The Model Aircraft of Battle of Britain

The story of how RC models ended up in the movie By Jay Smith jays@modelaircraft.org Photos courtesy of Dave Platt As seen in the July 2023 issue of Model Aviation. If you were not aware that the Battle of Britain movie used RC airplanes in many of the flying sequences, don’t feel bad. A decision was made to keep it a secret; therefore, the team of model builders and pilots for the film were not identified. If you watch the credits for the movie, you won’t see their names. A look behind the scenes and at promotional photos around the time of the movie’s release…