"The Blue Max"

[Sean P Gilday]

Not only did the movie use the Irish army for both sides, but the only thing they changed for the german side was the helmets! Oh, and the "german" helmets were also Irish free state from between the wars!

And those "German" Helmets were made in the UK by Vickers

[Sean P Gilday]

Most of the aircraft used were converted DeHavilland Tiger Moth trainers. there was a Replica Pfalz and triplane. A great movie from my child hood, but the one thing that really gets me annoyed is how the Maxims are fired. By the way the Observer Stachel shoots is using a Bren not a Lewis

[RCS]

Always enjoy building and posting DR1 model photos. These are old Monogram 1/4 scale kits
from years ago. I believe the DR1,s used in Blue Max were not full size ?

[Guamsst]

If I ever win the mega millions I really want a hand built blueprinted Spad or DR1. Ofcourse, with some modern improvements to the engine so it won't coat me in oil and stall out constantly.......and a parachute.... a really good parachute.

[John Sukey]

Interesting fact, parachutes were available and used by baloon observers But the "Brit War office" didn't issue them to pilots "because pilots might "Not tend to fight their aircraft but bail out instead if they got into trouble!"

[Guamsst]

Interesting fact, parachutes were available and used by baloon observers But the "Brit War office" didn't issue them to pilots "because pilots might "Not tend to fight their aircraft but bail out instead if they got into trouble!"

YEP, Pilots just weren't worth as much back then

[snakehunter]

If I ever win the mega millions I really want a hand built blueprinted Spad or DR1. Ofcourse, with some modern improvements to the engine so it won't coat me in oil and stall out constantly.......and a parachute.... a really good parachute.

The SPAD is my favorite WW1 fighter. I saw an ultra light one at an air show a couple of years ago. It was almost perfect, except for the size of course.

[Guamsst]

I took this pic for my wife while she was still in England. We have a running gag going where we compete for the most rediculous photo or idea based on her PillowPets. I am currently the winner as the Unicorn should be on the new season of Cajun Pawn Stars.

This was at the Ft Worth militaria show. The corsair was a really nice little plane, IT IS an actual flyable aircraft and the owners were super great people.

[Griff Murphey]

Ok it's only a replica but there are lots of good references.... Why screw it up this bad?

Japanese kill markings, postwar insgnia, and MARINES goes aft on the fuselage on postwar aircraft, postwar plane would be overall glossy sea blue, no gull gray undersurfaces. This thing is a mixture of paintwork, all wrong.

That said, some people who own the real ones worth close to a million bucks mark them up like toys, too.

Airplane goon, signing off.

[PhillipM]

Ok it's only a replica but there are lots of good references.... Why screw it up this bad?

Japanese kill markings, postwar insgnia, and MARINES goes aft on the fuselage on postwar aircraft, postwar plane would be overall glossy sea blue, no gull gray undersurfaces. This thing is a mixture of paintwork, all wrong.

That said, some people who own the real ones worth close to a million bucks mark them up like toys, too.

Airplane goon, signing off.

I agree that thing just doesn't look right. Even the font is wrong.