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Jimmy Davies - RAF officer - died in 1940.
The cast of Rugantino - 2001 includes: Sabrina Ferilli Simona Marchini Valerio Mastandrea Maurizio Mattioli
They are Folland Gnats. A plane designed in the 1950's as a more affordable fighter. They were widely used by the RAF as fighters, trainers and even served a stint as the aircraft of the famed RAF Red Arrows demo team.
Fanny by gaslight was the name of a Lancaster bomber of the RAF during ww2
The aircraft used in the movie were the Hawker Siddley T1 Gnat two seat advanced trainer. Derived from the single seat fighter the Folland Gnat, the TI version was extensively used the Royal Air Force as an advance trainer replacing the Vampire. Most used by 4FTS RAF Valley, Anglesey in the sixties and seventies until replaced by the BAC Hawk. The T1 was also flown very successfully by the RAF's aerobatic team The Red Arrows based out of Little Rissington.