The Longest Day
Movie (1962)
Starring:
Eddie Albert (Col. Thompson)
Paul Anka (U.S. Army Ranger)
Arletty (Madame Barrault)
Jean-Louis Barrault (Father Louis Roulland)
Richard Beymer (Schultz)
Hans Christian Blech (Maj. Werner Pluskat)
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I
Avro Lancaster B I & Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I
Avro Lancaster of the RAF trailing assault gliders Airspeed Horsa. These gliders were involved in in the D-Day 6th of June 1944 but their trailers were in fact Dakotas, Handley Page Halifaxes or Short Sterlings.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider (acting as Hawker Typhoon)
Dornier Do 18
On the wall, some pictures. At right, probably a Dornier seaplane Dornier Do 18 (others shapes are unidentifiable).
SNCAN Nord 1002 Pingouin II (acting as Focke-Wulf Fw 190)
French built Nord 1002 Pingouin , post-war production of Messerschmitt Bf-108 Taifun with Renault engine.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Four aircrafts loaned to a belgian company (usualy working as tug trailers). Their serials were : MH415 ; MH434 ; MK297 and MK923.
Only a Lead and his wingman are seen.
Look at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
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