Cliff Robertson

While in England filming “633 Squadron” for United Artists, Robertson became interested in the de Havilland Mosquito bomber. “ In the film, we had probably the very last Mosquito bombers left,” he said. “We had five. I tried to buy one, so I could bring it back to America, but I was subverted by someone who will remain nameless, who screwed things up so nobody got them.”

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