Comments on The Dougout: The Dambusters Remake

The original sight and navigation equipment used o...

2008-05-18T18:37:00.000-05:00

The original sight and navigation equipment used on David Maltby's plane AJ-J to break the Mohne can be viewed here;

http://www.astrocollection.com/main.php?g2_itemId=13778

BTW The special sight was to drop the bomb at the ...

2006-05-18T14:37:00.000-05:00

BTW The special sight was to drop the bomb at the correct distance from the dam. It used a peephole and two nails that would align with the two towers. The spotlights were to provide a height reference at 60 ft. The bomb aimer had to relay up/down commands to the pilot. I've often wondered why the didn't put the lights on the port wingtip and the fuselage so the pilot could see the intersection of the beams himself.

Peter Jackson went for a flight in the Canadian Wa...

2006-05-18T14:33:00.000-05:00

Peter Jackson went for a flight in the Canadian Warplane Heritage Lancaster on Wednesday May 17th. Further fuel for the rumours of a remake.
www.avrolancaster.com
I'm going for a flight in June but any rumours about me making a movie are greatly exaggerated.

The legend is that Gibson himself had something to...

2006-05-15T12:39:00.000-05:00

The legend is that Gibson himself had something to do with the design of that special bombsight, allegedly inspired by the spotlights converging during a stage show.

IMO "The Dam busters" is one of the better examples of the wartime "quickie propaganda" film genre, right up there with "They Were Expendable" and "In Which We Serve."

I believe the spherical bomb was a product of insp...

2006-05-12T20:22:00.000-05:00

I believe the spherical bomb was a product of inspiration, but there was a unique sight made for this that was the key to the mission.