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Contents 1 Probable errors 2 b17 3 WikiProject class rating 4 Highest Grossing?

[edit] Probable errors

There are at least two likely errors in this article. The first is the contradiction between the airplane types. The introduction states that the crew was aboard a Royal Air Force B-17 bomber. Later, the Plot section states that the plane is a Royal Air Force Wellington [1]. I saw the film as a child and don't remember the airplane at all. Historically, the RAF flew the B-17 [2] so the former is plausible. On the other hand, the crew is English and they have landed in France, so no Americans are involved in the war at this point. Actually, the model of the plane is quite irrelevant in this story. Either way, the article should be corrected and I don't know which is correct (possibly neither).

Another error, or at least a misleading impression, is the origin of the song, "Tea for Two". The article describes it as a "romantic American song", and it was written by an American songwriter, Vincent Youmans [3] [4]. However, it was first performed in Londin as part of the the musical comedy, "No, No, Nanette" [5]. Surely the title phrase is much more associated with England, as a nation of tea drinkers, than the USA.

[marzolian] 206.180.154.178 21:30, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the play originated in the US as a non-musical first. Think it works either way. SteveCoppock (talk) 01:12, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] b17

I don't want to change the error, but it's really a b17 in the movie!

It is a B-17, since the aircraft in the moview has 4(!) engines, and two like Wellington.Lorus77 19:56, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

The change was made by the user 193.191.208.158 with no comments or references.Lorus77 20:00, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 04:34, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Highest Grossing?

I removed the following for several reasons:

It was the highest-grossing film in France from the time of its release until the release of the 1997 film Titanic.

First, there is no source whatsoever. Second, it is highly doubtful that it is true in a straightforward sense. I suspect, it is only true in adjusted gross revenue, which is not generally accepted as the norm. Otherwise, Gone with the Wind would STILL be the highest grossing film of all time. SteveCoppock (talk) 01:12, 8 May 2008 (UTC)