Battle of Britain (3 Viewers)

[trooper]

The most unsung heros of the Battle of Britain were the ground crews. Literally working until they dropped repairing damaged aircraft, being constantly bombed and machine gunned, snatching a sandwich when possible, filling in bomb craters to keep the runways operating, refuelling and rearming at the double and no relief. There are dozens of books about the pilots but I cannot recollect one about the ground crews. The Battle of Britain was won as much on the ground as in the air, take nothing from the exploits of the aircrew but remember someone had to keep their aircraft flying.

 

[Spitfrnd]

The most unsung heros of the Battle of Britain were the ground crews. Literally working until they dropped repairing damaged aircraft, being constantly bombed and machine gunned, snatching a sandwich when possible, filling in bomb craters to keep the runways operating, refuelling and rearming at the double and no relief. There are dozens of books about the pilots but I cannot recollect one about the ground crews. The Battle of Britain was won as much on the ground as in the air, take nothing from the exploits of the aircrew but remember someone had to keep their aircraft flying.

That is certainly true and I think the movie actually takes a reasonable stab at noting their contributions. Personally I always very much appreciated the efforts of my ground crews and always treated them accordingly.

 

[TomB]

MORNING CHAPS! TALLY HO!!!!!!!!

I hardly need add anything to Harrys post.It is an excellant film,one of my very faveourite war films of all time.I guess it may have one or two hiccups but it does one thing very very well.It tells the story of the young men of our country (and other volunteers from around the world)who climbed into their Spits and Hurricanes and gave Hitlers much vaunted Luftwaffe a country arse kicking.God bless everyone of them.

So many good scenes in this film,but my fave has to be (forgive me i know i've posted this before)the scene in which the Spitfire attacks a bomber and flys past it with smoke coming out of it,we see the Spit fly off into the distance....and then turn round and come roaring back for another go.Love it.

This possibly more than any other war film is very immotive and moving for me.Because it represents a very dire,critical moement in Great Britain's History,the whole country held its breath through the summer of 1940 as the two forces hurled themselves at each other.AND WE WON THROUGH!!!

I don't know who the hell Goering thought he was but it would take more than some fat deranged Nazi to subdue this country!

Fave line from film;

Goering to officer; I havn't come here to chastise you,what do you need,i'll give you anything you want.

Officer; Give me a squadron of Spitfires!

Classic stuff.

Rob

The German office was Adolf Garland,,,,his remark...as I understand, was for real....it did not go down well with fatso.....Garland had well over 100 aircraft kills to his credit....I think he ended up as a Col or Gen in the modern German air force ....Goring was a ww1 air ace.....TomB