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Revision as of 21:56, 29 December 2014
Documentary (2007)
Starring:
Hal Holbrook (Narrator)
Leo Cordier (Himself)
Andrew Rooney (Himself)
The whole story of american gliders, from the early race to build unpowered aircraft to the D-Day invasion at Normandy and Nazi Germany's final surrender. Covers the source of this concept, mainly in Germany.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Junkers Ju-52/3m
Numerous airframes seen throughout the first half of the documentary.
The first one is coded D-AXIO Junkers Ju-52/3m of the Luftwaffe.
Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka
Probably from a nazi propaganda movie (which one ?).
Junkers Ju 87 A Stuka
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Waco CG-4A
Lt Leo Cordier ready for his fifth combat glider landing.
Waco CG-4A-RO
Crash of Waco CG-4A-RO s/n 42-78839. Robertson Aircraft Company in St. Louis was contracting to build Waco CG-4A-RO gliders under license. Several VIPs were getting a demonstration ride on 1st August 1943. 10 deads.
Towed by a Douglas C-47 Skytrain.
Heinkel He 111
Dornier Do 17 Z
DFS 230
Taken by the third man aboard a DFS 230 glider.
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E
Gotha Go 242
Ryan NYP Spirit of Saint-Louis
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Heinkel He 51
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Towing Horsa gliders (look bottom).
Curtiss-Wright C-46A Commando
Various Aircraft
Wright Field during the early thirties. The widest shape is probably a Boeing B-9.
Different kind of projects and studies.
Focke-Wulfe Fw 190 A
Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant
Towed by a troika of three Messerschmitt Bf 110.
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C
PZL P.24
Remains of the PZL P.24 Delta 126 of the Greek Air Force.
Avro 626
Unidentified Aircraft
Greek Campaign of 1941. Could it be a RAF Blenheim ?
Stinson L-1 Vigilant
Unidentified Training Glider
The poor quality od this screenshot doesn't allow to distinguish a Frankfort TG-1 from a Schweizer (TG-2 or TG-3) or a Laister-Kauffman TG-4.
Schweizer TG-2
Mitsubishi G3M
Mitsubishi Ki-30
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Nakajima B5N
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Aichi D3A
Mitsubishi A5M
Nakajima Ki-27
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Same shot in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Curtiss P-40B Warhawk
Vought OS2U Kingfisher
Piper L-4 Cub
Curtiss JN Jenny
Same Barnstormer, "Jersey" Ringel, seen in Mystères d'archives (TV Series) Season One, Episode One.
Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I
LC797, an Airspeed AS.51 Horsa used by american troops.
North American B-25 Mitchell
Hawker Hurricane
North American P-51A Mustang
Probably from the 1st Air Commando Group, CBI theatre.
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Junkers Ju 87 D Stuka
Junkers Ju 88
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See also
- Unidentified Aircraft
- Aichi D3A
- Airspeed Horsa
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Consolidated PBY Catalina
- Curtiss JN
- Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
- Dornier Do 17
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190
- Gotha Go 242
- Hawker Hurricane
- Heinkel He 51
- Heinkel He 111
- Junkers Ju-52
- Junkers Ju-87 Stuka
- Junkers Ju 88
- Messerschmitt Bf 109
- Messerschmitt Bf 110
- Mitsubishi A5M
- Mitsubishi G3M
- Mitsubishi Ki-30
- Nakajima Ki-27
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- North American P-51 Mustang
- Piper J-3 Cub
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
- Ryan NYP
- Stinson L-1 Vigilant
- Vought OS2U Kingfisher
- Waco CG-4A