Freddij aircraftwwi,wwii lancaster bombers,hugh part of the plane raid on germany. Credits indicate tallmantz was one of three companies supplying b17s for the movie. The thousand plane raid a ballantine war book barker, ralph on. The thousand plane raid 1969 cast and crew moviefone. While the japanese war cabinet argued about whether to surrender, and on what terms, the u. In this single raid, bomber command has committed its entire forceevery plane that will fly, and every man, including service squadrons, flight instructors, student bomber crews, and volunteers who have finished their tours of duty. Debut ep before the fallout now available on itunes, amazonmp3, bandcamp, and more. Dedicated to identifying aircraft throughout movies, television, and video games. Recently a photograph had come to light that shows an raf bomber and crew preparing for the last bombing campaign of the war.
It is 18 february 1943, and raf lancaster bomber fw 183 call sign oorange is about to set off on its final mission. The united states army air forces 8th air force, 103rd heavy bombardment group, is mired in morallowering. No quotes approved yet for the thousand plane raid. The film is called the thousand plane raid which was directed by boris sagal and penned by novelist ralph barker. They may have ended the war, but they did not end the bombing of japan. This dramatisation tells the story of a colonels battle against internal forces to instigate plans for the thousand plane raid and the monumental training program that followed. Of the three boeing b17 used in 1969 for this movie, only one was really a b17f. On august 14, 1945, after the two atomic bombs had been. This is a permanent raid that was introduced with everquests 15th anniversary. Army strategic air force on guam and tinian geared up for a thousand plane raid upon the empire. Sep 10, 2017 freddij aircraftwwi,wwii lancaster bombers,hugh part of the plane raid on germany. We do not provide paid free the thousand plane raid movie downloads. As well as a major german city, hamburg was a legitimate military target. The thousand plane raid movie quotes rotten tomatoes.
We do not offer to watch the thousand plane raid movie online. Dropping the bombs ended the war, said president harry truman. The thousand plane raid 1969 in 1942, the raf began night strikes on german urban and industrial targets. The thousand plane raid the internet movie plane database. The thousand plane raid 1969 the thousand plane raid 1969 the image could not be loaded.
Buy or rent the thousand plane raid movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. On the night of may 30, 1942, 1,047 bombers took off under cover of darkness from british air bases. The commander of a b17 fighter unit struggles to get his chiefs to agree to his plan to bomb strategic german targets. Iirc the raf had to put signifigant numbers of training ac into the raid to boost the numbers of ac up to, it wasnt really a sustainable thing. On august 14, 1945, after the two atomic bombs had been dropped.
It is a raid which will touch the lives of hundreds. The thousand plane raid also known as the one thousand plane raid is a 1969 deluxe color film directed by boris sagal and starring christopher george and laraine stephens. Air frce colonel convinces the allies during world war ii that a daylight bombing raid of germany will bring a quick end to the war. Buy or rent the thousand plane raid movie now family video. Story is different from the thousand plane raid by ralph barker. Vertical aerial photograph taken during operation millennium, the thousandbomber raid on cologne, germany 3031 may 1942. The world knows all too well about the atomic bombs the united states dropped on hiroshima on monday, august 6, 1945 little boy, and on nagasaki on thursday, august 9 fat man. Laraine stephens celebrity profile check out the latest laraine stephens photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The thousand plane raid 1969 vintage original movie stills. Alternatively you can leave a comment on this page using facebook in the comments box at the bottom of the page. Cannon gary marshal michael evans gavin macleod noam pitlik ben murphy bo hopkins.
The thousand plane raid christopher george laraine stephens j. This night one thousand planes will take off to bomb cologne. It portrays a raf wing commander flying a single plane escort for an american raid. The term thousandbomber raid was used to describe three night bombing raids by the royal air force against german cities in summer 1942 during world war ii. The thousand plane raid by boris sagal boris sagal. The thousand plane raid 1969 colonel greg brandon christopher george, an american serving at a royal air force base in england, has a grand military dream. Greg brandon christopher george who proposed to group together a thousand allied b17 bombers to destroy a. It begins with jorgar the pacifist click for map image in the far northcentral part of the plane of war loc 2570, 500, 200. Free wallpapers download of the thousand plane raid movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. The first thousandbomber raid changing the wwii air war.
Aug 21, 2016 the thousand plane raid 1969 vintage original movie stills. If you wish to post a query about this page, then please go to the newer raf commands forum and register as a member. The term was a propaganda device, whereby arthur harris included the relatively few modern fourengined heavy bombers that were currently operational, but mostly 1930sera twinengine. This is an archived page from the older dcboard forum of raf commands. It pinches the plot and tries to embellish rather badly. Raf launch the first bomber raid world war ii today. This raid took place in the last days of the war, reportedly after adolf hitler had shot himself.
But when that pilot looks out the window to his left the plane he sees a b17 thats direction of travel is 90 degrees from that of the formation. Before the fallout by plane raid, released 25 october 20 1. Air force colonel convinces the allies during world war ii that a daylight bombing raid of germany will bring a quick end to the war. Greg brandon christopher george who proposed to group together a thousand allied b17 bombers to destroy a specific target producing german fighter planes. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Although claimed to be derived from ralph barkers the thousand plane raid also published as the thousand plan. Colonel greg brandon christopher george, an american serving at a royal air force base in england, has a grand military dream. The thousand plane raid 1969 movie christopher george. Cannon, garymarshal the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Given that they went to those lengths for the propaganda benefit of having bombers on a raid, i think we would probably have heard about it if they did it other times. Initially, the thousand bomber raid was heading for hamburg, to smash the port and naval facilities there. This suspenseful drama is set in 1943 and follows an american pilot as he maps out a gigantic air strike designed to destroy one of germanys biggest aircraft manufacturing plants. The film is really a poor copy of a very good film 12 oclock high made some 20 years beforehand. The term thousand bomber raid was used to describe three night bombing raids by the royal air force against german cities in summer 1942 during world war ii. Released 1969, the thousand plane raid stars christophergeorge, larainestephens, j. That story is british night bombers not american day bombers. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. When one of b17s in the first raid in the film is noticed to be a straggler. But when that pilot looks out the window to his left the plane he sees a b17 thats direction of travel is. The thousand plane raid 1969 stream and watch online. The belly landing of a b17 is a direct steal some of the aerial scenes areexamples as well. G, 1 h 33 min christopher george, laraine stephens, j. The thousand plane raid 1969 the thousand plane raid.
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