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| + | ''633 Squadron'' is a 1964 WWII film based on a true story of a DeHavilland Mosquito fighter bomber squadron assigned to a "do or die" mission. When Allied forces learn of a Nazi plan to launch rockets at England prior to D-Day, the 633 Squadron is assigned to destroy the rocket fuel plant to eliminate the threat. [[Cliff Robertson]] stars as Wing Commander Roy Grant, the squadron leader as they fly into the Norwegian fjord and into history. Director Walter Grauman would later utilize footage from this film for his 1970 WWII thriller ''[[The Last Escape]]''. | ||
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* Directors: Walter Grauman | * Directors: Walter Grauman | ||
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== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
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==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* Rifle == | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* Rifle == | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* Rifle used in film]] | [[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* Rifle used in film]] | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RAF sentry holding a No.1 MkIII Endfield rifle]] |
==Lewis Gun== | ==Lewis Gun== | ||
[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Example of Lewis Gun ground version used in film]] | [[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Example of Lewis Gun ground version used in film]] | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RAF sentry manning a pair of Lewis Guns in a dual mount]] |
==Browning AN/M2 .303 Aircraft== | ==Browning AN/M2 .303 Aircraft== | ||
British Pattern .303 calibre Browning machine guns are nose mounted in the DeHavilland Mosquito's. | British Pattern .303 calibre Browning machine guns are nose mounted in the DeHavilland Mosquito's. | ||
[[Image:ANM230fixed.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Browning AN/M2 fixed version used in film]] | [[Image:ANM230fixed.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Browning AN/M2 fixed version used in film]] | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Four Browning AN/M2 Aircraft machine guns mounted in nose of Mosquito. These are dummy barrels, fitted to a painted-over plexiglass nosecone, as no solid nosed Mosquito fighters remained during filming.]] |
== Sten MKI* SMG== | == Sten MKI* SMG== | ||
[[Image:Sten MkI star.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Sten|Sten Mk I*]] submachine gun - 9mm]] | [[Image:Sten MkI star.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Sten|Sten Mk I*]] submachine gun - 9mm]] | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 5.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Norwegian Resistance fighter holding [[Sten|Sten Mk I*]] sub machine guns]] |
== Mauser Kar98k Rifle == | == Mauser Kar98k Rifle == | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Karabiner 98k used in film]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Karabiner 98k used in film]] | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 6.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German soldier firing a K98K Mauser rifle]] |
==MG34== | ==MG34== | ||
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of MG34 light machine gun used in film]] | [[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of MG34 light machine gun used in film]] | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 7.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldier manning a MG34 light machine gun on Armored car]] |
[[Image:633Sq 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Dual MG34 AA position knocked out]] | [[Image:633Sq 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Dual MG34 AA position knocked out]] | ||
==20mm Flak 38 AA Gun== | ==20mm Flak 38 AA Gun== | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 8.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|20mm Flak 38 AA Gun quad mount used by German forces. This footage appears to have also been used in ''[[The Last Escape]]''.]] |
== MG 151 Drilling == | == MG 151 Drilling == | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 9.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MG 151 Drilling heavy machine guns in triple mount]] |
==Vickers K Gun== | ==Vickers K Gun== | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 10.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RAF troops manning a pair of Vickers K Guns in a dual mount]] |
==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ==Model 24 Stielhandgranate== | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 11.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldier throwing a Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] |
==Walther P38 Pistol== | ==Walther P38 Pistol== | ||
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of P38 Pistol used in film]] | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of P38 Pistol used in film]] | ||
| − | [[Image:633Sq 12.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:633Sq 12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|German officer holding a Walther P38 pistol]] |
== Wolseley flare pistol/No 4 Mk 1 flare gun? == | == Wolseley flare pistol/No 4 Mk 1 flare gun? == | ||
Revision as of 01:59, 19 January 2011
633 Squadron is a 1964 WWII film based on a true story of a DeHavilland Mosquito fighter bomber squadron assigned to a "do or die" mission. When Allied forces learn of a Nazi plan to launch rockets at England prior to D-Day, the 633 Squadron is assigned to destroy the rocket fuel plant to eliminate the threat. Cliff Robertson stars as Wing Commander Roy Grant, the squadron leader as they fly into the Norwegian fjord and into history. Director Walter Grauman would later utilize footage from this film for his 1970 WWII thriller The Last Escape.
- Actors: Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, Maria Perschy, Harry Andrews, Donald Houston
- Directors: Walter Grauman
The following guns were used in the movie 633 Squadron:
MP40
Example of MP40 used in film
Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* Rifle
Lewis Gun
Browning AN/M2 .303 Aircraft
British Pattern .303 calibre Browning machine guns are nose mounted in the DeHavilland Mosquito's.
Sten MKI* SMG
Sten Mk I* submachine gun - 9mm
Norwegian Resistance fighter holding Sten Mk I* sub machine guns
Mauser Kar98k Rifle
MG34
20mm Flak 38 AA Gun
20mm Flak 38 AA Gun quad mount used by German forces. This footage appears to have also been used in The Last Escape.
MG 151 Drilling
Vickers K Gun
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Walther P38 Pistol
Wolseley flare pistol/No 4 Mk 1 flare gun?
Seen in the canopy firing port of the DeHavilland Mosquito fighter planes cockpit.