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== Lewis gun ==
Reed Cassidy ([[Martin Henderson]]) fires a [[Lewis gun#Aircraft Mounted|Lewis aircraft gun]] from his plane.
Reed Cassidy ([[Martin Henderson]]) fires a [[Lewis gun#Aircraft Mounted|Lewis aircraft gun]] from his plane.
[[Image:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun .303]]
[[Image:Rafmachinegunlewis3.jpg|thumb|none|451px |Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun .303]]
[[Image:Flyboys-lewis1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As Cassidy gets off his plane, his Lewis gun can be prominently seen.]]
[[Image:Flyboys-lewis1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As Cassidy gets off his plane, his Lewis gun can be prominently seen.]]
[[Image:Flyboys-lewis2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Lewis guns and Vickers guns can be seen as Rawlings explains the "bent" ammunition to Skinner.]]
[[Image:Flyboys-lewis2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Lewis guns and Vickers guns can be seen as Rawlings explains the "bent" ammunition to Skinner.]]
Revision as of 09:48, 30 June 2014
Flyboys (2006)The following weapons were used in the film Flyboys :
Machine Guns Lewis gun Reed Cassidy (Martin Henderson ) fires a Lewis aircraft gun from his plane.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun .303 Error creating thumbnail: File missing As Cassidy gets off his plane, his Lewis gun can be prominently seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis guns and Vickers guns can be seen as Rawlings explains the "bent" ammunition to Skinner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Lewis gunner fires at the German weapons depots. Hotchkiss M1914 An M1914 Hotchkiss is seen during the "bent ammunition" scene, although the heavy and strip-fed Hotchkiss gun was not usually used as an aircraft gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with Tripod Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Hotchkiss gun can be seen in the lower left as Rawlings explains the "bent" ammunition to Skinner. Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun All the Lafayette Escadrille airmen, including Blaine Rawlings (James Franco ), Eugene Skinner (Abdul Salis), Eddie Beagle (David Ellison ), Reed Cassidy (Martin Henderson ), William Jensen (Philip Winchester ), Nunn (Pip Pickering), and Lyle Porter (Michael Jibson) have Vickers Aircraft Machine Guns on their planes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers Aircraft Machine Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eugene Skinner (Abdul Salis ) practices firing a Vickers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eddie Beagle (David Ellison ) practices firing a Vickers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blaine Rawlings (James Franco ) practices firing a Vickers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nunn (Pip Pickering ) crash lands his plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rawlings flies with his Vickers attached. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rawlings flying. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rawlings attempts to fix his Vickers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rawlings checks his broken Vickers. Maxim MG08 The Germans fire a Maxim MG08 in the scene where Beagle crashes his plane and Rawlings lands to rescue him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on sled mount Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Germans fire a Maxim. Maxim LMG 08/15 "Spandau" The Germans use air-cooled Maxim LMG 08/15 machine guns on their Fokker DR-1 triplanes. Beagle tells the other airmen that they are "9 mm Spandaus", which is incorrect as they are actually the standard German 7.92x57 mm Mauser ammunition.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08/15 Error creating thumbnail: File missing The dual Maxims seen mounted on the Fokker DR-1 triplane flown by the Black Falcon (Gunnar Winbergh). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dual machine gun arrangement on a triplane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Black Falcon fires his Spandaus. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German fires a Spandau at the Lafayette Escadrille. (Actually on bombers the Germans would use an LMG 14 Parabellum gun.) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wolfert (Ian Rose ) flies with his Spandau LMG 08/15. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wolfert aims his Spandaus. Rifles Lebel 1886 French soldiers are seen carrying Lebel 1886 rifles and firing them during the battle scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing French Lebel M1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mm Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers at the airfield with Lebels slung over their shoulders. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers helping civilians before the German attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers fire at the German planes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier fires his Lebel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier with his Lebel. Mauser Gewehr 1898 The primary weapon used by the German infantrymen is the Mauser Gewehr 1898 . Some are seen with scope attachments.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57 mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Germans fire their Mausers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Germans with Mausers arrive at Lucienne's house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier takes aim with his scoped rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier reloads his Mauser Gewehr 1898. Handguns Mle 1892 Revolver The Lafayette Escadrille pilots are given Mle 1892 Revolvers as last-ditch suicide weapons by Cassidy (Martin Henderson ). Blaine Rawlings (James Franco ) notably uses it during his dogfight with the "Black Falcon". This revolver also is seen in the hands of James Franco in the subsequent film This Is the End
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27 mm SR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cassidy distributes the Mle 1892s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rawlings and Beagle (David Ellison ) with their Mle 1892s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Briggs Lowrly (Tyler Lebine ) draws his Mle 1892 when his plane catches fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rawlings aims at the Black Falcon. 
