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Date Posted: 2/12/03 17:05:41
Author: John Cooper
Subject: The Purple Plain

Anyone know anything about the DH Mosquito that appeared in the film The Purple Plain starring Gregory Peck filmed in Ceylon 1954

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[> Re: The Purple Plain -- John Todd, 9/10/04 11:57:01

Whilst I was at Seletar in 1957,the story was that the Mosquito used in the film was from 81Pr Squadron amd I have always used this as a claim to fame,however distant.
Cannot prove it and never saw any evidence,but the story was pretty strong,not just barrack room gossip


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[> [> Re: The Purple Plain -- John Cooper, 9/10/04 21:05:12

Yes John you are correct, I believe the mark was a T.34 or something similar, I have a photo of it on my WEBSHOTS Negombo page, two Mossies were used one was made to crash for the film and was written off.


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[> [> [> Re: The Purple Plain -- John Cooper, 9/10/04 21:09:25

Better still here is a link to a thread on Key Flypast Forums with a photo, you will need to copy and paste this URL into your browser bar though
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18328&highlight=purple+plain


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