Corrected entry: When Archie parachutes into the greenhouse he is wearing socks or runners.
Corrected entry: The Polish pilots have a translator when being told about what they did wrong, When the RAF chap congratulates them they know what he is saying.
Corrected entry: When the Polish pilots are on a training mission before they were made operational they are shown in loose flying formation. Hurricanes are in the forefront but in the background you can clearly see that the rest of the squadron are flying Me-109s, which were German aircraft.
Correction: The planes at the back of the Polish Hurricane formation are not ME109's. They are Spanish built Hispano Buchon's. The major differences (important ones) being: A: 4 Blade prop rather than 3. B: Rolls Royce Merlin Engine which resulted in a completely new shape forward of the fire wall. C: Rounded wing tips rather than blunt or "square" tips. D: No support struts under the stabilizers. E: No radio mast on top of fuselage. F: Large wing fence on top of wings. G: No fuselage guns. Addition of fake fuselage and fake proper wing guns, removal of round wing tips and wing fences, addition of radio mast and stabilizer struts were among the changes made to make these planes appear (as much as practical) to be ME 109's. Only 3 of the 6 Hurricanes used in the film were airworthy. As it would have looked wrong to have only 3 Hurricanes on patrol, Buchons were used as stand in Hurricanes. This was because when viewed briefly from the front, they could easily fool most eyes into thinking they were Hurricanes. Yes, there were more than 6 Hurricanes visible in the film. They were fiberglass and fabric copies.
Correction: Pilots often lost their boots or shoes due to the shock of the parachute opening.
He also didn't have his leather flying helmet on when he landed, which is strapped onto his head.
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