12. Gladiator Collision

* "During the war a number of films were made ... by various government and military film units…  Gladiators K7927 and K8045 were involved in making such a film when they collided. It has been suggested that the film in question was entitled, "Signed with their Honour" or, "The Air War in Greece”.

Flt Lt R.G. Kleinmeyer, a New Zealander, and Flt Lt K. Baghe, instructors at RAF Rednal were to fly Gladiators K7927 and K8045 for some air-to-air photography. After the necessary filming and whilst changing formation from echelon to line-astern they collided and both pilots quickly baled out, suffering only slight injuries. The aircraft crashed just a few hundred yards apart, near the village of Penrhos."

*This extract is a summary from part of the full story as it appears in 'Down In Wales 2' by Terence R Hill.

K8045 in the background & K7927 in the foreground

Can you put names to the faces?

What film was being made?

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