The Flight
a short film written, directed and produced by al croseri
“The Flight” is an homage to the bravery of homing pigeons who saved thousands of lives in combat in the Great World Wars. Their achievements embodied the attributes of service, endurance, loyalty and supreme courage. Here, their memory is evoked by two present-day homing pigeons silently taking flight from the windows of a New York City apartment. The film dissolves to a forgotten past as we relive their ancestors’ selfless heroism.
Join them in “The Flight”, slow down, think, and remember.
Radio Broadcasts
“PIGEONS IN COMBAT” is on the air with
Captain Mike (formerly Capt. Michael Hemp, U.S.A.F.)
Bombardier's Lounge, WWII Big Band Jazz, “The Music That Helped Save The World”. Missions broadcast live every Fridays from the Clint Eastwood Aerodrome, Hangar B, 1:00pm to 3:00pm Pacific Time on
KRML Radio, From Carmel By The Sea, Monterey, California.
“PIGEONS IN COMBAT” on Capt. Mike's 2/08/08 Mission.
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Flight Crew for Capt. Mike's 2/01/2008 Mission, Navigator, Al Croseri.
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“PIGEONS IN COMBAT” on Capt. Mike's 12/14/07 Mission.
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Flight Crew for Capt. Mike's 11/23/2007 Mission, Radio, Al Croseri.
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Flight Crew for Capt. Mike's 11/16/2007 Mission, Navigator, Al Croseri.
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Flight Crew for Capt. Mike's Veterans' Day Broadcast, 11/9/2007 Mission, Navigator, Al Croseri.
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Flight Crew for Capt. Mike's 11/2/2007 Mission, Navigator, Al Croseri
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Flight Crew for Capt. Mike's 10/5/2007 Mission, Tail Gunner, Al Croseri
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To listen to other Missions from “Bombardier's Lounge”.
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PIGEONS IN COMBAT VETERANS' DAY 2007 RADIO BROADCAST on
Laura Erickson's "For The Birds Radio Program".
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Laura's Birding Blog.
Film Reviews
“The Flight” reviewed by
Dr. Rick Wright, Editor of “Winging It”, an American Birding Association publication. This film review is on Dr. Wright's website, “Aimophila Adventures”.
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“The Flight” reviewed by
Dr. Cordula Mora, researcher studying navigation and homing in animals, University of Auckland, New Zealand. “I watched your film “The Flight” and enjoyed it very much. As someone who has read a considerable amount about the service of homing pigeons in combat, I was very moved by the images, and I think if this film is screened as part of the collection of memorabilia at Fort Monmouth, it will be a very memorable experience for visitors to the museum.”
This review is on the “Independent Pigeon Race Results (IPRR), UK” website.
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“Norwich & District” by Dennis Wall, writer, pigeon fancier, administrator and owner of
“Independent Pigeon Race Results,(IPRR), UK”website.
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“The Flight” reviewed by Nico Van Benten, pigeon fancier, publisher and chief editor of
“Aviculture Europe” , The Netherlands.
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“Northamptonshire Ramblings” by Russell Bradford, writer,
“British Homing World”, pigeon fancier and pigeon judge, England. This review is on the “Independent Pigeon Race Results (IPRR), UK” website.
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“News From Scotland” by Joe Murphy, writer,
“British Homing World” and
“The Racing Pigeon”. This article is on “Elimar Pigeon Services, UK” website.
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Museum Collections
American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum Duxford, United Kingdom
“This is demonstrably a moving and informative compilation, with a fascinating mixture of historic still photographs and movie clips mixed in with your modern New York footage. I am pleased to confirm that “The Flight” will now be held in the American Air Museum information support collection, and made available to interested researchers upon request.” Peter Murton, Research and Interpretation Officer, Imperial War Museum Duxford.
Imperial War Museum London, United Kingdom
U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Museum, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
PUBLICATIONS
The British Homing World, United Kingdom
The Racing Pigeon, United Kingdom
The Racing Pigeon Digest, United States of America
Aviculture Europe, The Netherlands
Australian Racing Pigeon Journal, Australia
Feather Fancier, Canada
