The Dambusters - Searchlights

Wing Commander Guy Gibson discovers a way to site the Lancasters' distance from the water at night. This wasn't how it happened, but you gotta admit it makes good cinema.

From the movie "The Dambusters"

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[AbuAvital]

I'd heared the story that the spot lights weren't the basis of the idea for maintaining altitude, but what is the true story?

[HenryvKeiper]

@AbuAvital From what I understand, they were just experimenting with various methods, and found out that they could maintain altitude with the use of lights.

[matrox]

My god these people sound so stuffy when the talk. Look how reserved they are watching the dancing girls, no one asking for a lap dance or anything.

[HenryvKeiper]

Also, I love when the fellow says to Gibson, "Don't you think she's nice?" and he just goes, "Yes, quite."

[dave41184]

@HenryvKeiper Well he was married wasn't he :)

[HenryvKeiper]

@dave41184 Yeah yeah, someone pointed that out :) But still, it's a funny reaction. When I was the sober driver for a coworker's bachelor night, I should've said that at the strip club.

"Yo, ain't that babe hot, dawg?"

"Hm? Oh, yes, quite."

[brokenpenguin33]

richard todd's a total hero as well. a great soldier and a great actor.

[ynbeme65]

Brave men who are heroes in every sense of the world. Even by today's standards it was a brilliant flying operation.God Bless everyone of them.617 ( Dambusters Squadron ) Valour..

[englishguy2010]

Love this scene! As you say - it's not how it happened, but yes it makes for a great scene! Gotta love The Dambusters. Old 'Alan Turner' from 'Emmerdale' is in it!! =)

[bmgm3]

Good scene, but totally false in historical accuracy. Gibson had nothing to do with the idea for using spot lights. Still probably my fave war film though.

[barneyboscoe]

@matrox It's these 'stuffy' people you have to thank for your being able to sit at your computer without waiting for a knock on your door.If it wasn't for these 'stuffy'people,you would have probably by now (if you were lucky) be speaking with a German Accent and be working in a labour camp??.

[destructivedandy]

RIP Richard Todd, war hero on screen and off

[dave41184]

Lol well he was a married man at the time! :P

[tresnokken]

Your right about that, and it was written by Donald Peers. But i found his version a bit dull. thanks anyway!