From: amheater@BYE.SAILORcogeco.ca   
      
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   > I watched the movie just a couple of months ago, on History Channel(?),   
   > and I remember laughing to myself at the time--"So THAT'S why I never   
   > see this movie on TV".  Never knew there was an altered version, but it   
   > makes sense.   
      
   Hi Lee,   
      
   Just before that movie was shown, there was a documentary on the Dam   
   Busters,   
   in which they related the story of/about the dog.  I also have a book about   
   the Dam   
   Busters.  Lists all involved, with drawings & maps of the bomb, the dams etc   
   .. extremely   
   interesting.  I know my Dad use to get annoyed whenever the US made   
   movie/shows   
   on TV showed USian involvement.  He told us to never forget that there were   
   quite a few   
   Canadians involved.  If I recall correctly, it was a Canadian who came up   
   with the concept   
   or invented the bomb itself.  Would have to look it all up .. can't recall   
   if it was 32 Canadians   
   were involved, were pilots or died .. just forget off-hand.  Unfortunately,   
   we are usually just   
   'lumped' with the British, in the documentaries and some of the movies.   
   [Sounds familar doesn't?  Think of The Devil's Brig]   
      
   > Another classic war movie, which I own--I like it so much, is   
   > "The Train", with Burt Lancaster.   
      
   Overall, not too bad, but again .. USian.  We rarely watch any war movies   
   made by USians.   
   Kipper has watched some older ones about subs (Gray Lady Down is one I   
   recall), but he has   
   refused to watch any of the more recent ones, esp the one about finding the   
   enigma.  At first he   
   refused to watch the more recent one about the Russian boat which was stuck   
   below.  My brother   
   loaned us the movie ... U571?  I'm not sure of the actual title.   I finally   
   got the chance to watch   
   it, after reading/watching about the making of the movie, the Russian   
   involvement etc.  Was sure   
   in the opening scenes that it was Halifax Harbour they were showing, so   
   asked Kipper if he thought   
   so too.  He ended up watching it ... but was not too happy that USian actors   
   were the main stars!   
      
   By the way, many of you here are RCAF Brats ... who have a thing for planes   
     There was a   
   programme on TV tonight about the "Greatest Fighter Planes Ever (or in   
   History?)"  or some such title.   
   Was on OLN ch 7pm EST - tonight.   
      
   wrcn   
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