Wings of a Warrior: The Jimmy Doolittle Story is a documentary account of the life of Jimmy Doolittle, Medal of Honor winner and famed pilot who led the Doolittle Raid in World War II. The film is narrated by the film's director/writer Gardner Doolittle, a relative of Jimmy Doolittle, and events covered in the film span Jimmy Doolittle's life from his childhood up through school, his achievements in aviation, and his military career. According to the filmmakers, Jimmy Doolittle himself signed off on the documentary.
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- 1/7/2014
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
Robert W. Sternfels was the pilot of "The Sandman", the B-24 that was photographed flying through the smoke and flame of the infamous 1 August 1943 Ploesti raid. The photo became an icon of WWII. Robert Sternfels will speak at the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum on November 27, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the museum library. The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing is located at 2017 N. Greenfield Rd., Mesa, Az at Falcon Field Airport.
He is the author of the book "Burning Hitler's Black Gold". The book provides facts and thoughts from many who were there and survived this mission and details the low-level bombing raid against oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. In the raid Sternfels' B-24, "The Sandman" hit a barrage balloon cable damaging the bomber. Sternfels was able to complete the mission and return safely. The photo on the cover of the book shows...
He is the author of the book "Burning Hitler's Black Gold". The book provides facts and thoughts from many who were there and survived this mission and details the low-level bombing raid against oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. In the raid Sternfels' B-24, "The Sandman" hit a barrage balloon cable damaging the bomber. Sternfels was able to complete the mission and return safely. The photo on the cover of the book shows...
- 11/20/2010
- Arizona Reporter
He may never play a great leading part, but Alec Baldwin has never been more successful and is winning fans he never had as a movie star
If you watch Alec Baldwin these days, there's no doubt about him being 52. He's overweight, but cocky and pleased with himself. He could be a senator or an executive at a beleaguered oil company, trying to grab camera time at a televised inquiry into a disaster. If you were to set his image now beside pictures of him in The Hunt for Red October, Prelude to a Kiss, Malice or The Getaway (his heroic/romantic movie-star period, more than 15 years ago), you'd have to say he's lost it. He looks less like a lead actor than a prosperous lawyer. But Alec Baldwin is more successful than he's ever been and more interesting than most other American actors you care to think of.
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If you watch Alec Baldwin these days, there's no doubt about him being 52. He's overweight, but cocky and pleased with himself. He could be a senator or an executive at a beleaguered oil company, trying to grab camera time at a televised inquiry into a disaster. If you were to set his image now beside pictures of him in The Hunt for Red October, Prelude to a Kiss, Malice or The Getaway (his heroic/romantic movie-star period, more than 15 years ago), you'd have to say he's lost it. He looks less like a lead actor than a prosperous lawyer. But Alec Baldwin is more successful than he's ever been and more interesting than most other American actors you care to think of.
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- 6/24/2010
- by David Thomson
- The Guardian - Film News
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