First Op

"First Op" is a good looking film that was a great deal of fun to make. Shooting took place aboard the Lancaster bomber at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. The Lancaster is one of two in the world that are still in flying condition. Although we did not fly during filming, the illusion of flight in the film is convincing. Filming aboard an actual bomber, wearing actual World War II flight suits and speaking with veterans on location gave one a small sense of what it would have really been like to have been in a bomber over Germany. I played Armand, the mid upper gunner. The experience of being cramped up in the turret was fine while filming but must have been uncomfortable at best and horrifying at worst for the brave crews that flew during the war. The film does portray a bit of that to the audience and is definitely worthwhile seeing.