It was the strangest scenario relaxing at 36,000 feet on a German airline, heading to Frankfurt in Germany, watching the all-time classic movie – The Great Escape.
The 1963 all-star cast movie remains one of my all-time favourites so much so the screen page of my laptop feature a photo of the late Steve McQueen astride his 1962 Triumph Thunderbird motor-cycle.
(Note – The motor cycle was modified to look WW 2 however there was no hiding the ‘chunky’ tyres that did not come into production to the 1960s.)
McQueen actually rode the motorcycle in the movie and, thanks to some clever editing, was also on the the German Army dressed chasers. However the actual 60-foot jump over the row of barbed wire fencing was undertaken by McQueen’s close friend – Bud Atkins.
Another two movies I can recommend for anyone flying long distance is The Jersey Boys and the Immigrant.