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Posted: 1/12/2012 7:35:24 AM EST
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The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler
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Posted: 1/12/2012 7:35:33 AM EST
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Fail safe
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Posted: 1/12/2012 7:36:37 AM EST
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The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler What? Did you see the movie? He nuked Russia. The prez allowed NYC to go up as consolation. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 7:45:56 AM EST
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cyclone was not incorrect.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 7:47:03 AM EST
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Ahhh... forgot about Failsafe.... All I picture when I think of that film is a close up of Henry Fonda.
I need to check that one out again. J |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 7:50:09 AM EST
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I really enjoyed both those movies, FailSafe and SAC.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 8:01:14 AM EST
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Fail Safe was a stupid movie. Liberal bullshit during the Cold War no less.....
The only entertaining part for me was when the one B-58 fired a fictional defensive air to air missile and shot down a Soviet fighter, which was depicted on the Big Screen as a nuke. The entire staff in the ops center stood up and cheered. One of the senior USAF officers yelled at them "SHUT UP!! THIS ISN'T SOME FOOTBALL GAME!" I had to laugh. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 11:28:39 AM EST
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The worst mistake in Fail Safe on the Hustler was they had the crew all able to see each other. Not so.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 11:35:21 AM EST
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The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler What? Did you see the movie? He nuked Russia. The prez allowed NYC to go up as consolation. I think you need to watch the movie again. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 11:37:08 AM EST
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler What? Did you see the movie? He nuked Russia. The prez allowed NYC to go up as consolation. I think you need to watch the movie again. This. We nuked both (Moscow & NY). |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 11:38:29 AM EST
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Quoted: The worst mistake in Fail Safe on the Hustler was they had the crew all able to see each other. Not so. http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2002/convairb58hustlerpilotc.jpg http://airpigz.com/storage/2010-april/B-58-Crew.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1270263702677 http://www.talkingproud.us/Military/Pedros/PedrosFire/files/b58crewcockpits.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pPsuc9rvU4Y/S-iqyPpcxYI/AAAAAAAABlA/RtlJIj72F30/s1600/58capsgo.jpg Well, now we know why they called it FAIL Safe.  |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 12:13:40 PM EST
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In Fail-Safe, the supersonic bombers were called Vindicators. There's no such jet, so they used footage of B-58s. The other posters are correct, the crew members cannot see each other in a B-58.
There was also footage of a squadron of US fighters sent to intercept the Vindicators. The stock footage was of different types of fighters - F-101s, F-102s, F-104s. Obviously, a squadron would have been all of one type of aircraft. The producers couldn't even get that right. Still, it's one of my favorite movies. If you want to see a completely different take on accidental nuclear war, check out Dr. Strangelove. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 12:24:47 PM EST
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Dr. Strangelove has one of the BEST simulated firefights of any movie. An airborne infantry company takes back the Air Force base. Very realistic.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 12:29:47 PM EST
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Dr. Strangelove has one of the BEST simulated firefights of any movie. An airborne infantry company takes back the Air Force base. Very realistic. The combat scenes in Full Metal Jacket (also by Kubrick) have a very similar feel. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 12:34:31 PM EST
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Don't forget, there was also a "made for TV" knockoff called fail safe.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235376/ 
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Posted: 1/12/2012 1:08:51 PM EST
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I had a model B58 when I was a kid. I also saw a dilapidated one at Little Rock AFB near the northeast end of the runway. I doubt it is still there.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 2:11:18 PM EST
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I had a model B58 when I was a kid. I also saw a dilapidated one at Little Rock AFB near the northeast end of the runway. I doubt it is still there. Can you find it on google maps? I have a buddy who worked with them when he was in the AF. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 3:28:13 PM EST
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Saw it multiple times..................the USAF officer flew the B-58 and nuked NYC on the President's orders––––the pilot's wife was in NYC, which was one of the reasons he was losing it at the beginning when he went to see the matador
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The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler What? Did you see the movie? He nuked Russia. The prez allowed NYC to go up as consolation. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 3:31:17 PM EST
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Saw it multiple times..................the USAF officer flew the B-58 and nuked NYC on the President's orders––––the pilot's wife was in NYC, which was one of the reasons he was losing it at the beginning when he went to see the matador Quoted:
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The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler What? Did you see the movie? He nuked Russia. The prez allowed NYC to go up as consolation. I am the Raven... I have no idea how I got "I am the Raven" stuck in that memory. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 3:35:56 PM EST
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I had a model B58 when I was a kid. I also saw a dilapidated one at Little Rock AFB near the northeast end of the runway. I doubt it is still there. Can you find it on google maps? I have a buddy who worked with them when he was in the AF. Should be able to find all survivors on this website |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 3:40:35 PM EST
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The worst mistake in Fail Safe on the Hustler was they had the crew all able to see each other. Not so. http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2002/convairb58hustlerpilotc.jpg http://airpigz.com/storage/2010-april/B-58-Crew.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1270263702677 http://www.talkingproud.us/Military/Pedros/PedrosFire/files/b58crewcockpits.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pPsuc9rvU4Y/S-iqyPpcxYI/AAAAAAAABlA/RtlJIj72F30/s1600/58capsgo.jpg Well, now we know why they called it FAIL Safe. They called it a Vindicator Bomber in both the novel and movie.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 3:56:57 PM EST
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The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler What? Did you see the movie? He nuked Russia. The prez allowed NYC to go up as consolation. Did YOU see the movie. Gen Black was ordered to drop the bomb on NYC. The pilot of the one that dropped a nuke on Moscow was actually defying orders. Now, on the subject at hand, as I recall, the bombers were called something else in the movie. The video was of B-58s, but they called them something else and I can't think of the name right now. I want to say "Vindicator" but I might be thinking of one of the old torpedo planes like the USN started WWII with. Ah, I see someone else already posted about it being called a Vindicator. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 3:57:26 PM EST
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Posted: 1/12/2012 4:02:36 PM EST
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In Fail-Safe, the supersonic bombers were called Vindicators. There's no such jet, so they used footage of B-58s. The other posters are correct, the crew members cannot see each other in a B-58. There was also footage of a squadron of US fighters sent to intercept the Vindicators. The stock footage was of different types of fighters - F-101s, F-102s, F-104s. Obviously, a squadron would have been all of one type of aircraft. The producers couldn't even get that right. Still, it's one of my favorite movies. If you want to see a completely different take on accidental nuclear war, check out Dr. Strangelove. TCM showed Fail-Safe on 12/31 and Dr. Strangelove on Tuesday of this week. Got both on DVR and have save a copy on my external hard drive.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 4:07:18 PM EST
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I had a model B58 when I was a kid. I also saw a dilapidated one at Little Rock AFB near the northeast end of the runway. I doubt it is still there. Can you find it on google maps? I have a buddy who worked with them when he was in the AF. Should be able to find all survivors on this website Thanks |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 5:28:59 PM EST
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The worst mistake in Fail Safe on the Hustler was they had the crew all able to see each other. Not so. http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2002/convairb58hustlerpilotc.jpg http://airpigz.com/storage/2010-april/B-58-Crew.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1270263702677 http://www.talkingproud.us/Military/Pedros/PedrosFire/files/b58crewcockpits.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pPsuc9rvU4Y/S-iqyPpcxYI/AAAAAAAABlA/RtlJIj72F30/s1600/58capsgo.jpg Thanks for the pics. I love the B-58. Every time I am in Omaha for business I take a quick trip to the SAC museum to pet it and the B-36 they have there (among many others). John |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 5:36:04 PM EST
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Dr. Strangelove has one of the BEST simulated firefights of any movie. An airborne infantry company takes back the Air Force base. Very realistic. The combat scenes in Full Metal Jacket (also by Kubrick) have a very similar feel. Kubrick was a genius. And "Fail Safe", both the novel and the film, sucked. |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 5:46:02 PM EST
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The worst mistake in Fail Safe on the Hustler was they had the crew all able to see each other. Not so. http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2002/convairb58hustlerpilotc.jpg http://airpigz.com/storage/2010-april/B-58-Crew.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1270263702677 http://www.talkingproud.us/Military/Pedros/PedrosFire/files/b58crewcockpits.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pPsuc9rvU4Y/S-iqyPpcxYI/AAAAAAAABlA/RtlJIj72F30/s1600/58capsgo.jpg Well, technically, they weren't B-58 Hustlers. They were some other number, Vindicators. I suppose in consideration, they might have been something like Vulcans or a very scaled down B-70. As far as Dr. Strangelove......having read the novel "Red Alert" with the Alabama Angel.....I'm not that impressed. He took a serious story and made a comedy out of it. _____________________________________________________________________ ("Stay on the bomb run, Ace."––Major Kong, (w,stte), "Dr. Strangelove") |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 5:52:29 PM EST
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In Fail-Safe, the supersonic bombers were called Vindicators. There's no such jet, so they used footage of B-58s. The other posters are correct, the crew members cannot see each other in a B-58. There was also footage of a squadron of US fighters sent to intercept the Vindicators. The stock footage was of different types of fighters - F-101s, F-102s, F-104s. Obviously, a squadron would have been all of one type of aircraft. The producers couldn't even get that right. Still, it's one of my favorite movies. If you want to see a completely different take on accidental nuclear war, check out Dr. Strangelove. On a similar note, there is also "The Bedford Incident". Only, one is in the steps before an accidental nuclear war. ________________________________________________________ ("Oh, come off it, Commodore! I'm not going to shoot first but he fires one, I'll fire one!"––Bedford's Captain "Firing one, aye aye, Sir!"––over beaten ensign who completes the firing circuit and drops a nuclear depth bomb on a Soviet sub, (w,stte), "The Bedford Incident") |
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Posted: 1/12/2012 6:03:02 PM EST
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We used to play on this one out by Edwards.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 6:17:04 PM EST
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I had a model B58 when I was a kid. I also saw a dilapidated one at Little Rock AFB near the northeast end of the runway. I doubt it is still there. Can you find it on google maps? I have a buddy who worked with them when he was in the AF. Should be able to find all survivors on this website Thanks I found the one that was at Little Rock, it's now in San Antonio. On the survivor list, I also found one that I saw when at tech school at Chanute AFB back in the 90's. |
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Posted: 1/13/2012 1:51:59 AM EST
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On a similar note, there is also "The Bedford Incident". Only, one is in the steps before an accidental nuclear war. ________________________________________________________ ("Oh, come off it, Commodore! I'm not going to shoot first but he fires one, I'll fire one!"––Bedford's Captain "Firing one, aye aye, Sir!"––over beaten ensign who completes the firing circuit and drops a nuclear depth bomb on a Soviet sub, (w,stte), "The Bedford Incident") Richard Widmark rocked in that. |
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Posted: 1/13/2012 11:57:57 AM EST
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On a similar note, there is also "The Bedford Incident". Only, one is in the steps before an accidental nuclear war. ________________________________________________________ ("Oh, come off it, Commodore! I'm not going to shoot first but he fires one, I'll fire one!"––Bedford's Captain "Firing one, aye aye, Sir!"––over beaten ensign who completes the firing circuit and drops a nuclear depth bomb on a Soviet sub, (w,stte), "The Bedford Incident") Richard Widmark rocked in that. The end of "The Bedford Incident" and "Fail Safe" both left me creeped out when I saw them as a little kid. ETA: Just ordered "The Bedford Incident" in hardcover and on DVD. Another Arfcom thread costs me money. 
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Posted: 1/13/2012 12:48:00 PM EST
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"The end of "The Bedford Incident" and "Fail Safe" both left me creeped out when I saw them as a little kid."
Damn, yeah, me too... I think the fact that we lived like eight miles from the Aberdeen Prooving Grounds and over HALF 
my neighbors had fallout shelters may have added to that whole thing... |
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Posted: 1/13/2012 1:43:57 PM EST
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Saw it multiple times..................the USAF officer flew the B-58 and nuked NYC on the President's orders––––the pilot's wife was in NYC, which was one of the reasons he was losing it at the beginning when he went to see the matador Quoted:
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The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler What? Did you see the movie? He nuked Russia. The prez allowed NYC to go up as consolation. The matador was an old nemsis for the pilot. The President's wife was in NYC. The pilots wife was back at the base he took off from. I don't remember where that was. |
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Posted: 1/13/2012 1:45:24 PM EST
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The Hustler was a sexy airframe.
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Posted: 1/13/2012 1:48:51 PM EST
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The USAF guy in Fail Safe that was ordered to nuke an American city flew a B-58 Hustler What? Did you see the movie? He nuked Russia. The prez allowed NYC to go up as consolation. Did YOU see the movie. Gen Black was ordered to drop the bomb on NYC. The pilot of the one that dropped a nuke on Moscow was actually defying orders. Now, on the subject at hand, as I recall, the bombers were called something else in the movie. The video was of B-58s, but they called them something else and I can't think of the name right now. I want to say "Vindicator" but I might be thinking of one of the old torpedo planes like the USN started WWII with. Ah, I see someone else already posted about it being called a Vindicator. The pilot bombing Moscow was following orders. That's the basis for the book and movie. The Machine failed initially, but there was never any thought to the machine failing, so ultimately.. But the pilot followed his orders and training. Once the go order was given, it was his job to disregard anything else but a failsafe machine recall. |
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Posted: 1/13/2012 1:51:27 PM EST
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Don't forget, there was also a "made for TV" knockoff called fail safe. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235376/  http://youtu.be/p-6xcIUwPtoThe television remake was pretty close to the original, and broadcast live. |
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