Out of the Sun
1984•32m•Released
DocumentaryHistoryWar
This short film takes viewers on a whirlwind tour of the history of air combat, from World War I through the Vietnam War. It was produced by General Dynamics sometime prior to 1990 and re-released by Lockheed Martin in the mid-nineties. As a promotional short for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the film reviews the development of aerial combat to place the F-16 in historical context. Informational narration is supplemented with snippets from interviews of top fighter aces. The aces focus on the characteristics that make great fighter pilots and great fighter aircraft. The interviewees include World War I ace W.C. "Bill" Lambert; World War II aces Douglas Bader, Stanford Tuck, Adolf Galland, Erich Hartmann, Gabby Gabreski, Tex Hill, and Svein Heglund; Korean War ace Ralph Parr; and Vietnam War ace Steve Ritchie. The film includes historical footage and stills, along with opening and closing segments briefly featuring the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Writer
Robert E. "Bob" Cunningham
Languages
English
Studio
General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division
Cast
Adolf Galland
self
Robert Stanford Tuck
self
W.C. "Bill" Lambert
self
Douglas Bader
self
Erich Hartmann
self
Francis "Gabby" Gabreski
self
David Lee "Tex" Hill
self
Ralph Parr
self
Svein Heglund
self
Richard Stephen Ritchie
self
Production
Company
General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division
Producer
Robert E. "Bob" Cunningham
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