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Personal Favorite: A GUY NAMED JOE. 1943. Spencer Tracey, Esther Williams, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, etc.

WWII movie. There was a remake of the original with a little different theme.....ALWAYS. 1989. Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, Audrey Hepburn, etc.

Both available on DVD/Video.
 
dougdrvr said:
I don't think it was even MATS, but it's a great movie, especially since all the military personnel in the film except for the two main characters were, at the time, actual active duty military folks .
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It was about the Berlin Airlift and that was run by Troop Carrier. I got into Troop Carrier shortly afer that. Troop Carrier heavy were C-54 units. Troop Carrier medium were C-47, C-46 and C-82 units.
 
Anyone heard of "Top Gun?" It's an okay '80s flick.

It's about fighter pilots, men playing volley ball, and men showering together.
 
Don't forget "Strategic Air Command" with Jimmy Stewart. Great air-to-air shots of cold war-era B36's and B47's.

PHXFLYR
 
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The arrow means "proceeding in this direction"........
"whistling Dan" told me that......

In Islands in the Sky if you pause some of the "flying" scenes " you can see a "blocked" TWA under the wing of the DC3
 
Definately, without doubt, The War Lover......... You can't beat the King of Cool- Steve McQueen in a B-17. An old personal fave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouc2OBwPxdc

I'm suprised nobody has posted anything about "The Right Stuff" on here- another one I really like, if you care to pass it off as old.

As far as "Strategic Air Command" goes, a great flick. I would have loved to have seen a B-36 fly. Apparently, up until a few years ago, some guy was trying to rebuild one, but it ended up getting nixed by the Air Force, who put a stop to that really quick. The airplane is now displayed at Pima.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRxkYmfcX28

Another favorite movie clip of all times. The rest of the movie totally stinks, but this is one of my favorite clips with surround sound. Bear with the slow start, but gets really cool in about a minute or so. It was directed by Steven Spielburg, who is now working on another P-51 movie called "Red Tails".......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tztl6ZEjrw4
 
Ceiling Zero

I guess nobody brought this one up...James Cagney and the airmail about 1936. Good, for the period, shots of ice building up behind the boots before he spins in. Guess that the ATR folks should have watched this one.
Also 4 course radio range flying and going below minimums. Everybody talking a mile a minute. The actors must have been paid by the word. <grin>

"Ceiling Zero"

DC
 
freightdogfred said:
This one's better...starring a real pilot (cliff robertson) in real aiplanes (30 series DC-8's) dealing with real issues (A boozer pilot and nosy lead FA)
Technically accurate with great footage of a classic airplane, right down to where he pulls the cap off the aileron trim wheel to look at the porn inside, which any DC-8 driver knows it's stashed in there.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079719/
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Very technically accurate, I have the film on VHS. Talked to cliff many times about the movie, he was disappointed it was considered a flop.
 

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