I was at school when they were making the film, one day we heard a lot of aero engines, looking out of our first floor window we watched as a mixed formation of aircraft from the film flew over Lowestoft. When the film was released I watched it on the big screen with my ex RAF father. The following year I joined the RAF myself. Two years later I was posted to the Battle of Britain flight as it was then known, at RAF Coltishall. I was working on Spitfires and Hurricanes that had been used in the film. The oldest Spitfire P7350 still had not been fully repainted. The aircraft had on its underside a slightly more vibrant blue. Apparently this was done to enable the aircraft to stand out when viewed from underneath during the flying scenes.
@@battleofbritain_DilipSarkar it was and later I got great pleasure in showing my father around the flights aircraft. Then again a year later when the Lancaster joined the flight, he had a great time in the turrets, he had been a air gunner on wellingtons.
Thanks Dilip, for a thoughtful review of the BoB on film and TV. As a child, I was on holiday near New Romney in 1969 and saw some of the flying sequences being shot for the 1970 film. I was also taken to Lydd Airport to see the Spanish He111s and Bf109 "Bouchons" parked there.
This episode has been a great source of knowledge for me. As expected the BoB film is my all time favorite movie. I also went to see it on the big screen in Karachi being 5 years old and I was also spell bounded. This film started my love affair with WW2 aviation. I still watch it a few times every year and listen to the soundtrack all the time. Also, I watched The First of Few a months ago. Thank you for the great work.
I was 13 when I saw the Battle of Britain and living in Zambia. My overriding memory was the cheers from the Zambians every time a Spitfire or Hurricane was shot down. I was quite shocked . Zambia had only had independence since October 1964 so I suppose there was still resentment against us Brits. Luckily we left in 1970 back to the UK. I was lucky enough to get a cockpit visit on a Vickers VC-10. Almost as beautiful as a Spitfire 😊
My father took me to see the premiere of 'The Battle Of Britain' at the Fox Theater in San Diego when I was a kid. I still remember that evening very well and like other enthusiasts I still watch the movie every August. TH-cam has some great flying footage that didn't make it into the movie, some of which was used in "Dark Blue World". Jerry Bruckheimer's beautifully filmed, action packed absolute dumpster fire called "Pearl Harbor" also features a Spitfire worth watching, namely... Kate Beckinsale. ;)
Dilip, just wanted to add that I fully agree with your comments on the superb “First Light” production. It did full justice to Geoff Wellum’s book and deserves another showing, though doubt that will ever happen these days. I saw it again recently via TH-cam so it is on here. Btw, has anyone seen “Shamrock Spitfire” an attempt to tell the Paddy Finucane story? Lots of cgi (not always accurate or believable) but it doesn’t detract from the basic story (obviously glamorised for the screen) of the short life and career of that extraordinary young pilot.
MORE excellent work, Dilip. You're EXACTLY what is needed online right now with regards to the ongoing revisionist comments and perceptions about the battle of Britain in YT (and online in general). The continual push to denigrate and diminish all aspects of the UK in today's world carries on apace online, and it sometimes feels lonely to be one of the few voices trying to inject some objectivity into the conversation, which I do fairly frequently on here. Your work is a HUGELY valuable resource for those amongst us who, while we acknowledge the international help we had during the battle, fight on against those pushing the perception that it was a battle won "mostly by foreigners". I'm not an expert with YT but you need to somehow "bend" their stupid corporate "algorithm" to your own benefit as work of your quality deserves MASSIVELY more views when compared to much of the third rate "historical" rubbish on here that receives a far greater amount of traffic than your own.
G'day Dilip, yeh no probs m8! Know where you goin, the old adage attached to most, movies is, "Never Let The Truth Get iIn The Way Of A Good Story" Every one of them were rippa stories and stuff. Thanks m8, done well! Keep up the good work Eh!
Very informative as always! I like Angels One Five as it happens but I can see your point on the class system. I’ll have to rewatch Flemish Farm as my only memory is the ropey models, but I’m probably being overly harsh!
I would be very interested in an in-depth review of the TV Dramas Piece of Cake and how it is viewed with regards to realism. Many rate it as an excellent portrayal of life in Fighter Command, if a little dramatised to woo the viewers ?
I’ve only just caught up with Dilip’s very enjoyable vid and like you recalled the TV series “Piece of Cake” based on Derek Robinson’s book. The novel has a fairly cynical slant on the early WW2 years but that was the author’s intent. The TV series toned that down but did have a number of great flying sequences with genuine Spitfires (rather than the Hurricanes in the novel) taking centre stage. It also famously includes Ray Hanna’s stunning flight under Winston Bridge in his Spitfire - worth a watch if only for that!
@@erikwade3668 Jackson was directing, but nothing ever came of it, although how much truth there is in it, and how serious a project, I don’t know. The rumours have persisted for years. Another, more recent, was that Tom Cruise was to portray American volunteer Billy Fiske apparently winning the Battle of Britain virtually single-handedly,but, again, how true that rumour was scuttlebut never established!
@@erikwade3668 It's gone very quiet on the remake - although here in Masterton some years ago they had a full scale mock-up of a Lancaster (quietly hidden from the public).
Film maker ie Hollywood Film makers are their to make $$$$$$, aim it at a specific patriotic crowd and then tell the story albeit aimed at the heart and emotion to make $$$$$ and a great classic Hollywood movie. If you read anymore into it than that you will never be satisfied with the answer.
@@philll9868 of course - but the Battle of Britain in cinema also has a rich historic past in the golden age of British cinema, which remains a great area of study.
@@battleofbritain_DilipSarkar agree and is a classic cinima movie that Ikeep rewatching,part of the reason its star power ,who are now legends in the entertainment field and well known thru ought the world.However it is still a movie
I was at school when they were making the film, one day we heard a lot of aero engines, looking out of our first floor window we watched as a mixed formation of aircraft from the film flew over Lowestoft. When the film was released I watched it on the big screen with my ex RAF father. The following year I joined the RAF myself. Two years later I was posted to the Battle of Britain flight as it was then known, at RAF Coltishall. I was working on Spitfires and Hurricanes that had been used in the film. The oldest Spitfire P7350 still had not been fully repainted. The aircraft had on its underside a slightly more vibrant blue. Apparently this was done to enable the aircraft to stand out when viewed from underneath during the flying scenes.
@@davegoldsmith4020 wow! Inspirational experiences!
@@battleofbritain_DilipSarkar it was and later I got great pleasure in showing my father around the flights aircraft. Then again a year later when the Lancaster joined the flight, he had a great time in the turrets, he had been a air gunner on wellingtons.
@@davegoldsmith4020 fantastic!
Thanks Dilip, for a thoughtful review of the BoB on film and TV. As a child, I was on holiday near New Romney in 1969 and saw some of the flying sequences being shot for the 1970 film. I was also taken to Lydd Airport to see the Spanish He111s and Bf109 "Bouchons" parked there.
@@RoyCousins brilliant!
This episode has been a great source of knowledge for me. As expected the BoB film is my all time favorite movie. I also went to see it on the big screen in Karachi being 5 years old and I was also spell bounded. This film started my love affair with WW2 aviation. I still watch it a few times every year and listen to the soundtrack all the time. Also, I watched The First of Few a months ago. Thank you for the great work.
I was 13 when I saw the Battle of Britain and living in Zambia. My overriding memory was the cheers from the Zambians every time a Spitfire or Hurricane was shot down. I was quite shocked . Zambia had only had independence since October 1964 so I suppose there was still resentment against us Brits. Luckily we left in 1970 back to the UK. I was lucky enough to get a cockpit visit on a Vickers VC-10. Almost as beautiful as a Spitfire 😊
@@rckeith have a watch of my video about South African Spitfire ace and freedom fighter Sailor Malan…
My father took me to see the premiere of 'The Battle Of Britain' at the Fox Theater in San Diego when I was a kid. I still remember that evening very well and like other enthusiasts I still watch the movie every August. TH-cam has some great flying footage that didn't make it into the movie, some of which was used in "Dark Blue World". Jerry Bruckheimer's beautifully filmed, action packed absolute dumpster fire called "Pearl Harbor" also features a Spitfire worth watching, namely... Kate Beckinsale. ;)
Dilip, just wanted to add that I fully agree with your comments on the superb “First Light” production. It did full justice to Geoff Wellum’s book and deserves another showing, though doubt that will ever happen these days. I saw it again recently via TH-cam so it is on here. Btw, has anyone seen “Shamrock Spitfire” an attempt to tell the Paddy Finucane story? Lots of cgi (not always accurate or believable) but it doesn’t detract from the basic story (obviously glamorised for the screen) of the short life and career of that extraordinary young pilot.
MORE excellent work, Dilip. You're EXACTLY what is needed online right now with regards to the ongoing revisionist comments and perceptions about the battle of Britain in YT (and online in general). The continual push to denigrate and diminish all aspects of the UK in today's world carries on apace online, and it sometimes feels lonely to be one of the few voices trying to inject some objectivity into the conversation, which I do fairly frequently on here. Your work is a HUGELY valuable resource for those amongst us who, while we acknowledge the international help we had during the battle, fight on against those pushing the perception that it was a battle won "mostly by foreigners".
I'm not an expert with YT but you need to somehow "bend" their stupid corporate "algorithm" to your own benefit as work of your quality deserves MASSIVELY more views when compared to much of the third rate "historical" rubbish on here that receives a far greater amount of traffic than your own.
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 thanks very much, and I couldn’t agree more!
Another wonderful informative video and inspired to check out some that I haven’t seen for a while
G'day Dilip, yeh no probs m8! Know where you goin, the old adage attached to most, movies is, "Never Let The Truth Get iIn The Way Of A Good Story" Every one of them were rippa stories and stuff. Thanks m8, done well! Keep up the good work Eh!
Very informative as always! I like Angels One Five as it happens but I can see your point on the class system. I’ll have to rewatch Flemish Farm as my only memory is the ropey models, but I’m probably being overly harsh!
Great video post and as always really informative thank you
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I would be very interested in an in-depth review of the TV Dramas Piece of Cake and how it is viewed with regards to realism. Many rate it as an excellent portrayal of life in Fighter Command, if a little dramatised to woo the viewers ?
@@johnstartin-taylor184 don’t even go there….!
Really would like to hear your take on that series. Sounds like you don’t like it and I’d be curious as to why. Loved Derek’s book as well.
I’ve only just caught up with Dilip’s very enjoyable vid and like you recalled the TV series “Piece of Cake” based on Derek Robinson’s book. The novel has a fairly cynical slant on the early WW2 years but that was the author’s intent. The TV series toned that down but did have a number of great flying sequences with genuine Spitfires (rather than the Hurricanes in the novel) taking centre stage. It also famously includes Ray Hanna’s stunning flight under Winston Bridge in his Spitfire - worth a watch if only for that!
Hello I was 10 when the film came out it was fantastic movie, yes a quick mishmash of events but portrayed the sense of the time No Pilots
Rumour was Mel gibson was going to remake dambusters dont know what happened still meant to occur but doubt it now
@@patmckeane6588 old news and probably false anyway - thank goodness!
I thought that was Sir Peter Jackson, perhaps Mel was being considered for casting? A little old for the role, though.
@@erikwade3668 Jackson was directing, but nothing ever came of it, although how much truth there is in it, and how serious a project, I don’t know. The rumours have persisted for years. Another, more recent, was that Tom Cruise was to portray American volunteer Billy Fiske apparently winning the Battle of Britain virtually single-handedly,but, again, how true that rumour was scuttlebut never established!
@@erikwade3668 It's gone very quiet on the remake - although here in Masterton some years ago they had a full scale mock-up of a Lancaster (quietly hidden from the public).
@@erikwade3668 His son was ok in HUrricaine tho about the polish pilots no bad film Erik
Film maker ie Hollywood Film makers are their to make $$$$$$, aim it at a specific patriotic crowd and then tell the story albeit aimed at the heart and emotion to make $$$$$ and a great classic Hollywood movie. If you read anymore into it than that you will never be satisfied with the answer.
@@philll9868 of course - but the Battle of Britain in cinema also has a rich historic past in the golden age of British cinema, which remains a great area of study.
@@battleofbritain_DilipSarkar agree and is a classic cinima movie that Ikeep rewatching,part of the reason its star power ,who are now legends in the entertainment field and well known thru ought the world.However it is still a movie