Hamish Mahaddie was patron of the ATC squadron to which I belonged, and he organised it so that we were billeted at RAF Henlow where they were building the Spits & Hurricanes to be used in "BoB" ground shots. They let us loose with screwdrivers and ally panels for a very nice
PR blue spitfire which by the end of the week actually resembled an aeroplane. While we were there they had a "Photo Opportunity" with the assembled A/C. I remember Bob Stanford-Tuck in a shiny suit and Hush-Puppies, made him look a bit of a spiv, I thought at the time. To me, a WW2 hero should have looked like he knew how to remove nylons, not sell them.
Hmm, shot of Jude Law (with pencil moustache) unclipping Kiera's tackle...