Into the Wind (2012)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 55m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Veterans of RAF Bomber Command from World War II share their personal experiences. The film includes interviews with aircrew from across the Commonwealth.

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What happens

Into the Wind is a documentary directed by Steven Hatton. The documentary features the contributions of RAF Bomber Command aircrew from the Second World War. The film features veterans from across the Commonwealth including veterans from Australia, Canada, Guyana, New Zealand, Poland, Trinidad and United Kingdom. The film focuses on the personal experiences of veterans. The production team interviewed over 50 veterans during the interview process. Veterans include Les Munro, the last surviving Dams Raid (Operation Chastise) pilot; Cy Grant Guyanese actor, activist and singer; and the aviator Ken Wallis. Wallis, an aviator with over 70 years flying experience takes to the air for several sequences during the film flying one of his many autogyro designs. The film, shot in high definition, is due for release in 2012. The film features many veterans who have never before spoken of their experiences on film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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