Hi Bob - I got my copy from the Warner Archive collection, but they don't seem to be listing it right now. However, it is available here: http://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Squadron-Edmond-OBrien/dp/B0038FPDSS
Cheers -
Hal
Hi Bob - I got my copy from the Warner Archive collection, but they don't seem to be listing it right now. However, it is available here: http://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Squadron-Edmond-OBrien/dp/B0038FPDSS
Cheers -
Hal
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Although it was a made for TV movie, I have always like the flying sequences in Birds of Prey with David Janssen.
Yes, Zack I should have included the link! I saw it when I was a little bit younger. Thanks
Rick
Another great documentary is "Barnstorming"; Just a group of pilots having a great time together.
http://www.barnstormingmovie.com/
That "Bombing Hitler's Dams" documentary was great. I highly, highly recommend it.
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1950s UK aviation at its best....the birth of the jet engine , test beds, de haviland factory scenes, filmed in B/W infra Red to highten the contrast of the clouds against blue sky...great acting and wonderful script....not to be missed.
"Skyward" with Bette Davis and Suzie Gilstrap (directed by Ron Howard). It was a TV movie by GE Aviation Theater. They need to bring it back. Suzie is a handicapped, young lady and learns to fly from a crotchety, old, flight instructor, Bette Davis. Great movie ... but I was young and impressionable when it aired (1980).
"Barnstorming" is good, too. Real people, real airplanes, real world and real interesting.
An excellent little known aviation film that deserves far more attention is "Dark Blue World."
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Blue-Worl...cm_cr-mr-title
This film not only showcases the legendary British Spitfire but serves as a helpful primer to historical fact as to Czech involvement in the allied war effort during WWII. And that effort was heroic indeed. The production values and especially the cinematography of this Czech produced film are every bit as good as anything American audiences are accustomed to. But it was the humanity of the characters that made this particular story so compelling. For instance, the Czech wing commander, upon returning from a training mission with his young pilot officers did not display the slightest hesitation in eagerly seeking out his dog for a gentle and playful romp in full view of his young subordinates. You would never see John Wayne or Gregory Peck display such affection for a dog in similiar circumstances. Another altered perspective unfamiliar to most American viewers had to do with aerial tactics...allowing the engineer and fireman of a rolling supply train to evacuate before aerial straffing began. As a long time aviation buff, I purchased this movie because of the promise of airplanes. The movie does not disappoint. Some technical details were noted by this viewer for the very first time, such as the distinctive thud of landing gear doors slamming shut on departing Spitfires, even a tailwheel casually rotating about its axis during a bouncy, grassy landing. From an action point of view, the flying sequences were excellent and Spitfires were plentiful. But to me, the real draw came to be the bonding of men in perilous times, and for the Czech pilots who fought with the RAF in WW11, because of this movie I learned the process did not realize full closure until the early 1990's. Highly recommended.