"Paul Catley" wrote in message
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"Paul Catley" wrote in message
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It's been a long time since you've seen Flight of the Phoenix too - it
isn't in black & white

1. The Dambusters
2. Tora! Tora! Tora!
3. Battle of Britain
4. Dark Blue World
5. Apocalypse Now (for the helicopter scenes)

Actually, I wish I'd voted for The Right Stuff and Flight of the Phoenix,
but I compiled my list without reference to the rest of the thread
Must admit that I like Strategic Air Command too, despite it being a
dreadful flag-waving exercise.

Can I change my vote? The Blue Max was on telly this afternoon. I hadn't
seen it before. The flying sequences are marvellous, particularly the
"under the bridge" scene, in what were no doubt very valuable Fokker
Triplane replicas


I did a gliding course at Lasham back when Derek Piggott was CFI. On a wet
afternoon with no flying he got the video out and showed us how he did it.
Look carefully for poles stuck in the river bed. He also regaled us with
stories from "Those Magnificent Men..." etc., etc. What a guy!

Steve S