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Title: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Elwyn Aud on November 21, 2010, 08:09:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQL9Kxxd88s&feature=email
Way back when F-86's were the top of the line.
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Clint Ormosen on November 21, 2010, 09:55:39 PM
That was great! Watched it twice. #^
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Dennis Adamisin on November 21, 2010, 10:49:34 PM
Great find  LL~  LL~  LL~

WTG Elwyn!    8)
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Douglas Ames on November 22, 2010, 12:09:44 AM
Almost as corny as John Wayne in "Jet Pilot". Funny stuff  LL~
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on November 22, 2010, 05:20:38 PM
Thanks Elwyn, that was great. Don Hutchinson worked on F-86s he will love this.
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Randy Ryan on November 22, 2010, 05:35:14 PM
Almost as corny as John Wayne in "Jet Pilot". Funny stuff  LL~

Ya beat me to that one!!! But, there is some great F-86 footage in that movie.
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Will Davis on November 22, 2010, 06:01:17 PM
Thanks Elwyn,

Will
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Paul Smith on November 22, 2010, 06:52:02 PM
Almost as corny as John Wayne in "Jet Pilot". Funny stuff  LL~

The attached video was a great piece of editing, working with 1950-vintage 8 & 16 mm black & white movies.

In defense of "Jet Pilot", produced by the late-great Howard Hughes, who did the original biplane epic after The Great War (later renamed WWI). 

Howard wanted to make a jet fighter movie and he made a  jet fighter movie.  Unfortunately, by the time it was done, Howard realized it wqs outdated and in accurate.

But, post mortum, the heirs of RKO realized that nothing containing John Wayne, Janet Leigh, and the F-86 Sabre could ever be kept off the screen.


Realis
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: john e. holliday on November 22, 2010, 07:31:22 PM
That was funny.  Yes the old movies of war was interesting when pilots would take off in one plane.  Have mid air combat in another type of plane and then land back at base with their plane.   H^^
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on November 22, 2010, 07:39:30 PM
As an ex F-86 mech I really thought that was pretty pathetic...I can't imagine any air group pulling one apart in the outdoors. Do any of you realize that a supersonic jet fighter is held together with 4 bolts?

W.
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Paul Smith on November 23, 2010, 07:48:45 AM
The F-86 wasn't supersonic, but the T-38 is.

I've seen 'em pull the tail section off a Thunderbirds T-38, outdoors, then put it back on and fly it. In addition to the 4 bolts, there must be some electric and hydraulic work that calls for some skeels.
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Steve Fitton on November 23, 2010, 10:29:22 AM
As an ex F-86 mech I really thought that was pretty pathetic...I can't imagine any air group pulling one apart in the outdoors. Do any of you realize that a supersonic jet fighter is held together with 4 bolts?

W.

Whoah!  You must be reeeely old!
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Allen Brickhaus on November 23, 2010, 10:34:49 AM
Sent this on to my Internet buddies, this was great.

Thanks,

Allen Brickhaus
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Clancy Arnold on November 23, 2010, 05:18:45 PM
The thing I enjoyed the most in that movie was the Russian F-89D's.

An old F-89D Radar Mechanic.
Clancy
Title: Re: A little U S Air Force humor
Post by: Mike Callas on November 23, 2010, 08:17:35 PM
Almost as corny as John Wayne in "Jet Pilot". Funny stuff  LL~

Given the pap coming out of the "entertainment industry", I'll take a corny 60 year ol Jet Pilot movie any day.
My favorites are still Waldo, Airforce and Hell's Angels.

Happy Thanksgiving All!!

Mike