Various real-world aircraft have long made significant appearances in fictional works, including books, films, toys, TV programs, video games, and other media. The first aviation film was the William J. The stunt flying was done by Lt. Henry H. Arnold , "who picked up 'a few extra bucks' for his services" and "became so excited about movies that he almost quit the Army to become an actor.
Air Force generals Hap Arnold and Hoyt Vandenberg were among the military officers involved with the production: Arnold as a technical consultant and Vandenberg as one of the pilots. In Fascist Italy in the s, aviation-themed films were used as propaganda tools to complement the massed flights led by Italo Balbo in promoting the regime domestically and abroad.
The U. Requests for such use must be accompanied by the proposed production's script, allowing military officials to withhold aircraft when they believe the work will not portray the U. Because alternatives to using real military aircraft can be expensive, films that do not get U. Sean McElwee, writing for Salon. This is a prima facie case for de facto censorship If the government wants to allow its equipment to be used by studios, it needs to grant access to anyone who wants to use it — that is the meaning of pluralism.
The Pentagon fears that some of the movies may hurt the military's reputation and recruiting efforts. These concerns are legitimate, but it's more important that we allow John Stuart Mill 's 'market place of ideas' to be a place for free trade, rather than favoring some over others. Aircraft have also appeared in television miniseries and series around the world.
In the James A. Two privately owned Skyraiders depicted U. Air Force "Sandy" search-and-rescue escort aircraft in the film Flight of the Intruder. After his Skyraider was shot down in over Laos , Dengler endured months of captivity and torture before he escaped and was rescued. It was made into a film of the same name. In the film Jarhead , As attack U. Marine forces in a friendly fire incident. Most incarnations of the Autobot Powerglide, who first appeared in Hasbro's Transformers toy line in , transform into an A In the film Terminator Salvation , several As are sent to support the ground troops led by John Connor in the opening sequence of the film.
