- Angels One Five
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name = Angels One Five
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director =George More O'Ferrall
producer = John W. Gossage
Derek N. Twist
writer =Pelham Groom (story)
Derek N. Twist
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starring =Jack Hawkins
Michael Denison
Dulcie Gray
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cinematography =Christopher Challis
editing = Daniel Birt
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released = 30 April 1954 (USA)
runtime = 98 min.
country =UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 0046714Angels One Five is a 1952 film directed by
George More O'Ferrall , and starringJack Hawkins ,Michael Denison ,Dulcie Gray ,John Gregson andCyril Raymond . The plot centres on a young fighter pilot immediately before and during theBattle of Britain in theSecond World War . Some scenes in the film were shot atRAF Uxbridge, home to a wartime operations room."Angels One Five" refers to RAF radio
procedure word s, from the Second World War, meaning an altitude of 15,000 feet.Plot
The film begins with a replacement,
Pilot Officer T. B. "Septic" Baird (John Gregson), landing hisHawker Hurricane at "Pimpernel" Squadron's airfield. Just as he touches down however, a straggler from an earlier mission taxis across his path. Septic's quick reactions allow him to "leapfrog" the other Hurricane, averting a costly disaster. However, this causes him to crash his replacement plane into thebungalow ofSquadron Leader Barry Clinton (Cyril Raymond) at the end of the runway.This earns Septic the wrath of his new squadron leader, Peter Moon (Michael Denison), because he damaged his plane. The crash also injures the
ligaments in Septic's neck, which he is able to self diagnose, as he had been a medical student before the war. The next morning, Septic is told byGroup Captain "Tiger" Small (Jack Hawkins) that he will not be able to fly until his neck is healed, so he will instead serve in the operations room for the time being.Several days later, with the risk of a bombing attack on the airfield, and all of Pimpernel Squadron's Hurricanes scrambled, Tiger orders all aircraft to take-off and fly out of harm's way until the raid is over. With Tiger quickly assembling all available pilots and finding aircraft to fly, Septic wins a foot race with Small to claim the last spare Hurricane for himself. He then proceeds to shoot down a
Bf-110 from the attacking force. His delight is short lived however when he is admonished by Moon for leaving his radio set to transmit, preventing the returning Hurricanes from being diverted to an undamaged airfield. A crestfallen Septic returns to his ground duties.Eventually a reinstated Septic joins in Pimpernel's operations, but he is mortally wounded while shooting down another enemy aircraft. His last words are heard over the Sector control room
tannoy (public-address system). Despite a desperate plea from Small to re-enact their earlier foot race, Septic passes out and crashes to his death.External links
*imdb title| id=0046714 |title=Angels One Five
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