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| Hellboats film Safewalrus - yes RN crews wore khaki in working tropical rig in WW2 Malta -or any old uniform they could lay hands on. To other posts - film was shot summer 1968 (half of my school 5 & 6 forms were in it - see www.talhandaqnostalgia.org). Yes there were serving craft used - two RAF HSLs in disguise. The one other craft seen may have been an ex-ML, interested to know if anyone can tell me. Its the one chugging along between the HSLs as they scream away towards the harbour entrance from Manoel Island. Yes there was a video (maybe even a DVD) released but it was renamed "MTB". Sometimes pops up on ebay, but hidden among all the bikes of course!! |
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| Summer '68 eh? Nope missed it was out the far and nasty then, on a much bigger ship, same coloured ensign mind, probably even the same firm but we were never sure! I c an see what you mean about the khaki in working tropical rig, probably more like the submariners 'pirate rig', anything you could beg, borrow or steal, but I doubt if it would have been as uniform as that lot!! |
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| Well a quick Google found this: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l...esult#PPA64,M1 (see page 61 column 2) and this: http://www.replicaters.com/ww2navyuniforms.html (see second caption below the fellow in whites). |
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| Aaaah Hah, - - Made and maid in India, I have a better tailor in Bangalore.... ![]() ![]() ![]() Uniform is (was) an oxymoron...
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| Hellboats video If Hypercraft is still watching this thread he has two hours to bid on a copy of the video on ebay - search on "Malta" |
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| hi all, can anybody help, my father served on the boats that were used in the film hellboats and i am trying to get a copy of the film for his birthday, any info would be helpful, thanks |
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