06-16-2025, 06:42 PM
I was going to call out the movie for saying that "the P51 was just like the one I flew in the war" coupled with the "I flew N missions in the Korean War". The P-51 came out in the early 40s and I didn't think they were still using them in the 50s, but TIL, according to Wikipedia:
I was following the rest of the movie ok until the LEM camera bit. I found that last minute stuff entirely implausible and irritating.
--tg
Quote:At the start of the Korean War, the Mustang, by then redesignated F-51, was the main fighter of the United States until jet fighters, including North American's F-86 Sabre, took over this role; the Mustang then became a specialized fighter-bomber.
I was following the rest of the movie ok until the LEM camera bit. I found that last minute stuff entirely implausible and irritating.
--tg