To avoid any ' off topic' posting
I dug out my photos of the James Bond Mig 29 flying without wings incident for Grommit's sake and post them below.
While I was at it I scanned all the photos so thought some of you might be interested in seeing them.
In 1994 I was invited to get involved with the special effects unit for the Bond film Goldeneye, flying twin ducted fan Mig 29's (no turbines back then!). It was shot at Leavesden airfield studio near Watford, I did 10 days there in total, spread over a month or so, they wanted consistent grey skies so I would get a call the day before and as long as I could sort work, I would go. There were a few occasions when I couldn't make it and another pilot would fill in. Each day there were 3 pilots as the required sequences were for a 3 Mig formation.
From memory there were at least 20 shooting days with a crew of at least a dozen filming plus a team of 6 model builders and us 3 pilots and a catering unit! In the film I don't think there was even 10 seconds of footage used from what we did! It gave me an understanding of why films cost so much to make :ohmy:
I have lots of tales about the whole experience but for now will just post some photos.