NZFF

Posted: **Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:47 am**

Well , what do you no , a story , the TV3 Movie last weekend with a real world tail to it . All this from the original 1964/65 movie release .
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Information and credits from 'FLYING REVIEW INTERNATIONAL ' Sep-Oct 1965

Posted: **Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:57 am**

Haha.
I thought it was based on a true story

but I must say after watching the movie the real plane they made looks a lot better.

Posted: **Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:30 pm**

hahah yeah, if that was a true story, they are heroes man

was watching it a few days ago on TV, so i recorded to my 'Mysky' lol

Posted: **Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:44 pm**

That is one of my fav movies
Very good film

Posted: **Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:47 am**

I recall seeing the original along time ago , I'm sure i have a photo of the pilot 'Paul Matz' beside his aircraft with a list of achievements , from i remember a P-51B .

Posted: **Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:24 am**

I've got both on DVD, in the end they used about five seconds of the Phoenix that took Paul Mantz' life, the rest was another modified warbird. Great film! Still have to read the book....and buy a C-119 kit to make a model of the 2004 Phoenix!

Posted: **Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:33 am**

and to follow up on the man , be interesting to find out his WW2 history , test pilot or fighter pilot !

Posted: **Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:28 pm**

who flew the a/c to San Fran?

Posted: **Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:40 pm**

HercFeend wrote:
QUOTE (HercFeend @ Jan 21 2009, 01:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
who flew the a/c to San Fran?

That a trick question ?

, I'm guessing Paul Mantz , maybe he was the engineer on the run and put his kudo's on the side of his plane , don't no enough about the man .

Posted: **Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:48 pm**

That Mustang Lives on in the US --- see here............it also lives on in Flight Sim http://www.warbirdsim.com/

Posted: **Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:55 pm**

Naki wrote:
QUOTE (Naki @ Jan 21 2009, 01:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That Mustang Lives on in the US --- see here............it also lives on in Flight Sim http://www.warbirdsim.com/

Jezzzz ! Paul , it really is a 'Flight of the Phoenix' , Ill wait for the FSX version of that P51 , what a good find

NZFF

Flight of the PHOENIX