Difference between revisions of "Thunder Birds"
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[[Image:ThunderBirds-42_poster.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i>Thunder Birds</i> movie poster.]] | [[Image:ThunderBirds-42_poster.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i>Thunder Birds</i> movie poster.]] | ||
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Gene Tierney (Kay Saunders)<br> | Gene Tierney (Kay Saunders)<br> | ||
Preston Foster (Steve Britt)<br> | Preston Foster (Steve Britt)<br> | ||
| − | John Sutton (Peter Stackhouse)<br> | + | John Sutton (R.A.F. cadet Peter Stackhouse)<br> |
Jack Holt (Lt. Col. "Mac" MacDonald)<br> | Jack Holt (Lt. Col. "Mac" MacDonald)<br> | ||
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== [[:Category: Boeing-Stearman Model 75| Boeing-Stearman PT-17]] == | == [[:Category: Boeing-Stearman Model 75| Boeing-Stearman PT-17]] == | ||
[[Image:Thunder-Birds_0h0225.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:Thunder-Birds_0h0225.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | Appron at Thunderbird field with Boeing-Stearman PT-17s with North American AT-6 Texan overflying some Vultee BT-13 Valiant taxiing in the background. | + | Appron at Thunderbird field with Boeing-Stearman PT-17s with North American AT-6 Texan overflying some Vultee BT-13 Valiant taxiing in the background.<br> |
| + | According some source, among the pilot performing the flypast was the future ace Richard I. Bong. | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Boeing P-12|Boeing F4B-1]] == | ||
| + | Used by Steve Britt (here : Paul Mantz) to do aerobatics over the water tank in which Kay is bathing. Cockpit close-up done with Preston Foster at the controls of a Boeing-Stearman PT-17. | ||
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== [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]] == | == [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]] == | ||
| − | + | Nieuport, unidenntified type.<br> | |
| − | [[Image:Thunder-Birds_0h2004.jpg|thumb|500px|none| | + | A memory of the World War One when the director (William A. Wellman) was a fighter pilot. Here used as a portrait of Peter's father during the Great War. |
| + | [[Image:Thunder-Birds_0h2004.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Stearman | + | == [[:Category: Stearman C3|Stearman C3M ]] == |
| − | Continuity error : when RAF cadet Stackhouse is taking off with flight instructor Steve Britt, they handle a Boeing-Stearman PT-17 serialed 141. But once in the skies, the Boeing-Stearman became an older and rarest Stearman | + | Continuity error : when RAF cadet Stackhouse is taking off with flight instructor Steve Britt, they handle a Boeing-Stearman PT-17 serialed 141. But once in the skies, the Boeing-Stearman became an older and rarest Stearman C3M before landing the PT-17 ! |
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* [http://www.imcdb.org/ Thunder Birds at IMCDb] ; then search for : Thunder Birds | * [http://www.imcdb.org/ Thunder Birds at IMCDb] ; then search for : Thunder Birds | ||
| + | [[Category: Boeing P-12]] | ||
[[Category: Boeing-Stearman Model 75]] | [[Category: Boeing-Stearman Model 75]] | ||
[[Category: North American T-6]] | [[Category: North American T-6]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Stearman | + | [[Category: Stearman C3]] |
[[Category: Vultee BT-13 Valiant]] | [[Category: Vultee BT-13 Valiant]] | ||
Revision as of 04:04, 11 April 2018
Disambiguation : this page is about the 1942 Film ; do not confuse with the 1964 Thunderbirds (TV series) and the numerous work based on it including Thunderbird 6.
Movie (1942)
French title : Pilotes de chasse
Starring:
Gene Tierney (Kay Saunders)
Preston Foster (Steve Britt)
John Sutton (R.A.F. cadet Peter Stackhouse)
Jack Holt (Lt. Col. "Mac" MacDonald)
(Synopsis needed)
Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Boeing-Stearman PT-17
Appron at Thunderbird field with Boeing-Stearman PT-17s with North American AT-6 Texan overflying some Vultee BT-13 Valiant taxiing in the background.
According some source, among the pilot performing the flypast was the future ace Richard I. Bong.
Boeing F4B-1
Used by Steve Britt (here : Paul Mantz) to do aerobatics over the water tank in which Kay is bathing. Cockpit close-up done with Preston Foster at the controls of a Boeing-Stearman PT-17.
Unidentified Aircraft
Nieuport, unidenntified type.
A memory of the World War One when the director (William A. Wellman) was a fighter pilot. Here used as a portrait of Peter's father during the Great War.
Stearman C3M
Continuity error : when RAF cadet Stackhouse is taking off with flight instructor Steve Britt, they handle a Boeing-Stearman PT-17 serialed 141. But once in the skies, the Boeing-Stearman became an older and rarest Stearman C3M before landing the PT-17 !
North American AT-6 Texan
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See also
- Thunder Birds at IMDb
- Thunder Birds at Wikipedia
- Thunder Birds at IMCDb ; then search for : Thunder Birds