![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Based on the myriad official press stills from the movies, I remember that my young pals and I soon had our fill of the revolting, bland gum contained within the packs that new school term as we laboured hard to collect all of the fantastic cards in the series.!Īt the time I had absolutely no inkling whatsoever that I would, a lifetime later, actually be standing in a huge aircraft hanger over in deepest Texas clambering over & around the actual Messerschmitt Bf-109s and lead Spitfire from the movie and interviewing the chief stunt pilot in charge of all the American ‘crop dusters’ who flew the vintage fighters in the movie! Once back at school after the break, as well as talking about the movie we’d all seen and thoroughly enjoyed during the summer, there was then the added excitement of the swaps & trades of the associated chewing gum ‘cigarette cards’ doing the rounds that were issued to co-incide with the movie’s release. It was my first real experience of a major World War Two motion picture up on the ‘big screen’… and, oh boy, what an action-packed film it was, (still is in fact), and it really was the talk of my school and amongst all of my other pals that had similarly also seen the movie during their holidays! I can well recall the great excitement I felt when, back in 1969, my mother took my brother & I into Winchester’s Theatre Royal during our long summer holidays to watch the new Guy Hamilton-directed movie: ‘The Battle of Britain’. The article makes for an interesting look at the charismatic Texan aviator, and we hope you agree. We have added many fascinating photographs taken by a friend of the Edwards family in 20. With the apparent sale of these aircraft, plus Edwards’ Spitfire and Mustang, WarbirdsNews thought our readers might enjoy reading this piece by Brian Matthews concerning an encounter he had with Edwards some years back. The marvelous Wilson “Connie” Edwards has been in the news a fair bit of late following the announcement of him placing his unique collection of a half dozen Hispano Buchon fighters on the market. (photo by a friend of the Edwards family) Questions or suggestions can be directed to or click on the Contact Us button on the top right of this page.Some of the Hispano Buchons in Connie Edwards hangar, still resplendent in their Battle of Britain film livery. WarBirds Online is challenging, fun, rewarding, and brings the reality of World War II combat to a PC or Mac to you from the comfort of your home cockpit! And jumping out never really hurts but a great aerial kill brings great excitement and sense of accomplishment to every virtual aviator! You are downloading the WarBirds 2016 Online simulation with 10 new terrains, 22 new upgraded and improved Flight models done by military and civilian aviators and engineers, and six new aircraft for 2016! They also get a 25% discount on WarBirds T-shirts and other merchandise.) (Premium Subscribers get immediate response from our Customer Service staff, get special paint schemes for their aircraft, FREE event participation, FREE WarBirds DVD once per quarter on request, and FREE handle changes. (To Join WarBirds full time, just go log into account maintenance, and pick your subscription, Standard, Event, or Premium. If you decide you really like REAL Combat Flying, you can join the WarBirds community, join an Online Squadron like the historic 4th Fighter Group, and participate in Online historical battles in our Squadron Select Series events. You also get a FREE Premium Account for the first two weeks that allows you access to over 1 different Aircraft, (Fighters and Bombers), and Armored vehicles like the Panzer tank. With this Download you get to FLY Online FREE forever with early World War II Aircraft! With WarBirds Online, you can fly and fight against human aviators from around the world, go one on one with them, or join into historical air battles with hundreds of human piloted aircraft, all battling in the same airspace for Allied or Axis Air Dominance! WarBirds Online has been called the "Best Combat Flight Simulation ever" by various reviewers and publications! WarBirds Online is a true combat flight simulator that takes real skill, practice, and good flying procedures to survive and win! ![]()
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