Among those which the German 'Bond Club' claims was based on a real person is Moonraker villain Hugo Drax, who is depicted in Fleming's novel as a crazed Nazi bent on revenge.
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Roy Cadman landed at Sword Beach at Normandy on June 6, 1944. He was part of the relieving force for Major John Howard's 6th Airborne Division paratroopers who had seized the bridge.
As Roy Bridgeman-Evans drifted down through the moonlit Sicilian sky, he could tell immediately that he and the rest of his men were in serious trouble, writes DAMIEN LEWIS.
To his friends, his wife and even local newspapers, Dennis Whiles was everything he claimed to be. He was a dashing ski instructor and tennis pro, living it up in California and Hawaii.
Major Charles 'Pat' Riley, who was played by actor Jacob Ifan in the hit BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes, carried the weapon on missions against Hitler's forces. It has emerged for sale.