Best Aviation Movie of All Time?

[ink]

am I the only one who thought "Firefox" was one of the best... im in a boat all by myself.......thats all right I dont mind. l-)    allthough can that be considered a "aviation" movie.......damn you all.......its a conspiricy I tell ya..........nope...yup....... ..Firefox is defanitly a aviation movie and Clint can use his 44 magnum the most powerfull handgun in the world to blow all those other wannabee "aviation" movie stars head's clean off.......,-)

[clerick]

am I the only one who thought "Firefox" was one of the best... im in a boat all by myself.......thats all right I dont mind. l-)    allthough can that be considered a "aviation" movie.......damn you all.......its a conspiricy I tell ya..........nope...yup....... ..Firefox is defanitly a aviation movie and Clint can use his 44 magnum the most powerfull handgun in the world to blow all those other wannabee "aviation" movie stars head's clean off.......,-)

This is one of my "guilty pleasure" movies.  Not very good but a heck of a lot of fun to watch...  kinda like Strange Brew eh?

[bozon]

"Piece of cake" - OK, it is a mini-series, but you can watch it like a movie. Beats all other BOB/spit movies out there by a huge margin.

"Blue max" - How the A-team started during WWI working for the Kaiser. Not quite, but George Peppard is there.

"633 squadron" - the aviation version of a Pr0n movie: Terrible story, bad actors, but who cares when you watch sexy mosquitoes fly through Norwegian fjords? It also brought tears into my eyes... when I read that the actually burned real mosquitoes for the movie effects, the bastards. Torture animals no, but burning mosquitoes yes? This is the true ugly face of humanity! 

[DREDIOCK]

Dark Blue world, flat out.
But since the parameter is "aviation movie", the old "flight of the Phoenix" with Jimmy Stewart is IMHO a very good movie.

Actually the remake wasnt half bad either. But then again. It stayed fairly loyal to the original. UNLIKE most of the failed remakes of Hollywood classics (king kong)

[GFShill]

Twelve O'Clock High
Battle of Britain
Tora, Tora, Tora

Say no more. I'm surprised these weren't the first answers.

[EskimoJoe]

Although I've never seen the actual movie...

Chevaliers du Ciel.

[68ZooM]

Witness: Striker was the squadron leader. He brought us in real low. But he couldn't handle it.
Prosecutor: Buddy couldn't handle it? Was Buddy one of your crew?
Witness: Right. Buddy was the bombardier. But it was Striker who couldn't handle it, and he went to pieces.
Prosecutor: *Andy* went to pieces?
Witness: No. Andy was the navigator. He was all right. Buddy went to pieces. It was awful how he came unglued.
Prosecutor: *Howie* came unglued?
Witness: Oh, no. Howie was a rock, the best tailgunner in the outfit. Buddy came unglued.
Prosecutor: And he bailed out?
Witness: No. Andy hung tough. Buddy bailed out. How he survived, it was a miracle.
Prosecutor: Then Howie survived?
Witness: No, 'fraid not. We lost Howie the next day.
Prosecutor: Over Macho Grande?
Witness: No. I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande.

[bozon]

Witness: Striker was the squadron leader. He brought us in real low. But he couldn't handle it.
Prosecutor: Buddy couldn't handle it? Was Buddy one of your crew?
Witness: Right. Buddy was the bombardier. But it was Striker who couldn't handle it, and he went to pieces.
Prosecutor: *Andy* went to pieces?
Witness: No. Andy was the navigator. He was all right. Buddy went to pieces. It was awful how he came unglued.
Prosecutor: *Howie* came unglued?
Witness: Oh, no. Howie was a rock, the best tailgunner in the outfit. Buddy came unglued.
Prosecutor: And he bailed out?
Witness: No. Andy hung tough. Buddy bailed out. How he survived, it was a miracle.
Prosecutor: Then Howie survived?
Witness: No, 'fraid not. We lost Howie the next day.
Prosecutor: Over Macho Grande?
Witness: No. I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande.

that's a classic.

[TOMCAT21]

 

[TOMCAT21]

Ink, I had thought about Firefox but there alot of movies that can fall into this category from every era. FLYBOYS was pretty damn good.

[Curlew]

Easy: THE RIGHT STUFF
(F***in A Bubba)

[ToeTag]

NOt a great movie but an interesting clip

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2008-11-4-TigerForcedLanding.wmv

maybe we should add cows to the WW I arena  

Oh and this one...(R rated must be 18 or older)

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/ohmygodSpitfire%20pass.wmv

[TequilaChaser]

some of my top favorites....

-Flying LeatherNecks

-12 O'Clock High ( lovd both the movie and enjoyd the tv series )

-Strategic Air Command

-Flying Tigers

-Hellcats of the Navy (1957 Ronald Reagan )

-Chain Lightning ( 1950 movie with Humphrey Bogart, Eleanor Parker )

-Hells Angels by Howard Hughes

-Air Force ( although never have got to see the whole movie, hopefully one day will )

as for Top Gun..... bout 99% of that movie's combat reference was fiction........ although alot of people think it was real........


The Final Countdown for the best Sci fi WWII / modern Jet action movie

[Tyrannis]

what about independance day? that move will smith pulled on that enemy spaceship in the canyons was pretty cool 

[Baggy]

In no particular order:

BoB
The Hunters - Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner flying Sabres in Korea
Angels 15 - About a young BoB pilot
Reach for the Sky - Douglas Bader
The Bridges at Toko-Ri - William Holden flying Banshees (Grumman Panthers actually!) in Korea
The Dam Busters
Dark Blue World
Memphis Belle - William Wylers documentary - Not the crappy film!