Movie Description
Shady Lady
(2012)Overview
This is the epic story of a B-24 'Liberator' bomber aircraft called 'Shady Lady', that took off from Darwin, Australia, on Friday, 13th August 1943, on what was at that time, the world's longest ever attempted bombing mission. Under the command of 'Doug' Craig, 'Shady Lady' set off with 10 other aircraft to attack the oil refineries at Balikpapan, Borneo. With the target hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, this was an audacious attempt to strike back at the Imperial Japanese Army. 'Shady Lady' survived intense tropical thunderstorms, serious turbulence, heavy enemy antiaircraft fire and was chased by Japanese Zero fighters - but never made it back to base. 'Shady Lady,' after 16 hours and 35 minutes in the air, ran out of fuel and was crash-landed in a salt-pan, in the remotest part of Northern Australia. Local support from the Aborigines and a massive rescue mission amazingly saw 'Shady Lady' - fly again.
Featured Crew
Cast
Narrator
1st Lt. Doug S Craig
Captain Bob Horn
2nd Lt. Robert L Jackson
Lt. Colonel Miller
RAAF Group Captain
Flt. Lt. Burr
Flying Officer Ruston
USAAF Bombardier
2nd Lt. John B Nash
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Facts
Original TitleShady Lady
Status Released
Release Information
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2012-11-02
Original Language
Production CompaniesFact Not Fiction Films
Genres
- History
- Documentary
- Drama
- War
