Couple of carboot finds from today - 15th April 2012

[Steve T]

Hi all

Three finds today that I wanted to share with you. Just books this time but nice ones Not bad for a quid a piece

'The Battle of Britain', 'National Service (1939)', 'The Victory Book'



First up 'The Victory Book'. Basically a small volume summary of WW2 with lots of unusual pictures and LOADS of propaganda still evident. Can't find a publish date in it but must have been shortly after the war judging by the contents. In superb condition







Now a small booklet on 'National Service'. Details all the criteria for joining the armed services and written in 1939. It even still has the original application letter in the middle. DaveJB will surely remember this little book as he must have filled one in shortly before the war when he was in his twenties......





And finally a great little find in amongst some old magazines. Just goes to show it's worth rooting through crap at car boots as you never know where the next thing will come from.

Seems to be a promotional magazine for 'The Battle of Britain' film. Contains details about how they made the film and who was in it, along with photographs of lots of 'The few' and even one of Adolf Galland on a hunting trip with some of his old RAF adversaries after the war !

One thing this magazine has shown me.....something I never knew. I always assumed the film of the massed ranks of He-111s was a bit of trickery with one plane copied over and over. However, turns out they had an entire FLEET of HE-111s on loan from the Spanish airforce who still had them as an operational group in the 60s ! Amazing.









Not bad for £3.....not bad at all

Cheers

Steve T

[big ned]

At the time of filming 'The Battle of Britain', Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie had gathered enough aircraft together to form the world's 35th largest airforce. Here is a list of the ones used for filming here in the U.K., there were another 28 CASA 111's used at their base in Tablada, Spain for the opening sequence when Milch inspects the Geschwader, and for the massed bomber formations. A couple of Spits went over there to fly in these battle scenes.



G-AWHA
CASA 2-111D
(FLYING)

G-AWHB
CASA 2-111D
(FLYING)

P2617
HAWKER HURRICANE I
(TAXI)

G-AMAU
HAWKER HURRICANE IIC
(FLYING)

LF363
HAWKER HURRICANE IIC
(FLYING)

LF751
HAWKER HURRICANE IIC
(STATIC)

G-AWLW
HAWKER HURRICANE XII (CCF)
(FLYING)

Z7015
HAWKER SEA HURRICANE IB
(TAXI)

C.4K-107
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(TAXI)

C.4K-111
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(STATIC)

C.4K-114
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(STATIC)

C.4K-121
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(TAXI)

C.4K-131
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(TAXI)

C.4K-134
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(TAXI)

C.4K-172
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(TAXI)

C.4K-30
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(STATIC)

G-AWHD
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHE
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHF
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHG
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHH
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHI
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHJ
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHK
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHL
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHM
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHN
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHO
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHP
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHR
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHS
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHT
HISPANO HA.1112-M1L
(FLYING)

G-AWHC
HISPANO HA.1112-M4L
(FLYING)

N6578D
NORTH AMERICAN B-25J
(CAMERA)

G-AIEY
PERCIVAL P.28 PROCTOR 1
(NOT USED)

G-ALOK
PERCIVAL P.34 PROCTOR 3
(NOT USED)

G-AIAE
PERCIVAL P.44 PROCTOR 5
(NOT USED)

G-AWAP
SUD AVIATION SE.318B ALOUETTE ASTAZOU
(CAMERA)

G-AIST
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 300 SPITFIRE I
(FLYING)

K9942
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 300 SPITFIRE IA
(SPARES)

G-AWIJ
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 329 SPITFIRE IIA
(FLYING)

BM597
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 349 SPITFIRE LF.VB
(STATIC)

G-AISU
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 349 SPITFIRE LF.VB
(FLYING)

BL614
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 349 SPITFIRE VB
(TAXI) reported in error as AB671

EP120
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 349 SPITFIRE VB
(TAXI)

G-AWII
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 349 SPITFIRE VC
(FLYING)

LA198
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 356 SPITFIRE F.21
(STATIC)

PK724
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 356 SPITFIRE F.24
(SPARES)

G-ASSD
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE IX
(FLYING)

MK356
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE IX
(STATIC)

G-AVDJ
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.IX
(FLYING)

G-ASJV
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.IXB
(FLYING)

RW382
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(STATIC)

SL574
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(STATIC)

SM411
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(TAXI)

TB382
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(TAXI)

TB863
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(SPARES)

TD248
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(SPARES)

TE184
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(SPARES)

TE311
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(TAXI)

TE356
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(TAXI)

TE384
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(TAXI)

TE476
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 361 SPITFIRE LF.XVIE
(TAXI)

G-ALGT
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 379 SPITFIRE FR.XIV
(FLYING)

NH904
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 379 SPITFIRE FR.XIV
(SPARES)

RM694
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 379 SPITFIRE FR.XIV
(SPARES)

PM631
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 390 SPITFIRE PR.XIX
(FLYING)

PM651
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 390 SPITFIRE PR.XIX
(STATIC)

PS853
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 390 SPITFIRE PR.XIX
(FLYING)

PS915
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 390 SPITFIRE PR.XIX
(STATIC)

G-AVAV
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 509 SPITFIRE T.9
(FLYING)

G-AWGB
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 509 SPITFIRE T.9
(FLYING)

162
VICKERS SUPERMARINE VS 509 SPITFIRE T.9
(PURCHASED BUT NOT USED ON SET)

The original Ju 87 Stuka at Hendon was actually brought up to airworthiness for use in the film, but was then deemed too valuable to risk flying by the RAF. The 3 'Proctuka's' were binned after one test flight as not suitable, (they were bloody dangerous!) so eventually large r/c models were built at Pinewood and used for all the Stuka scenes.

Regards, Ned.