Battle of Britain film Cine Film

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Hello,

I am converting some old Cine film for a friend of mine and besides the usual holiday sequences, is a few minutes of what appears to be filmed during the making of the BoB film. None of this has been seen outside the owner's family before. I am allowed to take screenshots but not to make copies of the films themselves. Hope that someone finds these photos of interest.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4446/23845351708_6b06ae7217_o.jpgM-2017-aug-12-006 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4450/37649500666_7b42fc4802_o.jpgM-2017-aug-12-009 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4463/37649500476_71fa815e31_o.jpgM-2017-aug-12-022 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4466/37649500426_a900fe19c9_o.jpgM-2017-aug-12-025 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4474/36988088814_4359d52432_o.jpgM-2017-aug-12-040 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4474/36988088524_55c85ac774_o.jpgM-2017-aug-12-045 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr

Best wishes,

Martin

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Fantastic images, especially the behind the scenes shots. Is there no way the owner can be convinced to share the footage?

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Afraid not, as clips contain family parts too. Might see if can splice the aviation parts together and ask again, but at this present time, it's just the pictures as seen here. Am lucky that am able to do that. Some cracking films. Thought was going to be just buckets and spades and then was presented with Buchons and Spitfires. Makes interesting viewing.

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Let's hope so. Is the PR Spit PS915?

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I don't see a PR Spitfire. I see a Spitfire in camouflage that looks blue in the photo. Apparently in Spain... so MH415?

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Very nice. Fifth image is at Duxford!

Rob

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I think most of the 'bluing' is due to the age of the film, but then perhaps not

..but it can all be fixed. :)

A quick clean up with PSP.

Wonderful stuff. Thank you for sharing.

Mark

AR501 with the dummy drop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/Mark12/Album%206/5-AR501%20repair%2036988088524_55c85ac774_o%2001a_zps2xuarnsa.jpg

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I don't see a PR Spitfire. I see a Spitfire in camouflage that looks blue in the photo. Apparently in Spain... so MH415?

MH415 / G-AVDJ concurred.

Mark

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Lovely stuff Martin. Thanks.

Moggy

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Thanks for sharing. I think it's great when new images and footage turn up from a movie as seminal as "Battle Of Britain".

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:eagerness: That is a wonderful set of stills ,thanks for posting :)

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Great stuff Martin. Love the Buchon in their genuine blue SpAF colours. So sad to see the Proctuka as several Proctors were sacrificed for nothing since they eventually used footage of Ju87 models.

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Amazing, Martin! Thanks for posting.

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Always very exciting to see new images from behind the scenes. These private collection images always have something special and different from the normal ones that get published. Many thanks for letting us see them.

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Yet more fascinating images, thanks for taking the time to share these with us. My first clear view of the dummy set up, and a fascinating rear view of the psychedelic monster.

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Thanks for sharing, some great images there.

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Tried a little clean-up here. This may well be my 'local', Bovingdon, as certainly the unit was there for some time in 1968.

The cameraman has been on at least three BoB film locations , maybe on more than one occasion, so is more than a casual gawper.

I wonder if he had some more formal connection with the filming. Great to see it, anyway.

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