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[[Image: AVION_CC_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Cessna 310D]] | [[Image: AVION_CC_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Cessna 310D]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC- | + | == [[:Category: Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC-3C (C-47-DL)]] == |
| − | Finally some of the mercenaries can escape with the opposition leader in this all-bust DC-3. | + | Finally some of the mercenaries can escape with the opposition leader in this all-bust DC-3.<br> |
| − | [[Image: AVION_DB_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas DC- | + | Registration ZS-UAS, c/n 6154 built in 1942. Built for the USAAF with serial 41-38695. |
| − | [[Image: AVION_DC_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas DC- | + | [[Image: AVION_DB_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Reg. ZS-UAS Douglas DC-3C of United Air.]] |
| − | [[Image: AVION_DF_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas DC- | + | [[Image: AVION_DC_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Reg. ZS-UAS Douglas DC-3C of United Air.]] |
| − | [[Image: AVION_DK_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas DC- | + | [[Image: AVION_DF_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Reg. ZS-UAS Douglas DC-3C of United Air.]] |
| − | [[Image: AVION_DL_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas DC- | + | [[Image: AVION_DK_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Reg. ZS-UAS Douglas DC-3C of United Air.]] |
| + | [[Image: AVION_DL_LOS.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Reg. ZS-UAS Douglas DC-3C of United Air.]] | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078492/ The Wild Geese at IMDb] | + | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078492/ The Wild Geese at IMDb] |
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Geese The Wild Geese at | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Geese The Wild Geese at Wikipedia] |
* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=78492 The Wild Geese at IMCDb] | * [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=78492 The Wild Geese at IMCDb] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:01, 26 October 2018
Movie (1978)
Starring:
Richard Burton (Col. Allen Faulkner)
Roger Moore (Lt. Shawn Fynn)
Richard Harris (Capt. Rafer Janders)
Hardy Krüger (Lt. Pieter Coetze)
Stewart Granger (Sir Edward Matherson)
Winston Ntshona (Julius Limbani)
A British multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102
Arrival of Col.Allen Faulkner in London.
Lockheed L-100-20 (382E) Hercules
The aircraft used to drop paratroops mercenaries over the country were they’ve been sent for rescue of the imprisoned opposition leader. The Hercules comes back for the return to Europe of the mercenaries after this successful mission, it lands but immediately takes off, leaving there the band, with the dictator’s army on the heels.
South African registration ZS-GSK, c/n 4385.
Cessna 310D
This Cessna is used as soil-attack fighter against the mercenaries troop.
Douglas DC-3C (C-47-DL)
Finally some of the mercenaries can escape with the opposition leader in this all-bust DC-3.
Registration ZS-UAS, c/n 6154 built in 1942. Built for the USAAF with serial 41-38695.
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