Fabry july 26, 2010 an o2 forward air control fac aircraft of the type flown by capt. Hambletons harrowing ordeal was recounted in the book bat 21 1980, which was. Gene hackman in bat21 1988 danny glover and clayton rohner in. Colonel mark clark was a first lieutenant at the time of the bat21 search, and was the first to go in trying to extract hambleton. Bat 21 by peter markle gene hackman, danny glover, jerry reed. Bat21 is a 1988 american war film directed by peter markle, and adapted from the book by. Anderson and george gordon, based on the book by mr. Anderson, and the second, published after considerable classified information was released, the rescue of bat 21 1999 by darrel d. Texas counties, cities, towns, ghost towns, history, attractions, landmarks, photos, people, stories, syndicated columns. This movie, imho, has no redeeming value, unless you enjoy human actors acting like godzilla in their corniest. Having never received combat training, he is illprepared for. The rescue of bat 21 bravo, the call sign for iceal gene hambleton, a navigator aboard an eb66 aircraft shot down behind north vietnamese lines, was the largest, longest, and most complex searchandrescue operation during the vietnam war. You are looking for a cache hidden somewhere within north springs park.
Bat 21 1988 danny glover as captain bartholomew clark. His only connection to the outside world is through radio transmission with capt. When hambleton is rescued in the huey by capt clark, he drops his walking stick as he is hanging half in half out of the chopper and it falls out of the chopper. Bartholomew clark, he maps out an escape route based on golf courses he has played. Working with an air force reconnaissance pilot, capt. Bat 21 is colonel hambletons crew code and how he identifies himself whenever communicating with his. But clarks ov10 was shot down, and he became part of the bat21 rescue.
Hambleton knows the area hes in is going to be carpetbombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. I had some trouble building up a mental picture of bat 21 s predicament, and i think a crude map might have helped. Iceal hambleton, shot down over enemy territory during the vietnam war, we know going in that he lived to tell his story. In bat21, colonel gene hackman is pulled off the golf links for a dry run on a planned bombing mission when his plane is shot down and hes on the loose in the vietnamese jungle. Anderson and george gordons adaptation of andersons book, does a clear. Bartholomew birddog clark danny glover, a pilot who helps him craft an escape plan and maintain his sanity. Shot on location in borneo, malaysia, with the cooperation of the malaysian military.
Matthew bartholomew, physician, and his colleague brother michael, in 14th century cambridge, england. If you can get past this mess, youll probably enjoy the book. Bat21 1988 danny glover as captain bartholomew clark imdb. The rescue of bat 21 is a good, quick book 164 pages to read, the narrative flows along and the story never gets bogged down. Bat 21 1988 dvdrip is brought to you by eckstasymedia. Stranded and alone in the jungle, his only chance for survival lies with capt.
Bat21 is a 1988 war film directed by peter markle, and adapted from the book by william c anderson, novelist and retired united states air force colonel. Danny glover plays pilot captain bartholomew clark, who helps hambelton via radio in a race against time against both the approaching enemy and a planned u. Based on true events in the lives of lieutenant colonel iceal hambleton and captain bartholomew bird dog clark, which occurred during the vietnam war. Descendants of bartholomew carroll first generation. Hambletons personal call sign for that mission was bat21bravo, which was based on the planes. Anderson, novelist and retired united states air force colonel. Bat21 crew laid to rest in arlington national cemetery.
This story details his 2 week long struggle to avoid capture by the vietcong. My gene hackman phase continues with one of my favourite movies of his bat 21 which is inspired by true events. Colonel mark clark was a first lieutenant at the time of the bat 21 search, and was the first to go in trying to extract hambleton. Lieutenant clark was already near the cam lo river that flowed east into the cua viet so he remained hidden with instruction to move to the water on the night of april 10th. Iceal ham hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy. Ive noticed formatting laziness with a lot of e books, but this one was the worst. If you want to read about mans unselfish devotion to duty and his fellow man during a terrible war this is the book to read. Bat 21 by peter markle gene hackman, danny glover, jerry. Set during the vietnam war, the film is a dramatization based upon the rescue of a u. Bartholomew clark, he maps out an escape route based on. Colonel iceal hambleton whose aircraft is shot down over enemy territory during the vietnam war and a frantic rescue operation ensues. Bartholomew clark, the pilot who first located hambleton and helped direct rescue efforts. Meanwhile the air force began the intricate process of preparing nail38 bravo and bat21 bravo for the newest rescue attempt. Bartholomew carroll was born about 1722 in shenandoah county virginia, died on 3 dec 1827 in johnson county indiana about age 105, and was buried in shiloh cemetery, johnson county, indiana.
It was a bad idea, because hambleton knew as much about american electronic warfare capabilities as any man in the air force, which made him an incredible prize for. Dell comics published a shortlived comic book based on the television series. Unlike many war movies, bat 21 doesnt portray the main character as a john wayne type, fearless in the face of danger. Bat 21 was the call sign of hambletons eb66 destoyer. Clark is determined to see that hambleton reaches safety, knowing the many obstacles. In this movie, danny glovers character captain bartholomew clark.
The rescue of bat 21 bravo and of one other airman who was also shot down april 3lieutenant mark clark call sign nail 38 bravo was not only the largest air and ground searchandrescue sar operation of the entire vietnam war, but it was also the most costly in. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Bat 21 is the minutebyminute recreation of air force lt. Iceal ham hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the air force very much wants to get him back. I decided to make this report only just in the past few minutes because i decided to watch again this evening the 1988 film bat 21 on dvd. But clark s ov10 was shot down, and he became part of the bat 21 rescue. Gene hambleton gene hackman call sign bat21 bravo, is flying onboard a eb66c electronic warfare aircraft, engaged in electronic countermeasures preparatory to a major bombing strike.
Hambleton is near retirement and would rather be on the golf course. Bat 21 directed by peter markle available on vhs, bluray. The book was factual, with military security edits, but this movie version was as far different than the book, as the north and south poles. Bat 21 has been given two transfers to disc for this release one in letterboxed format at the widescreen aspect ratio of 1. Ties in to the march 88 dino delaurentis film, directed by peter markel and starring gene hackman and danny glover. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in bat 21 1988. This is a complete list of issues in the uncle scrooge series of comic books, grouped by publisher and sorted in chronological order after the date of publication. I never met you, but you dont sound like a killer to me. Because the unit was under staffed, 53yearold hambleton, normally the scheduler for the crews, decided to put himself in the navigators seat of eb66c, call sign bat21 bravo. Hambletons harrowing ordeal was recounted in the book bat 21 1980, which was made into this movie. Though bat 21 packs a real punch, it does not set out to chronicle the violence of vietnam with the same honest brutality of films like platoon. Bat 21 is a 1988 american war film directed by peter markle, and adapted from the book by william c. An o2 forward air control fac aircraft of the type flown by capt. A great memorable quote from the bat 21 movie on capt.
Gene hackman as lieutenant colonel iceal hambleton. A military strategists aircraft is shot down in vietnam while on an aerial reconnaissance mission. Bat 21 citywide has a couple of strikes against it from the start. When his electronic warfare planecall sign bat 21 was shot down on 2 april 1972, fiftythreeyearold air force navigator iceal gene hambleton parachuted into the middle of a north vietnamese invasion force and set off the biggest and most controversial air rescue effort of the vietnam. Narrated the discovery channel special the real eve, about the origin of modern humans and the descent of all people living today from a single african female who lived about 150,000 years bp. Colonel iceal hambleton gene hackman gets his first taste of real carnage when he is shot down in enemy territory. Hambleton the harrowing experience of being shot down in vietnam and trying to avoid capture, and the thing that makes the book even better is the fact that its true.
Bat 21 1988 dvdripeckstasymedia download torrent tpb. Bat21 is a 1988 american war film directed by peter markle, and adapted from the book by william c. Recounts the true story of an officer forced to parachute into enemy infested jungle during the vietnam war and survive on his own until a rescue can be attempted. Bartholomew clark danny glover, a light aircraft pilot who must guide him to safety from the sky. A few seconds later he has his walking stick as he is still trying to get in the chopper. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. New texas escapes online magazine on all things texas. The film stars gene hackman and danny glover with jerry reed, david. He attended the arlington ceremony and addressed the jolly green 67 family members. Iceal hambleton in bat 21, radiates something not usually seen on the faces of war heroes.
While stuck behind enemy lines he is helped by pilot. The rescue of bat 21 bravo, the call sign for iceal gene hambleton, from behind north vietnamese lines was the largest. Sign in register settings sign out my account on tv on tv now on tv tonight search. Bartholomew clark is a composite of nearly a dozen men who participated. Its a not chosen size geocache, with difficulty of 2, terrain of 1. Hambleton, whose real story is the basis for the film, is seen as. Instead, it is a personal movie, a film that tells the story of two men whose fates have become intertwined, gene hackmans hambleton and danny glover as the pilot who wont abandon him, and both men. Colonel iceal hambletons 12day entrapment in the enemyinfested jungle of vietnam. Having never received combat training, he is ill prepared for. Anderson and george gordon, from the book by anderson.
Bat 21 official trailer a welcome change from rambostyle vietnam films, bat 21 concentrates on developing its american characters and puts a complicated face on the enemy. Bat21 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Danny glover as captain bartholomew clark call sign. Anderson has 29 books on goodreads with 2592 ratings. But on a surveillance mission early in bat 21, a plane hes on is hit by enemy fire. On march 30, 1972, the north vietnamese army nva had amassed three divisions worth of artillery, tank and infantry units along the south vietnamese border. During the last days of the vietnam war, usaf lieutenant colonel iceal e. Bat 21 is a 1988 war film directed by peter markle, and adapted from the book by william c anderson, novelist and retired united states air force colonel. Bat masterson, along with many other historical figures of the time, is a character in the novel the buntline special 2010 by mike resnick. Rescue crews gave him coded instructions for where to go to be rescued, based on golf courses, on which he had played, at different air force bases.
Now that he is in peril, he is almost completely reliant on others. Since hes a guy with a whole lot of knowledge the north vietnamese regulars and the viet cong guerrillas would love to get their hands on him. Bat21 bat21 is a 1988 american war film directed by peter markle, and adapted from the book by william c. Two books were written about the search and rescue operation to bring hambleton out alive. Captain bartholomew bird dog clark glover, who attempts to guide him to safety from the air. Clark ultimately flies a huey helicopter rescue mission, but as he retrieves hambleton, the pair. Bat21 1988 danny glover as captain bartholomew clark. Iceal hambleton gene hackman is shot down behind enemy lines during the waning days of the vietnam war.