Dunkirk

I was pretty impressed. When i saw it, I thought it was the best CGI I had ever seen. Upon returning home I did some research, 3 flying Spits, the "Me-109" Buchon and a camera plane. The He 111s, Stuka's and other aircraft were RC models. If you don't watch it as a documentary it's pretty good. That being said, on the first shot of the Spitfires, I started asking myself if they had Malcolm hoods that early in the war. And the Blue Ensign on Moonstone, was it Royal Navy Reserve or "defaced" and representing the Royal Yacht club?
No oficial word on that.
Lou

[edwest2]

As I recall, there were French troops on the beach as well, but I heard they were not portrayed.




Ed

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by edwest2

As I recall, there were French troops on the beach as well, but I heard they were not portrayed.
Ed

You were misinformed, Ed. There are Frenchmen in the film although the focus is on the British.

[Alfred.MONZAT]

They received the minimal mandatory screentime considering that about half of the troops in the pocket were French. So there's is really nothing to complain about (particulary compared to the inconsistencies I mentioned previously) but as a French, of course I would have been glad to see more of them.

[Leendert]

Spitfire 1a G-CGUK and G-AIST, and Hispano HA1112-M1L Buchon G-AWHK were used for the air actions.
Also Spitfire Vb G-CISV.

Haven't seen the movie (yet), so more a/c may have participated.

They were based at Lelystad and sometimes Hoogeveen airfields, the Netherlands, during the filming of "Dunkirk", around July 2016.

The fishing port of Urk in the IJsselmeer (the former Zuiderzee, or Zuyder Zee for our English speaking friends) was the place for the ship actions.

And if Belgium was forgotten in the movie: the seaside town of De Panne (La Panne) played a quite important role in Operation Dynamo as well.
But then of course the film is called "Dunkirk" and not "La Panne".

Regards,

Leendert