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Operation Crossbow

The heroic tales of World War II are legendary, but Operation Crossbow is a little known story that deserves to join the hall of fame: how the Allies used 3D photos to thwart the Nazis' weapons of mass destruction before they could obliterate Britain. This film brings together the heroic Spitfire pilots who took the photographs and the brilliant minds of RAF Medmenham that made sense of the jigsaw of clues hidden in the photos. Hitler was pumping a fortune into his new-fangled V weapons in the hope they could win him the war. But Medmenham had a secret weapon of its own, a simple stereoscope which brought to life every contour of the enemy landscape in perfect 3D. The devil was truly in the detail and, together with extraordinary personal testimonies, the film uses modern computer graphics on the original wartime photographs to show just how the photo interpreters were able to uncover Hitler's nastiest secrets.

Top Cast

  • Samantha Bond

    Samantha Bond

    Narrator (voice)

  • Dino A. Brugioni

    Dino A. Brugioni

    Himself - Senior CIA Analyst, Ret.

  • Elizabeth Hick

    Elizabeth Hick

    Herself - Photographic Interpreter, RAF Medmenham

  • Col. Robert S. Ehlers

    Col. Robert S. Ehlers

    Himself - US Air Force Intelligence, Ret.

  • Jimmy Taylor

    Jimmy Taylor

    Himself - Reconnaissance Pilot

  • Allan Williams

    Allan Williams

    Himself - Researcher. Edinburgh University

  • Wing Commander Mike Mockford

    Wing Commander Mike Mockford

    Himself - Photo Interpreter

  • Major Chris Halsall

    Major Chris Halsall

    Himself - Intelligence Corps, Ret.

  • John S. Blyth

    John S. Blyth

    Himself - Reconnaissance Pilot

Overview

The heroic tales of World War II are legendary, but Operation Crossbow is a little known story that deserves to join the hall of fame: how the Allies used 3D photos to thwart the Nazis' weapons of mass destruction before they could obliterate Britain. This film brings together the heroic Spitfire pilots who took the photographs and the brilliant minds of RAF Medmenham that made sense of the jigsaw of clues hidden in the photos. Hitler was pumping a fortune into his new-fangled V weapons in the hope they could win him the war. But Medmenham had a secret weapon of its own, a simple stereoscope which brought to life every contour of the enemy landscape in perfect 3D. The devil was truly in the detail and, together with extraordinary personal testimonies, the film uses modern computer graphics on the original wartime photographs to show just how the photo interpreters were able to uncover Hitler's nastiest secrets.

Rating

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