Sentences with phrase «ii fighter pilots»

Fresh off of trying to appeal to every nerd ever with Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg has signed on to produce and «very possibly» direct an actual comic book movie with Blackhawk, an adaptation of an old DC Comics series about World War II fighter pilots.

As the son of a World War II fighter pilot, I grew up an Air Force brat and went to air shows every year.

It's 1944, and a World War II fighter pilot crash - lands on an uncharted South Pacific island, as does his Japanese adversary.

WW - II fighter pilot and racing champion, John Fitch was the team manager and had the full support and assistance of Ed Cole and Zora Arkus - Duntov.

Not exact matches

During World War II, the Army Air Corps developed its own test to distinguish potential fighter and bomber pilots.

John spent his life breaking barriers, from defending our freedom as a decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, to setting a transcontinental speed record, to becoming, at age 77, the oldest human to touch the stars.

Glenn was also a decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War.

On my visit, I «fly» an F - 16 and take a tour to see how the company is using VR to train pilots of the world's most advanced fighter jet, the F - 35 Lightning II.

As a young adult, he served in World Was II as a skilled fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force.

This enabled World War II British fighter pilots to dive without fear that their engines would cut out.

The trouble begins when the Jacksons» oldest son, Ronsel (Jason Mitchell), comes home from World War II, where he was a tank commander, and befriends Henry's dashing younger brother, Jamie (Garrett Hedlund), a fighter pilot also just back from the front.

When America is thrust into World War II, Jamie becomes a fighter pilot while the Jacksons» eldest son, Ronsel (Jason Mitchell), rises to sergeant in an all - black tank battalion.

Director William Wellman, who earned the nickname «Wild Bill» as a fighter pilot in the First World War, plucked him from near - obscurity to play Lt. Bill Walker, the CO of an infantry division embroiled in World War II's Italian campaign, in The Story of G.I. Joe.

Before writing some of the most beloved children's books of all time, Dahl served as fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force during World War II.

Squadron Leader Peter Williamson, an English fighter pilot in World War II, has been injured and had to bail out over the English Chann...

Greenwood and his brother Burt grew up in the home of a General Motors executive who had earlier been a fighter pilot during World War II, so it was no surprise that John first became widely known for his success racing in a Corvette, winning back - to - back SCCA A Production National Championships in the early 1970s.

He piloted a P - 51 in World War II and was reportedly one of the first pilots to shoot down a German jet fighter.

Yes, in Battlefront II «s campaign, players will step into the shoes of Iden Versio, a TIE fighter pilot for the Empire's Inferno Squadron.

Like German U-boat crews active during the tail end of World War II, TIE fighter pilots couldn't expect to live long, or that their bodies would be found.

«Whether that's playing as an iconic character like Rey or Luke, as a front - line trooper or fighter pilot in epic multiplayer battles, or playing through a new Star Wars story that bridges the gap between Star Wars: Return of the Jedi ™ and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you will become a hero in Star Wars Battlefront II.»

Francis took up painting in the hospital while recovering from a spinal injury he suffered while serving as a fighter pilot in World War II.

Norman Bluhm studied architecture with Mies van der Rohe in Chicago prior to serving as a B - 26 fighter pilot in World War II.