H.Johnson said:Spitfire,
I take it you are being ironic with the 'Irvins' reference?
Rufus said:Excuse my ignorance..
They would've worn Irvins on the mission wouldn't they?
Yours..slightly confused..
ethanedwards said:Don't think they did Ruf, contemporary photos suggest otherwise - at least for some of the crews. I'd find it remarkable if the movie doesn't have flying sequences other than those depicting the raid itself though. I thought ELC were making the Irvins for it? I think Spitfire is right and we will be seeing an Irvin or two. BTW, there is nothing intentionally ironic in this post.
Rufus said:Peter (Jackson) is obsessed with WW1 and 2 gear..so everything will be correct... The photos my friend sent all looked great. (and this was all just research gear for the costume dept.)
blacklagoon said:I do recall someone selling an irvin jacket on ebay a long time ago.It was worn just prior to the dambuster raid,by a recconnaisance officer photographing the dams.I do not know if the same officer was in the spitfire that took the later photographs,after the dams were destroyed,and wore an irvin then.,but,according to the seller,the irvin was the only connection any irvin jacket had to the raids,via the recconnaisance photographers only.
Here is a link to one of the photographs before the raid.
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/78952181/popperfoto