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Nick Kennedy[_3_]
April 17th 20, 03:20 PM
Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
What are some of your favorites?
Nick
T
Dennis Cavagnaro
April 17th 20, 03:29 PM
Memphis Belle
DC
Paul Agnew
April 17th 20, 03:30 PM
Cloud Dancer
Fly Away Home
The Right Stuff
Dennis Cavagnaro
April 17th 20, 03:36 PM
I should explain. Memphis belle was released in 1991 and I was competing in the Hang Gliding East Coast Championships in the Sequatchie Valley. It was a fun contest that had colorful characters from a group called the “Green Team” (pun intended). I was staying in a hotel with some flying buddies and on one of the rain days and we rented this movie. -:)
DC
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:20:10 AM UTC-4, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
Point Break(not the horrible remake) Fandango- brilliant flying in that one and a quick first jump course in case anyone ever needs to know. Neither are aviation centric movies.
Dennis- If you haven't had heard of it, I highly recommend a book by Erik Kaye called "Eagles In The Flesh," about the wild adventures of the Green Team. Erik was one of those crazies from Day One, and his account is absolutely hilarious. He includes a chapter on the East Coast Champs, as well as the US Nationals at Dinosaur, Sandia Classic, Telluride, flying in Brazil and other spots. Not a book for children or your Mom.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FO90FE8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Available on Kindle ($3.99) but the paperback is worth having ($14.95). I recognized almost everybody in the book, despite the use of aliases to disguise the perpetrators. I'm not in the book, but I was there for a lot of the stories.
In fact, Erik stopped by my house in Moriarty just a few days ago. Hadn't seen him in 20 years!
Flight of the Phoenix was neat, especially as they actually built and flew the aircraft - but a black spot is that Mantz was killed doing so. The film wasn't worth that. Which reminds me, Scholl died doing shots for Top Gun - jeezthis make-believe is dangerous!
How about Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. Great Waldo Pepper. Twelve O'clock High.
Dan Daly[_2_]
April 17th 20, 07:02 PM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1:50:20 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> How about Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. Great Waldo Pepper. Twelve O'clock High.
Battle of Britain. Dam Busters.
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
April 17th 20, 07:16 PM
On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:02:14 -0700, Dan Daly wrote:
> Battle of Britain.
>
Lost a bit of its shine for me seeing those yellow plastic Tornado props
on some the planes being shot tp pieces in the air.
Dam Busters.
Yeah, that was good.
So was "The Blue Max" - Derek Piggott was one of the stunt pilots in that.
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Thanks for remembering The Blue Max!
Good films with good flying scenes - Murphy's War and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
"Always"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upPHSDqj5x0
I had the privilege of getting to know Cliff Robertson a bit. He was chagrined by some of the technically inaccurate aviation stuff he had had to put up with - such as when throttles get pulled back to add power in "Always".
He was most proud of "J. W. Coop" - not an aviation film but decent. He produced it and flew his biplane for it - a Jungmann I think.
Borrowed it from Netflix years ago.
Ventus_a
April 17th 20, 11:16 PM
;1017445']On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:02:14 -0700, Dan Daly wrote:
Battle of Britain.
Lost a bit of its shine for me seeing those yellow plastic Tornado props
on some the planes being shot tp pieces in the air.
Dam Busters.
Yeah, that was good.
So was "The Blue Max" - Derek Piggott was one of the stunt pilots in that.
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+1 to each of those movies
Colin
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
April 17th 20, 11:28 PM
On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:57 -0700, sgs135c wrote:
> Flight of the Phoenix was neat, especially as they actually built and
> flew the aircraft - but a black spot is that Mantz was killed doing so.
> The film wasn't worth that. Which reminds me, Scholl died doing shots
> for Top Gun - jeezthis make-believe is dangerous!
I've seen the film and read the book. The book was better.
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Gregorie | gregorie dot org
Dan Marotta
April 18th 20, 01:42 AM
The Blue Max...* All of the airplanes built for that movie lived at a
grass strip between Dallas and Denton, TX.* I landed a Stearman there in
1985 and had a tour.* Really nice.
On 4/17/2020 12:16 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:02:14 -0700, Dan Daly wrote:
>
>> Battle of Britain.
>>
> Lost a bit of its shine for me seeing those yellow plastic Tornado props
> on some the planes being shot tp pieces in the air.
>
> Dam Busters.
>
> Yeah, that was good.
>
> So was "The Blue Max" - Derek Piggott was one of the stunt pilots in that.
>
>
--
Dan, 5J
Mike C
April 18th 20, 02:08 AM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 6:42:27 PM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote:
> The Blue Max...* All of the airplanes built for that movie lived at a
> grass strip between Dallas and Denton, TX.* I landed a Stearman there in
> 1985 and had a tour.* Really nice.
>
> On 4/17/2020 12:16 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> > On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:02:14 -0700, Dan Daly wrote:
> >
> >> Battle of Britain.
> >>
> > Lost a bit of its shine for me seeing those yellow plastic Tornado props
> > on some the planes being shot tp pieces in the air.
> >
> > Dam Busters.
> >
> > Yeah, that was good.
> >
> > So was "The Blue Max" - Derek Piggott was one of the stunt pilots in that.
> >
> >
>
> --
> Dan, 5J
"Flight OF The Intruder".
Dennis Cavagnaro
April 18th 20, 02:35 AM
If it includes Brazil b definition it’s R rated. I have to find that book.
DC
Rakel
April 18th 20, 03:18 AM
Hell's Angels 1930.
Stupid plot.
Fantastic flying by the first generation pilots.
Capricorn One.
Telly Savalas’ character is hilarious.
Bob Whelan[_3_]
April 18th 20, 01:59 PM
On 4/17/2020 4:28 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:57 -0700, sgs135c wrote:
>
>> Flight of the Phoenix was neat, especially as they actually built and
>> flew the aircraft - but a black spot is that Mantz was killed doing so.
>> The film wasn't worth that. Which reminds me, Scholl died doing shots for
>> Top Gun - jeezthis make-believe is dangerous!
>
> I've seen the film and read the book. The book was better.
>
>
"Ditto" on the FotP book/film comparison. Has anyone ever seen a film they
considered better than the book from which it was derived? (Musta been a
really lousy book IMO, dry chuckle...)
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David Salmon[_3_]
April 18th 20, 03:16 PM
There was a film with gliding in it about 40/50 years ago, something about
Bulldog Drummond played by Richard Green. Can't rememeber how it fitted the
plot but he was asked to test fly what I think was a Foka 4. He climbed in
complete with bonedome, was towed to 4000ft, by one of the voluptuous
scantilly clad female villains, who then knocked his tailplane off. He
bailed only to find the rip cord handle come off, and for the next
seemingly 5 minutes fell, until he managed to open the pack manually.
Not amongst the great aviation films, but a good laugh at the absurdity.
Dave
At 12:59 18 April 2020, Bob Whelan wrote:
>On 4/17/2020 4:28 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:57 -0700, sgs135c wrote:
>>
>>> Flight of the Phoenix was neat, especially as they actually built and
>>> flew the aircraft - but a black spot is that Mantz was killed doing so.
>>> The film wasn't worth that. Which reminds me, Scholl died doing shots
>for
>>> Top Gun - jeezthis make-believe is dangerous!
>>
>> I've seen the film and read the book. The book was better.
>>
>>
>"Ditto" on the FotP book/film comparison. Has anyone ever seen a film they
>considered better than the book from which it was derived? (Musta been a
>really lousy book IMO, dry chuckle...)
>
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Martin Gregorie[_6_]
April 18th 20, 05:10 PM
On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:59:20 -0600, Bob Whelan wrote:
> "Ditto" on the FotP book/film comparison. Has anyone ever seen a film
> they considered better than the book from which it was derived? (Musta
> been a really lousy book IMO, dry chuckle...)
>
Yes, one and a score-draw:
The better film was "War and Peace", the 1966-67 Soviet version directed
by Sergei Bondarchuk. Very long, but excellent. I've read the book, but
though it didn't really make it, especially the very long end were it
sort of dribbled away to nothing.
The score-draw is MASH. Both book and film are excellent, though I'd
award a big thumbs-down to the TV series.
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Papa3[_2_]
April 18th 20, 05:15 PM
Piece of Cake. Not a movie but a mini series. Not exactly upbeat, but a great watch.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbeA504VzR8
kinsell
April 18th 20, 05:49 PM
Avoid at all costs: The Aeronauts, every bit as bad as I imagined it
might be. "Based on a true story", well a balloon went real high in
1864, that's about all they got right.
Dan Marotta
April 18th 20, 06:28 PM
Love Story?* The book was written after the movie was released. Both
were crap.* Oh, and no flying.
On 4/18/2020 6:59 AM, Bob Whelan wrote:
> On 4/17/2020 4:28 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:57 -0700, sgs135c wrote:
>>
>>> Flight of the Phoenix was neat, especially as they actually built
>>> and flew the aircraft - but a black spot is that Mantz was killed
>>> doing so. The film wasn't worth that. Which reminds me, Scholl died
>>> doing shots for
>>> Top Gun - jeezthis make-believe is dangerous!
>>
>> I've seen the film and read the book. The book was better.
>>
>>
> "Ditto" on the FotP book/film comparison. Has anyone ever seen a film
> they considered better than the book from which it was derived? (Musta
> been a really lousy book IMO, dry chuckle...)
>
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Frank Whiteley
April 18th 20, 07:02 PM
On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 6:59:25 AM UTC-6, Bob Whelan wrote:
> On 4/17/2020 4:28 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> > On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:57 -0700, sgs135c wrote:
> >
> >> Flight of the Phoenix was neat, especially as they actually built and
> >> flew the aircraft - but a black spot is that Mantz was killed doing so.
> >> The film wasn't worth that. Which reminds me, Scholl died doing shots for
> >> Top Gun - jeezthis make-believe is dangerous!
> >
> > I've seen the film and read the book. The book was better.
> >
> >
> "Ditto" on the FotP book/film comparison. Has anyone ever seen a film they
> considered better than the book from which it was derived? (Musta been a
> really lousy book IMO, dry chuckle...)
>
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Catch 22, book and film both excellent.
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 7:42:27 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
> The Blue Max...* All of the airplanes built for that movie lived at a
> grass strip between Dallas and Denton, TX.* I landed a Stearman there in
> 1985 and had a tour.* Really nice.
>
It's listed on the Abandoned Airfields website: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/index.htm
Hartlee Airfield was the best grass strip in Dallas. http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_FtWorth_NE.htm#hartlee
I owned a J3 in the early 90's and we could still land there.
If you have endless time, look up abandoned airstrips in your area.
Bob
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
April 18th 20, 08:57 PM
On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:02:17 -0700, Frank Whiteley wrote:
> On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 6:59:25 AM UTC-6, Bob Whelan wrote:
>> On 4/17/2020 4:28 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>> > On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:57 -0700, sgs135c wrote:
>> >
>> >> Flight of the Phoenix was neat, especially as they actually built
>> >> and flew the aircraft - but a black spot is that Mantz was killed
>> >> doing so. The film wasn't worth that. Which reminds me, Scholl died
>> >> doing shots for Top Gun - jeezthis make-believe is dangerous!
>> >
>> > I've seen the film and read the book. The book was better.
>> >
>> >
>> "Ditto" on the FotP book/film comparison. Has anyone ever seen a film
>> they considered better than the book from which it was derived? (Musta
>> been a really lousy book IMO, dry chuckle...)
>>
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> Catch 22, book and film both excellent.
>
I like the book a lot, but would cheerfully never see the film again.
"Memphis Belle", OTOH is a film I enjoyed.
Does "Chain Lightning", the Bogart B-movie, count as a gliding film?
He did glide her in to land at Idlewild after running out of fuel over
Boston enroute from Nome, Alaska to NYC via the North Pole, and at least
the opening shots were at RAF Bassingbourne, a WW2 B-17 base which I know
well - used to fly models there and its on my route from home to the
gliding club.
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Gypsy Moths with Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr and Gene Hackman.
"When the ground comes up at you like a sledgehammer, and the sweat freezes on your brow; when jumping isn't only a way to live, but a way to die, too... you're a Gypsy Moth."
On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 4:17:41 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> Gypsy Moths with Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr and Gene Hackman.
>
> "When the ground comes up at you like a sledgehammer, and the sweat freezes on your brow; when jumping isn't only a way to live, but a way to die, too... you're a Gypsy Moth."
Gypsy Moths is great, old tyme wingsuiting. They had to get a waiver to jump the thing.
Dan Marotta
April 18th 20, 11:38 PM
Hmmmm...* My wife and I tried very hard to watch Catch 22 just a couple
of months ago.* We got disgusted with all the double talk and turned it
off.* Maybe the book was better than the movie.
BTW, I believe the author, Joseph Heller, was captured in Europe by the
Germans and was aboard a POW train that was attacked by allied aircraft.
On 4/18/2020 12:02 PM, Frank Whiteley wrote:
> On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 6:59:25 AM UTC-6, Bob Whelan wrote:
>> On 4/17/2020 4:28 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>>> On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:57 -0700, sgs135c wrote:
>>>
>>>> Flight of the Phoenix was neat, especially as they actually built and
>>>> flew the aircraft - but a black spot is that Mantz was killed doing so.
>>>> The film wasn't worth that. Which reminds me, Scholl died doing shots for
>>>> Top Gun - jeezthis make-believe is dangerous!
>>> I've seen the film and read the book. The book was better.
>>>
>>>
>> "Ditto" on the FotP book/film comparison. Has anyone ever seen a film they
>> considered better than the book from which it was derived? (Musta been a
>> really lousy book IMO, dry chuckle...)
>>
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> Catch 22, book and film both excellent.
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Dan Marotta
April 18th 20, 11:39 PM
Cool!* Thanks for the information on abandoned airstrips.
On 4/18/2020 1:46 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 7:42:27 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
>> The Blue Max...* All of the airplanes built for that movie lived at a
>> grass strip between Dallas and Denton, TX.* I landed a Stearman there in
>> 1985 and had a tour.* Really nice.
>>
> It's listed on the Abandoned Airfields website: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/index.htm
>
> Hartlee Airfield was the best grass strip in Dallas. http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_FtWorth_NE.htm#hartlee
>
> I owned a J3 in the early 90's and we could still land there.
>
> If you have endless time, look up abandoned airstrips in your area.
>
> Bob
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Duster[_2_]
April 19th 20, 01:27 AM
A bit surprised that nobody appears to have mentioned a most famous soaring pilot who flew the planes in "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" "Blue Max", "Darling Lilli", "Chitty Chitty Bang Band", "Villa Rides", "Von Richtofen and Brown" among others, who passed away last year.
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:20:10 AM UTC-4, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
633 Squadron
Strategic Air Command
Twelve O’clock High
High Road to China
The Hunters
Nobody consider Wings from 1927?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrVY8ukOl88
Some good footage of WW1 fighters.
And nobody mentioned the two versions of the Thomas Crown Affair, which feature gliders flying.
John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net
April 19th 20, 05:34 AM
Any aviation movie that the stunts were performed by Derek Piggot, Paul Mantz or Frank Tallman.
Duster[_2_]
April 19th 20, 06:56 AM
On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 7:27:26 PM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
> A bit surprised that nobody appears to have mentioned a most famous soaring pilot who flew the planes in "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" "Blue Max", "Darling Lilli", "Chitty Chitty Bang Band", "Villa Rides", "Von Richtofen and Brown" among others, who passed away last year.
A: Derek Piggott
Mike C
April 19th 20, 07:09 AM
On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 7:12:03 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:20:10 AM UTC-4, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> > Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> > What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> > A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
Ventus_a
April 19th 20, 10:35 AM
;1017420']Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
What are some of your favorites?
Nick
T
Not a movie but William Conrad as Frank Cannon flying a Caproni in one episode. I was in my teens and just started gliding when I saw that
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066636/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt
Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)
April 19th 20, 12:50 PM
Just watched Fail Safe again last night.
Lots of good suggestions listed.
What about Sun ship game, Fine day of Soaring, Cloudstreet?
Bob Youngblood
April 19th 20, 01:37 PM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 4:14:58 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> I had the privilege of getting to know Cliff Robertson a bit. He was chagrined by some of the technically inaccurate aviation stuff he had had to put up with - such as when throttles get pulled back to add power in "Always".
>
> He was most proud of "J. W. Coop" - not an aviation film but decent. He produced it and flew his biplane for it - a Jungmann I think.
>
> Borrowed it from Netflix years ago.
I met Cliff Robertson at a place called Richard's field south of Miami. He was good friend with Dick Neubauer, the owner of the field and one scene from his movie was shot there.
Bob Youngblood
April 19th 20, 01:44 PM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:20:10 AM UTC-4, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
Jimmy Stewart made a good documentary on the B58, Hustler. I watched that last night and it was very informative and an impressive bomber that shattered many speed and altitude records held by the Russians.
Scott Williams[_2_]
April 19th 20, 05:26 PM
On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 12:56:13 AM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
> On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 7:27:26 PM UTC-5, Duster wrote:
> > A bit surprised that nobody appears to have mentioned a most famous soaring pilot who flew the planes in "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" "Blue Max", "Darling Lilli", "Chitty Chitty Bang Band", "Villa Rides", "Von Richtofen and Brown" among others, who passed away last year.
>
> A: Derek Piggott
Derek was mentioned in the 10th post for Blue Max.
Nick Kennedy[_3_]
April 19th 20, 05:51 PM
On YouTube you can watch the television series 12 O'clock High
It ran for about 2.5 seasons.
Free
It is most excellent. The story's are are hypothetical but it was very well written and there's a bunch actors in there that went on to become big stars, Like Burt Reynolds and many others. Sally Kellerman is in a few episodes as a nurse when she was like 21 -gorgeous.
Lotta actual WW2 footage. It really shows how bad those flight crews had it, the odds of finishing your 25 mission rotation were very low, but they kept going up. Brave young men. It vividly shows how tough the decisions were to send crews where and why, knowing it was going to be a bloodbath.
> Nick
> T
AS
April 19th 20, 06:35 PM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:20:10 AM UTC-4, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
I liked 'The Aviator', the story of Howard Hughes.
Uli
'AS'
Steve Leonard[_2_]
April 19th 20, 07:15 PM
The Spirit of St Louis with Jimmy Stewart.
Colin Roney
April 19th 20, 08:57 PM
At 18:15 19 April 2020, Steve Leonard wrote:
>The Spirit of St Louis with Jimmy Stewart.
>
How about:-
No Highway - Film based on a book of the same title by Nevil Shute.
Sound barrier - Very heavy in places but very informative.
Both come up on TV from time to time.
Dennis Cavagnaro
April 19th 20, 09:54 PM
Charlie
I think I was 12 when Fail safe was in the theaters ..it was either right after or before Dr Strangelove so I saw them back to back. Bring back those Cold War years ....!
DC
More of a documentary though but one I really like is 'A fighter Pilot's Story' by Ken burns.....truly amazing.
Bob 7U
On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:54:54 PM UTC-4, Dennis Cavagnaro wrote:
> Charlie
> I think I was 12 when Fail safe was in the theaters ..it was either right after or before Dr Strangelove so I saw them back to back. Bring back those Cold War years ....!
>
> DC
John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net
April 20th 20, 01:19 AM
On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 6:09:49 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> More of a documentary though but one I really like is 'A fighter Pilot's Story' by Ken burns.....truly amazing.
>
> Bob 7U
>
>
I haven't watched this movie but I plan to. But was it by Ken Burns? IMDB lists the producers as Quentin Aanenson and Tom Pyers - I could not find out who the director was.
The main character, Quentin C. Aanenson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_C._Aanenson), was also featured in the documentary "The War" by Ken Burns which is maybe the connection you were thinking of.
Dan Marotta
April 20th 20, 02:09 AM
Gonna watch that tonight!
On 4/19/2020 5:09 PM, wrote:
> A fighter Pilot's Story
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Jonathan St. Cloud
April 20th 20, 02:14 AM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1:14:58 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> I had the privilege of getting to know Cliff Robertson a bit. He was chagrined by some of the technically inaccurate aviation stuff he had had to put up with - such as when throttles get pulled back to add power in "Always"..
>
> He was most proud of "J. W. Coop" - not an aviation film but decent. He produced it and flew his biplane for it - a Jungmann I think.
>
> Borrowed it from Netflix years ago.
I too got to know Cliff Robertson for a bit. I met him at Hilton ranch and we even talked about buying a two place glider for awhile. Then a few years later I saw him on a SW flight from San Jose to Reno, started to chat him up and soon realized he had no idea who I was. Celebrities meet more people in one year than most do in a lifetime. Or so that is what I told myself.
Dan Marotta
April 20th 20, 06:37 PM
Haven't found it yet.
Someone mentioned Ken Burns with regard to "A Fighter Pilot's Story",
but what information I've found so far is that it was pretty much a one
man show by the pilot himself.* I think the name is Quintin Aannansen or
similar.
Still looking.
On 4/19/2020 7:09 PM, Dan Marotta wrote:
> Gonna watch that tonight!
>
> On 4/19/2020 5:09 PM, wrote:
>> A fighter Pilot's Story
>
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Tango Whisky
April 21st 20, 05:35 AM
"Les Chevalliers du Ciel"
French movie, nice flying sequences on Mirage 2000 and Alphajet, lots of participation of the French Airforce.
Jeff Baird
April 21st 20, 08:58 PM
JET PILOT with John Wayne and Janet Leigh as a defecting Russian pilot. Amazon
But no one on this should miss GOOFY'S GLIDER (1940) available on YouTube
Jeff Baird
April 21st 20, 09:21 PM
JET PILOT with John Wayne and Janet Leigh as defecting Russian pilot. Amazon
GOOFY'S GLIDER (1940) on YouTube.
Scott Liebling
April 22nd 20, 10:46 PM
Fate is the Hunter, but only because Suzanne Pleshette was in it.
John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net
April 22nd 20, 11:43 PM
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 4:46:16 PM UTC-5, Scott Liebling wrote:
> Fate is the Hunter, but only because Suzanne Pleshette was in it.
"Fate is the Hunter" - The book is INFINITELY better than the movie and covers so much more of the character's life. The flight in the DC-2 through the thunderstorm is absolutely incredible.
John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net
April 23rd 20, 12:00 AM
Two *OLD* Aviation Movies
Anyone mention the 1930 Howard Hughs movie "Hells Angels"? The effort to make this movie was part of the Leonardo Decaprio movie "Aviator". The story line is pretty iffy but the air to air camera work, not to mention the flying models is wonderful - especially so for the time period the movie was made. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020960/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9. Unsure how to stream that.
Another good one from the era is the 1927 "Wings" staring a young Gary Cooper and the "It Girl" Clara Bow. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2. Available on Amazon and YouTube for a fee.
Jonathan St. Cloud
April 23rd 20, 04:22 PM
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 4:00:10 PM UTC-7, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
> Two *OLD* Aviation Movies
>
> Anyone mention the 1930 Howard Hughs movie "Hells Angels"? The effort to make this movie was part of the Leonardo Decaprio movie "Aviator". The story line is pretty iffy but the air to air camera work, not to mention the flying models is wonderful - especially so for the time period the movie was made. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020960/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9. Unsure how to stream that.
>
> Another good one from the era is the 1927 "Wings" staring a young Gary Cooper and the "It Girl" Clara Bow. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2. Available on Amazon and YouTube for a fee.
bridges at toko ri
Jonathan St. Cloud
April 23rd 20, 04:27 PM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 7:20:10 AM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
Birds of Prey, and Deadly Encounters (great helicopter films, as far as films go).
John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net
April 23rd 20, 05:24 PM
On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 10:22:44 AM UTC-5, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 4:00:10 PM UTC-7, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
> > Two *OLD* Aviation Movies
> >
> > Anyone mention the 1930 Howard Hughs movie "Hells Angels"? The effort to make this movie was part of the Leonardo Decaprio movie "Aviator". The story line is pretty iffy but the air to air camera work, not to mention the flying models is wonderful - especially so for the time period the movie was made. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020960/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9. Unsure how to stream that.
> >
> > Another good one from the era is the 1927 "Wings" staring a young Gary Cooper and the "It Girl" Clara Bow. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2. Available on Amazon and YouTube for a fee.
>
> bridges at toko ri
"bridges at toko ri" is a movie taken from a James Mitchener book. Good stuff.
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:20:10 AM UTC-4, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is ToTem Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
Dark Blue World, a Sony production, Czech pilots flying for the RAF in Spitfires. Great air to air shots, poetic.
Tom BravoMike
April 25th 20, 03:56 AM
>
> Dark Blue World, a Sony production, Czech pilots flying for the RAF in Spitfires. Great air to air shots, poetic.
Bloody foreigners. Untold Battle of Britain. A documentary on a similar topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptijNcDanVw
gkemp
April 25th 20, 01:46 PM
Snake Pitkin's "Escape From New York"? l think, not exactly an aviation movie but a scene landing a Grob on a roof top.
gkemp
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:20:10 AM UTC-4, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
633 Squadron if you like the sound of twin Merlins on a Mosquito.
UH
a scene landing a Grob on a roof top.
Think it was a Blanik.
Mike C
April 25th 20, 03:16 PM
On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 7:49:28 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> a scene landing a Grob on a roof top.
>
> Think it was a Blanik.
Lark,Mark.
> Lark,Mark.
Yikes! Mike!
Mike C
April 25th 20, 05:52 PM
On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 9:01:22 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> > Lark,Mark.
>
> Yikes! Mike!
MONDAY!
Moriarty International Speedway!
Be There!
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
April 25th 20, 11:30 PM
On Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:19:54 -0700, unclhank wrote:
> 633 Squadron if you like the sound of twin Merlins on a Mosquito. UH
>
I do, but my favourite Mosquito film or video it this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=rGfQQWOsoB8&vq=large
... shot from the cockpit of a rebuilt/restored FB version. This more than
anything else I've seen gives a feeling of what it is like to fly. I
think that airframe is in America - possibly in the late Paul Allen's
collection.
I do have another aviation-related recommendation, though this one is
100% animation and more magical-realism than actual history:
"The Wind Rises" by Hayao Miyazaki.
--
Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org
Fighter Pilots Story is indeed about Quentin C Aanenson.
3 Hour DVD is available from his daughter.
It’s the real thing!
I have the contact info if you want to order a DVD copy of A Fighter Pilots Story
https://quentinaanenson.com/
Send his daughter an email
Aanenson would host the telecasts of his film on the local PBS station when he was still alive. I remember him saying that he made the film for his grandkids so they would understand his experiences in the war. The thing that stood out to me is how much he aged in the pictures from when he entered flight training until the end of the war. That was stunning.
Jonathan St. Cloud
April 29th 20, 01:45 AM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 7:20:10 AM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
Blue Thunder, great helicopter flick.
Jonathan St. Cloud
April 29th 20, 04:35 AM
On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 7:20:10 AM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
> What are some of your favorites?
> Nick
> T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9W5P3-mxwY
There is a movie with William Shattner about the Lady be Good.
Dan Marotta
April 29th 20, 05:26 PM
Does the dialog have pregnant pauses and does Shatner screw the Bedouin
girl?
On 4/28/2020 9:35 PM, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
> On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 7:20:10 AM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
>> Lockdown and self isolation continues in Telluride Colorado
>> What are your favorite Aviation based movies?
>> A couple of mine are Jimmy Stewart in the original Flight of the Phoenix.
>> Another, made more recently, is Tom Cruise in Made In America, if you haven't seen this its well worth a watch, lotta good flying in there.
>> Top Gun, of course, is on this list too. Motorcycles, Fighters, smoking HOT women, what more is there to life?
>> What are some of your favorites?
>> Nick
>> T
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9W5P3-mxwY
> There is a movie with William Shattner about the Lady be Good.
--
Dan, 5J
Haven't seen this in a while
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_King
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