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| − | + | [[File:Midway movie poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|none|''Midway'' poster.]] | |
| − | + | <b>Movie (1976)<br> | |
| + | Also known as The Battle of Midway</b> | ||
| − | The film chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been undefeated until that time and out-numbered the American naval forces by four to one. | + | <font color="blue"> |
| + | <b>Starring:</b><br> | ||
| + | Edward Albert (Ensign Thomas Garth)<br> | ||
| + | Philip R. Allen (Lieutenant Commander John S. "Jimmy" Thach)<br> | ||
| + | Beeson Carroll (Wilson)<br> | ||
| + | James Coburn (Captain Vinton Maddox)</font> | ||
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| + | '''Midway''' is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford. The film chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been undefeated until that time and out-numbered the American naval forces by four to one. | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0070.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Consolidated PBY Catalina|Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0019.jpg|thumb|500px|none|PBY-6A BuNo 63998 of the Commemorative Air Force.]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0030.jpg|thumb|500px|none|PBY-6A BuNo 63998 of the Commemorative Air Force.]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0067.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk|Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0046.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Douglas SBD Dauntless|Douglas SBD Dauntless]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0083.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0085.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0094.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0095.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Grumman F4F Wildcat|Grumman F4F Wildcat]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0090.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0050.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Grumman F6F Hellcat|Grumman F6F Hellcat]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0114.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0075.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0104.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
== [[:Category:Grumman F9F Panther|Grumman F9F Panther]] == | == [[:Category:Grumman F9F Panther|Grumman F9F Panther]] == | ||
| + | Film footage of this accident was used as a SB2C "Helldiver" striking the ramp before turning into an F9F "Panther" jet fighter bomber as it explodes - completed with footage of a 1951 Grumman F9F mishap aboard the USS Midway (CV-41). | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Grumman TBF Avenger|Grumman TBF Avenger]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0076.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==[[:Category:Mitsubishi A6M Zero|Mitsubishi A6M Zero]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0040.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0091.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0073.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0079.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0086.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | + | ==[[:Category:North American B-25 Mitchell|North American B-25 Mitchell]]== | |
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0006.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0003.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==[[:Category:North American T-6|North American T-6 Texan]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0105.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==[[:Category:Vultee BT-13 Valiant|Vultee BT-13 Valiant (as Nakajima B5N)]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0052.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0109.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0110.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==[[:Category:Vultee BT-13 Valiant|Vultee BT-15 Valiant (as Aichi D3A)]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0044.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0054.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0107.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0023.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]]== | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0098.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0112.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | {{footnote}} | ||
| + | = See also = | ||
| + | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074899/ Midway at IMDb] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_(film) Midway at Wikipedia] | ||
| + | * [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=74899 Midway at IMCDb] | ||
| + | [[Category:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Consolidated PBY Catalina]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Douglas SBD Dauntless]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Grumman F4F Wildcat]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Grumman F6F Hellcat]] | ||
[[Category:Grumman F9F Panther]] | [[Category:Grumman F9F Panther]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Grumman TBF Avenger]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mitsubishi A6M Zero]] | ||
| + | [[Category:North American B-25 Mitchell]] | ||
| + | [[Category:North American T-6]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Vultee BT-13 Valiant]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 15 July 2013
Movie (1976)
Also known as The Battle of Midway
Starring:
Edward Albert (Ensign Thomas Garth)
Philip R. Allen (Lieutenant Commander John S. "Jimmy" Thach)
Beeson Carroll (Wilson)
James Coburn (Captain Vinton Maddox)
Midway is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford. The film chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been undefeated until that time and out-numbered the American naval forces by four to one.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Grumman F9F Panther
Film footage of this accident was used as a SB2C "Helldiver" striking the ramp before turning into an F9F "Panther" jet fighter bomber as it explodes - completed with footage of a 1951 Grumman F9F mishap aboard the USS Midway (CV-41).
Grumman TBF Avenger
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
North American B-25 Mitchell
North American T-6 Texan
Vultee BT-13 Valiant (as Nakajima B5N)
Vultee BT-15 Valiant (as Aichi D3A)
Unidentified Aircraft
Unidentified Aircraft
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