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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[Only Fools and Horses]]
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| writer = [[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]]
| director = [[Gareth Gwenlan]]
| producer = Gareth Gwenlan
| airdate = {{Start date|1990|12|01|df=yes}}
| length = 5 minutes and 10 seconds
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| episode_list = List of Only Fools and Horses episodes
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"''''The Robin Flies at Dawn'''" is a special edition of the [[British sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', filmed specifically for the [[British Army|British troops]] serving in the [[Gulf War|1990–91 Gulf War]]. It has never been broadcast commercially. The episode was filmed at [[RAF Strike Command]] in [[High Wycombe]], with all concerned giving up their time for free for the one-day shoot."It was great fun and after we finished filming they laid on a buffet for us" recalled John Sullivan in the book 'Only Fools and Horses – The Official Inside Story'.

==Synopsis==
Shot in the style of a [[home movies|home movie]], the episode sees [[Del Boy]] (with a folder marked "Top Secret" under his arm), [[Rodney Trotter|Rodney]] and [[Uncle Albert]] addressing the troops from a "secret location in [[Southern England]]" (shortly revealed by Rodney to be High Wycombe). Their yellow [[Reliant Regal]] van has been kitted out with a [[Union Jack]], camouflage and a [[machine gun]] and Del suggests that it can be the alliance's secret weapon. Also present are many of the troops' wives, whom Del and Rodney assure the viewers they will take care of. The scene ends with an appreciative message to the troops.

==Episode cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
| [[David Jason]]
| [[Del Boy|Derek Trotter]]
|-
| [[Nicholas Lyndhurst]]
| [[Rodney Trotter]]
|-
| [[Buster Merryfield]]
| [[Uncle Albert|Albert Trotter]]
|}

==External links==
* [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qsacAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT234&lpg=PT234&dq=only+fools+and+horses+high+wycombe&source=bl&ots=Gt2TYWkkls&sig=1WUxPkFeCESlV3kMMXaEkmAQnLw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwicne2i9svfAhXyx4UKHTDBBsc4ChDoATAOegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=only%20fools%20and%20horses%20high%20wycombe&f=false/ Google ebook]

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