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Mosquito Squadron

Year:

1969

Duration:

90 min

Genres:

War | Drama

IMDB rate:

5.5

Director:

Boris Sagal

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1969-08-22

Filming Locations: Edgwarebury Hotel, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

David McCallum

Suzanne Neve

Beth Scott

Charles Gray

Air Commodore Hufford

David Buck

Sqn. Ldr. David 'Scotty' Scott

David Dundas

Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton

Dinsdale Landen

Wing Commander Clyde Penrose

Nicky Henson

Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce

Bryan Marshall

Sqn. Ldr. Neale

Michael Anthony

Father Bellague

Peggy Thorpe-Bates

Mrs. Scott

Peter Copley

Mr. Scott

Vladek Sheybal

Lieutenant Schack

Michael McGovern

Flt. Lieutenant Bannister

Brian Grellis

Pilot Officer (uncredited)

John Ketteringham

(uncredited)

John F. Landry

Flight Sergeant (uncredited)

Michael Latimer

Clark (Pilot) (uncredited)

George Layton

Pilot Officer (uncredited)

Andreas Malandrinos

French Peasant (uncredited)

Derek Steen

Flight Sergeant (uncredited)

Gordon Stone

Resistance Leader (uncredited)

Christopher Toyne

Pilot officer (uncredited)

Patrick Tull

Flight Lieutenant Templeton (uncredited)

Robert Urquhart

Major Kemble (uncredited)

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Trivia

The whole pre-credits sequence in its entirety was taken from the studio's previous picture, Operation Crossbow (1965). This movie would also utilize footage from the studio's earlier 633 Squadron (1964), most noticably the shot of Munroe rolling on the ground to extinguish the flames on the back of his flying jacket, after rerturning from the recon mission.

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Most of the aerial flying scenes were filmed at the airfield at Royal Bovington Royal Air Force (RAF) Station in Hertfordshire, UK.

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The car David McCullum drives in the London scene appears to be a Rolls Royce Phantom I Henley Roadster 1927.

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Goofs

The Mosquito aircraft carrying Highball bombs in the film use an extendable air-scoop fitted to the rear of the bomb bay. Real Highball aircraft used a pair of scoops fitted either side of the fuselage, under the wing roots.

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When Munroe makes his approach to bomb the prison wall, the Germans look vertically up and run away, even though his Mosquitto is then shown to be still sufficiently far away and to be low enough to be close to the horizon.

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The "German" trucks and half track vehicles are American vehicles with German markings added.

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Quotes

Munroe: [Watching the fire crews remove Kemble from the wrecked Mosquito] Well, lets hope those bloody pictures are worth it!

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Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: I hope you brought your driving licence with you.

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Munroe: [On the recon mission to Charlon] How close do you want to go?

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