[Milsurplus] doc. ques. (now old WWII movies)

[jcoward5452 at aol.com]

when I was a kid growing up in suburban NJ in the '50's and '60's ,the 
big networks played war movies on Sunday afternoons.I must have seen 
them all a hundred times. My favorites are "Wing and a Prayer" (brief 
microsecond shot of the radios in a TBM) and "Dam Busters". Must have 
watched Dam Busters for at least 8 hrs continuos on Million Dollar 
Movie one day.....miss-spent youth! But i built the Revell model of the 
modified Lancaster. To me British bombers were both ugly and beautiful 
at the same time.Of coarse of all British aircraft the Spitfire was 
truly a work of not only advanced technology built on a shoestring but 
a work of Art as well.The only US aircraft that I find ugly and 
beautiful at the same time is the PBY Catalina.
 Jay

PS

There is a great documentary called "The Flying Boats".Even has footage 
of the last two Martin "MARS".I wonder what their radio compartment had 
installed to play with.Not shown in the film.They are converted for 
fire bombing and may possibly be retired by now.

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Adams <quixote2 at ix.netcom.com>
To: jcoward5452 at aol.com
Sent: Fri, Sep 11, 2009 5:28 pm
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] documentary question


At 18:46 11-09-09, you wrote:



For some good P-47 footage, see the movie "Fighter Squadron" staring 
Edmond O'Brien.There are some significant errors like P-51's playing as 
ME 109's but still has lots of gun camera foota
ge.

Jay


That one will drive purists crazy tho.

The "Messerschmidts"  were P-15Ds, painted black and with swastikas 
added. They were
played by an Air National Guard squadron near Hollywood.

BTW... "Fighter Squadron" was mainly shot in this part of the country, 
at the old AAF field
in Marquette, Michigan.


Mr. T.