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By: - 5th April 2022 at 07:43 Permalink
Could be Old Sarum.
By: - 5th April 2022 at 11:04 Permalink
Bearing in mind that other locations for the film were in Eridge and London SW1, might the airfield location have been closer to London than Old Sarum? After all, in 1919 there wasn't exactly a dearth of former WW1 airfields, with Bessonneaux and Belfast Truss hangars, in the Home Counties from which to chose.
By: - 5th April 2022 at 13:17 Permalink - Edited 5th April 2022 at 13:29
Hendon?
https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-warrior-strain-1920-online
By: - 6th April 2022 at 01:29 Permalink
Many thanks for the imput. I have just read, Weekly Dispatch (London), Sunday, 9 February 1919, that the scenes featuring 'the Handley-Page machines' were filmed 'at the Kenley aerodrome'. Perhaps the photos I sent in were also filmed at Kenley. I note that D 656 is visible in one of my shots. Any reason to associate this plane with Kenley in February 1919?
By: - 6th April 2022 at 14:29 Permalink - Edited 6th April 2022 at 17:32
If you Google 'largeScaleDelals.com 32077 32078' you will find a series of marks for Sopwith Dolphin's, one is shown that looks identical to the one in the background of the image of two cadets scrapping. The scale decals note has it being 93 Sqn Kenley.
Wiki says 93 reformed in October 1918 with Sopwith Dolphins but disbanded a month later.
By: - 6th April 2022 at 18:19 Permalink
Many thanks for that but when I copied and pasted that into Google it did not work.
By: - 6th April 2022 at 19:29 Permalink
Sorry, would have helped if I had spelt it correctly!
Try 'Large Scale Decals 32078' in a google search,
By: - 6th April 2022 at 20:47 Permalink
I can't find any details on D656, an Airco DH.9, but I notice that other aircraft in the same serial batch, such as D658 and 659 are listed as being at No. 7 Air Acceptance Park, Kenley in 1919 so it's certainly possible it was there too.
By: - 9th April 2022 at 23:52 Permalink
Many thanks, to all, for the assistance.
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By: matheson - 4th April 2022 at 23:36 - Edited 4th April 2022 at 23:37
Is this anything in these images, taken from the film 'The Warrior Strain' (released March 1919) to suggest the location?