Jungle Patrol (1948)
Movie (1948)
aka West of Tomorrow
Starring:
Kristine Miller (Jean Gillis)
Arthur Franz (Lt. "Mace" Willard)
Ross Ford (Major Skipper Wright)
Tommy Noonan (Lt. "Ham" Hamilton)
In a deseperate battle around Port-Moresby, a fighter group has scored 100 victories without losing a man. One of the pilot recalls the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday, where Death takes a few days off from extinguishing lives in order to explore human nature, and wonders if it is happening to them. There, we explore each of their lives through Jean Gillis, an attractive entertainer trapped with the group when the Japanese launch the definitive asssault.
Curtiss P-40N
Servicing Gerru with shearling jackets and pants (as above) ... action filmed outside Papua New Guinea !
Curtiss P-40L
After 12 minutes, an out-of-place sequence showing a takeoff from a sandy runway.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator (C or D variant)
Curtiss P-40F
Unidentified Aircraft
Further analysis required.
North American B-25 Mitchell or Mitsubishi G3M ?
Mitsubishi Ki-57 ?
P-40?
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