Strategic Air Command - Film

[kms901]

Until her dying day, if my dear old Mum saw a contrail in the sky she would say, with a lump in her throat and a tear in her eye, " Strategic Air Command"

[Tankertrashnav]

Remember this ride, the next time you think you're having a bad day

And perhaps remember that if you have an engine fire immediately after take-off it might not be the best plan to continue with the flight

[aviate1138]

CAT IIIB

"PlanesOfThePast, that take off sequence at the beginning of "Strategic Air Command" does I think have its artistic origin in the opening sequence of "Reach for the Sky" except that obviously an Avro 504 is a bit smaller than a B36."

Well, Reach for the Sky was made in 1956, Strategic Air Command in 1955..........

SAC aerial footage was directed by Paul Mantz.....

[Guest 112233]

aviate1138

I never knew that - I was mistaken, perhaps it was the opposite way round - its the artistic similarity of the Avro & the Convair getting airborne.

Thanks.

CAT III

[evansb]

Jimmy Stewart was quite the womanizer. As a contrast, co-star, June Allyson, was quite a prude. She struggled with old injuries and diseases. Jimmy only had to struggle with the thing in his pants.

[con-pilot]

Jimmy Stewart was quite the womanizer

Well, he really was a pilot you know.

[Robert Cooper]

That's right. Flew B-24s in WWII didn't he?

Bob C

[con-pilot]

That's right. Flew B-24s in WWII didn't he?

Yes, he flew two tours in Europe as a Squadron Commander, then a Group Commander by the end of the war. He stayed in the Air Force Reserves after the war, finally attaining the rank of Major General. A little known fact is that as a Brigadier General he flew in a B-52 during strikes in Viet Nam, this was kept secret at the time.

In his auto-biography he said that if acting had not worked out after the war, he would have tried to become an airline pilot. He received his Private license in 1935 and his Commercial in 1938.

[Fareastdriver]

I have just got my DVD from Raremovies.

[reynoldsno1]

DME Arcs

NZ is still full of them .....

[Groundloop]

I have just got my DVD from Raremovies.

What's the quality like?

[aviate1138]

The B-36 was a well built machine. One landed at Boscombe Down well short of the threshold on a snowy day and stopped before the Amesbury - Old Sarum road!

After clearing a path it was towed onto EGDM and cleaned up and eventually flew back to the USA!

Aeroplane did a feature on it some years ago.

I can still hear that reverberating roar that comes over so well on Strategic Air Command.

[Fareastdriver]

What's the quality like?

Fine. no problems, I played it last night.

It seems to be a kosher copy judging by its source. It is in VistaVision and the only discernible playback faults on the disc I could ascertain was a slight shaking on the opening sequence. However, that may have been DVD player induced.

I recommend it. For £10.49 it's a snip.