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[[Image:DDotA_poster.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i> Devil Dogs of the Air</i> movie poster.]] | [[Image:DDotA_poster.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i> Devil Dogs of the Air</i> movie poster.]] | ||
| − | <b>Movie ( | + | <b>Movie (1934)</b><br> |
| − | Also known as : <b>Flying Marines< | + | Also known as : <b>Flying Marines</b><br> |
| − | French title : <b>Le bousilleur< | + | French title : <b>Le bousilleur</b><br> |
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| − | + | Tommy, the "World's Greatest Aviator", enlisted in the Marines. Learning (!) to fly annoys him but what he wouldn't do for the love of the beautiful Betty ? But Betty is in love with his instructor ... | |
Note : the star duo of [[Here Comes the Navy]] is coming back ! | Note : the star duo of [[Here Comes the Navy]] is coming back ! | ||
| − | == | + | == Loening OL-8 == |
| − | [[Image: | + | Or Loening OL-9 ? (only with some equipment changes). |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:DDotA_00154.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:DDotA_00158.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:DDotA_00223.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00240.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
== [[:Category: Boeing P-12|Boeing F4B]] == | == [[:Category: Boeing P-12|Boeing F4B]] == | ||
| − | [[Image:DDotA_00003.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | + | Boeing F4Bs flying in formation above the clouds. Note the flare shield mounted on underside on lower wingtip. |
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00006.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00250.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Line-up in front of the Tower (Airway beacon) in the distance, Marines Air Station of San Diego.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00003.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The flare shield is more visible under the wingting.]] | ||
[[Image:DDotA_2016-03-01-01h04m11s372.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:DDotA_2016-03-01-01h04m11s372.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Travel Air 2000/3000/4000|Travel Air D4000]] == | ||
| + | Reg. NC406N Travelair D4000 Speedwing c/n 1337.<br> | ||
| + | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)|Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00708.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00800.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_01220_NC406N.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford Trimotor RR-3]] == | ||
| + | Ford Trimotor RR-3 was the name of the Marines variant of the civil AT-5-C (was JR-3 before 1931). | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00319.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Foreground (nose engine only).]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00805.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | Now with the engine cowlings : | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_03015.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == Curtiss O2C-1 Helldiver == | ||
| + | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_00004.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Vought O2U/O3U Corsair|Vought O2U-1 Corsair]] == | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_02720.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_02850.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_03345.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_04810.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Starting the engine with a crank to activate the inertia starter.]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Curtiss OC-2 Falcon == | ||
| + | Wearing the Ace of Spades squadron insignia of VO-8M.<br> | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_05050.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]] == | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_02935.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | Half an hour later, when Tommy follows the training curriculum: morse code, flying in formation, mechanics... | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_10024.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | ... covering a wing... | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_10036.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | The stern of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|USS <i>Saratoga</i> (CV-3)]] with a Loening OL-8 (or -9) near the upright gun turret. Those on the bow are unidentified. | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_10520_Saratoga.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_10540_Saratoga.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Curtiss O2C-1 & Great Lakes TG-2 == | ||
| + | Three Curtiss O2C-1s in the foreground of a row of Great Lakes TG-2s. <br> | ||
| + | The Curtiss O2C-1 was the former F8C-1 Falcon itself a USN/USMC version of Army A-4 Falcon. | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_10440.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Great Lakes TG-2 == | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_10825.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Vought O2U/O3U Corsair|Vought O3U-2]] == | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_10850.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_10938.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Goodyear-Zeppelin Akron-class Airship|Goodyear-Zeppelin ZRS-5 <i> USS Macon</i>]] == | ||
| + | The <i> USS Macon</i> seen launching a [[:Category: Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk|Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_11008.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_11009.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Keystone B/LB Bomber Family|Keystone B/LB Bomber]] == | ||
| + | Not Marines but U.S. Army aircraft.<br> | ||
| + | Too far to identify precisely the variant. <br>Nearly two dozens seen in formation flight so close to the full production of one the -3 or -4 or -5 variant or half pf all B-6s airframe. | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_11010.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
== Curtiss-Wright 16K == | == Curtiss-Wright 16K == | ||
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[[Image:DDotA_2016-03-01-01h06m24s620.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:DDotA_2016-03-01-01h06m24s620.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == | + | == Curtiss RC-1 == |
| − | + | Curtiss RC-1 (#8846) was a unique Curtiss-Robertson D-2 Kingbird bought by the Marines to be used mainly as aerial ambulance. Eighteen other aiframes were built. | |
| + | [[Image:DDotA_12327.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:DDotA_12329.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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{{footnote}} | {{footnote}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026275/ Devil Dogs of the Air at IMDb] |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Dogs_of_the_Air Devil Dogs of the Air at Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Dogs_of_the_Air Devil Dogs of the Air at Wikipedia] | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=26275 Devil Dogs of the Air at IMCDb] |
[[Category: Boeing P-12]] | [[Category: Boeing P-12]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Ford Trimotor]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Goodyear-Zeppelin Akron-class Airship]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Keystone B/LB Bomber Family]] | ||
[[Category: Stearman C3]] | [[Category: Stearman C3]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Travel Air 2000/3000/4000]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Vought O2U/O3U Corsair]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:57, 3 October 2023
Movie (1934)
Also known as : Flying Marines
French title : Le bousilleur
Starring:
James Cagney (Thomas Jefferson "Tommy" O'Toole)
Pat O'Brien (Lieut. William R. "Bill" Brannigan)
Margaret Lindsay (Betty Roberts)
Frank McHugh ("Crash" Kelly)
Tommy, the "World's Greatest Aviator", enlisted in the Marines. Learning (!) to fly annoys him but what he wouldn't do for the love of the beautiful Betty ? But Betty is in love with his instructor ...
Note : the star duo of Here Comes the Navy is coming back !
Loening OL-8
Or Loening OL-9 ? (only with some equipment changes).
Boeing F4B
Boeing F4Bs flying in formation above the clouds. Note the flare shield mounted on underside on lower wingtip.
Travel Air D4000
Reg. NC406N Travelair D4000 Speedwing c/n 1337.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Ford Trimotor RR-3
Ford Trimotor RR-3 was the name of the Marines variant of the civil AT-5-C (was JR-3 before 1931).
Now with the engine cowlings :
Curtiss O2C-1 Helldiver
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Vought O2U-1 Corsair
Curtiss OC-2 Falcon
Wearing the Ace of Spades squadron insignia of VO-8M.
Unidentified Aircraft
Half an hour later, when Tommy follows the training curriculum: morse code, flying in formation, mechanics...
... covering a wing...
The stern of USS Saratoga (CV-3) with a Loening OL-8 (or -9) near the upright gun turret. Those on the bow are unidentified.
Curtiss O2C-1 & Great Lakes TG-2
Three Curtiss O2C-1s in the foreground of a row of Great Lakes TG-2s.
The Curtiss O2C-1 was the former F8C-1 Falcon itself a USN/USMC version of Army A-4 Falcon.
Great Lakes TG-2
Vought O3U-2
Goodyear-Zeppelin ZRS-5 USS Macon
The USS Macon seen launching a Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk.
Keystone B/LB Bomber
Not Marines but U.S. Army aircraft.
Too far to identify precisely the variant.
Nearly two dozens seen in formation flight so close to the full production of one the -3 or -4 or -5 variant or half pf all B-6s airframe.
Curtiss-Wright 16K
803 in hazardous action.
Stearman C3B
803 is now acted by a different aircraft.
Curtiss RC-1
Curtiss RC-1 (#8846) was a unique Curtiss-Robertson D-2 Kingbird bought by the Marines to be used mainly as aerial ambulance. Eighteen other aiframes were built.
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