'Red Tails' New WW2 movie coming out ;)

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

Has Hollywood made a good/realistic WWII film?

Yes they did, long time ago, but they did just to name a few:

Twelve o'clock high Part one of full film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G01O8qM1Xvo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgX1WBf2SjE

Not from Hollywood, but nevertheless a good one:

Ice cold in Alex

[trumps]

12 o'clock high would definately be one of the best war movies made.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by Snapper

Exasctly. By the time the Yanks got into the European Theatre of Operations in 1942 there were barely one or two Luftwaffe squadrons left flown by wet-behind-the-ears rookie pilots. Well, except maybe for New Years Day, 1945............

Riiigggghhhhtttttt

Never heard that before, there were still a lot of aces pilots on the western front.

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

Riiigggghhhhtttttt

Never heard that before, there were still a lot of aces pilots on the western front.

This is true, but the Luftwaffe was also an atrophied force by this time. Pilot turnover was atrocious, and the ratio of allied/axis fighters in the air was pretty one sided as well.

Then again, I don't know why people get into the "which nation's pilots are better" arguments.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

Riiigggghhhhtttttt

Never heard that before, there were still a lot of aces pilots on the western front.

Not a chance, Krupi. They all died in the Battle of Britain. Apparently.

There's all kinds of stuff I never knew that I'm just learning now on this forum!

EDIT: It pays to check other threads here. From what I can deduce, surviving Luftwaffe veteran airmen were no doubt crushed by a rash of toppling locomotives caused by those pesky strafing P-47's and Tyffies!

Originally Posted by justme262

I would like to see a film about Galland and JV44 rising in a hand full of me262 to meet massed allied bomber formations defended by hundreds of escort fighters. There is a tragic courage to these elite pilots defending their country, facing impossible odds while also flying the most advanced jets and with such high level of experience and skill.

Good luck trying to market a movie portraying Germans in WW2 as heroic underdogs!

Originally Posted by justme262

"On 18 March 1945, 37 Me 262s of JG 7 intercepted a force of 1,221 bombers and 632 escorting fighters.

Can you imagine seeing that fly over. Holy hell!

[ARM505]

Originally Posted by justme262

Also JG7
"On 18 March 1945, 37 Me 262s of JG 7 intercepted a force of 1,221 bombers and 632 escorting fighters. They shot down 12 bombers and one fighter for the loss of three Me 262s"wikipedia

That's just about he coolest thing that ever happened...

"Ok Mein Herren, zis vil be easy, zey only outnumber us 50 to 1"......

Yeah, I'd rather see this movie actually!