tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post1798607519885787618..comments2023-12-27T22:36:01.407-06:00Comments on Anna's Clue Tank: Red TailsAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-73325797403346133292012-01-28T15:51:54.479-06:002012-01-28T15:51:54.479-06:00^heh...I meant to type "on the nose of his 10...^heh...I meant to type "on the nose of his 109".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-57813070243392772662012-01-28T15:51:02.313-06:002012-01-28T15:51:02.313-06:00What was the deal with the SS-Totenkopfverbande sh...What was the deal with the SS-Totenkopfverbande shield on the nose of the "nasty Luftwaffe ace complete with disfiguring facial scar and Yankee schweinhund dialogue"? Did anyone catch that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-30878694511984588472011-08-02T13:43:56.549-05:002011-08-02T13:43:56.549-05:00Tarfeathers, you have an excellent point. Plus Hi...Tarfeathers, you have an excellent point. Plus History Channel's Dogfight episode that covered the 99th's combat.<br /><br />Though I will quibble on the P-39s being death traps. That fault can be laid at the USAAC who decided the P-39 would not need its supercharger so Bell removed it. Thus dooming the P-39 to being an also ran since above 15,000ft anything could kill it. The plane did yeoman service as a ground attack plane in the Southwest Pacific and with the Soviet air force.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-60750887445399103532011-08-02T00:36:54.580-05:002011-08-02T00:36:54.580-05:00I think Tuskegee Airmen told this story pretty wel...I think Tuskegee Airmen told this story pretty well, complete with those deathtrap P-39 Airacobras. What could Lucas add but politics and special effects anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-49761112687898811922011-07-31T21:31:15.183-05:002011-07-31T21:31:15.183-05:00LOL! Thanks Legios. I could always use some extr...LOL! Thanks Legios. I could always use some extra money and perhaps free movie tickets. :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-20926036309314447152011-07-31T16:48:25.363-05:002011-07-31T16:48:25.363-05:00Parroting Nzgarry- I am SUPER impressed by your kn...Parroting Nzgarry- I am SUPER impressed by your knowledge and eye for detail. Proud to be your Bud! Will adhere to your recommendation. You should get a second job as a military movie critic.Legionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-75476309716022574542011-07-31T16:35:25.141-05:002011-07-31T16:35:25.141-05:00Garry, well thanks for the kind words. Luftwaffe ...Garry, well thanks for the kind words. Luftwaffe is not my strong research area. But I grew curious because of Hans-Jaochim Marseilles, the Star of Africa, who scored 151 kills with JG 27 before being killed. The mysteries surrounding the planes Marseilles flew still persist. It also exposed me to the mania Germans had for designating their planes. Marseilles flew at least two Bf-109F-4/Z/Trop. Which translated out to F model with DB-601E engine. -4 meaning the ependage was reinforced to not tear off like it did with the -2. Z mod meant it had GM-1 fitted, N2O injection for more power plus fatter VDM propeller and deeper oil cooler. Trop mod meant a sand filter was fitted over the supercharger intake and some sources say a rifle was installed. As I said,a mania for being correct. Enough to make the eyes cross. And still 60+ years later there are gaps in knowledge. But I know enough to look at that trailer to identify the planes as Bf-109G-6/R-6. The giveaway to being G-6 is the bulges over the wheel wells and the bulges over the machine gun breeches in front of the windscreen. R-6 indicates the plane was fitted with factory built, field installed underwing gondolas holding MG-151/20mm cannons. If the plane also had a belly tank then its a Bf-109G-6/R-6/R-3. And if it was a /Trop then it was fitted like the previous F/Trops but now the pilot got clips on left hand side of cockpit to externally mount a sun umbrella. *THUD* My eyes are going cross again. I shall stop.<br /><br />Yes it would be nice to have another crack at recreating the Battle of Britain on the big screen. Waves of He-111s and Ju-88s being escorted by Bf-110s and Bf-109s like the yellow nosed Emils of Abbeville. Spitfires and Hurricanes from places like Tangmere and Debden rising to meet them over the Thames. And yes tell of the seven Americans who fought during the Battle. But also talk of the Canadians, Kiwis, Poles, French, Czechs, and others who formed the Few.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-30352982416179265292011-07-31T00:58:44.268-05:002011-07-31T00:58:44.268-05:00Once again Anna, I'm impressed with your aircr...Once again Anna, I'm impressed with your aircraft knowledge and eye for detail (I'm taking your word for it all!).<br />I for one do not like present day politics/attitudes draped in the garb of wars gone by and for that reason probably will not watch it either.<br />What of the American pilots who fought voluntarily in the Battle of Britain?. American pilots who fought for a cause when the US was still at peace. I guess such stuff doesnt interest todays audience, which is kinda sad.nzgarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501271230008690840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-81874617779336812602011-07-30T13:43:46.771-05:002011-07-30T13:43:46.771-05:00I totally missed the four ship of ME-262s. Perhap...I totally missed the four ship of ME-262s. Perhaps I was too disgusted prior to that. Dare I watch it again?Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-66053204639986704792011-07-30T13:24:19.739-05:002011-07-30T13:24:19.739-05:00I just watched the trailer on Facebook. I nearly g...I just watched the trailer on Facebook. I nearly gagged from the first seconds when the apparently white pilot escorts apparently routinely abandon the fighters. It gets progressively worse with the stereotypical racist leadership, the NFL pre-game chant on the flightline and possibly the most inaccurate four-ship of Me-262s being chased and run-down by P-51s! Tripe!But politically correct tripe.Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-77101511866008876492011-07-30T11:35:26.284-05:002011-07-30T11:35:26.284-05:00Exactly. It could have been such a great movie. ...Exactly. It could have been such a great movie. But the inaccuracies are just jarring. And that damages the credibility of the whole movie.<br /><br />Fighter Pilot would be awesome on a big screen, IMAX. Though it might have to be split into two parts to give it justice. Part 1 covers WWII and Part 2 Viet Nam.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-17170280812361733612011-07-30T09:11:00.671-05:002011-07-30T09:11:00.671-05:00There is little excuse for inaccuracy since modern...There is little excuse for inaccuracy since modern CGI can give you whatever you need. <br /><br />Of course, I'm still waiting for a call from Hollywood seeking an option on film rights for "Fighter Pilot" We'd need some ME-109s, FW-190s, P-38s in various flavors, P-51B's and D's then F-4C and D, F-105D and a few MiG-17 and 21. Plus a four-ship of P-80s and a Gloster Meteor squadron. Seems like a block-buster film!Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.com