This name came up in the 'who are your heros' thread as a worthy contender. I thought people might be interested in this excellent article on Visordown today:
There's not many films that get to me but this one is fantastic!
If it's anything true to life he was an amazing man, damn site braver, or dafter than me...
I felt that the film portrayed him as a bit of a bodger, but I think he was a brilliant engineer who had very limited resources. Still well worth seeing though.