Summary:
This is the epic story of a B-24 'Liberator' bomber aircraft called 'Shady Lady', that took off from Darwin, Australia, on Friday, 13th August 1943, on what was at that time, the world's longest ever attempted bombing mission. Under the command of 'Doug' Craig, 'Shady Lady' set off with 10 other aircraft to attack the oil refineries at Balikpapan, Borneo. With the target hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, this was an audacious attempt to strike back at the Imperial Japanese Army. 'Shady Lady' survived intense tropical thunderstorms, serious turbulence, heavy enemy antiaircraft fire and was chased by Japanese Zero fighters - but never made it back to base. 'Shady Lady,' after 16 hours and 35 minutes in the air, ran out of fuel and was crash-landed in a salt-pan, in the remotest part of Northern Australia. Local support from the Aborigines and a massive rescue mission amazingly saw 'Shady Lady' - fly again.
| Production: | Fact Not Fiction Films |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Drama, History, War, Documentary |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Tristan Loraine | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Glenn R. Horton | Writer |
| Lindsay Peet | Writer |
| Tristan Loraine | Writer |
| Vivienne Young | Writer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alice Craig | Herself |
| Andrew Adler | Flying Officer Ruston |
| Charles Doug Craig | William F Klenn |
| Derek Charles | Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owner 2 |
| George L. Craig | Vernon A Krout |
| Gregory Kanter | 2nd Lt. Robert L Jackson |
| James Baxter | Jeep Driver |
| Jim Alexander | Lt. Colonel Miller |
| Jonathan W. Colby | 2nd Lt. John B Nash |
| Josh Coleman | Maurice V Powers |
| Marc Ferrante | Technical Sergeant Rupert J. Daugherty (Jr.) |
| Michael Dorn | Narrator |
| Mike Cali | William J Mynock |
| Paul William Arnold | USAAF Bombardier |
| Tom Clear | American Air Force Pilot |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adrian G. Pop | Executive Producer |
| Andy Jacob | Executive Producer |
| Errol Considine | Associate Producer |
| Gavin Ryan | Associate Producer |
| Ian Ryder Smith | Executive Producer |
| John Davison | Executive Producer |
| Ken Fitzpatrick | Executive Producer |
| Luke Derbyshire | Associate Producer |
| Peter Harris | Associate Producer |
| Tristan Loraine | Producer |
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