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== [[:Category: Avro Lancaster|Avro Lancaster B VII]] == | == [[:Category: Avro Lancaster|Avro Lancaster B VII]] == | ||
The genuine “Dam Buster” Lancaster were Type 464 (Provisioning) Mk.III though. | The genuine “Dam Buster” Lancaster were Type 464 (Provisioning) Mk.III though. | ||
+ | Four aircrafts used for flying shots are NX782, NX679, RT686 and NX673.<br> | ||
+ | Same aircrafts in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]) | ||
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2012-06-10-15h32m29s86.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro Lancaster B VII of the RAF.]] | [[Image: Vlcsnap-2012-06-10-15h32m29s86.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro Lancaster B VII of the RAF.]] | ||
[[Image: Vlcsnap-2012-06-10-15h19m10s28.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro Lancaster B VII of the RAF.]] | [[Image: Vlcsnap-2012-06-10-15h19m10s28.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro Lancaster B VII of the RAF.]] | ||
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[[Image: DB-ED932.jpg|thumb|500px|none| NX679 Avro Lancaster B VII of the RAF acting as ED932.]] | [[Image: DB-ED932.jpg|thumb|500px|none| NX679 Avro Lancaster B VII of the RAF acting as ED932.]] | ||
[[Image: I508280.jpg|thumb|500px|none| RT686 Avro Lancaster B VII of the RAF.]] | [[Image: I508280.jpg|thumb|500px|none| RT686 Avro Lancaster B VII of the RAF.]] | ||
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== [[:Category: Avro Lancaster|Avro Lancaster B VII]] & [[:Category: Airspeed Oxford | Airspeed AS.10 Oxford]] == | == [[:Category: Avro Lancaster|Avro Lancaster B VII]] & [[:Category: Airspeed Oxford | Airspeed AS.10 Oxford]] == |
Revision as of 07:46, 17 June 2014
Movie (1954)
Alternative English title : The Dambusters
French title : Les Briseurs de barrages
Starring:
Michael Redgrave (Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.)
Ursula Jeans (Mrs. Wallis)
Charles Carson (Doctor)
Stanley Van Beers (Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.)
Colin Tapley (Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.)
Frederick Leister (Committee Member)
True story of how the British attacked German dams in WW2 by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.
Avro Lancaster B VII
The genuine “Dam Buster” Lancaster were Type 464 (Provisioning) Mk.III though.
Four aircrafts used for flying shots are NX782, NX679, RT686 and NX673.
Same aircrafts in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft)
Wg Cdr Guy Gibson was at the controls of ED932 (AJ-G) during the raid of 16-17 May 1943. In fact, this aircraft was acted by Avro Lancaster B VII NX679.
Avro Lancaster B VII & Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Vickers 619 Wellington T Mk.X
Postwar conversions of the Wellington Bomber into training aircraft by Boulton Paul for navigation training. The front turret was removed and replaced by a fairing and the interior re-equipped.
de Havilland DH98 Mosquito Mk.35
Unidentified Aircraft
Airfield flooded.
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