Favorite Aviation Films

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.

Gonna watch that tonight!

On 4/19/2020 5:09 PM, wrote:
A fighter Pilot's Story

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Dan, 5J

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.

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.Â* 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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Dan, 5J

"Les Chevalliers du Ciel"
French movie, nice flying sequences on Mirage 2000 and Alphajet, lots of participation of the French Airforce.

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

JET PILOT with John Wayne and Janet Leigh as defecting Russian pilot. Amazon

GOOFY'S GLIDER (1940) on YouTube.

Fate is the Hunter, but only because Suzanne Pleshette was in it.

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.

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.