boosed
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On 2 August 2019, rayhart-z99 (who is clearly very knowledgeable about Special Operation Executive operations in WWII) said, "the aircraft ferrying SOE agents should have been a Westland Lysander, but rather oddly looks like a Piper Cub."
Both statements are true. The aircraft should have been a Westland Lysander, and it should have been painted black with red markings and subdued insignia. However, as far as I know, there are no Lysanders available in flying condition. The aircraft is an Auster J1N (similar to a Piper Cub) Civil Registration G-AJAJ. It is almost identical to the Auster light aircraft used by the British Army and RAF during WWII for liaison and artillery spotting duties. Although it was not used (as far as I know) for agent insertion and egress missions, and if it were so used, it would not have been in those peacetime markings, I think it is close enough to be plausible.
And the beautiful De Havilland Dragon Rapide. G-AKIF is completely accurate as a post-war regional airliner.
Both statements are true. The aircraft should have been a Westland Lysander, and it should have been painted black with red markings and subdued insignia. However, as far as I know, there are no Lysanders available in flying condition. The aircraft is an Auster J1N (similar to a Piper Cub) Civil Registration G-AJAJ. It is almost identical to the Auster light aircraft used by the British Army and RAF during WWII for liaison and artillery spotting duties. Although it was not used (as far as I know) for agent insertion and egress missions, and if it were so used, it would not have been in those peacetime markings, I think it is close enough to be plausible.
And the beautiful De Havilland Dragon Rapide. G-AKIF is completely accurate as a post-war regional airliner.
I concur with the most of the previous comments. The film is silly, the acting is wooden, the story is contrived and mawkish, and the 1941 and 1942 flash back scenes give no real sense of the periods depicted.
Most of the scenes filmed using models are ludicrous, especially the water landings and the take off after the rescue, but there are some good shots of real aircraft (Sikorsky UH-19 helicopter, Douglas DC-3, and Grumman HU-16 Albatross amphibian) and a few flying scenes that will appeal to aviation buffs.
One previous comment is in error: the air rescue aircraft is a Grumman HU-16 Albatross, not a Martin PBM.
Most of the scenes filmed using models are ludicrous, especially the water landings and the take off after the rescue, but there are some good shots of real aircraft (Sikorsky UH-19 helicopter, Douglas DC-3, and Grumman HU-16 Albatross amphibian) and a few flying scenes that will appeal to aviation buffs.
One previous comment is in error: the air rescue aircraft is a Grumman HU-16 Albatross, not a Martin PBM.