Question 1

Which actor's last screen performance is featured in Biggles: Adventures in Time?

Accepted Answer

Peter Cushing, who plays Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond, gave his last screen performance in this film, filmed January 21-March 1985.

Question 2

What dangerous helicopter stunt was attempted for the first time in this film?

Accepted Answer

A helicopter landing on and taking off from a flat wagon on a train traveling over 40 mph was attempted for the first time; it required 15 takes over two days.

Question 3

How was a replica Sopwith Pup built for the opening rescue scene?

Accepted Answer

Skysport Engineering built a replica Sopwith Pup suspended from a crane, with selective strengthening and weakening so it would crumple realistically when crashed and burned.

Question 4

What real helicopter was used in the film, and what happened to it later?

Accepted Answer

A Bell Model 206BII JetRanger (G-BAKF) was used. In 1989 it collided with wires, was written off, and broken up for spare parts; the crew survived with minor injuries.

Question 5

Which aircraft stood in for WW1 planes in Biggles: Adventures in Time?

Accepted Answer

A late 1930s Boeing Stearman and a modified late 1940s Belgian Stampe SV-4 stood in for WW1 aircraft; the Shuttleworth collection added authenticity to ground sequences.

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