Aviation Movies You'd Like To See

[John Dupre]

I'd still like to see the Jesse Brown story which always brings tears to my eyes. It would be another Korean war story which there aren't too many of, anyway.

I second that. It would be a marvelous story. His comrade Thomas Hudner, who was awarded the MOH for attempting the rescue lost his MOH in a Boston parking lot a few years ago. It was found by someone who realized what it was and saw that it was returned.

[fritzthefox]

I think a movie based on the combat career of Russian fighter pilot Lilya Litvak would make a great movie, and cast a light on one of the more fascinating and overlooked parts of the air war. Imagine a movie full of romance (she married a fellow fighter pilot), drama (they both died) and sexual politics (women pilots vs. he-man military tradition) all taking place in the skies over Stalingrad during 1942.

If nothing else, it has the potential for a much better locker room scene than most war movies.

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[262crew]

Bridges of toko ri. There are so few flicks about Korea.

[old iron]

Frank Luke, from WWI. Of course, recent research shows that there was no gunfight after he landed and he may only have shot down two rather than three balloons. Maybe it is just my cynicism, but somehow I doubt whether Hollywood could show the truth rather than their own creation based loosely on the myth.

Kevin

[old iron]

Frank Luke, from WWI. Of course, recent research shows that there was no gunfight after he landed and he may only have shot down two rather than three balloons. Maybe it is just my cynicism, but somehow I doubt whether Hollywood could show the truth rather than their own creation based loosely on the myth.

Kevin

[Steve T]

Fritz--

Cool! Another vote for the Litvyak story. That's long been at or near the top of my "Great Unmade Flying Movies" list...No shortage of genuine (if recently-built) Yaks out there either...even if you end up with the usual late- versus early-model issues for the hardware enthusiasts to carp about: Yak-3UA for Yak-1/7, same as Spit IX/Ha1112 for Spit I/Me109E, P-40N for P-40C, et cetera.

Back in the day the Tuskegee story was right up there too, but of course that film was made, more or less, 13 years ago by HBO. Every so often the mooted George Lucas version (which was first rumoured in the late eighties) pops up again in the media. It would be nice to see that story retold with a few of the hiccups from HBO's version corrected...

My top pick these days, though, would be a flick on the subject of the 1949 National Air Races. The trailer for that "Great Unmade" plays regularly in the theatre inside my head, replete with details...the title...a couple cast members...the seamless CGI...the re-created F2G and "Beguine"...the songs in the soundtrack. Ah, for a cool $85mil or so!

S.

[John Dupre]

How about the Manuel "Pete" Fernandez Story? He was the third highest scoring American of the Korean War. In the late 1970s or early 1980s he was killed flying drugs in Beech 18.

First Hollywood loves Tragedy, you also have the racial angle, fall from success etc. But on the plus side, Sabres and Migs.

[richkolasa]

I'd like to see a biopic of the WASPs and other women whose contribution to the war effort was largely overlooked.

Rich

[6trn4brn]

Serenade To The Big Bird by Bert Stiles would seem to be a fantastic movie. One of the top 5 best books I have ever read!

[famvburg]

It's been a while since I read "My Secret War", but being a sucker for Skyraiders, I wonder how it'd go as a movie. I agree with "Baa Baa Black Sheep", only more along the lines of the book "Black Sheep One".