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Did you know that the Millennium Falcon's cockpit was inspired by the WWII B-29 Superfortress bomber
The Aviationist ^ | December 15, 2015 | David Cenciotti

Posted on 12/27/2015 6:48:07 PM PST by EveningStar

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1 posted on 12/27/2015 6:48:07 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

The side and turret gun footage was based on WWII footage also.


2 posted on 12/27/2015 6:51:25 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Hey Pope Francis- The Gospels are not Matthew, Marx, Luke and John.)
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To: EveningStar

Well to most any of us with any knowledge of history it is painfully obvious.


3 posted on 12/27/2015 6:52:00 PM PST by gwgn02
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4 posted on 12/27/2015 6:52:05 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: Borges; DollyCali; Perdogg

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5 posted on 12/27/2015 6:53:26 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

We had the pleasure of seeing FiFi (The Last B-29) along with B17s, a Hughes Constellation, a Lancaster and some DC 3s all take to the air in succession at the Wings of Eagles Airshow..heaven!


6 posted on 12/27/2015 6:58:28 PM PST by Shady (We are at war again......this time for our lives...)
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To: EveningStar

From Wiki:

The attack on the Death Star in the climax of the film Star Wars is a deliberate and acknowledged homage to the climactic sequence of The Dam Busters. In the former film, rebel pilots have to fly through a trench while evading enemy fire and fire a proton torpedo at a precise distance from the target to destroy the entire base with a single explosion; if one run fails, another run must be made by a different pilot. In addition to the similarity of the scenes, some of the dialogue is nearly identical. Star Wars also ends with an Elgarian-style march, like The Dam Busters.


7 posted on 12/27/2015 7:00:03 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: EveningStar

Did you know the Millennium Falcon’s cockpit was suppose to rotate and the ship would fly on it’s side not flat


8 posted on 12/27/2015 7:02:42 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: EveningStar

I seem to remember that the sound for the MF was a P-51 Mustang recorded at Oshkosh, WI during the EAA fly-in, and run backwards in the film.


9 posted on 12/27/2015 7:06:58 PM PST by jim_trent
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To: EveningStar

I seem to remember that the sound for the MF was a P-51 Mustang recorded at Oshkosh, WI during the EAA fly-in, and run backwards in the film.


10 posted on 12/27/2015 7:07:49 PM PST by jim_trent
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To: Moonman62

Happen to have a copy of The Dam Busters sitting right next to me. Did you ever see the Carling Black Label ad that’s a send-up of The Dam Busters?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCmhR2JK1VE


11 posted on 12/27/2015 7:16:31 PM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: LifePath

Ping


12 posted on 12/27/2015 7:18:07 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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13 posted on 12/27/2015 7:53:55 PM PST by GregoTX (Autonomous terrorism calls for autonomous defense)
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To: EveningStar

I wondered where the stormtroopers got the MG34 machineguns, Sterling submachineguns, and Mauser broomhandle pistols.


14 posted on 12/27/2015 8:29:20 PM PST by ozzymandus
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15 posted on 12/27/2015 8:37:53 PM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW! evil ignorant stupid or crazy-doesn't matter!)
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To: EveningStar

Um, duh...


16 posted on 12/27/2015 8:38:02 PM PST by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: Riley

One without the dog’s name bleeped out?


17 posted on 12/27/2015 8:50:10 PM PST by null and void (</x>)
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To: EveningStar

What if Wookiees Sounded Like Pee-Wee Herman?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FPyn34QUDY


18 posted on 12/27/2015 8:56:17 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: butlerweave

Did you know that Lucas’ staff was having a hard time coming up with a design for the Falcon and an exasperated Lucas held up the hamburger he’d just taken a bit out of and said “make it look like this”?


19 posted on 12/27/2015 8:56:21 PM PST by tanknetter
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To: Moonman62

See also the sequential attack runs up the fjord in 633 Squadron.


20 posted on 12/27/2015 9:02:59 PM PST by PAR35
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