Simviation Forum - Best Aviation Movies

Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 5:53pm

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What do you consider some of the best aviation movies?
I'll start off:

Always
Top Gun
Midway

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Reply #1 - Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 7:18pm

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Memphis Belle
Flyboys
Iron Eagle I and II Cool

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Reply #2 - Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 9:25pm

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Airplane
The "Airport" series
Pearl Harbour (the plane parts Wink

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Reply #3 - Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 9:48pm

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Hmm...

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Twelve O'Clock High

Watched the Red Baron not too long ago. Wasn't too bad.

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Reply #4 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 1:03am

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skoker wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 9:25pm:

Pearl Harbour (the plane parts Wink

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I was hoping and praying no member would post this movie Grin

Ugh

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Reply #5 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 2:33am

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BigTruck wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 1:03am:

skoker wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2009 at 9:25pm:

Pearl Harbour (the plane parts Wink

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I was hoping and praying no member would post this movie Grin

Ugh

I wouldn't classify it as an aviation, historical, or even a war movie.....

Crap, is the nicest word for the catagory I would put it in... Grin

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Reply #6 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 8:30am

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Battle of Britain
Airplane
Over Here (does anyone have a copy of this? Just my copy on video is worn out and you can't buy it, I recorded it when it was on TV)
Piece of Cake (a mini-series but great)

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #7 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 10:26am

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A Gathering of Eagles
Strategic Air Command

I second "Twelve O'Clock High"

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Reply #8 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 12:13pm

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Hell's Angels

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

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Reply #9 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 12:38pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 8:30am:

Over Here (does anyone have a copy of this? Just my copy on video is worn out and you can't buy it, I recorded it when it was on TV)
Piece of Cake (a mini-series but great)

I've got a video copy somewhere but it's so old it most likely will never play. If I can dig it out it's your pal.

That had MH434 in it didn't it?
I agree with Piece of cake (MH434 again) even if the show was nothing at all like the book.
Films though:
Battle of Britain (I bet MH434 is in here somewhere).
The Dam Busters. I hope the remake turns out as good as the origional.

Flying Legends

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Reply #10 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 12:47pm

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Over Here does indeed feature MH434 after her total rebuild Cool

Ray Hanna doing his stuff!
Mind you his best is in Piece of Cake under THAT bridge Cool

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Reply #11 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 12:55pm

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Piece of Cake?

I've never heard of it before. Is it really that good, and worth getting?

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Reply #12 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 1:15pm

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BFMF wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 12:55pm:

Piece of Cake?

I've never heard of it before. Is it really that good, and worth getting?

Piece of Cake was a TV series. My memories of it are different from Mark's. I thought it was awful but the flying sequences made up for it. I read the book & that was awful too.

Here's one of the best scenes from it. Ray Hanna flying MH434 under a bridge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf3UtmHLKUU&feature=related

It's still available on DVD in this country.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Piece-Cake-DVD-Boyd-Gaines/dp/B000NTDPDM

PS. Perhaps I should get it & give it another chance. Nah, I don't think so.

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Reply #13 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 1:33pm

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If you want a good WWI aircraft movie, "The Blue Max" with George Peppard is a good one-

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060177/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Max

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Reply #14 - Apr 23^rd, 2009 at 1:34pm

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Top Gun and Le Chevaliér du Ciel (Sky Fighters) aren't bad.

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