On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:26:56 GMT, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

:Got to admit two of my guilty pleasures are "633 Squadron" and "Battle of
:Britain"...both good movies featuring planes that are very rare, nowadays.
:I've got a copy of a 1960's book titled, "The Making of the Battle of
:Britain," and getting those air fleets together was a fascinating process.
:Having the CAF pilots work directly with the Spanish was a good idea
:because they spoke the language, what they DIDN'T think of is that the
:Texans spoke it was a rather strong Mexican accent...
:

To throw in a few off the top of my pointed head -

Proof - if you can find it. Kevin Reynolds student film, expanded
into Fandango.
Fly Away Home (Geese and ultralights)
Cloud Dancer (Aerobatics)
No Highway in the Sky (metal fatigue and airliners)
Air America (The few, the proud, the totally insane)
Fate is the Hunter (the coffee syndrome)
Capricorn One (escape sequence, crop duster vrs helo gunships)
Point Break (sky diving)
Drop Zone, Terminal Velocity (more sky diving)
A Guy Named Joe (remade as Always)
Spitfire!
Breaking the Sound Barrier (my personal favorite - directed by David
Lean)
Dambusters!
Memphis Belle (both the original documentary and the recent fiction
film)
Tmavomodrý sve(t ("Dark Blue World" 2001)
Firebirds (Like Top Gun, but with Apaches)
Iron Eagle 3 (turn off the sound, fast forward through the non-flying
stuff)