B-52s in the movies

Which depiction of the B-52 in the movies is the most realistic for the time
the movie is set? There are two main contenders-Dr. Strangelove with a high
altitude penetration, then low, then high again to drop the weapon; and By
Dawn's Early light-which had a Buff drop a (presumed) retarded single-megaton
weapon to kill a pair of MiG-25s-the weapon was dropped before the Buff cleared
a ridge, and the other side of the ridge shielded the plane from the blast.
(A third Foxbat was killed by the Buff's gunner) Any other depictions of
B-52s in the movies out there?

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"Matt Wiser" wrote:


Which depiction of the B-52 in the movies is the most realistic for the time
the movie is set? There are two main contenders-Dr. Strangelove with a high
altitude penetration, then low, then high again to drop the weapon; and By
Dawn's Early light-which had a Buff drop a (presumed) retarded single-megaton
weapon to kill a pair of MiG-25s-the weapon was dropped before the Buff cleared
a ridge, and the other side of the ridge shielded the plane from the blast.
(A third Foxbat was killed by the Buff's gunner) Any other depictions of
B-52s in the movies out there?

1) A Gathering of Eagles
2) Bombers B-52
3) X-15 (After all, a B-52 lofted the plane into the upper atmosphere!)
4) Apocalypse Now (a "cameo")

There are probably others. I haven't seen the second and it's been decades
since I'd seen the other ones above.

Stephen "FPilot" Bierce/IPMS #35922
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I really don't think Dr Strangelove should even be considered, although I
love the movie--the flight scenes were pretty awful-although Kubrick did rec
kudos for the detail in the cockpits--as SAC would not lend any tech
assistance--I would vote for A Gathering of Eagles--SAC provided all it
could to the filmakers....




"Matt Wiser" wrote in message news:40f3f82f@bg2....

Which depiction of the B-52 in the movies is the most realistic for the
time
the movie is set? There are two main contenders-Dr. Strangelove with a
high
altitude penetration, then low, then high again to drop the weapon; and By
Dawn's Early light-which had a Buff drop a (presumed) retarded
single-megaton
weapon to kill a pair of MiG-25s-the weapon was dropped before the Buff
cleared
a ridge, and the other side of the ridge shielded the plane from the
blast.
(A third Foxbat was killed by the Buff's gunner) Any other depictions of
B-52s in the movies out there?

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In article , "rstro"
wrote:

I really don't think Dr Strangelove should even be considered, although I
love the movie--the flight scenes were pretty awful-although Kubrick did rec
kudos for the detail in the cockpits--

I loved the low level scenes where you can see the shadow of the B-17
that was doing the filming, as if a B-52 has a shape anywhere close to that!

--
Harry Andreas
Engineering raconteur

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:50:03 +0000, Matt Wiser wrote:


Which depiction of the B-52 in the movies is the most realistic for the time
the movie is set? There are two main contenders-Dr. Strangelove with a high
altitude penetration, then low, then high again to drop the weapon; and By
Dawn's Early light-which had a Buff drop a (presumed) retarded single-megaton
weapon to kill a pair of MiG-25s-the weapon was dropped before the Buff cleared
a ridge, and the other side of the ridge shielded the plane from the blast.
(A third Foxbat was killed by the Buff's gunner) Any other depictions of
B-52s in the movies out there?

Apocalypse Now!
There were B52 parts in that....

IBM

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FPilot wrote:

4) Apocalypse Now (a "cameo")

The "cameo" was not too flattering. In one scene all you hear are the rumblings
from an Arc Light strike and in another scene all you see is the tail....laying
in trees by the river.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

I would say the B-52 in "The X-15 Story" are accurate for the time ;-)

-- Charlie Springer

"Matt Wiser" wrote:
Any other depictions of
B-52s in the movies out there?

A few passing glimpses in "Thirteen Days" (including one B-52 carrying
Skybolt prototypes - thanks to the group for that answer a while ago
)

--
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.
Julius Caesar I:2

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk

In message , BUFDRVR
writes
FPilot wrote:
4) Apocalypse Now (a "cameo")

The "cameo" was not too flattering. In one scene all you hear are the rumblings
from an Arc Light strike and in another scene all you see is the tail....laying
in trees by the river.

Yeah, but *what* a tail!

Good artistic impression, even if the movie is art rather than history.

--
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.
Julius Caesar I:2

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk

Dawn's Early light

I thought "By the Dawn's Early Light" was a pretty fair movie.

Even if the B-52 crew didn't hair lip every one on Bear Creek when they dropped
their bombs. ;-)

Walt