Model of the fictional South Downs Flying Club airstrip that featured in the 1969 MGM movie 'The Battle of Britain'. Famous for having Michael Caines' character Sqdn Ldr Canfield berrating the Maintenance Officer;
Squadron Leader Canfield : [following the destruction of his airfield] And what flaming genius thought of sending us to that dump of a flying club?
Maintenance Officer : Don't blame me, direct orders from group. Park himself. It's not a bad little field.
Squadron Leader Canfield : I've seen it. Damp tents and a nasty little shack full of dead flies.
Maintenance Officer : Well at least you won't have the Jerries visiting you.
Squadron Leader Canfield : I don't blame'm.
Squadron Leader Canfield : [following the destruction of his airfield] And what flaming genius thought of sending us to that dump of a flying club?
Maintenance Officer : Don't blame me, direct orders from group. Park himself. It's not a bad little field.
Squadron Leader Canfield : I've seen it. Damp tents and a nasty little shack full of dead flies.
Maintenance Officer : Well at least you won't have the Jerries visiting you.
Squadron Leader Canfield : I don't blame'm.
