On The Deck
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fubar57
General
Freakin' low
buffnut453
Captain
F for Freddie - what a tragic loss of life right after the end of the war!
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Airframes
Benevolens Magister
One of a series of 'stills' from the movie 'The War Lover', starring Steve McQueen..
Captain John Crewdson, of Film Aviation Services, does a low pass in a B-17, over Bovingdon airfield, Hertfordshire, UK, 'buzzing' the tower before flying between the hangars.
An early 1960s movie, there are some good flying sequences.
Captain John Crewdson, of Film Aviation Services, does a low pass in a B-17, over Bovingdon airfield, Hertfordshire, UK, 'buzzing' the tower before flying between the hangars.
An early 1960s movie, there are some good flying sequences.
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Smokey Stover
Banned
Modern day photography Murray Mitchell captured this action shot super low B-17 making a very low pass and followed by a P-51 & P-47. Click on image for full size...
fubar57
General
I think the P-47 is a Wildcat. The still is from an unused commercial called "Don't Mess with Texas" Very cool pic none the less
Good shots guys!
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I'm always looking at backgrounds - circa 1962, what is that at far top right in the background?...
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Airframes
Benevolens Magister
I think it might be a Varsity. In some of the other 'stills', the nose of a Dakota can be seen, between two of the hangars. At the time of filming, the airfield was used by both civilian and RAF aircraft, although the USAF may have still been in the process of handing over, as they departed in 1962. Ten years later, when '633 Squadron' was filmed there, numbers of civilian light aircraft could be seen in the background of some of the flying / landing scenes.
Sadly, the tech site was demolished, and is now occupied by H.M. Prison 'The Mount', although the main runway and taxi-ways are still present.
Sadly, the tech site was demolished, and is now occupied by H.M. Prison 'The Mount', although the main runway and taxi-ways are still present.
Nice shots guys!
Cool.
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Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Another shot taken during the filming of 'The War Lover', at Bovingdon, UK. Note the nose of the civilian Dakota, showing between the hangars at left. This area of the airfield is now the site of HM Prison 'The Mount'.
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