In order to reach the moon it would have needed to achieve a velocity of 25,000 mph. It would therefore re-enter at a similar speed so it should get a little charred at least. On the other hand, some beef I’ve had was so tough it could have survived a re-entry at those speeds without much damage.

On the side it says –

“Age 8 and upwards”

“Batteries Not Included”

“CE”

“Paint Numbers 29 33 56 11 required”

“This Is Not A Toy”

“Danger – Small Parts Included”

“See Inside for Assembly Instructions”

Why do they insist on fake “crap” film quality for the reconstructions in these documentaries? Do they think we are too dumb to realise that it is not actual footage shot at the time?

It is such a cliche in all these historical documnetaries that I frankly find it boring.

However, the programme on the whole was pretty good. Interesting that the only three to make it all the way were Norwegian and Dutch. Probably because there were lots of Dutch and Norwegian nationals “working” in the Reich territories so it was easier for them to pass themselves off as Dutch or Norwegian civilian workers. The Brits and Yanks had less chance of using that ploy.

I think there are a rash of documentaries featuring World War 2 veterans at the moment purely because the nimber of surviving veterans is dropping dramatically with each passing year.

I always thought the snatch towing technique was developed as a means of recovering downed gliders from their drop zones. Obviously, for snatching pick ups, they would be almost completely empty except for a pilot.

I think it was just too dodgy for it to be used as a day to day method of towing off gliders – even empty ones.

I loved the film from the very beginning – went to see it three times in the cinema on first release. It portrays soldiers (both German and Allied) in a very true light, in my opinion.

The mocked up Harvards look a bit dodgy but what else could they jave done in 1977? Certainly no real Typhoons they could have used and CGI was not a realistic proposition back then (it did exist but in fairly crude form).

Unsurpassed, in my opinion, for realism until “Band of Brothers”.

I thought the Danish Air Force supplied some of the DC-3s.

Already metioned by me (see above) although I hadn’t remembered the lead characters’s name. That certainly guarantees it won’t get repeated for a while.

As for CGI – it will only get better. In ten years time there will be no discernable difference between computer generated imagery and real pictures.

I can’t wait for the remakes of “The Longet Day”, “Battle of Britain” etc (so long as they don’t do a “Pear Harbor” on the scripts).