Fighter Squadron

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This movie is a real throwback. As I said in the header,one of those war movies I used to stayup on the weekend to watch on the Late Show Movie back in the day (1960s) when there were only 3 TV channels.In fact, I had not seen this movie since then and jumped at the chance to own a copy of it and I will say that the transfer to DVD is very good. There is no CGI or any of that BS. They used real airplanes and as this flick was made in 1948,soon after the war, there were actual P-47 Thunderbolts they could use in the production. There is a real beauty for the airplane buff in seeing the P-47s on the field for the before mission shots and the actual WWII footage used in the movie is a real treat as it is not the regular stuff used over and over in every documentary you have ever seen. There are some spectacular crash landings (real footage) as well as close up air to air combat and dramatic ground attack footage and the exploding trains and airfield installations attest to the havoc that the Thunderbolts could visit on the enemy. After saying all of this I don't want to neglect the story itself. Some real life issues are addressed like orders to stay with the bombers, don't drop tanks and requests to fly ahead and tackle the Germans on the ground before they could rise to attack the bombers. Fliers deal with the loss of friends as well. Edmond O'brien and Robert Stack (big stars of the time) head the castand an uncredited Rock Hudson can be spotted in several scenes. There is comedy relief too in theguise of a conniving supply seargent. If you are a fan of the old school war flick that reallywaves the red white and blue. Pick this one up.

If you love the WWII Thunderbolt fighters this is a great film!They were astounding airplanes, this film does them and their pilots justice. It's got a lot of combat footage, not as much romance as the usual war film, and a good balance of light humor and discipline. I enjoy watching it a lot. I buy most films I can on Thunderbolts.I

Color footage of any World War 2 era combat planes is rare and enjoyable. Some of Edmond O'Brien's lines are a little over the top, but his character and indeed all of them are believable. Air combat over Germany was a grim business for pilots on both sides. Shooting at pilots while floating down in their parachute unfortunately did happen. All sides were guilty of this. In fact, General Eisenhower made it a standing order to stop any American pilot from shooting at a German pilot who had bailed out. In exchange, the Luftwaffe personnel protected our downed airmen from angry lynch minded civilians. The gun camera sequences are good, although as others have previously mentioned, a few pictures of Japanese aircraft are shown. Tom D'Andrea's con man character Sgt Dolan adds a little comic relief and I'm sure there were several like him in real life. The big contribution of the P-47's came when they were switched to ground attack when the Mustangs took over most of the escort missions. Excellent combat footage in this movie showing how effective they were. Have to smile when you see the P-51's painted dark green with German crosses and swastikas on them. No real Messerschmitts available in 1948 Hollywood. It's a good vintage war movie that is quite accurate for its time. No real 'Hollywood' plot, just a good chronology of events leading up to and after D-Day. Enjoy it for what it is.

This was a very good movie, it kept me interested all the way thru the movie, was glad I bought it.

Yeah. Blah, blah, blah jingoism. Blah, blah intellectual hand-wringing. This movie is so much more than the sum of its parts! It frequently subverts expectations of a war movie from this era and if you remember it is pre-M*A*S*H introspection, it is a great movie to watch.

Fairly good war movie about a squadron commander and his combat pilots.

This movie I think blows Top Gun out of the water. It is just good old fashioned fun.

'Gung Ho' film from 1948 about US P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilots in Britian during the war. Excellent flying sequences and lots of action, including much authentic WWII footage, make this a must see for any aviation or war film buff.

The copy I received was faulty and am in the process of returning it for an exchange for a new one.

good ww2 film a little bit different what more do you require this DVD is as good as you can get

fighter squadron dvd was a nice purchase I liked the movie in color and the great action director Raoul walshes work the cast were very good that included a young rock Hudson in his first movie

can't have been any better