Flyboys movie trailer - Aircraft of World War II

Wildcat · 05-25-2006, 07:32 AM

http://www.webmasterphoto.com/flyboys_small.wmv

Dunno about the Zepplin scene.

lesofprimus · 05-25-2006, 08:27 AM

Ur right, that blip seen is cheesy as hell Wc, and I was unaware that a colored man could get into a combat slot in WWI.........

Nonskimmer · 05-25-2006, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by lesofprimus

Ur right, that blip seen is cheesy as hell Wc, and I was unaware that a colored man could get into a combat slot in WWI.........

There was only the one black pilot as far as I know. The only black American anyway. He started out in the French Foreign Legion. Interesting stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Bullard

The trailer looks interesting. I'll have to check that one out. It's probably nowhere near accurate, but what the hell? It looks pretty good.

Smokey · 05-25-2006, 09:33 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Bullard

While in the United Kingdom he worked as a boxer and also worked in music hall. On a trip to Paris he decided to stay and joined the French Foreign Legion upon the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Wounded in the 1916 battles around Verdun, and already awarded the Croix de Guerre, Bullard transferred to the Lafayette Flying Corps in the French Aéronautique Militaire and was eventually assigned to 93 Spad Squadron on 17 August 1917, were he flew some twenty missions and is thought to have shot down two enemy aircraft.

With the entry of the United States into the war the US Army Air Service convened a medical board in August 1917 for the purpose of recruiting Americans serving in the Lafayette Flying Corps. Although he passed the medical examination, Bullard was not accepted into American service because Blacks were barred from flying in US service at that time. Bullard was discharged from the French air force after getting into a fight with an officer while off duty and was transferred back to the French infantry in January 1918, where he served until the Armistice.

He also spyed on Germans in Paris before WW2.

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/n...e.jsp?id=h-741

Although not quite as dramatic as the zepp scene, Willy Coppens claimed to LAND HIS AIRCRAFT ON AN OBSERVATION BALLOON, which is slightly smaller than a zeppelin!

On one occasion, the balloon he was attacking shot upward and Coppens actually landed his cobalt blue Hanriot HD.I on top of it. Switching off his engine to protect the propeller, he waited until his aircraft slid off the top of the balloon, then restarted the engine and watched as the German balloon burst into flames and sank to the ground.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/belgium/coppens.html

Nonskimmer · 05-25-2006, 09:37 AM

See? Two of us posted the same link. It's gotta be true then.

FLYBOYJ · 05-25-2006, 10:56 AM

I think I'll see it, but you're right Dan, a bit cheezy....

evangilder · 05-25-2006, 11:06 AM

Yeah, that Zepplin shot looks a bit much, but some of the flying scenes looked pretty dazzling. I think I'll go see it.

the lancaster kicks ass · 05-25-2006, 03:10 PM

looks like annother polictically correct "here come the americans to save the day" "war" film ruined by the relationship, i'll bet good money at some point he kisses his' gal, says some incredibly lame line, then runs off to his plane to shoot down the red barron, you know, on account of how accurate it's gonna be

Nonskimmer · 05-25-2006, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ***

looks like annother polictically correct "here come the americans to save the day" "war" film ruined by the relationship, i'll bet good money at some point he kisses his' gal, says some incredibly lame line, then runs off to his plane to shoot down the red barron, you know, on account of how accurate it's gonna be

Nah, I doubt it'll be that bad. It just looks like a good story about some American boys who volunteered to fly for the French in the Great War. The battle hardened Brit and French pilots give them a bit of a rough time until they prove themselves. Nothing too far-fetched about that. That's pretty much what happened.

From there things may take a turn-off into la-la land, but we'll have to wait and see I guess.

Dac · 05-25-2006, 03:44 PM

The flying scenes look pretty amazing, but the story seems kind of lame. As for flying a Spad through a Zepplin, I don't think it would be such a good idea.

Gnomey · 05-25-2006, 05:50 PM

Looks pretty cool, I think I will go see it. I agree though the Zeppelin scene is too much there is no way that the plane would of come out in one piece and him still alive....

Royzee617 · 05-25-2006, 06:18 PM

Wow... a WW1 flying movie... either PoS or worth a look... me, I'm tired of movies with yanks saving the day but I suppose as Puttnam said you can't get the backing for anything else - hence his Memphis Belle r.t. a Lanc epic. Shame.

FLYBOYJ · 05-25-2006, 06:21 PM

Besides the Plane is a Nieuport 11 Bebe - If that really happened it would of probably bounced off....

Dac · 05-25-2006, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

Besides the Plane is a Nieuport 11 Bebe - If that really happened it would of probably bounced off....

I missed that in all the action. Considering how the Nieuports tended to shed their lower wings in a steep dive, I don't think there'd be much left of one after it came into contact with the aluminum girders of a Zepplin.

lesofprimus · 05-25-2006, 08:38 PM

To be honest, Im alittle tired of seeing the "Here come the Americans, we're saved.." gimmick in movies too....

05-25-2006, 07:32 AM	#1
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,543	Flyboys movie trailer http://www.webmasterphoto.com/flyboys_small.wmv Dunno about the Zepplin scene. __________________

05-25-2006, 08:27 AM	#2
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,504	Ur right, that blip seen is cheesy as hell Wc, and I was unaware that a colored man could get into a combat slot in WWI......... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

05-25-2006, 09:33 AM	#4
Smokey Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 532	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Bullard While in the United Kingdom he worked as a boxer and also worked in music hall. On a trip to Paris he decided to stay and joined the French Foreign Legion upon the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Wounded in the 1916 battles around Verdun, and already awarded the Croix de Guerre, Bullard transferred to the Lafayette Flying Corps in the French Aéronautique Militaire and was eventually assigned to 93 Spad Squadron on 17 August 1917, were he flew some twenty missions and is thought to have shot down two enemy aircraft. With the entry of the United States into the war the US Army Air Service convened a medical board in August 1917 for the purpose of recruiting Americans serving in the Lafayette Flying Corps. Although he passed the medical examination, Bullard was not accepted into American service because Blacks were barred from flying in US service at that time. Bullard was discharged from the French air force after getting into a fight with an officer while off duty and was transferred back to the French infantry in January 1918, where he served until the Armistice. He also spyed on Germans in Paris before WW2. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/n...e.jsp?id=h-741 Although not quite as dramatic as the zepp scene, Willy Coppens claimed to LAND HIS AIRCRAFT ON AN OBSERVATION BALLOON, which is slightly smaller than a zeppelin! On one occasion, the balloon he was attacking shot upward and Coppens actually landed his cobalt blue Hanriot HD.I on top of it. Switching off his engine to protect the propeller, he waited until his aircraft slid off the top of the balloon, then restarted the engine and watched as the German balloon burst into flames and sank to the ground. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/belgium/coppens.html Last edited by Smokey; 05-25-2006 at 09:47 AM.

05-25-2006, 10:56 AM	#6
FLYBOYJ IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 16,051	I think I'll see it, but you're right Dan, a bit cheezy.... __________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"

05-25-2006, 11:06 AM	#7
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,809	Yeah, that Zepplin shot looks a bit much, but some of the flying scenes looked pretty dazzling. I think I'll go see it. __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

05-25-2006, 09:37 AM	#5
Nonskimmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 8,871	See? Two of us posted the same link. It's gotta be true then.

05-25-2006, 03:10 PM	#8
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	looks like annother polictically correct "here come the americans to save the day" "war" film ruined by the relationship, i'll bet good money at some point he kisses his' gal, says some incredibly lame line, then runs off to his plane to shoot down the red barron, you know, on account of how accurate it's gonna be __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

05-25-2006, 03:44 PM	#10
Dac Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 147	The flying scenes look pretty amazing, but the story seems kind of lame. As for flying a Spad through a Zepplin, I don't think it would be such a good idea.

05-25-2006, 05:50 PM	#11
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,224	Looks pretty cool, I think I will go see it. I agree though the Zeppelin scene is too much there is no way that the plane would of come out in one piece and him still alive.... __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

05-25-2006, 06:18 PM	#12
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	Wow... a WW1 flying movie... either PoS or worth a look... me, I'm tired of movies with yanks saving the day but I suppose as Puttnam said you can't get the backing for anything else - hence his Memphis Belle r.t. a Lanc epic. Shame.

05-25-2006, 06:21 PM	#13
FLYBOYJ IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 16,051	Besides the Plane is a Nieuport 11 Bebe - If that really happened it would of probably bounced off.... __________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"

05-25-2006, 08:38 PM	#15
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,504	To be honest, Im alittle tired of seeing the "Here come the Americans, we're saved.." gimmick in movies too.... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

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