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Originally Posted by IROC
The guy who wrote the script (or whatever it's called) was on NPR the other day and made numerous technically incorrect statements (like the P-40s they flew were "WWI vintage") and that they were using them to go up against German "jet fighters". :roll eyes:
That pretty much said it all right there...
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Actually, the German Air Force had jet fighters at the end of the war. They were the Messerschmit ME262s. Twin engine form with a top speed around 550 mph or 100 mph faster than a P51. Their combat time was very limited due to fuel consumption but they were armed with either 4 or 6 20mm canons and were deadly against the bombers. One thing that they forgot to mention at the end of the movie was that the Tuskeegee airmen never lost a bomber they were flying cover for. As to the language, there were a few expletives but all in all it was a movie that you could take the family to see. I did not think that the engine noises or the machine gun sounds were out of place. Being a student of WWII history, I think the producers did a good job overall and finally gave credit to bunch of Army Air Corps fliers that sorely desered the acknowledgement.