Flags of our fathers : picture

[Sylvie]

The USS LST 325 in Evansville harbour (Indiana).
Inside the boat (restorated in 1951) had been realized the first shootings of the movie.

http://eastwoodclint.free.fr/nouvelles.htm

[Grizzled]

Nice pic - thanks, Sylvie! 

[Philo Beddoe Jr]

Great Stuff,

thanks Sylvie!

WKC.

[vik]

cool

here is the official website of the boat - alot seems to get posted now about the film

http://www.lstmemorial.org/

somebody got happy

http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=256293&messageid=1117543268

[Lenny]

Coolness in the poolness

[The Schofield Kid]

The USS LST 325 may now not be used for Flags of our Fathers:

Plans to use old warship in movie may be abandoned.

Plans to use a World War Two ship in Evansville for scenes of a Clint Eastwood movie may be scrapped. Officials had hoped that a film crew would come to Evansville to shoot scenes involving the LST 325.

But the ship's commander, Captain Robert Jornlin, says the craft will not be used because movie officials wanted to take the ship to Iceland for filming. Iceland's terrain resembles the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, where the film "Flags of Our Fathers" is set.

Jornlin plans to meet with movie officials in Iceland next month. He hopes to persuade them to film at least the inside of the ship in Evansville.

Eventually, the L-S-T will be permanently docked on Evansville's riverfront as part of a World War Two museum. Similar ships were built at the Evansville Shipyard during the war.

fox19

[vik]

whats the prob of taking the ship to iceland

fit in a jumbo won't it

[The Schofield Kid]

The USS LST 325 may not be going to Iceland,but the "Alligator" is:

                             

The Telegraph

[Lin Sunderland]

Cool find tgy.

[vik]

cool  - keep mr clint going - saw one simililar in the museum at utah beach i think ( actually THEY ARE LVT-2 - if they need any there are some outside the museum)

hope they don't lose it
or it will be one of our alligators is missing 

presumably they still need the other boat cus they are not the same type of vehicle?

[Lilly]

Nice find, tgy, thanks.

Here is a pic of LVTs approaching Iwo Jima.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Vehicle_Tracked

The discussions about these ships have got split between two threads.  Should we stick to this one now or merge them?

[Dave]

Great Stuff! I was on an LSD (very similar to the LST) during VietNam. I have been a Hoosier all my life and didn't know that Evansville had a harbour!! (Ohio River of course). Very cool.