Last visit to RAF Upwood for the moment. The film ‘Appointment in London’ was filmed at the station in 1952, only seven years after the war, and it is probably the closest one can get to seeing the station as it was in the Pathfinder era. All the old equipment and vehicles are there, including the Sanitary Squad lorry with dustbins on board, not to mention four bona fide Lancasters.
The story line is compelling and accurate (within the bounds of dramatic licence) because it is based on the operational career of John Wooldridge, a highly experienced RAF bomber pilot. The ops scenes are gripping and the Upwood ambiance is matchless.
Starring Dirk Bogarde, Ian Hunter and Dinah Sheridan, it can be bought on DVD.
