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Hi all,

I'm trying to put together some kind of plan to increase our EAA chapter
membership. To that end, I would like to pick everyone's brains for their
favorite big screen movie that involves airplanes, either main to the plot
or of any background significance. Examples would be like "Flying Tigers"
with John Wayne or "Indiana Jones and the Search for the Holy Grail".

Thanks in advance,

Dale Alexander
"Birds of Paradise" EAA 735
Paradise, Ca.

Dale Alexander wrote:

Hi all,

I'm trying to put together some kind of plan to increase our EAA chapter
membership. To that end, I would like to pick everyone's brains for their
favorite big screen movie that involves airplanes, either main to the plot
or of any background significance. Examples would be like "Flying Tigers"
with John Wayne or "Indiana Jones and the Search for the Holy Grail".

Thanks in advance,

Dale Alexander
"Birds of Paradise" EAA 735
Paradise, Ca.



The Great Waldo Pepper! (Filmed right here at home!)

The Spirit of St. Louis?

The Rocketeer, kinda lame story, but great flying and
the female lead ain't half bad either!


But for wider audience appeal, the recent Pearl Harbor
might be a good one.

More a love story than a war story, but some good flying.

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 06:29:35 GMT, Richard Lamb
wrote:

Dale Alexander wrote:

Hi all,

I'm trying to put together some kind of plan to increase our EAA chapter
membership. To that end, I would like to pick everyone's brains for their
favorite big screen movie that involves airplanes, either main to the plot
or of any background significance. Examples would be like "Flying Tigers"
with John Wayne or "Indiana Jones and the Search for the Holy Grail".



the english patient. (stearman and tiger moth)

out of africa. (magic gypsy moth flight across the african landscape)

I'm with Richard...THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER! I love the story line (yes,
there seems to be a plot AND a lot of flying). My second favorite is
1955's, "Strategic Air Command" with Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson (not
sure how to spell her last name!). Great flying shots of the B-36 and
B-47, all in full color. Tells the story of how SAC got started...

Scott
http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/
Building RV-4
Gotta Fly or Gonna Die


Richard Lamb wrote:
Dale Alexander wrote:

Hi all,

I'm trying to put together some kind of plan to increase our EAA chapter
membership. To that end, I would like to pick everyone's brains for their
favorite big screen movie that involves airplanes, either main to the plot
or of any background significance. Examples would be like "Flying Tigers"
with John Wayne or "Indiana Jones and the Search for the Holy Grail".

Thanks in advance,

Dale Alexander
"Birds of Paradise" EAA 735
Paradise, Ca.




The Great Waldo Pepper! (Filmed right here at home!)

The Spirit of St. Louis?

The Rocketeer, kinda lame story, but great flying and
the female lead ain't half bad either!


But for wider audience appeal, the recent Pearl Harbor
might be a good one.

More a love story than a war story, but some good flying.

Well, I want to thank you all.

You have given me quite a list. I ran this idea past one of our members last
night. What I would like to do is put up a theater of some sort at our
chapters main hanger. During the warmer months of the year I would like to
screen these films for our local town. A little blurb in the paper, come on
down and see a great flick, enjoy some cheap popcorn and drinks, bring the
kids and remember that we are here when we fly Young Eagles. Just trying to
think of a way to get our chapter in the back of the locals minds in a good
way.

Thanks again all,

Dale Alexander
Birds of Paradise EAA Chapter 735
Paradise, CA
Q88

Dale Alexander wrote:

Well, I want to thank you all.

You have given me quite a list. I ran this idea past one of our members last
night. What I would like to do is put up a theater of some sort at our
chapters main hanger. During the warmer months of the year I would like to
screen these films for our local town. A little blurb in the paper, come on
down and see a great flick, enjoy some cheap popcorn and drinks, bring the
kids and remember that we are here when we fly Young Eagles. Just trying to
think of a way to get our chapter in the back of the locals minds in a good
way.

Thanks again all,

Dale Alexander
Birds of Paradise EAA Chapter 735
Paradise, CA
Q88


Dale, this in kinda over the top as suggestions go,
but I've ALWAYS wanted to see a bunch of sport planes
on display in the local mall...

Richard

"Dale Alexander" wrote in message
. ..
Well, I want to thank you all.

You have given me quite a list. I ran this idea past one of our members
last
night. What I would like to do is put up a theater of some sort at our
chapters main hanger. During the warmer months of the year I would like to
screen these films for our local town. A little blurb in the paper, come
on
down and see a great flick, enjoy some cheap popcorn and drinks, bring the
kids and remember that we are here when we fly Young Eagles. Just trying
to
think of a way to get our chapter in the back of the locals minds in a
good
way.

There might even be some of us who would be happy to send you a tape. To
avoid duplications, you should publish a "want list" and have signups. Oh -
wait a minute. You're probably thinking of the original movies - not VHS.
Never mind.

Rich S.

I'd go with:

The X-15 Story
Bridges at Toko Ri
Strategic Air Command
12 O'Clock High
Wings
Bird of Brey
Waldo Pepper
The Blue Max
Dawn patrol
The Battle of Britain (I almost bought one of the Spits later used in that
film. It was $20,000 in 1968!)

And the first "Airport" where Boing helped them work out the damage from a GA
plane stike. Heston is always good.

The flying in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" is pretty cool. Who flew that twin
through the billboard? Spectacular!

-- Charlie Springer

If you're just looking for Fun Aero Movies to add to the list:

* "Those Magnifisent Men in their Flying Machines"
* The new version of "Pearl Harbor" (for the flying scenes)
* "1941" (with John Belushi as a crazed Tomahawk Pilot defending the
California coast in the wake of Pearl Harbor - a must see)

IMHO
Bartman


"Regnirps" wrote in message
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I'd go with:

The X-15 Story
Bridges at Toko Ri
Strategic Air Command
12 O'Clock High
Wings
Bird of Brey
Waldo Pepper
The Blue Max
Dawn patrol
The Battle of Britain (I almost bought one of the Spits later used in that
film. It was $20,000 in 1968!)

And the first "Airport" where Boing helped them work out the damage from a
GA
plane stike. Heston is always good.

The flying in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" is pretty cool. Who flew that
twin
through the billboard? Spectacular!

-- Charlie Springer

On 08 Mar 2004 07:37:42 GMT, (Regnirps) wrote:


The flying in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" is pretty cool. Who flew that twin
through the billboard? Spectacular!

-- Charlie Springer

That was Frank Tallman. The margins for that stunt were paralyzingly
small. He had only about two feet on either side of his wingtips for
clearance. The frame was structural steel so any slight offset would
have been catastrophic.

The billboard itself was made from sheets of balsa, if I remember
correctly and in the event, the impact caved in the windshield and
shut down one of the engines.

Tallman had a blizzard of plexiglass shards blowing around in his
cockpit and he had to shut down the engine and limp back to the
airport. All in a day's work.

Corky Scott

PS, both Tallman and his equally famous partner Paul Mantz died in
stunt related airplane crashes. Mantz was the pilot who landed the
B-17 with gear up for the opening sequences of "12 O'Clock High". He
died in the crash of the cobbled together "Flight of the Phoenix"
airplane which did not climb as well as anticipated to clear a sand
dune after the director requested one more pass. At least I think the
director had requested one more pass. Perhaps not, perhaps it was
just that one more pass had been scheduled. Not sure.