If you like the movie 'Aces High' about W.W.1 flying, then it is being shown by ITV4 (Freeview channel 24) at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday 18th May. It is a completely fictitious and contains some historical inaccuracies but itis a good story.
If you like the movie 'Aces High' about W.W.1 flying, then it is being shown by ITV4 (Freeview channel 24) at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday 18th May. It is a completely fictitious and contains some historical inaccuracies but itis a good story.
Thanks for the timely tip off Dave.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
One of my favourites - I have it on Betamax, VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Always worth a revisit even though there are too many tiger moths pretending to be SE5s
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
They look like Tiger Moths but they are actually Stampe SV.4s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stampe-Vertongen_SV.4
The Avro 504 was real and there was a replica Fokker E.III. The other German W.W.1 planes were adapted post W.W.1 aircraft. The film reused aerial sequences from The Blue Max and Von Richthofen and Brown.[
Didn’t know any of that... thanks David
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Always a good watch. Claims to be based on Cecil Lewis's book Sagittarius Rising which is a great read.
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Watched it again with fresh and more informed eyes... really good watch
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
The film is based on Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff with additional material from the memoir Sagittarius Rising by Cecil Lewis, so a combo of both sources to provide an RFC take on the idea. (apparently acknowledged in the opening credits !) Journey's End gives a glimpse into an officers' dugout over four days from 18 March 1918 to 21 March 1918, the last few days before the German spring offensive (Operation Michael).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aces_High_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey%27s_End
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Michael
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Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
If anyone missed the movie, ITV4 (Freeview channel 24) will be showing it again on Saturday 25th May at 11.10 a.m..
Channel 5 T.V. will be showing the Battle of Britain film at 6.25 p.m. on Saturday 25th May and repeating it at 2.15 p.m. on Monday 27th May.
Thank the Lord for repeat TV
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
I really enjoyed Lewis's Sagittarius Rising, a wonderful read, so I shall have to check out Journey's End and see if I can find the movie anywhere. Thanks for the suggestions!
All the best,
Matt
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