As for Brian Johnson and that motorcycling guy, not a chance, you need a presenter that can be understood the world over, a Geordie accent or Yorkshire accent will kill that stone dead.

I think you’re referring to Guy Martin. I like his programs but I agree he isn’t right for Top Gear.

A lot of posters here seem to be missing the point about the intended audience of this film and instead only focus on the same old worn out criticisms. The film is for a younger generation. Isn’t this a good thing to get young people interested in history? If this hooks them they have a little more chance of delving into the factual detail that the film has used (sometimes lightly) as it’s basis.

I watched it with my son, he was 14 yrs old at the time. typical teenager, spends a bit too much time playing games on line with his mates, has shown a bit of interest in military history in the past, helped restore a WW2 jeep, took part in a couple of military vehicle parades in full uniform, so probably falls into the category of target audience. He thought it was cr@p.
I suppose he had a bit of knowledge of the subject so that may be the reason he wasn’t impressed. A youngster with no prior knowledge may have liked it and it may of sparked an interest (I hope so) but would they have paid to watch a film about the old guys in WW2 when they could see Iron Man, X-men etc? I doubt it. I just think it was a missed opportunity for the real story.

Anyway, wait until recent film The Red Baron is on again, if you haven’t seen it you are in for a real treat. It has to be seen to be believed!!

No, he dies. There, no need to watch any more.

Finally a chance to see if it’s as bad as everyone says.

Moggy

Believe me, it’s bad, but compared to The Red Baron it’s an Oscar laden classic!

So was this site a ‘known’ war grave containing the remains of the unfortunate pilot, prior to excavation?

I would say that it wasn’t a known war grave but a known crash site. The pilot had a grave, a burial had taken place so it could be presumed his body had been recovered. It wasn’t known or made public just how much had been buried at the time. I have researched crash sites and been granted a licence to dig and helped others to do so. You do as much as you can in the research including burial records, finding the existing grave, witness statements etc. to show there are no remains but short of digging up the known grave in the cemetery you can never be sure of what will be found. When you are granted a licence you are given information concerning dealing with relatives, which is basically don’t have them around!
Orion’s statement in post 3 has been proven to be true many times. I have been told that the grave of a certain well known bomber pilot contains little more than a foot but unless we dig him up we won’t know.

I know I am repeating what others have said but his books are amongst the best you can get and his talks are second to none. I deliberately use the words talks rather than lectures because that’s what they are, he doesn’t lecture to you, he talks to you and fascinates you with every sentence. If you get the chance to attend one of his talks then do so, I can assure you that you won’t be disappointed.

Sorry, yes my mistake. I was confused as I’m sure it is the wreckage of the 2-seater that is looked at in the video but I may be mistaken, apologies if so, along time since I’ve watched it. TF 956 accident was 10 June ’89, before WG665. Though both crashes would date the video as early ’90s.