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Title: Dambusters
Post by: redelitev6 on 17 October 2010, 21:08:23
 :o Just watched prog about the dambusters,you've got to admire the bravery ,flying at 100 ft over the sea at night!!! one flew so low he lost his bomb when it was dragged off by a sand dune :o incredible stuff
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: Nickbat on 17 October 2010, 23:36:20
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:o Just watched prog about the dambusters,you've got to admire the bravery ,flying at 100 ft over the sea at night!!! one flew so low he lost his bomb when it was dragged off by a sand dune :o incredible stuff

VERY brave. :y

Wouldn't be allowed these days due to elf & safety...plus the fact they wouldn't be able to train as there would be complaints about low flying.  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: Vamps on 17 October 2010, 23:59:18
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:o Just watched prog about the dambusters,you've got to admire the bravery ,flying at 100 ft over the sea at night!!! one flew so low he lost his bomb when it was dragged off by a sand dune :o incredible stuff

VERY brave. :y

Wouldn't be allowed these days due to elf & safety...plus the fact they wouldn't be able to train as there would be complaints about low flying.  ::) ::)

I believe there were complaints at the time...... ::) ::)
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: andy_driver on 18 October 2010, 00:51:28
i am watching it the now lol
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 18 October 2010, 15:45:34
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:o Just watched prog about the dambusters,you've got to admire the bravery ,flying at 100 ft over the sea at night!!! one flew so low he lost his bomb when it was dragged off by a sand dune :o incredible stuff

VERY brave. :y

Wouldn't be allowed these days due to elf & safety...plus the fact they wouldn't be able to train as there would be complaints about low flying.  ::) ::)

I believe there were complaints at the time...... ::) ::)


There were indeed, just as people still complain about modern jets flying low in training (which they still do!). ;) ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyTts-CpvIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijs6csP5UbY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxU8psmI0yM&NR=1


 :-* :-* 8-) 8-)
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: henryd on 18 October 2010, 16:19:43
I watched the dambuster film late last night on 2,great film.Strange thing though the last time I saw it guy gibsons dog had its name edited out but last night it was the original version
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: bluey on 18 October 2010, 17:08:14
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There were indeed, just as people still complain about modern jets flying low in training (which they still do!). ;) ;)

I had two jets fly over me at what felt like 100 feet last week across the M40.  The thing that made it more scary was the time, about half nine at night and very dark indeed!
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: wingman on 18 October 2010, 17:10:24
One of my distant relations (Hoppy Hobday) flew on the raid as navigator on Les Knights aircraft. They were one of the lucky ones who returned, but on a subsequent raid their aircraft crashed. Les Knight was killed but Hoppy survived, was captured and spent the rest of the war as a POW.
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 18 October 2010, 17:11:19
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There were indeed, just as people still complain about modern jets flying low in training (which they still do!). ;) ;)

I had two jets fly over me at what felt like 100 feet last week across the M40.  The thing that made it more scary was the time, about half nine at night and very dark indeed!


The M40 corridor always was good for that, and the same planes fly low over my mum's house in Warwichshire.

I would love to fly like that..........and at night on instruments only!! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: redelitev6 on 18 October 2010, 18:06:54
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I watched the dambuster film late last night on 2,great film.Strange thing though the last time I saw it guy gibsons dog had its name edited out but last night it was the original version
I watched it as well ,was suprised when they allowed the dreaded "N" word to be used ,maybe because it was on late?
Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 18 October 2010, 18:31:28
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I watched the dambuster film late last night on 2,great film.Strange thing though the last time I saw it guy gibsons dog had its name edited out but last night it was the original version
I watched it as well ,was suprised when they allowed the dreaded "N" word to be used ,maybe because it was on late?


Or maybe it is just historical fact that his dog was called that ;) ;)


Title: Re: Dambusters
Post by: redelitev6 on 18 October 2010, 20:05:35
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I watched the dambuster film late last night on 2,great film.Strange thing though the last time I saw it guy gibsons dog had its name edited out but last night it was the original version
I watched it as well ,was suprised when they allowed the dreaded "N" word to be used ,maybe because it was on late?


Or maybe it is just historical fact that his dog was called that ;) ;)


I heard rumour of a big money hollywood remake, only problem was the dogs name-they said it was an absolute no-no