Excitement, adventure, derring do and courage in the war torn skies over northern europe are the right stuff for this pulse pounding world war ii air drama. Two academy award winners headline the solid cast cliff robertson best actor, charly, 1968 and george chakiris best supporting actor, west side story, 1961. Robertson, an avid flyer in real life, plays a combat weary pilot whose r.a.f. Squadron is ordered on an apparent suicide mission to destroy a nazi rocket fuel plant tucked deep into a norwegain fjord. Chakiris portays a resistance fighter whose fate numbers among the many ironies in the expertly written screenplay.to make the film, which is based on a true story, a squadron of legendary mosquito fighter bombers was resurrected from near extinction. Dazzling flying sequences, bone shaking sound and superb special effects help make this one of the most realistic combat films ever to reach the screen.extrasin good company remembering 633 squadron kim newmanflying high the mirisch strategy paul kerrmission impossible analysing 633 squadron russ hunter