Spoiler Alert
Great movie. However, I can't figure out why the Spitfire pilot was gliding over the troops, yet flew so far up the coast and got captured. Could have circled (spiral descent) and got closer to the troops leaving, behind the defensive perimeter of Dunkirk itself, for a chance to join them.
Also, the movie shows them stopping French troops from leaving, but the truth is: "About 338,000 men were rescued in about 11 days. Of these some 215,000 were British and 123,000 were French, of whom 102,250 escaped in British ships." It is true the British soldiers had priority though.
Great movie. However, I can't figure out why the Spitfire pilot was gliding over the troops, yet flew so far up the coast and got captured. Could have circled (spiral descent) and got closer to the troops leaving, behind the defensive perimeter of Dunkirk itself, for a chance to join them.
Also, the movie shows them stopping French troops from leaving, but the truth is: "About 338,000 men were rescued in about 11 days. Of these some 215,000 were British and 123,000 were French, of whom 102,250 escaped in British ships." It is true the British soldiers had priority though.