The Real Twelve O’Clock High | Air & Space Forces Magazine
2011年1月1日 · “Twelve O’Clock High” is set at Archbury in the English midlands, where the “hard-luck” 918th Bomb Group has accumulated the highest loss rate and the worst bombing effectiveness record in all of Eighth Air Force.
Twelve O'Clock High - Wikipedia
The 918th successfully bombs the target and is the only group to do so. All of its crews return safely. Though Pritchard is furious, Savage claims that he did not hear the recall due to a radio malfunction and instead persuades Pritchard to recommend the group for …
Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - Aero Vintage
It tells the exploits of the fictitious 918th Bomb Group (either a combination of the 91st and 318th BGs, or 3 x 306th BG, depending upon your source) and General Frank Savage during the early months of the American air war over Europe.
12 O'Clock High (TV series) - Wikipedia
The series follows the missions of the fictitious 918th Bombardment Group (Heavy) of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), equipped with B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, stationed at Archbury Field, England (a fictitious air base).
12 O’Clock High: American Airmen in World War II
The real-life inspiration for 12 O’Clock High, the 306th Bombardment Group, served in combat from October 1942 until April 1945. Nicknamed “The Reich Wreckers,” the unit was based in the village of Thurleigh, 30 miles west of Cambridge, England.
Some of Us Have Got to Die | Smithsonian
The scene where the exhausted crews of the fictional 918th Bomb Group meet their pitiless new C.O. might be Twelve O’Clock High’s most famous. The lottery of survival was often arbitrary.
Forget CGI! A B-17 Was Actually Crashed During the Filming of …
2023年7月7日 · Set during World War II, it tells the gripping story of the fictional 918th Bombardment Group of the US Army Air Forces (USAAF). The movie explores the psychological and physical toll of aerial warfare on the bomber crews and their leaders.
12 O’Clock High TV Series - Aero Vintage Books
Chino, one time Cal-Aero Field that conducted a massive amount of flight training during World War II, became the exterior set location for the TV series, the 918th Bomb Group taking up residence during the production.
Filming the TV Series “12 O’Clock High” at Chino Airport, 1964-1966
2024年3月8日 · At the entrance of the airport was one of the old Cal Aero buildings that was remodeled on the exterior to become the HQ for the fictional 918th Bomb Group. All of the interior shots were filmed at a soundstage in Los Angeles. This …
12 O’clock High: Lessons Not Forgotten | Leadership in Action
2023年3月22日 · The show follows the missions of the fictitious 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces, equipped with B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers stationed in England. “Our mission, bomb the Germans and stay alive if possible,” as Brigadier General Frank Savage (Lansing) tells his bomber crews.