Michaelj2k, funny you quote that line from the movie. I saw it in 1966 at the base theater on Kantomura AKA Cho Fu Air Station in Japan when my dad was in the airforce. I had just started R/Cing in 65' at age 14! I always saw myself as the German fellow in that movie! I still do! Just the other day I found an old VCR tape of the original. The remake with Dennis Quade just doesn't do it justice.
Just a note of interest, Cho Fu was right beside a small civilian airport, Cho Fu airport, and a university near by developed, built and flew the 'Linet', a man powered airplane in 67'. I watched it being built but missed it's maden flight. There are pictures of it on line. It had very long wings, of course, with a 'T' tail and pusher prop at the top of the empanage intersection.
Thanks, bird.