Flying Tigers (1942)
Movie (1942)
Starring:
John Wayne (Capt. Jim Gordon)
John Carroll (Woodrow "Woody" Jason)
Anna Lee (Brooke Elliott)
(Synopsis:)
Curtiss P-40F Warhawk
Aircraft awaiting delivery shot at the Curtiss Wright factory of Buffalo (New York).
Most of the movie display scale 1:1 models with outsized machine guns and air cope over the engine. Two of them have electric engine in order to move the propeller.
Another two other have OX-5 engine allowing them to be driven up until 90 km/h. They are easily identifiable by their outsized tailwheel.
Some footage of the real Curtiss P-40B/C of the Flying Tigers are used in background of actors.
Capelis XC-12
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
This aircraft is seen only taxiing or being readied for the take off.
The flying scenes are only displaying models.
Mitsubishi Ki-21-II
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Mitsubishi G3M
Nakajima Ki-27
Supermarine Spitfire
Nakajima A4N & Mitsubishi A5M & Aichi D1A & Nakajima Ki-4
Captain Jim Gordon (John Wayne) uses a recognition chart displaying this four japanese aircraft (name given from top to bottom).
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