Fighter Squadron
Movie (1948)
Also known as: Les géants du ciel
Starring:
Edmond O'Brien (Major Ed Hardin)
Robert Stack (Captain Stu Hamilton)
John Rodney (Colonel Bill Brickley)
Walter Reed (Gal Gilbert)
Successfull fighter pilot Major Ed Hardin is the new commander of a fighter squadron using the P-47. He adopts agressive tactics in opposition to his general officier. These hard rules becomes successfull when he's shoot down. What will the headquater decide about his follower ?
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Sixteen Republic P-47D Thunderbolt were used for the movie and can be seen all together on some shooting.
Messerschmitt Bf 109
From wartime footage.
North American P-51 D Mustang
First seen in the backgroung but playing no role.
Then acting as the german fighters.
Focke-Wulfe Fw 190A
Another short wartime footage.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17G, registration N1212N
Consolidated B-24J Liberator
Behind the crashing P-47 Thunderbolt.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
With a P-47 on the left, the Skytrain is in the center right of the image.
Douglas A-26 Invader
On the left.
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
A model kit used to represent this four engine german transport/maritime patrol aircraft.
Junkers W34
Through smoke and dust this Junkers liaison/school aircraft can be guess in this gun camera footage.
Junkers Ju-87B Stuka
Mitsubishi G3M
Another gun camera footage.
Nakajima J1N1
Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei
Unidentified Aircraft
A exploding model (perhaps a P-39).
various Aircraft
On the wall, wallpaper for recognition training.
(upper left row) : Twin boom glider DFS 230 and Unidentified Aircraft
(bellow) : Junkers Ju-88 , Junkers Ju-87B Stuka and Dornier Do 17
(at right) : Consolidated B-24 Liberator & Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Overall views during the straffing...
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