favourite aviation film?
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Anyone know if there are any (good) aviation movies featuring modern airliners?
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Dambusters
Waldo pepper...
etc etc...
one i haven't seen for ages is the 80's "BiGGLES" obviously based on the book and based on nothing factual, but entertaining none the less...
) despite tiger moths being painted as se5's !! lol
actually the more i talk about it the worse it sounds!
633 Sqn
Dambusters
Waldo pepper...
etc etc...
one i haven't seen for ages is the 80's "BiGGLES" obviously based on the book and based on nothing factual, but entertaining none the less...
) despite tiger moths being painted as se5's !! lolactually the more i talk about it the worse it sounds!
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Originally Posted by Inverted81
one i haven't seen for ages is the 80's "BiGGLES" obviously based on the book and based on nothing factual, but entertaining none the less... ) despite tiger moths being painted as se5's !! lol
actually the more i talk about it the worse it sounds!
) despite tiger moths being painted as se5's !! lolactually the more i talk about it the worse it sounds!
I cannot believe that only Treadigraph included Catch 22. The opening sequence of birdsong at dawn being drowned out by engines starting, followed by a massed B25 takeoff is worth the price of the DVD alone. No CGI here.
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I had no idea anybody had made a movie about the Sioux City accident, hopefully it does justice to everybody involved on that fateful day.
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Originally Posted by Inverted81
Oh yes, living in tower bridge...
awful eh?
awful eh?
By no means "good" films, but......
One is (I think) called "The Squadron" - anyway it features luscious colour shots of P47s.
Also there's a film starring Ephrem Zimbalist Junior about a mid-air (in which he comes off worse in a T33) - can't remember the name.
No one mentioned "Fail Safe" yet (NOT the remake) ?
As for "good" films, I must agree with TwelveO Clock High.....
...and no mention of "The Sound Barrier" - quick, push it forward
One is (I think) called "The Squadron" - anyway it features luscious colour shots of P47s.
Also there's a film starring Ephrem Zimbalist Junior about a mid-air (in which he comes off worse in a T33) - can't remember the name.
No one mentioned "Fail Safe" yet (NOT the remake) ?
As for "good" films, I must agree with TwelveO Clock High.....
...and no mention of "The Sound Barrier" - quick, push it forward
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Trinity's Child is a great novel by William Prochnau and was made into a TV movie, "By Dawn´s Early Light". Which isn´t as anywhere near as good as the book, but isn´t bad.
Be careful when buying it on DVD, there is a "Coming of Age" cowboy movie of the same name. Which if anybody wants an unwatched copy of.....
Be careful when buying it on DVD, there is a "Coming of Age" cowboy movie of the same name. Which if anybody wants an unwatched copy of.....
Originally Posted by Nogbad the Bad
Also there's a film starring Ephrem Zimbalist Junior about a mid-air (in which he comes off worse in a T33) - can't remember the name.
Haven't seen it for years but for some reason the two aircraft callsigns stick in my head - "Trans States 17" and "Navy Jet 8255"!
I think it's a DC7, but then again it probably hovers between the two - it's called "continuity" 
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[quote=Nogbad the Bad]By no means "good" films, but...
One is (I think) called "The Squadron" - anyway it features luscious colour shots of P47s.]
The title is "Fighter Squadron; in addition to the P47s the film also starred P51s (wearing swastikas), Edmond O'Brien & Robert Stack. If you pay really close attention you also get to see Rock Hudson's screen debut, but he didn't feature in the credits.
One is (I think) called "The Squadron" - anyway it features luscious colour shots of P47s.]
The title is "Fighter Squadron; in addition to the P47s the film also starred P51s (wearing swastikas), Edmond O'Brien & Robert Stack. If you pay really close attention you also get to see Rock Hudson's screen debut, but he didn't feature in the credits.
