tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post8469043427832433827..comments2023-12-27T22:36:01.407-06:00Comments on Anna's Clue Tank: Another Red Tails GoofAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-73534182108115831892012-02-01T14:55:34.841-06:002012-02-01T14:55:34.841-06:00Midnite, of all that is.... I took another look a...Midnite, of all that is.... I took another look at my own screen capture. Square wingtips. Aft radiator. Seems to be a P-51. You are right.<br /><br />Incorrect on the ship sinking though. Air Force Historical Research Agency still lists the ship sinking claim. Even as they document approximately 25 bombers being escorted by aircraft of the 332d FG were indeed shot down by enemy fighters.<br /><br />http://www.sammcgowan.com/311%20Missions.pdf<br /><br />http://www.tuskegee.edu/sites/www/Uploads/files/About%20US/Airmen/EscortedBombersLosttoEnemyAircraft12.2011.pdfAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-8849221174905772542012-01-31T18:15:42.959-06:002012-01-31T18:15:42.959-06:00Actually, if you look closely, you'll see it&#...Actually, if you look closely, you'll see it's P51s that are depicted destroying the ship, not P40s (thicker wings, radiator intake underneath the fuselage and bare-metal finish. Also, the two P47 pilots stated in their reports that they only made one pass on the ship, since their fuel tanks were almost empty, and strafed the ship simply so it couldn't fire on them as they went over it. No Axis vessels based at Trieste were lost that day, though one, TA 22, was reported severely damaged by USAAF fighters. Hey, war is confusing.Midnitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04126049690352858968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-36260787632821127202012-01-22T17:06:36.041-06:002012-01-22T17:06:36.041-06:00Mut, everytime I look at this movie I find somethi...Mut, everytime I look at this movie I find something else wrong with it.<br /><br />I just compared the list of characters against the roster of known 332d FG pilots. <br /><br />I would think Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character would be Benjamin O. Davis who lead these brave men. Nope, he is Major Stance.<br /><br />In fact none of the 332d pilots in the movie are real. Pierson and Pruitt sink a destroyer, no such characters in movie. Of the three pilots who shot down ME-262 jet fighters, again they are missing from the movie credits. Even Col. Momyer's name, who did his best to destroy the 99th FS, is missing.<br /><br />And yet when I mention these problems to friends. Some say they will watch it anyway. So Red Tails brought in $19.1 million this weekend.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-16933928125315898782012-01-21T13:16:06.500-06:002012-01-21T13:16:06.500-06:00Always a history education when I visit the site. ...Always a history education when I visit the site. I was giving this movie a pass, because I am bone tired of PC-movie themes. The fact they can't get their aircraft straight just adds to my continuing disdain for Hollywood.Mutnodjmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972774431017958277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-49110198723156166602012-01-17T14:36:01.209-06:002012-01-17T14:36:01.209-06:00Curiosity AndyJ simple curiosity. P-40 swooping d...Curiosity AndyJ simple curiosity. P-40 swooping down and blowing up a ship. With all the problems on the German side I had to investigate to see if this ship sinking was some Walter Mitty fantasy from the writer's pen. I was pleased to find out the red-tailed P-47Ds of the 332nd actually accomplished that. And sad because LucasFilm for some reason chose not to depict this event accurately.<br /><br />Keads thank you for the kind words. Perhaps I should be hired by Hollywood after all. It seems I can do proper research. ;)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-28950764165206648732012-01-16T15:45:18.529-06:002012-01-16T15:45:18.529-06:00Nice! Very impressive.Nice! Very impressive.Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-79629206724870366722012-01-12T06:19:20.006-06:002012-01-12T06:19:20.006-06:00You continue to astound me with your military know...You continue to astound me with your military knowledgeAndyJnoreply@blogger.com