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Editor in Chief Bill	08 Nov 2018 8:39 p.m. PST
Looking for your favorite film that features aircraft (not spacecraft or balloons).
Winston Smith	08 Nov 2018 8:50 p.m. PST
Blue Max Battle of Britain That should be enough to kick things off.
torokchar	08 Nov 2018 8:51 p.m. PST
Blue Max
Dave Schmid	08 Nov 2018 8:52 p.m. PST
Still love Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (B-25's).
Onomarchos	08 Nov 2018 9:26 p.m. PST
Dam Busters
Onomarchos	08 Nov 2018 9:27 p.m. PST
The Dam Busters
T Corret	08 Nov 2018 9:40 p.m. PST
Wings
Forager	08 Nov 2018 10:28 p.m. PST
Blue Max is my personal favorite, but I'll add Memphis Belle and 303 Squadron to the mix, also.
McWong73	08 Nov 2018 10:52 p.m. PST
Many for WW2, but have found Blue Max to be the only really good one for WW1.
Herkybird	08 Nov 2018 11:36 p.m. PST
Battle of Britain, closely followed by Tora, Tora, Tora.
Herkybird	08 Nov 2018 11:38 p.m. PST
Battle of Britain, closely followed by Tora, Tora, Tora…with an honourable mention to Top Gun!
23rdFusilier	09 Nov 2018 12:37 a.m. PST
Dawn Patrol (1938) Hells Angles Wings Blue Max Fly Boys Battle of Britian Twelve O'Clock High
ZULUPAUL	09 Nov 2018 3:21 a.m. PST
Memphis Belle 12 O'clock high Flying Tigers
langobard	09 Nov 2018 3:28 a.m. PST
Battle of Britain Tora, Tora, Tora Blue Max
Florida Tory	09 Nov 2018 4:30 a.m. PST
Dawn Patrol, either version – 1930 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. or 1938 with Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone and David Niven. 12 O'Clock High Battle Hymn
Wackmole9	09 Nov 2018 5:10 a.m. PST
12 O'Clock High
Joes Shop	09 Nov 2018 5:48 a.m. PST
Blue Max. Battle of Britain. 12 O'Clock High. Tora Tora Tora. Dawn Patrol.
skippy0001	09 Nov 2018 6:11 a.m. PST
Malificent-no plane required. YouTube link
Ragbones	09 Nov 2018 6:13 a.m. PST
High Road to China Tora, Tora, Tora Battle of Britain The Blue Max
Schogun	09 Nov 2018 6:45 a.m. PST
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines? …and mos of the above.
Major Mike	09 Nov 2018 7:36 a.m. PST
Hells Angels Der Stern von Africa Target for Tonight
TNE2300	09 Nov 2018 7:36 a.m. PST
Thunderbolt (1947) Fighter Squadron (1948)
Winston Smith	09 Nov 2018 7:47 a.m. PST
The High and the Mughty
22ndFoot	09 Nov 2018 7:56 a.m. PST
Battle of Britain The Dam Busters Reach for the Sky Target for Tonight Dawn Patrol (1938)
Old Wolfman	09 Nov 2018 7:58 a.m. PST
Airplane!
Oppiedog	09 Nov 2018 8:08 a.m. PST
Wings Hell's Angels The Eagle and the Hawk Dawn Patrol (both versions) Air Force 12 O'Clock High
Allen57	09 Nov 2018 8:29 a.m. PST
Top Gun (ducks and runs). Poor movie but the shots of the F14s are great. Battle of Britain and Tora,Tora,Tora for similar reasons.
Major Mike	09 Nov 2018 9:37 a.m. PST
Flight of the Phoenix (with Jimmy Stewart).
Gunfreak	09 Nov 2018 10:25 a.m. PST
Battle of Britain Top Gun.
JimSelzer	09 Nov 2018 1:55 p.m. PST
Blue Max 12 O'clock high Memphis Belle
foxweasel	09 Nov 2018 2:26 p.m. PST
Dam Busters
USAFpilot	09 Nov 2018 3:10 p.m. PST
Dr. Strangelove As a former military pilot, I think this movie has the most realistic aircrew interactions I have ever seen in a movie.
Old Contemptibles	09 Nov 2018 9:24 p.m. PST
633 Squadron The Dam Busters The Right Stuff Spirit of St. Louis The Aviator Flight of the Intruder Air America Flyboys Mosquito Squadron Hell's Angels Bat*21 Airport Empire of the Sun Fail Safe Good Kill Battle of Britain Blue Max Airplane! Midway Dunkirk Memphis Belle Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines Strategic Air Command The Hindenburg Catch 22 Tora Tora Tora Top Gun Dawn Patrol Drone Bombers B-52 Zeppelin
BuckeyeBob	10 Nov 2018 5:04 p.m. PST
Strategic Air Command Jimmy Stewart and co-staring the big, beautiful Convair B-36 with supporting roles by B47 Stratojet and June Allyson.
Chuckaroobob	10 Nov 2018 11:03 p.m. PST
The Great Waldo Pepper
Parzival	11 Nov 2018 4:02 p.m. PST
The Rocketeer.
genew49	12 Nov 2018 7:25 a.m. PST
1938 Dawn Patrol Air Force Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Mooseworks8	12 Nov 2018 9:59 p.m. PST
Fly Boys
14Bore	13 Nov 2018 3:24 p.m. PST
Battle of Britain 12 O'clock High Dam Busters
Old Contemptibles	13 Nov 2018 7:39 p.m. PST
The scene in Strategic Air Command of the B-36 taking off, takes my breath away.
Ferozopore	15 Nov 2018 4:07 p.m. PST
Battle of Britain Sink the Bismarck…. I just love the Swordfish. It was customary pre-war for Boeing bombers to be photographed with Mt. Rainier in the background. Having recently moved to Seattle, I enjoy the shot in Strategic Air Command of Jummt Stewart's B-47 flying past Rainier. 12 O'clock High, the sheer courage of what the B-17 crews did day after day is awesome. Blue Max.
Elenderil	11 Dec 2018 4:34 p.m. PST
Can I add Angels one five and The way to the stars to the list.
NavyVet	11 Dec 2018 11:07 p.m. PST
Island in th Sky, with John Wayne. Transport pilots flying C47 trying to survive a forced landing in the far north just after WW 2. Any movie with the Duke is good. This gives you an idea what it was like flying in the days before advanced navigation systems became common.
joedog	23 Dec 2018 5:58 p.m. PST
"Strategic Air Command Jimmy Stewart and co-staring the big, beautiful Convair B-36 with supporting roles by B47 Stratojet and June Allyson." Have to agree that this has great aircraft scenes, as well as being a darn good film. Twelve O'Clock High doesn't have a lot of aircraft scenes, but is a great "air power" film, as well as being a textbook film about leadership. Piece of Cake, while technically a TV miniseries, has some great Spitfire scenes (and yes, I know that they should have been Hurricanes).
Mserafin	31 Dec 2018 9:59 a.m. PST
Having recently moved to Seattle, I enjoy the shot in Strategic Air Command of Jummt Stewart's B-47 flying past Rainier. 12 O'clock High, the sheer courage of what the B-17 crews did day after day is awesome. This is kind of a weird juxtaposition to me, because General James Stewart led about 20 daylight bombing raids over Germany during the war (but I think he was in B-24s by that time). Look up "Jimmy Stewart, bomber pilot" on YouTube.
GGouveia	08 Jan 2019 9:13 p.m. PST
Battle of Britain Blue Max
SeattleGamer	13 Jan 2019 2:25 p.m. PST
Twelve O'Clock High