Oh dear, I hope I didn't influence your decision to buy the book mate. It's not a good one in my opinion - too much of the "Germans could have won WW2 if they had of built...(insert your your favourite unbuilt German aircraft project here)."
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Interesting - any idea how accurate it is?
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So, is the Sioux in "Where Eagles Dare" the most gratuitous piece of aircraft miscasting in films? I can't offhand think of anything worse. By comparison, the ubiquitous Bf 108 as Bf 109, and T-6 as anything with a radial engine, seem almost accurate.
I don't mind movies with inaccurate portrayals of historical aircraft - I can get past it.
But documentaries, I expect better than this example...
"Swordfish attacking the Bismark..."
I must be thinking of another movie, i'll remember it eventually .Wow..the ol' memory was actually hitting on all cylinders tonight...the movie was "Away All Boats" (filmed in 1956).
By the way, Tom, the jet seen in Garth's crash sequence was an F9F Panther.
That looks suspiciously like a Vildebeest (Vickers)So what is it that is pretending to be a Swordfish?
I don't think it's a Vildebeeste, though I have nothing better to offer. I'm sure Graeme will enlighten us eventually.That looks suspiciously like a Vildebeest (Vickers)
At fist glance, that looked to me like an early mark Videbeest with a Pegasus:I don't think it's a Vildebeeste, though I have nothing better to offer. I'm sure Graeme will enlighten us eventually.
The undercarriage looks more like the Baffin, as do the struts between the lower wing and the fuselage.At fist glance, that looked to me like an early mark Videbeest with a Pegasus:
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Then again, there is the Blackburn Boffin:
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In either case, it certainly isn't a Swordfish!
I think that's a Martin T4M, mainly because of the shape of the vertical fin, the port holes ( or whatever ) and the rear gunner way back there in another zip code.I don't mind movies with inaccurate portrayals of historical aircraft - I can get past it.
But documentaries, I expect better than this example...
"Swordfish attacking the Bismark..."
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I think you're right.I think that's a Martin T4M, mainly because of the shape of the vertical fin, the port holes ( or whatever ) and the rear gunner way back there in another zip code.
I must be thinking of another movie, i'll remember it eventually .
In the Midway movie, it's Charlton Heston, flying a damaged Dauntless, then they show a Helldiver rounding out too low at the ramp, then the Panther doing the splash and burn that nobody could survive.
Well hell's bells...here I was looking for a British type...I think that's a Martin T4M, mainly because of the shape of the vertical fin, the port holes ( or whatever ) and the rear gunner way back there in another zip code.
No worries Graeme - I suspected that but hope it does actually contain some good photos and some real technical details. At that price I can hopefully get a good laugh if nothing elseOh dear, I hope I didn't influence your decision to buy the book mate. It's not a good one in my opinion - too much of the "Germans could have won WW2 if they had of built...(insert your your favourite unbuilt German aircraft project here)."