Brian says – “Winston Churchill’s funeral. I was privileged to be on the RE2 camera on the scaffold platform looking down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square, memorable for the emotion of the occasion and the cold morning. Hence, the duffel coat! I think the photos were taken by Eddie Gold, RE2 driver, with my 35mm half-frame camera.”
And – “I was T.A. on RE2 when we did this stunt flying epic from Fairoaks Airfield, Chobham, Surrey in 1963. I’ve no record of the programme, maybe a short piece in ‘Nationwide’.The idea was for the wing-flying lady to shoot at the balloon on the ground and burst it!
It worked, and Ronnie Pantlin, P.A., was ever so pleased, as seen here! The viewers would have been less impressed if they knew that a piece of fuse wire was stuck to the balloon and wired to the car battery at a suitable distance away. A quick dab of wire to battery terminal gave the desired result! Credit to RE2 Special Effects Dept.”
