flotiste OP t1_j5vz5gm wrote
Reply to comment by Impeachcordial in TIL that the civilian ship pilot in Dunkirk is based off a real person - Charles Lightoller, the second officer of the Titanic who sailed his own ship to save 127 servicemen at Dunkirk by flotiste
And he opted to do it, rather than letting the Royal Navy commandeer his boat, he decided he'd rather go himself.
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