Dam Busters Declassified

Summary British actor Martin Shaw takes viewers on a tour and tale of the RAF Dam Buster mission of World War II. He points out the few fictional aspects in the 1955 movie, "The Dam Busters." This film has interviews with relatives and friends of the men in the Dambuster Squadron. It visits various sites that were part of the WW II mission. The film culminates with Shaw and former RAF pilot Chris Norton retracing the exact route of the May 16, 1943, attack. They leave RAF Scampton in east-central England on a bright, clear day. They fly their twin-engine light aircraft 100 to 200 feet above the water and ground for 400 miles to the Möhne Dam in Germany's Ruhr Valley. View more details

Dam Busters Declassified

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Martin Shaw Guy Gibson Ralf Blank Shere Fraser

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Genres : War Documentary

Release date : Sep 12, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : 'BBC' - 'Dambusters Declassified' 'RAF - Battle-of Britain Memorial Flight'

Language : English

Filming locations : RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary British actor Martin Shaw takes viewers on a tour and tale of the RAF Dam Buster mission of World War II. He points out the few fictional aspects in the 1955 movie, "The Dam Busters." This film has interviews with relatives and friends of the men in the Dambuster Squadron. It visits various sites that were part of the WW II mission. The film culminates with Shaw and former RAF pilot Chris Norton retracing the exact route of the May 16, 1943, attack. They leave RAF Scampton in east-central England on a bright, clear day. They fly their twin-engine light aircraft 100 to 200 feet above the water and ground for 400 miles to the Möhne Dam in Germany's Ruhr Valley. View more details

Details

Genres : War Documentary

Release date : Sep 12, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : 'BBC' - 'Dambusters Declassified' 'RAF - Battle-of Britain Memorial Flight'

Language : English

Filming locations : RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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