Blue Angels Question(s)

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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I've seen that movie, a good one. Also a movie, Hunters
with F86.

Bridges at Toko Ri is good too.

I have a great affinity for "God is My Co-Pilot" naturally, as I knew Scotty
personally, but my all time favorite air movie has to be "12'o'clock High",
and strangely enough, it's not the air sequences I liked so much in the
film.
The opening sequence with Dean Jagger, the mug, the bicycle, the fence, the
airfield, then the flashback, has to be one of the finest segway sequences
ever filmed. The ending as well, coming back to the present with Jagger
leaving as he came in on the bike truly put a master's touch of film making
on this picture.
Dudley

I dated a girl whose father was a bombardier with that
group. They just ran God is my Co-pilot" a week or so ago.

For the flying movies though, Island in the Sky may be my
favorite, even if John Wayne looks like he's sawing wood
with the ailerons. Andy Devine was perfect as was the rest
of the supporting crew. Some of the formation flights and
music are beautifully done.


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:4jCUf.456$t22.106@dukeread08...
| I've seen that movie, a good one. Also a movie, Hunters
| with F86.
|
| Bridges at Toko Ri is good too.
|
| I have a great affinity for "God is My Co-Pilot"
naturally, as I knew Scotty
| personally, but my all time favorite air movie has to be
"12'o'clock High",
| and strangely enough, it's not the air sequences I liked
so much in the
| film.
| The opening sequence with Dean Jagger, the mug, the
bicycle, the fence, the
| airfield, then the flashback, has to be one of the finest
segway sequences
| ever filmed. The ending as well, coming back to the
present with Jagger
| leaving as he came in on the bike truly put a master's
touch of film making
| on this picture.
| Dudley
|
|

Yeah, Devine sure played some "out of character" parts didn't he :-)
Picture him as an over fed Arab in "Ali Baba and the Forty Theives" :-)
The absolute best out of character pilot for me has to be Slim Pickins with
a Texas accent pushing that 52 in "Strangelove". Now THAT was funny!!
Dudley

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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I dated a girl whose father was a bombardier with that
group. They just ran God is my Co-pilot" a week or so ago.

For the flying movies though, Island in the Sky may be my
favorite, even if John Wayne looks like he's sawing wood
with the ailerons. Andy Devine was perfect as was the rest
of the supporting crew. Some of the formation flights and
music are beautifully done.


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:4jCUf.456$t22.106@dukeread08...
| I've seen that movie, a good one. Also a movie, Hunters
| with F86.
|
| Bridges at Toko Ri is good too.
|
| I have a great affinity for "God is My Co-Pilot"
naturally, as I knew Scotty
| personally, but my all time favorite air movie has to be
"12'o'clock High",
| and strangely enough, it's not the air sequences I liked
so much in the
| film.
| The opening sequence with Dean Jagger, the mug, the
bicycle, the fence, the
| airfield, then the flashback, has to be one of the finest
segway sequences
| ever filmed. The ending as well, coming back to the
present with Jagger
| leaving as he came in on the bike truly put a master's
touch of film making
| on this picture.
| Dudley
|
|

Slim was great. I understand then Nolan and Devine were
rated pilots.

I liked his tools for tuning the radio and his de-ice
procedure for the co-pilot's knife.

He didn't waste time or motion... except at the swimming
pool.



"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| Yeah, Devine sure played some "out of character" parts
didn't he :-)
| Picture him as an over fed Arab in "Ali Baba and the Forty
Theives" :-)
| The absolute best out of character pilot for me has to be
Slim Pickins with
| a Texas accent pushing that 52 in "Strangelove". Now THAT
was funny!!
| Dudley
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:dnDUf.474$t22.310@dukeread08...
| I dated a girl whose father was a bombardier with that
| group. They just ran God is my Co-pilot" a week or so
ago.
|
| For the flying movies though, Island in the Sky may be
my
| favorite, even if John Wayne looks like he's sawing wood
| with the ailerons. Andy Devine was perfect as was the
rest
| of the supporting crew. Some of the formation flights
and
| music are beautifully done.
|
|
| "Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| | "Jim Macklin"
wrote
| in message
| | news:4jCUf.456$t22.106@dukeread08...
| | I've seen that movie, a good one. Also a movie,
Hunters
| | with F86.
| |
| | Bridges at Toko Ri is good too.
| |
| | I have a great affinity for "God is My Co-Pilot"
| naturally, as I knew Scotty
| | personally, but my all time favorite air movie has to
be
| "12'o'clock High",
| | and strangely enough, it's not the air sequences I
liked
| so much in the
| | film.
| | The opening sequence with Dean Jagger, the mug, the
| bicycle, the fence, the
| | airfield, then the flashback, has to be one of the
finest
| segway sequences
| | ever filmed. The ending as well, coming back to the
| present with Jagger
| | leaving as he came in on the bike truly put a master's
| touch of film making
| | on this picture.
| | Dudley
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

Another Dean Jagger film, The Dam Busters.



"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| Yeah, Devine sure played some "out of character" parts
didn't he :-)
| Picture him as an over fed Arab in "Ali Baba and the Forty
Theives" :-)
| The absolute best out of character pilot for me has to be
Slim Pickins with
| a Texas accent pushing that 52 in "Strangelove". Now THAT
was funny!!
| Dudley
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:dnDUf.474$t22.310@dukeread08...
| I dated a girl whose father was a bombardier with that
| group. They just ran God is my Co-pilot" a week or so
ago.
|
| For the flying movies though, Island in the Sky may be
my
| favorite, even if John Wayne looks like he's sawing wood
| with the ailerons. Andy Devine was perfect as was the
rest
| of the supporting crew. Some of the formation flights
and
| music are beautifully done.
|
|
| "Dudley Henriques" wrote in
| message
|
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| | "Jim Macklin"
wrote
| in message
| | news:4jCUf.456$t22.106@dukeread08...
| | I've seen that movie, a good one. Also a movie,
Hunters
| | with F86.
| |
| | Bridges at Toko Ri is good too.
| |
| | I have a great affinity for "God is My Co-Pilot"
| naturally, as I knew Scotty
| | personally, but my all time favorite air movie has to
be
| "12'o'clock High",
| | and strangely enough, it's not the air sequences I
liked
| so much in the
| | film.
| | The opening sequence with Dean Jagger, the mug, the
| bicycle, the fence, the
| | airfield, then the flashback, has to be one of the
finest
| segway sequences
| | ever filmed. The ending as well, coming back to the
| present with Jagger
| | leaving as he came in on the bike truly put a master's
| touch of film making
| | on this picture.
| | Dudley
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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Another Dean Jagger film, The Dam Busters.

Paul Brickhill wrote the story. I think Guy Gibson wrote an earlier book
before he was KIA in 44. Just 2 years after Brickhill's book on the Busters
he wrote the bio of one of my closest friends from the old Fellowship,
Douglas Bader.
I don't believe Jagger was in the DB movie though. I could be mistaken, but
I don't remember him as being in the cast.
Dudley

My mistake, Redgrave played Barnes Wallis, not Jagger.


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| news:6CEUf.487$t22.333@dukeread08...
| Another Dean Jagger film, The Dam Busters.
|
| Paul Brickhill wrote the story. I think Guy Gibson wrote
an earlier book
| before he was KIA in 44. Just 2 years after Brickhill's
book on the Busters
| he wrote the bio of one of my closest friends from the old
Fellowship,
| Douglas Bader.
| I don't believe Jagger was in the DB movie though. I could
be mistaken, but
| I don't remember him as being in the cast.
| Dudley
|
|

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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My mistake, Redgrave played Barnes Wallis, not Jagger.

Wallace was completely broken up by the loss of lives on the raid. He was
actually a very plain and simple man who did his engineering thing and
apparently never really thought about the possible cost in lives.
Bader told me it hit him very hard and he never really got over it.
Dudley

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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Yeah, Devine sure played some "out of character" parts didn't he :-)
Picture him as an over fed Arab in "Ali Baba and the Forty Theives" :-)
The absolute best out of character pilot for me has to be Slim Pickins
with a Texas accent pushing that 52 in "Strangelove". Now THAT was funny!!
Dudley

Watch "Strangelove", the immediately after, watch "Blazzing Saddles"; "How
'bout some more beans, Mr. Taggert?".

Warning: Lame spelling joke follows.

In a previous article, "Dudley Henriques" said:
The opening sequence with Dean Jagger, the mug, the bicycle, the fence, the
airfield, then the flashback, has to be one of the finest segway sequences
ever filmed. The ending as well, coming back to the present with Jagger

No, it was a bicycle, not a Segway. Segways weren't even invented back
when this was filmed (http://www.segway.com/). Perhaps you mean "segue"?


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