The Missiles of October

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The Missiles of October DVD cover.

TV Movie (1974)

Starring:
William Devane (President John F. Kennedy)
Martin Sheen (United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy)
Howard Da Silva (Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev)
Ralph Bellamy (U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson)
Michael Lerner (White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger)

Recall of thirteen of some of the most important days of the twentieth century, better known under the name of "Cuba Missile Crisis" or "Caribbean Crisis" (and even "October Crisis" in Cuba).

Boeing B-47 Stratojet

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North American F-100D-71-NA Super Sabre

North American F-100D-71-NA Super Sabre with the tactical code FW-065, s/n 56-3065.

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Douglas C-47

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Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

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Various US Navy Aircraft

On the deck of USS Enterprise (CVN-65).
Ready to be catapulted : two Vought F-8 Crusader; behind them two Douglas A-4C Skyhawk; on the right, Douglas A-1 Skyraider have their wings folded.

Archive footage seen too in Die Kuba-Krise 1962.

Three Douglas A-4C Skyhawk and one McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II.

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Another a mix of Vought F-8 Crusader, Douglas A-4C Skyhawk and McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II but this time with three North American A-5A Vigilante being catapulted.

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Republic RF-84F Thunderflash

A wallmap of the USSR displays all threats surrounding the Land of Soviets. Among them, the shape of a plane. Note that when the Republic RF-84F Thunderflash flew with gas tanks, the shape was slightly different.

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