tim thompson

Anyone remember a movie where a damaged p-40 lands in the desert and is chased by a german tank. He had an antifreeze leak and could only hop off the ground. Kind of cool if anyone remembers the name thanks. Also there was a show with kids flying spitfires launching darts at opposing bad guys! any help would be appreciated. One more the flight crew of a commercial plane gets sick and a ex fighter pilot has to take control. One of the scence says the controls feel like a wet sponge compared to the fighter.

Thanks for any help\


Tim

Bruiser-RCU

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I remember watching that movie years ago. I remember it as being pretty darn good. I wish I knew the name too so hopefully someone will remember it for us.

-Bob George

js3

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I saw that movie about the P40 and the tank a LONG time ago. I can't help with the name but I thank you for the memory!

The one about the darts and Spitfires is unfamiliar to me however, I can peg the last one. It's "Airplane"! One of my all-time favorites. Leslie Nielsen at his finest. What a great comedy!

foxx

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The name of the movie is Death race (1973) starring Llyod Bridges.. Here is a link to it

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0069953

tim thompson

thanks the last one is not a comedy it airplane was based on this film. It was a drama where a fighter pilot had to land the plane cause the flight crew had food poisoning

foxx

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Tim if you know the name of the actor then it be easy to find the movie. Sometimes these are made for TV movies that once shown they disappear.

Holeshot

The last one was NOT Airplane, but the movie that Airplane was spoofing. I don't remember the name, but 'Striker" (played by Dana Andrews) was the warbird pilot, haunted by memories of his squadron following him into the ground, who didn't eat the rotten fish. Year of filming was probably late 40s to early 60s.

Either....

"Zero Hour" (1957) (this is the one!!!!) with...

Dana Andrews - Ted Stryker
Linda Darnell - Ellen Stryker
Sterling Hayden - Treleaven
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch - Capt. Wilson
Geoffrey Toone - Dr. Baird
Jerry Paris - Tony Decker
Peggy King - Stewardess
Carole Eden - Mrs. Wilson
Charles Quinlivan - Burdick
Ray Ferrell - Joey Stryker
David Thursby - Whitmond
Russell Thorson - Flight Dispatcher
Joanne Wade - Baby Sitter
Richard Keith - Station Manager
Steve London - Copilot Stewart
John Ashley - TV Singer
Willis Bouchey - RCAF Doctor
*****e Cooper -
Noel Drayton -
Fintan Meyler -
Larry Thor -
Bob Stevenson -
Mary Newton -
Willard Sage -
Will J. White -
Hope Summers -
Arthur Hanson -
Roy Gordon -

(from Movies.com)

or

"The Crowded Sky" (1960) with...

Dana Andrews - Dick Barnett
Rhonda Fleming - Cheryl Heath
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. - Dale Heath
John Kerr - Mike Rule
Anne Francis - Kitty Foster
Keenan Wynn - Nick Hyland
Troy Donahue - McVey
Joe Mantell - Louis Capelli
Patsy Kelly - Gertrude Ross
Donald May - Nonn Coster
Louis Quinn - Sidney Schreiber
Edward Kemmer - Caesar
Tom Gilson - Rob Fermi
Hollis Irving - Beatrice Wiley
Paul Genge - Samuel N. Poole
Jean Willes - Gloria Panawek
Frieda Inescort - Mrs. Mitchell
Nan Leslie - Bev


http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id...f=biog&intl=us

F4u5

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Death Race is the movie indeed...I have it on videotape.

tim thompson

f4u-5 could you make a copy and sent it to me? E bay has one aloso but they want credit card numbers on line and im not that stupid. I will pay you for the tape.

call me tim 989-797-3645

F4u5

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Tim...will look in to making you a copy. As long as you cover tape and shipping...no problem. Will get back to you. for an address after I copy it.

tim thompson

I will send you a check to cover the cost of the tape and shipping my e-mail is [email protected] im a teacher!

tim thompson

also looking for zero hour 1957 about a poisoned flight crew. Passenger has to land the plane

tim thompson

ok tcm has "zero hour" on Sept 10 at 1pm

"Fighter squadron" Sept 5 at 12:45am (p-47's") TCM


F4ui still waiting to hear from you on a copy of death race 1973


"Only five left" is another good flick a DC-3 makes an emergency landing in a jungle inhabited by headhunters. They have to light en the load to get the plane back in air. One of lucille balls first film appearances
Tim

tim thompson

Anyone else know of good older aviation film out there???

Holeshot

Hello. Not about P-40s, but I've been looking for one that I first saw maybe in the mid seventies. Cliff Robertson was an ATP with a big drinking problem. Only saw it the once, and can't remember the name. I think Cliff Robertson got blackballed for something and Hollywood dropped him and his movies like a hot rock........Dave

About P-40s: (from http://www.ihffilm.com/aviation-history.html LOTS of GREAT films here!!!)

"China Crisis" 1945 AAF film.

The Flight of the Phoenix was a good one.


Twelve O-Clock High was another good one.

The Waldo Pepper movie was a newer but good movie about the early days.

tim thompson

The Pilot was the name of the cliff robertson film. It is out on video
now. The one I really want is fighter squadron about p-47's. It was on a week ago and I taped half of it but it will be coming back on in sept. 10 1pm on TCM


Hey F4u-1 any info on that tape for Death Race??

Tim

F4u5

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Tim...sent you a PM that the tape is ready, just need $ for shipping. Let me know if the PM did not come thru. I was wondering why I hadn't heard back from you.

F4u5

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ioops...I just looked, I did not send you a PM as I had thought...sorry. Check now....tape is ready. MAybe I had sent you an e-mail?...oh well....don;t matter now....lol

ho2zoo

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I remember seeing this film, but unfortunately I can't remember the title. It probably came out in the 70's and was made in England. I think the plot was: a couple of kids (10 - 12 years) find out about some bad guys smuggling something by flying it across the channel in an R/C plane. So they get with this old modeler and work out a way to shoot a dart from the bottom of a couple of Spitfire models with an elastic band. The kids take off from gravel roads near the coast and manage to hit the bad guys plane causing a leak in the fuel tank. Hooray! We win again! Blast those meddling kids! Blah, blah, blah.

Kind of annoying when I think of how long it took me to acquire the skills to fly my Spitfire. Let alone be able to hit another plane with a dart! Oh well, I live in the real world.

Hope this helps...

tim thompson

Hey f4u5 I didnot recieve any email from you

Adress is [email protected] or try my wifes [email protected]

i will send the money for shipping and tape give me an adress via e-mail thanks

Tim

MajorTomski

More sources

the 1:1 history guys have these films listed

http://www.aerofiles.com/film.html

I have a bit of a running argument with them because they'll list the "airplane" comedies but they wont' list the "Airport" dramas.

Any one else notice that the airport producers let Dana Andrews and Efrem Zimblelist switch rolls from what they did in "the Crowed Sky"?

F4u5

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Tim...check your PM...I sent a PM

Widgeo

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Speaking of P-40 movies how about the classic comedy 1941 with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and John Candy.

tim thompson

Hey I have the PM got and the address . Will sent out a check made out to you for 10.00 I thank you.

Tim

Working on my 1:5 scale p-47 with rotating langing lights, navs, sliding canopy . I hope all that wire doesent give me fits,
i am using a jomar door sequencer. all work well with engine off but plane is a long way away from firing up the g-46. Any hints on interference avoidance with long leads? Should the wire for the nav lights be twisted with servo leads or parallel.

Thanks
Tim