Warbird Information Exchange

All of you are making me LOL!!!

I didn't really take any offense, but the comment (here on WIX) making fun of folks for studying details of WWII was pretty ironic, don't you think? ESPECIALLY from someone with "Historian, Webmaster and overall Cheerleader!" in their signature on every single post...

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Bob Crane.., was the but(t) of the joke, mate!

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Isn't he always?!

I guess it didn't come across that way when there is thread after thread here on WIX with people getting bent out of shape over a particular squadron or aircraft being portrayed incorrectly in whatever Hollywood production. It's the exact same thing, just swap B-29 or P-51 with A-2 or B-3 at will.

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Now let's get back to the real subject of Hogan's Hero's. I've seen enough bickering in other posts that I wonder if we are here to talk aviation or not. I did not see anything in these posts that resembled making fun of Bob Crane. I must not be reading between the lines.

Anyways: aviation history can be of many subjects. I have books that describe aviation movies. Where & how it was filmed, where did the planes come from, etc.. It's all history. A true aviation buff gets into most subject matters although I'm sure some folks just want to specialize in one subject (and that's OK). I've been working in aviation for 32 years, been around aircraft for 36 years and been studying aviation for about 44 years. I'm 51 years old and I'm still learning. It's all fun/historic whether you restore an aircraft and put in on a pole in a corrosive environment to rust again or just studying aircraft in your aviation man cave. There are too many aviation fun subjects to list. Everyone should look at a post such as Hogan's Hero's and look at the military/historic side of it and how it was created. I do and I watch it many times. Besides in making me laugh, I do look at: what little aviation there is, any equipment, weapons, uniforms, military protocol. I do wonder how it was created. Real WWII stuff or not. It's all a part of it. How about Tora Tora Tora, Sky King, Catch 22, Blacksheep Squadron? You can critique anything. We should be glad someone took the time to create or film a subject. It is now documented. You could go on & on about aviation films or shows. Remember this: Aviation is made up of all types of excellent material. I've told folks that the work we are presently doing is history. We're just so wrapped up in doing it for so long we forget we are.

I enjoy watching an aviation show seeing someones interpretation of the real thing and their results whether good or bad. Just saw an episode of Hogan's today. A fuzzy film clip of a cargo airdrop. Looked like a C-47. Anyone else have some good comments about the show? Tell me more about the equipment. I want to learn. Any more aviation movies/shows you want to discuss?

Twelve O'Clock High

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Twelve O'Clock High. One of the best. Good flying scenes even without a lot of them as compared to other movies. The human aspect of flying combat missions. Everything portrayed well. Excellent movie. Great choice. Another one that showed flying combat missions well: Air Force. I like the dedication of the B-17 ("Mary Ann") crew chief. Very realistic.

us people? WHAT US PEOPLE?

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

Used to watch it every week. I remember one episode that ended with someone escaping from the camp in an airplane that Hogan's crew had kept hidden. I was too young to I. D. airplanes then. Anyone know what type it was?

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"I can't understand it, I cut it twice and it's still too short!" Robert F. Dupre' 1923-2010 Go With God.

i remember 1 episode where a pow escaped by hot air balloon, it was a lame episode. otherwise the closest thing i remember is a b-25, & i'm sure i'm wrong.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Does anyone know which Mustang was used in the episode where he & Klink stole one & bailed out?

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I can only recall a P-51D.

How about the 5 second flyby of a P-51D in Smokey and the Bandit III? Who was it and what Mustang? I recently watched it for the 2nd time ever since it first came out, and quickly realized exactly why that was...

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Jimmy Leeward

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086325/fullcredits

Sully

Interesting. I wonder if it was Spectre X? Looked like it had a stock canopy though, but it was pretty quick cut.

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