Best Naval Aviation movies

[hobbstc]

Did anyone besides me go see TopGun 3D? It really took me back to seeing in in the theaters the summer of '86. I went for my 6th birthday and knew right then that's what I wanted to do. Then my eyes went south, and that's another story, but it's still why I am a military aviator today. It looked fantastic on the big screen, the sound was perfectly remastered, and the 3D did an amazing job of enhancing the dogfight sequences. Unfortunately it also enhanced the shirtless volleyball scenes and made the love making tongue licking scene even more gross.

 

[Corsair2002]

My vote for The Bridges at Toko Ri. Anybody else remember that sim instructor in K-ville that flew one of the F9Fs in that movie? Wolf?

 

[OscarMyers]

My vote for The Bridges at Toko Ri. Anybody else remember that sim instructor in K-ville that flew one of the F9Fs in that movie? Wolf?

Just saw that movie for the first time a few weeks ago. I was really impressed with the cinematography, considering the year it was filmed. And the pinwheel maneuver. Craziness.

 

[Corsair2002]

Amazing what they can do with models....Or I should say, amazing what they can do without CGI...everything nowadays looks animated....

 

[Renegade One]

Did anyone besides me go see TopGun 3D? ...it's still why I am a military aviator today. It looked fantastic on the big screen, the sound was perfectly remastered, and the 3D did an amazing job of enhancing the dogfight sequences. Unfortunately it also enhanced the shirtless volleyball scenes and made the love making tongue licking scene even more gross.

Yep…me too. I can't quite come to grips with how they were able to "de-layer" all the stuff originally shot on flat formats, and then "separate" the layers into something really new. Amazing.

Roger shirtless volleyball…and the bed scene…but others (a new generation?) will dig those. Whatever...

 

[Corsair2002]

Gotta appeal to the Emo's and Xbox generation too I suppose....

 

[Corsair2002]

love making tongue licking scene....

Wow.....I just vomited.

 

[Renegade One]

Gotta appeal to the Emo's and Xbox generation too I suppose....

You ARE speaking about the future gene-pool of Naval Aviation, yes?

 

[Corsair2002]

Yes. I suppose it's all good...but the skinny jeans need to go!

 

[BusyBee604]

My vote for The Bridges at Toko Ri. Anybody else remember that sim instructor in K-ville that flew one of the F9Fs in that movie? Wolf?

Big roger that! "Bridges" is my favorite movie of all time! First saw it as a young NAVCAD in Preflight, at a Navy Blvd. drive-in (remember those?), in Pensacola. Damn motivating! Little did I dream that some 10 years later, my experience practically duplicated LT Harry Brubaker's final mission... with the important exception that I just barely made the coast (gliding on fire) , and was plucked from the water under fire, by a 'modern Mike Forney' & his crew!

And the pinwheel maneuver. Craziness.

Crazy... maybe, but not too smart using (& overheating) recips; however, Pinwheel has been used on occasion since Korea, using jet-powered aircraft... which did not suffer engine damage as long as max EGTs were not exceeded. In Airpac, it was mainly employed in Yokosuka (as in "Bridges"), to assist the tugs in docking in extremely high winds. Our CVW-9 did a jet Pinwheel once entering Yoko on RANGER in '60, using F-8 Crusaders, F-3H Demons, and A-4 Skyhawks (VA-95s A-1 Skyraiders were excused). It seemed to be successful, as we didn't destroy the pier or run aground!
BzB

 

[jmcquate]

You ARE speaking about the future gene-pool of Naval UCAV Aviation, yes?

Fixed that for you

 

[helolumpy]

Big roger that! "Bridges" is my favorite movie of all time! First saw it as a young NAVCAD in Preflight, at a Navy Blvd. drive-in (remember those?), in Pensacola. Damn motivating! Little did I dream that some 10 years later, my experience practically duplicated LT Harry Brubaker's final mission... with the important exception that I just barely made the coast (gliding on fire) , and was plucked from the water under fire, by a 'modern Mike Forney' & his crew!

Did you get to come home to Grace Kelly?

 

[707guy]

I don't recall the "timeframe" when TFC was filmed…may have been some combination of both at the time. I have NO idea what uniforms might have been portrayed in the movie...

I know the E's in the movie were wearing salt and peppers still. Think it came out in '79?

 

[Renegade One]

I know the E's in the movie were wearing salt and peppers still. Think it came out in '79?

IMDb says released on August, 1980. I'm just guessing that officers on ship were wearing wash khakis…hence no ribbons.

 

[ProwlerPilot]

I'm late to the fight, but The Final Countdown is by far the best.... especially as a roll 'em with half the airwing in the ready room. Two main questions though.....

1. For the nugget that took off in the 80's and landed in 1941, how do you enter that in the log book?

2. What was the Prowler doing on the big launch to fight the Japanese? I'm only imagining he was going up for some extra traps, or maybe to get some practice plugs from the tanker.... Or maybe he just got the good deal +45 cycle day dick around!!!