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Originally Posted by airmalik
I thought I recognised that pilot!
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Now that is interesting, I hadn't thought of those scenes even though I have seen the movie dozens of times (John Wayne fan). My pure guess would be that they used a real P-40 for those cheesy looking close ups, sitting in a studio of course. It would just be a financial decision.
John Wayne was something like 6'-4" which would be VERY tall for a pilot of the era. One would think he would be sitting up much higher. Maybe they modified the seat to make it sit lower? I know they tended to put him on smaller horses to make him look even taller lol. It's not like they were above altering reality
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Personally....I could not care less about the size of the pilots lol. That' just me, I know others feel much more strongly on the matter.
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