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DiggerWW2
PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:49 pm 
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Gang, Just a heads up that there's several RARE 1930's Aviation Films on TCM tomorrow (Tuesday, July 10th) Starting at 6am (Eastern)

The Films include:

6am: THE FLYING FLEET ( USN 1929 )

7:30am: DIRIGIBLE (Frank Capra 1931)

9:30am: THE LAST FLIGHT (1933)

11am: CENTRAL AIRPORT (See John Wayne briefly as an air crash victim!! 1933)

12:15pm: GOD IS MY CO-PILOT (The USAAF lent the studio 50 WW2 Warbirds including 2 Dozen P-40's!! 1945)

2.00pm: CHINA CLIPPER (1936)

3:30pm: WEST POINT OF THE AIR (Starring Wallace Beery, Great Early Army Air Corps Film with lots of mass takeoffs, formations & landings. DON'T Miss This One!! )

These times are for the Eastern Time Zone. Subtract an hour or two for Your Time Zone accordingly. It's great to see all these old 1930's Aviation Films. Many of these planes were brand new, less than a few months old & the Pride of the USA... Check'em Out Tomorrow (Tuesday) on TCM .... Digger


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Digger- Thanks for the heads up!

PS Sorry I forgot to answer your PM about the 12 O'clock High TV series on DVD; to tell you the truth, I haven't had an opportunity to watch many of them yet!

-Pat

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Pat, No problem...
I see You're from Texas. That's where "WEST POINT OF THE AIR" was filmed, back in 1935 at Randolph Field:

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/ran.htm

Here's a shot of Wallace Beery & Robert Young discussing a crash scene. Wonder if they ate lunch in the Chow Hall that day??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ ... /19351.jpg

Wallace Beery was a big time aviation fan (literally!!). Here's a rare photo of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport Sign. It was taken on June 26, 1930. Note the "PRIVATE PLANE OWNERS" such as Wallace Beery, Howard Huges, Roscoe Turner, Florence "Pancho" Barnes, Etc... Ha! Ha! Imagine walking into the Airport Diner & seeing Howard Huges, Pancho Barnes & Wallace Beery eating dinner!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ ... /19301.jpg

Something tells Me the Little Rascals & the Bowery Boys were causing trouble at this place too. Ah, Those were the days :D .... Digger
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Wallace was an awesome cowboy..made lots of movies
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Turner will be showing aviation films every tuesday of this month. FYI

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If memory serves, the P40s in God is My Co-Pilot are Merlin engined F models too. No intake on top of the nose.
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Anyone watch "Island in the Sky" last night?

What model of C-47's were those?

They were 1950's USAF aircraft, they had a little protrusion right above the cockpit windows, in the center. This was ahead of the astrodome and the ADF antenna.

I can't seem to find a picture of this mod. If I do I will post it.

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DiggerWW2 wrote:
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Wallace Beery was a big time aviation fan (literally!!). Here's a rare photo of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport Sign. It was taken on June 26, 1930. Note the "PRIVATE PLANE OWNERS" such as Wallace Beery, Howard Huges, Roscoe Turner, Florence "Pancho" Barnes, Etc... Ha! Ha! Imagine walking into the Airport Diner & seeing Howard Huges, Pancho Barnes & Wallace Beery eating dinner!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ ... /19301.jpg

Something tells Me the Little Rascals & the Bowery Boys were causing trouble at this place too. Ah, Those were the days :D .... Digger


Sir, please would be possible to repost the photo of the "Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport Sign"? The link isn't working.
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Richard W.
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He hasn't be on this forum in 10 years, man.

You've bumped a very old thread.
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Richard W. wrote:
He hasn't be on this forum in 10 years, man.

You've bumped a very old thread.


Hello Mr. Richard!
Many thanks for your reply. I didn't see it when posting.
Worth trying!

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