Last September (2012) Chalk were invited to take part in a new documentary for the BBC; 'The Last Heroes of D-day' which was aired on BBC1 on Sunday 9th and Monday 10th June this year.
We first travelled down to Margate in Kent for the night time scenes of the attack on Pegasus Bridge and the Piat attack on the Panzer IV (which finally took place just before daybreak).
A week or so later we made the journey to RAF Shawbury to film the glider sequences. This was a fantastic opportunity for Chalk as we got to sit in the pilot seats of the superb replica Horsa which is being built by the Assault Glider Trust. We also took part in scenes of paratroopers in the back of a Dakota as well as being filmed watching training films.
In all, the experience of filming was extremely interesting, tiring but interesting non the less. And the final product was brilliantly put together I'm sure you'll agree.
The downloadable e-book is also very good with more veteran interviews.
Link: Last Heroes of DDay
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| All screengrabs courtesy of BBC Television 2013 |
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| All screengrabs courtesy of BBC Television 2013 |
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| All screengrabs courtesy of BBC Television 2013 |
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| All screengrabs courtesy of BBC Television 2013 |
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| All screengrabs courtesy of BBC Television 2013 |
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| All screengrabs courtesy of BBC Television 2013 |
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