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633 Squadron


 

633 Squadron is a World War II film directed by Walter Grauman and produced by Cecil F. Ford for United Artists in 1964 starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris and Harry Andrews. The script was adapted by author James Clavell and Howard Koch from an original novel by Frederick E Smith.

Influence

The film Mosquito Squadron is a virtual remake of 633 Squadron even using some footage from the original film.

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The film's finale shows the squadron's planes flying down a deep fjord being fired at by anti-aircraft guns lining its sides. George Lucas has stated in interviews that this sequence inspired the 'trench run' sequence in '.

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