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| *** 'Shady Lady' will be screening at Cannes Marché Du Film - Palais 1 on 22 May 2012 at 14h00 *** |
| Shady Lady - Feature length documentary Narration: Michael Dorn | |
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'Shady Lady' is the epic story of the B-24 Liberator aircraft called 'Shady Lady' that set off from Darwin on Friday, 13 August 1943 on what was at that time the world's longest ever bombing mission of WWII to the oil refineries at Balikpapan, Borneo. Shortly before running out of fuel, 'Shady Lady' was crash landed on a remote salt pan in Northern Western Australia after flying for 16 hours and 35 minutes. With help from the Aboriginal Community, 'Shady Lady'amazingly flew again. A 'Presidential Citation' for the crew, was re-issued in June 2011 to acknowledge their outstanding bravery and courage. To fully discover and relive the remarkable 'Shady Lady' story, review the 'Flight Plan' and read the detailed 'Last Log' of this historical flight written by the aircraft navigator John Nash. 'Shady Lady' was part of the 380th Bombardment Group which flew B-24 bombers in the South West and Western Pacific areas in WWII. Known as the FLYING CIRCUS and as the KING OF THE HEAVIES, the 380th went overseas in April 1943 and was placed under the control of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and assigned to the Australian North West Area Command operating out of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. |
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Production Details
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DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION FILM WILL SCREEN AT THE MARCHE DU FILM - CANNES ON 22 MAY 2012 Please contact our sales team for further information at: |
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Scene from the 'Shady Lady' film (FILM WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF MAY 2012) |
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| 'Shady Lady' Images from 1943 | |
  Photos c/o David Halaas |
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BBC TV Coverage - 1st December 2011 |
BBC TV Coverage - 17th December 2011 |
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The producers are grateful to our principal sponsors PTTEP AA, Shorelands Group and The Collings Foundation. We are also appreciative for the support given to us by CHC Helicopters, QANTAS, Project Y, historian Lindsay Peet, author Glenn R. Horton, Barbara Gotham, the 380th Bomb Group Association, Bevan Stott, Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation (WGAC), Professional Public Relations and many many others for their kind and gernerous enthusiasm in the research and production assistance in the making of this feature length documentary film. Did you know? The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Company of San Diego, California. The B-24 first flew on 29 December 1939. The B-24 ended World War II as the most produced Allied heavy bomber in history, and the most produced American military aircraft at over 18,000 units. 'Shady Lady' was a B-24D model Liberator with serial number 42-40369 which first flew on 17 February 1943. News The Australian newspaper covered the 'Shady Lady' story as a major feature story: Shady Lady's worlds collide again on a Kimberley saltpan. The British County Times newspaper recently covered the 'Shady Lady' story as a major feature story: Film Extras Wanted.
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