Red Tails

[CZS_Ondras]

Hi all, nowadays the shooting of Red Tails movie produced by George Lucas and staring by Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr. and the others has begun in Czech Republic. Here is a short video of arrival of B-17; from the borders guard of honor has been provided by stand-by flight of our Gripens and second half of the way, before landing on Milovice airfield arranged as WWII air base, guard has been provided by flight of red tailed P-51 Mustangs:

http://www.novinky.cz/koktejl/167367-obavany-valecny-bombarder-b-17-se-prohanel-nad-milovicemi.html

I think it is interesting stuff..

O.

[IceFire]

Thanks for the info and video! Interesting to see how these things are shaping up.

[CZS_Ondras]

Here, in this thread of Czech Il2 community forum:

http://vwings.net/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=62&thread_id=2695&rowstart=0

you may highly probably during following days discover another snips of information (especially photos and maybe other links).

Luckily Hollywood loves my country, especially Barrandov Studios in Prague where many A class movies has been filmed...

O.

[CZS_Ondras]

P-40s in action.

http://www.highinthesky.cz/novinky/milovice-p40-v-akci-p3063/

and in the hangar:

http://www.highinthesky.cz/novinky/warbirdy-v-milovicich-p3059/

O.

[Flyby]

thanks for the links! The 99th Virtual Sqdn salutes you!
Flyby out

[CZS_Ondras]

To be sure You haven´t missed anything, I am placing this link here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUYj2nNUdQ&feature=channel_page

my self. Please enjoy, especially sound at the end of the video. :cool:

O.

[Flyby]

rgrt, O. Thanks again! :D
Flyby out

[KG26_Alpha]

Brilliant

Thanks for this :)