P-51, Cadillac of the Sky

With the widespread interest in the recent P-51 crash in Oshkosh, WI, I wanted to lay down this little tribute. It’s from Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun via youtube.

The short summary of the scene in this: a young aircraft obsessed boy named Jim, who happens to be interned in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, gets a close up look at the p-51 during an ariel attack.

“Go p-51. Cadillac of the sky!  Whoaaaa!  P-51. Cadillac of the sky!”

There is much to love about this scene (FF ahead to the middle of the clip) to see a young Christian Bale in his “stance” as he meets the p-51.

Dogfights

Oh man…I can’t wait for the season premier of Dogfights. To me, this show is the perfect marriage of computer animation and oral history. I read, too, that there is even a video game based on the episodes, though nothing for MAC-type folks.