC3 was ‘landed’ on by a couple more cars. I seem to remember Roger Moore escaping in a Luscombe which loses it’s wings as the hangar doors are closed on to it.

Makes me sick to watch.

Even worse is the Seabee destruction in ‘Man with the Golden Gun’. Was it genuine or a mock-up?

On a lighter note, the Pilatus P2s attacking the ‘Jones boys’ in ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ are accompanied by a soundtrack that sounds like Sea Furys – nice!!

I don’t think anybody’s mentioned ‘North By Northwest’ yet. There’s the famous crop dusting scene and also the Lockheed 10(?) at the end. Not to mention the Stratoliners (Northwest Airlines of course) in other scenes.

Willow

TT,

fair comment, anything is possible, but I can’t see a Spiteful (to use one of Cees own suggestions) turning up soon!!

Anyway, on with the fun…

Lockheed Neptune

Willow

Now theres a thing!!

Well done for saving it from the scrapman. If so few were built, do any others exist?

Willow

Airspeed Horsa
Bristol Brigand
HP Hamilcar
Vickers Warwick

Just a thought for your sailor friend.

The flight line is keep clear of all boats with only the safety vessels. The marinas are usually full. Has he a mooring booked?

B.P.

Thanks for the info.

I called him up to see if he was aware of this and since I last spoke to him he’d found out the situation and with nothing booked the idea has now sadly been scrubbed.

Oh, well. Maybe next year.

As for this year, back to the traffic!!

Willow

As I was trying to work out how best to beat the traffic for this event a friend at work asked if I’d like to join him on his yacht for another days sailing.

Distracted from aviation for a moment, I happily agreed and asked where he was planning to sail to.

His reply?

‘oh, I thought we’d go to the Lowestoft Airshow, it’s only 8 hours sailing from where I’m moored’

Now I’ve been to airshows by car, on foot, in a coach, in a minibus, by train, and even by aeroplane, but never before on a boat!!

That’s the traffic issue solved then (at least, I hope so!!).

Now, a 40ft mast is a serious risk to low flying aircraft (i.e.Red Arrows – Brighton – 1979), but I’m sure that there are secure areas for us to anchor in. As an experienced sailing type person, I’m know my ‘Captain’ will take care of that in advance. The one thing we can’t control is the weather. I just hope it’s not too choppy as I’m not sure of my photographic skills from a rolling boat!!!

Willow

Snapper,

You fished, I bit. Fair cop!!

Frankly I was surprised to read your initial comment as I have great respect all that you’ve done (as Ashley points out I’ve been on the forum a while) and continue to do.

It all makes sense now. I must be tired not to have realised what you were up to!!

So my apologies to you personally (but if you had mean’t it then I’d still stand by every word!!)

Regards
Alan

P.S. Actually I didn’t find then press too much of a problem this year. All you need is a little bit of patience (it’s not as if there isn’t something else to look at while you’re waiting for your shot to clear, is it?)

For those moaning about high-vis jacket wearing press and their escorts wandering around spoiling their pictures, i’d better put it into words you can understand.

As a member of the press, I feel I must take issue with these attacks on our occupation. We are, by the very nature of what we do far more important than those of you that Duxford has declined to recognise with such items of apparel. Hence the reason that we who are paid to be there rather than paying to be there get priority over those of you who are merely paying to see some aeroplanes.

MERELY PAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you mad??????????

Without people paying there would be no show. That makes us (the punters) far far far more important than ANYBODY else with a camera, cos without us going every year and forking out cash it wouldn’t happen.

Besides, isn’t there a ‘press day’ for you people? Why don’t you just go to that instead and stop spoiling it for people who have a genuine love/interest in the subject.

Willow