
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
Documentary · War
Overview
A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during World War II. Posits Royal Air Force Bomber Command "deliberately hid the truth" about RAF bomber crew survival rates, concealed plans about deliberately annihilating civilians, and betrayed the trust of Canadian military airmen. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini-series.
Top Cast
Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna
Narrator
Terence McKenna
Narrator
Graeme Campbell
Graeme Campbell
Sir Arthur Harris
Graeme Campbell
Sir Arthur Harris
Nicholas Shields
Nicholas Shields
Jim Moffat
Nicholas Shields
Jim Moffat
Janne Mortil
Janne Mortil
Mary Moore 'Bubbles'
Janne Mortil
Mary Moore 'Bubbles'


Andrew Gillies
Andrew Gillies
Freeman Dyson
Andrew Gillies
Freeman Dyson


Duncan Ollerenshaw
Duncan Ollerenshaw
Joseph Corbally
Duncan Ollerenshaw
Joseph Corbally


J. H. Wyman
J. H. Wyman
Lloyd Smith
J. H. Wyman
Lloyd Smith


Billy Parrott
Billy Parrott
William Paul Soeder
Billy Parrott
William Paul Soeder


Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson
James Morrison
Jonathan Wilson
James Morrison
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