HAWKMEN pt 2

[Todt_Von_Oben]

Never seen this one before.  Looking for the rest of it now.  

 

 

 

ADDIT: My wife found it on Youtube in fifteen minute segments.  Going to watch it now on TV.  Yeah, it's theater; I know.  Got some bitchin' planes, though.  Enjoy!

 

ADDIT 2:  OMG.  It's Lucasfilms.  It's young Indiana Jones.  Warning: this movie might drive a serious history buff insane.  But it's fun, kind of funny, and at least there are some planes in it.  Watching episode six and making popcorn.  Why not?  It's raining.

 

ADDIT 3:  Watched all seven episodes.  

 

Manfred Von Richthofen paints his Albatros red on a suggestion from young Indiana Jones? 

 

And then, Jones is sent into Germany as a spy to promote Anthony Fokker's defection to the Entente? 

 

"Waiter!  Check, please!"  

 

Edited August 13, 2020 by Todt_Von_Oben

[Zooropa_Fly]

Hollywood never knows when to stop.

[=IRFC=Gascan]

Gloriously campy! It doesn't pretend to be based on a true story, it's Indiana Jones. I gave up expecting good history from Hollywood a long time ago and just enjoy the ride as best I can. It has as much to do with WW1 flying as Star Wars has to do with space combat, but it's still a fun story that happens to have cool planes and some great cinematography for the time.

[Todt_Von_Oben]

Yep.

[Cynic_Al]

You should find a used DVD copy cheap on ebay.  You can rest your tea mug on it while watching something more credible.

[J5_Konnecke]

It may be campy, but you gotta respect any aircraft film that does not use the Stuka siren every time a plane descends in altitude. 

[Todt_Von_Oben]

I'm trying to like these additional comments but the system says I have exceeded my liking allowance for the day.  LOL!  

 

Anyway, I think this is part of an old TV series about Henry Jones; all new to me.  There's more on Youtube: something about "in the trenches."  I could buy one on eBay but after seeing this last one I'm not even interested in downloading it for free until I have absolutely nothing else to do; which ain't ever likely.  LOL!

 

Al: I have four old and defunct copies of THE BLUE MAX and do use the plastic cases that came with those as impromptu mouse pads, straight edges for drafting, and as a coaster for my coffee cup.  Great movie with minimal DVD longevity at my house.

 

Konnecke: Yep.  LOL!  

 

ADDIT:  One time, I did a gigantic Split-S in Yolo DZ's C-182 jump plane "Two-Seven-Ugly" to escape observation and identification by a Travis AFB C5A in the vicinity after dropping a load of cloud-punching skydivers from twelve-five.  I held it inverted so long the airspeed indicator was above the red line and she was shaking like a wet hound; screaming like one of those damn Stuka sirens.  LOL.

 

Oh, Travis AFB did call the DZ and complain to dropzone operator George Morar but he didn't scold me for it.  ;-)

 

Prosit!

 

 

 

Edited August 14, 2020 by Todt_Von_Oben