PG | 1h 50min | Documentary | Oct. 14, 2022
The World War II-era British Lancaster bomber was just as iconic as the American B-17 “Flying Fortress” (immortalized in film and news reels by “The Memphis Belle”), but it holds a more complicated place in British popular history. The plane itself and the men who flew it performed with honor and unwavering reliability, but the top brass at Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command has become a source of historical controversy.
Of course, the crew had no say over the operations they flew or the war they fought, as they make clear in David Fairhead and Ant Palmer’s new documentary, “Lancaster: Above and Beyond,” which releases in theaters and on-demand….