Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
The clips of the diversionary air raid were taken from the film "The Dam Busters".
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Clips shown"Equinox" Patently Obvious? (TV Episode 1990)
Clips shown"Perpetual Motion" The Avro Shackleton (TV Episode 1992)
excerpt shown"The Valour and the Horror" Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command (TV Episode 1992)
The Ultimate Film (TV Movie 2004)
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- According to director George Lucas, the shots during the attack on the Death Star where the Rebel ships fly down the trench to attack the exhaust port are his homage to The Dam Busters, and contain a number of references to it. The formations of three ships mirror the scenes in The Dam Busters where Guy Gibson and Mickey Martin escort the other aircraft as they attack the Mohne Dam. Also, the two gun turrets defending the exhaust port mirror the two towers on the Mohne Dam where German flak guns were placed to defend the dam. Another reference is the sight used by the Rebel ships, which features two circles that come together as they approach the target - This is a reference to the use by 617 Squadron of two converging spotlights to maintain the low altitude needed to release the bombs.
"Sykes" Television Film (TV Episode 1978)
Mentioned by Hattie."No 73" Episode #2.3 (TV Episode 1982)
Title mentioned as part of Give Us a Clue phone-in."Super Gran" Supergran and the Birthday Dambuster (TV Episode 1987)
Title and music reference"Common as Muck" The Nose Out of Joint (TV Episode 1994)
The theme music from the movie plays as the gang drive off in the truck.
"The Goodies" The Goodies and the Beanstalk (TV Episode 1973)
Chicken Run (2000)
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