No. 617 Squadron RAF that New Zealand film director Peter Jackson and David Frost would co-produce a re-make of the film. It has been scripted by Stephen Fry and will be directed by Christian Rivers. The last living Dam Buster pilot at the time, New Zealander Les Munro (1919-2015), offered his services as a technical adviser. In 2010 the National Archives released documents that showed it was considered using 617 Squadron to target the Italian leader Mussolini in July or August 1943. The British believed if Mussolini was killed it might take Italy out of the war. It would have been a flight carried
No. 24 Squadron RAF Central Flying School accredited training establishment, 24 Sqn is the professional training body for the Air Mobility Force delivering: 24 Sqn upholds close ties with the RAF Training Specialisation and the RAF Central Flying School to ensure continuous improvement of training practices. The Sqn's training management and assurance is provided by embedded specialist RAF Training Officers and support staff. The following officers have held command of No. 24 Squadron: No. 24 Squadron RAF No. 24 Squadron (also known as No. XXIV Squadron) of the Royal Air Force is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AMOCU). Based at RAF Brize Norton