Hell Boats - boat film

[mbp1]

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!!

[safewalrus]

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!!

[mbp1]

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).

[masalai]

Aaaah Hah, - - Made and maid in India, I have a better tailor in Bangalore....

Uniform is (was) an oxymoron...

[mbp1]

If Hypercraft is still watching this thread he has two hours to bid on a copy of the video on ebay - search on "Malta"

[bob etherington]

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