Must have aviation movies

"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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Seven Days, Six Nights (or maybe it was the other way around)

You just like watching the Beaver; and no, I'm not referring to...

I heard that there's a movie coming out about Mexico's "Aztec Eagles" P-47
fighter squadron of WWII. Supposed to be like Tuskegee Airmen, except these
guys had it worse--they weren't even allowed back into their country after the
war. It supposedly is gonna have some great Pre-WW1 flying stuff dealing with
the Mexican Revolution.

Jay

I was a pilot in one of the birds that taxied out of the parking area.

They told us to 'burn rubber' so it wouldn't take as many minutes on
screen and I blew all the Mechs and loose items away leaving (

Anything for Hollywood.

Didn't even have one of the principals in the bird, just one of my
regular students and we went on and completed his training mission.

They gave us a pre view of film before release and you never heard
such hooting and hollering the way it was cut.

Big John


On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:29:52 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I hate to say it but I was in Jet Pilot.

No way! Which part did you get to play?

I guess the problem was that knowbody knows who Pepper is or was.
German people want to know what a movie is about from the title.

I didn't have the faintest idea who Waldo Pepper was, either. I went
to the film because it starred Robert Redford and some neat old
planes.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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TPC

A bit of errata on Mexician 'Jugs'.

Was at Swea****er Air Base, TX (after the WASP's had left) going
through P-47 RTU.

First morning of check outs and I was one of the first three to fly.
Cranked the R2800 up and called tower for taxi instructions.

They told me to shut down as just received word to transfer all the
birds to Mexico.

Never did get to fly the bird as I then went into P-51's.

The P-47's were the D-20 model and only had 10 or so hours on them
(brand new). Probably replaced the war weary birds Mexico had in the
Aztec Eagles Squadron.

Big John



On 24 Jan 2004 19:59:24 GMT, (TooPlaneCrazy7)
wrote:

I heard that there's a movie coming out about Mexico's "Aztec Eagles" P-47
fighter squadron of WWII. Supposed to be like Tuskegee Airmen, except these
guys had it worse--they weren't even allowed back into their country after the
war. It supposedly is gonna have some great Pre-WW1 flying stuff dealing with
the Mexican Revolution.

Dudley

I screwed up again (

Went back in my files and movie was "Student Pilot" not "Jet Pilot"
which was not a very good action film either even with 'names' in it.

"Student Pilot" was filmed at Williams AFB (Willie Field), the Jet
School, in 1951. Aircraft were T-33A and F-80B. Principals I had never
heard of prior and never heard of after. It wasn't a "B' movie, more
like a 'C' or 'D' and flying was shot in a week. Had more stilted
lovey dovey than tiger training.

My records show I also flew in some of the formation parts of film
besides the on ground filming.

Awe well, what is past is past. Didn't want my name associated with it
then and not trying to get in the credits now.

John




On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 04:34:02 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
wrote:


"Big John" wrote in message
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Tom

I hate to say it but I was in Jet Pilot.

Big John

Don't tell me that beautiful vertical scissors in the 86 was YOU John? :-)))
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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CD

Robert L Scott who wrote "God is my co-pilot" was the Base Commander
where I was stationed.

One night at the club a drunken Ace from WWII cornered him and gave
him a hard time about writing the book and what it contained.

Scott's reply was:

quote

"I can sit down right now and write a check for $100,000, can you?"

End of quote and end of discussion.

Big John


On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 07:55:36 -0500, Cub Driver
wrote:


I recently saw "Flying Tigers" (John Wayne) and was not impressed. Too
much talking, not enough flying.

Too much bullfeathers, not enough history.

There was absolutely nothing in the film remotely connected to reality
except for the shots (evidently taken from Japanese footage) of the
NAH-KAH-JEEM-AH fighters.


all the best -- Dan Ford
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"Big John" wrote in message
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Dudley

I screwed up again (

Only ONCE!!!! Hell, I do that all the time!! :-))

Went back in my files and movie was "Student Pilot" not "Jet Pilot"
which was not a very good action film either even with 'names' in it.

"Student Pilot" was filmed at Williams AFB (Willie Field), the Jet
School, in 1951. Aircraft were T-33A and F-80B. Principals I had never
heard of prior and never heard of after. It wasn't a "B' movie, more
like a 'C' or 'D' and flying was shot in a week. Had more stilted
lovey dovey than tiger training.

My records show I also flew in some of the formation parts of film
besides the on ground filming.

Awe well, what is past is past. Didn't want my name associated with it
then and not trying to get in the credits now.

John

Willie Air Patch was really something back then eh BJ? Was Bob Scott the CO
out there when you were there? He is a charter member of the old IFPF, and
one of the nicest guys I've ever known. I believe Bob was CO at Willie in
50. I guess you knew the Pattillo twins, Dick Catledge and the guys as well.
I remember you asking me about Creech!! I think they came in a bit later in
53 at Luke.
Quite a time those days. People and times to remember for sure.
I don't know if you remember Dave McAllister and Bill Spruance's accident in
the T-Bird. That was around that time.
God, I'm wandering all around here :-))
Dudley

"Big John" wrote in message
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CD

Robert L Scott who wrote "God is my co-pilot" was the Base Commander
where I was stationed.

One night at the club a drunken Ace from WWII cornered him and gave
him a hard time about writing the book and what it contained.

Scott's reply was:

quote

"I can sit down right now and write a check for $100,000, can you?"

End of quote and end of discussion.

Big John

Tell you how GIMCP was written BJ. Bob was approached by Charlie Scribner.
Scribner told Bob he had a great story to tell and handed Scotty a bunch of
those cylinder things for the talking machines and locked Bob in a room at
the Waldorf in New York. Bob wrote the whole damn story in one weekend
locked in that room! Then Jack Warner got in on it and the rest is history.
A funny aside to all this is that Warner Bros hired Richard Loo, the great
Asian actor to do the Tokyo Joe "ace" part in the picture and Bob has spent
the rest of his life on the lecture circuit telling people that he didn't
ACTUALLY shoot down Tokyo Joe!! :-))
Dudley

B-25 jock

Canadian Fighter Interceptors we

CF-100 Canauck
CF-101B Voodoo
CF-18 Hornet (Current)

CF-105 Arrow (Made by Avro)

The arrow was developed and 5 made with the J-75 engine but it never
went into service.

As I recall (I was in ADC) it was basically a cost problem to
manufacture so they bought our F-101B Interceptor which was twin
engine two place like they wanted.

You can read about it's development at
http://www.airspacemag.com/asm/mag/supp/am98/floyd1.html

Long dissertation but if you are interested in supersonic aircraft
design it's written in language that a man on the street can
understand.

Big John


On 24 Jan 2004 14:02:40 GMT, (B25flyer) wrote:

Over a cup of coffee and reading this brings up one I had forgotten about and
can not remember the name of. It has to do with a Canadian company coming up
with a new design for a jet. It was based on a true story during the 60's. Any
off our frozen Canuck friends remember the name?

Walt