"The war lover" comment

You’ve never seen the film?

Well I guess that you better watch it asap and then you can make all of the Freudian comparisons you desire.Till then.Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

How many of you out there have seen the movie The War Lover?For me,One scene that I find to be most memorable and intense is where Steve Macqueen flys his shot to junk B-17 into the Cliffs of dover . .He is all shot to pieces(isnt his name Buzz?) and so is the plane.There he is behind the wheel of his B-17 G (the Body ?)The cockpit is hanging around his head from the ceiling,Wires,Cables,Controls,etc. He is begging the plane,”come on baby.Get me up! Come on,get me up!.Come on,UP Aaaaahh! The plane shakes and smokes and finally She she gasps and gives up the ghost right at the base of the cliffs. BOOM! SCREECH! BIRDS! He’s all over the white cliffs of dover !.wow .its too much .what a ride. what insanity.those poor *******s.

I must confess to not having seen this, and maybe its just me, but doesn’t that scene come across as just a little….erm…Freudian? 😮

I finally purchased this superb book via ebay last year, its by far the most expensive book i have ever purchased. If you ever see a copy, buy it.

Septic.

Hi All,

Another of Martin books to have if you don’t have is,

Ragwing and Heavy Iron,

The book details the purchase of his Ju-52 Iron Annie and also has stuff on the B-17 flight plus it gives you and inside to the early warbird movement as it goes from a Good Old Boy Club to a serious adventure, I highley recommend it to anyone.

Cheers
RER

Don’t forget the Martin Caiden book, “Everything but the Flak”, Long out of print, but a great read and well worth looking for.

I finally purchased this superb book via ebay last year, its by far the most expensive book i have ever purchased. If you ever see a copy, buy it.

Septic.

yes professor andy.

I will do my January homework,I swear! Honest injun.
thanks,tim

Don’t forget the Martin Caiden book, “Everything but the Flak”, relating the true story of the ferrying of 3 B-17s eastbound across the pond to the UK for the film (featuring Caiden copiloting B-17 N9563Z aka THE BODY aka FUDDY DUDDY ). Long out of print, but a great read and well worth looking for.

I have the book but have never read it.I found it in a box of books going to the garbage.i’ll have to dig it up and read it .Thanks, Tim.

Tim
now you know what your January homework is, they’ll be a test at the end of the month! 🙂 🙂 😉 😉 🙂 🙂
Cheers
Andy

I have the book, but-

I have the book but have never read it.I found it in a box of books going to the garbage.i’ll have to dig it up and read it .Thanks, Tim.

A86
have you ever read the book?
It’s quite superb.
For some reason they changed Buzz Marrow in the book to Buzz Rickson in the film.
John Hersey managed to get close to what it must have been like to live in those days–well it’s what I’ve always imagined it must have been like.
Fear, exhilaration, passion and plenty of action.
Great book.
The second best novel written about war flying.
Cheers
Andy