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The Airborne School on Main Post has three 249-foot (76 m) drop towers called "Control Descent Towers". They are used to train paratroopers. The towers were modeled after the parachute towers at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Only three towers stand today; the fourth tower was toppled by a tornado on March 14th, 1954.
The movie The Army in Overalls was a short documentary filmed at Fort Benning in 1941.
The movie Parachute Battalion starring Harry Carey, Edmond O'Brien, and Buddy Ebsen was also filmed on Fort Benning just prior to WWII in 1941.
The movie The Green Berets starring John Wayne was filmed at Fort Benning in 1966 and in downtown Columbus, Ga. The film featured location shots including an attack on the simulated special forces A camp and a helicopter assault on a bridge crossing the river. The house where the SF team kidnapped the NVA general was located in downtown Columbus, Georgia. The movie theater on Sand Hill area of Fort Benning is in the background on one of the helicopter landing scenes in the beginning of the movie. After they arrive in Vietnam, you can see a large aircraft hangar; this is also visible in the movie "We Were Soldiers."
The movie Jumping Jacks starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis was filmed at Airborne School and on Harmony Church, Fort Benning in 1951.
The movie Tank starring James Garner, Shirley Jones, C.Thomas Howell, and James Cromwell was filmed at Fort Benning in 1984. A neon sign reading END OF THE HALL is visible inside a bar as this was filmed inside the former Noncommissioned Officer Club on Sand Hill. The 2/10th field artillery did 10 hours of PT on Kelly Hill. T back gate to Kelly Hill was shown as the main gate in the movie. The town in which James Garner destroys the local jail is located on Lumpkin Road. The housing area they all lived in is called Upatoi Creek housing area. It is on Custer Road next to the National Cemetery.
The movie A Time To Triumph starring Patty Duke was filmed at Fort Benning in 1985
The movie Your Mother Wears Combat Boots starring Barbara Eden was filmed at Fort Benning in 1988, most of the film was shot at Airborne School and feature the original barracks which housed the 555 P.I.R., they have since been demolished and replaced with a parking lot.
In the movie "Scent of a Woman, Al Pacino's character is questioned by his nephew at which US Army fort he lost his vision. "Fort Bragg?" questions the nephew. "No, Fort Benning," replies Pacino's character, Lt. Col. Frank Slade.
The movie Black Hawk Down starring Josh Hartnett was filmed here during the summer of 2000.
The movie We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson, Barry Pepper, and Greg Kinnear was filmed at Fort Benning in 2000. Some notable scenes include the 249' Control Decent Towers on Eubanks Field and the Officer housing area along South Lumpkin Road. Doughboy Stadium is where they talk to all of the families. The same aircraft hangar used in The Green Berets is also used in this film. Infantry Hall is featured in the last scene and is disguised as an airport.
From wikipedia.com
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The Airborne School on Main Post has three 249-foot (76 m) drop towers called "Control Descent Towers". They are used to train paratroopers. The towers were modeled after the parachute towers at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Only three towers stand today; the fourth tower was toppled by a tornado on March 14th, 1954.
The movie The Army in Overalls was a short documentary filmed at Fort Benning in 1941.
The movie Parachute Battalion starring Harry Carey, Edmond O'Brien, and Buddy Ebsen was also filmed on Fort Benning just prior to WWII in 1941.
The movie The Green Berets starring John Wayne was filmed at Fort Benning in 1966 and in downtown Columbus, Ga. The film featured location shots including an attack on the simulated special forces A camp and a helicopter assault on a bridge crossing the river. The house where the SF team kidnapped the NVA general was located in downtown Columbus, Georgia. The movie theater on Sand Hill area of Fort Benning is in the background on one of the helicopter landing scenes in the beginning of the movie. After they arrive in Vietnam, you can see a large aircraft hangar; this is also visible in the movie "We Were Soldiers."
The movie Jumping Jacks starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis was filmed at Airborne School and on Harmony Church, Fort Benning in 1951.
The movie Tank starring James Garner, Shirley Jones, C.Thomas Howell, and James Cromwell was filmed at Fort Benning in 1984. A neon sign reading END OF THE HALL is visible inside a bar as this was filmed inside the former Noncommissioned Officer Club on Sand Hill. The 2/10th field artillery did 10 hours of PT on Kelly Hill. T back gate to Kelly Hill was shown as the main gate in the movie. The town in which James Garner destroys the local jail is located on Lumpkin Road. The housing area they all lived in is called Upatoi Creek housing area. It is on Custer Road next to the National Cemetery.
The movie A Time To Triumph starring Patty Duke was filmed at Fort Benning in 1985
The movie Your Mother Wears Combat Boots starring Barbara Eden was filmed at Fort Benning in 1988, most of the film was shot at Airborne School and feature the original barracks which housed the 555 P.I.R., they have since been demolished and replaced with a parking lot.
In the movie "Scent of a Woman, Al Pacino's character is questioned by his nephew at which US Army fort he lost his vision. "Fort Bragg?" questions the nephew. "No, Fort Benning," replies Pacino's character, Lt. Col. Frank Slade.
The movie Black Hawk Down starring Josh Hartnett was filmed here during the summer of 2000.
The movie We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson, Barry Pepper, and Greg Kinnear was filmed at Fort Benning in 2000. Some notable scenes include the 249' Control Decent Towers on Eubanks Field and the Officer housing area along South Lumpkin Road. Doughboy Stadium is where they talk to all of the families. The same aircraft hangar used in The Green Berets is also used in this film. Infantry Hall is featured in the last scene and is disguised as an airport.
From wikipedia.com