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By: 16th March 2010 at 09:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Good arrows. :D
They were selling the DVD of the whole series at the Battle of Britain Museum at Hawkinge last time I was there for about £8, if anyone's in the area and wants to pick it up. Don't think I've ever seen it elsewhere!
By: 16th March 2010 at 10:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-It is available online. Got mine thru a link on this site a few years back
By: 16th March 2010 at 10:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Where was it filmed?
And thanks for the links...............!
By: 16th March 2010 at 10:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Off the top of my head:
South Cerney, Wiltshire, was a former RAF base, literally just down the road from the chateau location. It played the role of "RAF Kingsmere" at the start of the programme.
Charlton Park, Wiltshire, doubled for the French chateau at "St Pierre" (especially handy as the estate has/had a runway literally right up to the front door!).
The bridge was Winston Bridge, Co. Durham.
Gayle's Farm, Friston, was used as the airfield location ("RAF Bodkin Hazel") in the latter half (episodes 5 and 6) of the series.
As for aircraft:
Spitfires: Ia AR213, IXb MH434, IXe ML417, IXc NH238 and Pr.XI PL983. The then-Confederate Air Force Spitfire IX MK297 is seen briefly in the "Heinkel shoot-down" sequence, as well.
Messerschmitts: G-BOML, G-HUNN and D-FEHD
Heinkel 111: the then-Confederate Air Force example (sadly no longer with us).
By: 16th March 2010 at 11:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Good arrows. :DThey were selling the DVD of the whole series at the Battle of Britain Museum at Hawkinge last time I was there for about £8, if anyone's in the area and wants to pick it up. Don't think I've ever seen it elsewhere!
Amazon have it here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Piece-Cake-Complete-Boyd-Gaines/dp/B002GDM2XC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1268740152&sr=1-1
By: 16th March 2010 at 12:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Watched its filming & shuddered!!
= Tim
By: 16th March 2010 at 12:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The bridge was Winston Bridge, Co. Durham.
I go over that bridge quite often- God knows how they did that!
By: 16th March 2010 at 13:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Carefully, and with The Best* at the helm of the Spit... ;)
*Ray Hanna, as if people needed reminding!
By: 16th March 2010 at 13:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Watched its filming & shuddered!!= Tim
Hello Tim,
I'm wondering if you'd be kind enough to give us your impressions of the book and TV series, I think everyone here would value your opinion on them. I know there was a hell of a storm generated by veterans when the series was first broadcast, would you be among them?
By: 16th March 2010 at 14:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Carefully, and with The Best* at the helm of the Spit... ;)*Ray Hanna, as if people needed reminding!
The nearby Winston Bridge Caravan Park has a depiction of the Spit and the bridge as their, sort of, emblem thingy... Will try get a photo next time I'm that way on.
By: 16th March 2010 at 14:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The Rapide was Brian Woodford's G-ACZE, although I think G-ADDD/JHO was in there somewhere if my memory serves me correctly - it was just after we sold it. 'Le Touquet' was in fact Marshalls at Cambridge!
By: 16th March 2010 at 15:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Just bought a copy for £5.00 with postage but here is another one for £8.00.
By: 16th March 2010 at 16:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Adler Tag - RIP. I wrote Derek at the time & that's my lot. There are several sensible reviews on the net (far more searching than I could write) which argue both sides.
You'll have seen this before (?) but just have to note that you're at the top of the page!
= Tim
By: 16th March 2010 at 19:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-My goodness Tim, no I hadn't seen that before. Many thanks for sharing such a gem with us- it seems you had a busy couple of days! It makes for an interesting and ofcourse sobering read- so many shot up, wounded and killed all on the one page, and hospitalised yourself ofcourse. I hope you haven't had to buy a drink since!
By: 16th March 2010 at 19:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The nearby Winston Bridge Caravan Park has a depiction of the Spit and the bridge as their, sort of, emblem thingy... Will try get a photo next time I'm that way on.
This you mean Blue_2.
By: 16th March 2010 at 22:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The Rapide was Brian Woodford's G-ACZE, although I think G-ADDD/JHO was in there somewhere if my memory serves me correctly - it was just after we sold it. 'Le Touquet' was in fact Marshalls at Cambridge!
That's right. I forgot there were two Rapides - one (I think G-ACZE) in a very nice scarlet/blue scheme, the other in camouflage for one of the French sequences.
By: 17th March 2010 at 03:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Carefully, and with The Best* at the helm of the Spit... ;)*Ray Hanna, as if people needed reminding!
Agreed . :)
By: 17th March 2010 at 07:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-This you mean Blue_2.
Aye cheers Pimpernel- saves me a job! :)
By: 18th March 2010 at 17:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I'll post this anyway - it's the bridge sequence recycled into an episode of Foyle's War. MH434 with a black-painted spinner, but that's all the "make-up" they used! :rolleyes:
By: 18th March 2010 at 22:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I watched the whole series again this week. Much of what I've said in the past still stands - the flying sequences are still superb after viewing #69, etc, etc.
One of the great things to look at is this aircraft: Spitfire Pr.XI PL983/G-PRXI.
(Pic from www.military-airshows.co.uk. Incidentally, I have a similar picture somewhere - this must have been taken at the Battle of Britain show at Duxford in 2000!)
I know the purists will disagree, but if I had to make a film about the Battle of Britain, with Spitfires, I'd use the Pr.XI. It just looks so..... right! The nose, the four-blade prop, the pointed rudder and retractable tailwheel. A little bit of "make-up", and only the experts would really know the difference! :p
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By: DazDaMan - 16th March 2010 at 07:58
Some clips found on YouTube.
If you've never seen this series, it's pure pornography for warbird fans - Spitfires, Messerschmitts, Heinkel, even a Dragon Rapide and a Tiger Moth!
First sortie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ap45hOglM
Heading to France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioFmoFzdF3s
**That** bridge sequence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf3UtmHLKUU
(Heavily editted - think this actually may have been the version used in "Foyle's War")
Downing a Heinkel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QVZ4W_2Iec
Scramble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhK59yua3c
"Sage of the Skies"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbeA504VzR8
Strafing runs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmaRKqG9P-c
Enjoy!