Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot (1957).

Jet Pilot was filmed in the early 1950's and released in 1957, with production by Howard Hughes and the cooperation of the U.S. Air Force. A Russian YAK trainer enters U.S. air space as the pilot defects to the United States. Air Force Colonel Shannon (John Wayne) is assigned to escort defecting Soviet pilot Lt. Anna Marladovna. As he is escorting her to various aircraft to test he falls in love with her unbeknown to him she is Soviet spy Olga Orlief. Colonel Shannon fakes an escape for the two of them back to Russia so he can turn the tables and spy on the Soviets. Great footage of early cold war aircraft.

It stars John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, and Richard Rober, and was directed by Josef von Sternberg and Jules Furthman.

The following weapons were used in the film Jet Pilot:

Browning M3 Aircraft Heavy Machine Gun

Browning M3 Aircraft machine gun - .50 BMG

F-94 Starfire jet firing its Browning M3 50 cal. machine guns

1928A1 Thompson SMG

1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP

Air Force personnel holding a 1921A1 Thompson Sub Machine Guns

Mosin Nagant 91/30 Rifle

Mosin Nagant 91/30 Rifle - 7.62x54mm R

Soviet sentry holding a Mosin Nagant 91/30 Rifle with bayonet

Luger P08 Pistol

Luger P08 Pistol - 9x19mm

Olga Orlief (Janet Leigh) holding a Luger P08 Pistol on John Wayne