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kurtz
05-16-08, 09:17 AM
Well the launch, it went overnight so finished 17th of May.
It was commemorated with a lancaster flight over Derwent Reservoir, the training 'ground' for the three dams.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1316235,00.html?f=rss
bert8for3
05-16-08, 09:59 AM
Thanks for putting that up, real interesting. :up:
iambecomelife
05-16-08, 10:18 AM
There is going to be a remake of the old Dambusters movie, if I'm not mistaken - hopefully it & the movie about the plot against Hitler will revive interest in this genre.
Tchocky
05-16-08, 10:27 AM
Yep, Peter Jackson is directing it

and

Stephen Fry is writing the script!!

*shakes with excitement*
Raptor1
05-16-08, 10:47 AM
I don't think I ever saw the old movie, ah w/e

*Cheers for weird skipping stones packed with explosives and loaded onto bombers that blow dams up*
Hakahura
05-16-08, 10:52 AM
"Apres Moi Le Deluge"
kurtz
05-16-08, 10:53 AM
Yep, Peter Jackson is directing it

and

Stephen Fry is writing the script!!

*shakes with excitement*

Oh, erm, okay then.

Just wondering if they'll get a part for Guy Gibsons Dog:hmm:
iambecomelife
05-16-08, 10:56 AM
"Apres Moi Le Deluge"

If you need a dam busted or a battleship sunk, you know who to call. :up:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/617sqn-600.jpg
Oberon617
05-18-08, 11:16 AM
This is the first time i`ve responded to a thread so i will start with a warm hello to you all. As 617 SQN is very close to my heart, i think it is quite fitting that they should be remembered on this site. Whilst famous for the Dams Raid and the Tirpitz sinking, they were also involved in attacks on sub pens at Brest and Lorient towards the end of the war. Not sure if scripted in GWX, but i will stay clear just incase.

http://www.dambusters.org.uk/docs/recordbook.pdf

Happy Hunting.
kurtz
05-18-08, 11:51 AM
Welcome aboard Oberon617! 617 sdadron also bomed bridges in italy and (I think) are still existing as a squadron.
Tchocky
05-18-08, 11:53 AM
They're the RAF's dedicated anti-shipping squadron operating out of (I think) lossiemouth.
Raptor1
05-18-08, 12:30 PM
Last I heard the No. 617 Squadron operates one of the Panavia Tornado variants out of RAF Lossiemouth, And yeah they are equipped with Sea Eagle missiles for Anti-Shipping purposes
iambecomelife
05-18-08, 03:14 PM
Yep, Peter Jackson is directing it

and

Stephen Fry is writing the script!!

*shakes with excitement*

I am very glad that Peter Jackson is directing it. Too often, modern filmmakers covering WWII seem to make the characters 1940's versions of modern-day teenagers. This is especially true WRT their mannerisms & behavior - see Pearl Harbor for a good example of this. I suspect Jackson will be much better at capturing the character of Guy Gibson & his mates.
bookworm_020
05-18-08, 07:36 PM
As long as they put ****** in the movie!

I have the original movie at home and will watch it this week. I can already the the the theme music already...:)
iambecomelife
05-18-08, 07:53 PM
As long as they put ****** in the movie!

I have the original movie at home and will watch it this week. I can already the the the theme music already...:)

I suspect that they will change his name to something more PC to avoid controversy. If they don't then the NAACP & similar groups will start hounding them (no pun intended).
kurtz
05-19-08, 04:27 AM
As long as they put ****** in the movie!

I have the original movie at home and will watch it this week. I can already the the the theme music already...:)
I suspect that they will change his name to something more PC to avoid controversy. If they don't then the NAACP & similar groups will start hounding them (no pun intended).

:down: It's only a contraction of the latin for black, what else would an educated man call a black dog?
I'm intrigued at how they'll portray Gibson, having read his autobiography, whilst he's obviously a great hero, he's never ever going to sound PC because nobody was then.
I'm afraid I can't share the same faith in Peter Jackson his name is shouting Playstation graphics at me.
fred8615
05-19-08, 09:49 AM
I think Jackson is only producing the movie, not directing it.
Jimbuna
05-19-08, 03:16 PM
53 brave men never returned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJun5ziotfw
Jacky Fisher
05-20-08, 08:00 PM
Including Gibson.

That dog is going to be a problem methinks...
kurtz
05-21-08, 02:18 AM
Including Gibson.

That dog is going to be a problem methinks...

are you sure his autobiography goes on some way after the raid, IIRC
iambecomelife
05-23-08, 08:16 PM
Including Gibson.

That dog is going to be a problem methinks...

Do you mean that Gibson never returned from the raid? He was one of the survivors (although he was KIA about a year later IIRC).