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Posted by Jagan on Tue Aug 06, 2002 05:47:17 AM

comprehensive list of Aviation movies

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I was reading the Tora Tora Tora description. Five derelict cansos blown up?? first time I am reading about it!
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 *v
USAF/USN/Japanese- Martin Balsam; Pearl attack. Very well made and accurate. Stars 12 T-6 ("Zero" replicas), 9 BT-13 ("Nakajima Kate" replicas) and 9 T-6(front)/BT-13 (rear)("Aichi Vals" replicas). A

merican forces include 2 Kittyhawks Mk.1a (ex RCAF-N151U, N1207V; P-40's) one P-40N (N222SU), C.V. Canso (PBY-5A), N.A. P-51's, 1 PT-17 Stearman, N.A. SNJ (T-6).

5 B-17's:

RB-17F (N17W)
VB-17G/CB-17G (N9563Z Fuddy Duddy)
B-17G (N6206L)
VB-17G (N621L)
PB-1G (N93193G Yankee Lady)
Also a Douglas A-24A (SBD, not used). 21 more JSDAF T-6 were modified in Japan as replicas.

Camera planes used were the PBY/Canso, SNJ, and a Jet Ranger. Filmed on location at Pearl Harbour Naval Base, Hickham AFB, Ford NAS, and Wheeler AFB. Ashiya AB in Japan for the Japanese T-6's base. Barbers Point NAS was used for staging as well.

28 Japanese replicas were flown off Yorktown(II) with carrier qualified pilots. Full size replica of aft end of Arizona. Full size replica of 3/4 of the deck of Akagi, full size above waterline replica of battleship Nagato in Japan! Terrific models and 6 US Navy ships.

27 Mock-up P-40's, Kingfishers, and B-17's were blown up for the cameras. The 5 or so PBY's blown up were real derelicts that had come from a Stewart-Davis storage yard in California.

The B-17 crash-landing in the film was real, when a gear hung up in front of the cameras. Co-written by ex RAF pilot Larry Forester.

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