Watch dive bomber 1941 official trailer errol flynn, fred macmurray. The blitzkrieg dive bomber stuka ju87 panzer strategy. O n december 7, 1941, during the attack on pearl harbor, the val became the first aircraft ever to drop bombs on american targets. Download wallpapers bell v22 osprey, american military tiltrotor, mitsubishi h60. A detailed and comprehensive account of the most famous divebomber of wwii from first design to final modifications prototypes and loss tables, diagrams and first hand accounts covers stukas used by the luftwaffe, italy, romania, hungary, bulgaria, croatia, yugoslavia and japan. The film is notable for both its technicolor photography of preworld war ii united states navy aircraft and as a historical document of the u.
Dive bomber 1941 monday, march 14th, 2011 marcus brooks. Dive bomber 1941 official trailer errol flynn, fred macmurray. 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. A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater. Fred macmurray and errol flynn star in this exciting actionadventure about a crusading scientist who fights to prevent. Jul, 2019 although the dseries was mainly used after 1941, considerable numbers of it appeared at the end of 1941 with the stuka groups on the eastern front. The bombing of dresden in germany was classed as one of the worsed mass bombings of a civilian town in ww2, and to this day remains. Dive bomber is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1941 onder regie van michael curtiz. Stuka, a lowwing, singleengine monoplaneespecially the junkers ju 87 divebomberused by the german luftwaffe from 1937 to 1945, with especially telling effect during the first half of world war ii. Luftwaffe ju 87 divebomber units 19391941 download online.
Frank wead wrote this drama about flight surgeons and test pilots trying to solve the problems of highaltitude flying. The best dive bomber during world war ii while i think that the sbd dauntless was not only the best dive bomber but it certainly made the most important contribution to the usa in the pacific. 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. Ww, north africa, war theater africa campaign, german luftwaffe feb. Nov 02, 2010 the stukas design included several innovative features, including automatic pullup dive brakes under both wings to ensure that the aircraft recovered from its attack dive even if the pilot. Aug 26, 2017 a new developmental contract was signed and work on the first xa41 proceeded into the latter half of 1943.
Stuka dive bomber ju 87 in action pictures from history. 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. Russland, eine junkers ju 87 g stuka mit 3,7cmkanonen flak. Dive bomber contributor names michael curtiz director max steiner composer. 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.
Claudia webergebert is an advanced diver, dive writer, underwater photographer based in germany. With errol flynn, fred macmurray, ralph bellamy, alexis smith. German armorers loading a bomb onto a ju 87 stuka dive bomber, norway, 1941. The death of their wounded pilot friend during surgery recommended by dr. My answer will discuss those three, plus a few other dive bombers. The time has come for my aviationmovie post on dive bomber, about which i have written before in a different light. 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.
Speed, agility, four machine guns, including in the rear hemisphere, making it difficult to target for fighters. Ww2 dive bomber aircraft 19391945 aviation aerospace for a time, the dedicated dive bomber represented one of the greatest threats to land and seabased targets. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Doug lee errol flynn earns him the wrath of navy fliers joe blake fred macmurray and tim griffin. Jan 12, 2020 id take the douglas sbd dauntless, with aichi d3a and junkers 87 not far behind. Two short years ago we created this message box on our home page, asking for your help to keep this site up and running. 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. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Avro lancaster bomber 1941 airplane download free 3d model. Dive bomber is a 1941 american aviation film directed by michael curtiz and starring errol flynn and fred macmurray.
Aug 14, 2017 the death of their wounded pilot friend during surgery recommended by dr. Sbd5 dauntless a24 banshee carrierbased divebomber. 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. This aircraft was considered to be one of the triumphs symbols of a german military machine in the early war. A detailed and comprehensive account of the most famous dive bomber of wwii from first design to final modifications prototypes and loss tables, diagrams and first hand accounts covers stukas used by the luftwaffe, italy, romania, hungary, bulgaria, croatia, yugoslavia and japan. Its not the most hemanly endorsement imaginable, but dive bomber must be the prettiest aviation movie ever made. Dive bomber 1941 stream and watch online moviefone. A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a. In 1941, the military of the united states was smaller than the romanian militarywhen germany invaded russia in 1941 during operation barbarossa. Ww2 dive bomber aircraft 19391945 aviation aerospace for a time, the dedicated dive bomber represented one of the greatest threats to land and seabased targets principally showcased in world war 2.
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. Dive bomber is a 1941 american aviation film directed by michael curtiz and starring errol. The last combat version of the stuka was the ju 87g1 tank buster, which was basically a rebuilt d5 without dive brakes. Id take the douglas sbd dauntless, with aichi d3a and junkers 87 not far behind. 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. Ww, north africa, war theater, german luftwaffe feb. Dive bomber 1941 michael curtiz, errol flynn, fred.
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. Ww2 dive bomber aircraft 19391945 military factory. Ju87 for the first time it was took aloft in 1935, equipped by the english engine. The most accurate dive bomber does not necessarily equal the best dive bomber. In 1934 this led to a completely new design by dipling hermann pohlmann, the head designer who had been with junkers since 1923. 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. 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. Dive bomber 1941 and you call yourself a scientist. The ju 87 br and c was in my opinion the most accurate dive bomber. This plane was flown back to raf base by raf wing commander.
In short, for the usa it would be the dauntless, for japan the d3a, for germany and italy the stuk. The junkers ju 87 stuka dive bomber lingers in the mind as one of the icons of nazi germanys military machine. A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Ever since the end of world war one, the secret german defense and aerospace ministry had shown a lively interest in a divebomber.
Dive bomber 1941 the death of their wounded pilot friend during surgery recommended by dr. The plane has a fully textured, detailed design that allows for closeup renders, and was originally modeled in 3ds max 2012 and rendered with vray. But best dive bomber implies that the sum of its qualities was superiour to every other dive bomber. The stukas design included several innovative features, including automatic pullup dive brakes under both wings to ensure that the aircraft recovered from its attack dive even if the pilot. Stuka by netmaquettes flugzeugbau, emden, kriegsmarine, luftfahrt, deutsche. One of ten ju87s, germanbuilt stuka divebombers, manned by italian crews, which forcedlanded on or near british lines in africa. The ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the luftwaffes condor legion during. 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. Ju87 stuck the most famous german divebomber of world war ii. The stuka was outdated shortly after the war started but it gets my two thumbs up for being the most feared by its fear factor alone. Jun 10, 20 this german wwii dive bomber junkers ju 87 is a high quality model that will enhance detail and realism to any of your rendering projects. This german wwii dive bomber junkers ju 87 is a high quality model that will enhance detail and realism to any of your rendering projects.
Luftwaffe ju 87 dive bomber units 1939 1941 download online. It was manufactured from 1935 it was one of the most reliable, robust and powerful fighting machines luftwaffe. Doug lee errol flynn earns him the wrath of navy fliers joe blake fred macmurray and tim griffin regis toomey. All the trivia you can handle about dive bomber, 1941, directed by michael curtiz, with errol flynn, fred macmurray, ralph bellamy. The only comments on the ju87s flight characteristics i have read were quite negative. The first major prewar preparedness film to be lensed in technicolor the original prints are gorgeous. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in germany. It fitted perfectly into the general concept of the luftwaffe operations under conditions of blitzkrieg. The junkers ju 87 or stuka from sturzkampfflugzeug, dive bomber was a german dive bomber and groundattack aircraft. However, by this time, the war in europe began to showcase original fighter designs like the north american p51 mustang and republic p47 thunderbolt increasingly taking on the role of fighterbombers and ground attack, leading many in the army to believe that there served no purpose in.
Ausfuhrliche filmbeschreibung worum geht es bei dive bomber. The further development have resulted in appearance of first production modification ju87a which already had a unary vertical tail and was equipped with inverted engine jumo210 power 680 hp. Eingeschrankte rechte fur bestimmte redaktionelle kunden in deutschland. A flight of german junkers ju87 dive bombers from the 2nd dive. Deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands portugues. The air sequences include shots of aircraft vindicators, devastators, curtiss hawks, etc. 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. German dive bomber is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 2 times. Watch dive bomber online stream full movie directv. 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. Dive bomber full movie watch online, stream or download chili. The sbd dauntless was the navys main carrierbased divebomber in world war two and was responsible for sinking more enemy ships than any other single type of aircraft, playing a major role in the battles of midway, the coral sea and the solomons. The tactic dated from an experimental allied sortie in world war i. Dive bomber soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on.
Diving towards the target simplifies the bombs trajectory and allows the pilot to keep visual contact throughout the bomb run. Dive bomber, in early military aircraft, a plane that was designed to dive directly at a target, release bombs at low altitude, level off abruptly, and depart. The real stars of the film are the preworld war ii navy aircraft featured in full color. 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. 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 squadron of commander joe blake fred macmurray takes off from an aircraft carrier.
Dive bomber 1941 official trailer errol flynn, fred. By february 1941 british fighters had shot down most of the italian planes. Originating as a dive bomber, the vultee xa41 was evolved into an attack platform until passed on by the united states army. In that time, many of you have generously donated to our paypal account and we are forever grateful. While dive bomber has some formulaic elements, it is a glorious technicolor view of us naval aviation just before the us entered world war ii. Designed by hermann pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. Watch dive bomber 1941 official trailer errol flynn, fred macmurray movie hd movie trailers on dailymotion. The sound that the stuka made when it dived was frightening. The stuka was designed to employ the divebombing technique developed earlier by the u.