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[[Image:Wings_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Wings'' (1927)]]
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{{Infobox Movie
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|name = Wings
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|picture = Wings_poster.jpg
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|caption = ''Movie Poster''
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|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom
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|director = [[William A. Wellman]]
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|date= August 12, 1927
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|language = Silent
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|studio=Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
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|distributor=Paramount Pictures
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|character1=Mary Preston
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|actor1=Clara Bow
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|character2=Jack Powell
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|actor2=Charles Rogers
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|character3=David Armstrong
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|actor3=Richard Arlen
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|character4=Cadet White
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|actor4=[[Gary Cooper]]
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|character5=Mr. Armstrong
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|actor5=[[Henry B. Walthall]]
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|character6=Mr. Powell
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|actor6=[[George Irving]]
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}}
  
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'''''Wings''''' (1927) was 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]]. Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers (as Charles Rogers), Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston, El Brendel, Richard Tucker, and [[Gary Cooper]] starred in the film. Two chums in love with the same girl join the American Expeditionary Forces as combat pilots in France.
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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 [[: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.  
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{{Film Title}}
  
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'''The following firearms were used in the film ''Wings'':'''
 
 
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==M1903 Springfield==
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AEF infantry wield the [[M1903 Springfield]] Mk1 rifle.
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=Pistols=
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==Luger P08==
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Some German officers seem to be armed with [[Luger P08]] pistols.
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[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
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=Rifles=
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==Springfield M1903==
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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).]]
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[[Image:wings27.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:wings32.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:wings32.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
  
 
==Mauser Gewehr 1898==
 
==Mauser Gewehr 1898==
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German forces wield the [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifle.
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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]]
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[[Image:wings27.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
 
[[Image:wings10.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:wings10.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
  
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==Vickers Mk 1 Aerial Gun==
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==Berthier Mle 1907/15==
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[[Berthier Mle 1907-15]] rifles are used by French colonial forces.
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[[Image:Fusil Mle 1907-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Fusil Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mm R]]
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=Machine Guns=
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==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.
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[[Image: VickersAircraft.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British.]]
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[[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|]]
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[[Image:wings5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[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==
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AEF infantry deploy the [[Browning M1917]] machine gun against enemy forces.
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AEF infantry deploys the [[Browning M1917]] machine gun against enemy forces.
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[[Image:BrowningM1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Browning M1917 - .30-06‎.]]
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[[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|]]
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[[Image:wings30.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Note there is no bottom plate which identifies an earlier variant.]]
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[[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==
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German troops deploy the [[Maxim MG08]]/15 machine gun against the AEF, both on the ground and in the air.
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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.]]
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[[Image:wings4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[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|]]
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=Other=
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==Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897==
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[[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]]
  
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==German 240 millimetre Albrecht Trench Mortar==
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==7.58 cm Minenwerfer==
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German forces deploy the 240 millimetre Albrecht Trench Mortar against AEF infantry.
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German forces deploy [[7.58 cm Minenwerfer]]s against AEF infantry.
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[[Image: trench_mortar.jpg|thumb|none|400px|High Explosive Smooth Bore Mortar]]
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[[File:Minenwerfer.jpg|thumb|none|300px|7.58 cm Leichter Minenwerfer]]
 
[[Image:wings26.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:wings26.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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==Renault FT==
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[[File:RenaultFT 17.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Renault FT light tank]]
  
 
[[Category: Movie]]
 
[[Category: Movie]]
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[[Category:B&W]]
 
[[Category: War]]
 
[[Category: War]]
 
[[Category:Drama]]
 
[[Category:Drama]]
 
[[Category: William A. Wellman]]
 
[[Category: William A. Wellman]]
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[[Category:B&W]]
 
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[[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


Wings
Wings poster.jpg
Movie Poster
Country UKD.jpg United Kingdom
Directed by William A. Wellman
Release Date August 12, 1927
Language Silent
Studio Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Distributor Paramount Pictures
Main Cast
Character Actor
Mary Preston Clara Bow
Jack Powell Charles Rogers
David Armstrong Richard Arlen
Cadet White Gary Cooper
Mr. Armstrong Henry B. Walthall
Mr. Powell George Irving


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.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Rifles

Springfield M1903

AEF infantry, French and German soldiers wield the M1903 Springfield rifles.

Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06.
A doughboy finds a fallen comrade.
Mary Preston (Clara Bow) and doughboys celebrate the aerial victory of Jack Powell (Buddy Rogers).
Wings27.jpg
Wings32.jpg

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Some Gewehr 1898 are also used by German infantrymen.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Wings10.jpg

Berthier Mle 1907/15

Berthier Mle 1907-15 rifles are used by French colonial forces.

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.

Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British.
Wings8.jpg
Wings9.jpg
Vickers MG mounted on a Vought VE-7.
Wings6.jpg
Jack attacks a German observation balloon.

Browning M1917

AEF infantry deploys the Browning M1917 machine gun against enemy forces.

Browning M1917 - .30-06‎.
Cadet Airmen train with the Browning.
Wings25.jpg
Wings24.jpg
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

Cadet Airmen train with a Lewis Gun.

Aircraft mounted Lewis Gun - .303 British.
Lewis gun on the right.
Wings3.jpg

Maxim MG08/15

German troops deploy the Maxim MG08/15 machine gun against the AEF, both on the ground and in the air.

Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser.
A Curtiss P-1A standing for a German fighter plane.
Wings33.jpg
Wings7.jpg
A German gunner operates the Maxim from a Gotha bomber.
Wings15.jpg
Wings12.jpg

Maxim MG08

German troops deploy the Maxim MG08 machine gun against AEF infantrymen.

Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser.
Wings34.jpg
Wings11.jpg
Wings28.jpg
Wings33.jpg
Wings35.jpg

Other

Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897

Canon 75mm Mle 1897.

155 mm Howitzer

German forces deploy a 155 mm Howitzer.

155mm-howitzer.jpg
Wings17.jpg
German observers direct howitzer fire from an observation balloon

7.58 cm Minenwerfer

German forces deploy 7.58 cm Minenwerfers against AEF infantry.

7.58 cm Leichter Minenwerfer
Wings26.jpg

Renault FT

Renault FT light tank
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