The Aircraft-Spotter's Film and Television Companion

The Aircraft-Spotter's Film and Television Companion
Title The Aircraft-Spotter's Film and Television Companion PDF eBook
Author Simon D. Beck
Publisher McFarland
Pages 361
Release 2016-06-24
Genre Transportation
ISBN 1476663491

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Ever wondered how many aircraft were converted into Japanese Zeroes and torpedo bombers for Tora! Tora! Tora! or how French Gazelle helicopters were modified for the title role in Blue Thunder? This first of its kind reference book lists aircraft featured in 350 films and television shows, providing brief individual histories, film locations, serial numbers and registrations. Aircraft are also cross-referenced by manufacturer. Appendices provide brief bios on pilots and technicians, information on aircraft collections owned by Tallmantz Aviation and Blue Max Aviation and film credits for U.S. aircraft carriers.

Bomber Boys on Screen

Bomber Boys on Screen
Title Bomber Boys on Screen PDF eBook
Author S. P. MacKenzie
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 319
Release 2019-08-08
Genre History
ISBN 1350024864

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Since the Second World War, depictions of Royal Air Force operations in film and television drama have become so numerous that they make up a genre worthy of scholarly attention. In this illuminating study, S. P. MacKenzie explores the different ways in which the men of RAF Bomber Command have been represented in dramatic form on the big and small screen from the war years to the present day. Bomber Boys on Screen is the first in-depth study of how and why the screen-drama image of those who flew, those who directed them, and those who provided support for RAF bomber operations has changed over time, sometimes in contested circumstances. Until now dramas that focus on Bomber Command have tended to be mentioned only in passing or studied in isolation, despite the prevalence of surveys of both the British war film genre and of aviation cinema. In Bomber Boys on Screen MacKenzie examines the development, presentation, and reception of significant dramas on a decade-by-decade basis. Titles from the beginning of the war (The Lion Has Wings, 1939) to the start of new century (Bomber's Moon, 2014) are situated in the context of technical possibilities and limitations, evolving social and cultural norms in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and the development of moral and utilitarian controversies surrounding the wartime bomber offensive directed against Nazi Germany. While the focus is on feature films and television plays, reference is also made to documentaries, memorials, veterans' organizations, book titles, war comics, and other representations of the war fought by Bomber Command.

The B-25 in the Backyard

The B-25 in the Backyard
Title The B-25 in the Backyard PDF eBook
Author Wally Soplata
Publisher McFarland
Pages 237
Release 2020-07-06
Genre Transportation
ISBN 1476680663

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Only in America could Walter A. Soplata, the son of penniless Czech immigrants, accomplish so much single-handedly saving historic aircraft from World War II and other periods. After a childhood spent building model airplanes while dreaming about having his own airfield, Soplata worked in a large scrapyard taking apart hundreds of warplane engines. Shocked to see a rare engine or sometimes a complete warplane on its way to the recycling furnace, he began collecting whatever he could find and afford. He eventually collected nearly 20 complete airplanes and countless pieces of others. One of his Corsair fighters included the experimental F2G Corsair #74 that won the Cleveland National Air Races in 1947. Among other priceless airplanes he rescued was an experimental XP-82 Twin Mustang, an F-82E Twin Mustang, an X-prototype Skyraider, a stainless steel BT-12, and an F7U Cutlass--Soplata hauled the Cutlass fuselage home by stuffing it inside a junked school bus for its 600-mile journey. The story of a workaholic father and his aviation-obsessed son, this book records the accomplishments of a rare bird, just like the many airplanes he saved.

Fairchild C-82 Packet

Fairchild C-82 Packet
Title Fairchild C-82 Packet PDF eBook
Author Simon D. Beck
Publisher McFarland
Pages 325
Release 2017-11-29
Genre Transportation
ISBN 1476669759

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Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). Its ungainly appearance earned it the nickname "the flying boxcar" but the aircraft was the first to achieve practical end-loading and aerial delivery of cargoes. Its outsized capacity served the U.S. military's needs for more than ten years--civilian operators flew it in remote locations like Alaska and South America for a further three decades. This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and more than 200 photos.

Halliwell's Filmgoer's and Video Viewer's Companion

Halliwell's Filmgoer's and Video Viewer's Companion
Title Halliwell's Filmgoer's and Video Viewer's Companion PDF eBook
Author Leslie Halliwell
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Pages 846
Release 1993
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 9780062732392

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The most popular, authoritative, and complete reference book on film for movie and video fans--updated and revised to include the latest major films, actors, directors, writers, and everyone else of importance in the movie industry. More comprehensive than any other film encyclopedia. "A knockout compilation".--Chicago Tribune. 100 photographs.

Howard, the Amazing Mr. Hughes

Howard, the Amazing Mr. Hughes
Title Howard, the Amazing Mr. Hughes PDF eBook
Author Noah Dietrich
Publisher Fawcett
Pages 340
Release 1976
Genre
ISBN 9780449136522

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Bond On Bond

Bond On Bond
Title Bond On Bond PDF eBook
Author Roger Moore
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 229
Release 2013-09-17
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 0762789700

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The Bond movies remain the longest continually running film series in movie history. As the over 1 billion dollar worldwide take of last year’s Skyfall showed, James Bond remains an iconic and beloved franchise. While there have been other actors that have taken on the coveted role of James Bond, one of the most renowned and beloved 007s, is the charming and charismatic Sir Roger Moore. To celebrate these films and their cultural heritage, Roger Moore has written a book that features all the Bond movies, along with a wonderfully witty account of his own involvement in them. From the girls to the villains, the cars to the cocktails, the gadgets, locations and everything else, this beautiful book is illustrated with hundreds of iconic images from all the films plus many previously unseen photos from the Bond archive. This is the ultimate James Bond book, written by the ultimate insider, with all the affection and good humor Moore brought to the role. It is the perfect gift for all fans of these much loved films