I remember when The Battle of Britain came out, as a young adolescent. I went to see it at least twice, maybe three times. I had the hots for Susannah York. I also had written a term paper about it.
I remember when The Battle of Britain came out, as a young adolescent. I went to see it at least twice, maybe three times. I had the hots for Susannah York. I also had written a term paper about it.
“Aces High” by Iron Maiden is the most historically accurate heavy metal song about the Battle of Britain.
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I recently toured the 11 Group control bunker that has been set up as if it is 15 Sept., 1940. What struck me is that the so-called Dowding-Park system was beautifully conceived as a non-digital computer system, with data channels, error correction, and one of the best designed user interfaces that I’ve ever seen. Dowding and Park were absolutely brilliant and it’s a shame that Mallory stabbed them in the back during the war. At least now, their reputations have largely been restored.
The aerial footage in the movie is spectacular, even with the Merlin engines in the Bf-190s and He-111s.
War movies in particular helped stimulate my interest in the history of technology when I was a tyke. I loved the books of Archie Whitehouse too.