In said film, a squadron commander has a best friend shot down over norway, and falls in love with. David mccallum has the lead as quint munroe, a pilot who becomes leader of the squadron. Feb 05, 2010 some highlights from mosquito squadron starring david mccallum. Quint is to lead an attack on a gestapo stronghold in northern france, where french resistance fighters and allied soldiers are being held. In this case one of them is presumed dead, so the remaining flier is free to romance his widow. To save england, he must sacrifice everything he loves. Watch mosquito squadron online stream full movie directv. It initially operated in the army role, which involved bombing and long range reconnaissance, but in august the demand for fighter squadrons saw 21 reequipping with be12s for this role.
The alwaysoverrated david mccallum is one of the few good things in this lowbudget world war ii adventure piece, yet another quickie from oakmont films. Raf air commodore hufford has a crucial task for quint, who is no longer serving in the squadron. It will, in time, become far more than that, providing details of time periods, locations, squadron activities and so on. In the midst of world war ii, an raf pilot plans to heroically descend on france, where prisoners are held and a nazi rocket is being developed. See more ideas about royal air force, air force and fighter jets. Mosquito squadron 1969 e 10 01181969 us war, drama 1h 26m user score. David mccallum, suzanne neve, david buck, david dundas, dinsdale landen, robert urquhart, charles gray, and vladek sheybal. Mosquito squadron david mccallum suzanne neve david buck 1969 an raf pilot david mccallum leads a raid on a nazi rocket plant where his lovers suzanne neve husband david buck is a prisoner. Squadron leader quint munroe, an raf pilot in world war ii, has a hard time dealing with the presumed death in action of. World war ii drama in which an raf pilot heads a special mission behind enemy lines to destroy a secret german weapon. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in mosquito squadron 1969. Its an average war movie, capably directed by boris. Its an average war movie, capably directed by boris sagal, who thrived in television before he was tragically killed by a helicopter rotor in 1981.
While part of this force the squadron took part in 73 bombing missions, flying 477 sorties and only losing 4 aircraft. However, he is captured while transporting desperately. Quint munroe david mccallum loses his oldest friend, squadron leader david scott david buck, on a mission to destroy a group of german. Uncredited and unknowns are listed in as close to order of appearance as i could. When unexpected german reinforcements arrive, bergman returns to norway to try to gather more forces.
Personal comments page 1 6147th tactical control squadron usaf korean war project almost three thousand units pages are available at the korean war project. Watch mosquito squadron 1970 full movie free online. Mosquito squadron the internet movie plane database. Mosquito squadron pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released mosquito squadron pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. The organization is made up many training centres, gliding centres, and most importantly, the squadrons, of which every cadet is a part of. Unusual in that its frame is constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the wooden wonder, or mossie. With david mccallum, suzanne neve, charles gray, david buck. At that time the status of the squadron was upgraded to the 6147th tac con gp. Mar 17, 2008 great story about an raf squadron assigned to destroy a german rocket base in northern france during ww 2. During this period the squadron had an enviable score sheet in downing enemy aircraft during many night operations.
This page at the moment simply lists those squadrons that the mosquito served with during its service life. The operational sorties span the period november 1943 through may1945. Swissair briefly operated a single interned reconnaissance mosquito in 1944, but the aircraft was handed back to the swiss air force, who used it as a test bed in 1945. Leader david scotty scott, whose family practically raised him when he was orphaned, so they were like brothers. It is the second world war and the royal air force raf attacks german v1 flying bomb installations during the early summer of 1944. Mosquito squadron 1969 plot summary 3 in ww2, a raf squadron leader mourns the death of a comrade and receives a bombing mission against a secret nazi v2 rocket testing facility in france. It initially operated in the army role, which involved bombing and long range reconnaissance, but in august the demand for fighter squadrons saw. In december 1942 the squadron moved to malta, from where it performed similar duties over sicily, italy and tunisia. Raf bombing squadron is tasked with destroying a vweapon site before it can fire at england. Thanks to koosh, scott palmer and philly for helping identify some previously unknown parts. Forming at netheravon on 23 july 1915, no 21 moved across to france with its re7s in january 1916. If you look closely some footage from 633 squadron was used in this movie. See the full list of mosquito squadron cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. From start to finish, mosquito squadron is a total hackjob literally.
The plot, which involves the exploits of a fictional world war ii british fighterbomber squadron, was based on a novel of the same name by former royal air force officer frederick e. This mission is further complicated by crafty germans bringing their raf prisoners to the chateau as human shields. But during this period the 6147th made a very impressive name for itself. The squadrons most active period was 1944, when assigned to intruder and ranger sorties across occupied europe. Mosquito squadron1970 original theatrical trailer youtube. His best friend, quint munroe david mccallum, takes his place not only as leader but also in the arms of scotts wife, beth suzanne neve.
Some highlights from mosquito squadron starring david mccallum. Im a researcher and im trying to find information as well as a photo of peter darakis, who flew with 6148th tactical control squadron and kia on march 10, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by antiaircraft fire, crashed and. Mosquito squadron 1969 changes the movie database tmdb. The mosquitoes used in filming did have the same squadron codes as 633 squadron, so that footage from that film could be reused in this lowbudget film.
Mk vi fighterbomber in twentyone historically accurate missions. After choosing to leave the squadron, quint is approached to take part in a crucial mission to bomb a chateau in occupied france that houses a deadly german flying bomb factory. His groundbased dilemma involves the grieving wife of his best friend, a fellow pilot presumed dead but later discovered. World war ii aviation buffs may quibble with the details of mosquito squadron, but theyll love it just the same. Sncan nord 1002 pingouin ii pretending to be a german messerschmitt fighter a bf. An raf squadron is assigned to knock out a german rocket fuel factory in norway. Perils of low level mosquito bombing world war ii today. A twinengine plane made largely of wood, it flew faster than almost any fighter on.
In ww2, a raf squadron leader mourns the death of a comrade and receives a bombing mission against a secret nazi v2 rocket testing facility in france. Mosquito squadron is a 1969 british war film made by oakmont productions, directed by boris sagal and starring david. Total number of members who have this title in their. The squadron had converted to the mosquito in july 1942, at which time it was conducting intruder operations over german airfields. A colorless aerial combat movie that plays like a television show, mosquito squadron is a hackneyed combo of the dam busters and the great escape. The following table is derived from the operational record book for140 squadron, royal air force.
Mosquito squadron gives the player controls of a mosquito fb. It tells the story of a fictitious raf squadron of mosquito fighterbombers that go on a mission to norway in 1944 to destroy a german factory that is producing fuel for the v2 rockets. Nov 09, 2003 the fourth airworthy mosquito was a t3 with a solid nose which only required the fitting of dummy gun barrels. Mosquito squadron 1969 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. It lacked the twostage merlins, vshaped windscreen and bulged bomb bay of the tt 35s. The squadron s most active period was 1944, when assigned to intruder and ranger sorties across occupied europe. On july 10, 1950, the first day of mosquito operations, lt. I recall seeing this movie in my childhood and finding it very exciting. Royal air force squadron leader david scotty scott david buck is shot down over france and thought to be dead. Also the usual romantic subplot, along with another subplot about a squadron leader who is believed dead, but is actually a pow with. The story is filled with enough contrivances and cliches to drive any mildly serious critic mad. The table is ordered by total number of operations.
At least one surplus mosquito was destroyed in a simulated crash scene. The factory supplies fuel for the nazi effort to launch rockets on england during. Quint munroe loses his oldest friend, squadron leader david scott on a mission to destroy a group of german v1 launchers, and quint must break the news to. When allied forces learn of a nazi plan to launch rockets at england prior to dday, the 633 squadron is assigned to destroy the rocket fuel plant to. Let us take a brief look at a 1964 film entitled 633 squadron. Mosquito squadron 1969 in ww2, a raf squadron leader mourns the death of a comrade and receives a bombing mission against a secret nazi v2 rocket testing facility in france. On 15 april 1944 the squadron was transferred to no. Smith, published in 1956, which itself drew on several real raf operations. Nov 30, 2012 this 1969 film, mosquito squadron, is about a fictitious squadron involved in a mission to bomb a v2 or v3 development site, housed outside a heavily defended chateau in france. The film was based on the novel 633 squadron written by a former raf officer frederick e smith. It is even possible to download the entire movie should you so desire. Squadron leader quint munroe is struggling to come to terms with the probable death of his friend and comrade, sq. Mosquito squadron 19690118 tt0064699 uk, usa english, german 90 min. Mosquito squadron by andrew herd 9 august 2002 he mosquito, the wooden wonder, was the product of a revolutionary design philosophy which held that if a bomber was given the most powerful engines available, but at the same time made as small and as light as possible, then it would be fast enough to evade its enemies and reach its target.
A total of 1152 day operations and 663 night operations are recorded. Great story about an raf squadron assigned to destroy a german rocket base in northern france during ww 2. Mosquito squadron by just flight is a third party addon for microsofts combat flight simulator 2 and flight simulator 20002002. Mosquito equipped squadrons performed medium bomber, reconnaissance, tactical strike, antisubmarine warfare and shipping attack and night fighter duties, both defensive and offensive. Sources used by us in compiling archive reports include. World war ii aviation buffs may quibble with details in mosquito squadron, but theyll love it just the same. The group had its own aircraft as well as controllers. While the second world war rages on in 1944 there is a royal air force attack against the germans involving a v1 flying bomb. Squadron leader quint munroe, an raf pilot in world war ii, has a hard time dealing with the presumed death in action of fellow sq. However, on arriving in france he discovers that allied. The mosquito bomber was one of the more extraordinary developments of the royal air force during world war ii.
Mosquito squadron 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mosquito squadron is a war film that was written by donald s. The movie features david mccallum, suzanne neve and charles gray. The mosquito had a frame of wood and a skin of plywood, and it was glued and screwed together in england, canada, and australia.
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