Chitty Bang Bang (airship) storm tore the point of attachment of the mooring ropes, destroyed it totally. Chitty Bang Bang (airship) Chitty Bang Bang was an airship built for the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". It was intended to represent the airship of Baron Bomburst of Vulgaria. Although fictional in inspiration, it was a fully functional flying airship. Vulgaria, and the airship, is drawn from Roald Dahl's screenplay for the film, rather than Ian Fleming's original book. The semi-rigid airship, whose appearance was designed by Ken Adam, was an approximate replica of a 1904 Lebaudy airship. The envelope was symmetrical fore-and-aft and short
Alexander Doré Alexander Doré Alexander Joseph Doré (28 August 1923 – 16 April 2002) was a British actor, television director and screenwriter perhaps best known for his appearance as the First Spy in the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." He also co-starred in the 1968 TV series "Virgin of the Secret Service" (as villain Karl Von Brauner) as well as playing Bertram Bright in "Bright's Boffins" (1970-1972). Doré's other screen appearances include "At the Stroke of Nine" (1957), "Tales from Dickens" (1958), "ITV Television Playhouse" (1958), "Emergency-Ward 10" (1960), "Dixon of Dock Green" (1964), "Casino Royale" (1967), "ITV Playhouse" (1968), and