''Little Nellie 007'' is a 1991 book by

Bruce Barrymore Halpenny Bruce Barrymore Halpenny (1937 – 3 May 2015) was an English people, English military historian and author, specialising in airfields and aircraft, as well as ghost stories and mysteries. He was also a Television presenter, broadcaster''Framlin ...

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, ''Little Nellie'', as featured in the film '' You Only Live Twice'', and her creator,

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. The book, known to James Bond fans, and also used as a reference book for other Bond books,''James Bond 007'' By Luis Saavedra Castaño - PUBLICACIÓ Valencia : Saimel, cop. 2000 () Pages 123 & 226 gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, as well as providing all the location shoots for the film,''Der große James Bond Atlas'' by Siegfried Tesche - Oktober 2008 () Alle Filme, Schauplätze und Hintergründe. zahlreiche farbige Abbildungen. Pages 92-95 and also a brief history of aviation legendOld Buckenham Air Show 2005 Review
Ken Wallis. Halpenny and Wallis were friends and both ex-

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. The book briefly delves into Ken Wallis’s early family connections with

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, then onto his own

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exploits, first as an operational pilot in the Army Co-operation Command flying Lysanders and then as an operational captain of

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bombers. Finally, the reader is brought to Wallis’s post-war activities and early stunt filming in

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, (some around the statue of Christ by the

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and at one point accidentally getting caught in one of Brazil’s notorious "ventana" windstorms) and Italy. The book then gives the behind the scenes information about ''Little Nellie'', a

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, and the filming. The sections include: ::Little Nellie; ::Little Nellie in Action; ::Little Nellie on Location; ::Shooting a Ground Scene; ::Little Nellie’s Weapons; ::Little Nellie is Hit; ::The Dangers; ::The Most Memorable; ::A Punishing Schedule; ::The Lighter Moments and No Time to Relax.

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''Little Nellie'' 007 on Amazon
* ''James Bond 007: Aproximación a una saga'' by Luis Saavedra Castaño — Published by Saimel Ediciones, 2000. Original from the

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