Marshall_Stack
Senior Airman
Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Mariana's Turkey Shoot
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Second man from the left, standing.
Here's a link to the article, which is located a little bit down on the web page:
Vulch's Heroes of World War II
WellQUESTION? When someone says that they would like to see a movie made about operation "Bodenplatte" or the defense of Malta, what are you expecting to see? Are you expecting to see the proper aeroplanes battling each other? Or are you expecting to see the Generals getting worked up about their war plans and then the drama of how it all plays out? I'm curious?
I can't recall any movies on Bomber Command
OKI can't recall any movies on Bomber Command or maybe something on Ferry command
Forgot about that, so we've got remakes of...would love to see a good BC movie, frankly I would have preferred one to the new Dam Busters remake.
".. But Ferry Command? How would you stretch that into a movie?"
Colin
My uncle, Arthur Dinsmore, was a Ferry Command !st Officer. Went overseas in 1915 with his Dad's Artillery Battery. Got to France - saw the air war and transferred into the Royal Flying Corps - with difficulty (Sgt Major his father, my Grand Dad, delayed his transfer). Arthur had his wings by war end was waiting for assignment. Through the '20's and '30's he kept his hours up on his own $$. In 1939 he was hired as a civilian pilot - flying Ansons training Navigators and other Crew. When Ferry Command was created by the British and Canadians Art joined immediately and spent the war flying disarmed B-24's all over the globe - with FC Communications Squadron - mostly down to Bermuda and on south then across the South Atlantic to Africa thence to South India. The crew were never allowed to see the "manifesto" of goods or personalities on board.
I digress here but there most surly is a STORY in Ferry Command ... I just told you one . And it's a TRUE one, too.
MM
No digressionI digress here but there most surely is a STORY in Ferry Command ... I just told you one . And it's a TRUE one, too.
No digression
I don't possess any in-depth or anecdotal knowledge of the activities of Ferry Command, it just didn't sound like box-office material ferrying large aircraft around the N Atlantic.
I think there is a difference between what was accepted for movie material in 1942 and what is expected for movie material in 2009. In 1942 cinematic capability was far more limited and there was a war on, alot of films were made to generally support the war effort. Cinema was a top-of-the-list form of entertainment in the absence of TV for everyone, PC gaming and xBox. You went to watch and enjoyed because that was what there was and you were doing your bit supporting the war effort.
Nowadays we've become far more self-indulgent and expectations are higher, we need x fights, y car-crashes, z jet aircraft blowing up huge buildings full of bad guys. Could a film about Ferry Command realistically supply us with that whilst remaining factually based?
Forgot about that, so we've got remakes of
Tuskegee Airmen and
Tuskegee Airmen has already been done
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) (TV)
I would like to see more movies about the Eastern Front with German vs Russia. A Erich Hartmann movie would be awsome to watch, especially with the power of todays computer graffic capabilities.
I knowTuskegee Airmen has already been done
Bader, Stanford-Tuck or any other british/german ace could be fun/interesting to watch too.