B-17 Ball Turret at the Movies!

[Sabrejet]

OK I'm a lover of '50s sci-fi, and the cheesier the better as far as I'm concerned. But I was particularly blown off my chair by this scene while watching "Flight to Mars" (1951) yesterday:

It comes at about 27:42 for those of a special disposition:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7FadU112eU

 

[SaparotRob]

OK I'm a lover of '50s sci-fi, and the cheesier the better as far as I'm concerned. But I was particularly blown off my chair by this scene while watching "Flight to Mars" (1951) yesterday:

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It comes at about 27:42 for those of a special disposition:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7FadU112eU

The head of the skinny assassin droid from Star Wars is an old jet engine flame tube.

 

[Sabrejet]

The head of the skinny assassin droid from Star Wars is an old jet engine flame tube.

Strangely enough, I was alerted to an "F-86" ejection seat among a container load of aircraft parts bought for one of the Star Wars movies circa 2000. Sadly not F-86 but a pair of early B-52 crew seats.