Fighter Squadron movie poster.
Movie (1948)
French title: Les géants du ciel
Starring:
Edmond O'Brien (Major Ed Hardin)
Robert Stack (Captain Stu Hamilton)
John Rodney (Colonel Bill Brickley)
Walter Reed (Gal Gilbert)
During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt[]
Sixteen Republic P-47D Thunderbolt were used for the movie and can be seen all together on some shooting.
Messerschmitt Bf 109[]
From wartime footage.
North American P-51D Mustang[]
First seen in the background but playing no role.
Then acting as the German fighters.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A[]
Another short wartime footage.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress[]
Boeing B-17G, registration N1212N.
Consolidated B-24J Liberator[]
Behind the crashing P-47 Thunderbolt.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain[]
With a P-47 on the left, the Skytrain is in the center right of the image.
Douglas A-26 Invader[]
On the left.
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor[]
A model kit used to represent this four engine German transport/maritime patrol aircraft.
Junkers W 34[]
Through smoke and dust this Junkers liaison/school aircraft can be guess in this gun camera footage.
Junkers Ju 87D Stuka[]
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Mitsubishi G3M[]
Another gun camera footage, first used in The Last Bomb.
Nakajima J1N1[]
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei[]
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Unidentifiable Aircraft[]
A model (perhaps a P-39) explodes.
Various Aircraft[]
On the wall, wallpaper for recognition training.
(upper left row): Twin boom glider Gotha Go 242 and Unidentified Aircraft.
(bellow): Junkers Ju 88, Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka and Dornier Do 17 Z.
(at right): Consolidated B-24 Liberator & Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Overall views during the strafing
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