Goofs

Canadian pilots used the standard RAF palm out salute - not the palm down 'snap' of the US forces. The phonetic alphabet in WW2 used Charlie Mike Love Dog for C, M, L and D (not Not 'Crocodile', 'Monkey', 'Delta, 'Lima''). The NATO 'standard' was not adopted until 1956 No-one in the RAF ever referred to it as 'the Force' - it was 'the mob' Finally, collar attached shirts didn't come along until 1963. The closest RAF base to Norwich would have been RAF Coltishall.. The Early Warning radar at RAF Trimingham would have picked up a Vampire while it was still in Germany.

The Mosquito Pilot has a beard. Beards were not allowed in the RAF in 1943.

The cockpit of the deHavilland Vampire, the aircraft flown by the main character, featured a backup compass which was purely magnetic and therefore independent of the electrical system. It would not have been affected by an electrical failure.

On departure, the pilot asks for a "QFE". This is the pressure setting for his altimeter that gives the aircraft's altitude over the runway surface and is required when landing. When taking off, the correct request would be for a "QNH" which gives the pressure setting that would give him his altitude above mean sea level. Particularly useful when just about to fly over the North Sea.

The aircraft in the poster bears no resemblance to the aircraft in the film, which is a de Havilland Vampire, and is clearly an AI rendering based on poorly drafted prompts. The Vampire has a distinctive "twin boom" design.

Although withdrawn from front line fighter service in 1953, the Vampire remained in service as a ground attack and training aircraft and was only fully retired in 1966.

The Pilot watch worn by the main character ticks at one second intervals and not a more regular sweep as would've been the case at that time. The watch shown has a quartz movement.

Before departing, Freddie salutes the briefing officer while bareheaded. A member of the RAF who is not wearing headgear renders the hand salute only when boarding or leaving a ship.