Originally posted by Slash27
I think the used some clips from Tora Tora Tora in Midway as well. ( I thought I saw Mothra briefly but maybe not)
Anyone ever see that movie Air Force (i think) about the B-17 crew just after Pearl? The one where the cut a hole in the tail of their Fortress to put a .50 cal in it? Pretty cool show.Made during the war I believe.
John Garfield in Air Force. A classic, suspend your disbelief, movie. Great fun though with "Mary Ann" and her crew. She was an early B17D I think. Leaves for Pearl Harbor and arrives during the attack. Takes off again the next day and lands at Wake Island where they take the Marine's puppy to keep it safe. Then on to the Phillipines where Mary Ann is shot up and bellied in. The pilot is wounded the crew bails out except for Garfield who was a washed out pilot cadet. He bellies in the B17. The Phillipines are about to fall, but the gallant crew of the Mary Ann, now with a reformed P39 pilot taking over for the dead pilot, somehow repair the badly damaged Mary Ann and get her out of there, but not before the 'kid' on the crew is machine gunned in his chute. Not to worry though, Garfield and the old guy on the crew hand hold 30 cals and shoot down the evil Japanese plane.
Garfield, to trick the Japanese has cut the tail cone off the 17 and put in a 'stinger' to surprise them. Off they go in Mary Ann when lo and behold its the entire Japanese navy below them. Quick radio call and planes arrive from everywhere with Mary Ann leading the attack. Soon the Japanese fleet is sunk and the USAAF has saved the day. Sadly Mary Ann has to belly it in to the surf.
Ahh what a great flick
BTW there were B17Es at Hickam field along with the earlier models.
