WWII aviation films every one should watch

[Yosemite_Sam]

Yup those are some great movies there. I have had a fascination of WW2 since I was a child, not the politics of the war but the machinery and battles. With the advent of the internet age that brought on a whole new wealth of media, videos. I have over the years scoured the web for WW2 related video and have one massive collection, alot of it related to aircraft. Anyway one site in particular is a treasure trove of such film and I figured you guys would appreciate it.

A documentry of the Memphis Belle, basically following the crew from an airfield in England to a bombing raid over Germany in which they encounter flak and interceptors.

http://www.archive.org/details/TheMe...FlyingFortress

Another about P-47s and a mission to blow railroad bridges plus strafing runs in the Italian theater.

http://www.archive.org/details/thunderbolt

Here's a US goverment video for new pilots flying B-26s.

http://www.archive.org/details/HowToFlyTheB-26Airplane

Just a few examples, if you look around the site you'll find tons of this stuff. I know these arent 'movies' but thought I'd share.

Cheers

[Chameleonlord]

"Catch 22"! That is one of my personal favourites! Bobby it in his notes. A must see! Read the book too!

[WildBoar44]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

Piece of cake 1988 TV series. Even better, just read the book by Derek Robinson that it's based on.

A modern remake of that could be amazing. Using cgi hurricanes instead of those BoB movie spitfires and sticking very close to the book this time. Two series of 20+ episodes could do the whole story I think. It would be epic.

Every 15th September I hook up the video and kick the wife an kids out......watch them back to back every year......then at 7.00pm....lay a wreath at the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel le Fern ..... "Piece of Cake"....oddly British.....Great acting...lost in time





Thanks for the trip down memory lane Mr Pope......Bang on with your choice........
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[hurricane]

just want to make sure you guys know it was josef prillers attitude that i thought was funny not him strafing allied soldiers.

[MATALIEBRES]

Originally Posted by Gilly

Spurred by MATALIEBRES posting about suggestions for WW2 films that had aerial combat I thought we should have a thread so eveyone can post aviation films!

I'll kick off with these:

Battle of Britain (don't tell me you haven't seen this) edit: here's the original trailer

The Dambusters (currently being remade by Peter Jackson)
Tora Tora Tora (save for this I'll leave the pacific films to my 'colonial' mates here!)
Dark Blue World
633 Squadron
12 O'Clock High
Appointment in London


As the saying goes 'fill your boots gentlemen'

Thanks Gilly, some movies that I see this holiday (some WWI) are:
-Air Force 1943
-Bombers
-Captains of the clouds
-God is my copilot
-The Great Mitchell
-The long day of Eagle
-Enola Gay
-633 Squad
-Fighter Squadron 332
-Mosquito Squad
-History of Malta
-Flying Leathernecks
-The Dawn Patrol
-The incursion of a thousand planes
-The dark Blue world
-Bow to heaven
-The Dam Busters
-Torpedo bombers
-Dark Blue World
And a little more modern for women and the kid will not get bored lol

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by hurricane

just want to make sure you guys know it was josef prillers attitude that i thought was funny not him strafing allied soldiers.

Hmmmm.

I joke!! His attitude was rather good,especially when he strafes the beach, fires off his ammo (just him and a wingman) and then laughs at the insignifigance of it and says something along the lines of "theirs the Luftwaffes greatest achievement".

[Davedog74]

malta story
aces high
porco russo ha ha

[McQ59]

I grabbed a copy of Piece of cake when Dave& I was down at Hendon last summer. Love it. That '80's visuals and short-cuts with the spits. And the right scarfs. Brilliant.
Just saw 12 O'clock high a cpl of weeks ago. A true Classic.

I'm not sure if the WWII flyboystory to the movie I most want to see is yet written, but if it is or ever will be, I hope I live to see the Cohen-brothers do it. They do know how to play.

[Hicks-81]

I want this film NOW!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waZM5W2kNP0

Birds of Steel and Red Tails, I can´t wait for 2012

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Hicks-81

I want this film NOW!!!

Birds of Steel and Red Tails, I can´t wait for 2012

Tickets reserved!! Hope this will be showing at IMAX!! Listening the the Merlin purring in surround sound like that.... EPIC!!

Good find hicks.