Warbird Information Exchange

Agreed - in 1957, it could have been Paul Newman, maybe Steve McQueen (but then he wouln't have made The Blob), or, if he had lived, James Dean. At least it wasn't Robert Wagner...

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

You beat me to the punch! I've wanted to see the Ploesti Raid on the big screen since I first read about it in Junior High. At the risk of getting flamed, I think modern CGI (if done by folks who know how airplanes actually behave) could really make it work. Hollywood would never go for it though..no real way to work in a "love story."

SN

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Daz

I thought that was done with Rutger Hauer?

Robert K Dorr who wrote H3ll Hawks is supposed to be in discussions about making a film or series about the book which tells the story of a P-47 group in the ETO. He is pitching the story as a Band of Brothers with Thunderbolts.

I would like to see the story of the capture of U 505 from Daniel Gallery's point of view. He commanded the task group that made the capture. Plus it would make up for the horrid U-517.

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"I can't understand it, I cut it twice and it's still too short!" Robert F. Dupre' 1923-2010 Go With God.

No, you're thinking of Soldier of Orange, which is by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema.

War Pilot of Orange is by Bram "Bob" van der Stok, who was one of the three Great Escapers that made it home...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_van_der_Stok

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Daz

i'm with matt!!! pappy gunn's story would be quite unique, interesting & freshing!! he was a very colorful & innovative guy.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Another vote for the Ploesti Raid! Besides the use of CGI, a few flying B-24s would help. How many are flying today that could be used in flying scenes?

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Another vote for the Ploesti Raid! Besides the use of CGI, a few flying B-24s would help. How many are flying today that could be used in flying scenes?[/quote]

1, the other is a J model, they used the D model on the raid

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Matt Gunsch, A&P, IA, Warbird maint and restorations
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Operation Eagle Claw. The basis for the movie could be the book "The Guts To Try" by James Kyle. The book is a "page turner." I couldn't put it down...

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"Everyone wants to live here (New Jersey), evidenced by the fact that it has the highest population per capita in the U.S..."

I would very much like to see a biopic of Raymond Collishaw.

Failing that I would like to see a movie of WW2 Aces taking on a Mexican drug cartel in the current age. To add to the drama we could have an American Ace, a German Ace (flying a P-51 I think), a British ace in a Spitfire and perhaps a somewhat disgraced japanese ace impersonating another japanese ace who comes clean and earns everyones respect in the end. Perhaps the druggies can have a wonder weapon like a Me 262, but since these are in short supply, I suppose we could substitute one of Burt Rutans weird looking airplnes. Man, I bet that'd be a blockbuster.

That was strictly for BOX office effect.

Ha Ha, but you did watch it right?

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Director

another great aviation movie would be eddie rickenbacker's story!!! his ww 1 story speaks for itself, between the wars as an airline executive, would be a cool part as well ..... but his early ww 2 ditching on a u.s. government sponsored fact finding mission aboard a b-17 for a tour of the pacific would be quite dramatic. eddie & the b-17 crew drifted & survived 3 weeks in the pacific ocean & were later rescued by a kingfisher, where the pilot put the survivors of the raft on the kingfisher's wings & taxied the seaplane in very rough waters for a number of miles to a waiting u.s. submarine.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Further, Rickenbacker and the others who survived with him became so angry with each other during the ordeal that they split up and took their chances. The men broke off into three groups and were rescued seperately. I guess the enemity between some of these men lasted until well after the rescue.

TonyM.

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"Welcome back Mr. Lasky."

Here is a quote from a work of mine that will be published in the future:

"After enduring three agonizing weeks adrift on the sea, the seven survivors seperated. Capt Cherry set off by himself in the two-man raft. He was spotted by U.S. Navy airplanes and rescued by a USN motor torpedo boat on 11-11-42. Capt. Cherry was able to give rescuers general directions for a search effort. Whittaker, DeAngelis and Reynolds, who had seperated in a five-man raft, were able to make it to an island. Island natives found the group and were able to alert authorities. The fliers were rescued by the US Navy a short time later. Rickenbacker, Adamson and Bartek drifted for a couple days before two single-engine amphibian airplanes spotted them and circled their raft as dusk approached. The airplanes were able to signal surface units by using flares. Rickenbacker, Adamson and Bartek were rescued by a USN motor torpedo boat during the evening of 11-12-42. The seven survivors returned to the United States at San Francisco on 12-19-42."

Tom,

You have Rickenbacker's rescue confused with another rescue, which actually involved two Kingfisher airplanes one of which sunk. My research does not indicate that these men were towed to safety by any aircraft.

TonyM.

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