wwii Vintage airplane recording experts?

[t2audio]

Hey Group,

I'm a post-sound mixer working on a doc about a Japanese pilot who was involved in the only mainland US bombing during WWII, near Brookings, Oregon.

Fascinating story, really. 

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php?topic=36393.0

I'm trying to get a sense of what it might have sounded like. This was a small seaplane, a Yokosuka E14Y with a 340 hp Hitachi Tempu 12 9 cyl engine.

An eyewitness to the attack (he was in a nearby fire outlook) described it as very odd sounding- like someone kicking a can down the street.

So, probably much different sounding than a typical seaplane. Maybe he was throttled back. Who knows.

Thanks. 

 

 

[JonG]

If you have seen the film Tora! Tora! Tora!, they used all period planes while filming. Maybe that could give you a sense of what the sound may have been like. 

[t2audio]

Good idea- thanks, Jon. It's been a while since I've seen that film! This is a small float plane, smaller than a de Havilland Beaver (450 hp) so I figure it's gonna sound more like this. 

 

[Olle Sjostrom]

You should check out a company called Pole Position Audio, they record stuff for the Battlefield gams I believe, they might have something you need.. Max Lachmann is a name there, he’s a member here I think.. 

[OnTheSoundSideOfLife]

 

It's a different model I think, but could give you an idea.

[soundmanjohn]

I probably have something or can find something: depends on what exactly you need and when you need it.

 

John