An Aviation Movie Subject I would Like to See
Fri May 01, 2009 10:19 pm
VF-17 The Jolly Rogers. I have always thought that a " Band of Brothers" type of series based on Tom Blackburn's book would make an excellent story if the right people put it together. Their work to get the F4U accepted for Carrier use only to be bounced off the Bunker Hill and put out on Ondongo would make a great story line.
Like I said, if they could stay true to the real story it would be a good one.
Like I said, if they could stay true to the real story it would be a good one.
B-25 Low Level Action
Fri May 01, 2009 10:34 pm
I would like to see a movie treating the Low Level B-25 action in the South Pacific during WWII. Plenty of B-25s around to get the job done. No sappy love stories please--just heavy duty South Pacific action.
Another choice would be the 14 days leading up to the second Schweinfurt mission in October 1943. Some real heavy duty air combat during that time for the 8th AF. A lot of B-17s went down those first couple weeks of October 1943.
TonyM.
Another choice would be the 14 days leading up to the second Schweinfurt mission in October 1943. Some real heavy duty air combat during that time for the 8th AF. A lot of B-17s went down those first couple weeks of October 1943.
TonyM.
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Fri May 01, 2009 11:21 pm
Their work to get the F4U accepted for Carrier use only to be
bounced off the Bunker Hill and put out on Ondongo would make a great story line.
Bounced might be a strong word.
They traded spots with VF-18 only because of problems relating to supplying parts to what would have
been the only CV based Corsair squadron.
It maked sense logisicaly for them to be based with the Marine squadron and be supported by their
established supply system.
Fri May 01, 2009 11:36 pm
You are right Jack.
By the way... any photos of VF-17 that you can share ?
By the way... any photos of VF-17 that you can share ?
Fri May 01, 2009 11:40 pm
I sure as heck agree with the first two....well ALL of them really....but when we did something similar to this I mentioned the low level strafer B-25's of Kinney's 5th air force and of course ANYTHING with F4U's in it would be phenomenal...
Got any low level skip bombing strafer pics, Jack?
Mark
Got any low level skip bombing strafer pics, Jack?
Mark
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Sat May 02, 2009 12:00 am
By the way... any photos of VF-17 that you can share ?
I have tons of VF-17 pics and some great mementos. When my step-dad was stationed at NAS Jax I was a regular at the Blackburn house on Chippawa Dr.
Sat May 02, 2009 12:02 am
The story of Pappy Gunn
Sat May 02, 2009 12:47 am
A real, true to life treatment of the Doolittle Raid. And keep ALL the Fn Baldwins AWAY from it!
Something on the level of "Band of Brothers" or one of the other reasonably true to life WWII movies. Covering all the training up, and the mission and afterwards, with an "American Graffiti" end montage, with a photo of each actor & the real men they portrayed, and a short end biography of each- perhaps by crew...
Robbie
Something on the level of "Band of Brothers" or one of the other reasonably true to life WWII movies. Covering all the training up, and the mission and afterwards, with an "American Graffiti" end montage, with a photo of each actor & the real men they portrayed, and a short end biography of each- perhaps by crew...
Robbie
Sat May 02, 2009 4:16 am
I would love to see a film on Adrian Warburton. Fascinating character. The BBC in the UK did a documentary on him a few years ago. Amazing stuff.
Also , Ken Adam woud be a fascinating subject, a German Jew who flew strike missions with the RAF over enemy territory and then became the guy who designed all the cool sets for the Bond movies. Wow!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Warburton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Adam
Also , Ken Adam woud be a fascinating subject, a German Jew who flew strike missions with the RAF over enemy territory and then became the guy who designed all the cool sets for the Bond movies. Wow!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Warburton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Adam
Sat May 02, 2009 5:39 am
A re-make of The Spirit of St. Louis...
Sat May 02, 2009 7:51 am
APG85 wrote:A re-make of The Spirit of St. Louis...
The question is WHY ? it would end up like the remake of flight of the phoenix,
Don't mess with perfection...................
Sat May 02, 2009 8:58 am
A Real account of the AVG Flying Tigers ! Face it their story dose not need the Hollywood Enbellishment as is the typical case . Get Tom Hanks & Ron Howard in the mix. It would be a Block buster no dought !
Sat May 02, 2009 12:16 pm
Matt Gunsch wrote:APG85 wrote:A re-make of The Spirit of St. Louis...
The question is WHY ? it would end up like the remake of flight of the phoenix,
Don't mess with perfection...................
Jimmy Stewart, although I liked him as an actor and person, did not fit the part of Charles Lindbergh...
Sat May 02, 2009 12:36 pm
Robbie Roberts wrote:A real, true to life treatment of the Doolittle Raid. And keep ALL the Fn Baldwins AWAY from it!
Something on the level of "Band of Brothers" or one of the other reasonably true to life WWII movies. Covering all the training up, and the mission and afterwards, with an "American Graffiti" end montage, with a photo of each actor & the real men they portrayed, and a short end biography of each- perhaps by crew...
Robbie
Yes, that is what I want to see.
Sat May 02, 2009 3:58 pm
TIDAL WAVE
Low level attack against the Ploesti oil fields
Low level attack against the Ploesti oil fields