Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds (1964)

7 continuity mistakes in Operation Crash-Dive

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Operation Crash-Dive - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: When Scott arrives in Ireland in Thunderbird 1, he starts to land with the landing gear down and you can see wheels on the legs, but when Thunderbird 1 touches down, the wheels have changed to skis.

Operation Crash-Dive - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: When Gordon returns to Thunderbird 4 after making contact with the trapped crew, the configuration of the puppet-sized Thunderbird 4 doesn't match the model seen in long-shot.

Operation Crash-Dive - S1-E12

Continuity mistake: When Gordon is climbing up Fireflash to the cockpit, we see him just about to put the left rubber suckers onto the glass. However, in the close up shot, he is putting it onto the blue metal of the craft.

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Path of Destruction - S2-E2

Plot hole: In order to build up suspense, Virgil and Brains stand on the Crab Logger as its dangerous fuel is pumped out, despite the fact that it is hanging on the edge of a precipice. In fact they could have left as soon as they had plumbed in the pipes to empty the fuel tanks - the whole procedure is controlled by Scott in Thunderbird 1 and they make absolutely no contribution to the operation at all. They do not need to disconnect the pipes; they are left behind and dropped from Thunderbird 1 as planned. They just stand there chatting about how much danger they are in until jumping clear at the very last second. Silly buggers.

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Terror in New York City - S1-E4

Trivia: When Thunderbird 1 touches down to land in New York City, look at the centre of the screen and you can see a brown building with a giant Swastika on it.

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