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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942's first blast of screen dynamite

Genres

WarDrama

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During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians.

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Budget

$75000

Revenue

$957878

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

24 April 1942

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Godfrey Tearle

Godfrey Tearle

Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Tom Earnshaw, Copilot in B for Bertie

Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Frank Shelley, Observer / Navigator in B for Bertie

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Geoff Hickman, Front Gunner in B for Bertie

Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

The Priest

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Jo de Vries

Pamela Brown

Pamela Brown

Els Meertens

Joyce Redman

Joyce Redman

Jet van Dieren

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Sgt. Hopkins

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

De Jong

Emrys Jones

Emrys Jones

Bob Ashley, Radio Operator in B for Bertie

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

The Burgomaster

Selma Vaz Dias

Selma Vaz Dias

Burgomeister's Wife

Arnold Marlé

Arnold Marlé

Pieter Sluys

Alec Clunes

Alec Clunes

The Organist

Hector Abbas

Hector Abbas

Driver

James B. Carson

James B. Carson

Louis

Willem Akkerman

Willem Akkerman

Willem

Joan Akkerman

Joan Akkerman

Maartje

John Salew

John Salew

German Sentry

David Ward

David Ward

1st German Airman

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Naval Officer

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Despatching Officer

Stewart Rome

Stewart Rome

Cmndr. Reynold

James Donald

James Donald

(uncredited)

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

(uncredited)

John Longden

John Longden

Ground Officer (uncredited)

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