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This is a quick overview of the movie FLYBOYS.
First, there is a very light love story in there, which your wife will
most likely not find overly entertaining. For us, the dogfighting scenes
and plane types used in the movie are most important. The scenes are
pretty good, visually, but when it comes to plane types, you may be
disappointed.
The Allies fly the Nieuport 17, and you'll see a couple Bristol F2.b
fighter on the ground as well as an SE-5a. There are also a pair of
Handley Page 0/400. Apart from the Nieuport 17's, the only other plane
you will see in the air for the Allies is the Sopwith 1¸ Strutter, which
is used as a trainer...
For the Prussians/Germans, it would appear only the Fokker Dr.I was
available, and except for one black plane, they are all red... There is
a scene with Gotha III's (or IV's?) and a Zeppelin (N32).
The movie gives a good feel as to the attrition rate, they've also added
unrealistic tracers so it's easier to see where the bullets are going (a
nice touch IMHO).
I was disappointed at the training, as it was way too short, and was not
anywhere near what the French did in those days (French and German
pilots received the best training in those days). The pilots had to
learn to maneuver the plane on the ground, in a plane with clipped
wings, and using a jump in the middle of the field to get airborne for a
few seconds. There is none of that here, they just take off and
land. Still, there is only so much which can fit in 120 minutes worth of
film...
All in all not a bad movie, but disappointing from a historical
perspective.
Cheers,
Denis
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