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Black_Sage29
03-18-2013, 02:47 AM
Came across this short film a little while ago on youtube

Is a shortfilm about a Spitfire vs Me-109 dogfight


I really thought this was a work of art. The maneuver at 2:53 is questionable lol, but still thought it was a interesting.

The action is pretty good too. Also really like how it was short, simple, but still gets a good message across. Enjoy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36eLp9XGNjs
EJGr.Ost_Caspar
03-19-2013, 08:56 PM
The whole ditching is questionable! Both would be dead instead. But I agree, otherwise its nice.
RPS69
03-20-2013, 03:35 PM
Nice, what an unexpected ending. Didn't know that Ireland internated fallen pilots. Funny that most probably, both pilots would be protestant.

BTW, the ditching is ridiculous...
War_Emergency_Picnic
03-21-2013, 12:05 AM
The dogfight was... claustrophobic. I hate it when the FOV is that small. With that said, it was quite fun to watch, and the ending is also a pleasant surprise :grin:
Black_Sage29
02-24-2014, 07:33 AM
The dogfight was... claustrophobic. I hate it when the FOV is that small. With that said, it was quite fun to watch, and the ending is also a pleasant surprise :grin:

It's really like that..those cockpits are small...the ME-109 even smaller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9YVei2Yb_k


Just adds to the amount of bravery and heart needed to climb in one of those and close the lid knowing you will be shot at
nic727
10-29-2014, 09:14 PM
You can watch the video here : http://vimeo.com/31202906
Jumoschwanz
11-13-2014, 02:49 AM
Yea, that is a horribly unrealistic ending, knocking the wings off two aircraft and still being able to ditch them, an idea a 5-year old playing with plastic toys would come up with.
Aviar
11-13-2014, 04:14 AM
**SPOILER ALERT**


The 'surprise' ending was that the pilots crashed in Ireland. I guess the director wants us to believe that the British pilot was so...what...absent-minded...that he did not know he was flying over another country? Look at the world map. There's a huge body of water between Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Cute, but I didn't buy it. However, as an aviation buff, I still enjoyed the flying scenes.

Aviar