Ghost squadron (1989)

Harlingen Texas is the home of the confederate air force the biggest collection of world war two aircraft in the world and all of them are in flying condition, from the mighty super fortress fifi to the heinkel 3, from the liberator to the Junkers 52 then there are the fighters, spitfire, mustang, air cobra, kingcobra, twin mustang, bearcat, thunderbolt, hellcat, wildcat, tomahawk, kitty hawk, corsair, the medium bombers b25, a26, b26 you name it the confederate air force flies it. This flamboyant bunch of aerophiles every member of the confederate air force is a colonel, there are no other ranks is dedicated to keeping the great piston engine warplanes flying. Jeff Watson presents a tongue in cheek look at the good ol’ boys of southern Texas and their amazing collection of aeroplanes with some fine film sequences of war birds on the ground and in the air Photography David etherton Written, produced and directed Jeff Watson Sound Patrick Hanson Editor Jeremy Linton Mann Post production bill alers Sound mix Michael Gissing