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Forum: Military Aviation

26th Apr 2024, 18:07

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

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Posted By tdracer

I get that - cynically - one could believe that...

I get that - cynically - one could believe that it was for "Political Correctness" reasons. As I mentioned previously, the introduction to the Tuskegee group seemed a little forced - prior to that...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2024, 18:14

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

Views: 48,732

Posted By tdracer

OK, finally got around to watching the series (I...

OK, finally got around to watching the series (I needed to replace my I-Phone, and the new one came with a complementary three-month subscription to AppleTV).
First couple episodes left me a bit...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Feb 2024, 00:16

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

Views: 48,732

Posted By tdracer

The B-17 gunners had only enough ammo for ~60...

The B-17 gunners had only enough ammo for ~60 seconds of fire (I think the top turret had a little more). While that's a lot compared to (for example) the ~14 seconds of fire for a Hurricane...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Feb 2024, 19:23

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

Views: 48,732

Posted By tdracer

Nearly all those films from WW II were silent -...

Nearly all those films from WW II were silent - sounds were dubbed in later and I doubt the people who did that knew the difference in sound between a 30 cal and 50 cal.
The tail guns were pedestal...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Feb 2024, 20:25

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

Views: 48,732

Posted By tdracer

I have little doubt that the RAF called some of...

I have little doubt that the RAF called some of the 8th Air Force people just as bad (or worse).

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2024, 18:27

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

Views: 48,732

Posted By tdracer

Sorry to add fuel to the tread drift of bombing...

Sorry to add fuel to the tread drift of bombing accuracy - in the book "Inferno", the author (Joe Pappalardo) claims that a post war study comparing bombing accuracy between the RAF and the USAAF...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Jan 2024, 21:46

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

Views: 48,732

Posted By tdracer

Sorry, but DVD/BluRay release is unlikely (at...

Sorry, but DVD/BluRay release is unlikely (at least not for a long time) - for whatever reason (and unlike other providers like HBO), Apple doesn't routinely release their content for DVD/BluRay...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Oct 2023, 23:57

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

Views: 48,732

Posted By tdracer

I was unfamiliar with the book prior to hearing...

I was unfamiliar with the book prior to hearing about this mini-series - good to hear they are using good source material.
I read the book "Band of Brothers" (granted, after I'd first seen the HBO...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Oct 2023, 22:56

Replies: 210

Masters of the Air

Views: 48,732

Posted By tdracer

Masters of the Air - new WW II TV Mini-Series

"Masters of the Air" - a nine-episode TV mini-series is scheduled to debut the 26th of January, 2024 on Apple TV.
Masters of the Air TV Series to Premier January 2024 on Apple TV...

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