![]() Photo by Danny Martindale/WireImage/Getty Images. Original article by Jeremy Kahn, Bloomberg, September 22, 2014. Seeing a warbird in a museum is a powerful thing, but to experience it with all of the senses is nothing short of awe-inspiring. In 2008, he wrote and directed a World War I short called Crossing the Line and has spoken about wanting to remake both The Blue Max, a 1966 film about World War I aviators, and 1955’s The Dam Busters, about daring World War II raids on German dams using ingenious bouncing bombs. Warbirds 'Keep 'em Flying': That’s the motto and the mission of EAA Warbirds of America, the EAA division that provides programs and services to those interested specifically in former military aircraft. Allen has tried to collect a real version of every model plane he built as a kid, while Jackson’s passion for old warplanes extends to his filmmaking. Both are the sons of World War II veterans and have spoken of a lifelong fascination with vintage warplanes kindled in childhood. Of course, neither Allen nor Jackson are in it for the money. Dates and locations are listed below and the aircraft on tour will vary. As a result, few original aircraft survive – fewer still in flying condition. Posted on Decemby floridawarbirds Posted in Warbird News Leave a comment Commemorative Air Force AirPower History tour coming to Florida The Commemorative Air Force has announced their AirPower History tour dates for Florida. The bodies of World War I aircraft were essentially oversize kites, made primarily of cloth stretched over wood frames. Like Allen, Jackson is a stickler for historical veracity and, similar to his approach to The Lord of the Rings, for which he pioneered his own visual effects studio, largely built his collection from the ground up. When it comes to World War II fighters, no collection is as comprehensive as Allen’s, which encompasses planes from all the war’s principal combatants, including Germany, Japan and Russia. billionaire Paul Allen are vying to build the world’s best fighter collection, Bloomberg reports.Īllen keeps more than 20 vintage World War II fighter planes, all in working condition, at a former US Air Force base outside Seattle. The to seeded Warbirds made a splash this year at the B. Filmmaker Peter Jackson, who has amassed more than 40 flyable World War I warbirds – the planet’s largest collection – and Microsoft Corp. It took 46 years for the communities of Wolsey and Wessington to return to the state tournament.
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