THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT
Battle of Britain's Luftwaffe came courtesy of the Spanish Air Force,
which provided Heinkels, Messerschmitts and a pair of Junkers Ju 52s. This
example of the
famous 'Iron Annie' was used in the film's opening title sequence.
(Photo from the Brian
Williams Collection, text from Robert J. Rudhall's "Battle of Britain Film - The
Photo Album")
This JU-52 alias CASA 352-L was from the Spanish Air Force.
It had Spanish-built BMW 132 engines but was otherwise authentic.
(photo from Flight
International Magazine, September 11, 1969)
Pirctured poking its nose out of the Henlow hangars, Vivian Bellamy's Percival
Proctor/Junkers Ju 87 Stuka conversion was remarkably realistic for its day.
However, it did not appear in the final cut of the film, its place being taken
by large-scale radio-control models.
(Photo from the Jean-Michel
Goyat Collection, text from Robert J. Rudhall's "Battle of Britain Film - The
Photo Album")
This aircraft was known as a "Proctuka", and was a
Percival
Proctor trainer that had been heavily modified in order to make it look like a
German Stuka dive bomber, including the addition of the cranked wings. Flight
characteristics of the Proctukas were not good, though, and their flying footage
was not used in the film (models were used for the Stukas instead).
(photo from Flight
International Magazine, September 11, 1969)
The only real Junkers Stuka (a Ju-87D) is owned by the RAF, and was
brought in for a possible role in the movie (though it was never used).
(photo from Flight
International Magazine, September 11, 1969)
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