"MISSION OVER KOREA" Military Channel
Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:48 pm
Gang, The Rare USAF Korean War Film "MISSION OVER KOREA" airs Tonite (Saturday Jan 20) at 9pm Eastern on the Military Channel. Don't miss it, as it's not available on DVD, hardly ever on TV & very tough to find. It's all about a USAF Pilot who wants to win the Korean War all by Himself.
Ha! Ha! Ha! I guess some things never change....
Again, it's on Tonite (Saturday Jan 20) at 9pm Eastern on the Military Channel & airs again at Midnight .... Digger
Ha! Ha! Ha! I guess some things never change....
Again, it's on Tonite (Saturday Jan 20) at 9pm Eastern on the Military Channel & airs again at Midnight .... Digger
Last edited by DiggerWW2 on Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:54 pm
Yeah, I saw the trailer for it last night. F-80s vs P-51s with red stars on the side from the look of it. I'll be watching.
Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:02 pm
Great freakin movie!
Just got done watching it.
L-5 combat baby! And P-80's! And "Yak's" heheeeeeee
It is a very cool movie. I have to have it.
Just got done watching it.
L-5 combat baby! And P-80's! And "Yak's" heheeeeeee
It is a very cool movie. I have to have it.
Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:17 am
It's on again right now (from 9-11PM). Great footage!
Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:14 am
It's on again Today (Sunday) at 5pm Eastern on the Military Channel.
I like the M-9 Bazooka idea mounted on the wing of the L-5!!
I think I'll mount one on the passenger door of My 2006 Mustang Convertible ....
Digger
I like the M-9 Bazooka idea mounted on the wing of the L-5!!
I think I'll mount one on the passenger door of My 2006 Mustang Convertible ....
Digger
Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:49 am
If you search, you may find a VHS copy. I bought it back in the later 80's as one of those budget type videos. The L-5 is a nice flying airplane.
Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:54 am
I also got a copy in the early 90s, quite a sight seeing the L-5 flying inverted.
Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:43 pm
nice view of T-28 wreckage in the background, I think I saw a corsair wing as well
Mission Over Korea
Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:01 am
Anyone tape it by chance? I got home too late to catch it all. I'd love to have a copy. We have an L-5 in our CAF unit and I'd love to have a copy of this tape at our hangar. I'm happy to pay any costs assosiated with copying it and/or shipping.
Thanks,
Mike Hogan
Squadron Leader
National Capital Squadron
CAF
Thanks,
Mike Hogan
Squadron Leader
National Capital Squadron
CAF
Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:48 pm
Mike,
I recorded it on DVD if that helps you out any?
Pete
I recorded it on DVD if that helps you out any?
Pete
DVD
Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:20 pm
Pete.
DVD would work fine for me. Can you copy? If so let me know how to get it from you. As I said, happy to pay any costs associated. Email me directly if you like, mike.hogan@landmarkaviation.com
Thanks,
Mike
DVD would work fine for me. Can you copy? If so let me know how to get it from you. As I said, happy to pay any costs associated. Email me directly if you like, mike.hogan@landmarkaviation.com
Thanks,
Mike
Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:41 pm
Mike,
Let me see if I can copy it tonight.
Pete
Let me see if I can copy it tonight.
Pete
"Mission Over Korea" movie trivia
Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:42 am
For those who may be interested, I wrote a 4 page review of MISSION OVER KOREA about a year ago for the L-5 NEWSLETTER (which I publish). There's more here than you could ever want to know about the film, but movie buffs may enjoy reading it. You may download it here:
http://web.mawebcenters.com/sopa/downloads.ivnu
MISSION OVER KOREA is as B as B movies get but it's great for the flying scenes if nothing else. I actually like the whole thing for its "cheapness" and it is fun to pick apart. I love the fight scene with the "Communist Insurgents" dressed like gangsters. Obvious movie fakery includes the P-51 "Yaks", but if you watch closely you can find all kinds of subtle discrepancies, such as the L-5 observer model with the same tail number as an L-5G ambulance model...the former being filmed on location in Korea and the latter in California. Ostensibly the same plane in the story line, the director probably didn't think most people in the audience would notice the substitution.
Although almost half the film contains flying scenes or static views of aircraft, you'll eventually notice that there are really only a few flying sequences and they were filmed from a half-dozen angles. By alternating camera angles the footage replayed throughout the movie gives the impression that they were different scenes. They also destroyed at least 2 planes for the movie (was that a real crash, or a studio "crash?) but two of the planes still exist and are owned by L-5 club members. One of these was actually filmed on location in Korea.
As for getting copies of the movie, they pop up on eBay at least once a month. I even found a bootleg DVD copy of it and there are some neat collectibles in the way of posters and set photos if you're into that sort of thing.
Cheers,
Jim
http://web.mawebcenters.com/sopa/downloads.ivnu
MISSION OVER KOREA is as B as B movies get but it's great for the flying scenes if nothing else. I actually like the whole thing for its "cheapness" and it is fun to pick apart. I love the fight scene with the "Communist Insurgents" dressed like gangsters. Obvious movie fakery includes the P-51 "Yaks", but if you watch closely you can find all kinds of subtle discrepancies, such as the L-5 observer model with the same tail number as an L-5G ambulance model...the former being filmed on location in Korea and the latter in California. Ostensibly the same plane in the story line, the director probably didn't think most people in the audience would notice the substitution.
Although almost half the film contains flying scenes or static views of aircraft, you'll eventually notice that there are really only a few flying sequences and they were filmed from a half-dozen angles. By alternating camera angles the footage replayed throughout the movie gives the impression that they were different scenes. They also destroyed at least 2 planes for the movie (was that a real crash, or a studio "crash?) but two of the planes still exist and are owned by L-5 club members. One of these was actually filmed on location in Korea.
As for getting copies of the movie, they pop up on eBay at least once a month. I even found a bootleg DVD copy of it and there are some neat collectibles in the way of posters and set photos if you're into that sort of thing.
Cheers,
Jim