633 Squadron
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633 Squadron is a 2nd World War film directed by Walter Grauman. The script was adapted by author James Clavell from the book by Frederick E Smith.
Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris and Harry Andrews starred.
633 Squadron is a unit in the RAF which is given the task of destroying a German factory in occupied Norway. This involves flying at low level up a fjord, in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire, (reprised as the 'trench' sequence in Star Wars), to attack the factory which is located at the base of a cliff.
The flying scenes feature the De Havilland Mosquito, (known as the "Wooden Wonder" because of its primary construction material).
