Flight of the Phoenix aircraft

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14 January 2016, 04:32

PSmith

Flight of the Phoenix aircraft

I’m sure many of you gents have seen the movie (1965 I think it was). Really a great film with great actors, Jimmy Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Hardy Kruger, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Finch, George Kennedy, etc. I am reading the book by Elleston Trevor. It is very good.

I also read about the wreck by the pilot in the movie (Paul Mantz). I always knew he was killed landing the plane but there are some interesting details here:

http://www.aerovintage.com/phoenix.htm

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17 January 2016, 06:54

OTTOMATIC

thanks.
If you want to read about more aviation crashes here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...aft_(1950%E2%80%9354)

Once the page comes up you have to click on 50-54 again . Then It goes from the 20'to present

My father was a Navy airman & I was looking for his & an Air Force Test Pilot I knew

17 January 2016, 06:56

OTTOMATIC

quote:
Originally posted by OTTOMATIC:
thanks.
If you want to read about more aviation crashes here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Aircraft_terminology

My father was a Navy airman & I was looking for his & an Air Force Test Pilot I knew

17 January 2016, 07:07

OTTOMATIC

quote:
Originally posted by OTTOMATIC:
thanks.
If you want to read about more aviation crashes here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...aft_(1950%E2%80%9354)

Once the page comes up you have to click on 50-54 again . Then It goes from the 20's to the present

My father was a Navy airman & I was looking for his & an Air Force Test Pilot I knew

30 January 2016, 20:30

Mark

quote:
Originally posted by OTTOMATIC:
Cats have nine lives. Which makes them ideal for experimentation...

LOL reminded me of this pic: