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[[Image: | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = Wings | |||
|picture = Wings_poster.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom | |||
|director = [[William A. Wellman]] | |||
|date= August 12, 1927 | |||
|language = Silent | |||
|studio=Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation | |||
|distributor=Paramount Pictures | |||
|character1=Mary Preston | |||
|actor1=Clara Bow | |||
|character2=Jack Powell | |||
|actor2=Charles Rogers | |||
|character3=David Armstrong | |||
|actor3=Richard Arlen | |||
|character4=Cadet White | |||
|actor4=[[Gary Cooper]] | |||
|character5=Mr. Armstrong | |||
|actor5=[[Henry B. Walthall]] | |||
|character6=Mr. Powell | |||
|actor6=[[George Irving]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''Wings''''' | '''''Wings''''' is a 1927 movie directed by [[William A. Wellman]] and was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The movie remains as one of the best aerial combat pictures ever made and was the very first to receive the Academy Award for [[:Category:Academy Award Best Picture|Best Picture]]. On the eve of World War I, Jack and David are two young Americans who are both in love with Sylvia. Rivals in everything else they do, they join the air forces with the outbreak of war. As the war progresses, they become not only flying races, but best friends. But the old rivalry over Sylvia threatens to destroy this friendship. Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers (as Charles Rogers), Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston, El Brendel, Richard Tucker, and [[Gary Cooper]] starred in the film. | ||
{{Film Title}} | |||
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==M1903 | |||
AEF infantry wield the [[M1903 Springfield]] | =Pistols= | ||
==Luger P08== | |||
Some German officers seem to be armed with [[Luger P08]] pistols. | |||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==Springfield M1903== | |||
AEF infantry, French and German soldiers wield the [[M1903 Springfield]] rifles. | |||
[[Image: M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06.]] | [[Image: M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06.]] | ||
[[Image:wings18.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A doughboy finds a fallen comrade.]] | [[Image:wings18.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A doughboy finds a fallen comrade.]] | ||
[[Image:wings16.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Mary Preston (Clara Bow) and doughboys celebrate the aerial victory of Jack Powell (Buddy Rogers).]] | [[Image:wings16.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Mary Preston (Clara Bow) and doughboys celebrate the aerial victory of Jack Powell (Buddy Rogers).]] | ||
[[Image:wings27.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |||
[[Image:wings32.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings32.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
Some [[Gewehr 1898]] are also used by German infantrymen. | |||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:wings10.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings10.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==Vickers Mk 1 | ==Berthier Mle 1907/15== | ||
[[Berthier Mle 1907-15]] rifles are used by French colonial forces. | |||
[[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Fusil Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mm R]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Vickers Mk 1 Aircraft== | |||
AEF fighter planes are equipped with the [[Vickers]] Mk 1 Aerial Gun. | AEF fighter planes are equipped with the [[Vickers]] Mk 1 Aerial Gun. | ||
[[Image: VickersAircraft.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British.]] | [[Image: VickersAircraft.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British.]] | ||
[[Image:wings8.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings8.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:wings9.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings9.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:wings5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Vickers MG mounted on a Vought VE-7.]] | ||
[[Image:wings6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:wings21.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Jack attacks a German observation balloon.]] | [[Image:wings21.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Jack attacks a German observation balloon.]] | ||
==Browning M1917== | ==Browning M1917== | ||
AEF infantry | AEF infantry deploys the [[Browning M1917]] machine gun against enemy forces. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Browning M1917 - .30-06.]] | [[Image:BrowningM1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1917 - .30-06.]] | ||
[[Image:wings1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cadet Airmen train with the Browning.]] | [[Image:wings1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cadet Airmen train with the Browning.]] | ||
[[Image:wings25.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings25.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:wings24.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings24.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:wings30.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note there is no bottom plate which identifies an earlier variant.]] | [[Image:wings30.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A German soldier makes a last stand with his American machine gun. Note there is no bottom plate which identifies an earlier variant.]] | ||
==Lewis Gun== | ==Lewis Gun== | ||
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==Maxim MG08/15== | ==Maxim MG08/15== | ||
German troops deploy the [[Maxim MG08]] | German troops deploy the [[Maxim MG08/15]] machine gun against the AEF, both on the ground and in the air. | ||
[[Image: Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | [[Image: Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[Image:wings4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A Curtiss P-1A standing for a German fighter plane.]] | ||
[[Image:wings33.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings33.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:wings7.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings7.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:wings33.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings33.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:wings35.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings35.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
=Other= | |||
==Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897== | |||
[[File:Canon-75-mm-MLE-1897-No-15932.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Canon 75mm Mle 1897.]] | |||
==155 mm Howitzer== | ==155 mm Howitzer== | ||
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[[Image:wings19.jpg|thumb|500px|none|German observers direct howitzer fire from an observation balloon]] | [[Image:wings19.jpg|thumb|500px|none|German observers direct howitzer fire from an observation balloon]] | ||
== | ==7.58 cm Minenwerfer== | ||
German forces deploy | German forces deploy [[7.58 cm Minenwerfer]]s against AEF infantry. | ||
[[ | [[File:Minenwerfer.jpg|thumb|none|300px|7.58 cm Leichter Minenwerfer]] | ||
[[Image:wings26.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:wings26.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
==Renault FT== | |||
[[File:RenaultFT 17.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Renault FT light tank]] | |||
[[Category: Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
[[Category:B&W]] | |||
[[Category: War]] | [[Category: War]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category: William A. Wellman]] | [[Category: William A. Wellman]] | ||
[[Category: National Film Registry]] | [[Category: National Film Registry]] | ||
[[Category: Academy Award Best Picture]] | [[Category: Academy Award Best Picture]] | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 31 January 2021
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Wings is a 1927 movie directed by William A. Wellman and was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The movie remains as one of the best aerial combat pictures ever made and was the very first to receive the Academy Award for Best Picture. On the eve of World War I, Jack and David are two young Americans who are both in love with Sylvia. Rivals in everything else they do, they join the air forces with the outbreak of war. As the war progresses, they become not only flying races, but best friends. But the old rivalry over Sylvia threatens to destroy this friendship. Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers (as Charles Rogers), Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston, El Brendel, Richard Tucker, and Gary Cooper starred in the film.
The following weapons were used in the film Wings:
Pistols
Luger P08
Some German officers seem to be armed with Luger P08 pistols.
Rifles
Springfield M1903
AEF infantry, French and German soldiers wield the M1903 Springfield rifles.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Some Gewehr 1898 are also used by German infantrymen.
Berthier Mle 1907/15
Berthier Mle 1907-15 rifles are used by French colonial forces.
Machine Guns
Vickers Mk 1 Aircraft
AEF fighter planes are equipped with the Vickers Mk 1 Aerial Gun.
Browning M1917
AEF infantry deploys the Browning M1917 machine gun against enemy forces.
Lewis Gun
Cadet Airmen train with a Lewis Gun.
Maxim MG08/15
German troops deploy the Maxim MG08/15 machine gun against the AEF, both on the ground and in the air.
Maxim MG08
German troops deploy the Maxim MG08 machine gun against AEF infantrymen.
Other
Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897
155 mm Howitzer
German forces deploy a 155 mm Howitzer.
7.58 cm Minenwerfer
German forces deploy 7.58 cm Minenwerfers against AEF infantry.
