I recently re watched "Against the sun", a 2014 film about real events. A crew in a TBD Devastator get lost and crash land in the ocean. They spend almost a month at sea in their life boat before finding land. The crew initially can't get along very well, but learn to accept each other for their mistakes and their strengths. Imagine Cast Away, but with 3 people and on a life raft. And it's much more important as it is a real story.
I really enjoyed the movie, and it is a testament to the pilots and crews of WW2 carriers. The odds of surviving a month without any original source of food or water, and having to figure it out for yourself are astounding.
This in mind, I watched this movie for the first time a few years ago. I tried to get it in for movie night at my Squadron, but no one was interested
I highly suggest watching this movie. I found it for free on youtube of all places, but I am sure you could find it on Amazon Prime or a DVD somewhere.
(If anyone has a 1/48 or 1/72 TBD Devastator they are willing to sell... pm me)
Anyone seen it?
"In this galaxy there's a mathematical probability of three million Earth type planets. And in all of the universe, three million million galaxies like this. And in all of that... and perhaps more... only one of each of us." - McCoy
