WWII aviation films every one should watch

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

The bad
Pearl Harbour - I could write an essay on this one but will keep it brief. Michael Bay must die

+1. I don't mind watching the harbour attack action scene on youtube occasionaly though, even with all its historical inacuracies and mistakes.

[mavrickandgoose]

The flying tigers. John waynes in it come on lol

[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.

[FOZ_1983]

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 shitfires 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.

+1 :-d

[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

[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.

[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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