Conflict of Wings

Kinja'd!!! "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/18/2016 at 16:58 • Filed to: planelopnik

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I discovered this exceptionally cheesy movie, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (1954), last night while searching for Aviation History pictures. It tells the story of the conflict that arises between a small town in Norfolk (England) and the local RAF group when a bird sanctuary on the coast (called the Island of Children, for some unexplained reason) is set to be turned into a bombing range so the pilots can train for a deployment to Malaya (it’s not explicitly stated in the film, but it can only be a reference to the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ). The movie is eminently forgettable except for some great footage of 1950s-era RAF jet fighters, notably the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and a brief cameo by a pair of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I skipped through it and only watched the airplane parts. But stick around for possibly the lamest, most saccharine ending line in the history of softcore propaganda movies.


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Kinja'd!!! Berang > ttyymmnn
05/18/2016 at 17:19

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I prefer Rockets Galore


Kinja'd!!! Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > ttyymmnn
05/18/2016 at 17:30

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Entirely off topic (well, mostly): love the aviation history posts, been meaning to ask if you’ve played War Thunder before. I haven’t in years, but absolutely loved that game a few years back. They’ve changed alot since I last played, though.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
05/18/2016 at 17:34

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Thanks for the kind words. It’s a lot of work, but it’s a labor of love. No, I have never played War Thunder, though I am aware of it. I’m not much of a gamer beyond the Lego titles.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Berang
05/18/2016 at 19:02

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“Twelve O’Clock High” and for Naval action, either “Mr. Roberts,” or “Away All Boats.”