Excellent job Chris, do I detect shades of Johnny Johnson?

Thanks old chap.

As child of the sixties myself, Seafuryfans first paragraph says it all for me,but undoubtedly seeing the Battle of Britain on the big screen (and they were really big screens then) was what started it all off for me. At first it was really just the planes I was interested in but as I grew older and started to read the biographies,the human aspect became more important. My work takes me into peoples homes and I would always be on the lookout for signs of service in the RAF.On occaision I would comment on the person in the photo, only to find the husband/brother had been killed. Luckily the people would like to talk to someone who showed an interest and I would often leave the job far later than I had planned.When my eldest son got to the age of some of the lads who flew, this further brought home the sacrifices that generation made, believe me when you have children war takes on a different aspect.Some people say how can you feel nostalgia for a period when you weren’t even born,as many of you know, you can.Its an interest thats turned into an obsession, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Anything without a propellor (except the Meteor, Me 262 & 163 ).Why? because they don’t have props.

just kidding.

Sorry but that wouldn’t attract much of an audience. Individual “special” raids such as the Chastice operation catch the audience imagination, how would this particular raid do the same.

Bombing raids were long drawn out affairs, quite often just hours of tedium interspersed with moments of shear terror. How would you build it up, the Dam Busters featured the problem solving with the weapon, the crew selection and training, it would be hard to show this to any great extent about just one raid and keep the audience interested.

I was just saying that would be a film I would personally like to see made as the ultimate Bomber Command film has yet to be done.
I agree it wouldn’t sell as there isn’t any American angle,but a good script could easily build it up, the German pilot’s family in the target area etc.leading to the ultimate horror of over 600 RAF aircrew lost in one night.Ultimately I suppose if there isn’t a U.S audience then it wont get made.

Has to be Bader, the way he inspired the demoralised Canadians of 242 Sqn.
On the German side Rudel, he was the nearest thing to a one man air force.