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I watched the movie Hurricane last night regarding the 303 Polish Squadron. The highest scoring squadron in the RAF during the Battle of Britain.
The aerial scenes were no where near as good as the Battle of Britain movie but fairly accurate.
There were however a few mistakes/errors
(1) The Bedford bus tasked to collect the Poles and transport to RAF Northolt had fitted modern direction indicators instead of the semaphores fitted during that period.
(2) A civilian car had brake lights, which if I remember correctly were not fitted until after WW2
(3) The Humber staff car used to transport Polish pilots to a function, had the incorrect group and command identification on the front mudguard, identity shown command and group was B/8 or Bomber Command 8 Group, instead of F/11 or Fighter Command 11 Group
What was correct was the correct inverted engines fitted to the German BF 109, and not the Merlins used in the Battle of Britain movie
What was also correct was the disgusting refusal to allow the Poles to take part in the VE day march in London, in case it upset Stalin.
The movie was on TV quite good, but I don't think its worth paying to watch the movie at a cinema.
The aerial scenes were no where near as good as the Battle of Britain movie but fairly accurate.
There were however a few mistakes/errors
(1) The Bedford bus tasked to collect the Poles and transport to RAF Northolt had fitted modern direction indicators instead of the semaphores fitted during that period.
(2) A civilian car had brake lights, which if I remember correctly were not fitted until after WW2
(3) The Humber staff car used to transport Polish pilots to a function, had the incorrect group and command identification on the front mudguard, identity shown command and group was B/8 or Bomber Command 8 Group, instead of F/11 or Fighter Command 11 Group
What was correct was the correct inverted engines fitted to the German BF 109, and not the Merlins used in the Battle of Britain movie
What was also correct was the disgusting refusal to allow the Poles to take part in the VE day march in London, in case it upset Stalin.
The movie was on TV quite good, but I don't think its worth paying to watch the movie at a cinema.