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[[File:Midway movie poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|none|''Midway'' poster.]]
'''Midway''' is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford.
<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.
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<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>
 
'''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.
 
==[[:Category:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]==
[[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0070.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
==[[: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|]]
 
==[[:Category:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk|Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]]==
[[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0046.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
==[[: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|]]
 
==[[: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|]]
 
==[[: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).
==[[: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|]]


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).
==[[: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|]]
 
==[[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]]==
[[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0023.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
==[[: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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= 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 20:59, 15 July 2013

Midway poster.

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

PBY-6A BuNo 63998 of the Commemorative Air Force.
PBY-6A BuNo 63998 of the Commemorative Air Force.

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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