The Plane That Saved Britain
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“Arthur Williams tells the forgotten story of the Mosquito, the light, fast plywood plane that had a vital role in World War II”
Channel 4 Paralympics presenter, former Royal Marines Commando and qualified pilot Arthur Williams presents this love letter to the World War II aeroplane he believes history has unjustly forgotten. While the names Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane have passed into legend, the De Havilland Mosquito languishes in relative obscurity. But, for Arthur, the 'Wooden Wonder' is the plane that saved Britain. He meets the men who flew it, tells its extraordinary story and travels to Virginia Beach in the USA to see if he can take to the skies in the world's only remaining airworthy Mosquito.
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Cast
13 people
Arthur Williams
Self - Presenter
Rob Coldstream
David Newman
Self - Mosquito Design Team
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Alistair Pegg
Tom Swingler
John Trotman
Self - Mosquito Pilot
Max Hastings
Self - Author
Bud Badley
Self - Mosquito Pilot
Des Curtis
Self - Mosquito Navigator
Eric Brown
Self - Test Pilot
Jerry Yagen
Self - Aircraft Enthusiast
George Stewart
Self - Mosquito Pilot
Rob Coldstream Director
Budget $190K · First release July 21, 2013 · Produced in United Kingdom
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$190,000
Production
Blast! Films
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United Kingdom
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 21, 2013
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