Jack Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Folks - check this story out........... http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/stop-press-barn-finds-sale-license-built-messerschmitt-109g.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Connie Edwards toys, they're a real time capsule from the late 60's/ early 70's his spitfire is up for grabs as well which has a confirmed history from build date in 43 straight through until fettled to fly during the Battle of Britain film and bought by him and taken to the states, having been overhauled a couple of times but never rebuilt. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Damm! I bunked off school to see the aircraft when they staged through Jersey for the film Battle of Britian, in company with some Nord/He111.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!ha-1112-m1l/c12zi "Major Falke's", aka Adolf Galland, Bf109. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsmoke7 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Blimey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz48 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 That brings back memories of an apprentice when the filming for Battle of Britain was going on of being on the roof of Marconi House in Chelmsford as the B-24 camera ship led 3 Hurricanes 12 Spitfires 16(I think) 109’s two Hinkle’s in formation over Chelmsford flying South-East. Then a while later I visited Duxford as they returned from an afternoons filming and watched mesmerised as they flew over in formation to break for landing, the sight the sound wonderful thanks for posting the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonl Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I remember seeing the film while on holiday in Norfolk at Cromer cinema in August 1969 which is odd as the release date according to the web was October 69. I also have a recollection of watching from the cliffs some of the planes flying over the coast including the B-24 but that must have been 1968 unless there was a fly past for the film show I was only 13 at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The camera ship was a B-25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanter Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 There's also an original two seat trainer in the group for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz48 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The camera ship was a B-25. Sir you are correct as the 109’s are Hispano HA-1109-K-1-L or so I believe – still a nice photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon8910 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Many classic aircraft have passed thru Connie Edwards hangars in Texas over the years; some have remained to gather dust such as the BoB Film Buchons & Spitfire he acquired post filming. He also still owns a Sherman tank which until recent times is/was a runner. The BoB Film B-25 was known as the ‘Psychedelic Monster’ due to its high vis colour scheme for air to air filming, flown by the late John ‘Jeff’ Hawke an equally colourful character whom I had the pleasure of meeting at many airshows in the early eighties during my BBMF days. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 This is the Spit he's got, MH415. The 2-seater HA-1112. Mitchel in formation with one of the Heinkels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Be nice if all the Mosquitos from 633 Squadron turned up like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Now, that would be nice! The Mosquitos used in the film were: RS709 - flown in the film (now on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio) RS712 - flown (now owned by Kermit Weeks, on display at the EAA AirVenture Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin) RS715 - cockpit section only RS718 - written off in simulated crash sequence. TA639 - flown (now on show at the RAF Museum Cosford, Shropshire) TA719 - flown (now on show at the Imperial War Museum Duxford) TJ118 - cockpit section only TV959 - at RAF Bovingdon Airfield, but not flown TW117 - flown (now on show at National Museum of Aviation, Bodo, Norway) List from Wiki. [video=youtube_share;su5JWj8Wlec] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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