Favourite flying film?
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Anybody remember "Cone of Confusion" and another film with James Robertson-Justice as a BOAC Capt refusing to accept a Stratocruiser beacuse the #1 eng didn't sound right.
Both films are week day afternoon films on Chan 4 with great shot of LHR in the '50's, pre multi-storey car-park so you can see right across the airport
Both films are week day afternoon films on Chan 4 with great shot of LHR in the '50's, pre multi-storey car-park so you can see right across the airport
The film with James Robertson Justice flying the Stratocruiser was 'Out of the Clouds'. Was the other called 'Cone of confusion' or 'Cone of silence'?
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Favourite Aviation Movie
My all time favourite aviation movie has to be 'Always' with Richard Dreyfuss & Holly Hunter. Wonderful story, A26's & PBY's in some beautiful locations. I also liked the flying sequiences in the new 'Pearl Harbour' movie, flying amongst the clouds in a war bird, very dreamy & fun. When I was younger & now my 4 year old son love 'Top Gun'. I could rattle on but I'll stop now....Brgds MriyaDream
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Slight digression - but does anyone remember the news clip of a dust cloud at Red Flag being viewed thru' a ZSU-23 -4 sight (it wasn't tracking!) with a female voice on the tape going "Shhhhheeeeeeee *T - look how low these boys are!" or word to that effect. 2 Buccs emerged from the cloud at about 0' 6" ! Anyone know where you can see this classic?
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I vaguely recall a film in which a Hunter with control problems was helped back to the airfield by two other aircraft tipping its wings to bank it left and right. It made a big impression on me at the time but I think I was only about 8 so I could have it all wrong. Can anyone identify the film from this vague information?
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Used to have a copy, but my then wife managed to erase it. I have seen it in Arizona in the last two years on (I think) NBC. They might run you off a copy. At a price! The last clip I got from them cost about $60 for 10 seconds.
DavidGeorge,
I think the feature film you are referring to was called "High Flight", mainly about Cranwell, but finishing on 92 Sqn. Starred Ray Milland and Anthony Newley and was made in (about) 1960. As far as I'm aware, its not available in retail outlets. But I could be proved wrong. If I am, please let me know, I'd like a copy.
Used to have a copy, but my then wife managed to erase it. I have seen it in Arizona in the last two years on (I think) NBC. They might run you off a copy. At a price! The last clip I got from them cost about $60 for 10 seconds.
DavidGeorge,
I think the feature film you are referring to was called "High Flight", mainly about Cranwell, but finishing on 92 Sqn. Starred Ray Milland and Anthony Newley and was made in (about) 1960. As far as I'm aware, its not available in retail outlets. But I could be proved wrong. If I am, please let me know, I'd like a copy.
It was indeed 'High Flight' - made in 1957 in Cinemascope.
No longer available from retail outlets.
Some great low flying in a Piston Provost - even better than Shuttleworth last Sunday
No longer available from retail outlets.
Some great low flying in a Piston Provost - even better than Shuttleworth last Sunday
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best and worst?
as for best movies, i would have to say..
dambusters
the right stuff (especially the F104 going to 104 00 ft!)
battle of britain
waldo pepper
flight of the intruder
Always
but the WORST by a long shot is...
Airport 79 (the Concorde)...George Kennedy as a daft concorde captain, with Sylvia (Emanuelle) Kristel as the trolley dolly!
shooting down a French Phantom firing sidewinders with a Verey pistol fired out of the window at Mach 2! special effects by airfix. script by a couple of 14 year olds in thie dinner hour..
(Kristel) "Oh you pilots are such men!"
(Kennedy) " It aint called the cockpit for nothing baby!"
Truly awful!
dambusters
the right stuff (especially the F104 going to 104 00 ft!)
battle of britain
waldo pepper
flight of the intruder
Always
but the WORST by a long shot is...
Airport 79 (the Concorde)...George Kennedy as a daft concorde captain, with Sylvia (Emanuelle) Kristel as the trolley dolly!
shooting down a French Phantom firing sidewinders with a Verey pistol fired out of the window at Mach 2! special effects by airfix. script by a couple of 14 year olds in thie dinner hour..
(Kristel) "Oh you pilots are such men!"
(Kennedy) " It aint called the cockpit for nothing baby!"
Truly awful!
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Piece of Cake, truly good stuff, especialy the flight down the river in a spitfire at 'nought feet' and under the bridge, the mass takoff's, and the general filming.
I dont know if anyone has seen the telly movie"Half a world Away", story of the 1930's Mc'Robinson Airrace from London to Melbourne, the eventual winners being Campbell/Black in the DH Comet.
A 'few' miss represented aircraft, Harved as G-B racer, Anson as Boeing 262, Stearman as 1930's Fairy, DC3 as DC2, but had several well made full size replica DH88 ground running aircraft.
Except for the above , the film is worth a look if you can find it, at your local video shop, always assuming it was released to gp
1946.
I dont know if anyone has seen the telly movie"Half a world Away", story of the 1930's Mc'Robinson Airrace from London to Melbourne, the eventual winners being Campbell/Black in the DH Comet.
A 'few' miss represented aircraft, Harved as G-B racer, Anson as Boeing 262, Stearman as 1930's Fairy, DC3 as DC2, but had several well made full size replica DH88 ground running aircraft.
Except for the above , the film is worth a look if you can find it, at your local video shop, always assuming it was released to gp
1946.
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My favourite flying film has to be "Those magnificent men in their flying machines" but the best flying sequence is easily the aerial chase scene in "Capricorn one" It sees Telly Savalas flying the hero of the film in an old Stearman. At one point he ( well the stunt pilot) bunts over the edge of a canyon in an attept to get away from the baddies .... makes your guts hit your mouth even watching!
Other good ones are :-
The great Waldo Pepper
Flight of the Pheonix
High road to Shanghi
and of course all the war films metion before!
Other good ones are :-
The great Waldo Pepper
Flight of the Pheonix
High road to Shanghi
and of course all the war films metion before!
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Hey all
I'm a new body here, so I thought I'd ease in gently by picking a pretty easy topic to start me off!
Favourite flying films:
Battle of Britain
Dark Blue World
Aces High
633 Squadron
First of the Few.
I'm a new body here, so I thought I'd ease in gently by picking a pretty easy topic to start me off!
Favourite flying films:
Battle of Britain
Dark Blue World
Aces High
633 Squadron
First of the Few.
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Also new poster, longtime lurker.
Favourite flying movie: 'The Right Stuff'
Favourite sequence: OFMC's airfield attack in 'Empire of the Sun'. From the exploding Zero to that spectacular super slo-mo pan keeping both Jim and the Mustang in frame, could watch that forever....cheers Messers Spielberg and Hanna (s).
Deserves a mention: The helicopter/SWAT van chase in 'Terminator 2'. "yeah, we'll just fly under this freeway bridge here...."
Also previously mentioned: The Buchon appearing to climb to clear the boundary fence at the start of 'The Battle of Britain'. Love it. That massed Hurricane scramble must sound great for those with home theatre and a decent sub.
Favourite flying movie: 'The Right Stuff'
Favourite sequence: OFMC's airfield attack in 'Empire of the Sun'. From the exploding Zero to that spectacular super slo-mo pan keeping both Jim and the Mustang in frame, could watch that forever....cheers Messers Spielberg and Hanna (s).
Deserves a mention: The helicopter/SWAT van chase in 'Terminator 2'. "yeah, we'll just fly under this freeway bridge here...."
Also previously mentioned: The Buchon appearing to climb to clear the boundary fence at the start of 'The Battle of Britain'. Love it. That massed Hurricane scramble must sound great for those with home theatre and a decent sub.
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On a non-fiction note, the 75Sqn and 2Sqn RNZAF 'The Douglas' video that runs in the RNZAF Ohakea museum theatre is a favourite as well. Great shots of the late Skyhawks doing their thing, flying around rather than over ships, dogfighting, tanking etc. It's only about 7 or 8 minutes long though, there must be a ton of great footage in some archive somewhere....