The War of the Worlds

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The War of the Worlds movie poster.

Movie (1953)


Starring:
Gene Barry (Dr. Clayton Forrester)
Ann Robinson (Sylvia Van Buren)
Les Tremayne (Maj. Gen. Mann)
Sandro Giglio (Dr. Bilderbeck)


H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life in this tale of an alien invasion. The residents of a small town in California are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Their joy is tempered somewhat when they discover that it has passengers who are not very friendly.

Mittlewerk EWM A4 Vergeltungswaffe V-2

WoW1953 trailer V2.JPG


Fairey Firefly Mk I


Supermarine Seafire III


North American B-45A Tornado

WoW B-45.jpg

The narrator speaks of "a french fast jet".

B-45 still in USAF markings.


Aeronca L-16B

Military version of the Aeronca 7AC Champion


North American F-86 Sabre

What seems a formation of F-86 parading...


Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

... is chased by a T-33.


Northrop YB-49

Despite the both Yb-49 built have crashed in 1950 and was unsuitable for a A-bomb loading, one of the story's high time is based on these hypothesis.

Not sure a cockpit view of the Yb-49 but in the middle of the Flying Wing sequence.
WoW YB-49 TO.jpg
File:WoW YB-49 flight3.jpg
Sorry for this poor capture.


Unidentified Aircraft

Describe as a WW1 fighter but lines and camouflage could be of the twwenties.

WoW wwOne.jpg

Unidentified Aircraft

Another sight with unidentified planes.

WoW wwOnebis.jpg

Unidentified Aircraft

As the narrator told us of WW2, this landing assault seems includes a plane on the right.


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