So that leaves just the Spitfire with the OFMC. Are they winding down their operations?

I don’t think it realistic you could preserve a staircase unless of course someone wants an old staircase.
Why not save a section of wood, make it into a memorial and present it to a museum?

I don’t go to air shows to peg myself at the barrier and take thousands of pictures. Find a space at the rear. Take a few snaps. Watch planes in the sky and enjoy the day.

The point of `Dunkirk` is not a true reflection of the battle. It is not and is not meant to be a true reflection of war. It is not meant to be historically accurate,
although I would suggest it is more realistic than most war films regarding the `kit` used (btw the Bristol is a Bolingbrook bwth). The film is a machanism for story telling.
To tell the story of Dunkirk in it’s own way, good or bad.
The film puts us in the place of a select few people so we can experience what they experience.
In terms of the filmakers `job` I think the film works very well. There are times were you fear for the characters safety, or empathise with their situation.
Who cannot say they did not feel relief when the pilot was released from the sinking Spitfire, or felt dispair as a hand slipped beneath the waves? Did you root for the downing of the Heinkle
or the safety of the soldiers?
That is the point in my opinion of this film.
Yes it is from the British persective and it is very patriotic. So what. That is how the film was made.
I don’t feel the film worked on every level (for me) but I did find it entertaining (and apalling, frigtening, scary at times).
The film also informed and educated and has sparked quite furious debate so can’t be all bad.
If I was the producer I would be more alarmed if no one mentioned it.

How did everyone perceive the bit at the end of the film when the old man, not looking up, places his hand on the soldiers face?
The soldier then remarks words to the effect, “we failed, the old man won’t even look at me”.
I wondered if this was portraying a WW1 soldier possibly blinded (quite literally) by war or too grief stricken by war to look him in the eye?

I seem to recall one Fairford in the 90’s when there were 6 or 7 display teams in the line up. It was one year where temps went into the 90’s!

(Spoiler Alert!)
I went to see the movie Dunkirk on the weekend. I saw it at the BFI Imax in 70mm (how it was intended).
This isn’t really a film about Dunkirk (yes the film is themed at Dunkirk during the evacuation but that’s not the story being told). This movie is several small movies in one. Each focused on an individual experiencing the conflict from a different perspective. A soldier on the beach. A pilot in the air. A civilian in a `little boat`.
I liked the relentless pace the movie tries to set from the opening scene right through to the end. I also like the way a scenes timeline is split so you can experience that same moment from several different perspectives.
The sounds Imax are loud and amazing. I flinched at some of the rifle bullet impacts.
I thought the aerial scenes were good and I liked the way you are flying with the pilots inside the cockpit. It gives you a real sense of flying a plane and works particularly well on a large IMAX screen (would love to see BoB on IMAX). The aerial combat is a little flaky and unrealistic. More sedate pleasure flying than energetic aerial combat and the tactics on both sides are dubious, however on the whole I really enjoyed the flying scenes and didn’t notice the camera ship and could forgive any inaccuracies. The He111 was very good but the Stuka’s at times seemed toy like (they worked but only just).
I was a little disappointed not much emphasis was placed on the beach. There was not the urgency to get off the beach or the numbers I had envisaged would be there. The beach was quite desolate and barren at times (maybe that’s accurate I don’t know). The naval aspect was okay and warships being attacked and sunk were particularly dramatic and realistic.
I didn’t notice any inaccuracies with the weather (as others have stated) as I was too wrapped up in the movie. The tick, tick, tick of time which pervades the soundtrack really moves the movie along at a relentless pace dragging you with it.
I’m glad there is no gratuitous blood and gore in this movie. Death is implied at times and has more impact because of it. I think too much reality in a war film can normalise the brutality of war. Sometimes implication allows you to think about what just happened which has a bigger impact in some ways.
I like the nod to the Battle of Britain (M Cain) and the Spitfire landing on the beach (was this a connection with the Duxford Dunkirk Spitfire?).
All in all a good film which I found entirely engrossing.
The only real annoyance was the burning Spitfire at the end. That broomstick!