Which airfield was filming 633 Squadron?
Which airfield was filming 633 Squadron?
During the 1960s Bovingdon was used in the production of several World War II films including The War Lover (1961), which starred Steve McQueen and 633 Squadron (1964).
Who led 633 Squadron?
Erik Bergman
633 Squadron. Erik Bergman, a Norwegian resistance leader whose information has led to the operation, goes back to organise a co-ordinating ground attack. Bergman is captured and tortured into betrayal before Grant leads an attack to destroy the Gestapo head-quarters where he is held.
Which RAF base did the Dambusters fly from?
RAF Scampton
Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, originally based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire and currently based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. It is commonly known as the “Dambusters”, for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War.
What does 613 Squadron stand for?
No. 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force later Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron formed on 1 February 1939 at the then new municipal airport at Ringway, nine miles south of Manchester. The squadron served at first in the army cooperation role, and later during the Second World War became a tactical bomber unit.
What happened to 613 Squadron Spitfire?
The squadron disbanded at Cambrai – Epinoy, France, on 7 August 1945 by being renumbered to No. 69 Squadron. No. 613 Squadron Spitfire F.14s outside their Hangar No. 7 at RAF Ringway in 1947.
What is 611 Squadron RAF?
The squadron was formed at RAF Ringway on 1 February 1939 in the army cooperation role as part of No. 22 (Army Co-Operation) Group. It was initially intended that the title ‘East Lancashire’ Squadron would be used, but this could have been confused with No. 611 Squadron RAF, named ‘West Lancashire’, based at Liverpool’s airport at Speke.
