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Hardened Aircraft Shelterss
How interesting to see a1980s HAS in use in the TV programme SS-GB which is based in 1941!
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TH,I figured that too. Glad to see some use from them.
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
(Post 9689058)
TH,I figured that too. Glad to see some use from them.
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It seemed wider than normal, unless it was clever camera work. I wondered was it one of the U-2 ones at Alconbury.
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Most likely Bentwaters, as there is a film production company based there and it has been used for a number of films and TV shows.
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Thanks for confirming my thinking, as I'm not that familiar with HAS :)
As to the programme itself, I get really tired of stuff filmed in almost total darkness :mad: |
Originally Posted by MAINJAFAD
(Post 9689353)
Most likely Bentwaters, as there is a film production company based there and it has been used for a number of films and TV shows.
Although I have watched both episodes so far, I don't find it to be knicker-gripping viewing and the dark (arty-moody) lighting and mumbled dialogue makes it hard to follow what is going on. It had so much potential but seems to have missed the opportunity to make a great TV series. |
Fully agree, SWB. We described it last night as 'pedestrian' and lacking any sense of excitement [except when she got her kit off ;)]
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Originally Posted by Blanket Stacker
(Post 9689100)
It seemed wider than normal, unless it was clever camera work. I wondered was it one of the U-2 ones at Alconbury.
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Originally Posted by Islandlad
(Post 9689400)
What you were looking at was the 1941 Nazi megastructure design. It took the winners of the real war much longer to get the design right
It is dark because its the Germans. Didn't you know Berlin is still in black and white ... |
Originally Posted by MPN11
(Post 9689396)
Thanks for confirming my thinking, as I'm not that familiar with HAS :)
As to the programme itself, I get really tired of stuff filmed in almost total darkness :mad: |
Originally Posted by Davef68
(Post 9689587)
Cheaper as you don't need to decorate the set as fully - same reason so may US dramas have key sequences set at night!
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Well just finished two US mini series. Some times I couldn't understand the dialogue but for the large part that dialogue was just space filler.
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You tend to find they have a long shelf life too, after all the hardened cruise missile stores at Greenham were still in use in Hans Solo's time
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Originally Posted by terry holloway
(Post 9689497)
I would be interested to know more about U2 operations at Alconbury. I didn't realise they were HAS based. I had a lot to do with the U2 at Mildenhall in the 70s and 80s and they were in purpose built Hangars there. Ditto at Akrotiri in the early 80s
17th Reconnaissance Wing The Strategic Air Command arrived at Alconbury on 1 October 1982 when the 17th Reconnaissance Wing (17th RW) was activated. The 17th RW was assigned to SAC's Eighth Air Force, 7th Air Division. The operational squadron of the 17th RW was the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, flying the TR-1A, a tactical reconnaissance version of the Lockheed U-2. In 1992 all TR-1s were designated U-2Rs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Alconbury Images at following link. RAF Alconbury |
I abandoned it in favour of holiday hunting on the I-Thing. Had I have realised Kit was about to come off, I may have left it on in the background.
Wont be tuning in again. |
Originally Posted by AR1
(Post 9689773)
I abandoned it in favour of holiday hunting on the I-Thing. Had I have realised Kit was about to come off, I may have left it on in the background.
Wont be tuning in again. And the lights were dim :) |
AR1
I banged out this week as well and headed to the I thingy for the last Death in Paradise. No debagging but nevertheless some very nice shots from various aspects ;) |
NutLoose
I thought those scenes were filmed at former RAF Caerwent. |
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