Thirteen Days
Movie (2000)
Starring:
Shawn Driscoll (the first U-2 pilot)
Bruce Greenwood (John F. Kennedy)
Steven Culp (Robert F. Kennedy)
Dylan Baker (Robert McNamara)
Kevin Costner (Kenny O'Donnell)
Charles Esten (Major Rudolf Anderson, the second U-2 pilot)
October 1962 : USSR tries to base launching pads for medium range balistic missiles in Cuba. During thirteen days, USA and USSR held a fist game which held the breath of the world. Inside view from the White House on these days which were ones of the nearest the nuclear blast.
Boeing VC-137 Air Force One
Lockheed C-130H Hercules
With Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter in the foreground.
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
With the USS Saratoga (CV-60) in the background.
Sikorsky HUS-1 Seahorse
On an Iwo-Jima-class amphibious assault ship. Painted as members of Marine Transport Squad 361 (HMR-361).
Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave
The two helicopters on the stern of Iwo-Jima-class amphibious assault ship.
Douglas A-4B Skyhawk
BuNo 142784, c/n 11846. Modex AF-508.
Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever
Just under the horizon line.
Sikorsky HSS-2Z
Boeing B-47E Stratojet
Military serial 53-2264, c/n 4501077.
North American F-100D Super Sabre
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
A scene displays a taxiing B-52 with four underwing Douglas AGM-48A Skybolt air-launched ballistic missiles. In fact, these weapons were only on development at that time, not in operational use.
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
A McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and a Vought F-8 Crusader hidden by several Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
Unidentified Aircraft
Vought F-8 Crusader
A McDonnell F-3 Demon is on the right (behind the yellow dog) of the first screenshot.
Vought RF-8 Crusader
With a line-up of Northrop F-5 in the background.
Northrop T-38A Talon
Behind the yellow lorry.
McDonnell F-3 Demon
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Once the McDonnell F-3 Demon is launched, a glimpse shows us a Skyraider in the background.
McDonnell RF-101B Voodoo
Probably CGI planes. Only view in their six o'clock, so the specific reconnaissance nose is not visible.
Lockheed U-2F
The highest point of the crisis : the flight done by Major Rudolf Anderson on 27th October.
The Lockheed U-2 is intercepted by a SAM Lavochkin S-75 Dvina (NATO code name : SA-2 Guideline).
Unidentified Aircraft
Another unidentified aircraft (a cargo ? where are the wheels whels ?).
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
The missing man salute flypast.
Missiles
R-12 Dvina (NATO designation SS-4 Sandal)
Missile seems well reproducted but the lorries are american ones !
Martin LGM-25C Titan II ICBM
Despite the caption about an Atlas, the launch displays a Titan IGBM.
Convair RIM-2 Terrier
Another shot displays a pair in blue with yellow heads.
Several Unidentified Rockets and ICBM
First stage left behind by the second one.
S-125 Neva (NATO designation SA-3 Goa)
One of the biggest error of the movie : this SAM missile is shown fired from its modified truck carrier instead the unwheeled launcher.
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See also
- Unidentified Aircraft
- Boeing B-47 Stratojet
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Boeing C-137 Stratoliner
- Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
- Douglas A-1 Skyraider
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- Lavochkin S-75 Dvina
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Lockheed U-2
- Martin LGM-25C Titan II ICBM
- McDonnell F3H Demon
- McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
- North American F-100 Super Sabre
- Northrop F-5
- Northrop T-38 Talon
- Piasecki H-25
- Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave
- Sikorsky H-34
- Vought F-8 Crusader