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warbirds in new Imax movie "Fighter Pilot"?

Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:00 am

I really enjoyed the NASM's new Imax movie about the Red Flag
exercises out at Nellis AFB. Best Imax movie I've seen, yet.

There is one sequence where some Air Force pilots are shown walking around an indoor display with a Lancaster, a Spitfire, and an Me-109E. I don't think they have these in Nevada, and didn't see a location listed in the end credits.

Has anyone else seen it and do you know where they filmed this scene?

Thanks

Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:49 am

Could it have been Canada, and not a 109E? There's a '109F at the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa, along with a Lancaster and Spitfire. Although, of course, if the '109 had "clipped" wings and the Spitfire did not, then it's not there! :wink:

(Actually, according to the NAM website, they have THREE Spits, a IIb, IX and XVI.)

Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:23 am

Yes, I must be misidentifying the Me 109 and that must be the place because there was an acknowledgement in the credits to Canada ("Film Board of Ottawa", maybe?). I didn't see a museum listed, though. Probably just missed it.

Strange that they would include the Canadian interlude and not explain it. Everything else (seemed) to be on location at Red Flag.

There were some Canadian aircrew in the exercise, too.

Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:46 am

I am currently overhauling my Webshots albums for the CAvM to create a photo list of their aircraft. It is far from complete, but I do have pics of the Lanc, 109 and Spit mentioned.

Lanc #1...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/412 ... 3566GzubfZ

Lanc #2...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/412 ... 3410PFSAjS
http://community.webshots.com/photo/412 ... 8020aLiCXZ

109...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 4240dAstSq
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 3403syhOjy
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 3420iBQvYG
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 3439MFgYOO
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 3452SQhFkX
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 3465ANXJsW
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 3481zOurFE
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 3498espkEq
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 3512MhJnLx

Spit...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 8316TjjAmT
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 7084NnLPUD
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 7524qdAYOO
http://community.webshots.com/photo/443 ... 7726vLQron

Mike

Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:52 am

Looking at your pictures, I see that's definitely the museum in the movie-

Looks like a beautiful collection.

Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:58 am

Richard W. wrote:Looks like a beautiful collection.


I may be a little biased, but the National Aeronautical Collection of Canada, which is mostly housed at the Canada Aviation Museum is indeed impressive. TheY have a wide range of airplanes from a Silver Dart (like a Wright Flyer) up to an F-18 with displays covering both military and non-military aviation developments over a time line. I would suggest you put it on your list of places to visit.

Mike
Last edited by mrhenniger on Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:19 am, edited 1 time in total.

Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:16 am

The Imax Movie system is a Candian invention,so it would be possible that post-production work could have been done in Canada, hence the use of one of the best aviation museums in the world.

MRP
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