Favorite Aviation Films

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 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

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.

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
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633 Squadron
Strategic Air Command
Twelve O’clock High
High Road to China
The Hunters

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Nick Kennedy[_3_]

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
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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

Just watched Fail Safe again last night.

Lots of good suggestions listed.

What about Sun ship game, Fine day of Soaring, Cloudstreet?

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