Slim was great. I understand then Nolan and Devine were
rated pilots.

I liked his tools for tuning the radio and his de-ice
procedure for the co-pilot's knife.

He didn't waste time or motion... except at the swimming
pool.



"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| Yeah, Devine sure played some "out of character" parts
didn't he :-)
| Picture him as an over fed Arab in "Ali Baba and the Forty
Theives" :-)
| The absolute best out of character pilot for me has to be
Slim Pickins with
| a Texas accent pushing that 52 in "Strangelove". Now THAT
was funny!!
| Dudley
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| I dated a girl whose father was a bombardier with that
| group. They just ran God is my Co-pilot" a week or so
ago.
|
| For the flying movies though, Island in the Sky may be
my
| favorite, even if John Wayne looks like he's sawing wood
| with the ailerons. Andy Devine was perfect as was the
rest
| of the supporting crew. Some of the formation flights
and
| music are beautifully done.
|
|
| "Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| | "Jim Macklin"
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| | I've seen that movie, a good one. Also a movie,
Hunters
| | with F86.
| |
| | Bridges at Toko Ri is good too.
| |
| | I have a great affinity for "God is My Co-Pilot"
| naturally, as I knew Scotty
| | personally, but my all time favorite air movie has to
be
| "12'o'clock High",
| | and strangely enough, it's not the air sequences I
liked
| so much in the
| | film.
| | The opening sequence with Dean Jagger, the mug, the
| bicycle, the fence, the
| | airfield, then the flashback, has to be one of the
finest
| segway sequences
| | ever filmed. The ending as well, coming back to the
| present with Jagger
| | leaving as he came in on the bike truly put a master's
| touch of film making
| | on this picture.
| | Dudley
| |
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