Watch a Piper Cub in battle. This approximately 10-minute clip is a Hollywood depiction of a Piper Cub aiding in a military attack. Acknowledgements to "Cast a Giant Shadow," produced in 1966, by Batjac Productions.
First mention of the Cub is at 2:36. Kirk Douglass discusses bombing the advancing army "with half-empty pop bottles." The first visual of the Cub is at 3:46, and is piloted by Frank Sinatra. The Cub is first seen flying at 5:16 and the first "bomb" is dropped at 7:05. The Cub is seen again at 8:30, as it becomes the victim of an aerial attack. A memorable moment in silver screen dramatization! The movie also stars John Wayne.
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