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.

The planes

The film features real De Havilland Mosquito aircraft, a plane also known as the "Wooden Wonder" because of its primary construction material. Five Mosquitos were used during filming, three that were flightworthy and two that could not fly, but could be taxied around the runways. However, the three airworthy Mosquitos were actually photo-recon versions that were restored to fighter-bomber specifications for filming.

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The German aircraft featured in the film, which were supposed to be Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter planes were actually Messerschmitt Bf 108 "Taifun" liaison aircraft repainted to look more like fighters.

Related Topics:
Messerschmitt Bf 109 - Messerschmitt Bf 108

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