View Full Version : "Thunder Birds" trailer - spectacular full-color flying scenes from 1942
Hal Bryan
09-16-2011, 08:55 AM
This movie came up in conversation this morning, and I stumbled across this faux trailer - no (original) audio unfortunately, but beautiful shots of Stearmans, BT-13s, and T-6s. And Gene Tierney. ;)
It inspired me to finally replace my muddy old VHS copy with a DVD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsUAovKzWSg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsUAovKzWSg
Hal Bryan
09-16-2011, 09:00 AM
Hmm... next year will be the 70th anniversary of the film's release. Fly-In theater, anyone?
Chad Jensen
09-16-2011, 02:32 PM
I'll be there for that!!:cool:
smutny
09-16-2011, 03:29 PM
Hey Hal, you forgot one plane in your list...
Boeing Model 100 - It's the one that dropped the flight suit to the poor towel-less lass. Probably Mantz's N873H, that plane was in a lot of movies of the time.
Hal Bryan
09-16-2011, 03:49 PM
Oh, there *was* an airplane in that scene, wasn't there...? ;)
Giancarlo Riolfo
09-27-2011, 03:58 PM
Nice flying stunts, but... who's the young beautiful lady?
Hal Bryan
09-27-2011, 04:02 PM
Nice flying stunts, but... who's the young beautiful lady?
Hi Giancarlo - her name is Gene Tierney: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000074/
Giancarlo Riolfo
09-27-2011, 04:11 PM
Oh yes, I've seen. She passed away 20 years ago. I just gave a look on Google and Wikipedia. Very nice and sexy woman and a great career on the stage and in the movies. I've also read about her health problems. Very sad.
flyingriki
09-27-2011, 05:20 PM
She was beautiful!
What sort of flippy, floppy spin was that trainer doing?
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