Question about Dunkirk

Because he wanted to inspire his mates?

Farrier was the film's representation of the 40,000 men who didn't make it to Great Britain.

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When Tom Hardy ran out of fuel why didn’t he just keep circling around and land on the beach inside the perimeter instead of getting captured?

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This was the only question you had about the British Red Baron in Dunkirk?

Didnt he have to hand crank the landing gear down?

My assumption was that there were two many soldiers in the way. I don't think the spaces between the long lines of troops were big enough to land his plane.