Not strictly historic but hopefully a little fun for a thursday evening.
I will let the info from the You Tube video do the introduction
Judge how much George Lucas “borrowed” from the movie 633 Squadron for the Death Star attack.
By: BOBTV - 15th May 2011 at 12:56
633 Squadron & Dambusters Star Wars video tribute
OK, someone (ahem) had too much time on their hands when they did this… both 633 Sqn & Dam Busters Star Wars in this mash up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mop2WFRfxow&feature=channel_video_title
Some say Star Wars was based on the end of the Dambusters. Others say it was based on 633 Squadron.
Connections
Waves of three aircraft attack, line abreast down a valley / trench.
Guns on the towers fire back. The targetting system are two bars which, at a predetermined point, line up and the bombs are released.
Lucas himself admits inspiration by 633 Squadron, but never really admitted the DamBusters connection…. But wait a minute… What about this dialogue??
Star Wars:
“How many guns Red 2?”
“I’d say about fifty guns, some on the walls, some on the towers”
The Dam Busters:
“How many guns d’you think leader?”
“I’d say about fifty guns, some in the fields, some in the towers”
Still not convinced? check out the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mop2WFRfxow&feature=channel_video_title
By: warhawk69 - 12th May 2011 at 20:55
He is quoted as saying that it was the Dambusters that influenced the Death Star attack. It is said to be one of his faverate films.
Phill
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By: hampden98 - 12th May 2011 at 20:53
What about The Dambusters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NMfBKrdErY
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