Was There a Real Waldo Pepper?
The German Pilot Depicted in the Film Was Based on Ernst Udet, the Second-Highest Scoring German Ace of World War I. .. . He Died by Suicide During World War...
The German pilot depicted in the film was based on Ernst Udet, the second-highest scoring German ace of World War I. ... He died by suicide during World War II. The fictional Waldo Pepper, portrayed by Robert Redford, was a compilation of many barnstormers, and Pepper, too, died young.
Did Robert Redford fly in The Great Waldo Pepper?
The Great Waldo Pepper was filmed in Elgin, Texas. ... Several aerial scenes were also filmed over the Sebring Regional Airport in Sebring, Florida. Hill, who flew as a U.S. Marine Corps cargo pilot in World War II, made sure stars Bo Svenson and Robert Redford did each sequence with no parachutes or safety harnesses.
Is The Great Waldo Pepper on Netflix?
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