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[[Image:SW_B-17_leaflets.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_B-17_leaflets.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju | + | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju 52|Junkers Ju 52/3m]] == |
Numerous airframes seen throughout the first half of the documentary.<br> | Numerous airframes seen throughout the first half of the documentary.<br> | ||
| − | The first one is coded D-AXIO Junkers Ju | + | The first one is coded D-AXIO Junkers Ju 52/3m of the Luftwaffe. |
[[Image:SW_Ju-52_D-AXIO.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-52_D-AXIO.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | Wearing the identification code D1+4?<br> | ||
| + | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
[[Image:SW_Ju-52G.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-52G.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:SW_Ju-52-3m.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-52-3m.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:SW_Ju-52_low.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-52_low.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju | + | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka | Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka]] == |
Probably from a nazi propaganda movie (which one ?). | Probably from a nazi propaganda movie (which one ?). | ||
[[Image:SW_Ju-87_propaStf.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-87_propaStf.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:SW_Ju-87_Dive.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-87_Dive.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju | + | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka | Junkers Ju 87 A Stuka]] == |
Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
[[Image:SW_Ju-87A_DV.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-87A_DV.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:SW_Heinkel-111H.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Heinkel-111H.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Dornier Do 17 | Dornier Do | + | == [[:Category: Dornier Do 17 | Dornier Do 17 Z]] == |
[[Image:SW_Do17Z-facettes.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Do17Z-facettes.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:SW_Do-17.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Do-17.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == DFS 230 == | + | == [[:Category: DFS 230|DFS 230]] == |
[[Image:SW_DFS-230.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_DFS-230.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
Taken by the third man aboard a DFS 230 glider. | Taken by the third man aboard a DFS 230 glider. | ||
[[Image:SW_DFS-230_inside.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_DFS-230_inside.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Bf 110| Messerschmitt Bf | + | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Bf 110| Messerschmitt Bf 110 B]] == |
[[Image:SW_Bf-110B.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Bf-110B.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Bf 109|Messerschmitt Bf | + | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Bf 109|Messerschmitt Bf 109 E]] == |
[[Image:SW_Bf-109.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Bf-109.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:SW_project-A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_project-A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | Focke-Wulfe Fw | + | == [[:Category: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | Focke-Wulfe Fw 190 A]] == |
[[Image:SW_FW-190.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_FW-190.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant == | + | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant|Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant]] == |
[[Image:SW_Me-321.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Me-321.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:SW_Me-321_air.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Me-321_air.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:SW_Me-321_3Bf-110.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Me-321_3Bf-110.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Bf 110| Messerschmitt Bf | + | == [[:Category: Messerschmitt Bf 110| Messerschmitt Bf 110 C]] == |
[[Image:SW_Bf-110C.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Bf-110C.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == PZL P.24 == | + | == [[:Category: PZL P.24|PZL P.24]] == |
Remains of the PZL P.24 Delta 126 of the Greek Air Force. | Remains of the PZL P.24 Delta 126 of the Greek Air Force. | ||
[[Image:SW_PZL_P-24_Delta-126.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_PZL_P-24_Delta-126.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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== Avro 626 == | == Avro 626 == | ||
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[[Image:SW_Brit.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Brit.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == | + | == [[:Category: Stinson L-1 Vigilant|Stinson L-1 Vigilant]] == |
[[Image:SW_Stinson_L-1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Stinson_L-1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:SW_Stinson_L-1_Vigilant.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Stinson_L-1_Vigilant.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:SW_unk_TG_boarding.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_unk_TG_boarding.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == | + | == Schweizer TG-2 == |
[[Image:SW_Schweizer_TG-2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Schweizer_TG-2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:SW_P-40.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_P-40.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Aichi D3A|Aichi D3A]] == | + | == [[:Category: Aichi D3A|Aichi D3A]] == |
| + | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]] (Military Fixed-Wing). | ||
[[Image:SW_Aichi_D3A.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Aichi_D3A.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:SW_Mitsubishi_A5M.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Mitsubishi_A5M.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | ==[[:Category: Nakajima Ki-27|Nakajima Ki-27]]== | + | == [[:Category: Nakajima Ki-27|Nakajima Ki-27]] == |
[[Image:SW_nippon.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_nippon.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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== [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress]] == | == [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress]] == | ||
| + | Boeing B-17C USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) s/n 40-2074 at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Hickam Field]].<br> | ||
Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
[[Image:SW_B-17C_TheWar1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_B-17C_TheWar1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk| Curtiss P- | + | == [[:Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk| Curtiss P-40B Warhawk]] == |
| + | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
[[Image:SW_P-40B.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_P-40B.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:SW_Liaison.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Liaison.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == | + | == [[:Category: Curtiss JN|Curtiss JN <i>Jenny</i>]] == |
[[Image:SW_Barnstorm1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Barnstorm1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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Same Barnstormer, "Jersey" Ringel, seen in [[Mystères d'archives (TV Series)]] Season One, Episode One. | Same Barnstormer, "Jersey" Ringel, seen in [[Mystères d'archives (TV Series)]] Season One, Episode One. | ||
[[Image:SW_Barnstorm2_cf_MystArch-1-1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Barnstorm2_cf_MystArch-1-1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:SW P-47.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW P-47.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju | + | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka | Junkers Ju 87 D Stuka]] == |
[[Image:SW_Ju-87D.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-87D.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju | + | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju 88| Junkers Ju 88]] == |
[[Image:SW_Ju-88Dive.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:SW_Ju-88Dive.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
{{footnote}} | {{footnote}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0828451/ Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of WWII | + | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0828451/ Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of WWII on IMDb] |
[[Category: Aichi D3A]] | [[Category: Aichi D3A]] | ||
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[[Category: Curtiss JN]] | [[Category: Curtiss JN]] | ||
[[Category: Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando]] | [[Category: Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] | + | [[Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] |
| + | [[Category: DFS 230]] | ||
[[Category: Dornier Do 17]] | [[Category: Dornier Do 17]] | ||
[[Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] | [[Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] | ||
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[[Category: Heinkel He 51]] | [[Category: Heinkel He 51]] | ||
[[Category: Heinkel He 111]] | [[Category: Heinkel He 111]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Junkers Ju | + | [[Category: Junkers Ju 52]] |
| − | [[Category: Junkers Ju | + | [[Category: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka]] |
| − | [[Category: Junkers Ju | + | [[Category: Junkers Ju 88]] |
[[Category: Messerschmitt Bf 109]] | [[Category: Messerschmitt Bf 109]] | ||
[[Category: Messerschmitt Bf 110]] | [[Category: Messerschmitt Bf 110]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant]] | ||
[[Category: Mitsubishi A5M]] | [[Category: Mitsubishi A5M]] | ||
[[Category: Mitsubishi G3M]] | [[Category: Mitsubishi G3M]] | ||
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[[Category: North American P-51 Mustang]] | [[Category: North American P-51 Mustang]] | ||
[[Category: Piper J-3 Cub]] | [[Category: Piper J-3 Cub]] | ||
| + | [[Category: PZL P.24]] | ||
[[Category: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]] | [[Category: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]] | ||
[[Category: Ryan NYP]] | [[Category: Ryan NYP]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:01, 10 August 2024
Documentary (2007)
Starring:
Hal Holbrook (Narrator)
Leo Cordier (Himself)
Andrew Rooney (Himself)
The whole story of american gliders, from the early race to build unpowered aircraft to the D-Day invasion at Normandy and Nazi Germany's final surrender. Covers the source of this concept, mainly in Germany.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Junkers Ju 52/3m
Numerous airframes seen throughout the first half of the documentary.
The first one is coded D-AXIO Junkers Ju 52/3m of the Luftwaffe.
Wearing the identification code D1+4?
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka
Probably from a nazi propaganda movie (which one ?).
Junkers Ju 87 A Stuka
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Waco CG-4A
Lt Leo Cordier ready for his fifth combat glider landing.
Waco CG-4A-RO
Crash of Waco CG-4A-RO s/n 42-78839. Robertson Aircraft Company in St. Louis was contracting to build Waco CG-4A-RO gliders under license. Several VIPs were getting a demonstration ride on 1st August 1943. 10 deads.
Towed by a Douglas C-47 Skytrain.
Heinkel He 111
Dornier Do 17 Z
DFS 230
Taken by the third man aboard a DFS 230 glider.
Messerschmitt Bf 110 B
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E
Gotha Go 242
Ryan NYP Spirit of Saint-Louis
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Heinkel He 51
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Towing Horsa gliders (look bottom).
Curtiss-Wright C-46A Commando
Various Aircraft
Wright Field during the early thirties. The widest shape is probably a Boeing B-9.
Different kind of projects and studies.
Focke-Wulfe Fw 190 A
Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant
Towed by a troika of three Messerschmitt Bf 110.
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C
PZL P.24
Remains of the PZL P.24 Delta 126 of the Greek Air Force.
Avro 626
Unidentified Aircraft
Greek Campaign of 1941. Could it be a RAF Blenheim ?
Stinson L-1 Vigilant
Unidentified Training Glider
The poor quality od this screenshot doesn't allow to distinguish a Frankfort TG-1 from a Schweizer (TG-2 or TG-3) or a Laister-Kauffman TG-4.
Schweizer TG-2
Mitsubishi G3M
Mitsubishi Ki-30
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Nakajima B5N
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Aichi D3A
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Mitsubishi A5M
Nakajima Ki-27
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Same shot in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress
Boeing B-17C USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) s/n 40-2074 at Hickam Field.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Curtiss P-40B Warhawk
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Vought OS2U Kingfisher
Piper L-4 Cub
Curtiss JN Jenny
Same Barnstormer, "Jersey" Ringel, seen in Mystères d'archives (TV Series) Season One, Episode One.
Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I
LC797, an Airspeed AS.51 Horsa used by american troops.
North American B-25 Mitchell
Hawker Hurricane
North American P-51A Mustang
Probably from the 1st Air Commando Group, CBI theatre.
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Junkers Ju 87 D Stuka
Junkers Ju 88
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See also
Categories:
- Unidentified Aircraft
- Aichi D3A
- Airspeed Horsa
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Consolidated PBY Catalina
- Curtiss JN
- Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
- DFS 230
- Dornier Do 17
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190
- Gotha Go 242
- Hawker Hurricane
- Heinkel He 51
- Heinkel He 111
- Junkers Ju 52
- Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
- Junkers Ju 88
- Messerschmitt Bf 109
- Messerschmitt Bf 110
- Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant
- Mitsubishi A5M
- Mitsubishi G3M
- Mitsubishi Ki-30
- Nakajima Ki-27
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- North American P-51 Mustang
- Piper J-3 Cub
- PZL P.24
- Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
- Ryan NYP
- Stinson L-1 Vigilant
- Vought OS2U Kingfisher
- Waco CG-4A