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− | + | [[Image:FC_Poster.jpg|thumb|right|400px|<i>The Final Countdown</i> movie poster]] | |
− | + | <b>Movie (1980)<br></b> | |
− | [[Image:FC_Poster.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Final Countdown movie poster]] | + | Also known as: <b>Nimitz, retour vers l'enfer <br></b> |
− | <b>Movie (1980)</b> | ||
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− | The USS Nimitz has a date with history. A storm-vortex transports the Nimitz and its crew back in time to Dec. 6, 1941, the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese fleet has been spotted | + | The [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68)]] has a date with history. A storm-vortex transports the Nimitz and its crew back in time to Dec. 6, 1941, the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese fleet has been spotted. Is history on the verge of being rewritten? |
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Grumman F-14 Tomcat|Grumman F-14A Tomcat]] == | ||
+ | Tomcats from Fighter Squadron 84/Jolly Rogers played a dominant role in the confrontation between the Nimitz and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. | ||
+ | [[Image:FC_F-14-VF84.jpg|thumb|500px|none|F-14A of VF-84.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:FC vf84vt6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Two F-14A's of VF-84 in formation with a North American T-6 Texan modified for the movie to look like a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.]] | ||
+ | P.S. : F-14 of VF-41 "Black Aces" are too visible in action. | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz F-14 TF30 CIMG5352.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Jet engine Pratt & Whitney TF30 of the F-14A.]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye]] == | ||
+ | From VAW-112 "The Golden Hawks". | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz E-2C CIMG5345.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz E-2 launch.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Lockheed S-3 Viking|Lockheed S-3A Viking]] == |
− | + | From VS-24 "Scouts". | |
+ | [[Image:Nimitz S-3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz S-3 CIMG5357.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
− | [[ | + | == [[:Category: Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II|Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II]] == |
− | [[Image: | + | In the foreground, we look only the rear side of the right jet engine of the Lockheed S-3 Viking. |
+ | [[Image:Nimitz i478091.jpg|thumb|500px|none|LTV A-7E Corsair II of VA-86 <i>Sidewinders</i>.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz A-7 CIMG5365.jpg|thumb|500px|none|LTV A-7E Corsair II of VA-86 <i>Sidewinders</i>.]] | ||
+ | P.S. : A-7 of the VA-82 "Marauders" not presented here but visible in action. | ||
− | == ( | + | == [[:Category: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter|Lockheed C-141 Starlifter]] == |
+ | Center left, in the distance (behind the hedgerow). | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz C-141.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
− | [[Image: | + | == [[:Category: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King]] == |
− | [[Image: | + | From HS-9 "Sea Griffins". |
+ | [[Image:Nimitz SH-3 CIMG5349.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King n° 733, BuN 149717.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz SH-3 CIMG5348.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz SH-3 CIMG5346.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King n° 736, BuN 148995.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz SH-3 CIMG5347.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King n° 736, BuN 148995.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz SH-3 CIMG5353.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King n° 736, BuN 148995.]] | ||
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Grumman S-2 Tracker|Grumman S-2 Tracker]] == |
+ | Inside the hangar. | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz S-2 534.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
− | [[Image:( | + | == [[:Category: North American A-5 Vigilante| North American A-5A Vigilante]] == |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Nimitz A-5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
+ | On the right, behind the SH-3 Sea King. | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz i147446.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: North American T-6| North American SNJ]] == | ||
+ | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
+ | [[File:Nimitz jap CIMG5359.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Vultee BT-13 Valiant| Vultee BT-13 Valiant (acting as Nakajima B5N)]] == | ||
+ | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
+ | [[File:Nimitz BT-13 CIMG5362.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk | Curtiss P-40K Warhawk]] == | ||
+ | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
+ | [[Image: Nimitz P-40 CIMG5363.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Curtiss P-40K Warhawk of the USAAF.]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk | Curtiss P-40B/C Warhawk]] == | ||
+ | War footage. | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz P-40C CIMG5364.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Vought F-8 Crusader | Vought RF-8G Crusader]] == | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz RF-8G holdback.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz RF-8G CIMG5358.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz RF-8G.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Grumman A-6 Intruder|Grumman KA-6D Intruder]] == | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz KA-6l.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz KA-6E.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Grumman A-6 Intruder|Grumman A-6E Intruder]] == | ||
+ | VA-35 "Black Panthers". | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz A-6E CIMG5355.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz A-6E CIMG5366.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == [[:Category: Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler|Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler]] == | ||
+ | Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-134 "Garudas" | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz EA-6B CIMG5354.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Nimitz EA-6B CIMG5356.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
{{footnote}} | {{footnote}} | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
− | * [ | + | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/ The Final Countdown at IMDb] |
− | * [ | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_%28film%29 The Final Countdown at Wikipedia] |
− | * [ | + | * [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=80736 The Final Countdown at IMCDb] |
+ | |||
+ | [[Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Grumman A-6 Intruder]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Grumman S-2 Tracker]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Lockheed S-3 Viking]] | ||
+ | [[Category: North American A-5 Vigilante]] | ||
+ | [[Category: North American T-6]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Vought F-8 Crusader]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Vultee BT-13 Valiant]] |
Latest revision as of 17:06, 25 August 2018
Movie (1980)
Also known as: Nimitz, retour vers l'enfer
Starring:
Kirk Douglas (Capt. Matthew Yelland)
Martin Sheen (Warren Lasky)
Katharine Ross (Laurel Scott)
James Farentino (Cdr. Richard T. Owens / Richard Tideman)
Charles Durning (Sen.Samuel Chapman)
The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) has a date with history. A storm-vortex transports the Nimitz and its crew back in time to Dec. 6, 1941, the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese fleet has been spotted. Is history on the verge of being rewritten?
Grumman F-14A Tomcat
Tomcats from Fighter Squadron 84/Jolly Rogers played a dominant role in the confrontation between the Nimitz and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.
P.S. : F-14 of VF-41 "Black Aces" are too visible in action.
Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
From VAW-112 "The Golden Hawks".
Lockheed S-3A Viking
From VS-24 "Scouts".
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II
In the foreground, we look only the rear side of the right jet engine of the Lockheed S-3 Viking.
P.S. : A-7 of the VA-82 "Marauders" not presented here but visible in action.
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
Center left, in the distance (behind the hedgerow).
Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King
From HS-9 "Sea Griffins".
Grumman S-2 Tracker
Inside the hangar.
North American A-5A Vigilante
On the right, behind the SH-3 Sea King.
North American SNJ
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Vultee BT-13 Valiant (acting as Nakajima B5N)
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Curtiss P-40K Warhawk
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Curtiss P-40B/C Warhawk
War footage.
Vought RF-8G Crusader
Grumman KA-6D Intruder
Grumman A-6E Intruder
VA-35 "Black Panthers".
Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler
Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-134 "Garudas"
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See also
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
- Grumman A-6 Intruder
- Grumman F-14 Tomcat
- Grumman S-2 Tracker
- Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II
- Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
- Lockheed S-3 Viking
- North American A-5 Vigilante
- North American T-6
- Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
- Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler
- Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
- Vought F-8 Crusader
- Vultee BT-13 Valiant