633 Squadron

633 Squadron (1964)

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 weapons were used in the film 633 Squadron:

MP40

Example of MP40 used in film

German soldier firing a MP40.

Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* Rifle

Example of Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* Rifle used in film

RAF sentry holding a No.1 MkIII Enfield rifle

Lewis Gun

Example of Lewis Gun ground version used in film

RAF sentry manning a pair of Lewis Guns in a dual mount

Browning .303 Mk II*

British Pattern Browning .303 Mk II* machine guns are nose mounted in the DeHavilland Mosquito's.

Browning .303 Mk II* - .303 British

Four Browning .303 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 for filming.

Sten MKI* SMG

Sten Mk I* submachine gun - 9mm

George Chakiris and Norwegian Resistance fighters holding Sten Mk I* sub machine guns

Mauser Kar98k Rifle

Example of Karabiner 98k used in film

German soldier firing a K98k Mauser rifle

MG 34

The MG 34.

MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Belt-fed.

Dual MG 34 AA position knocked out

MG 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. With Gurtrommel 34 - 50 round belt drum magazine.

German soldier manning a MG 34 on Armored car

2 cm Flakvierling 38

2 cm Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B

2 cm Flakvierling 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 heavy machine guns in triple mount

Vickers K Gun

Vickers K Machine Gun - .303 British

RAF troops manning a pair of Vickers K Guns in a dual mount

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

German soldier throwing a Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Walther P38 Pistol

Example of P38 Pistol used in film

German officer holding a Walther P38 pistol