Difference between revisions of "Midway (1976)"
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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. | ||
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| + | 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: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). | |
[http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/F9F-Duncan.htm Full story of the George Duncan's F9F mishap at Check-Six.com] | [http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/F9F-Duncan.htm Full story of the George Duncan's F9F mishap at Check-Six.com] | ||
[[Category:Grumman F9F Panther]] | [[Category:Grumman F9F Panther]] | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 26 September 2010
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.
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).
Full story of the George Duncan's F9F mishap at Check-Six.com