Two of the Heinkels sit at Duxford airfield while awaiting more filming.
(photo by Peter Sargent via Tony Overill, appearing in FlyPast magazine October 2007)
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
HE-111s
The HE-111 bombers used in the movie were actually Merlin-engined CASA 2-111s that had been license-built in Spain. They were on loan from the Spanish Air Force for the movie, complete with the use of their crews. They were painted in vintage Luftwaffe colors and markings for the movie, and then returned to their original livery when the filming ended and they were returned to Spain. It was very fortunate that Spain was still using these WWII-vintage bombers in their air force in 1968, as it would be impossible to find a large collection of German bombers in later years.
Two of the Heinkels sit at Duxford airfield while awaiting more filming.
(photo by Peter Sargent via
Tony Overill, appearing in FlyPast magazine October 2007)
A Heinkel in the middle of taking off.
(photo by Peter Sargent via
Tony Overill, appearing in FlyPast magazine October 2007)
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Hurricane XII G-AWLW, brought in from Canada, on finals for Duxford.
(photo by Tony Clarke via
Aircraft Magazine)
UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
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