Difference between revisions of "Bat*21"
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<b>Starring:</b><br> | <b>Starring:</b><br> | ||
Gene Hackman (Lt. Col. Iceal Hambelton)<br> | Gene Hackman (Lt. Col. Iceal Hambelton)<br> | ||
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== Douglas EB-66 Destroyer == | == Douglas EB-66 Destroyer == | ||
| − | [[File:B21 Dou EB66 1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The electronic reconnaissance version of the Douglas B-66 Destroyer (in fact, a model was used for the movie ; | + | [[File:B21 Dou EB66 1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The electronic reconnaissance version of the Douglas B-66 Destroyer (in fact, a model was used for the movie; see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Douglas_EB-66E_Destroyer_in_flight_061103-F-1234P-006.jpg] for a picture of the real plane)]] |
[[File:B21 Dou EB66 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The hit EB-66 is going down]] | [[File:B21 Dou EB66 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|The hit EB-66 is going down]] | ||
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[[File:B21 Ces O2 5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Flying low dodging mist]] | [[File:B21 Ces O2 5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Flying low dodging mist]] | ||
| − | [[File:B21 Ces O2 6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Swift little beaut]] | + | <!--[[File:B21 Ces O2 6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Swift little beaut]]--> |
| − | == [[:Category: Bell UH- | + | == [[:Category: Bell UH-1N Twin Huey| Bell UH-1N Tein Huey]] == |
[[File:B21 Bel UH1A 1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|"The" Vietnam War helicopter, on the first rescue mission]] | [[File:B21 Bel UH1A 1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|"The" Vietnam War helicopter, on the first rescue mission]] | ||
[[File:B21 Bel UH1A 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reconnaissance pass, with a gunman at the side]] | [[File:B21 Bel UH1A 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reconnaissance pass, with a gunman at the side]] | ||
| − | [[File:B21 Bel UH1A 3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Scrambling at low altitude after the gunman was hit]] | + | <!--[[File:B21 Bel UH1A 3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Scrambling at low altitude after the gunman was hit]]--> |
[[File:B21 Bel UH1A 4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Second rescue mission next morning]] | [[File:B21 Bel UH1A 4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Second rescue mission next morning]] | ||
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[[File:B21 Sik SH3 4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hovering over the rescue site, under cover of the Huey, with the Cessna O-2 about to dive for scouting]] | [[File:B21 Sik SH3 4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hovering over the rescue site, under cover of the Huey, with the Cessna O-2 about to dive for scouting]] | ||
| − | [[File:B21 Sik SH3 5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Going closer down under the cover of the Huey]] | + | <!--[[File:B21 Sik SH3 5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Going closer down under the cover of the Huey]]--> |
[[File:B21 Sik SH3 6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Close to the ground]] | [[File:B21 Sik SH3 6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Close to the ground]] | ||
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[[File:B21 Sik SH3 8.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hit!!]] | [[File:B21 Sik SH3 8.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hit!!]] | ||
| − | [[File:B21 Sik SH3 9.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Forced landing]] | + | <!--[[File:B21 Sik SH3 9.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Forced landing]]--> |
== [[:Category: Northrop F-5 |Northrop F-5]] == | == [[:Category: Northrop F-5 |Northrop F-5]] == | ||
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[[File:B21 NA F100 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Releasing bombs]] | [[File:B21 NA F100 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Releasing bombs]] | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_Bat_21_Bravo At Wikipedia : The story of the actual rescue] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_Bat_21_Bravo At Wikipedia : The story of the actual rescue] | ||
| − | [[Category: Bell UH- | + | [[Category: Bell UH-1N Twin Huey]] |
[[Category: Cessna Skymaster]] | [[Category: Cessna Skymaster]] | ||
[[Category: North American F-100 Super Sabre]] | [[Category: North American F-100 Super Sabre]] | ||
[[Category: Northrop F-5]] | [[Category: Northrop F-5]] | ||
[[Category: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King]] | [[Category: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King]] | ||
Revision as of 23:14, 17 December 2012
Movie (1988)
Starring:
Gene Hackman (Lt. Col. Iceal Hambelton)
Danny Glover (Capt. Bartholomew Clark)
Jerry Reed (Col. George Walker)
David Marshall Grant (Ross Carver)
Clayton Rohner (Sgt. Harley Rumbaugh)
A 53 years old Lieutenant Colonel, expert in missile intelligence, is stranded in a Vietnam war zone after his electronic reconnaissance plane is shot down by a Sam-2 missile. The movie tells the story of his difficult rescue. Based (loosely) on a true story.
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
Douglas EB-66 Destroyer
The electronic reconnaissance version of the Douglas B-66 Destroyer (in fact, a model was used for the movie; see [1] for a picture of the real plane)
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
A view of the rear coaxial engine and the twin tail booms of the Skymaster. Notice that this is in fact a civil version of the plane : here [2] is a picture of the military version with additional glass panes for better visibility, and no propeller cones
Bell UH-1N Tein Huey
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (as HH-3E Jolly Green Giant)
Northrop F-5
North American F-100D-50 NH Super Sabre
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