Film “in memory of all the lost aviators”

A powerful new piece from Horsham film-maker and former pilot Tristan Loraine honours air crews lost over the years.

Made “in memory of all the lost aviators”, the film is called Angel Fleet, the fleet in the sky thataircrewaresaidtojoinwhen they die. Tristan made the piece through his film company Fact NotFictionFilmswhichhestarted in 2006 when he had to stop flying due to ill health. 24 and a half minutes in length, the piece will also help raise awareness of The Sally B, the last remaining airworthy B-17 Fly- i n g Fortress in Europe.

Tristan filmed throughout lastsummer, shooting in and around Horsham and alsoinPortsmouth at a UK Glenn Miller Orchestra concert where one of his young actors got up to sing the Vera Lynn song We'll Meet Again.

“The story is that this family have lost the husband who was a test pilot who has died in an accident. The mum sets up a charity to look after families that have lost aircrew. They have two daughters and the youngest daughter is struggling to come to terms with the loss of their dad. The film is the journey of this family. It will particularly remember those who were lost during the war but I also know a lot of pilots and cabin crew that are no longer with us and this will be my tribute to them. And this is also the third film that I've done with young Darcy Jacobs (from Bexhill, pictured). We also involved a lot of old military aircraft. There are a lot of high-end production values. It ended up costing about £50,000 to make. WedecidedtousetheGlennMiller band in the UK but discovered very late on that they didn't have the composition rights so it cost us a huge amount of money but I'm really pleased with the result.”