The first major prewar preparedness film to be lensed in technicolor the original prints are gorgeous. Ww2 dive bomber aircraft 19391945 military factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. What is fascinating about dive bomber is the planes and the scenery. Dive bomber 1941 and you call yourself a scientist. Download and buy high quality dive bomber sound effects. Attack on pearl harbor new trailer and aicraft fact sheet. Dive bomber underwater archaeologists ready a crashed b29 for visits by scubawearing tourists at the bottom of lake mead. Only six years after devil dogs of the air, dive bomber provides a another snapshot of naval aviation in san diego, shortly before the pearl harbor attack. The douglas sbd dauntless is a world war ii american naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by douglas aircraft from 1940 through 1944.
You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. If the plot was just a little less hokey and had used fewer of the cliched plot devices of the era, then i would have given it 5 stars. Gold ltd its an action and simulation game, set in an arcade, flight, historical battle specificexact, shooter, world war ii and fps themes, and was also released on commodore 64, amstrad cpc, atari st and apple ii. The real stars of the film are the preworld war ii navy aircraft featured in full color. A new flight surgeon and a navy pilot overcome personal differences to work on solving the problem of altitude sickness which causes blackouts at high altitude.
Jan 12, 2020 id take the douglas sbd dauntless, with aichi d3a and junkers 87 not far behind. Diving towards the target simplifies the bombs trajectory and allows the pilot to keep visual contact throughout the bomb run. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. While the movie doesnt portray the accident rate as anything like it was at the time, it does convey the. Jul 31, 20 fred macmurray double indemnity and errol flynn the adventures of robin hood star in this exciting actionadventure about a crusading scientist who fights to prevent bomber pilots from. Some great info on this thread but im going to try and approach the question posing as a newly qualified usn pilot in 1941 who is asked torpedo or dive bomber. The ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the luftwaffes condor legion during. In that time, many of you have generously donated to our paypal account and we are forever grateful. Modern audiences are likely to assume dive bomber is a wwii air combat film, but its actually a docustyle chronicle of two military surgeons trying to lick the problem of pilot blackout during bombing runs, as told via the initially imperfect pairing of a caddish harvard surgeon errol flynn, a pioneering surgeonexpilot ralph bellamy. Attack on pearl harbor new trailer and aicraft fact sheet highspeed arcadeaction aerial dogfighting, justlikeithappened flight simulation pc game may 1, 2007 09. The squadron of commander joe blake fred macmurray takes off from an aircraft carrier.
Dive bomber movie 1941 im enjoying a slow watch of this film, over a few evenings, from a tv showing a few weeks ago plot is ok, as is acting but the colour film of us navy planes of the day, in prewar livery is just excellent. Doug lee errol flynn earns him the wrath of navy fliers joe blake fred macmurray and. There are a total of 46 ww2 dive bomber aircraft 19391945 in the military factory. The sbd was also flown by the united states marine corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers.
Dive bomber sound effects dive bomber sounds pond5. Errol flynn, fred macmurray, and ralph bellamy top the cast, but the real star is technicolorin particular, a special monopack developed to take the color process airborne without the cumbrous threestrip cameras used in the studios. May 08, 2016 warners dive bomber was produced during the grey zone of hollywoods prewar attitudes, a time between its firmly isolationist policy of the 1930s, which suppressed and censored any films that attempted to deal with events in europe, and the prointerventionism of mid1941 onwardsuntil the encouragement of frank propaganda. Doug lee errol flynn earns him the wrath of navy fliers joe blake fred macmurray and tim griffin regis toomey. How more accurate were dive bombers compared to regular ww2. The death of their wounded pilot friend during surgery recommended by dr. Aug 14, 2017 the death of their wounded pilot friend during surgery recommended by dr. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not.
Dive bomber is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1941 onder regie van michael curtiz. Designed by hermann pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. It was developed and built by the british aircraft manufacturer fairey aviation company development of the firefly can be traced back to pair of specifications issued by the british air ministry in 1938, calling for new naval fighter designs. Released 1941, dive bomber stars errol flynn, fred macmurray, ralph bellamy, alexis smith the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Dive bomber 1941 official trailer errol flynn, fred macmurray. There are a total of 51 dive bomber attack aircraft entries in the military factory. Fred macmurray and errol flynn star in this exciting actionadventure about a crusading scientist who fights to prevent. Like most older movies, dive bomber must be viewed in its historical context and not judged by the movie viewing standards of today. The bomb gets the parent velocity and direction of the plane at the timing of the drop, which means where your plane poin. A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a highaltitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive. My answer will discuss those three, plus a few other dive bombers. The junkers ju 87 or stuka from sturzkampfflugzeug, dive bomber was a german dive bomber and groundattack aircraft.
The sbd scout bomber douglas was the united states navys main carrierbased scout dive bomber from mid1940 through mid1944. Taken by itself, dive bomber is a routine tale of the efforts of navy doctors to find solutions to major issues facing aviators countering the effect of gforce on pilots, and functioning in a high altitude environment, written by naval aviator frank spig wead who would, himself, be the subject of a later film, john fords the wings of eagles, photographed in glorious technicolor, and. The douglas sbd dauntless was the mainstay of the us navys dive bomber fleet for much of world war ii 19391945. Produced between 1940 and 1944, the aircraft was adored by its flight crews which praised its ruggedness, dive performance, maneuverability, and heavy armament. Its not the most hemanly endorsement imaginable, but dive bomber must be the prettiest aviation movie ever made. Hawaii time, a japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the rising sun of japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of oahu. The fairey firefly was a second world warera carrierborne fighter aircraft and antisubmarine aircraft principally operated by the fleet air arm faa. The xbt1 was designed in 1934 in response to a navy request for a dive bomber. Oct 27, 2010 modern audiences are likely to assume dive bomber is a wwii air combat film, but its actually a docustyle chronicle of two military surgeons trying to lick the problem of pilot blackout during bombing runs, as told via the initially imperfect pairing of a caddish harvard surgeon errol flynn, a pioneering surgeonexpilot ralph bellamy.
Dive bomber 1941 official trailer errol flynn, fred macmurray movie hd a military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a. Navy, he became a dive bomber pilot on the uss enterprise in may 1941. Id take the douglas sbd dauntless, with aichi d3a and junkers 87 not far behind. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. We will be releasing our new album, america the beautiful in 2016 san diego.
Make sure that the adobe reader plugin is active in firefox goto. Frank wead wrote this drama about flight surgeons and test pilots trying to solve the problems of highaltitude flying. Dive bombers were extremely accurate for the time, being able to score directly on a moving tank, a narrow bridge, or a ship. The film is notable for both its technicolor photography of preworld war ii united states navy aircraft and as a historical document of the u. Watch dive bomber online stream full movie directv. In short, for the usa it would be the dauntless, for japan the d3a, for germany and italy the stuk. Filmed in the months when americas involvement in world war ii loomed as an inevitability, the warner brothers production dive bomber 1941 stands out among the spate of service dramas released during the period. The air sequences include shots of aircraft vindicators, devastators, curtiss hawks, etc. Torpedo involves a slow lumbering plane carrying a rather large bomb that must be dropped at optimum height at slow speed whilst being shot at by a queue of zeros and also ship guns. Dive bomber contributor names michael curtiz director max steiner composer. Dauntless proved their mettle at the battles of coral sea and midway, where crews accounted for four japanese carriers. With errol flynn, fred macmurray, ralph bellamy, alexis smith. Dive bomber is a hard rock band from san diego, ca.
The time has come for my aviationmovie post on dive bomber, about which i have written before in a different light. Errol flynn fred macmurray ralph bellamy 1941 a squadron commander fred macmurray tests a highaltitude suit developed by navy doctors errol flynn, ralph bellamy to prevent blackout. Dive bomber manufactured on demand, mono sound on tcm shop. Dec 14, 2016 dive bombers were extremely accurate for the time, being able to score directly on a moving tank, a narrow bridge, or a ship. The striking technicolor effort remains impressive today, both for the grandeur of its proficientlycaptured aerial footage and its. Dive bomber 1941 michael curtiz, errol flynn, fred. Dive bomber 1941 monday, march 14th, 2011 marcus brooks. Dive bomber 1941 michael curtiz, errol flynn, fred macmurray, ralph bellamy, drama march 19, 2016 a military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a highaltitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive. Dive bomber 1941 stream and watch online moviefone.
Warners dive bomber was produced during the grey zone of hollywoods prewar attitudes, a time between its firmly isolationist policy of the 1930s, which suppressed and censored any films that attempted to deal with events in europe, and the prointerventionism of mid1941 onwardsuntil the encouragement of frank propaganda. Two short years ago we created this message box on our home page, asking for your help to keep this site up and running. Dive bomber 1941 cast and crew the death of their wounded pilot friend during surgery recommended by dr. Douglas sbd dauntless dive bomber pilots flight manual by. Fred macmurray double indemnity and errol flynn the adventures of robin hood star in this exciting actionadventure about a crusading scientist who fights to prevent bomber pilots from blacking out. With coauthors timothy orr military history, old dominion univ.
The time has come for my aviationmovie post on dive bomber, about which i have written before in a different light only six years after devil dogs of the air, dive bomber provides a another snapshot of naval aviation in san diego, shortly before the pearl harbor attack. Dive bomber soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a. Dive bomber the 1941 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Dive bomber aka night raider is a video game published in 1988 on dos by u. Lee fred macmurray lieutenant commander joe blake ralph bellamy lieutenant commander lance rogers hollywood testimonies towards surgeons of the us navy in their efforts to find solutions to high altitude flying and tigh maneuvers of the new generation. A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Errol flynn, fred macmurray and alexis smith star in this dramatic tale of two men who must choose between love of country and the love of a woman during the desperate early days of world war ii and the oftenlethal development of the dive bomber. Dive bomber full movie watch online, stream or download chili. The striking technicolor effort remains impressive today, both for the grandeur of its proficientlycaptured aerial footage and its exploration of a branch of the military. Fred macmurray double indemnity and errol flynn the adventures of robin hood star in this exciting actionadventure about a crusading scientist who fights to prevent bomber pilots from. Dive bomber is a 1941 american aviation film directed by michael curtiz and starring errol flynn and fred macmurray. How more accurate were dive bombers compared to regular. To their dismay, doug enrolls in a pilot training course in order to better study the effects of flying on pilots, and both fliers end up participating in his experiments. Nov 25, 2012 some great info on this thread but im going to try and approach the question posing as a newly qualified usn pilot in 1941 who is asked torpedo or dive bomber.
Kleiss was on the aircraft carrier when japan attacked pearl harbor on december 7, 1941. All the trivia you can handle about dive bomber, 1941, directed by michael curtiz, with errol flynn, fred macmurray, ralph bellamy. The plane also saw action in support of the marines at guadalcanal. Stream tracks and playlists from dive bomber on your desktop or mobile device. The ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the luftwaffes condor legion during the spanish civil war and served the axis forces in world war ii. Navys front line dive bomber from the outbreak of wwii thru 1943. For a time, the dedicated dive bomber represented one of the greatest threats to land and seabased targets principally showcased in world war 2.
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