Episode 3 of Masters of the Air, the infamous mission to Regensburg for the 100th bomb group has catastrophic results. Curtis “Curt” Biddick’s plane is going down, and his co-pilot is severely wounded unable to exit the aircraft…
“Masters of the Air,” adapted from Donald L. Miller’s book and scripted by John Orloff, chronicles the harrowing experiences of the 100th Bomb Group (the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they undertake perilous bombing missions over Nazi Germany. Battling freezing conditions, oxygen deprivation, and the terror of combat at 25,000 feet, the series delves into the psychological and emotional toll endured by these young men in dismantling Hitler’s Third Reich. Some faced capture, others suffered wounds or death, while a fortunate few returned home. Yet, each bore the weight of their sacrifice. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman, the series boasts a stellar cast featuring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law, Barry Keoghan, Josiah Cross, Branden Cook, and Ncuti Gatwa.
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I’m going to get you down safely hear me can’t land this thing yes I can if we drop him he’ll die drop him it’s his best chance he’s going to die anyway Lieutenant no he’s not we have to fail come on go I’ll be right behind you go promise me I’ll be
Behind you I’m going keep a level till everyone bails out go you got to get out K I’m right behind you get out I’m getting this down dick I have control right over there you see it that long field all just stay with me come on come on C why get God
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Curt was a confident man, in his demeanour and his flying, but when he realises he isn’t going to make it, you see him shift from man to child. Brilliant acting
Love Barry Keoghan but I feel like his very last line lapsed back to his native Irish in its desperation
The ‘oh God’ moment will haunt me forever.
If only he had some sort of escape kit
Its tough to be that last guy that lets go of the friend. Sometimes you wanna stay with them even if it means you'd end up in the same place.
my uncle flew in ww2 over Germeny did talk much but said it was horrable , he got shot down spent 2 years in camp
At first i didnt understand why they would kill off his character, but then realised it is a dimension of movie giving a sense of how long the real crews had of lasting in battle, which pulls on the throat a little bit when you think about the 17/18 yr olds doing this back then
The look on his face when he realized it wasn’t going to work….man….
He died for the chance to save his battle buddy.
In reality, Biddick and three others were trapped on the plane when enemy shots sparked an oxygen fire in the nose. The four men died but I believe six others were able to make it out before the crash.
i've read & listened many memoirs recalling a lot of KIAs were due to the own stupidity of a man …this was the case
was there a fuel dump option on those planes?
He drank the bath water. LOL!
I was so sure he was going to make it after half-remembering a story from The Operations Room Schweinfurt or Second Schweinfurt video where a pilot successfully lands with a wounded co-pilot. This scene was extra-shocking to me.
I've listened to many CVR recordings of real people about to die realising it and uttering the only thing they can. And Curt's last moment "Oh god" here is delivered perfectly. It's not a prayer, it's a realisation. He know its over and its all he can do. Just like the pilot's i've heard on CVR recordings. A masterpiece in acting.
You guys are dickheads posting spoilers 😒
When I first saw this my jaw dropped and I sat up a bit in silence. I thought we were going to get another cliché safe landing because this is one of the main characters. I did not expect this at all.
What really happened to Curtis Biddick and his crew?
https://youtu.be/0_moU8sWlio?si=J4p5dzWAhDWYhrF2
I can't believe how amateurish the CGI looks in these vids. It's horrible. Stop motion or models would look 500 times better at this point.
Heart breaking scene.
I was lucky enough to interview a pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress years ago for a school project. This show and every air scene so far in it just really hits me and makes me think back to this interview I did as a kid. If anyone cares, Google the name: Irvin Klanecky. I had the privilege of sitting in the man's living room and listen to the same story that Boeing published years ago about him. Long story short, he was flying a mission to Magdeburg, Germany when they were torn to shreds by flak. "the plane in front of us must have been hit in the bomb bay, it looked like confetti coming down." Irvin somehow got his fort back from Germany to England with 179 holes from flak in his fort and only 2 working engines. When they landed, the landing gear wouldn't drop, the flaps were torn to shreds, AND the brakes didn't work. Irvin managed to put the plane down and run it off the runway into the mud keeping his crew alive. After the mission, his crew took their R&R as they hit the 25 missions needed. However, Irvin stayed and flew an additional 5 more. Just an absolute legend.
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Remember the RAF RCAF did the same thing but at night, so image the same film but all the scene's played out at night, even more death.
Great writing and acting but the editing of the scene is pretty wacky imo.
This actor is going places.
This scene would have been more effective if the camera stayed in the cockpit all the way down, cut to black on impact, then cut to a still shot of the burning wreckage. The VFX look terrible.
Well ffff…..
This was one of the most devastating deaths in a war movie or show to me simply because there was no overdramatic stuff, and because he went out like a lot of real life people did, thinking you could fix things and be a hero, only to have a last second hesitation or realization when its too late. Just "oh god", then it's over. Felt more real than most wat movie deaths.
wow
"Pity…."
My god it’s so bloody brutal and this happened to thousands of young men from many nationalities.
Is there really not enough momentum and "gliding" in a B17 so it drops like a stone? Or is it because it was already at the edge of stalling altogether?