British propaganda film from WWII stressing the importance of the navigator on RAF's bomber crews.British propaganda film from WWII stressing the importance of the navigator on RAF's bomber crews.British propaganda film from WWII stressing the importance of the navigator on RAF's bomber crews.
Derek N. Twist
- Wing Commander on Aircrew Interview Board
- (as Derek Twist)
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Did you know
- TriviaEdward G. Robinson, who played the pilot instructor, worked for free.
- GoofsWilton doesn't wear gloves during the final mission. At the altitude Lancasters flew (around 20,000 feet), navigators only removed them long enough to complete their calculations before putting them back on lest they lose fingers to frostbite.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The World According to Smith & Jones: War (1988)
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Interesting WW-II British film on RAF Crew Training
This is a fairly interesting British film produced during WW-II on the subject of RAF crew training. Although produced by the RAF, there are some people involved in this production who would become better known in later years, including the directer, John Boulting, writer Terrance Rattigan and actors Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling and David Tomlinson. Also present is well-known British actor John Justin ("The Thief of Bagdad"), who was then serving in the RAF. Also appearing is the well-known American film actor Edward G. Robinson, who supposedly participated in this film without pay in order to help the British war effort.
The film itself is surprisingly well done for a military production made under wartime conditions, and it probably presents a fairly accurate depiction of WW-II RAF flight training and bomber operations. For instance, it is true that thousands of British aircrew were trained in Canada and the U.S. during WW-II.
It is nearly forgotten today that there were no less than seven airfields operated in the U.S. as British Flight Training Schools which were completely separate from USAAF and US Navy training facilities. Although the schools were operated on behalf of the RAF, they employed American civilian pilots as flight instructors rather than British or American military personnel. That probably explains the somewhat unusual uniform worn by Edward G. Robinson in the film, in which he depicts one of those American civilian flight instructors.
This film still holds the viewer's interest, both as a story and as a historical document of the period during which it was produced.
The film itself is surprisingly well done for a military production made under wartime conditions, and it probably presents a fairly accurate depiction of WW-II RAF flight training and bomber operations. For instance, it is true that thousands of British aircrew were trained in Canada and the U.S. during WW-II.
It is nearly forgotten today that there were no less than seven airfields operated in the U.S. as British Flight Training Schools which were completely separate from USAAF and US Navy training facilities. Although the schools were operated on behalf of the RAF, they employed American civilian pilots as flight instructors rather than British or American military personnel. That probably explains the somewhat unusual uniform worn by Edward G. Robinson in the film, in which he depicts one of those American civilian flight instructors.
This film still holds the viewer's interest, both as a story and as a historical document of the period during which it was produced.
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- robertguttman
- Oct 29, 2017
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Călătorie împreună
- Filming locations
- 149 Squadron Station, Methwold, Norfolk, England, UK(522 Squadron, Bomber Command)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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