Midlands News: 16.09.1966: Battle of Britain Exhibition

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Summary

An exhibition of model aircraft is held at RAF Gaydon as part of Battle of Britain week.

Year:

1966

Duration:

0:00:34

Film type:

Black & White / Mute

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

An exhibition of model aircraft is held at RAF Gaydon in Warwickshire as part of Battle of Britain week.

A large table displays several model aircraft while people linger in the background. Close-up shots show a modern jet model placed next to a much smaller World War Two fighter plane.

Two men examine a model. One of the men appears to wear military uniform and is decorated with medals. Shots of a US air force model end the story.


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Notes

Story number: 66-9313

During World War II an RAF station was built near the village of Gaydon, Warwickshire. The airfield was used for operational bomber training until 1965 at which point it became home to navigation training squadrons.

The station closed in 1974 and the airfield was bought in 1978 by British Leyland, and became a proving ground for its cars. This evolved into the Gaydon centre (where Land Rover has its headquarters) and the Heritage Motor Centre, a museum of many British cars. More recently Aston Martin built a factory there for its car production